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Tesha

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12. Maybe you all don't know this, but Musk spent mega bucks...

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 03:29 PM

Jan 2025

To do exactly what your cousin heard, over and over and over

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/04/election-musk-pac-michigan-ads-israel-gaza

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/10/pro-trump-dark-money-network-tied-to-elon-musk-behind-fake-pro-harris-campaign-scheme/

Propaganda won this election

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] PeaceWave Jan 2025 OP

Yeah, the "because of Gaza" fools are the ones who need to be smacked around. sop Jan 2025 #1

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This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #74

Not odd edhopper Jan 2025 #76

My reply to them all, no sympathy from me Roy Rolling Jan 2025 #87

How many swing state "because of Gaza" fools were there? Think. Again. Jan 2025 #126

you mean vote for Harris? Did they think Biden was still running? LymphocyteLover Jan 2025 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #4

I don't Rebl2 Jan 2025 #60

My sons were upset about Gaza Bettie Jan 2025 #79

Yep! I guess it makes me feel more sane, when I realized, "They voted for this". LeftInTX Jan 2025 #3

Tell me they don't know how US elections work RandomNumbers Jan 2025 #11

The latter. 😡😠🤬 Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #32

Doesn't look like to me they chose between genocide in Gaza or deportations standingtall Jan 2025 #71

Deportations of Muslims and Muslim bans. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #75

Tell your cousin I send him a big sloppy Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #5

Oh, don't restrain yourself. Let fly with the truth...they deserve it...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2025 #6

They need it. n/t defacto7 Jan 2025 #90

You need to block him. NameAlreadyTaken Jan 2025 #7

So he had no idea how crazy Dump is? Dave Bowman Jan 2025 #8

You can tell them that their choice led to this moment newdeal2 Jan 2025 #9

FYTIWYVF - "Fuck you, this is what you voted for" RockRaven Jan 2025 #10

Maybe you all don't know this, but Musk spent mega bucks... Tesha Jan 2025 #12

Many of us managed to see through the crap propaganda yardwork Jan 2025 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #18

It was worse than that. yardwork Jan 2025 #30

This isn't about the issue tho' Tesha Jan 2025 #21

That is precisely the issue. yardwork Jan 2025 #24

I'm in NH, not a swing state Tesha Jan 2025 #34

That's why the drama over tiktok was a joke JI7 Jan 2025 #66

I can tell you some of the many reasons you and I didn't fall for the propaganda. summer_in_TX Jan 2025 #101

Really?! (not sarcastic) electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #106

I don't know the source of the curriculum. Maybe it was out of the University of Texas. Or maybe summer_in_TX Jan 2025 #107

Interesting! Ty electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #109

I really thought that must be a national priority when I remembered it these last ten years or so. summer_in_TX Jan 2025 #111

I was taught about fallacies in 7th grade English,, yardwork Jan 2025 #131

I remember learning about propaganda Horse with no Name Jan 2025 #148

YES! to this SkylineChili Jan 2025 #121

I've often thought that the dumbing down was deliberate. yardwork Jan 2025 #129

Absolutely. My sons (now in their early forties) don't understand fallacies. summer_in_TX Jan 2025 #140

Empathy is the last thing greedy people want to teach. yardwork Jan 2025 #141

Thank you, yard work! summer_in_TX Jan 2025 #143

I just looked ip propaganda techniques including fallicies electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #144

100% Dorian Gray Jan 2025 #120

Well said on all points. yardwork Jan 2025 #125

Exactly. It was always beyond me why people blamed Biden. LisaM Jan 2025 #139

Ignorance won this election. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #49

Twitter & TikTok won this election Callie1979 Jan 2025 #53

Which is part of why I said what I said. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #59

"ignorant" is the description. For some I'd say "WILLFUL ignorance" Callie1979 Jan 2025 #128

See my post below about my friend's late-20s daughter who got her voting info from TikToc. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #62

Musk bought his way into the position and usually that's called bribery and is considered a crime. cstanleytech Jan 2025 #55

What did they expect? Demovictory9 Jan 2025 #13

Great. He can go to Gaza Deep State Witch Jan 2025 #14

How stupid can you be? The sociopath told us exactly what he was going to do, and he is JohnSJ Jan 2025 #15

I can't post what I think if these people. yardwork Jan 2025 #16

What I would have to say to your cousin is............ DFW Jan 2025 #19

Find a way to express your sentiment without going full nuclear. You'll never rest till you do. Nt Maru Kitteh Jan 2025 #20

Get him a "I didn't vote against leopards eating faces because there were so many OTHER faces than mine to eat." button. LudwigPastorius Jan 2025 #22

"Choosing not to act" -- That actually *is* an action. Beartracks Jan 2025 #23

Absolutely. Choosing not to vote was a choice. yardwork Jan 2025 #25

Quite so anamnua Jan 2025 #26

Exactly bdamomma Jan 2025 #95

In 2024, inaction was complicity. hay rick Jan 2025 #27

Any part of their face missing from leopard bites? LW1977 Jan 2025 #28

Your cousin can go fuck himself (which he already did once of course) NoRethugFriends Jan 2025 #29

The fuck yourself was completely forseeable calilama Jan 2025 #36

The ends justifies the means Tetrachloride Jan 2025 #31

He made his choice. state of stupid Jan 2025 #33

Within one year it will be difficult to find many people who'll confess... NNadir Jan 2025 #35

I remember that after the whole Watergate brouhaha was over and Nixon resigned, Ocelot II Jan 2025 #40

Ohhh, boy. I remember walking into McG's NYC Election Night hotel around 6PM and seeing the projected voting pattern.. electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #108

Tell him to watch out for leopards. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #37

I tolerate this idiocy the least mdbl Jan 2025 #38

That voted for him OR DIDN''T VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE WHO COULD'VE STOPPED HIM. n/t Beartracks Jan 2025 #67

I was born in Detroit. I got words, lotsa words when/if someone says my mom was not a citizen irisblue Jan 2025 #39

I think it's fair to explain the issue. Hope22 Jan 2025 #41

"Because of Gaza" huh? Demobrat Jan 2025 #42

And it wasn't hard to know ahead of time that Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2025 #110

It can't even be called reasoning. Demobrat Jan 2025 #115

I am going to go against the tide and commend you for your restraint. femmedem Jan 2025 #43

Honestly what did these idiots expect!? BluenFLA Jan 2025 #44

Gerbils have more forward thinking skills. paleotn Jan 2025 #47

Finding out, are they? ismnotwasm Jan 2025 #45

Print a sticker that reads "I'm a Moron". Make him wear it. paleotn Jan 2025 #46

I don't at all blame you for being pissed. If folks don't vote, no sympathy. Origin of the problem may well be the vast Evolve Dammit Jan 2025 #48

Too many Americans fail to understand dlk Jan 2025 #50

Voter suppression deserves a lot of credit too. 1WorldHope Jan 2025 #51

The Gaza voters were all over social media MontanaMama Jan 2025 #52

I interacted with so many of those assholes Orrex Jan 2025 #54

Oops! FakeNoose Jan 2025 #56

Your cousin is a victim of face eating leopards sakabatou Jan 2025 #57

Why the Rebl2 Jan 2025 #58

I have a friend who is crushed & pissed that her daughter voted for Trump. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #61

There was SO MUCH disinformation pushed by TikTok. Callie1979 Jan 2025 #130

I blamed bigotry more than anything for Harris' loss, but now I think misinformation was just as big an issue. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #133

But those ads were damaging. I saw them CONSTANTLY being in a swing state Callie1979 Jan 2025 #135

Oh, I totally agree those ads were damaging. And effective. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #136

My sister and I have the same plan. BigmanPigman Jan 2025 #63

Let loose! Let loose! nt AKwannabe Jan 2025 #64

It's a little late to discover who Trump is and always has been, cousin. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2025 #65

Well, he is in good company. The UN has condemned Israel 17 times in 2024, and only 6 times for the rest of the world elias7 Jan 2025 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #70

but they do Tetrachloride Jan 2025 #124

Ah, but the high of the self-righteous superior moral purity is intoxicating! betsuni Jan 2025 #69

Most of us have friends or even close relatives who habitually slide into that slimy pit of single-issue voting. Cutting 24601 Jan 2025 #73

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This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #80

Oh I'd have let loose on them already. CousinIT Jan 2025 #78

It's a-hard and it's hard! ain't it hard? struggle4progress Jan 2025 #81

One issue voters are ignorant of politics. It's democracy's Achilles heel. /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #82

Not to be rude but when did he realize this epiphany moment..................when the traitor been in office........... turbinetree Jan 2025 #83

"because of Gaza" J_William_Ryan Jan 2025 #84

.....of the United States........nt Hope22 Jan 2025 #123

Cousin got what he wanted.... Trump in the WH. Norrrm Jan 2025 #85

So, if you voted for Trump or didn't even bother to vote..... SupportSanity Jan 2025 #86

Sound like a TBI. JanMichael Jan 2025 #88

I'd hand him his ass if I were you. Crunchy Frog Jan 2025 #89

Always some family saga or other Prairie Gates Jan 2025 #91

You've got to say something. They need to hear it. All of it. defacto7 Jan 2025 #92

"I told you so" is going to be a tired phrase before long. Buttoneer Jan 2025 #93

sorry charlie. AllaN01Bear Jan 2025 #94

People who play with their votes Pris Jan 2025 #96

Do not restrain yourself AverageOldGuy Jan 2025 #97

The sheep who voted for the wolf Mountainguy Jan 2025 #98

"I" was upset about Gaza myself, but I expected that policy would change somewhat Jack Valentino Jan 2025 #99

Tell him Jared will hire Palestinians to clean rooms at his Gaza hotels Hassler Jan 2025 #100

Tell them it's time to get active. Buzz cook Jan 2025 #102

Good! I hope she can't sleep at night! AND Bread and Circuses Jan 2025 #103

You have the right Figarosmom Jan 2025 #104

Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #105

I don't think your cousin cares about Gaza JI7 Jan 2025 #112

Considering "fleeing the country to escape the tyranny."... dchill Jan 2025 #113

I just told my sister about this post since we have been doing it BigmanPigman Jan 2025 #114

Make sure he knows what Trump said about cleaning out Palestinians from Israel. GoodRaisin Jan 2025 #116

This - it was plain to anyone who cared about Palestinians that Trump would be worse for them muriel_volestrangler Jan 2025 #138

I'm tired of forgiving them when they "realize." Please. Go away. Far away. Never vote again in a U.S. election. C Moon Jan 2025 #117

Hopefully Trump's manic and uncoordinated flailing around over the past week will convince that: Aussie105 Jan 2025 #118

I'd have schadenfreude Dorian Gray Jan 2025 #119

Not voting for Harris was a vote for Trump. cstanleytech Jan 2025 #122

Talk to Rashida kansasobama Jan 2025 #127

Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #134

Unintended consequences of stupidity Zambero Jan 2025 #132

I have no sympathy for them samsingh Jan 2025 #137

I never understood these people D_Master81 Jan 2025 #142

The perfect is the enemy of the good. The Third Doctor Jan 2025 #145

This is what they voted for Johnny2X2X Jan 2025 #146

Good Horse with no Name Jan 2025 #147

Heard this from at least 3 people so far... Happy Hoosier Jan 2025 #149

FAFO comes to mind. I think that accronym will be very popular for the next 4 years. n/t aggiesal Jan 2025 #150