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dpibel

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32. Interesting edit
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:49 PM
Sep 2025

From the linked article:

In a phone interview on Friday, someone who said they were friends with Robinson in high school,who asked to remain anonymous, told the Guardian that Robinson was “pretty left on everything” and was “the only member of his family that was really leftist”.


Why would someone rewrite a quote to leave out the bet-hedging part?

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Just another rightwing whacko. oasis Sep 2025 #3
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So was it digitally altered as the Reader Added Context states? hardluck Sep 2025 #9
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There is no evidence he was a Republican or Trump supporter. Feel Good Inc Sep 2025 #14
LOL Skittles Sep 2025 #24
Okay? The OP said he was a Republican. Feel Good Inc Sep 2025 #26
Sounds really serious Torchlight Sep 2025 #35
*SNORT* Skittles Sep 2025 #36
I think it's serious to be accurate. Feel Good Inc Sep 2025 #37
Remind me of the other times dpibel Sep 2025 #29
Some fools are already falling for it Polybius Sep 2025 #40
Kirk made the fatal mistake.... SergeStorms Sep 2025 #15
And you think a 22 year old cares enough to not want the Epstein files released? Polybius Sep 2025 #41
I do, yes. SergeStorms Sep 2025 #45
There are, I agree with you on that Polybius Sep 2025 #49
This was tribal warfare. He's a Groyper - follower of Nick Fuentes underpants Sep 2025 #51
Also not a Russian hitman who got on a plane that disappeared from radar rictofen Sep 2025 #16
Those Mormons are really into killing Farmer-Rick Sep 2025 #17
Scary Fiddlelady11 Sep 2025 #22
Is that called.. Cherrycheeks Sep 2025 #18
What is the source of the assertion that he's a Republican? onenote Sep 2025 #19
I thought his voter registration showed no affiliation with a party rollin74 Sep 2025 #20
The Mormons Fiddlelady11 Sep 2025 #21
since that's the profile of SO many shooters Skittles Sep 2025 #23
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😬 Lookingforthetruth Sep 2025 #27
His friend is lying. Sad. travelingthrulife Sep 2025 #28
From the artice: Polybius Sep 2025 #42
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There have been a number of "new" old members posting lately ms liberty Sep 2025 #38
Really, Mr two-posts-in-twenty-one-years? edbermac Sep 2025 #31
Interesting edit dpibel Sep 2025 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sep 2025 #34
I'm curious what his first post was now n/t Polybius Sep 2025 #43
Editor's note: this article was updated.... demmiblue Sep 2025 #48
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One of their very OWN... again. I'm SHOCKED. B.See Sep 2025 #46
We reap what is sown. republianmushroom Sep 2025 #50
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