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WhiskeyGrinder

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15. FWIW, this video is the kind of stuff that is a very wide and easy on-ramp into MAHA, conspiracy, overly prepping and

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Mon Jan 12, 2026, 09:04 AM

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other types of right-wing thinking, even for people who think they know better. The whole thing is full of fortune-telling platitudes that almost everyone can agree with ("why yes, I AM tired! And I DO feel overworked!" ), which is how you get reeled in. No solutions, no organizing -- but sure, click her website and buy a "trust farms, not pharma" shirt.

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Millions are losing interest in everything [View all] YoshidaYui 8 hrs ago OP

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Young people feel especially hopeless Johnny2X2X 2 hrs ago #13

FWIW, this video is the kind of stuff that is a very wide and easy on-ramp into MAHA, conspiracy, overly prepping and WhiskeyGrinder 2 hrs ago #15

Yes, priming an audience/customer base, younger and less MAGA, using Left-leaning anti-establishment buzzwords. betsuni 2 hrs ago #17

Tbh, goodwill in American society is over and so is the American Dream, whatever that was. Oneironaut 1 hr ago #21

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