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I am taking a contrarian view. Let the MAGA believe this is part of the same powerful Democratic operation that controlled the weather in Iowa, and has made the stock market break records, and brought unemployment down, and gave millions more access to healthcare, and has built roads and bridges and chip factories, and has a plan to close the border if only the Republicans in congress allowed it, and is fighting to allow access to choice, and protects LBGTQ people, and refuses to ban books.

The Democrats are all powerful and joining them is being in the winning powerful side.

Just wait for what Democrats have planned in a few short months....budding trees, warm weather, baseball. You can’t stop the Blue team. How do they do it.

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The libs here in Vermont will be making maple syrup in just a few weeks. Goes well on Dark Brandon's favorite dessert of ice cream! Coincidence or nefarious plan? Heh heh heh. We're not telling!!!

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I was gonna say all that! 🤣

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😆👏🏼✨

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These nutballs have too much time on their hands, and are getting wackier and wackier as they trundle along.

If they weren't armed to the teeth and dangerous insurrectionists, they'd be funny.

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They seem most capable of shooting themselves in the foot. It's rather amazing how dangerous they are to themselves.

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Well, we hear about these RWNJs betraying and shooting their own.

David Duke chased every woman in the Klan, including other Klan leaders' wives. He also took the cash donations from his followers and used the money to study the laws of probability on Mississippi River casinos. The IRS took a dim view of this and put him in clack for a year.

Oddly enough, Fritz Kuhn, who ran the German-American Bund in the 1930s, did something similar: he took his donations and spent them on his girlfriend. The IRS was furious. Kuhn's wife was even more enraged.

Frazier Glenn Miller, whose final act on this earth was to shoot three people, including a 16-year-old boy, originally ratted out his fellow neo-Nazis at a sedition trial in 1988. The seditionists were acquitted, but Miller's name was mud in the movement.

Erich Gliebe, who took over Aryan Nations after Richard Girnt Butler's death, was nailed for sending sexual e-mails to little girls, particularly the daughters of fellow neo-Nazi April Gaede.

Billy Riccio, whose fiery rhetoric scared even his Klan buddies, was accused of chasing little boys.

And my favorite, J.T. Ready, who looked the star of "Pawn Stars," had a junior fascist militia supposed to patrol the border. The only thing he ever accomplished was to gun down his entire family, including his five-year-old daughter, in their house. When he saw what he had done, he shot himself. Saved the New Mexico prosecutors a lot of money.

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What a world!

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Margaret Hamilton said that as she was melting in "The Wizard of Oz," of course.

Today's reference to that movie. You can never get through a day without hearing a reference to it.

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Especially these days, unfortunately!

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That's because we're not in Kansas anymore, Toto.

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I’m just a pile of melting sugar.

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Mmmmm.......sugar.

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Maybe they should aim higher!

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Jan 31·edited Feb 1

They might be armed to the teeth but so is just about everyone in the USA, Democrats included. And at, on average, 300lbs, 50 years old or older, on the Right, they aren’t going to be much of a problem except to make large easy targets!

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Yes, it's a sad fact that there are three guns for every American.

Thanks to the poorly-worded Second Amendment and the handgun industry (and its NRA puppets), this nation is armed to the teeth.

However, not only are these January 6 utter nutballs, despite their paramilitary pretensions (and experience in some cases), none of them will be a match for properly trained, equipped, led, and motivated armed forces.

As you say, we're not talking about the Yugoslavian partisans or the Viet Cong here. We're talking about obese beerbellies whose outer limit of combat is waging a flame war on Reddit.

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You underestimate and mischaracterize them.

They are lethal.

I take no joy in saying so.

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I never underestimate people who storm and seize the US Capitol, vandalize it, try to kill elected officials, overturn a legally conducted election and government, and regard themselves as martyrs and hostages for doing so.

However, I regard it as important "make light of their guise." Ridicule is a powerful tool against enemies.

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IMHO, it seems like a good chunk of men can't handle testosterone, nor cope with the surge of emotions it can foster and amplify. Especially about women and sex.

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They never could.

I wrote an essay on the subject on my substack: "Don't Undress Her With Your Eyes, Undress Her With Her Consent," with a photo of Annabella Sciorra over it.

I start off with her horrific ordeal at the hands of Harvey Weinstein. He tried to tear apart her nightdress -- a family heirloom -- in pursuit of her body. She resisted. He then used his power to tell the obedient Hollywood press corps that Annabella was "difficult to work with," which damaged her career. Finding out what he had done upset me, first because it was so awful, and second, I had and still have a crush on Ms. Sciorra...she's a talented, intelligent actress, and proof that you don't have to be 17 years old and be able to hide behind a pencil to be hot.

Anyway, take a look at that.

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They are armed to the teeth and this is something every sane, democracy- loving American should be thinking about.

Like yesterday.

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It is terrifying.

What is worse is that so many Americans regard what they did as perfectly right and justified. There are many people who would happily join them in battle.

This isn't over. Especially if the Bloated Yam is re-elected and pardons the lot. They will become the nucleus of his secret police.

He will issue them shiny uniforms, unlimited power of arrest, detention, and torture, and they will strut down the streets of their hometowns, brandishing a bullwhip, bottle of booze, and a blonde, dispensing bonhomie and brutality as they go. They will saunter into a local restaurant, confront their old geometry teacher, and shoot her dead then and there for giving them a failing grade. Then they will demand their "protection" money from the restaurant owner.

In 1942, Sophie Scholl, a Munich University student, led the anti-Nazi "White Rose" movement. She said that when a police state is created, criminals become the police.

The Gestapo beheaded her.

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If you can pick a fight with Mickey Mouse, then you can pick a fight with Taylor Swift. 🙄

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Jan 31Liked by Jay Kuo

both of which are more popular than trump

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Brilliant!

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"Nor should they be surprised if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, though it’s somewhat amusing to watch MAGA have to root for San Francisco."

HEY, JAY, THIS ONE MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD! THANK YOU!

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Jan 31Liked by Jay Kuo

Yes, me too! I’m a SF fan but would not be unhappy with a Chiefs’ win

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Heard that SF is favored--enough to make Mahomes' underdog mentality kick in again and guarantee a KC win!

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Joel, me too. Great line

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MAGA is resolutely NOT about winning elections, but mainly going all non-linear on culture-war idiocies. Sure, pull the wagons in even tighter, while locking out tens of millions of American voters who have no time for learning the tropes and conspiracies peddled by Fox and social-media hard-right "influencers".

GOP will crash and burn this November, leaving amongst the smoking ashes the loonies and die-hard zombies of the conspiratorial right, and "rightfully" just so.

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From your lips to the voters' ears

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From your keyboard to the gods' ears!

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Please let this be true! I am just so tired of these freaks!

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I really knew so little about Taylor Swift until about a year or so ago. I assumed I'd be annoyed by her if I learned much, if only because of the ridiculous level of fame. Turns out she's quite adorable. I understand the popularity.

All the hoo-ha prompted me to read an interesting article about her and I'm sorry I don't have a link and apologies if I'm even incorrectly paraphrasing it, but if I remember the article correctly, it turns out she thumbed her nose at the music industry infrastructure and gained control of her own music distribution process.

I imagine this upsets some conservatives, too. They much prefer that we all remain serfs.

I'm not a Swiftie yet, but if she endorses Biden and sends the legion (;-)) of conservative demons off the cliff in doing so, I may become one.

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Just wait until you read about how she sued a powerful guy for one dollar because he sexually assaulted her! She is an amazing young person and I continually find myself using her as a role model in my classroom!

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I think I will watch the Eras tour movie.

I don’t know much about her either.

I do remember when she was just coming up and none other than the esteemed barf bag Kanya West dissed her big time as he handed her the award she had just won at the VMAs. Despite the snub on live tv, she handled herself well.

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He didn’t hand her the award. He came on stage, took the mic from her and essentially said Beyoncé should have won the award.

https://youtube.com/shorts/8KBijMa3MVo?si=n7LmwjA57_hP6gF5

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Oh I forgot that he wasn’t the presenter.

What a great guy. /S

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Here’s a good summary of Taylor. It’s long because - well, she’s done a lot.

(FB account not needed to read.)

https://www.facebook.com/152400068/posts/pfbid02RaVMPacGDmBmPK2F7X5YkGJ25vvg99SQk5SB7Svc2KqNodLap2sgZwRL9x2eohaLl/?app=fbl

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Taylor Swift

https://youtu.be/BDMwCGdKeCQ

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I remember this so vividly! I felt like a proud auntie and I was yelling at my phone, Do it Taylor! We’re with you!!!

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"Her real superpower is the fact she is a devout Christian."

I wasn't aware of that. I love it. I am becoming more Swiftified by the minute, thanks! :-)

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Taylor Swift - towards the end of the video - "Marsha Blackburn is wrong and doesn’t stand for Christian values and Tennessee people"

https://youtu.be/BDMwCGdKeCQ

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Check out this FB post. It’s long - because it gives lots of details. You don’t need an account.

https://www.facebook.com/152400068/posts/pfbid02RaVMPacGDmBmPK2F7X5YkGJ25vvg99SQk5SB7Svc2KqNodLap2sgZwRL9x2eohaLl/?app=fbl

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Thanks a lot for that link. Great rundown of her accomplishments. Now I understand why Trump hates her. She's the exact opposite of him. This is not a battle he can win. Typical MAGA/Republican overreach.

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Jan 31Liked by Jay Kuo

And here is the terrifying part: This is a white couple; in fact this is the perfect "type" couple the right wingers want to promote. Imagine if one or both were NOT white. Oh wait we don't really have to imagine; just look at all the vile attacks on the Obama's.

Seems to me that Taylor Swift's fan will already know who to vote for.

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"........Trump was more deserving because “he has been successful at quite literally everything he's ever tried throughout his life.”"

OMFG!

As the vast majority of American’s know, Trump is a liar, a fraud and a con. He is also a terrible businessperson. Below, I’ve placed a list of his failed businesses and his businesses that declared bankruptcy.

Trump’s two moneymaking “successes"? (a) The ridiculously absurd “Apprentice”, where viewers were led to believe that Trump was a successful businessperson, and (b) his real estate condominium projects, which generated billions in cash from two primary sources sponsored by Vladimir Putin – Russian Oligarchs laundering dirty money, Russian Mafia laundering dirty money. If it weren’t for that dirty money, Trump would be in the poorhouse.

Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped

14. Truth (Lies) Social

Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

And, CONSIDER Donald Trump’s “Firsts”

o First exxx-President to have his company convicted for fraud

o First Presidential candidate to have bankrupted a casino business (three, in fact)

o First Presidential candidate to have had to pay $25million to settle the lawsuit against him for his university scam (Fraud Trump Univ)

o First US citizen to be elected to US President with the assistance and support of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin

• First US President to refer to White Supremacists (neo-NAZIs and KKKers) as “fine” people

• First serial liar to be elected to US President

• First Grifter to be elected to US President

o First US President to divide US citizens, sowing and encouraging anger and hate

o First US President to attempt the extortion of the leader of friendly nation

o First President to be impeached twice

o First US President on whom the dictator of a foreign nation has damaging Kompromat

o First US President to incite an insurrection

o First US President to attempt the overturn of an election

o First exxx-President to be INDICTED

o First exxx-President to be INDICTED Twice

o First exxx-President to be INDICTED Three times

o First exxx-President to be INDICTED Four times

o First exxx-President to be found GUILTY of sex abuse.

o First exxx-President to get slapped by a jury with an $83 million dollar judgment for sex abuse and defamation

Criminal Trump will achieve additional “firsts”, including:

o First exxx-President to be convicted of a felony

o First exxx-President to be sentenced to prison

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Jan 31Liked by Jay Kuo

Not for nothing, but Taylor Swift has been successful at quite literally everything she has ever tried, too. Lots more successful, as a matter of fact, than DJT.

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Did you include First Fomer Guy to bury Ex in the 18th hole of a golf course?

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LOL!

Are you referring to the ex who "some say" Trump pushed down the stairs?

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Probably. The one with National Security Documents in her casket.

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That casket is stuffed. Maybe not with her.

But it’s nice and safe, close to Donnie on the 9th hole.

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Putting national security documents in a coffin doesn’t make sense to me. How can he sell the info? How can he do ANYTHING with it in a coffin?

He certainly lacks a photographic memory. 😂

If he made copies, what’s the point of burying the originals? 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Just a great temporary stash while the heat is on high.

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During which time, the documents become progressively less useful or valuable.

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He needed somewhere to store that ten inch binder of America’s secrets!

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I used to think Dubya was a dope. I mean - how do you lose money in the oil business, with that head start?

Then comes cheetolini to say: "hold my beer - I can go broke in the CASINO BUSINESS". Which is quite literally a license to print money, if operated by... oh, anyone with a brain.

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Joel, thanks for all of the aded detail. It's difficult to keep track of the orange loser.

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"Literally successful at everything"? Only if the literature is fantasy!

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Lifted your list and posted on FB! Impressive compilation...

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Blast this on every chat and YouTube channel , friends email, can we take out billboards?!

You have distilled all that is Trump pestilence down into Cliff notes that maybe even the average maga- moron could digest! 👏🏼✨🏅

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I can’t take total credit for the lists, as others have contributed to the lists.

The majority of commenters on Foxaganda’s comment boards go crazy when I post lists that pertain to Liar Fraud Con Trump

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Can this be sent to the poor 19 year old? Probably spouting what she hears at home.

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Which 19 year old are you referring to?

What does she hear at home?

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From Jay’s post: On his Truth Social platform, Trump even amplified an article from the DC Enquirer, written by “a 19-year old die-hard supporter,” arguing that it was a mistake to award the “left-wing singer” the honor, insisting without irony that Trump was more deserving because “he has been successful at quite literally everything he's ever tried throughout his life.”

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Okay, thank you for the explanation

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WOW

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Okay, we're going to have to rewrite this narrative. The role of the small child who observes the emperor has no clothes, previously played by Nikki Haley, will now go to Ms Swift whose legions are better prepared to take the message to the masses. A Swift end to our troubles is pre-ordained.

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Why are they worried about Taylor's influence? They have Scott Baio, Kevin Sorbo, Kid Rock, etc., and all of those really popular Republicans in Congress. Talk about the holy grail of influence. I mean come on, who can compete with the likes of those people?

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Lol

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Don't forget Ted "I Shit My Pants" Nugent

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Jan 31Liked by Jay Kuo

Ha! I've started following her just because all their manties are in a wad! No wonder the House can't get anything done - all these important distractions! Weren't they all boycotting the NFL for kneeling, rainbows, beer...?

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"Travis Kelce became the most prominent white NFL player to join in protests during the anthem when the Chiefs tight end kneeled before his game against the Los Angeles Chargers. "

https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/9/24/16358482/travis-kelce-kneel-national-anthem-nfl

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I had to listen to them all whine and “boycott” when Kap kneeled and they haven’t stopped whining since! Most male sports fans are the biggest cry babies!

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Manties is my new favorite word along with mantrum!

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And mansplain 🤣

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An oldie but a goodie

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I really really really want Trump and his brown shirts to start a "holy war" against Taylor Swift. These dipshits have no idea of the social media storm that can be created my millions of teenage girls and their smart phones..bring it on Donald..

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Trump had better be careful. Should so much as one hair on either of them become misplaced by someone wearing a red hat then the new bumper sticker will be:

"I am a Swiftie and I am voting Democrat"

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Let's not wait! Start printing those up now.

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and their moms lol!

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I really wish about two Republican members of the House of Representatives would flip and allow the aid package to Ukraine, and other vital legislation to go through. Unfortunately, my congressman, whom I call daily, is a election-denying MAGA dumb-ass, in a horribly gerrymandered district.

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The fact none are flipping is a bigger concern than Trump TBH

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Jan 31Liked by Jay Kuo

Haters gonna hate

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They need to calm down

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Jan 31Liked by Jay Kuo

At the moment, I’m having difficulty comprehending just how completely idiotic some of our citizens are. 🧐

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Brings to mind a quote by the satirist HL Mencken that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.

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Just now?!!!!!

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Jan 31Liked by Jay Kuo

“The Super Bowl is rigged” talk got another boost when one-time presidential candidate and current Trump coffee boy, Vivek Ramaswamy, entered the chat."

Jay - Shouldn't it have been "Diet Coke Boy"? ;-)

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It’s RAMASWAMPRAT!

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Covfefe boy...

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