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MAGA rule #1- Don't let the the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

MAGA rule #2- When you hear something conspiratorial, treat it is a fact.

MAGA rule #3- Anything Trump says is true.

We are doomed.

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People who follow politics closely jumping to conclusions and embracing conspiracy theories, Tim Scott wanting to sit at the adults table, and a Squad member just not getting it. Sounds like a typical week in American politics to me.

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Thanks for clarifying the turnout numbers. Been wondering about this for the last few days and am now understanding why it looks the way it did early on. Nothing nefarious happened. Let’s move on and defeat the Repubs in the 2026 mid terms

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Chris, you are absolutely wrong about the number of men competing as women in sports.

Here is a list of over 1000 sports prizes that were won by men competing as women:

https://www.shewon.org

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Chris, regarding #1 I made the exact same comment when I saw that chart posted elsewhere. As PT Barnum would say, “Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.”

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Apparently the author isn't smart at all.

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Chris, it's a bit ironic that you rightly point out the misleading nature of the zerohedge chart... but then further down present a Patrick Flynn chart that appears unsupported by the data. One red flag is the lack of sourcing. If you go to the posting on Patrick's twitter, you'll see he refuses or is unable to provide the source or any info on his data despite a number of apparently good faith requests. Seems fishy.

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Zerohedge is informed, if not drafted, by RT.

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Just stop 🤣

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Thank you very much for this clarity. I appreciate the look into data.

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I don't think there are any conspiracies concerning the votes, but Democrats have to be doing some heavy thinking about how come they had such bad turnout. Not all of it went to Trump. A good amount of Republicans switched or sat out the election. Bad policy?, Biden?, Harris? Gaza?

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(1) Prices & interest rates, (2) immigration, (3) everything else. When the electorate gets mad about something, reason is tossed aside and the worst possible result becomes likely. And Trump's supporting PACs played it like a fiddle in their TV ads.

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