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Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer

1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else

2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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every single day, at least one member of this administration says something in public that's absolutely disqualifying for public service or civil society, which is what makes all of the condescending admonishment from people like klein so hard to take
Vance on Trump's strikes on boats: "I wouldn't go fishing right now in that area of the world."
September 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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If we had a functioning DNC (or SuperPACs), they'd be running this FEMA quote on radio ads in disaster-prone red states. Keep it running for months.

Let it sink in their heads: Trump will leave them hanging out to dry.

Start undermining him, the GOP, and their attempt to screw California *now*.
Trump: "FEMA is gonna be a whole big discussion very shortly, because I'd rather see the states takes care of their own problems."
January 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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November 12, 2024 at 5:10 PM