rbreich , to Random
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Trump's campaign claims to have received over $34 million on the day he was convicted of 34 felony charges.

Remember when Trump said he’s pay his supporters legal bills?

Looks like they’re paying his.

You’re being duped, folks.

ZhiZhu ,
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@rbreich

"Dear Trump,

Aren't you supposed to be rich? Why do you keep asking for MY money to pay YOUR bills?

Quit your begging, ya mooch!

Sincerely,
Not Buying It Anymore"

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  • rbreich , to Random
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    In a misguided effort to be "unbiased," most news media have stopped calling Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election what it is. Instead they're using terms like "false statements" or "claims without evidence."

    Memo to the media: Calling out lies isn't "biased." It's your job.

    ZhiZhu ,
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    @rbreich

    "Some say that journalists should strive to be “neutral”

    ...journalists should strive to be truthful...

    Stating a truth that will be used to determine someone’s guilt or innocence is rarely a “neutral” act, but it is a necessary one.

    When remaining “neutral” is used as an excuse to avoid stating uncomfortable truths — truths that might offend the powerful or the public — that is not journalism.

    That is cowardice"

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    Trump's most obvious lies (like pretending he never led chants of "lock her up) are perhaps the most disturbing.

    Telling lies that everyone knows are lies is a classic tactic of dictators to force their followers to side with them over the truth itself.

    ZhiZhu ,
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    "and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods.

    ...Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt & waver & will continue to think that there may be some other explanation.”

    • Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, chapter 10, "The Big Lie"

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    Boeing says workers skipped required tests on 787 but recorded work as completed

    FAA: Boeing apparently didn't confirm bonding "where the wings join the fuselage."

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/boeing-says-workers-skipped-required-tests-on-787-but-recorded-work-as-completed/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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    rbreich , to Random
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    Your tax day reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.

    Don't let billionaires fool you into thinking we shouldn't tax the rich.

    ZhiZhu ,
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    @rbreich

    Trickle down does NOT work.

    It never has.

    TRICKLE DOWN IS A LIE that rich people pay politicians to tell as an excuse for letting rich people avoid paying their fair share of taxes.

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