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I really hope Andrew Yang can make a serious case for presidency in 2024.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
Fuck whoever wrote this and the editor that made them do it. I have a friend who died because of this asshole.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
If we wind up in Civil War II history will always remember us as the biggest idiots of all time	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	0Anxiety	13Stress
> Sasse, a potential 2024 presidential contender, America is stuck on a permanent election loop.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	4Frustration
Ben Sasse saying the right thing way too late, as always	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
„As for the next measure Thiry will back, he’s open to recommendations.“ How about a ballot measure, that requires the donors behind all these ballot measures to be public?	0Anger Expression	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	4Frustration
I hope Trump decides to step in and take control if OANN and Newsmax. Both would be done in a year. That would be the best thing he's ever done for his country.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
What Trump is going to discover is that an ex President is just nowhere near as relevant as a president. Sure he has his hardcore fans, but even they will dwindle. He simply won't have the power to control the news cycle as he had been, and some of his devotees will start to lose interest, which is going to make him even crazier. He could play politics with his supporters in Congress but he doesn't have the finesse for that. OANN and Newsmax will call less and less, and a new right wing hero will eventually emerge. Before 2024, he's going to be a shell, rambling incoherently (I mean completely) and doing all kinds of crazy things for attention. Maybe he'll have a book ghostwritten.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	10Punishment
What we've learned over the past 5 years is that if you repeat something over and over often enough, there is a subsection of people who will believe it.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	11Sadness
Simple people require simple answers to complicated questions.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Originally published on December 30, 2020 11:35 am A significant number of Americans believe misinformation about the origins of the coronavirus and the recent presidential election, as well as conspiracy theories like QAnon, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. Forty percent of respondents said they believe the coronavirus was made in a lab in China even though there is no evidence for this. Scientists say the virus was transmitted to humans from another species. And one-third of Americans believe that voter fraud helped Joe Biden win the 2020 election, despite the fact that courts, election officials and the Justice Department have found no evidence of widespread fraud that could have changed the outcome. The poll results add to mounting evidence that misinformation is gaining a foothold in American society and that conspiracy theories are going mainstream, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. This has raised concerns about how to get people to believe in a "baseline reality," said Chris Jackson, a pollster with Ipsos. "Increasingly, people are willing to say and believe stuff that fits in with their view of how the world should be, even if it doesn't have any basis in reality or fact," Jackson said. "What this poll really illustrates to me is how willing people are to believe things that are ludicrous because it fits in with a worldview that they want to believe." "That's terrifying" The NPR/Ipsos poll of 1,115 U.S. adults was conducted Dec. 21 to 22. The credibility interval for the overall sample is 3.3 percentage points. One of the most striking poll findings has to do with QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that gained widespread attention this year as two of its backers were elected to Congress. The poll asked respondents whether they believe that "a group of Satan-worshipping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media" — the false allegation at the heart of QAnon. While only 17% said it was true, another 37% said they didn't know. "It's total bonkers," said Jackson, "and yet ... essentially half of Americans believe it's true or think that maybe it's true. They don't really know. And I think that's terrifying that half of Americans believe that could be the case." According to the poll, 39% of Americans believe another key tenet of the QAnon theory: that there is a deep state working to undermine President Trump. The president is himself a major source of misinformation, as he continues to make baseless claims about election fraud on Twitter and elsewhere. Conservative media also have devoted hours of coverage to exaggerated or debunked claims. The NPR/Ipsos poll suggests those claims are having an impact. Two-thirds of Republicans surveyed said they believe that voter fraud helped Biden win the election, and fewer than half of Republicans said they accept the outcome of the election. "There's just too much information out there," said Brooke Williams, a Republican voter and self-described QAnon follower from Oro Valley, Ariz., during a follow-up interview with NPR. "I can't see how anybody is not thoroughly convinced that Biden was illegally elected." In contrast, only 11% of Democrats think voter fraud helped Biden win the election, and 93% accept the outcome. Whom Americans trust Overall, most respondents said they do want to see a peaceful transition to a Biden administration in January, though many are worried about political violence over the next four years. The vast majority of Americans said they're also worried about the spread of false information, with 4 out of 5 poll respondents saying they're concerned about misinformation related to the coronavirus and vaccines in particular. But Republicans were more likely than Democrats to believe misinformation about the virus, including that it was created in a lab in China and that COVID-19 is no more of a "serious threat" than the seasonal flu. "I think it was deliberately released by China," said Jon Costello, a Republican from Huntsville, Ala., who responded to the poll. "I think this big thing of shutting down businesses, shutting down education systems ... is all part of a plan to break the spirit and the will of Americans." Poll respondents of both parties expressed skepticism about the vaccines that are now being distributed in the U.S., though Republicans were less likely than Democrats to say that they would "take the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is made available to me." "I shouldn't have to take a vaccine for something that was man-made," said Shaena Castro, a Democrat who lives in New York City. "I guess you can call me a conspiracy theorist or whatever, but yeah, I am convinced that it's man-made." When asked whom they trust, respondents mostly pointed to the people they encounter in their daily lives. Personal physicians scored highly, as did faith or spiritual leaders. Politicians and media figures did not fare as well. Tucker Carlson of Fox News, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC and Wolf Blitzer of CNN were at the bottom of the list. More Americans trust Biden than Trump, but both lagged behind Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who scored the highest of any specific person the poll asked about. New misinformation vs. old conspiracy Pollsters say that multiple factors make people more or less susceptible to misinformation — including educational attainment, media consumption and political affiliation — and that people are more likely to believe conspiracy theories that fit into their worldview. For example, almost half of respondents said that the majority of racial justice protests over the summer were violent, when in fact the vast majority were peaceful. Poll respondents from all demographics answered this question incorrectly — but they were even more likely to do so if they were Republicans and if they got their news from Fox News or conservative online outlets like Breitbart or the Daily Caller. Recent misinformation held more sway than some older conspiracy theories. About 60% of Americans correctly answered that former President Barack Obama was born in the United States and that several mass shootings in recent years were not staged hoaxes. And about 70% correctly answered that humans do play a significant role in climate change — roughly the same percentage who believe astronauts landed on the moon in the 1960s and '70s. It's also clear from the poll results that Americans are worried about misinformation, even if there's no clear prescription for what to do about it. Nearly 70% of respondents said they are concerned that information they receive on social media is inaccurate; a similar percentage is concerned about foreign interference in U.S. social media. "I'm concerned to see so many people living in a false reality, seeing relatives honestly believe that this was some kind of rigged election," said William Street, who lives in northeast Mississippi. "It terrifies me that people can be that misled and believe conspiracy theories like that," Street tells NPR. "I'm concerned that with even just a little prodding from this man in office, they could be led to do very desperate things." There's evidence that conspiracy theories are becoming more and more mainstream in American society. That's according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll out today. The poll gave people a sort of test to see if they could spot misinformation like the coronavirus was created in a lab or that voter fraud helped Joe Biden win the 2020 election. And a lot of people failed. NPR's Joel Rose joins me now with the details. Hello. JOEL ROSE, BYLINE: Hey, Leila. FADEL: So let's start with the coronavirus. There's a lot of misinformation out there from full-on COVID denial to people thinking it's just a flu. What did the poll find? ROSE: This is something that people said they were really worried about. Eighty percent say they're concerned about the spread of false information, specifically around COVID and the vaccines. But at the same time, 40% of poll respondents believe one of the biggest conspiracy theories that's out there about the virus, that it was made in a lab in China. There is no evidence for this. And scientists say that the virus was transmitted to humans from another species. But I talked to people all over the country who responded to our poll and they still believe this. JOHN COSTELLO: Yes, I think it was deliberately released by China. I think it was a deliberate act that was done. TERESA WEIR: They've intentionally set this off. SHEANA CASTRO: I guess you can call me a conspiracy theorist or whatever, but I am convinced that it's man-made. ROSE: That was Jon Costello (ph) of Huntsville, Ala., Teresa Weir (ph) of Joliet, Ill., and Sheana Castro (ph) of New York City. FADEL: So one big source of misinformation has been the president who continues to make baseless claims of a stolen election on Twitter and elsewhere. Can we tell how those claims are landing? *more in the article	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	10Punishment
These motherfuckers really used “spark” in the headline twice	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	8No Other Sentiment
Let’s be honest, if there’s any violence, it’s going to be from the right.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	3Fear
If everybody just calms down and shuts up saying there’s gonna be violence.. it’ll probably go on as usual. saying that it’s going to happen sets it in motion They must be hurting for headlines	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	0Aggression
The media said this about the general election, and that didn't happen. More click bait to insight people. Let it play out, and keep it civil	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Insurrection has been the goal since it became clear that Trump was not going to win.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	3Fear
Let's stop pretending anything makes Nazis be violent. Nazis embrace violence by their very nature. They see it as an integral part of masculinity. Non-violence means they kill you sooner.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Isn't that the point of the disinformation?	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	13Stress
If you're a mask protesting Covidiot who contracted the virus participating in a Trump rally with a thousand kindred spirits during the outbreak and then shared it with others then yes, blaming the victim makes people safer. It's called peer pressure. Negative reinforcement group dynamics. Deterrence. Don't be a Covidiot. Don't suck the aerosols if you can't do the ICU. I'm looking at you, Herman Cain.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Letlow is not the victim. The people who follow his lead are the victims. He should have been setting an example. Instead he lied to people about how severe the pandemic is.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Victims are the people that do everything right and still die because of the selfish antimask idiots that continue to spread the virus because they can't be bothered to not eat at restaurants for a while, and nobody is mocking them. If you refuse to accept science, and continue to spread this deadly virus by not wearing a mask or social distancing then you deserve to be mocked when you or your family inevitably get it.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
If I step out onto a busy freeway, yelling about how it's my right as an American to step out onto busy freeways, while flipping the bird to people telling me it's dangerous to step out onto a busy freeway... can I be called a "victim?" Not everyone that has something unfortunate happen to them is a "victim."	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
So concerned with civility...but only ‘now’. So predictable.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Ignoring Libertarians makes people safer in general	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
I have watched a good friend change before my eyes. He and I have played in a band for several years and never talked about politics, and I mean never, until Trump. In 2017 politics completely overtook him and by fall of 2019 he was a different person. Now he has stopped speaking to the rest of us and his social media is chocked full of messages about the Left being traitors and that they should be stopped by any and all means. He recently linked to a parler user that is calling for the murder of all liberals. I need to ask him: So, did you notice that in 2015 none of this existed? 5 years ago you were not angry and you had friends that had beliefs other than you own and you didn't care? Since when did I become someone who deserves death for my political views? It's a cult. And people can't just leave a cult, usually. My favorite uncle joined The Way International in 1982 and is totally under their control to this day. Mass delusion on this scale isn't something we've dealt with, that I'm aware of. Not without a world war first. I miss my friend.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	1Disappointment
This was a sobering read. "Participatory disinformation" is a really interesting term for the self-perpetuating cycle of "alternative facts", "discoveries" and "tHe MaInStReAm MeDiA wOn'T tELl YoU tHiS" that's ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE on social media. It's rewarding to be a part of a group mentality, and to have ones own contributions acknowledged and supported. When the group identity is built, at least in part, on rejecting "the establishment" and being in the "know", anything and everything can be angled to reinforce that narrative. You can't combat that with facts.	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	11Sadness
During the cold war, the CIA ran massive critical thinking education programs throughout NATO countries to counter Russian propaganda.	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	14Surprise
You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into to begin with.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	4Frustration
Require Fox to post a banner that it has legally declared itself an entertainment rather than news channel.	0Anger Expression	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
My foxified family members are calling for the wholesale slaughter of any and all democrats, what the hell is fox news telling them right now???	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	13Stress
Facts won't fix this which is why we need to look at countries that have dealt with disinformation for years. It was briefly mentioned in [Operation InfeKtion](https://youtu.be/tR_6dibpDfo?t=2089) by the New York Times how many East European countries like Ukraine and Latvia deal with disinformation. Even Mexico does this as well. They have primetime shows that actively address disinformation. They have trolls who troll the trolls thus wasting their time and preventing further disinformation. A lot of the tactics they use we can use as well. But for some reason people are wary of using them. What a lot of people don't realize is what disinformation peddlers use to their advantage is a fundamental part of social media that's neither good nor bad. They're simply using it for bad so we associate it with bad.	0Anger Expression	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	3Fear
Did the US not previously have an honesty in journalism law that was revoked? Might it not be a bad idea to start with reinstating that law? If I remember correctly the law allowed for media companies and journalists to be held accountable for publishing misinformation. You'll obviously never get rid of misinformation on the internet in general but it would help to put a stop to "media outlets" like Fox and OAN from publishing blatantly false articles.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	9Political Discourse
A similar information crisis happened in 1929, leading to a stock market crash known as Black Tuesday. Financial Statements to investors and creditors were based off false or hyperbolic unaudited information. This was followed by the securities and exchange act of 1934 requiring financial reports to be audited by independent professional accountants using the same set of accounting standards. Those professionals were also required to be licensed by a certifying body and conduct peer reviews on each other's work. If we took democracy as seriously as we took the markets, journalists would have a similar framework of licensure, enforceable professional standards, and accountability. The distinction between news and entertainment would be less blurred.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	6Injustice
We've gone beyond being able to fix adults with facts. You could have a stack of facts 6 feet tall on any subject and just be met with "Thats what THEY want you to think but my friend Becky on Facebook knows better". Our only chance is to educate children and teens better than their parents and push as much critical thinking and scientific thought as possible. Also a tactical strike on FB and Twitter server farms can't hurt right?	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	4Frustration
And no where in the article did it say how to fight the disinformation crisis. WTF?	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	4Frustration
Some of the comments below stating thaf Trump is not so bad prove the point Observing as a non american we see an altright racist corrupt divisive politician spouting untruths and halftruths driving americans unnecessarily apart applying fascist cult forming tactics. You also see attemps support Trump with a lot of whataboutism using halftruths or untruths from shady sources such as Q. Misinformation is generated by foreign actors often by proxy , which is not understood by the victims. Adressing that will help. Btw the same applies to us in europe	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	3Fear
Just wanted to share an amazing playlist of Videos from a YouTube creator called Innuendo Studios. Basically, they talk about a lot of the tactics the Alt-Right uses for its various goals. A really fascinating watch. It really goes into the use of disinformation. Just felt relevant. Enjoy! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJA_jUddXvY7v0VkYRbANnTnzkA_HMFtQ	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
Public humiliation works wonders though	0Anger Expression	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	10Punishment
Chris Hedges “Cult 45” Can’t recommend this enough... https://youtu.be/JwY1n_yqz9Q	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	13Stress
I’ve never seen a youth generation this politically engaged. The Republicans are fucked.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
I love this generation’s lack of fear of judgement and I wish the millennial generation felt the same. Too many millennials were beat down by boomers and gen xers for being different.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	11Sadness
May their road rise with them.	0Anger Expression	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	11Sadness
Thanks for helping!	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
Keep it up! y’all are real Patriots!	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
He would have been reelected in a landslide, massaged his massive ego, and made a bajillion dollars legally if he had said "I have the smartest doctors in the world and I will get us through this. I won'tlet the small sacrifices we make scar us. Show your patriotism by wearing a MAGA mask available on my website for only 88 dollars."	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
The funniest thing is that if Trump had simply stepped back and said 'I am a businessman, not a doctor. I'm going to let these fine people make all the choices and I'll back them up 100%.'	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
This is not new. If one looks over Trump's career, he is the sole cause of his many business failures but he has never taken responsible. Instead, he has had others to bail him out of his total incompetence such as his father, the bankruptcy courts and Deutsche Bank. When he was POTUS, Harry Truman had a plaque on his desk "The Buck Stops Here". The current POTUS does the opposite, "Has the Buck". The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited as saying “Character is destiny.” When we look at the character of Donald J. Trump, no one should be surprised.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
List of People that have conspired against, betrayed, or otherwise failed Trump according to him (updated 1/1/2021): - [All Democrats](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1341405487057821698) - [Ch](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338149139205550086)[i](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1340527057151930369)[na](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1340333618691002368) - Poll workers in all of the swing states he lost. - [The FDA](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1325962203346972678) - [Any Republicans that disagree with him or voice concern with his recent actions (RINOs)](https://twitter.com/search?q=%22RINO%22%20from%3ArealDonaldTrump) - Any State and government officials that won't overturn the election for him. - Definitely not [Arizona Governor](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1058856438091710464) [Doug Ducey](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1034128943480299521) - [Doug Ducey](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1334667685536411648) - General [Jim Mattis](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1331228373666902017) - [The whole world\(?\)](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337373146652020736) - All main-stream media - [Not pollsters](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1317063921375842305) - [Most](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1326519025552265216) [Pollsters](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1319274192211247104) - [All](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1333965375193624578) [technology](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1321472358830403585) [companies](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332175155104247808), [particularly](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1324613375213621248) [twitter](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332173996134195202) - [The republican](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1334517145288527882) [majority senate](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1343915971480842240) - [Mitch McConnell](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1339083004216532993), [Republican leader of the Senate](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1342245390540804096) - South Dakota Senator [John Thune](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1341547750710800385) - [Definitely](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1326304091035881472) [not](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1333048188224360451) [Fox News](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1318003668768026624) - [Fox](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1327950785959915520) [News](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332773351018942465) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1339198867275980802) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344394741031514115) - State and otherwise Supreme courts in Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania comprised of both Democratic and Republican judges, [some of whom he installed](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-appointed-judge-dismisses-pennsylvania-election-case-trumps-latest-legal-defeat-1550860) - According to Sidney Powell: [George Soros, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Maybe Germany, Dominion and Smartmatic, the Clintons](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13245914/rudy-giuliani-sweats-hair-dye-democrats-election-fraud/) - [Sidney Powell](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-cuts-ties-with-lawyer-who-peddled-conspiracy-theories/vi-BB1bht1o) - Pennylvania Governor [Tom Wolf](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1324750555059728384) - [SCOTUS](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337790419875352576), [including the 3 judges he installed (this was a retweet by Trump)](https://twitter.com/toddstarnes/status/1337555701527416832) - [His AG](https://abc7ny.com/trump-intense-meeting-bill-barr-attorey-general-voter-fraud-claims-2020-election/8464004/) [Bill](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337754366569295874) [Barr](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338614499981602819) - [The department of Justice](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337220913528532992) - [Christopher Krebs head of CISA within the Dept. Of Homeland Security](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328852354049957888) - [The FBI](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/11/29/trump-claims-fbi-and-justice-department-may-have-helped-rig-election/?sh=7a3126f5c01a) - [Jared Kushner](https://news.yahoo.com/trump-reportedly-lashed-kushner-over-061506998.html) - [Geoff Duncan](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344397397280088070) - [Brad Raffensperger](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344142388063821825) - [But Definitely](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1055075245743374336) [not](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1021751811601059840) [Brian](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1020808378594054144) [Kemp](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1053657849606234112) - [Brian](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337041669368258565) [Kemp](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337749020706549762) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337840500561367046) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338348880182829061) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1336385153929793536) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344288700851744769)	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	8No Other Sentiment
I'm one of 85 million who voted for Biden, so he can blame me. 🙋🏽‍♂️	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
I have yet to see an explanation of why, if the Democrats et. al. colluded to steal the election, they didn't also make sure that they won the Senate and didn't lose seats in the House. If they only rigged the election so that the Republican Senators that the polls indicated would lose, no one would be the wiser. Why would they only rig the election so that Trump would lose. Logic, apparently, is not their strong suit.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
>A Narcissist's Prayer > >That didn't happen. > >And if it did, it wasn't that bad. > >And if it was, that's not a big deal. > >And if it is, that's not my fault. < ---- He is here > >And if it was, I didn't mean it. > >And if I did... > >You deserved it.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	10Punishment
Of course he does, he's a narcissist. Just glad that on January 20th he's finally an irrelevant lunatic again.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
I can’t wait until I no longer have to hear about this man.	0Anger Expression	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
I refuse to give him any more oxygen. Having said that, I believe this is all a distraction to keep scrutiny away from the GOP Senate races. Every accusation is a confession.	0Anger Expression	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
That's what narcissists do when their world is falling apart around them.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	10Punishment
Someone should get Twitter trending with "Melania Voted for Biden"	0Anger Expression	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Textbook Narcissism. Everything revolves around me and everything bad that happens to me is someone else’s fault	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
He tried everything but be a good president.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
He lost the popular vote the first time, then spent 4 years insulting basically everyone, then lost the popular vote again. This is common sense he lost.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Everyone here is saying if he wasn’t such a fuck-up he would have been re-elected. Well, I personally feel that it was too close. Too many people wanted to re-elect him despite everything. Far too many people. He also is responsible for opening this pandora box which has exposed all the racism and ignorance throughout the world. Those anti- maskers/conspiracies were all hidden before as polite public deemed it unacceptable. Now they have a huge voice and are parading around letting everyone know who they are. It was Trump that made it acceptable for them. I’m so gullible that I thought the George Floyd protests were going to make a difference. People are bragging these days about their warped views. I’m so tired of the news as it’s really depressing me.	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	11Sadness
> Maybe voters were repelled by the very traits he has been vividly displaying since the election. “Maybe?”	0Anger Expression	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	10Punishment
Remember the people and politicians who voted for him, protected him and still support him. They are the real danger to America. Find any and all of them who hold elected office at your local level. Even if it’s just your home owners association. Find them on your school boards and in your city and county governments . They have shown that they are willing to destroy the Constitution and American Democracy. These people at this local level created the foundation that supports trump and the institutional destruction of America’s moral and ethical way of life. They have broken the Social Contract that makes the country work. Find them, defeat them and destroy the MAGA Republican structure. The war for America has just started.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	3Fear
Well of course, he’s a sociopath, it’s a text book reaction. He’s not able to admit error or responsibility.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Or the other Republicans could dissent. Just 3 people.	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	13Stress
Nope. McConnell is only in the position to be a roadblock because the Republicans want him to be there. If they actually gave a shit about us, they’d remove him. Do not let them pretend they’re not the reason we’re in this shitshow.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
No, this is gullible bullshit. Mcconnell is acting as a roadblock to prevent the GOP senators from having to vote no on the stimulus, which they would. Yes, even the ones who said they'd vote yes. All of them are fucking equally guilty, and fixating on this piece of shit as the sole problem is exactly what he wants. Also, fuck WaPo for publishing this. They definitely know better, and there's bound to be better letters to publish instead of this credulous crap.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Thanks Kentucky. But also, thanks Maine, Alaska, Florida, Texas, .....	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
I don’t understand why MM is getting singled out for all the hate. It’s obvious he is just the mouthpiece for all The GOP. This headline is flat out the opposite of reality. Anytime Republicans want to go in a different direction try can. Mitch is just the face because he doesn’t give a fuck how much people hate him. So then the real question is why would WaPo run such an obviously FALSE headline?	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	4Frustration
Moscow Mitch is just the decaying jowly face of the problem. Every corrupt democracy hating Republican hides behind him. Our government has been poisoned by this shit for 6 years. We have to destroy the Republican party. To save this country to save the world this corrupt conservative ideology of corporate fascism must end.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Nah, it’s partisan. The GOP could remove Mitch as majority leader in a heartbeat if they wanted to. They don’t want to.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	9Political Discourse
They had him backed into a corner when Bernie threatened to delay the NDAA and had support but then dem leadership rolled over and voted majority in line with Mitch Just saying, real opposition looks a lot like Mitch and not Dem leadership. It has been decades of the same shit from him but they refuse to learn. Hard to not see Dem leadership as complicit at this point when it has been years of them ultimately going "oh man our hands are tied" as they proceed to vote 40 strong for corporate welfare and bloated defense spending. Party leadership interests align far more often than they dont.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	4Frustration
It's really not. Barely any member of the senate does anything to actually stop him. They're all just going through the motions. The only person that tried to play hard ball was Bernie Sanders. He threatened to filibuster the military spending bill. So forty-one democratic senators voted for it, allowing McConnell to file cloture. So now Bernie can't filibuster because more democrats voted for the damn bill than republicans. Twats.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	0Aggression
The answer is for 120k democrat voters to move out of safe districts/states (or non-competitive red states) to Wyoming and pickup the 2 senators there. As demographics continue to change and challenge the existing power structure look for more gridlock, intransigence, and anti-democratic behavior. Covid has already proven that this tactic has lethal consequences for the country. We need a national popular movement to deliver low population red states (WY, MT, DAKOTAS) for the democrats and end this before it is too late.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	0Anxiety	13Stress
No. It's every single Republican in this country. They choose Mitch McConnell and could oust him at any second.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	0Aggression
Sad that anyone cares what NY Post writes.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	11Sadness
https://nypost.com/author/glenn-h-reynolds/ Who would ever care about anything this guy writes?	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
“Senator Hawley is willing to endorse the disenfranchisement of millions of Americans — particularly voters of color — and justify the attempted theft of an election. He is willing to credit malicious lies that will poison our democracy for generations.” "Trump has brought these trends into a dangerous new phase. As president, he is attempting to deconstruct American institutions from the top down. He intuitively grasps — like many authoritarians before him — that the biggest lies motivate the most abject servility. His message is carried like lightning on social media and is amplified by right-wing media personalities and grifters (but I repeat myself) who find profit and influence in the humiliation of their country. It is truly the technological golden age for casual sedition."	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	3Fear
Hawley has 2024 presidential ambitions. That's not the worst part. The worst part is the other GOP presidential hopefuls who are silent or support this, but will turn around during the 2024 primary season and use "you threatened the stability of the democracy!"as an attack against him.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Sedition. Call it for what it is.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
I was convinced Josh Hawley was the mythical person that was the smarter, more competent autocrat Trump until he pulled this shit. Now I think he is nothing but a cut rate Ron DeSantis.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
This man deserves to be punished for treason and sedition.	0Anger Expression	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	10Punishment
He’s the politician from The Dead Zone.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	3Fear
Went to high school with him. Sorry on behalf of all of us “normal” alums.	0Anger Expression	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	11Sadness
Dude legit thinks he can become POTUS with the first name Josh. LOL!	0Anger Expression	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
Boy, this dude has the airport bathroom gay hookup look all over him. 2024? Not gonna happen for this guy.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	10Punishment
Conservatism is a threat to the entire population of the planet. He's just another symptom.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	3Fear
He's really going all-in just to finish fifth in Iowa.	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	11Sadness
He’s a traitor to America and the constitution	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
If members of congress object when they do the certification, this country is over. The next time a republican is "elected" president is the last time we'll have a real election. If they try to pull this with no evidence, what's to stop them from being more brazen in the future? Nothing. US is finished as a democracy.	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	0Anxiety	4Frustration
It’s true...if both of those dems are elected a lot of people will literally get $2000 bucks 💰	2Trait Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
Legalize cannabis Forgive student debt, guarantee college for all Higher minimum wage The list is long. Only way to accomplish any of it is to elect osshof and warnock	0Anger Expression	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
I am a Georgian & I already voted. I am proud we flipped Blue & I hope we do so again on Tuesday!	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
I can remember my first job at 15 - I was making $6.25 per hour. You could buy a 12 oz coke out of a machine for a quarter. That was more than 20 years ago and now the minimum is $7.25 and you can't get a coke for less than a buck out of a machine. Amazing.	0Anger Expression	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	14Surprise
This is the biggest story for the whole nation... people may not realize it but this stupid little run off here in in GEORGIA will in large part guide the nation for the next four years. The republicans are worried but now is the time to vote. If you have not already. More people have voted already than any run off in history, and if you look at the percentage as compared to registered voters, it Historic ...say again Historic.. no other run off in any state had had this number. We hit 3,000,000 that’s 3 million early voters. Now we have one more chance to remove these two corrupt slimes out of office, and take back the senate. Vote in person, it will be close.l but we can still do it...Vote! Like your lives depend on...THEY DO!	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	13Stress
Vote like it's 2K.	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
This should be THE message. Even some disillusioned Republicans might want a raise, and every worker deserves one	0Anger Expression	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	9Political Discourse
Democrats are finally getting simple messages and attacks that even joe the plumber can understand.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust
counting on Georgia to help our nation progress!	1State Anger	1Not Anger	3Not Anxiety	5Happiness
Don’t fuck this up, Georgia.	1State Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	13Stress
Any Gen Z that votes Republican is an idiot. Boomers screwed you and they're going to keep doing it, don't help them.	2Trait Anger	0Anger	3Not Anxiety	2Disgust

I really hope Andrew Yang can make a serious case for presidency in 2024.

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Fuck whoever wrote this and the editor that made them do it. I have a friend who died because of this asshole.

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If we wind up in Civil War II history will always remember us as the biggest idiots of all time

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> Sasse, a potential 2024 presidential contender, America is stuck on a permanent election loop.

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Ben Sasse saying the right thing way too late, as always

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„As for the next measure Thiry will back, he’s open to recommendations.“ How about a ballot measure, that requires the donors behind all these ballot measures to be public?

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I hope Trump decides to step in and take control if OANN and Newsmax. Both would be done in a year. That would be the best thing he's ever done for his country.

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What Trump is going to discover is that an ex President is just nowhere near as relevant as a president. Sure he has his hardcore fans, but even they will dwindle. He simply won't have the power to control the news cycle as he had been, and some of his devotees will start to lose interest, which is going to make him even crazier. He could play politics with his supporters in Congress but he doesn't have the finesse for that. OANN and Newsmax will call less and less, and a new right wing hero will eventually emerge. Before 2024, he's going to be a shell, rambling incoherently (I mean completely) and doing all kinds of crazy things for attention. Maybe he'll have a book ghostwritten.

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What we've learned over the past 5 years is that if you repeat something over and over often enough, there is a subsection of people who will believe it.

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Simple people require simple answers to complicated questions.

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Originally published on December 30, 2020 11:35 am A significant number of Americans believe misinformation about the origins of the coronavirus and the recent presidential election, as well as conspiracy theories like QAnon, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. Forty percent of respondents said they believe the coronavirus was made in a lab in China even though there is no evidence for this. Scientists say the virus was transmitted to humans from another species. And one-third of Americans believe that voter fraud helped Joe Biden win the 2020 election, despite the fact that courts, election officials and the Justice Department have found no evidence of widespread fraud that could have changed the outcome. The poll results add to mounting evidence that misinformation is gaining a foothold in American society and that conspiracy theories are going mainstream, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. This has raised concerns about how to get people to believe in a "baseline reality," said Chris Jackson, a pollster with Ipsos. "Increasingly, people are willing to say and believe stuff that fits in with their view of how the world should be, even if it doesn't have any basis in reality or fact," Jackson said. "What this poll really illustrates to me is how willing people are to believe things that are ludicrous because it fits in with a worldview that they want to believe." "That's terrifying" The NPR/Ipsos poll of 1,115 U.S. adults was conducted Dec. 21 to 22. The credibility interval for the overall sample is 3.3 percentage points. One of the most striking poll findings has to do with QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that gained widespread attention this year as two of its backers were elected to Congress. The poll asked respondents whether they believe that "a group of Satan-worshipping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media" — the false allegation at the heart of QAnon. While only 17% said it was true, another 37% said they didn't know. "It's total bonkers," said Jackson, "and yet ... essentially half of Americans believe it's true or think that maybe it's true. They don't really know. And I think that's terrifying that half of Americans believe that could be the case." According to the poll, 39% of Americans believe another key tenet of the QAnon theory: that there is a deep state working to undermine President Trump. The president is himself a major source of misinformation, as he continues to make baseless claims about election fraud on Twitter and elsewhere. Conservative media also have devoted hours of coverage to exaggerated or debunked claims. The NPR/Ipsos poll suggests those claims are having an impact. Two-thirds of Republicans surveyed said they believe that voter fraud helped Biden win the election, and fewer than half of Republicans said they accept the outcome of the election. "There's just too much information out there," said Brooke Williams, a Republican voter and self-described QAnon follower from Oro Valley, Ariz., during a follow-up interview with NPR. "I can't see how anybody is not thoroughly convinced that Biden was illegally elected." In contrast, only 11% of Democrats think voter fraud helped Biden win the election, and 93% accept the outcome. Whom Americans trust Overall, most respondents said they do want to see a peaceful transition to a Biden administration in January, though many are worried about political violence over the next four years. The vast majority of Americans said they're also worried about the spread of false information, with 4 out of 5 poll respondents saying they're concerned about misinformation related to the coronavirus and vaccines in particular. But Republicans were more likely than Democrats to believe misinformation about the virus, including that it was created in a lab in China and that COVID-19 is no more of a "serious threat" than the seasonal flu. "I think it was deliberately released by China," said Jon Costello, a Republican from Huntsville, Ala., who responded to the poll. "I think this big thing of shutting down businesses, shutting down education systems ... is all part of a plan to break the spirit and the will of Americans." Poll respondents of both parties expressed skepticism about the vaccines that are now being distributed in the U.S., though Republicans were less likely than Democrats to say that they would "take the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is made available to me." "I shouldn't have to take a vaccine for something that was man-made," said Shaena Castro, a Democrat who lives in New York City. "I guess you can call me a conspiracy theorist or whatever, but yeah, I am convinced that it's man-made." When asked whom they trust, respondents mostly pointed to the people they encounter in their daily lives. Personal physicians scored highly, as did faith or spiritual leaders. Politicians and media figures did not fare as well. Tucker Carlson of Fox News, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC and Wolf Blitzer of CNN were at the bottom of the list. More Americans trust Biden than Trump, but both lagged behind Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who scored the highest of any specific person the poll asked about. New misinformation vs. old conspiracy Pollsters say that multiple factors make people more or less susceptible to misinformation — including educational attainment, media consumption and political affiliation — and that people are more likely to believe conspiracy theories that fit into their worldview. For example, almost half of respondents said that the majority of racial justice protests over the summer were violent, when in fact the vast majority were peaceful. Poll respondents from all demographics answered this question incorrectly — but they were even more likely to do so if they were Republicans and if they got their news from Fox News or conservative online outlets like Breitbart or the Daily Caller. Recent misinformation held more sway than some older conspiracy theories. About 60% of Americans correctly answered that former President Barack Obama was born in the United States and that several mass shootings in recent years were not staged hoaxes. And about 70% correctly answered that humans do play a significant role in climate change — roughly the same percentage who believe astronauts landed on the moon in the 1960s and '70s. It's also clear from the poll results that Americans are worried about misinformation, even if there's no clear prescription for what to do about it. Nearly 70% of respondents said they are concerned that information they receive on social media is inaccurate; a similar percentage is concerned about foreign interference in U.S. social media. "I'm concerned to see so many people living in a false reality, seeing relatives honestly believe that this was some kind of rigged election," said William Street, who lives in northeast Mississippi. "It terrifies me that people can be that misled and believe conspiracy theories like that," Street tells NPR. "I'm concerned that with even just a little prodding from this man in office, they could be led to do very desperate things." There's evidence that conspiracy theories are becoming more and more mainstream in American society. That's according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll out today. The poll gave people a sort of test to see if they could spot misinformation like the coronavirus was created in a lab or that voter fraud helped Joe Biden win the 2020 election. And a lot of people failed. NPR's Joel Rose joins me now with the details. Hello. JOEL ROSE, BYLINE: Hey, Leila. FADEL: So let's start with the coronavirus. There's a lot of misinformation out there from full-on COVID denial to people thinking it's just a flu. What did the poll find? ROSE: This is something that people said they were really worried about. Eighty percent say they're concerned about the spread of false information, specifically around COVID and the vaccines. But at the same time, 40% of poll respondents believe one of the biggest conspiracy theories that's out there about the virus, that it was made in a lab in China. There is no evidence for this. And scientists say that the virus was transmitted to humans from another species. But I talked to people all over the country who responded to our poll and they still believe this. JOHN COSTELLO: Yes, I think it was deliberately released by China. I think it was a deliberate act that was done. TERESA WEIR: They've intentionally set this off. SHEANA CASTRO: I guess you can call me a conspiracy theorist or whatever, but I am convinced that it's man-made. ROSE: That was Jon Costello (ph) of Huntsville, Ala., Teresa Weir (ph) of Joliet, Ill., and Sheana Castro (ph) of New York City. FADEL: So one big source of misinformation has been the president who continues to make baseless claims of a stolen election on Twitter and elsewhere. Can we tell how those claims are landing? *more in the article

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These motherfuckers really used “spark” in the headline twice

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Let’s be honest, if there’s any violence, it’s going to be from the right.

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If everybody just calms down and shuts up saying there’s gonna be violence.. it’ll probably go on as usual. saying that it’s going to happen sets it in motion They must be hurting for headlines

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The media said this about the general election, and that didn't happen. More click bait to insight people. Let it play out, and keep it civil

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Insurrection has been the goal since it became clear that Trump was not going to win.

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Let's stop pretending anything makes Nazis be violent. Nazis embrace violence by their very nature. They see it as an integral part of masculinity. Non-violence means they kill you sooner.

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Isn't that the point of the disinformation?

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If you're a mask protesting Covidiot who contracted the virus participating in a Trump rally with a thousand kindred spirits during the outbreak and then shared it with others then yes, blaming the victim makes people safer. It's called peer pressure. Negative reinforcement group dynamics. Deterrence. Don't be a Covidiot. Don't suck the aerosols if you can't do the ICU. I'm looking at you, Herman Cain.

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Letlow is not the victim. The people who follow his lead are the victims. He should have been setting an example. Instead he lied to people about how severe the pandemic is.

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Victims are the people that do everything right and still die because of the selfish antimask idiots that continue to spread the virus because they can't be bothered to not eat at restaurants for a while, and nobody is mocking them. If you refuse to accept science, and continue to spread this deadly virus by not wearing a mask or social distancing then you deserve to be mocked when you or your family inevitably get it.

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If I step out onto a busy freeway, yelling about how it's my right as an American to step out onto busy freeways, while flipping the bird to people telling me it's dangerous to step out onto a busy freeway... can I be called a "victim?" Not everyone that has something unfortunate happen to them is a "victim."

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So concerned with civility...but only ‘now’. So predictable.

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Ignoring Libertarians makes people safer in general

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I have watched a good friend change before my eyes. He and I have played in a band for several years and never talked about politics, and I mean never, until Trump. In 2017 politics completely overtook him and by fall of 2019 he was a different person. Now he has stopped speaking to the rest of us and his social media is chocked full of messages about the Left being traitors and that they should be stopped by any and all means. He recently linked to a parler user that is calling for the murder of all liberals. I need to ask him: So, did you notice that in 2015 none of this existed? 5 years ago you were not angry and you had friends that had beliefs other than you own and you didn't care? Since when did I become someone who deserves death for my political views? It's a cult. And people can't just leave a cult, usually. My favorite uncle joined The Way International in 1982 and is totally under their control to this day. Mass delusion on this scale isn't something we've dealt with, that I'm aware of. Not without a world war first. I miss my friend.

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This was a sobering read. "Participatory disinformation" is a really interesting term for the self-perpetuating cycle of "alternative facts", "discoveries" and "tHe MaInStReAm MeDiA wOn'T tELl YoU tHiS" that's ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE on social media. It's rewarding to be a part of a group mentality, and to have ones own contributions acknowledged and supported. When the group identity is built, at least in part, on rejecting "the establishment" and being in the "know", anything and everything can be angled to reinforce that narrative. You can't combat that with facts.

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During the cold war, the CIA ran massive critical thinking education programs throughout NATO countries to counter Russian propaganda.

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You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into to begin with.

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Require Fox to post a banner that it has legally declared itself an entertainment rather than news channel.

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My foxified family members are calling for the wholesale slaughter of any and all democrats, what the hell is fox news telling them right now???

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Facts won't fix this which is why we need to look at countries that have dealt with disinformation for years. It was briefly mentioned in [Operation InfeKtion](https://youtu.be/tR_6dibpDfo?t=2089) by the New York Times how many East European countries like Ukraine and Latvia deal with disinformation. Even Mexico does this as well. They have primetime shows that actively address disinformation. They have trolls who troll the trolls thus wasting their time and preventing further disinformation. A lot of the tactics they use we can use as well. But for some reason people are wary of using them. What a lot of people don't realize is what disinformation peddlers use to their advantage is a fundamental part of social media that's neither good nor bad. They're simply using it for bad so we associate it with bad.

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Did the US not previously have an honesty in journalism law that was revoked? Might it not be a bad idea to start with reinstating that law? If I remember correctly the law allowed for media companies and journalists to be held accountable for publishing misinformation. You'll obviously never get rid of misinformation on the internet in general but it would help to put a stop to "media outlets" like Fox and OAN from publishing blatantly false articles.

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A similar information crisis happened in 1929, leading to a stock market crash known as Black Tuesday. Financial Statements to investors and creditors were based off false or hyperbolic unaudited information. This was followed by the securities and exchange act of 1934 requiring financial reports to be audited by independent professional accountants using the same set of accounting standards. Those professionals were also required to be licensed by a certifying body and conduct peer reviews on each other's work. If we took democracy as seriously as we took the markets, journalists would have a similar framework of licensure, enforceable professional standards, and accountability. The distinction between news and entertainment would be less blurred.

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We've gone beyond being able to fix adults with facts. You could have a stack of facts 6 feet tall on any subject and just be met with "Thats what THEY want you to think but my friend Becky on Facebook knows better". Our only chance is to educate children and teens better than their parents and push as much critical thinking and scientific thought as possible. Also a tactical strike on FB and Twitter server farms can't hurt right?

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And no where in the article did it say how to fight the disinformation crisis. WTF?

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Some of the comments below stating thaf Trump is not so bad prove the point Observing as a non american we see an altright racist corrupt divisive politician spouting untruths and halftruths driving americans unnecessarily apart applying fascist cult forming tactics. You also see attemps support Trump with a lot of whataboutism using halftruths or untruths from shady sources such as Q. Misinformation is generated by foreign actors often by proxy , which is not understood by the victims. Adressing that will help. Btw the same applies to us in europe

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Just wanted to share an amazing playlist of Videos from a YouTube creator called Innuendo Studios. Basically, they talk about a lot of the tactics the Alt-Right uses for its various goals. A really fascinating watch. It really goes into the use of disinformation. Just felt relevant. Enjoy! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJA_jUddXvY7v0VkYRbANnTnzkA_HMFtQ

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Public humiliation works wonders though

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Chris Hedges “Cult 45” Can’t recommend this enough... https://youtu.be/JwY1n_yqz9Q

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I’ve never seen a youth generation this politically engaged. The Republicans are fucked.

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I love this generation’s lack of fear of judgement and I wish the millennial generation felt the same. Too many millennials were beat down by boomers and gen xers for being different.

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May their road rise with them.

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Thanks for helping!

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Keep it up! y’all are real Patriots!

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He would have been reelected in a landslide, massaged his massive ego, and made a bajillion dollars legally if he had said "I have the smartest doctors in the world and I will get us through this. I won'tlet the small sacrifices we make scar us. Show your patriotism by wearing a MAGA mask available on my website for only 88 dollars."

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The funniest thing is that if Trump had simply stepped back and said 'I am a businessman, not a doctor. I'm going to let these fine people make all the choices and I'll back them up 100%.'

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This is not new. If one looks over Trump's career, he is the sole cause of his many business failures but he has never taken responsible. Instead, he has had others to bail him out of his total incompetence such as his father, the bankruptcy courts and Deutsche Bank. When he was POTUS, Harry Truman had a plaque on his desk "The Buck Stops Here". The current POTUS does the opposite, "Has the Buck". The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited as saying “Character is destiny.” When we look at the character of Donald J. Trump, no one should be surprised.

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List of People that have conspired against, betrayed, or otherwise failed Trump according to him (updated 1/1/2021): - [All Democrats](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1341405487057821698) - [Ch](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338149139205550086)[i](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1340527057151930369)[na](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1340333618691002368) - Poll workers in all of the swing states he lost. - [The FDA](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1325962203346972678) - [Any Republicans that disagree with him or voice concern with his recent actions (RINOs)](https://twitter.com/search?q=%22RINO%22%20from%3ArealDonaldTrump) - Any State and government officials that won't overturn the election for him. - Definitely not [Arizona Governor](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1058856438091710464) [Doug Ducey](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1034128943480299521) - [Doug Ducey](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1334667685536411648) - General [Jim Mattis](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1331228373666902017) - [The whole world$?$](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337373146652020736) - All main-stream media - [Not pollsters](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1317063921375842305) - [Most](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1326519025552265216) [Pollsters](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1319274192211247104) - [All](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1333965375193624578) [technology](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1321472358830403585) [companies](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332175155104247808), [particularly](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1324613375213621248) [twitter](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332173996134195202) - [The republican](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1334517145288527882) [majority senate](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1343915971480842240) - [Mitch McConnell](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1339083004216532993), [Republican leader of the Senate](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1342245390540804096) - South Dakota Senator [John Thune](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1341547750710800385) - [Definitely](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1326304091035881472) [not](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1333048188224360451) [Fox News](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1318003668768026624) - [Fox](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1327950785959915520) [News](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1332773351018942465) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1339198867275980802) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344394741031514115) - State and otherwise Supreme courts in Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania comprised of both Democratic and Republican judges, [some of whom he installed](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-appointed-judge-dismisses-pennsylvania-election-case-trumps-latest-legal-defeat-1550860) - According to Sidney Powell: [George Soros, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Maybe Germany, Dominion and Smartmatic, the Clintons](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13245914/rudy-giuliani-sweats-hair-dye-democrats-election-fraud/) - [Sidney Powell](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-cuts-ties-with-lawyer-who-peddled-conspiracy-theories/vi-BB1bht1o) - Pennylvania Governor [Tom Wolf](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1324750555059728384) - [SCOTUS](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337790419875352576), [including the 3 judges he installed (this was a retweet by Trump)](https://twitter.com/toddstarnes/status/1337555701527416832) - [His AG](https://abc7ny.com/trump-intense-meeting-bill-barr-attorey-general-voter-fraud-claims-2020-election/8464004/) [Bill](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337754366569295874) [Barr](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338614499981602819) - [The department of Justice](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337220913528532992) - [Christopher Krebs head of CISA within the Dept. Of Homeland Security](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328852354049957888) - [The FBI](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/11/29/trump-claims-fbi-and-justice-department-may-have-helped-rig-election/?sh=7a3126f5c01a) - [Jared Kushner](https://news.yahoo.com/trump-reportedly-lashed-kushner-over-061506998.html) - [Geoff Duncan](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344397397280088070) - [Brad Raffensperger](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344142388063821825) - [But Definitely](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1055075245743374336) [not](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1021751811601059840) [Brian](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1020808378594054144) [Kemp](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1053657849606234112) - [Brian](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337041669368258565) [Kemp](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337749020706549762) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1337840500561367046) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338348880182829061) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1336385153929793536) [...](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344288700851744769)

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I'm one of 85 million who voted for Biden, so he can blame me. 🙋🏽‍♂️

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I have yet to see an explanation of why, if the Democrats et. al. colluded to steal the election, they didn't also make sure that they won the Senate and didn't lose seats in the House. If they only rigged the election so that the Republican Senators that the polls indicated would lose, no one would be the wiser. Why would they only rig the election so that Trump would lose. Logic, apparently, is not their strong suit.

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>**A Narcissist's Prayer** > >That didn't happen. > >And if it did, it wasn't that bad. > >And if it was, that's not a big deal. > >And if it is, that's not my fault. < ---- He is here > >And if it was, I didn't mean it. > >And if I did... > >You deserved it.

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Of course he does, he's a narcissist. Just glad that on January 20th he's finally an irrelevant lunatic again.

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I can’t wait until I no longer have to hear about this man.

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I refuse to give him any more oxygen. Having said that, I believe this is all a distraction to keep scrutiny away from the GOP Senate races. Every accusation is a confession.

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That's what narcissists do when their world is falling apart around them.

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Someone should get Twitter trending with "Melania Voted for Biden"

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Textbook Narcissism. Everything revolves around me and everything bad that happens to me is someone else’s fault

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He tried everything but be a good president.

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He lost the popular vote the first time, then spent 4 years insulting basically everyone, then lost the popular vote again. This is common sense he lost.

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Everyone here is saying if he wasn’t such a fuck-up he would have been re-elected. Well, I personally feel that it was too close. Too many people wanted to re-elect him despite everything. Far too many people. He also is responsible for opening this pandora box which has exposed all the racism and ignorance throughout the world. Those anti- maskers/conspiracies were all hidden before as polite public deemed it unacceptable. Now they have a huge voice and are parading around letting everyone know who they are. It was Trump that made it acceptable for them. I’m so gullible that I thought the George Floyd protests were going to make a difference. People are bragging these days about their warped views. I’m so tired of the news as it’s really depressing me.

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> Maybe voters were repelled by the very traits he has been vividly displaying since the election. “Maybe?”

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Remember the people and politicians who voted for him, protected him and still support him. They are the real danger to America. Find any and all of them who hold elected office at your local level. Even if it’s just your home owners association. Find them on your school boards and in your city and county governments . They have shown that they are willing to destroy the Constitution and American Democracy. These people at this local level created the foundation that supports trump and the institutional destruction of America’s moral and ethical way of life. They have broken the Social Contract that makes the country work. Find them, defeat them and destroy the MAGA Republican structure. The war for America has just started.

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Well of course, he’s a sociopath, it’s a text book reaction. He’s not able to admit error or responsibility.

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Or the other Republicans could dissent. Just 3 people.

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Nope. McConnell is only in the position to be a roadblock because the Republicans want him to be there. If they actually gave a shit about us, they’d remove him. Do not let them pretend they’re not the reason we’re in this shitshow.

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No, this is gullible bullshit. Mcconnell is acting as a roadblock to prevent the GOP senators from having to vote no on the stimulus, which they would. Yes, even the ones who said they'd vote yes. All of them are fucking equally guilty, and fixating on this piece of shit as the sole problem is exactly what he wants. Also, fuck WaPo for publishing this. They definitely know better, and there's bound to be better letters to publish instead of this credulous crap.

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Thanks Kentucky. But also, thanks Maine, Alaska, Florida, Texas, .....

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I don’t understand why MM is getting singled out for all the hate. It’s obvious he is just the mouthpiece for all The GOP. This headline is flat out the opposite of reality. Anytime Republicans want to go in a different direction try can. Mitch is just the face because he doesn’t give a fuck how much people hate him. So then the real question is why would WaPo run such an obviously FALSE headline?

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Moscow Mitch is just the decaying jowly face of the problem. Every corrupt democracy hating Republican hides behind him. Our government has been poisoned by this shit for 6 years. We have to destroy the Republican party. To save this country to save the world this corrupt conservative ideology of corporate fascism must end.

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Nah, it’s partisan. The GOP could remove Mitch as majority leader in a heartbeat if they wanted to. They don’t want to.

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They had him backed into a corner when Bernie threatened to delay the NDAA and had support but then dem leadership rolled over and voted majority in line with Mitch Just saying, real opposition looks a lot like Mitch and not Dem leadership. It has been decades of the same shit from him but they refuse to learn. Hard to not see Dem leadership as complicit at this point when it has been years of them ultimately going "oh man our hands are tied" as they proceed to vote 40 strong for corporate welfare and bloated defense spending. Party leadership interests align far more often than they dont.

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It's really not. Barely any member of the senate does anything to actually stop him. They're all just going through the motions. The only person that tried to play hard ball was Bernie Sanders. He threatened to filibuster the military spending bill. So forty-one democratic senators voted for it, allowing McConnell to file cloture. So now Bernie can't filibuster because more democrats voted for the damn bill than republicans. Twats.

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The answer is for 120k democrat voters to move out of safe districts/states (or non-competitive red states) to Wyoming and pickup the 2 senators there. As demographics continue to change and challenge the existing power structure look for more gridlock, intransigence, and anti-democratic behavior. Covid has already proven that this tactic has lethal consequences for the country. We need a national popular movement to deliver low population red states (WY, MT, DAKOTAS) for the democrats and end this before it is too late.

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No. It's every single Republican in this country. They choose Mitch McConnell and could oust him at any second.

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Sad that anyone cares what NY Post writes.

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https://nypost.com/author/glenn-h-reynolds/ Who would ever care about anything this guy writes?

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“Senator Hawley is willing to endorse the disenfranchisement of millions of Americans — particularly voters of color — and justify the attempted theft of an election. He is willing to credit malicious lies that will poison our democracy for generations.” "Trump has brought these trends into a dangerous new phase. As president, he is attempting to deconstruct American institutions from the top down. He intuitively grasps — like many authoritarians before him — that the biggest lies motivate the most abject servility. His message is carried like lightning on social media and is amplified by right-wing media personalities and grifters (but I repeat myself) who find profit and influence in the humiliation of their country. It is truly the technological golden age for casual sedition."

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Hawley has 2024 presidential ambitions. That's not the worst part. The worst part is the other GOP presidential hopefuls who are silent or support this, but will turn around during the 2024 primary season and use "you threatened the stability of the democracy!"as an attack against him.

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Sedition. Call it for what it is.

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I was convinced Josh Hawley was the mythical person that was the smarter, more competent autocrat Trump until he pulled this shit. Now I think he is nothing but a cut rate Ron DeSantis.

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This man deserves to be punished for treason and sedition.

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He’s the politician from The Dead Zone.

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Went to high school with him. Sorry on behalf of all of us “normal” alums.

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Dude legit thinks he can become POTUS with the first name Josh. LOL!

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Boy, this dude has the airport bathroom gay hookup look all over him. 2024? Not gonna happen for this guy.

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Conservatism is a threat to the entire population of the planet. He's just another symptom.

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He's really going all-in just to finish fifth in Iowa.

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He’s a traitor to America and the constitution

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If members of congress object when they do the certification, this country is over. The next time a republican is "elected" president is the last time we'll have a real election. If they try to pull this with no evidence, what's to stop them from being more brazen in the future? Nothing. US is finished as a democracy.

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It’s true...if both of those dems are elected a lot of people will literally get $2000 bucks 💰

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Legalize cannabis Forgive student debt, guarantee college for all Higher minimum wage The list is long. Only way to accomplish any of it is to elect osshof and warnock

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I am a Georgian & I already voted. I am proud we flipped Blue & I hope we do so again on Tuesday!

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I can remember my first job at 15 - I was making $6.25 per hour. You could buy a 12 oz coke out of a machine for a quarter. That was more than 20 years ago and now the minimum is $7.25 and you can't get a coke for less than a buck out of a machine. Amazing.

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This is the biggest story for the whole nation... people may not realize it but this stupid little run off here in in GEORGIA will in large part guide the nation for the next four years. The republicans are worried but now is the time to vote. If you have not already. More people have voted already than any run off in history, and if you look at the percentage as compared to registered voters, it Historic ...say again Historic.. no other run off in any state had had this number. We hit 3,000,000 that’s 3 million early voters. Now we have one more chance to remove these two corrupt slimes out of office, and take back the senate. Vote in person, it will be close.l but we can still do it...Vote! Like your lives depend on...THEY DO!

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Vote like it's 2K.

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This should be THE message. Even some disillusioned Republicans might want a raise, and every worker deserves one

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Democrats are finally getting simple messages and attacks that even joe the plumber can understand.

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counting on Georgia to help our nation progress!

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Don’t fuck this up, Georgia.

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Any Gen Z that votes Republican is an idiot. Boomers screwed you and they're going to keep doing it, don't help them.

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