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"Yes, adding more true information to other true information tends to make an argument more convincing." 🤝

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The Democratic Party (my party) must rethink many of its policies as it ponders its future. Biden stepped down while giving a big middle finger to the party by endorsing Kamala as he walked out the door. By endorsing a sure loser, his vacuous, word salad spouting, DEI selected VP, he insured a landslide defeat in November.

To have a chance at victory Democrats should try listening to the concerns of the working class for a change. As a lifelong moderate Democrat I share their distain for the insane positions advocated by my party.

Democrat politicians defy biology by believing that men can actually become women and belong in women’s sports, rest rooms, locker rooms and prisons and that children should be mutilated in pursuit of the impossible.

Politicians like Harris believe borders should be open to millions of illegals which undermines workers’ wages and the affordability of housing when we can’t house our own citizens.

They discriminate against whites, Asians and men to counter past discrimination against others and undermine our economy by abandoning merit selection of students and employees.

Democratic mayors allow crime and homelessness to destroy our beautiful cities because they won't say no to destructive behavior.

The average voter knows this is happening and outright reject our party. Enough.

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What kind of fool writes something like this? They (D Party) don't, and won't, give 2 shits about you, me, or any other voters out here. And haven't since Clinton/Gore.

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Why ate you a still a Democrat? It is not a party that cherishes the same standards/beliefs that it did 20 years ago. it supports never ending wars, open borders prolific spending, green grift etc. A real Democrat, Kennedy, tried to run and the undemocratic party forced him out. Trump supports the working class abandoned by Democrats.

Vote for Kennedy or Trump, Harris is a not a moderate but a socialist.

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Dick: I am pro choice for the first trimester and JD Vance believes that rapists should become fathers if their rape results in a pregnancy. I know that climate change threatens humanity and Republicans are too stupid to see it. I trust vaccines to protect my health. Finally, I know that Trump is an ignorant sociopath. I hate both parties.

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Climate change DOES NOT threaten humanity, if you truly beleive this you have not studied the issue and have just been following the disinformation provided by the massive, and I mean massive, climate change industrial complex. Is it a concern, a little bit, but not nearly as much as getting 3rd world people fresh water, protection from malaria, decent healthcare, good nutrition. Millions die each year from these issues, whereas the number of people that die from climate change impacts is near zero. Can we as humans do much about it, not if we want to live in a modern society. The projected cost of dealing with climate change is in the trillions of dollars per year and the impact any of it will have upon the climate is almost immeasurable and this is according to the experts. Don't believe the lies of the climate change prophets learn the facts.

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Dave, you don't have a uterus so you don't get a say🤡

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Jasmine: I am pro choice. It’s the other side that doesn’t get it a say. Wake up.

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Vote this November for Bobby KennedyJr. He had to leave the Democratic Party since they were anointing Biden and now Biden has endorsed his vp who has never earned Any votes and was picked because of race and gender! Bobby is the only one who can defeat Trump!please do Not vote Democrat!

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Shanna: I am not going to vote. RFK jr is a wacko.

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Thanks for this excellent article. These fact-checkers are Bad News; their true colors must be shown to more people. I love this observation:

"It seems there is an endless supply of “fact-checking” and “anti-disinformation” sycophants ready to bow and scrape before the mad king."

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Good coverage of lies of the past. How about the lies the Democrats tell about the future?

-Kamala Harris is qualified to be Commander in Chief.

- Donald Trump will end democracy in America.

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Well researched report, thanks.

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Trump is the cure, warts and all. His supporters aren't idolatrous, Trump is not even close to a tyrant. Trump's extreme negatives, just like the nearly successful assassination, are due entirely to the work of the same people you have outted so well.

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This is such a good article. Only when I came to this did I realize that you do not know: "What is the lesson? On one hand, censorship and suppression only work for so long. Reality will eventually catch up with you. However, it also tells us that a lot of people can pretend the emperor does have clothes, even when he is stark naked and half the court is screaming and pointing at the top of their lungs - also known as “spreading misinformation”. It seems there is an endless supply of “fact-checking” and “anti-disinformation” sycophants ready to bow and scrape before the mad king."

And you likely do not even know that you do not know! I will write a substack post just for you, showing you that the emperor has no cloths. It is just a different emperor. And I will lay it out to you so you can see it with your own eyes. And then, maybe, you will realize how many screaming voices were not heard.

Just finished the post. It is "just" for you @Network Affects. https://ghostfromthefuture.substack.com/p/what-is-the-lesson-on-one-hand-censorship

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What truly sucks is not that the establishment lies - I think we have all resolved to that. What truly sucks is that there is no place to get full disclosure. Even among the best of non-traditional media - Matt Taibbi or Glen Greenwald - the most they can do is point out the BS.

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Answer: colossal salaries?

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And we are expected to support freedom of the press when they openly lie with patronizing, condescending pride. They should be ashamed and fired if any of the owners and editors had a once of integrity. Not long ago behavior of this kind put these kind of people bagging groceries.

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What makes you think a reckoning is coming?

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Yes and they are right back at it. For a week it seemed the wheels were coming off the great lying left. By getting ailing and ill Joe out of the way and installing KH without contest, their cover is back.

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The same people that were jolted to telling the truth about Joe are now working overtime to create a fictional Kamala fit for office. I'm almost hoping she gets elected to see if anything will wake up the left.

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Nothing hurts the fascist soul like facts.

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It wasn't the left that caused this🙄

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Our very own Aussie "pre bunker" using "inoculation theory", John Cook, has turned his hand from climate denial debunking (Denial 101, skepticalscience) to all manner of other topics, such as "misinformation about the vaccines". In fact, the list of possible applications is revealing. Apparently, smart people like him actually Know the Truth about...lots of things... "you name it, we pre-bunk it". https://researchmgt.monash.edu/ws/portalfiles/portal/344861133/338159045_oa.pdf

Particularly insidious is the use of computer games to "inoculate" young minds so that they reject the so-called "misinformation" that may come their way.

https://apnews.com/article/why-covid-19-conspiracy-theories-persist-2586c1bc28259f7e224885b609c8f131;

https://crankyuncle.com

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