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The full story of how this ad got made is obvious now.
1. Vivek's team produced the ad.
2. Campaigners refused to greenlight it.
3. Vivek 'leaks' the sympathetic right-wing media.
4. Media publishes it for him.
5. He boosts it to circumvent FEC rules.
This explains everything:
"Who made it?" Vivek and his team.
"Did it run?"It never ran on TV.
"Why does it look like a real ad?" Was meant to be one.
"Where's the FEC disclaimer?" It didn't need one.
"How did it leak?" Deliberately to RW media.
"Why did they do it like this?"
Someone very loudly decried it as being below the belt and a bad look, and Vivek (being the 170 IQ elite human capital that he is) realized he could get the message out, smear his opponent, keep his name off the ad, and (most importantly) save money by simply leaking it to imbeciles like Megyn Kelly.
His problem, like every midwit who thinks they're a genius, was going full bore ahead without ever stopping to think "maybe I'm wrong and this is a bad idea."
30 seconds on Twitter and anyone even slightly critical of Vivek starts searching her early life history, reads public stories about her abusive upbringing, and pulls up the public court records.
Vivek Ramaswamy hired a woman to smear her own daughter. A woman so vile, she slept with a man after knowing he had raped not only her daughter, but his own as well. A woman who probably helped him escape custody after a grand jury indicted him for incestuous rape of a child so he could die of natural causes in her loving arms.
@megynkelly exposes the truth about Amy Acton. It’s uncomfortable, but every voter in Ohio should watch every second of this.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Court records corroborate that Amy Acton's stepfather was charged and indicted in 1978 for raping her as a child, after which she and her brother were removed from their mother's custody.
nationalreview.com/news/amy-acton…
cbsnews.com/news/ohio-gove…
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Перші дні війни. російські танки, за версією Трампа, повертають у багнюку. Давайте порозганяємо це відео по англомовних майданчиках!
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Of course, we are not losing this war. But we are losing people. Because of the Russian attacks, we're losing people and time. It's such a pity, because our children don't have a real life and childhood. Not only children, but all people. That's why we need to end this war as quickly as possible. I hope that our partners, Americans and Europeans, will help us. God bless, our strong soldiers stay strong on the battlefield. It helps me stay strong during any kind of negotiations.
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Судя по тому, с какой частотой Трамп ругает Украину и хвалит Путина в последние 10 дней, в его "дизельной сделке" есть пункт о почасовой оплате.
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彼はナイフで自らの足を切断し、たった一人で陣地を守り続けた。約一年半に及ぶ任務の末、彼を迎えに来たのは、一機のドローンだった。
人類史上初めての、ドローンによる救出だった。
想像してほしい。ほぼ敵の占領下にある土地に、一本のコンクリート管がある。その中に、二人の兵士がいる。やがて、一人だけになる。両足を失い、誰かが助けに来てくれるという希望も持てないまま。ひと月、またひと月と、時だけが過ぎていく。
クリヴィー・リフ出身のコスチャンティン・ヴラセンコは、自ら志願して戦地へ赴いた。召集令状を出してほしいと、長い間頼み続けていたという。
配属されたのは、「ヴェルトゥン」と呼ばれる陣地だった。排水用のコンクリート管を利用した掩蔽壕だ。
戦友と二人で、何か月もの間、その陣地を守った。しかし、ある日、戦友が命を落とした。二月十六日。ちょうど五十歳の誕生日だった。
コスチャンティンは、一人になった。
敵は、彼がそこにいることを知っていた。スピーカーを投下し、録音した声を流してきた。
「降伏しろ。味方はお前を助けには来ない。白いドローンが迎えに来て、家へ帰してやる」
コスチャンティンは無線で、こう返した。
「ロシアの軍艦よ」
そして、陣地にとどまった。
その後、ドローンからの爆弾投下が続いた。左脚に重傷を負い、右足もひねって痛めた。
やがて、両足の壊死が始まった。左足の先は腐って、自然に脱落した。右足の先は、れんがの上に載せ、ナイフで自ら切り落とした。
彼は、こう語っている。
「涙が流れた。でも、切るしかなかった。だから切った」
後には、指揮官にこんな冗談まで言った。
「祝ってくださいよ。もう扁平足でもなければ、サイズ44の靴も要りませんから」
暖かくなった頃、彼は切断された自分の足が残されている場所まで、這っていった。そこには、オレンジ色に黒い模様のある蝶が群れていた。
「思ったんです。神様、俺の足から、蝶まで生まれたのかって」
スティーヴン・キングの小説のような話だ。そして、キングの名が出てくるのには、実際に理由がある。妻が小包に入れて送ってくれたのが、キングの『アウトサイダー』だった。その本と、娘フリスティナへの思いが、陣地での日々を支えていた。
そして、世界のどの戦争でも、かつてなかったことが起きた。
コスチャンティンを迎えに、ドローンが飛んできた。
生きている彼を、そこから連れ帰るために。
操縦士は手順を記した紙を投下した。ドローンは着陸し、モーターを止めた。コスチャンティンはカラビナで自分の体を機体につなぎ、カメラに向かって「オーケー」のサインとハートを作ってみせた。
そして、空へ舞い上がった。
川の上を飛んでいる間、怖かったのは、ただ一つ。撃ち落とされ、水の中に落ちることだった。彼は泳げなかった。
ほかのドローンが彼を援護した。そのうち一機は、敵に撃ち落とされた。
それでも、コスチャンティンは無事にたどり着いた。
陣地で過ごした、四百九十一日。
失われた、両足。
史上初となる、ドローンによる兵士の救出。
それでも彼は、今も自分を英雄だとは思っていない。
「一番になるのは好きじゃない。二番のほうがいいんです」と言う。
彼は生きている。
再び、地上にいる。
そして、この物語は今、永遠に刻まれた。
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“Can’t get much cuter” says the @NHL. I repeat: publicly exploiting Ovechkin’s children—who are in no way to blame for the fact, that their father supports the very worst murderers and terrorists—is the most despicable thing the NHL has ever done. You know full well (continue)
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Do something.
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What Vivek Ramaswamy has done is absolutely beyond despicable and evil. It is the most vile thing I have ever seen in politics. Using Amy Acton's birth mother who stayed married to Amy's rapist and was so abusive she lost custody of her kids, for political gain is despicable.
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IHere's what Pres.Trump has done for Vladimir Putin since 2017:
🇺🇸➡️🇷🇺 First term
1Stood next to Putin in Helsinki and took his word over U.S. intelligence
2Lobbied to bring Russia back into the G7
3Withheld military aid from Ukraine to squeeze Zelensky (impeachment #1)
4Pulled out of Syria, handing Russia a freer hand
5Openly questioned NATO's mutual-defense pledge
6Lifted sanctions on Deripaska-linked companies, including Rusal
7Walked away from the INF nuclear treaty
8Walked away from the Open Skies treaty, leaving our European allies with less visibility
🇺🇸➡️🇷🇺 Second term
9. Called Russia's G7 expulsion a "mistake"
10. Declared Moscow "holds all the cards"
11. Opened talks with Russia with zero preconditions
12. Berated Zelensky in the Oval Office, then paused aid and intel to Ukraine
13. Halted offensive cyber operations against Russia
14. Had the U.S. vote WITH Russia against a UN resolution condemning the invasion
15. Said "Crimea will stay with Russia"
16. Rolled out the red carpet for Putin in Alaska
17. Pressed Ukraine, not Russia, to give up territory
18. Starshield
19. Diesel
20. Revoke Graham sanctions
That's not "America First."
You could never make that list of things a President has done for Zelensky, or for NATO. Ask yourself why.
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Amy Acton was raped by her stepfather when she was 12.
As a former prosecutor of child sexual abuse, I saw this pattern too frequently: a child victim discloses the abuse by a stepdad or mom’s boyfriend, and mom takes the abuser’s side because she can’t bear to think that she had exposed her own child to a monster.
Mom is protecting mom—not the child.
Every DA will tell you the same—it’s a painful pattern. It’s the most infuriating thing to hear a mother accuse a child of lying despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. I’ve had jury members plead with me after trial to arrest the mother for aiding and abetting.
Vivek Ramaswamy has embraced the Trumpian role of taking the side of the predator—and despicably rolled out Amy’s estranged mother to denounce Amy.
The brother of @amyactonoh confirms Amy’s account. The child protection authorities did the same—and took custody of both of them away from Acton’s mother.
This is disgusting politics. Vivek, you may not be better than this, but the American people are.
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Amy Acton’s mother stayed married to Amy’s rapist until the day he died. Republicans just paid her to star in an attack ad. Everyone involved should be fired and cast out of polite society. Fucking ghouls.
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BREAKING: George W. Bush's brother Neil just dropped a BOMB on MAGA by proudly announcing that he voted for James Talarico in the Texas Senate race.
This just gave Republicans a flashing green light to vote blue...
"I have never posted a political message on Facebook not wanting to offend friends whose views may be very different than mine. I'm breaking that tradition because I voted early today, and I voted for James Talarico for the United States Senate," Bush, the child of the late President George H.W. Bush wrote on Facebook.
"My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico," he continued.
"I have been deeply troubled by Paxton's conduct as Texas Attorney General, particularly his decision to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election in other states in an effort to help Donald Trump remain in power. I believe that effort was an affront to our democratic institutions and the peaceful transfer of power. My concerns about his judgment and conduct are hardly mine alone. He was impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House, although subsequently acquitted by the Texas Senate."
"More broadly, I believe Donald Trump and those who have enabled him have done enormous damage to the Republican Party. I worry about a political culture in which loyalty to an individual takes precedence over loyalty to principle, and where those who hold power begin to believe they are no longer accountable."
"But my vote today was about much more than opposition to Ken Paxton."
"I've never met James Talarico, but I have been enormously impressed by the way he approaches complicated and controversial issues. He speaks with respect, seeks common ground, and seems genuinely interested in bringing people together rather than driving them apart. His faith appears to be a deeply rooted source of humility, compassion, and conviction rather than a political weapon."
I see in him the qualities I admire most in public servants: integrity, civility, humility, and a willingness to listen to those with whom he disagrees. My impression is that he is a principled, pragmatic leader who understands that public office is a responsibility to serve, not an entitlement to power."
"I have been a Republican for most of my life, and I still believe deeply in many traditional Republican principles. But character matters more than party affiliation. Our democracy depends on leaders who respect our institutions, tell the truth, accept accountability, and seek to unite rather than divide."
"Today, I voted against a style of politics that I believe has damaged our country. More importantly, I voted for the kind of character and leadership I hope will help heal it," he concluded.
Bravo, Mr. Bush! We commend you for speaking out boldly during these crucial midterm elections. Ken Paxton is a stone-cold crook who was impeached for bribery by his own party as state attorney general. He has zero interest in serving the people of Texas if he wins and will instead work to line his own pockets, accumulate personal power, and rubber-stamp Trump's destructive agenda.
Meanwhile, James Talarico is a devout Christian who is committed to fighting for better healthcare, an end to pointless wars, livable wages, more housing construction to restore the American Dream, and banning Congressional stock trading.
The Bush family still wields a great deal of influence in Texas, so this announcement is sure to cause political shockwaves. If you're a Republican who genuinely loves this country, it's time to cross the aisle and vote for James Talarico.
Please ❤️ and share to thank Neil Bush!
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Amy Acton's brother reacts to Vivek Ramaswamy using their estranged mother in a campaign ad:
"...Our birth mother stayed married to Amy’s rapist until he died. This desperate, disgusting attack reveals exactly who Vivek Ramaswamy is at his core – a pathetic excuse for a man who is willing to hurt anyone as long as it gets him what he wants.”
