Life hack: Don't @ me if you don't understand Poe's Law.

Lexington, KY
Joined September 2010
In times like these I'm reminded that I know a lot of stupid people. – at Kentucky, USA
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Matt Butler retweeted
good lord how can anyone be this whiny; are you not ashamed
US President Trump has a meltdown after losing the Nobel Peace Prize to Indian-origin South African jurist Navi Pillay
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People keep saying Trump term II is the most corrupt administration ever, so I built a model to find out if it was true. I took the UN's definition of corruption, turned it into eight criteria and 100 points, and scored the leaders history remembers for looting their countries: Marcos, Suharto, Mobutu, Abacha, Obiang, Putin. Then I put every president since Eisenhower on the same scale, both parties, with every exoneration counted right alongside the convictions. Nixon scored 41 and no other American President scored over a 25. Trump's second term scored a 91, which ties him with Suharto and Mobutu and puts him above Marcos and Abacha. So he is not only the most corrupt president in American history. At this pace he finishes his term level with the most corrupt rulers of the last hundred years. PSA: don't come in my comments arguing about the results if you haven't read the full article, because ignorance is a choice. Full article is up now on my Substack (link in bio) and it's free.
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I don’t know about you all, but frankly I’m insulted by the notion that my vote this November could be bought for 5k. Not to mention the inflation this would cause. All things considered, I cannot in good conscience accept a penny less than 10k!
.@POTUS announces the TRUMP DIVIDEND: If Republicans win both the House and the Senate, because of our tremendous economic success, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States for $5,000
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The President of the United States has no constitutional or statutory authority to issue a dividend check on behalf of the US Government. Only the Congress can authorize and appropriate these funds. constitutioncenter.org/the-constituti…
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Reading the comments and seeing how few people understand the context. Fancy Farm is a vibe.
Sorry to miss Fancy Farm today, but let me get in on the fun. Rand Paul apparently said I’d been “neutered” by my legislature. Rich coming from a guy who’s never had a pair of balls and if he did they’d be held by Trump. 1/4
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Congratulations Spain!
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Low info voters will destroy this country.
Somebody who voted for Ed just told us that @MassieforKY is too old. Ed is 68 years old. Massie is 55.
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Jupiter now has as many as 115 recognized moons. This may or may not be important, but we feel that it is the duty of this department to give it all the publicity possible.
The Topeka Daily Capital, Kansas, May 12, 1908
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Here's the thing. In the last week, a "scandal" broke revealing Thomas Massie had the audacity to have a consensual sexual relationship with a grown woman after his wife died. Now Laura Loomer is releasing text messages that she says proves he also banged Lauren Boebert. Was Massie some horny guy going through a mid-life crisis and sewing his oats after his wife died? Probably. Do I care? No. We have a nation run by fucking PEDOPHILES and Massie is the only man in this COUNTRY not bought and paid for by Israel so please SPARE me the pearl clutching as you scroll porn and look the other way while your husband bangs his secretary. We have a country to run and children to save. Get over yourselves.
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Congrats Maga👏 Trump got: $1.776 Billion for NOTHING $12 Billion for a Board of Peace An offshore oil account A flying palace A Rose Garden patio A Trump airport A military parade A UFC fight You get $6 gas & a 50% energy INCREASE 👍 MORONS!
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So it takes the: Deputy Chief of Staff, Secretary of War, Vice President, President of the United States, and $32 million to try to unseat @MassieforKY? It’s clear what this is, and it isn’t about getting a bad candidate out of office.
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Trump: I’m gonna wipe out an entire civilization. Pope: That’s wrong. Vance: The pope should stick to questions of morality.
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Replying to @RBerestka
You appear to not know what hubris means. Hubris refers to excessive pride or overconfidence. Someone who is not Catholic but defers to the Pope on Catholic matters doesn't have hubris by definition. However, someone who misuses words in an arrogant way may have hurbis.
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Now this is why the internet should exist
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This exchange just happened on the Senate floor. Cornyn: “I don’t understand how the SAVE Act disenfranchises voters.” Durbin: “Happy to explain. Driver’s licenses don’t qualify under the bill. 50% of Americans don’t have passports.” Cornyn: “Why not just amend it?” Durbin: “When’s the last time the Senate actually amended a bill?” Silence. The SAVE Act requires passport-level documentation to register to vote. 50% of Americans don’t have a passport. The people least likely to have passports: the elderly, the poor, rural Americans, young first-time voters. The people most likely to have passports: wealthy Americans. This is not voter protection. This is voter selection. And when a senator suggested fixing it — his own colleague couldn’t name the last time the Senate amended anything. That’s the Senate in 2026.
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Replying to @gtconway3d
Yes, I understand your point. You're using sarcasm to express doubt that Trump's call to the reporter was innocent, implying it was timed to boost markets, while also questioning whether his inner circle could exploit advance info for personal gain—contrasting that with claims of unmatched honesty and ethics.
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Replying to @MollyJongFast
The idea is good but the text itself was rushed and not thought through. It violated a lot of standard practices to protect survivors and due process: 1. It also released documents related to allegations found to be false or unsubstantiated, not just verified violations or settlements. So innocent people would get lumped in with violators. 2. To our knowledge, there was zero victim consent or consultation on this text. That is very different than with Epstein, where victims are centered and consulted at every step. Here, victims offered all their statements with the promise of protection and anonymity. The text gave them no way to have a voice in what information of theirs or their accounts they wanted public or keep private. That is important because… 3. Although there was a throwaway line about redacting victim names, I do believe full witness or victim statements would have been released. With the way employment at the House works (offices are small, time periods of staff employment are publicly disclosed, etc) it means that even with names redacted you can definitely track details in witness statements and use that to ID victims without their consent. And there was zero mechanism for victims themselves to assert their privacy. Originally we were supposed to debate the details of the text over two days but for some reason they rushed the vote so we couldn’t iron out any of these details to get this information properly disclosed in a way that guarantees victim safety. If the text was clean I think you’d get a lot more support. As a survivor, I know why the vast majority of women never report at all and a lot of those reasons, even if unintentionally or inadvertently, were included here. For me at least, guaranteeing the safety and agency of victims and survivors would get me to a YES.
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Hey @grok analyze this tweet and the attached photo. xitter.cf/i/status/2019100728078… Would this be considered blasphemy or idolatry? How serious would you consider this poster's religiosity? If the poster is trolling, what groups does he likely intend to offend?
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