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The problem here is that it lends credence to the conspiracy theorists. Every time they are 1/100th correct you just add more and more of them.

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i think changing the narrative to strategic and policy failures could align the truths of some previously called conspiracy theories (masks, mask mandates, death over counts, vaccine spread, etc.), while leaving the crazier ideas (like microchip insertion, Global Cabal, etc.) in the conspiracy theory category.

It deserves to be called out for what happened. We doubled down on masking when other spread prevention measures could have been a focus of time and resources. Doubled down on vaccines instead of early treatment. And we used an over counting of COVID deaths as a fear mechanism to drive both. Not to mention the unfortunate side effect of public paranoia that our fellow citizen is a potential bio-weapon that could kill us, and science as a political tool of control. Putting the US aside for a moment, I truly can't believe what some of these other nations are doing and getting away with.

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In Israel, 14 the percent of the population over 20 that isn't vaccinated accounts for 50 percent of the hospitalizations. You need to give these vaccines their due.

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COVID-19: T cells from common colds can protect against coronavirus infection, study finds https://t.co/abzP5MsbdT

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2022

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It's amazing how teachers feel the need/right to take the place of parents

A NY teacher was arrested after she gave a 17 year old kid the J&J vaccine without his parent’s permission: pic.twitter.com/0VAdT10uWA

— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) January 4, 2022

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It's amazing how you take this incident as a basis for slamming all teachers.

This teacher, this one teacher, needs some time to reflect from a jail cell, if the story is accurate.

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He didn't say all teachers. He said teachers, as in more than one.

It's amazing how you try to put words in his mouth

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Yes, that's how we refer to "more than one". No way that guy meant more than a handful...

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No way he meant all either. Don't pretend it does.

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His imprecision means either of us could be right. All I ask is that he tighten up his language.

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Oh that's right, I forgot that you're the word salad guy. Here's a tip: quit jumping to conclusions based off something that someone never said.

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I've never posted word salad. I go where the poster aims me, same as you.

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You constantly try to argue words over points or principles, So yeah, you're the word salad guy.

Really though, you probably just have comprehension issues.

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It's always the same dipshits. https://t.co/aQQmZUEAuj pic.twitter.com/nVKgNddPLu

— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 10, 2022

Robert Wilson said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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COVID-19: T cells from common colds can protect against coronavirus infection, study finds https://t.co/abzP5MsbdT

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2022

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Colds are caused by coronaviruses and rhinoviruses Makes sense.

Narrative is changing. Virus no longer as scary as it used to be. Must be a political need to leave folks alone.

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I said all this early summer '20. Can't steal life and development from children, people need to be productive to be healthy, just protect the vulnerable, consider the mental/healthcare/economic costs of shutting down, consider "from" vs "with" when looking at these stats, this will become endemic, never go away, vaccines haven't driven away the flu, etc... We just have to learn to live with it.

Buddies, including some left wingers, told me: "people will eventually get there - it will just take a while - they're scared."

I thought it would take a few months. I didn't think it would take TWO DAMN YEARS...

Our institutions and media have caused incalculable damage. We are in a sorry, sorry state.

Bottom line is a lot of people benefitted greatly in the short term from this pandemic. Tech companies, pharma companies, large cap companies generally, govt institutions and actors found themselves suddenly exceedingly important and got to flex, media (loves the fear porn), etc. Upper class and upper middle class living on investments or the laptop economy did just fine. And we were all willing to let young people, working class, small businesses, kids in bad or struggling families, etc. take all the hits. Entire series of events has been beyond shameful. Now, finally, enough people are sick of the hassle and theater that common sense has to prevail...

This is a virus with an extremely high survival rate and reasonable predictability regarding who is really at risk (and it is not young people). Imagine if some really bad **** hit the fan. Imagine what we, the American people, would be willing to immediately sacrifice on the altar of the nanny state for the illusion of safety.

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Craziest thing is these people genuinely think they’re the good guys. pic.twitter.com/shdo3srHCz

— tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) January 10, 2022

Robert Wilson said:

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Osodecentx said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Amal Shuq-Up said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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COVID-19: T cells from common colds can protect against coronavirus infection, study finds https://t.co/abzP5MsbdT

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2022

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Colds are caused by coronaviruses and rhinoviruses Makes sense.

Narrative is changing. Virus no longer as scary as it used to be. Must be a political need to leave folks alone.

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I said all this early summer '20. Can't steal life and development from children, people need to be productive to be healthy, just protect the vulnerable, consider the mental/healthcare/economic costs of shutting down, consider "from" vs "with" when looking at these stats, this will become endemic, never go away, vaccines haven't driven away the flu, etc... We just have to learn to live with it.

Buddies, including some left wingers, told me: "people will eventually get there - it will just take a while - they're scared."

I thought it would take a few months. I didn't think it would take TWO DAMN YEARS...

Our institutions and media have caused incalculable damage. We are in a sorry, sorry state.

Bottom line is a lot of people benefitted greatly in the short term from this pandemic. Tech companies, pharma companies, large cap companies generally, govt institutions and actors found themselves suddenly exceedingly important and got to flex, media (loves the fear porn), etc. Upper class and upper middle class living on investments or the laptop economy did just fine. And we were all willing to let young people, working class, small businesses, kids in bad or struggling families, etc. take all the hits. Entire series of events has been beyond shameful. Now, finally, enough people are sick of the hassle and theater that common sense has to prevail...

This is a virus with an extremely high survival rate and reasonable predictability regarding who is really at risk (and it is not young people). Imagine if some really bad **** hit the fan. Imagine what we, the American people, would be willing to immediately sacrifice on the altar of the nanny state for the illusion of safety.

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Do you understand why Trump didn't believe you in Summer, 2020?

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Trump is a populist and a poll watcher. Despite all his bluster, he's got no real core belief.

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🚨BREAKING🚨

We've released never before seen emails showing Dr. Fauci may have concealed information about #COVID19 originating from the Wuhan lab & intentionally downplayed the lab leak theory. @RepJamesComer & @Jim_Jordan want Fauci under oath. Time for answers. 1/2👇 pic.twitter.com/p8aIBJ3nom

— Oversight Committee Republicans (@GOPoversight) January 11, 2022

Osodecentx said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Osodecentx said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Amal Shuq-Up said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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COVID-19: T cells from common colds can protect against coronavirus infection, study finds https://t.co/abzP5MsbdT

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2022

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Colds are caused by coronaviruses and rhinoviruses Makes sense.

Narrative is changing. Virus no longer as scary as it used to be. Must be a political need to leave folks alone.

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I said all this early summer '20. Can't steal life and development from children, people need to be productive to be healthy, just protect the vulnerable, consider the mental/healthcare/economic costs of shutting down, consider "from" vs "with" when looking at these stats, this will become endemic, never go away, vaccines haven't driven away the flu, etc... We just have to learn to live with it.

Buddies, including some left wingers, told me: "people will eventually get there - it will just take a while - they're scared."

I thought it would take a few months. I didn't think it would take TWO DAMN YEARS...

Our institutions and media have caused incalculable damage. We are in a sorry, sorry state.

Bottom line is a lot of people benefitted greatly in the short term from this pandemic. Tech companies, pharma companies, large cap companies generally, govt institutions and actors found themselves suddenly exceedingly important and got to flex, media (loves the fear porn), etc. Upper class and upper middle class living on investments or the laptop economy did just fine. And we were all willing to let young people, working class, small businesses, kids in bad or struggling families, etc. take all the hits. Entire series of events has been beyond shameful. Now, finally, enough people are sick of the hassle and theater that common sense has to prevail...

This is a virus with an extremely high survival rate and reasonable predictability regarding who is really at risk (and it is not young people). Imagine if some really bad **** hit the fan. Imagine what we, the American people, would be willing to immediately sacrifice on the altar of the nanny state for the illusion of safety.

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Do you understand why Trump didn't believe you in Summer, 2020?

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Trump is a populist and a poll watcher. Despite all his bluster, he's got no real core belief.

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Correct

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Oldbear83 said:

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Osodecentx said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Osodecentx said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Amal Shuq-Up said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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COVID-19: T cells from common colds can protect against coronavirus infection, study finds https://t.co/abzP5MsbdT

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2022

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Colds are caused by coronaviruses and rhinoviruses Makes sense.

Narrative is changing. Virus no longer as scary as it used to be. Must be a political need to leave folks alone.

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I said all this early summer '20. Can't steal life and development from children, people need to be productive to be healthy, just protect the vulnerable, consider the mental/healthcare/economic costs of shutting down, consider "from" vs "with" when looking at these stats, this will become endemic, never go away, vaccines haven't driven away the flu, etc... We just have to learn to live with it.

Buddies, including some left wingers, told me: "people will eventually get there - it will just take a while - they're scared."

I thought it would take a few months. I didn't think it would take TWO DAMN YEARS...

Our institutions and media have caused incalculable damage. We are in a sorry, sorry state.

Bottom line is a lot of people benefitted greatly in the short term from this pandemic. Tech companies, pharma companies, large cap companies generally, govt institutions and actors found themselves suddenly exceedingly important and got to flex, media (loves the fear porn), etc. Upper class and upper middle class living on investments or the laptop economy did just fine. And we were all willing to let young people, working class, small businesses, kids in bad or struggling families, etc. take all the hits. Entire series of events has been beyond shameful. Now, finally, enough people are sick of the hassle and theater that common sense has to prevail...

This is a virus with an extremely high survival rate and reasonable predictability regarding who is really at risk (and it is not young people). Imagine if some really bad **** hit the fan. Imagine what we, the American people, would be willing to immediately sacrifice on the altar of the nanny state for the illusion of safety.

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Do you understand why Trump didn't believe you in Summer, 2020?

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Trump is a populist and a poll watcher. Despite all his bluster, he's got no real core belief.

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Correct

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Yes and no. Certainly Trump played on emotion, but to claim he has no core beliefs is an exaggeration. It's common to demonize politicians, but even the worst of them really believe in certain things and principles, even when I find those principles abhorrent (thinking about Pelosi in that vein).

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🔥 Question: At what point will the Coronavirus nutcases admit they were way wrong and they're not actually experts

🔥 Answer: Never, and that's the problem. "Two more weeks"

It's been 18 years of "two more weeks" in Afghanistan

— Adam Townsend (@adamscrabble) March 15, 2020

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Oldbear83 said:

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Osodecentx said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Osodecentx said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Amal Shuq-Up said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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COVID-19: T cells from common colds can protect against coronavirus infection, study finds https://t.co/abzP5MsbdT

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2022

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Colds are caused by coronaviruses and rhinoviruses Makes sense.

Narrative is changing. Virus no longer as scary as it used to be. Must be a political need to leave folks alone.

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I said all this early summer '20. Can't steal life and development from children, people need to be productive to be healthy, just protect the vulnerable, consider the mental/healthcare/economic costs of shutting down, consider "from" vs "with" when looking at these stats, this will become endemic, never go away, vaccines haven't driven away the flu, etc... We just have to learn to live with it.

Buddies, including some left wingers, told me: "people will eventually get there - it will just take a while - they're scared."

I thought it would take a few months. I didn't think it would take TWO DAMN YEARS...

Our institutions and media have caused incalculable damage. We are in a sorry, sorry state.

Bottom line is a lot of people benefitted greatly in the short term from this pandemic. Tech companies, pharma companies, large cap companies generally, govt institutions and actors found themselves suddenly exceedingly important and got to flex, media (loves the fear porn), etc. Upper class and upper middle class living on investments or the laptop economy did just fine. And we were all willing to let young people, working class, small businesses, kids in bad or struggling families, etc. take all the hits. Entire series of events has been beyond shameful. Now, finally, enough people are sick of the hassle and theater that common sense has to prevail...

This is a virus with an extremely high survival rate and reasonable predictability regarding who is really at risk (and it is not young people). Imagine if some really bad **** hit the fan. Imagine what we, the American people, would be willing to immediately sacrifice on the altar of the nanny state for the illusion of safety.

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Do you understand why Trump didn't believe you in Summer, 2020?

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Trump is a populist and a poll watcher. Despite all his bluster, he's got no real core belief.

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Correct

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Yes and no. Certainly Trump played on emotion, but to claim he has no core beliefs is an exaggeration. It's common to demonize politicians, but even the worst of them really believe in certain things and principles, even when I find those principles abhorrent (thinking about Pelosi in that vein).

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After thinking about it, I think you are right. Trump believes he comes first in every transaction. His core belief is Trump's welfare.

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That's correct. His core belief is whatever he thinks benefits him in the moment. His eternal wishy washiness on policy and his willingness to tank the GOP's Senate chances in Georgia (and by doing so to give the Democrats the Presidency, the House, and the Senate, and put the country in grave danger of partisan idiocy) are ample evidence.

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Yet somehow his policies managed to be almost universally superior to any president since Reagan.

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Covid has given me new sympathy for nudists.

I’d rather be around people who refuse to wear clothes than people who hassle me to wear a mask.

— Bryan Caplan (@bryan_caplan) January 10, 2022

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He leaned into the shutdowns, massive handouts, and the big unemployment payments. He never was really a limited government guy - much more of a populist - and he was happy to open up the checkbook for the giveaways which were necessary to support the lockdowns. He finally realized the error of his ways, but the horse was way out of the barn by then.

If he gave a tinker's dam about the party or the country, he would've done everything in his power to help keep the Georgia senate races from going Democrat, but he was too wrapped up in his own *****

We are incredibly fortunate that Biden has done such a terrible job that he has no leverage on Manchin or Sinema (really the opposite - they can't very well follow him).

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ATL Bear said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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He leaned into the shutdowns, massive handouts, and the big unemployment payments. He never was really a limited government guy - much more of a populist - and he was happy to open up the checkbook for the giveaways which were necessary to support the lockdowns. He finally realized the error of his ways, but the horse was way out of the barn by then.

If he gave a tinker's dam about the party or the country, he would've done everything in his power to help keep the Georgia senate races from going Democrat, but he was too wrapped up in his own *****

We are incredibly fortunate that Biden has done such a terrible job that he has no leverage on Manchin or Sinema (really the opposite - they can't very well follow him).

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Trump took a giant dump on Georgia without any regard for consequence. His first mistake on the GA Senate race was going for Kelly Loeffler over Doug Collins. And no way David Perdue should have lost his race. Now Trump's collateral damage with Kemp could put the governor's race in play for Stacy Abrams as he and Perdue, instead of being the Senator, are tearing at each other. Shoe in Lieutenant Governor Duncan has declined to run because of the insanity from 2020, so even that's up for grabs now.

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Osodecentx said:

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ATL Bear said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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He leaned into the shutdowns, massive handouts, and the big unemployment payments. He never was really a limited government guy - much more of a populist - and he was happy to open up the checkbook for the giveaways which were necessary to support the lockdowns. He finally realized the error of his ways, but the horse was way out of the barn by then.

If he gave a tinker's dam about the party or the country, he would've done everything in his power to help keep the Georgia senate races from going Democrat, but he was too wrapped up in his own *****

We are incredibly fortunate that Biden has done such a terrible job that he has no leverage on Manchin or Sinema (really the opposite - they can't very well follow him).

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Trump took a giant dump on Georgia without any regard for consequence. His first mistake on the GA Senate race was going for Kelly Loeffler over Doug Collins. And no way David Perdue should have lost his race. Now Trump's collateral damage with Kemp could put the governor's race in play for Stacy Abrams as he and Perdue, instead of being the Senator, are tearing at each other. Shoe in Lieutenant Governor Duncan has declined to run because of the insanity from 2020, so even that's up for grabs now.

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Good post

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Oldbear83 said:

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Osodecentx said:

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ATL Bear said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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He leaned into the shutdowns, massive handouts, and the big unemployment payments. He never was really a limited government guy - much more of a populist - and he was happy to open up the checkbook for the giveaways which were necessary to support the lockdowns. He finally realized the error of his ways, but the horse was way out of the barn by then.

If he gave a tinker's dam about the party or the country, he would've done everything in his power to help keep the Georgia senate races from going Democrat, but he was too wrapped up in his own *****

We are incredibly fortunate that Biden has done such a terrible job that he has no leverage on Manchin or Sinema (really the opposite - they can't very well follow him).

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Trump took a giant dump on Georgia without any regard for consequence. His first mistake on the GA Senate race was going for Kelly Loeffler over Doug Collins. And no way David Perdue should have lost his race. Now Trump's collateral damage with Kemp could put the governor's race in play for Stacy Abrams as he and Perdue, instead of being the Senator, are tearing at each other. Shoe in Lieutenant Governor Duncan has declined to run because of the insanity from 2020, so even that's up for grabs now.

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Good post

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Sure, if you're into blaming Trump for other issues and problems instead of looking more carefully at causes.

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They're actually going with mask even harder. https://t.co/7C6yTXWpVG

— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) January 11, 2022

Cobretti said:

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They're actually going with mask even harder. https://t.co/7C6yTXWpVG

— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) January 11, 2022

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Totally normal pic.twitter.com/mXbPkHvtU4

— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) January 11, 2022

Oldbear83 said:

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ATL Bear said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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He leaned into the shutdowns, massive handouts, and the big unemployment payments. He never was really a limited government guy - much more of a populist - and he was happy to open up the checkbook for the giveaways which were necessary to support the lockdowns. He finally realized the error of his ways, but the horse was way out of the barn by then.

If he gave a tinker's dam about the party or the country, he would've done everything in his power to help keep the Georgia senate races from going Democrat, but he was too wrapped up in his own *****

We are incredibly fortunate that Biden has done such a terrible job that he has no leverage on Manchin or Sinema (really the opposite - they can't very well follow him).

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Trump took a giant dump on Georgia without any regard for consequence. His first mistake on the GA Senate race was going for Kelly Loeffler over Doug Collins. And no way David Perdue should have lost his race. Now Trump's collateral damage with Kemp could put the governor's race in play for Stacy Abrams as he and Perdue, instead of being the Senator, are tearing at each other. Shoe in Lieutenant Governor Duncan has declined to run because of the insanity from 2020, so even that's up for grabs now.

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Good post

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Sure, if you're into blaming Trump for other issues and problems instead of looking more carefully at causes.

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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I continue to be amazed at how stupid, irrational, and anti-reason the average American can be.

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And the left wonders why the Center and right worry about intrusive government, even in health care. Unbelievable. How stupid can we get? How about a fat tax? A sugar tax ( for all you pre-diabetic--and that's pretty much everyone). Mandatory exercise! It's for your own good! https://t.co/eCyJQbdrx4

— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) January 11, 2022

Sen. @tedcruz responds to a PBS reporter asking him why Senate Republicans aren't wearing masks: "Just once, I'd like to see a reporter say to Joe Biden when he stands at the damn podium in the White House without a mask 'Mr. President, why aren't you wearing a mask?'" pic.twitter.com/qUZFD3ePCZ

— Logan Ratick (@Logan_Ratick) January 11, 2022