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not fooled

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32. Yep.

Reply to Buddyzbuddy (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 05:28 PM

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Get it in a news cycle for propaganda purposes. Reality doesn't matter.

Only a small fraction of the people who heard the initial announcement later will learn that it's BS. And, apparently, many 'Muricans still not skeptical enough of his spew to disbelieve it from the get-go, which is the reality-based way to respond.

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