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alterfurz

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20. "The [Republican] Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:15 PM

Jan 24

...It was their final, most essential command." - - George Orwell, 1984

We know they are lying. They know they are lying. They know that we know they are lying. We know that they know that we know they are lying. And still they continue to lie. -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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Don't Noem and Miller know there are videos? This is baiting the American public. This is an assault on the public [View all] applegrove Jan 24 OP

"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?" - Chico Marx sop Jan 24 #1

darn it - I stopped to look up the year and ya beat me to it. i'd laugh if it wasn't such a sad topic. n/t CincyDem Jan 24 #7

No incentive not to lie since there are never any consequences. NT 617Blue Jan 24 #2

she's not looking as smug as usual and no fake cowboy hat either nt msongs Jan 24 #3

I noticed this too and the big FEMA backdrop mr715 Jan 24 #9

who you gonna believe baby...me or your lyin' eyes? -Chico Marx (1933) n/t CincyDem Jan 24 #4

She does, Trump does not. mr715 Jan 24 #5

Hegsbreath ties with her in my book vapor2 Jan 24 #25

She really doesn't seem to be Bettie Jan 24 #6

They don't care. They want to get their false narrative ahead of the actual facts Ocelot II Jan 24 #8

This FHRRK Jan 24 #11

They don't care. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 24 #10

Peaceful protests are what beat dictators. Violence is never applegrove Jan 24 #13

Peaceful protests won't get you anywhere. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 24 #22

ICE is initiating the violence KentuckyWoman Jan 24 #23

See my sig line... sarisataka Jan 24 #12

Noem also labeled every lawful gun owner with a license to carry, which Alex Pretti had, a "domestic terrorist" anneboleyn Jan 24 #14

Their words are intended for a specific audience (Trump himself and the MAGA cultists)... JHB Jan 24 #15

Their words are meant to enrage us. applegrove Jan 24 #16

Of course they know. THEY DON'T CARE. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 24 #17

They dont care. Shutdown the government Johonny Jan 24 #18

They know their cult doesn't care about mzmolly Jan 24 #19

"The [Republican] Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears... alterfurz Jan 24 #20

Masha Gessen - Surviving Autocracy - The Power Lie / the Bully Lie; and the tension of reality vs constant lies lostnfound Jan 25 #30

She's a prime candidate for... 2naSalit Jan 24 #21

No one holds them accountable for their lies/actions vapor2 Jan 24 #24

They have proved we cannot trust anything they say! surfered Jan 24 #26

A new video debunking their lies becomes public every few minutes, yet they doggedly persist in repeating them. sop Jan 24 #27

Hope one day we could revok their citizenship & send them off to Russia. SunImp Jan 24 #28

The local Sinclair station gave us the Noem story instead of the facts. Chemical Bill Jan 25 #29

Hey magats, there's your "gun rights" for you. GoodRaisin Jan 25 #31