It's Not the Tweet

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“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” ― George Orwell, 1984

by Charles Sykes
June 10, 2020



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Veteran fact checker Daniel Dale tracked the apparent flow of the batshittery:



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The problem here is the mind of Donald Trump.

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But this is the way the president of the United States thinks; the way he processes information and makes judgments. He has access to the world’s most sophisticated intelligence network, and yet continues to get his information not just from television, but from the flakiest corners of the disinformation universe where lies and hoaxes are the currency of the realm.

And, apparently, he can’t tell the difference. Or does not care.

There are two broad possibilities here: (1) he is so addled and gullible that he actually believes this (actually quite stupid) conspiracy theory, which raises questions about his ability to assess evidence of any sort or, (2) he’s just flinging feces from the bunker to trigger the libs, which Rush Limbaugh assures us is some form of brilliance.

In other words, he either believes it, in which case he’s nuts; or (like his accusations against Joe Scarborough), he doesn’t care if it is true, in which case he is a cynical and vicious sociopath.

https://thebulwark.com/newsletter-issue/its-not-the-tweet/

[SWBTATTReg]

1. I prefer to believe that rump is just a plain dumb idiot. Nothing else, nothing more. Just flat...

out dumb.

[leftieNanner]

3. But you need to include

That wide streak of cruelty.

[brush]

5. Yep, how can we forget he wanted to inject us with Lysol.

[Faux pas]

2. Lol

we'd need a magnifying glass to see those tiny thumbs and the hubble to find his teeny, teensy, miniscule brain.

[smirkymonkey]

4. K&R

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. Urgent message for Our Beloved President:

Our sources tell us that George Soros and Bill Gates have succeeded in corrupting the Special Sauce used in all Big Macs with nano-microphones. These nano-microphones have been picking up strategy information from your re-election campaign and transmitting it to the Democrats.

Fortunately, these nano-microphones have a limited transmission range, and require an antenna/transponder to transmit the information. Our crack medical staff at OAN has learned that the antenna, by a secret DNA-altering process known only to AuntieFa, now resides between your legs. (In coarser terms, Little Donald is betraying Big Donald.)

To keep valuable information from your opponent, it is IMPERATIVE that this antenna be removed IMMEDIATELY. The method of removal is unimportant. That pair of scissors in the top drawer of the Resolute Desk will suffice.

The important thing is that you DO IT NOW. Time is of the essence.