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Rhiannon12866

(205,568 posts) Wed Apr 21, 2021, 11:45 PM Apr 2021

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Al Franken: Right Wing Media and the Dangerous Expansion of the Disinformation Universe (April 21)

If Rush Limbaugh was the Big Bang, the expanding universe of disinformation has only become bigger, darker, and more dangerous. Think Anti Vaxxers. Think QAnon... Think Tucker Carlson!

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Al Franken: Right Wing Media and the Dangerous Expansion of the Disinformation Universe (April 21) (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 OP

Maskholes, flat earthers... SheltieLover Apr 2021 #1

If it mattered, they would have taken the pandemic seriously when they learned about it in Jan 2020 Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #2

Or at any point up to or beyond 500k deaths SheltieLover Apr 2021 #3

Well, that too! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #4

Yup! SheltieLover Apr 2021 #5

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. Maskholes, flat earthers...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Apr 21, 2021, 11:51 PM

Apr 2021

At what point does the thinking populace's health matter?

Rhiannon12866

(205,568 posts)

2. If it mattered, they would have taken the pandemic seriously when they learned about it in Jan 2020

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 21, 2021, 11:59 PM

Apr 2021

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

3. Or at any point up to or beyond 500k deaths

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 12:15 AM

Apr 2021

Rhiannon12866

(205,568 posts)

4. Well, that too!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 12:20 AM

Apr 2021

And promoted mask wearing, "social distancing" and getting vaccinated - rather than dissing mask wearing, promoting "rallies" and drinking bleach!

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

5. Yup!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 12:32 AM

Apr 2021

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