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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,647 posts) Tue Oct 1, 2024, 02:41 PM Oct 1

New right-wing conspiracy claims Democrats are behind Hurricane Helene [View all]

Brace yourself, because if you thought Donald Trump’s racist “cats and dogs” lies were bad enough, it won’t be long before this bit of QAnon and Q-adjacent insanity ends up in one of his rambling, incoherent campaign screeds.

I’m talking about Democrats controlling the weather.

Conservative influencer Matt Wallace, with his 2.1 million X followers, lays out the case here.

Link to tweet

Ah yes, the famous conservative “do your own research” trope, which really comes down to, “find other people reinforcing this really stupid thing you believe in.”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/30/2273688/-Watch-the-lowlights-from-Trump-s-unhinged-rally-in-Pennsylvania

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New right-wing conspiracy claims Democrats are behind Hurricane Helene [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 1 OP

Tell me Macrophylla Oct 1 #1

Think JD Vance will sieze the opportunity to claim Tim Walz is responsible for activating US Government Weather Machines FSogol Oct 1 #2

I'm sure the Jewish space lasers are part of the process central scrutinizer Oct 1 #10

Laughable kwolf68 Oct 1 #3

Not as creative as Cancer Causing Windmill Clusters, but I give it an A for effort. Torchlight Oct 1 #4

Words fail me. DinahMoeHum Oct 1 #5

You repubs have the ability to change the weather - DonOld's Sharpie. keithbvadu2 Oct 1 #6

Noooo dweller Oct 1 #7

That's what I saw today on a FB reel today too CANADIANBEAVER69 Oct 1 #14

What say we park the next one over MAL for a day? ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 1 #8

Makes sense bigmonk Oct 1 #9

25 years of republicans and Fox News denying climate change says otherwise. Initech Oct 1 #11

"find other people reinforcing this really stupid thing you believe in." Redleg Oct 1 #12

Okay, first of all, it was just me without help Rob H. Oct 1 #13

Just proving that they truly are, that stupid. MAGAs are a joke. An absolute joke. What's next, that democrats cause SWBTATTReg Oct 1 #15

Well, why isn't God protecting them better? tanyev Oct 1 #16

That's ridiculous. It was obviously God's will. Renew Deal Oct 1 #17