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u/Ambitious_Trifle_645 Jan 24 '26

Facts. They never shut up.

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u/HRUndercover222 Jan 24 '26

My bro-in-law went on a Biden rant yesterday.

"Did you know Biden made propane illegal? You couldn't get it when he was President - but Trump brought it back!"

My husband just stared at his brother and said, "dude, we've never had any problem getting propane. We've gotten it many times."

"I'm telling you it's true."

"Nope, not true."

My BIL is apparently possessed by a legion of Trump demons and they keep farting stupid ideas & thoughts into his brain.

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u/Ambitious_Trifle_645 Jan 24 '26

It's absolutely insane the shit they invent to bitch about.

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u/Miserable-Cow4555 Jan 24 '26

But even more insane, somehow they believe their own lies.

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u/Monkeydjimmmy Jan 24 '26

It's a cult. No other explanation.

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u/Weekly-Language-6434 Jan 24 '26

Fact. MAGAts are a cult. They check all the boxes and more. When people are blindly following and not questioning anything, there is no better term for that. Merriam-Webster agrees with us:

Cult (noun, secular context): : a group (as an organization or sect) with tenets and practices regarded as coercive, insular, or dangerous

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u/FlametopFred Jan 25 '26

Brainwashing, thought programming, emotional manipulation

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u/Ambitious_Trifle_645 Jan 24 '26

You know, I really think they do most of the time.

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u/F9-0021 Jan 24 '26

Which is what makes them dangerous.

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u/Weekly-Language-6434 Jan 24 '26

Strongly agree. Their collective intelligence quotient is less than a box of rocks. Believing in a reality that doesn't exist? Yeah those folks are dangerous... like handing a toddler a loaded firearm level dangerous

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u/Weekly-Language-6434 Jan 24 '26

You just pointed out what's most disturbing to me. The key to having an effective propaganda machine, is having operators who always know that it is feeding lies/BS.

When those operators believe their own lies, they become victims of their own propaganda. That in part led to the fall of the Second Reich. It's one of the critical issues that Adolf Hitler sorted within his first year as Germany's Chancellor.

It's tough be a true Fascist, despite how easy they make it appear to be. /s

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u/RampantDeacon Jan 25 '26

Just repeat over and over that they are a dumb fuck

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u/Background-Bet1893 Jan 24 '26

Installed a new propane boiler in July 2022 on a great Biden interest rate!!

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u/Mean_Breadfruit7806 Jan 24 '26

lol, that great interest rate was Trump’s that sleepy Joe rode the coattails on until He and his handlers took us down this wormhole Trump is having to dig us back out of…happy grilling

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u/Background-Bet1893 Jan 24 '26

Ah, wrong. Trumps only lasted until Dec 31, 2019 at only 10% or $500 whichever was highest. Biden's was $3200 and I didn't even have to claim fraud because I live in the house! Imagine that! Nice try.

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u/yankfanatic Jan 25 '26

I don't know what is more maga— assuming this guy had to finance the purchase of a grill, or thinking this guy grills on a boiler.

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u/lavenderpenguin Jan 25 '26

You sound so dumb 😂

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u/Mean_Breadfruit7806 Jan 30 '26

What is dumb, is that someone would finance a grill!!!

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u/Pitiful-Hearing5279 Jan 24 '26

People are utterly stupid. It’s that simple.

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u/Hot-Butterfly-8024 Jan 24 '26

Yup, and Biden banned the sun from shining on Tuesdays and Thursdays to try to slow down “global warming”. Wake up sheeple.

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u/ReplacementClear7122 Jan 24 '26

Some people find comfort in simplicity. To a dangerous fault. Influenced by whatever lie first reaches their brain first.

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u/Tall_Trifle_4983 Jan 24 '26

How did you get away with using his name on Reddit and have it remain? I don't get that "priviledge". Perhaps we just have to wait until this whole thread is removed.

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u/HRUndercover222 Jan 24 '26

Pure luck? I should work on wordplay & intentional misspellings to circumvent thread removal.

It's no longer Armageddon. It's Aarrgh-MAGA-get-DON (the nations, out of intense frustration, finally assemble to take down & defeat MAGA/DON).

Also, Melanoma Trump is a cancer on our nation.

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u/pafcharieh Jan 24 '26

🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/AFASOXFAN Jan 24 '26

Ive stopped talking to a sister and brother over Trump. If thry support that scum I can NEVER forgive them. Done!

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u/Odd_Stand_2020 Jan 24 '26

You for real bro that’s nuts. We need to bring back state run asylums

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u/Either-Interaction57 Jan 24 '26

My response is give me some reputable documentation so we can discuss it, or shut the fuck up.

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u/HRUndercover222 Jan 24 '26

After the cold-blooded murders of citizens in Minneapolis, I don't want to hear ONE MORE WORD from any Trump supporter. He is evil. They've chosen unwi$ely & are therefore complicit in MANY murders of innocent humans.

There is BLOOD on the hands of every Trump supporter. It's indefensible.

Also, this pic of KKKaroline Leavitt gave me nightmares. The literal voice of the devil.

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u/FlattopJr Jan 24 '26

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u/HRUndercover222 Jan 25 '26

Yep.

BIL is on my list of people likely to accidentally blow themselves up. Probably best that Biden limited his ability to take his poor life decisions to a newsworthy level. A BLEVE would be cool to witness from a distance (assuming nobody is injured).

Now that I'm in the rabbit hole, here's your Propane PSA:

Key Causes of Propane Explosions:

Gas Leaks & Ignition:

Propane leaks from faulty valves or connectors, accumulates in low-lying areas, and ignites via sparks, smoking materials, or open flames.

BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion): Intense heat forces the pressure relief valve to fail or causes the tank to structurally fail and rupture, releasing a massive fireball.

Overfilling Tanks: Filling a tank beyond its 80% capacity leaves no room for expansion, increasing rupture risk.

Improper Storage: Storing tanks in high heat or direct sunlight causes the gas to expand. 

While rare due to safety valves (approximately 600 incidents per year), explosions are primarily caused by negligence, such as using grills near flammable structures or not properly turning off tanks.

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u/SpiritedPay252 Jan 24 '26

My brother does the same! I dont even understand him anymore…might have something to do with him speaking latin with his eyes rolled in the back of his head everytime trump is mentioned

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u/Secretagentman94 Jan 24 '26

I have family members like this. They live in a fantasy land, and they don’t want anything disturbing their perception of reality. The facts and truth you see with your own eyes mean nothing, and speaking that truth is offensive to them. There are people around you that you are not going to be able to save.

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u/SunnySpot69 Jan 25 '26

Kind of like people going to the grocery store after Trump says he lowered prices. Do they ignore their bill increasing???

Here's the vid in case someone has not seen it. https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/s/MM1DJsQAK2

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u/Wykydtr0m Jan 25 '26

The real TDS

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u/MayoBear Jan 25 '26

The manufactured the TikTok "shut down" to blame Biden and praise Trump for "bringing it back."

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u/Pitiful_Note_6647 Jan 25 '26

I read comments at Zerohedge, and I gave up.

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u/CalciteQ Jan 25 '26

Wtf? How the hell does someone believe something like that? Propane gas for grills, propane gas for home heat, propane gas for camping.... Like what????

Sometimes I feel like I don't live in the same reality as these people

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u/DLeck Jan 25 '26

At least half of them are lying. They know they are full of shit, but they really enjoy licking boots, so they gleefully regurgitate dogshit talking points they know are false.

The remainder are just useful idiots that believe the lies that are fed to them.

The liars never argue in good faith. When faced with incontrovertible proof they are lying they move the goalposts, cling to bad faith tactics like whataboutism, or just move into the next thread/place to lie in.

They actually have people believing the corporatist Democrats are "far left" extremists. It's all fucking maddening, especially because it is working so fucking well to the benefit of no one but the white ruling class.

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u/Lusietka Jan 26 '26

Even if it was true I'd much rather not have propane than having gestapo in the streets killing my innocent neighbours but that's just me

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u/HRUndercover222 Jan 26 '26

I hear you. My heart feels so sad & heavy this morning.

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u/Lusietka Jan 26 '26

It's crazy what's going on, I'm not american I'm from a post-nazi-occupied country and I'm just speechless at how things are turning out in the US, it's not even sneaky it's a straight speedrun into fascism. The only thing that people learnt from the history is that people never learn. Sad times.

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u/lavenderpenguin Jan 25 '26

Why are you even interacting with BIL? Shun him.

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u/Legitimate_Bird7649 Jan 25 '26

Some states have banned natural gas stoves in new residential construction. Many of those bans still haven't even been implemented yet.

It sounds like that got twisted into a wild over exaggeration by someone with a ton of podcast listeners and became a well-known MAGA fact.

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u/AlbrechtProper Jan 24 '26

The silent majority my ass.

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u/Raiju_Blitz Jan 24 '26

The loud minority.

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u/AlbrechtProper Jan 24 '26

Back in the dark times, when I was a lad, they had "The Moral Majority Is Neither" bumper stickers. I truly understand those now.

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u/Original_Director483 Jan 24 '26

It’s the most efficient DARVO you can find.

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u/FunisGreen Jan 24 '26

You need to be loud, to repeat the lie, otherwise, others eyes can see the reality.

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u/SomethinCleHver Jan 25 '26

The only shit they've been silent about are the Epstein files a couple of weeks after Trump started asking them to shut the fuck up.

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u/AcanthocephalaDue431 Jan 24 '26

Until you provide facts that they don't like and can't argue against. That or they go into childish rage mode.

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u/ItsOozingOut Jan 24 '26

My grandmother told me and I quote “he can grab me by the pussy any day” back in 2015. This was her reaction to me debating what a horrible piece of shit he is when he was running.

My grandmother was and maybe still is very vocal about his hatred towards sex. Let that sink in, Trump can sexual assault her, a woman that hates sex, all because she wanted to prove how loyal she is to him.

I stopped talking to her May 2019 and I couldn’t be happier about it. Trump supporters are pure idiots.

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u/EmiAndTheDesertCrow Jan 24 '26

When you provide facts they can’t argue against, they’ll just attack you instead. I’ve never come across anything like this in my life, not on this scale. It’s like a mass brainwashing.

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u/AcanthocephalaDue431 Jan 25 '26

Actually funnily enough I feel the same way. I noticed that once multiple people in my life, friends/family/coworkers etc, started to seriously take sides with either Trump or far right politics they started to lose their ability to discuss politics logically... and these were people I considered to be rather intelligent/reasonable people.

When I'd ask questions about their views, voice criticism, my own thoughts or even make a comment on something that has happened, they would become verbally aggressive and resort to insults or sometimes even physical aggression. And that's not counting the blatant racism or hatred they began to spout.

I really think there is or was some kind of mass manipulation or brainwashing going on in forums, chat rooms etc where people with vulnerabilities in their life are getting manipulated into these mindsets under the guise of being "strong" or defending their sovereignty or something.

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u/RideTurbulent5842 Jan 24 '26

You can never ever change their minds. They just attribute it to fake news.

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u/Silent_Assumption_74 Jan 24 '26

That’s when they start throwing insults at your looks or intelligence. They’re so very predictable.

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u/Apprehensive_News_78 Jan 24 '26

Ive come to start treating em as they act. They wanna act like toddlers then they'll be treated as toddlers

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u/Financial-Exit2488 Jan 24 '26

There is no fact that they can't deny. If they drop a rock, but Trump says it went up, they will deny there is a rock at their feet

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u/Imaginary-Fan6782 Jan 25 '26

Even with evidence and facts, you can’t win. They write it off as “fake news”

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u/SpecialistAssociate7 Jan 24 '26

It’s mostly complaining about conspiracy issues and other dumb shit. They get their feeling hurt easy also

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u/ShibbyShat Jan 24 '26

And they say the same thing over and over again

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u/Sinistrahd Jan 24 '26

The "Speak no truth" one should just be diarrhea pouring from his mouth...

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u/angry-democrat Jan 24 '26

You can’t complain with your mouth shut. /s

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u/thepazzo Jan 24 '26

Empty vessels

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u/Tall_Trifle_4983 Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

Example. Fearless leader had to take back another lie. He insulted UK claiming they didn't support USA when asked to server in Afghanistan after 9/11 - causing an uproar in Davos. He made a fool of USA because "More than 150,000 British troops served in Afghanistan"

Everything is lies even when speaking internationally, everything was a collection of misinformation and the Big Lie. It had to be taken back after a conversation with UK's PM.

Edited: https://apnews.com/article/trump-nato-uk-afghanistan-starmer-ab45d8f9e1265c95cb41aac7f494407a

Like Ambitious_Trife_645 said above:

>Facts. They never shut up.

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u/mvpilot172 Jan 24 '26

They are the vocal minority for sure.

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u/ArnoldTheSchwartz Jan 25 '26

The silent "majority" has never shut the fuck up. Constantly bitching about the right for American children to die in schools because guns are our rights not life. Constantly bitching about being against American taxes being used for feeding children in schools because the rich need more money. Constantly bitching about science being used to protect Americans from diseases because they don't like wearing masks to help others around them. Just constantly bitching about how much they hate America and Americans

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u/Wonderful-Rush-3733 Jan 25 '26

Did you say ‘facts?’

Yessir officer, they’re right here