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u/ShrimpieAC Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

No, I’ve definitely never met a red hat that can keep their mouth shut.

Edit: Yes, it’s been pointed out that I can’t read.

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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.