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J. J. Ramsey's avatar

"People of the land."

I see what you did there. 😈

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Don Allen's avatar

So, you don't know either.

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HistoryBoomer's avatar

I know.

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Seth Finkelstein's avatar

I would have applied some interpretative charity to that Senator's statement before going all social-media on him ("how could you say something so absurd, so dumb, you stupidhead!").

https://x.com/SenMastriano/status/1869185684994715778

elonmusk thank God for X. Corrupt media lacks a se of humor and irony. Multiple outlets fabricated a story out of this sarcasm. Glad this platform exists

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HistoryBoomer's avatar

Seth, you got me. I messed up. I have fixed the essay with a note. Argh. I hate messing up.

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Seth Finkelstein's avatar

Social media makes fools of us all. Outrage is a helluva drug.

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