• @[email protected]
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    154 hours ago

    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has sparked a backlash after appearing to suggest that Democrats "can control the weather.

    Her tweet was “Democrats control the weather.”

    She’s not suggesting anything.

    • @Cort
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      Wait, instead of blaming the weather on God’s wrath for the gays, they’re just straight up blaming Democrats now? Have they lost their faith or did they never have it in the first place?

  • @ChonkyOwlbear
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    205 hours ago

    This idea has been floating around the right for a while. I think it’s a way to explain the effects of climate change while blaming the libs.

    • @Raiderkev
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      Pretty sure it was a certain subset of democrats she was talking about

    • @hOrni
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      74 hours ago

      Who do You think she meant by “they”?

    • FuglyDuck
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      116 hours ago

      US Postal Service, actually. How do you think they can promise “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”

      (Yes, that noise you’re hearing in the background is my manic cackle idly daydreaming about conspiracy theorists running with this.)

    • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown
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      I mean… what do you think the space lasers are for since they are not being used for Peace™ right now.

      /s because it’s sadly necessary

  • @NABDad
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    176 hours ago

    Democrats see a mentally ill person standing on the corner ranting and raving and shouting insane gibberish, and they think it’s sad and we should help that poor person.

    Republicans see the same thing and think we should elect that poor person.

  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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    146 hours ago

    So the Democrats control the weather, but humans burning fossil fuels does nothing to the climate

    • @RapidcreekOP
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      Hilarious that people who don’t believe in climate change also believe that the weather can be controlled and targeted at specific communities. And by “hilarious” I mean “makes me want to start hitchhiking to Uruguay”.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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        14 hours ago

        I thought about that only to realize that the people Uruguay are probably equally as bad and I’m stuck here on this rock with billions of them until someone gives me a ride.

        • @[email protected]
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          13 hours ago

          There is a giant ball there. And evil apes. And the evil apes are dukin’ it out on the ball. You’re one of them. It’s basically all just evil apes dukin’ it out on a giant ball.

    • IHeartBadCode
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      206 hours ago

      “We can change the weather”

      Also

      “Climate change isn’t real”

      Pick a fucking lane lady.

        • qprimed
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          46 hours ago

          if we could actually get them to say this we would be making headway.

      • Billiam
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        76 hours ago

        She seems the type to think all the lanes belong to her and fuck you, get out of her way!

    • FuglyDuck
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      56 hours ago

      well. there are some weather control technologies that actually exist. Like seeding rain for crops. it’s fairly common in most places these days.

      but there’s no way to precipitate a hurricane or stop one.

      • @Zexks
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        And this is the problem with the way she worded it and everyone blowing it off as just weird instead of straight up fucking stupid.

  • Drunemeton
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    207 hours ago

    Appears!? She literally tweeted, “Yes they can control the weather.”

    • @[email protected]
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      It’s that neutral “both sides” media bullshit- just like you can’t call someone “school shooter”, it’s “alleged school shooter” until the court ruling come down the pipe six months later.

      Is this better? Idk.

    • Ech
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      86 hours ago

      I read that as in “shows up to say”.

      • Optional
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        No, that’s the Korporate News Kushion for Konservatives

  • @Treczoks
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    227 hours ago

    If they could, Helene would have erased Mar-a-Lago from the map.

    • @Weirdfish
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      117 hours ago

      While I enjoy the humor, the fact is they’d have aimed it away from landfall.

      • Billiam
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        26 hours ago

        I mean, if you could control the weather, why not make a Mar-a-Lago sized hurricane?

        • FuglyDuck
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          16 hours ago

          I’d rather drop that “mini moon” that’s in temporary earth orbit for a bit here. It’s only 33ft and would probably burn up in atmosphere…but I’m sure we could figure out a way to get a just-large-enough chunk to survive hitting The Swamp ™️

          • Billiam
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            13 hours ago

            Look bud, we only control the weather, not “near-earth objects”!

            • @[email protected]
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              23 hours ago

              Plus, that 'roid is just doing his thing vibin with the cosmos. He doesn’t need to be bothered with our shit.

              • FuglyDuck
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                13 hours ago

                be fair. nobody needs to be bothered with our shit.

                but we like to share!

  • @nemonic187
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    13 hours ago

    She truly is from another age. The Ice Age.

  • @ShittyBeatlesFCPres
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    76 hours ago

    Very charitable to assume her “they” meant The Democrats and not The Jews.

    Or maybe that weird ass HAARP conspiracy from awhile back.

  • @MegaUltraChicken
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    76 hours ago

    Was this during their attempt to take over Central City and destroy The Flash? Do they also have a freeze gun, spin like a top, and jump into mirrors?

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      That’s… that’s one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever read, because every page is completely realistic.

      Like… holy shit