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[–] frickineh@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Love that for him. He should be fired out of a cannon into the sun, but I'll settle for this, I guess.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Whether it's Alex Jones or a former president of the United States or whoever is prone to getting attention by making big claims and attacking people, unfortunately I think those are prices worth paying to some people, so long as it means they can keep riling up those crowds, getting those donors to political campaigns, getting those people to buy the snake oil advertised on their shows," White said. "And that's a grim realization."

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Couldn't have happened to a better asshole.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

This would normally be my cue for a Riker, but in this case...