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that seems to be a defense of conspiracy theories.

otherwise it should read “everything is a conspiracy when you don’t understand how anything works” — without the word theory.

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Huh. I guess it’s not the Jews this time.

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Who do You think she meant by “they”?

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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.)

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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

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

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But is it the same laser? Are weather controlling space lasers more of a rent and not buy? Or do we have the occasional dueling space lasers of someone didn’t make it to the mind virus meeting?

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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.

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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?

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Saying it’s God’s judgment is bad when it destroys the places attacking abortions, trans rights, and gays.

They don’t want to admit that God may be against them.

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Weather control claims are firmly in the weird category.

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“We can change the weather”

Also

“Climate change isn’t real”

Pick a fucking lane lady.

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wEaThEr IsNt cLiMaTe!1!

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

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

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Careful, since weather and climate are the same to them, they’ll say the democrats are intentionally heating up the climate so they have an excuse to take away their beloved coal rolling trucks.

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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.

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We could try nuking it.

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“About 3 minutes and ding its done!”

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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.

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well she didn’t mean any of the rain precipitators. She meant, they actively controlled hurricanes. It’s both weird and fucking stupid.

Actually. I wonder what would happen if you took a microwave array, of appropriately huge power, and directed it at the hurricane’s flanks, you know. to heat up the water on that side. maybe make some wind. I bet you could steer it “some”…

(Mexico, if you’re reading this, I absolutely won’t try this, if you send me your best street taco recipe.)

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

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I read that as in “shows up to say”.

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No, that’s the Korporate News Kushion for Konservatives

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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.

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