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[–] AshMan85 54 points 3 months ago

sounds like they got something to hide, beside being pedos

[–] LEDZeppelin 49 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If Russia is paying nobodies like Tim Fool millions of dollars, just imagine how much they are paying Republican politicians and their talking heads on Fox News, NewsMax, OAN etc.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] cybervseas 6 points 3 months ago

Jesse Watters implied he's being paid less based on his surprise when Jessica Tarlov shared it was 400k per month.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey 42 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean, "lawyer up before talking to the police" is universally good advice.

[–] IphtashuFitz 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, but in this case, they are talking heads with a significant following, and anything they say in public at this point could also come back to bite them in the keister. And given the track record of these people, more than one of them is likely to publicly put feet into mouths long before they talk to a lawyer.

[–] Etterra 26 points 3 months ago

No no, let them exercise their 1st Amendment rights.

[–] Volkditty 25 points 3 months ago

“No leaks. . . . This is how we know we’re a real family here.”

[–] BetaBlake 15 points 3 months ago

Most of these people got into the position of being ruble rubes because they're idiots so luckily they can't help but talk a bunch.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Thing about people like Trump and Musk is they think they’re special and can handle themselves fine without an attorney. And they can’t stop talking.

[–] CharlesDarwin 9 points 3 months ago

LOL, well, imagine that.

[–] Rapidcreek 8 points 3 months ago

I get the smell of a shoe about to drop..

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

and whatever you do don't barter for a better deal by snitching on those up the chain.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. How many of them are going to fall out of windows in the upcoming months?

[–] Badeendje 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I doubt any. Leaving these self serving sociopaths out there to use their megaphones to spin various self serving stories just adds to the chaos and confusion, which is the point of these operations. Have people doubt there is an objective truth, so they make up their minds in a way that reinforces their beliefs, entrenching themselves even more.

[–] kikutwo 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So, basically the entire campaign?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The majority of the party