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Global surveillance expert ignores evidence, declares "1936 Olympics a hoax" (midwest.social)
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[–] FlyingSquid 50 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe the "Cosby-is-Rapist" thing could have worked if Cosby were unknown. But....

He's been famous for 5 decades. Beloved by US elites. The star of a hit NBC prime-time show. Oprah [probably] suggested he should run for President. Hung out with rappers and billionaires. The Clintons [probably would have gone to] his wedding [if he was younger].

And -- just 3 years ago! - he was considered to be the most important black man in America and nobody except MSNBC viewers remembers the basement filled with chains, his gang of henchmen or other serial rapist behavior.

And it's been all tried before, including this same Woody Allen crap. Has the stench of desperation.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"He won't actually send you to death camps"

  • People least likely to end up at the camps
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh this is funnier when you know about Ernst Rohm?

[–] raspberriesareyummy 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

is this the Glenn Greenwald? When did a jounalist who helped reveal the Snowden leaks turn MAGA dipshit?

[–] Saeveo 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He's been big on promoting Russian government talking points for a while now.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah I think this isn't the first time I read some questionable statement from him :/

[–] FlyingSquid 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Also the same Glenn Greenwald who repeatedly talked about the danger he was in because of what he reported on the U.S. government... while safely living in Brazil.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, Bolsonaro would have extradited his own family for the right price.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This was long before that.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What was long before what?

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Greenwald complaining that the U.S. would come and get him at any moment. Long before Balsonaro was in power.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mhh... Bolsonaro came to power in 2019 - Greenwald being worried about his safety in Brazil wasn't on my radar before, but then again I would not exactly consider Brazil a country safe from CIA hitmen. But I just saw that Greenwald lost his husband in late spring 2023, so that might explain his going ga-ga. Mourning does things to some people's minds. :/

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This was when Snowden leaked all the info to him, which was 2013. He spent like 3 years regularly saying his life was in danger. It was not.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would say just the fact that someone didn't get murdered is a very weak argument to claim their life was not in danger. In other words, I think your assessment is less likely to be true than his.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There was zero evidence his life was in danger. He just decided it was because he’s a whiner.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Now you sound like a MAGA troll, spouting trivially refutable nonsense.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes. You’ve figured me out. I’m a MAGA troll because I don’t automatically believe things without evidence. 🙄

[–] raspberriesareyummy 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, but because you make up stuff without evidence.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 3 weeks ago

Such as?

[–] graycube 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Didn't Trump's Dad actually know Hitler?

[–] CitizenKong 4 points 3 weeks ago

Also likely a member of the KKK.

[–] njm1314 1 points 3 weeks ago

Big fan too

[–] 800XL 1 points 3 weeks ago

his family came from Germany

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

I hope Trump gets "loyal" generals like Hitler had

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Obviously the takeaway here is that we should blame Oprah for 2016. /s

[–] FauxPseudo 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oprah is responsible for Dr Oz, Dr Phil, and Jenny McCarthy. She is one of the most harmful people of the 21st century.

[–] Numenor 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

She's the equivalent of Joe Rogan

[–] FauxPseudo 6 points 3 weeks ago

On the plus side her episodes weren't three hours long.

[–] 800XL 1 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck Oprah, she's been a piece of shit since the 80s

[–] Shave_MyBeever 7 points 3 weeks ago

Wasn't Trump belittled like the tool that he is back when he was appearing on Howard Stearn? He's always been a suck-ass

[–] CitizenKong 3 points 3 weeks ago

"Hitler went to jail after the beer putsch! He has learned his lesson!"