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 I’m not going to put content warnings on political posts, because people sticking their heads in the sand is how we got to where we are today, and I’m not going to contribute to enabling that. 
 If I didn’t already hate Bud Lite, it would be my drink of choice just to piss off the rednecks... 
 @30700d9a the first and only time I ever drank it, I was dumbstruck by the thought that so many people drank it. It is truly terrible, awful beer. 
 Oh, it’s okay, The News; there’s no need to explain Republican-induced government shutdowns. We all remember the last Republican-induced shutdown, and the one before that, and the one before that, and how they never get what they want, and how much harm it does to the economy, and how it backfires on them 100% of the time. 
 @d776bc84 to see the very worst people in a country, look no further than its government. 
 @f884fa2b Trump is one degree of separation from a number of Neo-Nazi, white supremacist groups, and the media continues to normalize it by failing to call him on it. 
 Idle Vaccine Thought: Of the six COVID vaccine shot's I've received, two have left me sick as a d... 
 @c6042f9b That sucks; they hit me hard, too. My wife hasn’t been at all affected by any of them so far. 
 I took the liberty of making a new logo to help the GOP’s rebranding effort in a post-Trump county.

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 Most of the time, when I try to refresh a post or go to the comments in a thread, it takes a ludicrously long time for it to load… like, 1996 28.8k modem slow. Five minute waits are not unusual, and that’s not an exaggeration. I feel like this is not something that should be happening in 2023. Anyone have any suggestions on what might be causing this? #MastodonHelp #Mastodon 
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 @f884fa2b it’s wild that he will absolutely be convicted of crimes by election time, yet remains the runaway top candidate. What a silly, unserious country. 
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 @f884fa2b the media as it exists today must be destroyed. They serve no interest other than their parent companies’ shareholders. 
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 @6b43cb18 @e90028b2 @a767eef3 @ce792bad he’s been handed so many opportunities to stand his ground and fight a battle when he has public support on his side, and most of the time he capitulates and ends up negotiating with the terrorist party. I hope no one out there is wondering why his approval rating is always underwater.