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    5 months ago

    Some social media accounts said that a gunman with ties to the “deep state” had opened fire and shot Mr. Trump. Without citing evidence, the accounts also blamed government agencies such as the F.B.I. and the Centers for Disease Control for targeting Mr. Trump.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/us/politics/trump-rally-disinformation-x-social-media.html

    Ah yes, the CDC, well known for it’s highly trained hit squads. I can’t even with these chuckleheads anymore. It would just be hilarious if they weren’t poised to wreck the country for at least most of the duration of my likely natural life.

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      5 months ago

      That alone is so telling to me:

      One: it’s obviously projection as it always is. Which means we can expect previously mundane regulatory agencies beefed up in ways that make no sense with regards to enforcing what’s in their purview, in order to carry out dirty tasks like this. This is a self-report. They’re telling us exactly what they want to do with our federal agencies.

      Two: it’s just more indication of how easy it is going to be for the Republicans to “dismantle the administrative state” (literally their own words). If this is how their base thinks regulatory agencies operate, then it’s going to be real fucking easy to convince any who aren’t already onboard to get rid of them entirely.