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cilla4progress

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Trump's Lies Are Killing His Supporters as COVID Starts to Sweep Rural America [View all] babylonsister Apr 2020 OP

Trumpy fools some of the people ALL of the time. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2020 #1

You Call To Mind, Sir, Mr. Thurber's Gloss On Mr. Lincoln's Wisdom The Magistrate Apr 2020 #2

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Apr 2020 #3

You can fool 42% of Americans 100% of the time. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #4

Those 42% aren't being fooled hot2na Apr 2020 #44

*the fuse has been lit* GusBob Apr 2020 #5

Yep. And many will be sent to be treated in liberal urban areas... Freethinker65 Apr 2020 #6

if the states open up as the repugs want next month it's going to be a disaster samsingh Apr 2020 #7

Not so difficult for Drumpf GopherGal Apr 2020 #12

No re-infection for his re-election! Harker Apr 2020 #22

It's win-win for Turd. At least he get to kill thousands of people. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #50

horrible bdamomma Apr 2020 #56

#YouFirst! Baclava Apr 2020 #8

K&R 2naSalit Apr 2020 #9

Thinning the herd. And these are the sheeple after all. SoonerPride Apr 2020 #10

they bdamomma Apr 2020 #57

When the rural turd voting covid patient needs a ventilator to live, not_the_one Apr 2020 #11

+1. Despite repeated warnings (from Republicans), they made Trump president dalton99a Apr 2020 #14

I Really Don't Care, Do U? Aristus Apr 2020 #13

Yep tRump and his clan really don't. npk Apr 2020 #34

The ones I care about are the frontline workers and innocents that they could spread to, PunkinPi Apr 2020 #43

You are a medical professional and say that? Tipperary Apr 2020 #78

Saying is one thing; doing is another. Aristus Apr 2020 #82

Trump will remain exempt from any blame or procon Apr 2020 #15

Of course, and I have no doubt that the nazi regime in the WH organized the insane protest still_one Apr 2020 #16

+1 cilla4progress Apr 2020 #17

I hate to be inhuman Butterflylady Apr 2020 #18

don't think like that Skittles Apr 2020 #63

"a pandemic that has already claimed 2 million lives worldwide?" No. ffr Apr 2020 #19

Your bold paragraph isn't a copy/paste ffr Apr 2020 #20

It was a babylonsister Apr 2020 #21

Web newspaper articles, editorials and such are not absolutely trustworthy for historical/recent ref keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #26

Good job! ffr Apr 2020 #27

That we know of. nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #33

Only one thing to say, really matt819 Apr 2020 #23

It was just a matter of time. GoCubsGo Apr 2020 #24

They embrace the dark side, they love death and funerals bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #25

Rural SE NC here Mercurian Apr 2020 #28

I live in a rural area, and these people are putting my loved ones' lives at risk. dawg Apr 2020 #29

It begs the deadly, wretched question: How many Trump voters are going to die between now and Nov.? infullview Apr 2020 #30

So I think I'm supposed to feel bad for them? Dukkha Apr 2020 #31

Will Pitt has been banned from this website. murielm99 Apr 2020 #32

I Stand With Muriel ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #35

He is a Stellar guy. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #58

Agreed ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #59

Unbelievable. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #60

His Wife Got Diagnosed ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #61

I am sorry. murielm99 Apr 2020 #72

I Have A Quite Mild Case ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #73

He's a purple prose champion! So many words words words without saying much. NurseJackie Apr 2020 #36

That sums it up pretty well. lapucelle Apr 2020 #95

He's the one who called Obama a P.O.S.U.C.S. ... right? NurseJackie Apr 2020 #38

Also announced he would not for for Hillary. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #46

Because his articles are worth reading imo. babylonsister Apr 2020 #40

Pitt also called "President Obama a POSUCS" as well as being stupid Cha Apr 2020 #52

But maybe read them without posting on DU since he was banned Hortensis Apr 2020 #55

William Rivers Pitt is a damn fine writer. I'm always interested in his opinion ... Auggie Apr 2020 #42

Ummm... lapucelle Apr 2020 #94

Ummm ... what? Auggie Apr 2020 #96

Didn't someone say something about a "damn fine writer"? lapucelle Apr 2020 #97

Pure poetry ... Auggie Apr 2020 #102

When Carl Sagan said it, yes indeed. Appropriated and contorted lapucelle Apr 2020 #104

Good writing to my mind Beringia Apr 2020 #103

When Carl Sagan compared our planet to a mote of dust lapucelle Apr 2020 #105

Oh good lord! Are you shitting me? How pathetic! He's become a caricature of himself! NurseJackie Apr 2020 #98

Don't you realize how lucky you are to be part of this pinprick of time? lapucelle Apr 2020 #99

This is big! Really big!!! Someone should tell Neil deGrasse Tyson... NurseJackie Apr 2020 #101

And Truthout is a marginal source funded by dark money. lapucelle Apr 2020 #49

Bravenak gets posted here all the time as well. Never saw you complain about her Arazi Apr 2020 #64

Bravenak? murielm99 Apr 2020 #67

Yes. She's got a blog that's been posted here without complaints Arazi Apr 2020 #69

So that gives you the right to post Will Pitt's drivel? murielm99 Apr 2020 #70

I haven't ever posted anything by Will Pitt Arazi Apr 2020 #79

I would be thrilled if Bravenak's account was reinstated. TexasTowelie Apr 2020 #75

She's been banned from Twitter multiple times for being a flamethrower Arazi Apr 2020 #80

I don't care if she has been banned by Twitter. TexasTowelie Apr 2020 #81

... sheshe2 Apr 2020 #84

However, bravenak: sheshe2 Apr 2020 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author George II Apr 2020 #74

This is what I remember about Bravenak: murielm99 Apr 2020 #86

Since when is a Democrat who would never call President Obama a Trojan horse Republican betsuni Apr 2020 #87

Although William Pitt sometimes makes some sense in his writings, MineralMan Apr 2020 #37

Check the byline and if it babylonsister Apr 2020 #41

I saw the byline and did not read it. MineralMan Apr 2020 #54

Exactly, MineralMan.. Mahalo! Cha Apr 2020 #53

I LIKE HIM Skittles Apr 2020 #62

Some expect to be forgiven, but don't extend the same in return. MerryBlooms Apr 2020 #66

WHATEVER Skittles Apr 2020 #68

I wasn't referring to you. MerryBlooms Apr 2020 #71

Skittles, google Truthout and Biden OR Obama OR Hillary OR Pelosi, Hortensis Apr 2020 #106

Your choice. MineralMan Apr 2020 #76

No one is arguing otherwise LanternWaste Apr 2020 #91

I did not suggest anyone was. MineralMan Apr 2020 #92

There is a price to pay for willful ignorance abakan Apr 2020 #39

Excellent article. Owl Apr 2020 #45

William Rivers Pitt IronLionZion Apr 2020 #47

39-year-old farmer from rural New York county fighting for his life ARPad95 Apr 2020 #48

Wicked bdamomma Apr 2020 #51

Pitt is overall wrong: The kill rate is not high enough to affect Trump's support andym Apr 2020 #65

This brings up a question I have had for some time. Is it safer right now to be in an urban area totodeinhere Apr 2020 #77

I live in a rural area, too. murielm99 Apr 2020 #85

What I found informative but babylonsister Apr 2020 #89

Trump needn't worry DFW Apr 2020 #88

Maybe Pitt thinks this will help Jill Stein.. n/t. NNadir Apr 2020 #90

This didn't age well. lapucelle Apr 2020 #93

He's taken the Michael Moore tactic on fortune telling... NurseJackie Apr 2020 #100