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May 23, 2022, 16 tweets

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You may recall, in May ‘21, Dems & the MSM alleged that “Jim Crow 2.0” had arrived in Georgia over new voting laws.

As votes roll in for this week’s election we’ve learned early voting is up 300% & black early voting is at record highs.

Care to explain, guys?⤵️

The original outrage was led - stumblingly, haltingly - by @JoeBiden, who referred to the measure as “Jim Crow 2.0,” and “Jim Eagle” (an evolved version of Jim Crow, perhaps?)

I can just feel the unity.

Any follow up, Mr. President?

But of course it wasn’t just President Biden pushing this conspiracy among elected Democrats.

Perhaps my favorite comes from @SenBooker, who called the move a step “toward authoritarianism and repression” because we are serious people living in serious times.

And lest we forget about our LatinX comrades, @JacksonLeeTX18 has us covered!

We even had almost-politicians. Perhaps no one was as upset online as Georgia shadow governor @staceyabrams

As ever, this went from Dems’ lips to the media’s ears.

I probably could’ve done an entire thread just on @CNN, who ran a series titled “Voting Rights Under Attack” an entirely unbiased work about one party’s efforts to address election integrity concerns

But their hyperbole may actually have been outdone by @MSNBC, who’s interviews and tweets were indistinguishable from the most unserious Democratic fundraising efforts.

@washingtonpost dedicated their entire editorial team to this issue, it seems.

Oh come on, @MotherJones. Even for you guys this is ridiculous.

@BusinessInsider doing their best Buzzfeed “you won’t believe what happens next!” impression.

@atrupar provides an answer to the timeless riddle: if the votes aren’t actually suppressed, can Dems still get attention by alleging voter suppression?

And you know I couldn’t leave her out. Where left wing conspiracy theories go, @JRubinBlogger is never far behind.

That’s just a taste. To get the full rundown of the ridiculous takes, read the full piece at @FreeBeacon: freebeacon.com/media/oops-med…

It’s a shame Biden wound down the disinfo board because these claims could’ve been prime candidates.

Love my fans

And the game of heads I win, tails you lose continues. Just entirely bad faith.

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