stolen election is a lie told relentlessly by one our two major political parties, backed by a billion dollar right-wing media industry
would be nice if press would stop being afraid of its own shadow when covering GOP
I’ve heard the counter arguments for yrs: it doesn’t matter if we use “lies.” it doesn’t change anything. “Lies” is the same thing as “myth” “falsehoods”. we’re not ducking
great! prove yr not ducking and prove it’s no big deal to use “lies” by.....**using “lies”**
that’s where the debate always ends
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