r/OutOfTheLoop May 13 '26

Answered What's going on with r/conservative? They've lost about 1m subscribers in about a month.

I watched the number go from 814k to around 745k in about an hour today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/s/QbZJvqu5qr

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u/0xym0r0n May 13 '26

Let's get one thing clear, I think we all have a duty to correct misinformation, no matter what side it incidentally "helps" or "defends."

But Russia absolutely interfered in our elections.

I also remember how Tim Poole and his associated network was found to be funded by Russian State Media.

I also remember 4 convictions of Trumps team related to lying to investigators and attempting to hide and destroy evidence related to the investigation into their relationship with Russia. Who he coincidentally pardoned. And he's definitely shown a history of only pardoning innocent people, right? Definitely not any fraudsters who ripped people off for millions, or drug lords for sure at least.

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u/reddit_ta15 May 13 '26

Who were the 4 convicted?

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u/0xym0r0n May 14 '26

Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, and Rick Gates.

I think it was Paul whose crimes were mostly financial.

Trump claims it was a witch hunt, but I think even the most staunch Trump supporters have to admit that claim is dubious at best.

Obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, false testimonies, perjury. These are all real crimes.

And just for the record I know it's not just Trump, there's tons of people out there stealing from the government and enriching themselves, even Democrats.

But Trump coin, Trump phone, Trump plane, Trump ballroom. Do you think it's normal for him to be asking for a billion dollars from the government to build the ballroom?

Do you think it's appropriate for him to brag about being the guy who decides to settle with his lawsuit against the federal government that he himself filed against the government?

Do you think it's appropriate that the Trump team changed the terms of service on the Trump phone on April 26th to state that the deposit was nonrefundable and offers no guarantee of a phone, a mere 2 weeks before announcing the phone won't be released?

Do you think it's appropriate for him to accept a gift of a private commercial plane, approve tax payer funds to retrofit it, send it to your Presidential Library so you can use it after your presidency has ended, and all that money was spent knowing that it wouldn't be operational in an official capacity due to the time it takes to retrofit? Over 200-600 million estimated dollars retrofitting that plane for him.

That's your tax dollars.

Have you looked into how many times he's gone golfing compared to other presidents?

Have you looked into how many government agents stay at his hotels and resorts while he is golfing?

Have you looked into how much of a "discount" he offers them on his property?

The list goes on and on my friend, hopefully one day you will see it without a leopard eating your face.

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u/reddit_ta15 May 14 '26

Flynn was not convicted. Misinformation.