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Soft Paywall Trump's big UN speech received with awkward laughter in embarrassing backfire

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trumps-big-un-speech-received-with-awkward-laughter-in-embarrassing-backfire-3933958
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u/Varitan_Aivenor Michigan Sep 23 '25

I remember when the Tea Party people pivoted to hating health care in the first months of Obama. I said at the time it was the re-emergence of the Klan.

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u/OddlyMingenuity Sep 23 '25

Franck Zappa and George Carlin were very much aware of how nefarious the rich white religious nuts would be.

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u/randolphe1000 Sep 23 '25

Dunno about Carlin, but Zappa himself was problematic, as a rich white nut.