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    “I’m convinced there are two people Putin pays; Rorabacher and Trump.” - future Speaker of the house Kevin McCarthy in 2016

    “Shhh! STFU!” - then-current Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

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    compromised? JFC, they tried to overthrow the fucking government itself… they’re enemies outright…

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    Does the person blackmailing them have a name very similar to a popular Canadian dish made with french fries?

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      Btw, I know it’s recognized as a Canadian dish, and Canada likes to flex it, but just wanted to say in passing, it’s a Quebec dish!

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              A bunch of dumb fucks wanted to split a while back, had a referendum that almost passed Brexit style. it’s been pretty moot since but there are a lot of conservative idiots in Quebec, like Texas.

              The only key difference is Quebec has the largest power company and a huge hydroelectric power source, so we’ve got that going for us, which is nice…

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                If your electrical system continues working when it’s both cold and hot, then you’re miles ahead of Texas!

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                  We were born in the cold, molded by it. I didn’t see grass until I was already a man and global warming removed winters completely.

                  Jokes aside it breaks pretty often because of bad weather, but gets repaired within a few hours.

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      Unlikely, this is more of the domestic and close ally variety e.g. Epstein’s handlers/killers, or of that same caliber. The kind of people who can waive off, or prevent, an FBI counterintelligence operation from getting in the way…

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    Until lobbying is eliminated and campaign finance severely overhauled, assume they’re all compromised. It’s just a matter of who they’re bought and paid for.

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    US: We could easily destroy Russia in traditional warfare, we have the best weapons, we will never stop fighting them

    Russia: Here’s a suitcase full of money

    US: Oh, I love those! Never mind, do whatever you want

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        Producer Guy: “Sounds like destroying a democracy from the inside is going to be incredibly difficult.” Writer Guy: “Actually it’s gonna be super easy. Barely an inconvenience.” Producer Guy: “Oh, really!” Writer Guy: holds up a suitcase full of money

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    For many of these politicians, based on their actions, they’re compromised, evil, stupid or insane. Quite possibly all the above.

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    Given how little money it takes to sway the politicians votes I’m amazed it has taken this long

    I’m still all for crowd funding the buying of politicians votes at this point. The politician will think it’s some private benefactor or multinational patrolling them.