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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: ges ✧❂🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Rage baiting
Date: 07/08/23 10:11 AM
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Interesting article about a probable fake account that purported to be from a very whacko far left Twitter user. More likely was used to rage bait right wingers. If so, it worked wonderfully well in that regard.

washingtonpost.com - Twitter erica marsh suspended

There's just one problem: She's probably a fake.

The 'proud Democrat' in Washington, as she described herself on Twitter, doesn't show up in any local phone or voting records. The Biden presidential campaign, where she said she worked as a field organizer, has no record of her; neither does the Obama Foundation, where she claimed to have volunteered.

She's been especially popular with conservatives, who promoted her as a perfect symbol of how overly theatrical and inane liberals can be ' like when she attacked the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision last week by saying 'no Black person will be able to succeed in a merit-based system.' The tweet was viewed more than 27 million times.

This kind of rage baiting can be seen on both sides of the political spectrum but the MAGA crowd seems to wallow in rage, spite and hatred.
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