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"Illegitimate" has lots of different uses. Democrats weren't using it to claim mass voter voter fraud and that Hillary Clinton actually won the election.

Thanks for the expert diagnosis, Dr. Hanaguma. Maybe Mike Flynn and the rest of the lunatic conspiracists also were sexually assaulted by the mob in Egypt?

One of the big lies floating out there is that oil companies production or exploration has been suppressed somehow by the Biden administration. It's true that there was a big reduction in oil exploration. But this stsarted during the Trump administration because of finances. Oil and gas prices were low so banks insisted that oil companies stop chasing after oil that would cost too much to extract and start improving returns to shareholders. In addition, the most productive oil producing areas with oil and gas that is cheap to extract like the Permian BAsis are in private hands Also, as noted above, oil and gas companies have stored up huge supplies of permits thanks to the Trump administration policy of selling them off cheaply. Finally, oil and as companies have been constrained by the same supply shortages as other industries.

Russia-Ukraine War Zelensky Calls for Observer Mission at Key Hydroelectric Dam President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine warned on Thursday that Russia was preparing a “false flag” operation to blow up a large hydroelectric dam in the south of the country, potentially flooding 80 towns, villages and cities, including the strategically important city of Kherson. He said that the plot to attack the dam at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in the city of Nova Kakhovka was aimed at framing Ukraine for the devastating humanitarian and ecological disaster that would ensue. He called for the creation of an international observation mission at the plant, saying it was imperative to prevent a potential catastrophe. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/21/world/russia-ukraine-war-news

It may be a trivial point, but it's true. But you make the point based on the trivial fact that one columnist at the Guardian was a communist. You acknowledged the inadequacy of that datum by further claiming when you were challenged that many columnists at the Guardian are communists. But wouldn't back that up.

And, as I pointed out, Ash Sarkar is not a columnist for the Guardian. So you got that wrong.

Can you share with us a source that does represent the world?

Well, who would be so irrational as to claim that a newspaper subscribed to certain beliefs not endorsed by their editoral board because of the views of one columnist? Oh, that would be you. And once again, you try to wriggle out by claiming that I was "inferring" (actually the correct word would be "implying") something that I never actually wrote. It is perfectly possible for someone to perpetrate a falsehood and believe it to be true. But it doesn't speak well of them that they refuse to back it up with evidence.

First iff, you've just conceded that the policy in this forum means that it is incumbent upon you to back up your assertions. Second, I don't know why you are telling me that "They also frown on calling people a liar because they can't be bothered to do the research for someone else." I haven't called you a liar.

Just so you know, the Mods frown on people who make claims and then challenge others to disprove them. For obvious reasons.

As I pointed out if I were to assert that the Telegraph is a nazi paper because many of its columinists are Nazis, and you were to disagree, it would be incumbent upon you to prove me wrong?

It's clear he's trying to inveigle you into defending something you asserted which was made very clear by your use of "historical facts" in your original comment.

No, you made the original assertion. It's incumbent upon you to prove it. But you can't because your point is obviously ridiculous. As I pointed out above, the Guardian's editorial board supported the UK's participation in the Gulf war as did most Conservatives. But the left wing of the Labour party was mostly opposed.

You even got this wrong. Ash Sarkar is not a columnist for the Guardian. She was a columnist but that was years ago.

Really? You make an assertion and you expect others to do the homework to prove you wrong? The issue would never have arisen if you hadn't made that assertion.

The vapidity of your comment is easily. What if someone were to claim that the Telegraph had many columnists who were Nazis and you denied it. Would it be incumbent upon you to prove that each and every one of them was not?

Honorable people back up their assertions. Others say things like "Prove to me that they are not supporters of Communism."

The "documentary" 2000 mules is based on the information provided by True the Vote. And now, thanks to the those grifters, this is happening in Arizona. Voter Intimidation Investigation Underway in Arizona After Couple Was Allegedly Filmed, Followed, and Accused of Being a ‘Mule’ The Arizona secretary of state’s office referred a report of alleged voter intimidation to the Department of Justice and Arizona’s attorney general on Wednesday, reported local media. The complaint said that a man and his wife were filmed, followed, and accused of “being a mule” earlier in the week as they attempted to vote. Early voting began last Wednesday in the Grand Canyon State. https://www.mediaite.com/news/voter-intimidation-investigation-underway-in-arizona-after-couple-was-allegedly-filmed-followed-and-accused-of-being-a-mule/

I've noticed that the Russians are claiming that the need to evacuate citizens in Kherson because Ukraine plans to blow up the hydroelectric dam. I think Russia is planning to blow up the dam and blame Ukraine. I've had this suspicion since yesterday when I read the Russian comments. For what it's worth, these people agree with me. Although, obviously, their opinion is the valuable one. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-19

So, you based your accusation on a falsehood. because you didn't bother to check the data. In other words, you were wrong.

The difference is that not only were Trump's travel expenses paid, but he actually made a profit from this trips.

So you mean Trump had no choice but to charge them those rates? And Eric Trump had no choice but to lie about it?

You're on to something. There actually were cases of voter fraud referred to the justice system in Georgia. State Election Board Refers Voter Fraud Cases for Prosecution The State Election Board on Wednesday referred 35 cases of election-law violations to the attorney general or local district attorneys for criminal prosecution. “Election fraud is not tolerated in Georgia. When there is evidence of it, the people responsible face prosecution,” said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, chairman of the five-member board. https://sos.ga.gov/news/state-election-board-refers-voter-fraud-cases-prosecution-0 This changes everything!

Better yet they could have stayed in Washington DC. The farther from Trump the better.

Marijuana use soars among college students while alcohol use drops: research A National Institutes of Health (NIH) study has found that marijuana use among college students is soaring as alcohol consumption drops. In its “Monitoring the Future” report, the NIH found that 44 percent of college students reported using marijuana in the past year, a 6-point increase from 2015. Daily marijuana usage ticked up from 5 percent to 8 percent of respondents during that time. Meanwhile, 56 percent of college students said they consumed alcohol last year, dropping from 62 percent in 2019. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/medicare/571992-marijuana-use-soars-among-college-students-while-alcohol-use-drops/