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not fooled

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3. Amazing, isn't it?
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 01:26 PM
17 hrs ago

The rise of the Con to the White House is the craziest, stupidest thing I've ever seen.

I remember in 2015 listening to several interviews with David Cay Johnston, longtime chronicler of krasnov's criminality. He described extensive mob ties and tax cheating, among other disqualifying aspects of krasnov's history. Democracy Now also covered his sordid past.

I assumed that was it--the national media would pick up and run with these stories, which would result in a quick end to the candidacy. Because of course if someone was a lifelong criminal, the press would so inform voters and said voters would reject that person's candidacy outright. Because of course anyone known to be a longtime criminal would NEVER become president of the USA.

Wow, was I naive.

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