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One thing I NEVER expected after the victory of @realDonaldTrump in 2016 was the indestructible fear among his supporters that immediately followed.
There's absolutely no way to reassure these people, because they wake up with amnesia every morning.
One thing I NEVER expected after the victory of @realDonaldTrump in 2016 was the indestructible fear among his supporters that immediately followed.
There's absolutely no way to reassure these people, because they wake up with amnesia every morning.
WHAT CONSERVATIVE APATHY?
Trump set records in the primaries RUNNING UNOPPOSED.
Voters didn't even have to show up.
And yet they broke records.
Trump set records in the primaries RUNNING UNOPPOSED.
Voters didn't even have to show up.
And yet they broke records.
And political novice Mike Garcia (R) won in California's 25th District DESPITE mail-in voting and ballot harvesting.
His opponent was a Democratic machine politician who'd worked in the Clinton administration.
His opponent was a Democratic machine politician who'd worked in the Clinton administration.
Totally under the radar, federal task forces have been breaking up fraud rings.
Knowledge is power.
People are afraid, BUT THEY NEVER DO RESEARCH.
They just sit and fret.
People are afraid, BUT THEY NEVER DO RESEARCH.
They just sit and fret.
From 1926 to 1929, Christians in Mexico fought against the atheist government, which was trying to wipe out Christianity.
This was the Cristero War.
The US finally brokered a peace deal.
This was the Cristero War.
The US finally brokered a peace deal.
The Cristeros had two battle cries.
"Ave Maria."
"¡Viva Cristo Rey!"
(Long live Christ the king.)
"Ave Maria."
"¡Viva Cristo Rey!"
(Long live Christ the king.)
Here's a Mexican-American citizen journalist in Iraq, having the time of his life as he films truck bombs, laughs, and prays.
THAT'S HOW YOU HAVE TO LIVE.
The video is really interesting.
First the truck bomb comes out from the town.
The video is really interesting.
First the truck bomb comes out from the town.
It turns and heads toward the Kurds.
But the driver is killed by machine-gun fire.
The truck bombs swerves away.
The truck bombs swerves away.
The truck bomb is literally shot to pieces.
Enormous slabs of armor fall off.
Enormous slabs of armor fall off.
You may have heard a "whoosh" right before the explosion.
It was some kind of missile.
I have no idea what it is. Looks SQUARE.
It was some kind of missile.
I have no idea what it is. Looks SQUARE.
Actually, I just saw this, one frame before the one I just showed you.
Years ago I read about a kind of universal missile that transformed in midair depending on the target.
It was in the early stages of development.
Years ago I read about a kind of universal missile that transformed in midair depending on the target.
It was in the early stages of development.
Looks like it's in production.
BOOM!
Truck bombs are made up of multiple explosives connected together to go off simultaneously.
What happened here was that munitions were detonated in sequence, thus lessening the power of the bomb.
See the three separate fireballs?
What happened here was that munitions were detonated in sequence, thus lessening the power of the bomb.
See the three separate fireballs?
The blast effect was channeled upward and outward instead of horizontally.
This is astonishing technology. It prevents engine parts, transmission parts, shrapnel, AND blast effect from hitting the target.
This is astonishing technology. It prevents engine parts, transmission parts, shrapnel, AND blast effect from hitting the target.
There's no point in telling people to stop being afraid.
Fear is addictive.
But I'm not afraid. Trump just handled to worst crisis in the history of the country.
If you think he can't get reelected, it means you're unreachable.
Too bad, but not my problem.
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Fear is addictive.
But I'm not afraid. Trump just handled to worst crisis in the history of the country.
If you think he can't get reelected, it means you're unreachable.
Too bad, but not my problem.
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