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[–] greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works 66 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Famous pro-Trump commentators may have been unwittingly duped.

Unwittingly my ass

[–] heyoni@lemm.ee 30 points 2 months ago

Famous my ass

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I believe they're called useful idiots

[–] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No way. Dim Tool would never!

/s

[–] FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The correct name is Pim Tool, please

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Aaaand now they’re exposed, suddenly they’re “victims”

In a statement on X, Pool said if the indictment was true, he was a “victim” and that he and other personalities were “deceived.”

Johnson said in a statement that he is “disturbed by the allegations in today’s indictment, which make clear that myself and other influencers were victims in this alleged scheme.”

Jesus, why are there so many crybullies on the right? “We got caught with our hands in the Russian money bag, but we’re the ones truly being harmed guys!”

[–] Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Jesus, why are there so many crybullies on the right?

Probably because it's worked so great for their leader Trump. It's probably been around longer though. I bet conservative pundits in the 1950s sounded the exact same when whining about desegregation somehow hurting them.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 2 months ago

Lol secret? These mother fuckers are open with it. Just like multiple members of congress, musk, peterson,Trump, and all his friends.

[–] Impound4017@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago

Nightmare blunt rotation

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 2 months ago

In a hype video, Pool said “I worked for several massive corporate news organizations, what did I learn, they lie. Their agenda matters more than the truth.”

Pot. Kettle. Black. Liar.

Update 4:37pm CT: In a statement on X, Pool said if the indictment was true, he was a “victim” and that he and other personalities were “deceived.”

[…]

Johnson said in a statement that he is “disturbed by the allegations in today’s indictment, which make clear that myself and other influencers were victims in this alleged scheme.”

At not point will any of them question why Russia would choose to amplify them.

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

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