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Raftergirl

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13. I read about his attending Hotchkiss well before the primary and his parents having money. It was likely

Reply to mopinko (Reply #11)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 09:40 AM

17 hrs ago

in a paper not allowed on this site to be referenced.

Maybe, people should read more newspapers that don’t adhere to only their political viewpoint. And I’m talking about ones that are considered mainstream media (god I hate that term.)

Though sadly, the info would have been dismissed by most as fake news. Quite ironic, imo.

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ME-SEN: They fucking knew. [View all] RandySF 21 hrs ago OP

It was more arrogance than confidence... QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #1

TYKicking for tomorrow Cha 19 hrs ago #2

Right wing Murdoch Street Journal. More good credible sources. Next, someone will say "Newsmax has reported" AZLD4Candidate 19 hrs ago #3

This was the WSJ's stopped clock moment for the day DFW 18 hrs ago #6

They also knew his working class shtick was bullshit.. agingdem 18 hrs ago #4

that's the part i cant get my head around. mopinko 18 hrs ago #11

I read about his attending Hotchkiss well before the primary and his parents having money. It was likely Raftergirl 17 hrs ago #13

yeah, i do read stuff mopinko 16 hrs ago #17

a larger problem is that this behavior is routinely tolerated in our society electron_blue 18 hrs ago #5

When did we all know about the nazi tattoo he had? flvegan 18 hrs ago #7

Right after he announced, iirc. Raftergirl 17 hrs ago #14

Some of us immediately refused to give him a pass for the tattoo. I,...... ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #16

Kinda bummed we're not going to get the deep dive into his military/mercenary career tbh. WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #8

Another bro culture disaster dlk 18 hrs ago #9

It's beyond frustrating and worse that he and many supporters blame others Jbraybarten 18 hrs ago #10

We need more women involved in recruiting and vetting these candidates. Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #12

Everyone knew Boo1 17 hrs ago #15

I would like to know more about the people who recruited him. returnee 15 hrs ago #18