Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@BozoTheclown-cs9mk says : Yes, yet another republican trying to shoot Trump. Perhaps he should stop with all the lies and violent rhetoric, but I suppose if he did, he'd have nothing. Appealing to hateful people with lies is the only thing he's good at. Ask the people of Springfield. How many bomb threats is it now? Over 30 by the last count. Proud boys, Trumps 'Brown shirts' walking the streets. Legal immigrants there on temporary visas at the request of the businesses who needed labourers to stop their businesses from going down the toilet.>> <<@triplejazzmusicisall1883 says : The staggering reach of Trump’s misinformation — not just on Haitian migrants A new poll shows lots of Trump backers say they believe his pet-eating claim about Haitians, as well as plenty of other claims. Former president Donald Trump after speaking at a rally Friday in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill for The Washington Post) Analysis by Aaron Blake September 16, 2024 at 11:51 a.m. EDT From Day One of his presidency to this day, Donald Trump has promoted an alternate reality that has caught on with a shocking proportion of his base. But we don’t often get good polling that shows just how much Trump’s misinformation has penetrated the country. Today, we have such polling. And it’s sobering, if unsurprising. As Trump has launched a series of claims and suggestions that are bizarre even by his standards, new data shows large swaths of his supporters believe them. But the most drastic among them — most notably the claim about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, stealing and eating pets — have not caught on with more middle-of-the-road voters. That suggests there is real potential downside for Trump in pushing these fantasies. The new data comes from YouGov, which has occasionally tested Trump’s false claims. After last week’s debate, YouGov asked voters about a battery of them. The major findings on what Trump supporters believe: • A majority (52 percent) of Trump supporters say they believe the claim about Haitian migrants “abducting and eating pet dogs and cats.” Excluding those who are “not sure,” twice as many say it’s at least “probably true” as say it’s at least “probably false.” (There remains no real evidence for this claim. Officials have debunked it and linked it to threats, and Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Sunday called it “a piece of garbage that was simply not true.”) • 43 percent of Trump supporters say they believe that “in some states it is legal to kill a baby after birth” — another claim Trump referenced at last week’s debate. In fact, slightly more said they believed this was true than disbelieved it. (It is false.) • 28 percent of Trump supporters say they believe that “public schools are providing students with sex-change operations,” something Trump has recently suggested is happening but for which there is no evidence. • 81 percent of Trump supporters say they believe Venezuela is “deliberately sending people from prisons and mental institutions” to the United States. (There is no evidence that Venezuela or any other country is doing this, and Trump has used bad data to support his claim.) The claims about Haitian migrants, post-birth executions and sex changes at school are actually some of the least pervasive. But the other claims that Trump supporters believe are more about statistics than ridiculous assertions. For example, 77 percent say they believe the United States has given more aid to Ukraine than all of Europe combined (false), 70 percent say they believe millions of undocumented immigrants are arriving every month (false), and 70 percent say they believe inflation is at its highest rate ever (not true today or at any point in recent years). Americans of all political stripes have a long history of getting such data points wrong and exaggerating perceived problems, especially on the economy. So what’s really striking about the new numbers is how much Trump’s conspiracy theories have caught on. The numbers on those counts aren’t terribly surprising in context, given the many false things Trump supporters have convinced themselves of in recent years. For example, most Republicans have told pollsters that Trump didn’t try to overturn the 2020 election, that Trump didn’t have classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and that Trump’s offices were wiretapped during the 2016 election. And of course there is the 2020 stolen-election claim that as many as two-thirds of Republicans have believed. But these things have also generally only caught on to an extent, and that’s a key point with the new data. For instance, independents disbelieve the Haitian migrants claim more than 2-to-1, and five times as many say it’s “definitely false” (35 percent) as say it’s “definitely true” (7 percent). The gaps are even wider on executing babies and sex changes in schools. More than 6 in 10 independents dispute both, and relatively few independents — less than one-quarter — embrace them. Many independents are actually reliable voters for one side or another, and the data suggest these are probably Republican-leaning ones. All of which indicates that Trump is largely preaching to a credulous choir here, while the potentially decisive voters generally see his conspiracy theories for what they are. Whether they will punish him for that is an open question. Voters have long viewed Trump as an unreliable narrator, with a survey last week showing that 57 percent of Americans say his campaign messages are “rarely” or “never” based on facts. But in the meantime, we have apparently tens of millions of Americans embracing a truly bizarre version of reality based on little more than one man’s say-so.>> <<@redalex8794 says : Omg- Laura needs a job w ABC.>> <<@AlanRoehrich9651 says : Guy uses the *exact* same rhetoric as democrats. Yes, the leftists are trying to inspire people to commit political violence.>> <<@ireneaustin8330 says : They know they are going to loose 😅>> <<@frankcoates4609 says : There are fine people on both sides.>> <<@chriswalkley6381 says : Staged by trump for sure.>> <<@leonhue722 says : Those deep in the swamp don't want it drained and will prevent Trump at all costs from do so.>> <<@sunshinesagelavenderrosemary says : ppl keep missing is it news worthy>> <<@Nothinghappinghere-qz4ji says : Now he'll have to golf from behind a perspex screen like he has to do at his outside rallies.>> <<@leonharrison800 says : More victim cards for Trumpy. Boo hoo.😭😭>> <<@Nothinghappinghere-qz4ji says : Damn! Melania's second attempt to get out of the marriage, thwarted.>> <<@skyemcleod5365 says : Boy she’s awful. Usually, Sky News is fair to Pres. Trump. She has TDS>> <<@pisquared1827 says : This is not a wacko. He is a long time criminal - looks like a professional contract killer. This is the second time the security perimeter left a loophole and a shooter arrives right on time to exploit it. That is an inside job.>> <<@evelynmiranda1133 says : How this person knew about Trump golfing today in that moment?>> <<@evelynmiranda1133 says : The Democratic Party is looking for a refund.>> <<@daveweiss5647 says : Insane that this clown woman claims Trump is a perpetrator of his own assasination attempts... only leftists have been out murdering people over the last decade!>> <<@ausermeg9428 says : What’s the difference between choosing Trump’s America First and Harris’ socialist progressivism? First and foremost, it is Conservative dialogue on these issues, immigration, energy, inflation, criminal justice, the economy. Liberal Democrats on Harris' side, on the other hand, ignored discussion of the issues and resorted to intimidation, name-calling, physical attacks and threats of violence. Loot, steal, defund the police, open the borders... destroy America. Let the truth be heard. Trump/Vance 2024!!!>> <<@RaceBannon-x1u says : This election is for the heart and spirit of America 😮>> <<@juiceman7649 says : Don't worry guys the FBI are on it I'm sure they'll be clear and transparent with us nothing nefarious to be done>> <<@user-uy8iy5nh1j says : Fire this presenter!!! Instigating violence!!!>> <<@user-uy8iy5nh1j says : Are perpetrator of an assassination attempt? And 5he government wants to sensor us? You should be fired!!!!>> <<@stephencollins1568 says : Dementiacrats want to totally remove gun ownership from all bar Far-Left aspiring assassins (who desperately need to improve their aim). Old Joe would have taken a shot, but he cannot recall who Trump is, and given the chance, he might have held the rifle back-to-front.>> <<@ricky-o2z says : Can't really listen to someone with a wire hanging out the side of head 😂 WTF you Drama slut 😂>> <<@VeraJones5 says : Oh the expert mick mulvaney trump doesn’t like him and vice Versa making out he’s chummy with him now the journo asked him about trumps rhetoric he side stepped about trumps rhetoric makes you wonder especially when a message l am alright fundraising email went out the mind boggles>> <<@HecliffTatum says : There's your second amendmant, he was reupblcan and probably a legal owner, tell that to the school children 😮😮😮😮😮😮>> <<@zoranm6432 says : Wow! Another Republican trying to shoot Captain Bone Spurs. Time to give it up Donald, you know what they say. Third time lucky.>> <<@FranksHairSalon says : Why won't Sky tell you who the sh00ter is? Maybe he's another Republican, AGAIN.>> <<@kokujin5446 says : Bet you $10 that guy was hired😂>> <<@BrandyHeng007 says : What happened to Trump's bikers bodyguards from the Hells Angels, the Outlaws, the Banditos and the Mongols ?>> <<@FranksHairSalon says : The maga cult is eating itself alive! This is great to watch. Pass the popcorn, love!>> <<@yabadabad00000 says : Can you imagine how the marxist media would be going absolutely insane if there were 2 attempts on their candidate’s life? Hypocritical propaganda on full display.>> <<@moma1961 says : The FBI will probably want to know why he didn't succeed! Our 3 letter agencies are a joke!>> <<@Lorallyne-cb2ix says : Kinda looks like Roger Waters>> <<@carebearkuz says : There were shots fired from the gunman towards Trump!! Trump posted that the gunman shot in the vicinity. They didn't hit him but the shots were fired towards where he was. This is serious!! Pray for Trump to stay safe!!!🙏🙏🇺🇸>> <<@stop_lying_to_me says : I like patriots that don't dodge the draft to avoid fighting communism in Vietnam.>> <<@dbezst25 says : The FBI can't do shit. They would have orchestrated this. The FBI and CIA are criminal organizations.>> <<@dominicpelle7841 says : SKY/FOX won't report the wannabe shooter is a... DISGRUNTLED MENTALLY ILL ANTI-VAX TRUMP SUPPORTER as per his posts on Social.>> <<@dennysgacita1231 says : Trump- Vance 2024>> <<@peniswrinkle-jr says : Where are these lefties getting all these guns? I thought they hated guns and want them banned. Seems awfully hypocritical if you ask me.>> <<@KathyrnShirey-xo8hd says : Deep State sending out their B team. Probably reconsidering their DEI policies now>> <<@byronkacheris5781 says : How's any vehicle allowed to park anywhere near the course?>> <<@emmaleroy5003 says : Trump is not the seating President 😜>> <<@artlives8188 says : Mulvaney is a hack! A right wing nut>> <<@cmuir6757 says : Trump is NOT a "perpetrator". He is campaigning for working class Americans who have had their jobs moved to China.... like Australia.>> <<@johnyvik7242 says : Kackling Commie Harris😡>> <<@postulatingspin4470 says : Entirely fomented by the Biden Administration…and most recently Kamala. Hitler, Nazi, threat to Democracy…all endless calls to kill by their marxist party for the ultimate solution. For those Democrats not well educated, please keep in mind the Democratic party was and still is the biggest threat to Democracy in our nation’s history. The Democratic party fought a war to keep their slaves killing as many as 800,000 Americans in the process, and also killing the slavery emancipator…. Lincoln, a Republican. In fact,Democrats owned substantially all the slaves save a few Indian tribes like the Cherokee. Even in the north, in NYC, 1 in 10, people were slaves….all owned by Democrats. Long after the war, the Democratic party’s KKK persecuted, lynched, and murdered both Blacks and Jews. This is why sentient historians are always amazed that any Black or Jewish person takes sides with this party….IMOP can only be a case of Stockholm Syndrome, ignorance or both. Democrats are happy to use undereducated Jews and Blacks to get themselves elected……especially those whom missed history class, civics class, and current events. Democrats and the undereducated they prey upon are by far the most significant threat to Democracy today. Consider also, Biden, the leader of the Democratic Party’s self proclaimed mentor was Robert Byrd, an Exulted Grand Cyclops in his party’s KKK. Wake up people and get yourself an education about who the Democratic party really is today…just a sad collection of race baiters and hate fomenters who missed history class and current events.>> <<@Fire.4Effect says : I blame Putin>> <<@alexandrugeorgescu6366 says : don't worry... he be a'right.>> <<@bl00m1mgt0n says : It's an inside job. Trump is trying to distract from Weird JD, and play the sympathy card. He's getting DESPERATE!!>>