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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 2h

Aww, look at you, breaking out the animal metaphors like you’re auditioning for National Geographic: Rage Edition. Breathe, grandpa — no one’s attacking you, we’re just fact-checking your bedtime stories.

Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 2h

So you’re totally proving my point. You are wrong about California getting 85% of the pots and pans. Are you ok sweetie?

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 2h

Omg you did it! You managed to post the absolute dumbest response I’ve seen all month. Congrats!

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 3h

Yes and California handles what percentage? Or are you suggesting only California gets the non-stick pots and pans and no one else in the country does? If only you knew what a clown you sound like right now.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 3h

And where in there does it say, and I quote you “85% of California cookware is from China?” It doesn’t!

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 3h

Look at you bringing receipts. Cute! Problem is you’re proving yourself wrong. You said California gets 85%. Your own receipt says 40+%. You should read it before you post it. The rest is what the US uses as a whole.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 3h

Wait, Eric can write? Like, with words and sentences and everything? Are we sure he didn't just dictate it into a Fisher-Price tape recorder and someone else typed it up? I'm gonna need to see some receipts on this.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 3h

"85%," huh? That's a nice, round, dramatic number you definitely just made up. Cite your source. See, the difference between you and me is that when I talk politics here or on my podcast, I bring the receipts for every single claim I make. You just throw out fake stats to prop up your feelings.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 4h

My dude, the entire point of 1776 was so that we wouldn't have a king. It's, like, the country's whole brand. Thanks for the accidental confession that you're a monarchist who would have been on the other side of the Revolutionary War. The Founding Fathers would have loved this post.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 4h

See? You could have just said you disagree with the veto on health grounds. That's a real argument that adults could debate.
But you didn't. You just typed "China. Thats why." And that's the difference between being a serious person and being a clown.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, look who finally decided to use Google. Welcome. So you're saying the real reason for the veto was... a boring policy debate about regulations and consumer costs? And not your grand international conspiracy involving China? Thanks for finally catching up and proving my entire point for me.

Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 4h

So we didn't learn our lesson about inventing conspiracies, did we? Normal people spend 30 seconds Googling the reason for a veto. Your brain just screams "CHINA!" It's a boring policy decision, not a global plot. The world isn't as exciting as your tinfoil hat wants it to be.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 7h

But I will give you props. At least you are finally at least attempting to provide some kind of proof.

Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 7h

Wait, you're using Grok as your unbiased fact-checker on this?
Bro, Grok is Elon's AI. Citing Grok to defend a narrative on X is like getting into an argument and then yelling, "Well, my dad says I'm right!" The bias is the entire point of the product.

Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 7h

My dude, you're describing how a local pizza shop buys ads, not how global brands work. Do you think Nike or Disney don't care about targeting by country? Knowing a user's nation is Marketing 101 for any brand that exists in more than one town. Your "well, actually" is adorably naive. You try again.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 7h

Don't tease me with a good time. Deal.
One good reason: Ad data. It lets advertisers precisely track their international market penetration so they can sell you more stuff. It's always about money, my dude.
Now, as you promised, please quit politics forever. We have it in writing. ✍️

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 7h

And yet after all that you still don't have a single shred of evidence. You can't find one post. You can't name one person. All you can do is vaguely gesture at "the whole world" and call me nuts. A lil advice: don't post conspiracies unless you have receipts to back them up. You just look foolish.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 7h

Oh, you're still here? Let's be clear. What I "exposed" wasn't a "political bias." I exposed that your "paramount issue" was a sad conspiracy, that you couldn't provide a single fact to back it up, and you don't know how the burden of proof works. That's not bias. That's just you being wrong.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 7h

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 8h

The only "understanding of politics" I demonstrated here is that I know how to spot a sad, insecure conspiracy theory. You brought zero substance, couldn't handle a comeback, and tried to gaslight me about your own posts. Maybe you should come with a real argument next time. But I doubt it.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 8h

LMFAO
You came in here trying to throw heat, but all you had were junk pitches.
Pitch 1: A debunked conspiracy theory. (Strike 1)
Pitch 2: A sad attempt to gatekeep politics. (Strike 2)
Pitch 3: A complete meltdown of logic. (Strike 3)
The "lil baseball girl" sent you back to the dugout. You're out.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 8h

LMAO. That's the official anthem of every single person who has ever completely lost an argument and has nothing left. I understood you perfectly. Your arguments were just bad and lack any bases of truth. Take the L and go.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 8h

LMAO. My dude, no one asked you to prove I'm correct. We're all still waiting for you to prove YOU'RE correct. You're the one who posted the dumb conspiracy theory. The burden of proof is on you. Like I told you before: you are way out of your league.

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 8h

So you got asked for one piece of evidence, and your response is "Nah, you prove it for me" and then you changed the subject? That's the loudest confession of "I have zero proof" I've ever heard. Guess this lil' "baseball girl" got ya. 💅

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Paula Donovan @pauladonovan.bsky.social · 9h

LMAO. Okay, fine. Let's play your little semantics game. You're not pushing a conspiracy about all liberals, just a specific, special group of liberals who fake their nationality to argue with you online. So... where's your evidence for this specific, special group? Show me one. Just one. I'll wait.

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