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Joshua Lisec, Ghostwriter

22 days

BREAKING: EARLY RELEASE of Unhumans at People's Con in Detroit on June 14-16 Come see President Trump and meet me + @JackPosobiec and we will personally hand you a SIGNED copy Signed copies ONLY available at

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Joshua Lisec, Ghostwriter

@JoshuaLisec

1 year

Rey. Galadriel. Captain Marvel. Bo Peep. Why are modern female heroes so unlikeable? And what does that mean for us professional writers? It all starts with Mary Sue...

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@jonreyes204 "Every day Twitter has a main character. Your goal is not to become that person."

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Can't believe this app is only $8.

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// Spot the Propaganda // - Joe looks guilty - Dark background - Dark shirt color too - Joe is pure darkness - "debate" meant to mock - Implies only Joe wants it - "to him" doubles down on it - Assumes bad faith from start

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@CardsToast And also because you are islands and banned immigration.

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1 year

All four characters are a variation on the Mary Sue trope. A "Mary Sue" is a female protagonist who can overpower foes with ease -- but without the backstory to explain her personality, values, agenda, or those abilities.

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"When he said a 'bloodbath' in the auto industry, Pres. Trump meant he's literally gonna execute disabled trans folx." "When the South Africans chanted 'kill the Whites,' obviously that meant metaphorical dismantling of political systems." Same people. This is what they do.

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@JackPosobiec Historic as worst press sec of all time?

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@JohnCleese Guys. John is a comedian. This is meant to be a joke.

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@stillgray This is good parenting if you want to teach your child to hold a lifelong grunge and distrust you. :)

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1 year

The last thing Xi sees when his spy balloon flies over Ohio

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@JoshuaLisec

2 years

Lmaoooooooooo

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@JackPosobiec It's OK to blame the victim if she's White and the assailant is not. - The Media™️

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1 year

The end of her planet and her people doesn't crush her. No, she grows stronger from her pain and goes on to lead the Rebels to victory. Understand this: A feminist character from the 1970s does MORE to celebrate the heroic feminine than female protagonists written today.

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We see a character who has completed her arc -- but at the start of the story. Ben Solo trains in combat his whole life. Rey is a mechanic. The first time they fight -- she slays his ass! That's not how an antagonist VS protagonist's first battle is supposed to go.

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@JackPosobiec "I couldn't feel less hot." There it is.

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@JoshuaLisec

1 year

1 year ago today, we lost our twin girls. 4 weeks ago, we had another daughter. They say time heals wounds; it doesn't, but it brings new opportunities, new life, and new love. If you're grieving, keep going. Love to you all.

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1 year

Mary Sue-ing a character is how you botch the Hero's Journey. In a typical hero's journey, the protagonist is weaker than the villain in every tangible way. That's important when you're considering the odds of who's going to win.

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Compare that scene to when the fellowship of the ring confronts the cave troll in mines of Moria. Everybody fights; nobody quits. And only by working together can the (weaker) heroes defeat the (stronger) enemy.

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2 years

A 7-part masterclass on propaganda. Let's go👇 1. Heavenly glow on Neil 2. Joe's face looks guilty 3. Neil's fist raised in victory 4. Neil's downward gaze = humble 5. Joe's eyes send our gaze to Neil 6. "Stand" as in Stand for America 7. "Principled" is a conservative word

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@DaggerAndBullet

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@ctreid89 The only place on earth not controlled by white supremacy has no technology, transportation, industry, civil law, or clothing. And this is a W, to you? Interesting.

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3 years

How To Tell A Journalist Is Lying: "Effectively" "Basically" "Actually" "Literally" Whatever follows these little stinkers is the opposite of the truth.

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@JoshuaLisec

3 years

And that's exactly what happened.

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1 year

Working together to defeat a powerful enemy that would otherwise vanquish the heroes? Modern female heroines don't do that. They don't even act like real human beings.

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@JoshuaLisec

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But the hero is always set apart from the antagonist by one important quality: The hero does NOT believe the ends justify the means. The antagonist always DOES believe the ends justify the means. That's the fatal flaw of the antagonist. And that's why we root for the hero.

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In every timeless story, the hero becomes great by overcoming their tangible weaknesses. Man or woman, doesn't matter; the hero or herione's journey dictates this change must occur. But Mary Sue? She starts at the END of the hero's journey!

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@JoshuaLisec

2 years

Public school prepares children for an economy that hasn't existed for 75 years.

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@JoshuaLisec

1 year

We want and need female heroes women can aspire to be and that audiences of all ages can enjoy. We need more heroines like Éowyn.

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@JoshuaLisec

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NO commander in combat holds back and watches as her underlings are crushed by a monster. That doesn't happen -- unless it's the villain. 👀 Yep, that's what the villain does. Watches and waits. No empathy.

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She stands back all stoic while her friends are butchered. Then, with little help from her posse, she hops up there and cuts and chops the troll with stupid Hollywood ease. No risk to her. Victory without effort. Dead friends everywhere.

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2 years

Stephen King sold over 350 million books. How could someone who writes so well tweet so cringe? @scottadamssays you asked me my take, and here is my answer. 1/x

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7 months

@samosaur We suffer from TKOG. Theatre kid-occupied government.

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11 months

@usedgov @988Lifeline

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@JoshuaLisec

2 years

A family member attended two weeks of Ayahuasca ceremonies. One-fourth of participants have committed suicide.

thinkagainer

@thinkagainer

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what's the best argument against trying psychedelics?

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She's torn between devotion to her family and the duty she feels for her people. She's courageous and fights with what strength she does have. She can't fisticuff like Legolas or Aragorn, but she does what she can with honor. She's a real woman, and we love her for it.

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Consider a well-written heroine mentioned earlier. Princess Leia holds the moral high ground while menacing Darth towers over her. She'll do anything to protect her people. And yet she falls for the bad boy even though she knows she shouldn't. That's . . . a real woman.

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@JoshuaLisec

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Littering is not our fault. But it is our responsibility. The boy and I picked up ~40 pounds from the Little Miami today thanks to help from OnionBag dot org.

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@JoshuaLisec

3 years

Dear Millennials, Pets aren't children. Sincerely, ~ Everybody

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@JoshuaLisec

2 years

An old friend found out his wife was cheating on him. He said "choose me or your lover." She said "actually I can't decide so let's be polyamorous." So he shot himself in the head. Leaves behind 2 kids under 10. Careful who you marry, lads.

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We the public are DONE with flat Mary Sues who are unrelatable and do nothing but regress into ugly villains. At the same time, audiences also don't want to watch one-dimensional "trad" wives who submit to their husband's every demand. That's a Mary Sue inversion. Also boring.

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@JoshuaLisec

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Where "X" = any given topic

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Not so for Mary Sue! Consider Galadriel from the Rings of Power debacle. She and her elven friends find a troll, in one particular scene. The troll starts killing her friends (whom she must have known for hundreds of years, maybe thousands). And Galadriel . . . waits.

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@yegg DuckDuckGo had a nice run.

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@rottengirl @RebeccaAVelo

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Remember when Darth Vader takes Princess Leia's ship? You know Vader is the bad guy -- he sends his stormtroopers in to kill and be killed. Then he saunters in to torment anyone in his way.

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These Mary Sues are depicted as unlikeable but strong. That's the OPPOSITE of how a story should start. Any new protagonist must be introduced in a hero's journey story arc where they're likable yet have weakly behaviors; or they're dedicated to a sickly extent to their values.

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What have we learned, anon? That Mary Sue is the antithesis of a real woman -- and a good person. Her ubiquity in pop culture makes audiences dislike female antagonists in general. Instead of admiring them (like we do Princess Leia or Éowyn), we find them unlikeable (at best).

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@JoshuaLisec

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Men with this resting face 24/7 singlehandedly keep the lights on.

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Mary Sue starts off like Darth Vader -- full-fledged antagonist. We don't get to see who they could have become. We can't relate to them because they're perfect (or perfectly evil). Where can your story go if you begin with the end?

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How do we know Princess Leia is a good, strong female lead? Recall when Grand Mof Tarkin makes her watch as her planet is smithereened out of existence. She is the maiden in distress, tortured by the machinations of an evildoer. But she doesn't give up.

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What we love about female heroes is their uniquely feminine perspective, in addition to their heroism, courage, sacrifice, and empathy. But the Mary Sue? That's all gone. They take everything we love about great women and trash it.

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Your story can only go backwards if you start off with a "perfect" character. And so the character arc requires the female protagonist to act like the villain. You have to let your friends die when you could have saved them. For the plot!

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3 years

Why do the whitest, richest neighborhoods have the highest per capita # of BLM yard signs?

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3 years

Calling corporate employees "family" is an absolute psyop.

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@JoshuaLisec

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🚨Spot the Propaganda🚨 • raised right hand conjures associations • woman behind symbolizes women being denigrated • "far-right" lol lmao • "wins after rival concedes" implies he didn't win by vote • "celebrity-turned politician" means Trump 2.0 • "unpredictable" = scary

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I haven't had alcohol in 26 days. That's my longest in 8 years. Stuff's overrated.

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3 years

Fathers who did the opposite of this meme never get to see their grandsons.

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@HelenBevan Everything wrong with HR in one tweet

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3 years

My son wants me to build him a small computer. I do not know how to build small computers. Nevertheless, I will build my son his small computer. This tweet is not about small computers.

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@JoshuaLisec

3 years

🇨🇳 has a 100-year plan. 🇺🇸 has a 2-year election cycle. How does that end?

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@JoshuaLisec

3 years

An old friend who endured multiple miscarriages and a stillbirth over the last 15 years gave birth to a healthy little human this week. She's almost 40. Sometimes things don't work out. And then they do.

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If YOU write your own story ... own experiences ... even your own BOOK like you are a blemishless hero, born perfect in every way . . . You just Mary Sue'd yourself. No one will relate to you. No one will like you. And no one will buy your high-ticket offer.

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Joshua Lisec, Ghostwriter

@JoshuaLisec

5 years

@JamieFOX45Now is not the hero @cityofdayton deserves. He is the hero we need. #DaytonTornado

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@hannahbrown

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Lolz too funny, thanks Dayton, Ohio for the love, but be safe. naders are no joke.

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1 year

Here's the full @ScottAdamsSays announcement about my work on his upcoming book REFRAME YOUR BRAIN — and his insider's view of the state of the publishing industry.

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@JoshuaLisec

1 month

Contrast with Biden.

Shadyyee

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@bennyjohnson JUST IN — realDonaldTrump makes a surprise visit to a Waffle House in Georgia.

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11 months

@chhardman @PeterHotez @joerogan @elonmusk Peter has issued a formal declaration of surrender then. Interesting.

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@JoshuaLisec

3 years

Wonder how he died.

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3 years

"I don't want to believe X is true. So I'll just tell people that anyone who believes X is a bad person." 90% of activism right there.

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@JoshuaLisec

1 year

Scott Adams has gone independent and now Tucker Carlson will follow. Owning your relationship to your own audience is the ultimate asset of the personal brand.

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@JoshuaLisec

2 years

Me, today: "That's based." My wife: "Based on what?" ...

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@JoshuaLisec

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Female circumcision = 😱🤬 Male circumcision = 🤣🤷‍♂️ The War on Boys begins young.

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3 years

I'm already stage 3 of 9. It really does zoom past you.

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@JoshuaLisec

1 year

@ScottAdamsSays "Attention is influence."

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@JoshuaLisec

2 years

When they say, "Every man has his price," this is what they mean. Prince Harry's price to betray his family was a mere $20 million. A hefty % goes to his Ghostwriter anyway. What does that tell us? h/t @Knesix

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Removing titles soon⁉️😉🍀🙏🏼 < … the publishers had encouraged Harry to criticise his family in the most extreme terms possible. Easily persuaded… To earn out the publisher’s advance, nothing and no one had been sacrosanct.” > 😳🔍📖💥🧨 #Revenge #TomBower

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Littering is Left-coded. Keeping the commons beautiful is Right-coded. Why?

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@JoshuaLisec

2 years

Professions where people regret going cheap 100% of the time: - Divorce Attorney - Tax Accountant - Ghostwriter - Surgeon What else?

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I hear cope and excuses like, "I can't talk about when I was weak because then no one will trust me." You have it backwards. No one will trust you if you *don't* share your journey, your Before VS After.

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@JoshuaLisec

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. @ScottAdamsSays out here putting on a How To Talk To Trolls 101 clinic. Take notes.

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@JoshuaLisec

3 years

My mom ate low carb / no sugar and exercised daily for 10+ years. Passed away at age 53. Cancer. Sometimes effort isn't enough.

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@JoshuaLisec

2 years

@DavMicRot @elonmusk Says the Rothschild.

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1 year

There it is.

'Mary Sue' Twitter Thread Sparks Debate About Unlikeable Female Leads

A debate about the term "Mary Sue" and whether it applies to the so-called unlikeable female leads of our day is in full swing on Twitter.

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2 years

@yegg #DuckDuckGone Trend it.

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@JoshuaLisec

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And now I have more bad news. You know who the worst purveyor of the Mary Sue trope is? It's not Hollywood. It's you.

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@JoshuaLisec

3 years

Did you know that's it possible to own Bitcoin but not announce it every other tweet?

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@JoshuaLisec

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When you spot an adverb, replace with "not" to find the truth. "Zelenskyy is literally a planetary hero." "Kamala Harris is truly a great speaker." "Vaccinating babies is very safe." "Scott Adams is actually racist." Adverbs in new stories = 🚩

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Anyone can say they have all the answers. And thousands of con (wo)men and charlatans do every day. What's harder to fake? The Journey.

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"It's okay to be racist towards white people because up until like 60 years ago a lot of white people were like, super racist and stuff. So it's only fair." ~40% of Americans think this way.

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"As per my last email" = Fuck you "As stated previously" = Fuck you "As discussed" = Fuck you "As we said" = Fuck you "Again," = Fuck you

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They say the target is TikTok. When it's actually Twitter. This is what they do.

Patrick Webb

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BREAKING: New TikTok ban bill HR7521 gives the Executive Branch of government the power to define any platform/website as “foreign owned” even if domestic, giving them the ability to control/censor the content being published by the company.

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2 years

The second sentence is the precise opposite of the first.

President Biden

@POTUS

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The United States pays its debts when they are due. That’s why today, I signed a bill to fast-track the process to raise our debt limit.

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9 months

And he did.

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@JackPosobiec

9 months

Trump should just post his mugshot on Twitter as his first tweet back

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He was so real for this.

Jack Poso 🇺🇸

@JackPosobiec

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President Trump waving at illegals trying to sneak into the US as soldiers stand ready Hang this in the Louvre

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3 years

Social Justice: "People who look like me suffered in the past. Now people who look like you should suffer today. It's only fair."

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"Why should we die ... to respect your false democracy?" Bukele says to the West. Because all it takes is 1 man with will to power to clean up a nation's biotrash. The fact that the elite classes have been unable to provide such a man is terminal humiliation.

Jack Poso 🇺🇸

@JackPosobiec

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BUKELE: We have placed the honest citizen's rights over the criminals' rights And we have become the safest country in the Western Hemisphere