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Memes (8) Israel (8) Democrats (4) Government (3) COVID-19 (3) WNBA (3) Trump (3) Free (2)

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Memes

Chewsday Memes, Aug 18

Weekly portion of snatchings from various sources

conspirat.substack.com ·Rat ·1 min read·80 words
 
Free Speech Government Memes Free Hate Speech Censorship

TRANSPARENCYsteria: Best Censorship Memes

Elon makes government censorship transparent by open sourcing it, "hate speech" is free speech, if we were really wrong about them/it (they would not need to censor us) and more censorship memes!

covidsteria.substack.com ·Citizen Satirist (COVIDsteria & Tales From the Great Reset) ·7 min read·1,364 words
 
Memes

MDOTD 958

The Truth Addict Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.

thetruthaddict.substack.com ·Joel from The Truth Addict Newsletter ·1 min read·147 words
 
Iran Treasury Sanctions The Wall Scott Bessent

The Walls Have Doors Now: Why Bessent’s “Unprecedented” Sanctions on Iran — Operation Economic Fury — Will Fail

Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised something spectacular.

larrycjohnson.substack.com ·Larry C Johnson from Son of the New American Revolution ·16 min read·3,120 words
 
Wall Street Free Cash AI Debt Circular Financing Bubble

WSJ Catches Up, Discovers AI's Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities Are $3 Trillion And Growing $1.2 Trillion Per Quarter

Just as we reported more than two months ago... More than two months ago, long before most Wall Street analysts had any clue that the bulk of the AI buildout commitments were diligently hidden in various off-balance sheet SPVs and other (perfectly legal) accounting gimmicks, we wrote a lengthy article detailing just that, and explaining why far beyond the $1 trillion (and rapidly rising) in annual plain vanilla capex -- all of which now has to be funded through debt issuance since free cash flow across the hyperscaler universe is negative

zerohedge.com ·Tyler Durden ·9 min read·2,095 words
 
Death Deaths Paper COVID-19 Excess Deaths Vaccine Deaths Retract

The BMJ unethically retracts the Mostert paper that showed excess deaths kept increasing at the same rate after the COVID shots rolled out

They said the paper wasn't balanced so they retracted it. You can't declare a paper unfixable if you never told the author what needed fixing. This is not how science is supposed to work.

stevekirsch.substack.com ·Steve Kirsch's newsletter ·2 min read·449 words
 
Lebanon Video Military Israel South Lebanon Soldiers

@sahouraxo · Aug 14, 10:06 PM · 403.3K views

Israel published a video of its invading soldiers blowing up an entire town in South Lebanon. Not military targets. Homes. Civilian homes. An entire town wiped off the map — and Israel is proudly broadcasting it.

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Health Virus Democrats Vaccine Vaccine Misinformation COVID-19

The Marriage of the Virus Cult and the Democratic Party

How “public health” became a political doctrine—and dissent became something to punish

turfseer.substack.com ·Turfseer from Turfseer’s Newsletter ·8 min read·1,508 words
 
Memes COVID-19 The Science

Lies, Damned Lies and Covid Lies

The science speaks! One new Covid meme and some old Covid memes.

theinmate.substack.com ·The Asylum ·2 min read·490 words
 
Memes

Starting the Week off Right!

It's not Monday without the laughs!

simulationcommander.substack.com ·SimulationCommander from Screaming into the Void ·2 min read·488 words
 
Woke Banned WNBA Sophie Cunningham Reddit

Reddit's Woke WNBA Forum Just Banned Sophie Cunningham's Name Amid Trans Row

Reeeeee!

zerohedge.com ·Tyler Durden ·3 min read·647 words
 
Democrats Racism

@TedNugent · Aug 17, 7:58 PM · 7.7K views

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India Pakistan Islam Israel Palestine

@AlanRMacLeod · Aug 17, 3:23 PM · 118.6K views

A million people were killed in the "relocation" he is referencing.

x.com ·1 min read·26 words
 
Sick Leave Parental Leave Mitch McConnell

@maddenifico · Aug 16, 1:08 PM · 110.0K views

This is a brilliant idea.

x.com ·1 min read·23 words
 
Pharma Censorship

@Wejolyn · Aug 16, 11:52 PM · 1.9K views

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Stock Market Paper Economy Bond Yield

@macropaperr · Aug 17, 1:11 PM · 198.3K views

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 US 30Y bond yield just hit 5.29%, its highest level since June 2007. Last time the 30Y yield was this high, the US economy entered a recession, and the stock market crashed 57%.

x.com ·1 min read·51 words
 
Reddit WNBA

@reddit_lies · Aug 17, 5:07 AM · 154.7K views

All time speed running champion.

x.com ·1 min read·20 words
 
Karoline Leavitt Trump

@YourAnonNews · Aug 17, 12:47 PM · 129.9K views

They don't deserve anything but shame.

x.com ·1 min read·20 words
 
Islam

@DavidLBurkhead · Aug 17, 12:38 AM · 54.0K views

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Gaza Netanyahu Israel Jared Kushner

@DecampDave · Aug 17, 4:48 PM · 6.6K views

The least surprising news of the day is that the Kushner-Netanyahu meeting ended with an agreement that Israel can keep bombing Gaza

x.com ·1 min read·62 words
@DecampDave
That's who you send to put the screws to Netanyahu, the guy who let him sleep in his childhood bedroom
 
Retirement

@alifarhat79 · Aug 17, 12:43 PM · 31.9K views

Haha

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Sheep

@SpencerHakimian · Aug 17, 2:45 AM · 30.3K views

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Jeffrey Epstein Trump

@AgoristN · Aug 17, 2:25 PM · 7.9K views

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Trump Jeffrey Epstein

@PamphletsY · Aug 17, 9:06 AM · 18.6K views

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Hamas Israel Ben-Gvir Murder Genocide

@AlanRMacLeod · Aug 17, 7:32 AM · 71.7K views

If anyone from Hamas said something similar, it'd be plastered on world news 24/7.

x.com ·1 min read·29 words
 
Media Biden Coverup Government Wall Street Jake Tapper Elite CNN Politburo

@WallStreetApes · Aug 17, 11:00 AM · 545.2K views

WOAH 🚨 Lead Anchor at CNN Jake Tapper comes out and admits THEY ALL KNEW Joe Biden wasn’t really President and calling the shots He says there was an elite inner circle of advisors who would make the decisions and “steer the country.” He gives the names of the people in that group Again, the mainstream media ALL KNEW Joe Biden wasn’t making decisions “Tell me about the word choice, and then tell me about those people who were really calling the shots around the president.” Jake Tapper “So the Politburo, not a term we came up with, it's a term from within the Biden administration, as the name would suggest is a tightly held group of senior advisors — these were the individuals that help steer the government.” The mainstream media was in on the coverup. How are there no consequences for these people

x.com ·1 min read·162 words
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Ukraine Health Insurance Democrats

@FarmGirlCarrie · Aug 17, 1:37 AM · 36.2K views

Asking for a friend…

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Moderna Vaccine mRNA FDA mFlusiva

@MaryBowdenMD · Aug 17, 12:39 AM · 51.6K views

Moderna's mRNA flu shot was approved on an accelerated basis, meaning the company only submitted preliminary, short-term data. The full study doesn't end until 2030! Clearly no lessons have been learned at the @FDA. David Kaslow MD approved this shot.

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Offended Security Women WNBA Sophie Cunningham Gender Transition Transgender

@GuntherEagleman · Aug 17, 5:38 PM · 27.2K views

🚨 WNBA DOUBLE STANDARD ON FULL DISPLAY A mother and daughter paid $1,000 for courtside seats at a Fever game. They wore simple XX / XY t-shirts supporting Sophie Cunningham and fairness in women’s sports. Security told them to cover the shirts or risk being ejected because “someone was offended.” Meanwhile, a pro-trans t-shirt was featured on the jumbotron during the same game. Players also sat for the national anthem and the team honored Stacey Abrams. Message received loud and clear.

x.com ·1 min read·97 words
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Israel Sarah Huckabee Sanders BDS Arkansas

@thetrueshelby · Aug 17, 1:59 AM · 89.0K views

Imagine having to pledge allegiance to Israel before you can get an Arkansas state contract. Sarah Huckabee’s administration requires state contractors to certify they aren’t boycotting Israel and won’t in the future. Yes. Really. These are the actual state contract forms. 🧾

x.com ·1 min read·56 words
 
Israel Gaza

@AlanRMacLeod · Aug 17, 6:42 AM · 83.6K views

What can you even say about this?

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Lebanon Peru Argentina Greece Israel

@abierkhatib · Aug 17, 10:07 AM · 111.3K views

Everywhere they go they steal or destroy… They have being causing fire in Argentina, Peru, chile, Lebanon, Jerusalem and now Greece..

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Fauci Memes Fifth

Fauci takes the Fifth, Conservatives take Aim, the Memes and Tweets take over.

Comments on Current Collective Circumstances

robbryant.substack.com ·Rob Bryant, CFA MBA-BoothUofC from Bryant's Bracing Bulletin ·1 min read·85 words
 
Jesus American Bible America Memes

'American Jesus' Is Not In The Bible

A six year old spent her birthday in federal custody and a man on Substack with a cross as his profile pic told me she deserved it. That pissed me off enough to write this article.

wisewolfmedia.substack.com ·The Wise Wolf ·11 min read·2,118 words
 
Death Memes Solar AI Europe

Monday Memes

With the solar eclipse having passed over Europe for the first time since 1999, I have been pondering Rahu, Ketu, death, AI and all things demons. Can’t these supernatural entities look and act just like we do? How can you tell the dfference?

sukwan.substack.com ·Amy Sukwan from Amy’s Newsletter ·6 min read·1,291 words
 
Government Israel Tucker Carlson Christian

@CensoredMen · Apr 9, 9:28 PM · 3.5M views

🇺🇸🇵🇸 Tucker Carlson On Christians Supporting Israel "If you wake up in the morning and decide your Christian faith requires you to support a foreign government blowing up churches and killing Christians, I think you've lost the thread."

x.com ·Ron Unz / The Unz Review
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DSA Health Experts Voting Media Amazon Democrats Pharma Health Insurance

The Media’s Go-to ‘Electability’ Experts Are Funded By Wall St., Amazon, And Health Insurance Giants

As progressive, DSA, and DSA-adjacent candidates win primaries throughout the US, corporate media is rushing to prop up their favorite “centrist” and “moderate” critics—who, ostensibly, are just looking out for the wellbeing of the Democratic Party—to explain why these candidates people are voting for are actually dangerous and “unelectable.” What the media is refusing to do, on an institutional l

scheerpost.com ·ScheerPost ·9 min read·1,766 words

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