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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social

Forgive me for the suggestion that there might be a lot of morons around but…does the average MAGA realize that if the inflation rate comes down, we’re still talking about price increases unless the inflation rate is a negative number?

aug 8, 2025, 5:22 pm • 343 35

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douglas0110.bsky.social @douglas0110.bsky.social

Oh you just went way over their heads.

aug 9, 2025, 1:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Shannon AD @shannonad.bsky.social

Of course they don’t. Also Trump is lowering pharmaceutical prices by 1600 percent so…….

aug 8, 2025, 5:23 pm • 2 0 • view
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Broken American Politics @brokenusapolitics.bsky.social

“Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable”

aug 9, 2025, 12:52 pm • 1 0 • view
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Shadoe Landman/Tam @shadoelandman.bsky.social

You're asking if people who distrust education have chosen to educate themselves.

aug 8, 2025, 9:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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Dunning-Kruger's Daughter @dksdaughter.bsky.social

that is too complicated a fact for any MAGA I know

aug 8, 2025, 10:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Ohio Rob @ohiorob.bsky.social

No, they do not. All they learn on FoxNews is tariffs are Trump’s weapon of choice. And on X, it’s even worse because the influencers are over the top confirmatory (Trump was right all along!). Any negativity in their lives is our fault.

aug 8, 2025, 5:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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roxy2323.bsky.social @roxy2323.bsky.social

They may get a cabinet seat if the talking point is good enough

aug 8, 2025, 5:50 pm • 1 0 • view
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MakeMineBlue @makemineblue.bsky.social

MAGA Bubba doesn't get out that much. Only to buy a little MD40 when payday rolls around.

aug 8, 2025, 5:38 pm • 1 0 • view
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Max Morais 🇨🇦 @maxmoraisphoto.bsky.social

That's too much to grasp for their smooth brains.

aug 8, 2025, 6:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social

No, they don't. MAGAs don't do facts. They're in a tribe that makes them feel good. Some know nothing much about that tribe except one or two of their lies e.g. that T would lower the price of groceries if elected. Others know they tribe has scapegoats, & they joining w others to bash/blame them.

aug 8, 2025, 7:46 pm • 2 1 • view
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Faris @songlesssparrow.bsky.social

@davidpakman.bsky.social I'd say let's focus on much simpler assertions from the orange fart box that MAGA is applauding: >100% price decrease... Are they that stupid!?

aug 8, 2025, 5:32 pm • 0 0 • view
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🏕️CampingGrampa🎣 @rwe.bsky.social

I don’t think we have to worry about that scenario. I don’t see inflation coming down anytime soon. Best I think we can hope for is that it stalls where it is now.

aug 8, 2025, 5:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Broken American Politics @brokenusapolitics.bsky.social

But isn’t the rate even decreasing?

aug 9, 2025, 12:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mark Paleologopoulos @markpaleo.bsky.social

Absolutely not. They only know, 'Orange Man good'.

aug 8, 2025, 5:31 pm • 2 0 • view
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CJOB @patriarchysux.bsky.social

See #3

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aug 8, 2025, 5:24 pm • 8 0 • view
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My Two Bits @mybits.bsky.social

Also Project 2025 got to handle a stupid president!

aug 10, 2025, 2:32 am • 0 0 • view
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Fermi's Pair of Socks @fermispairofsocks.bsky.social

They do not.

aug 8, 2025, 5:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Lynette @fishergirl.bsky.social

I guarantee you....THAT is over MAGAts head!

aug 8, 2025, 5:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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realjpmandell.bsky.social @realjpmandell.bsky.social

Dude they just hate non whites, everything else is just icing on the Klan Kake

aug 9, 2025, 12:06 am • 0 0 • view
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Leslie A. Larson @lesliealarson.bsky.social

No.

aug 8, 2025, 7:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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Color everywhere @deequan.bsky.social

It's distance versus velocity versus acceleration all over again. As for the density of morons, I believe we are a dime dozen. Anyone is apt to be a moron when it comes to their nut.

aug 8, 2025, 6:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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alucalind.bsky.social @alucalind.bsky.social

Not so much morons, as utterly incapable of sound common sense reasoning. They will believe any nonsense the "dear leader" spews, without even trying to determine if it makes the least sense.

aug 11, 2025, 2:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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The News Lizard 🦎 @thenewslizard.bsky.social

Explaining how the real world works is useless, they are in a cult

aug 8, 2025, 5:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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georgiabluedevil.bsky.social @georgiabluedevil.bsky.social

Clearly, no. The average Dem doesn't get that either.

aug 8, 2025, 5:23 pm • 9 0 • view
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My Two Bits @mybits.bsky.social

In short, the average voter is clueless, hence Dementia Don the Con is president.

aug 10, 2025, 2:31 am • 2 0 • view
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georgiabluedevil.bsky.social @georgiabluedevil.bsky.social

Honestly, the best of most of them are clueless. The rest? I think darker impulses are to blame.

aug 10, 2025, 2:32 am • 0 0 • view
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anootie.bsky.social @anootie.bsky.social

Well, candidly, most constituents prefer not to listen to stuff that requires critical thinking. We prefer to have reality bite us in the ass before we start squeaking. Very passive, ergo our present fascist state.

aug 8, 2025, 6:42 pm • 1 0 • view
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John Blanco 8647 🌮 @zablanc.bsky.social

And that the inflation rate HAS come down...for years...since COVID?

aug 8, 2025, 5:26 pm • 2 0 • view
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Atra Virago @lipsynclullaby.bsky.social

No. They are in a cult, and got there because they're gullible and supremely tribal.

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aug 8, 2025, 8:14 pm • 1 0 • view
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My Two Bits @mybits.bsky.social

He is talking about the gas you get with indigestion.

aug 10, 2025, 2:33 am • 0 0 • view
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The Jade Ape @jadeape.bsky.social

Billionaires are NOT causing pay inequality. Immigrants and women are doing that!!

aug 8, 2025, 8:52 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sonny Sandberg @sonnysandberg.net

Of course they don't understand that. They also think the exporter pays the tariffs.

aug 8, 2025, 5:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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sleort.bsky.social @sleort.bsky.social

de-hate them first. air, talks. read my post. i dont want anything.. walks! man <3

aug 8, 2025, 5:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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Greg Tully @gtull.bsky.social

You're not making any sense. Trump has already told us that prices are way down and the inflation problem has been solved. So, since the inflation numbers are up, the obvious answer is: Inflation up= prices down I hope this clears things up for you, Libtard.

aug 8, 2025, 5:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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holly1257.bsky.social @holly1257.bsky.social

Pretty obviously true.

aug 8, 2025, 5:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social

David, that requires an understanding of basic math…. Right up there with cutting drug prices by 1000%….

aug 10, 2025, 12:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Harmonie Girl 🪈 🎼 @harmoniegirl.bsky.social

Never shoulda voted for a party who was talking about “out-of-control” inflation in late 2024. They knew prices were still high (because lower inflation doesn’t bring prices down, it just decreases the ongoing increase), and knew that their base doesn’t understand inflation or the economy at all.

aug 8, 2025, 5:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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My Two Bits @mybits.bsky.social

Donny says drug prices are coming down 1,500%!🤣🤣🤣🤣

aug 10, 2025, 2:30 am • 0 0 • view
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ericinco.bsky.social @ericinco.bsky.social

Oh, David...expecting rational thought/behavior where it does not apply/exist.

aug 8, 2025, 5:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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Lattice Mindset @latticemindset.bsky.social

David, trust the plan...Trump is just playing chess that approaches the limit of infinite dimensions.

aug 8, 2025, 5:38 pm • 1 0 • view
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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social

Please don't ask them to math

aug 8, 2025, 6:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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morgsn.bsky.social @morgsn.bsky.social

I agree with you David the maga s don't understand that

aug 11, 2025, 12:30 am • 0 0 • view
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KINOPTIKA🐍🍉 Mx 🇲🇽 ✊ 🇵🇸 @kinoptika.bsky.social

DAVID PAKMAN IS A LIBERAL TOOL www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDCb...

aug 14, 2025, 3:41 am • 0 0 • view
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Mark. @motorthing68.bsky.social

It's Maga - there are a LOT of morons around.

aug 8, 2025, 5:33 pm • 1 0 • view
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Captain Bergatron @captbergatron.bsky.social

No, they vote on the desire to reset prices to what they were in 2017 without understanding why that's impossible

aug 8, 2025, 6:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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iskragoch.bsky.social @iskragoch.bsky.social

Oh, there's many people in many countries who don't understand that simple fact. Frightening but true.

aug 8, 2025, 5:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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janiec3.bsky.social @janiec3.bsky.social

You’re going to just confuse them. They lack reasoning skills.

aug 8, 2025, 5:28 pm • 1 0 • view
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The corrupt CREEPs are in charge @ajaxatax.bsky.social

Nixon just threatening to lower the rate helped trigger the runaway inflation crisis in 1970s.

aug 8, 2025, 5:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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B L Harland @blharland.com

I hate learning about economics empirically. I hate being on this learning curve bc a bunch of voters couldn’t do a little critical thinking.

aug 8, 2025, 5:27 pm • 5 0 • view
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Fermi's Pair of Socks @fermispairofsocks.bsky.social

Imagine how it feels for those of us who went to school for it. We have been screaming into the void for years.

aug 8, 2025, 5:43 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jeff @jeffincny.bsky.social

better yet, does the average MAGA realize that a negative inflation number would be, ummm, really bad?

aug 8, 2025, 5:53 pm • 1 0 • view
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evil-jinn13.bsky.social @evil-jinn13.bsky.social

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aug 10, 2025, 10:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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The Jade Ape @jadeape.bsky.social

Sir, please, what you're saying is a minor detail 😉

aug 8, 2025, 8:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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Oak @oakelm.bsky.social

The average person doesn't know that. They just don't want things to be expensive. MAGA are the people that will complain about it & say it is a good thing at the same time.

aug 8, 2025, 5:27 pm • 0 0 • view