cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/43965177

An ex-DOGE staffer known as “Big Balls” could end up receiving the highest civilian honor in the United States, placing him in the company of luminaries such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa.

Somehow the dumbest timeline just upped the ante

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    Calling it now; 3 middle-schoolers are gonna beat the shit out of him and steal the medal, and that’s how the bill of rights will be repealed.

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    Why stop there? Shell out a purple heart! Hell, make it two! Make him look like one of these old officers from dictatorships!

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      Ughh, I mean we are just handing military rank over to Palantir employees, so why not?

      General Big Balls🎖️got his ass kicked by high schoolers while betraying his country.

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    placing him in the company of luminaries such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa

    One of these persons is not like the others…

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    Of course. These people would give literal Hitler the presidential medal of freedom if he were around to give it to. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if they award him something posthumously

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    holy shit nobody cares. stop being caught off guard by low effort outrage sideshows. next one drops in 12 hours or so, can we grow up enough to handle it?

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    placing him in the company of luminaries such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa.

    The medal’s reputation has already been tarnished, then, might as well add him.

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      There are infinitely many loathsome people who have gotten it, so care about this I could not less.

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    Anything Epstein’s best buddy hands out will be noted as a total farce and those receiving them should be ridiculed relentlessly. Cue South Park.

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      That’s exactly it. He will forever have to say, it was awarded by Donald Trump, instantly loses all meaning. People will probably think he bought or bribed it from, DT.

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      Yeah. We’re armed to the fucking teeth and no one is challenging these fascists.

      MAGA neighbor came stomping down the street after I called him a fascist and his wife a fat fucking Nazi. Bring it.

      I calmly walked inside for my Colt .45, left the door and curtains open, awaited his arrival. He had the sense to turn the fuck around or his wife would be a widow and his daughter lacking a father. Stand your ground state!

      These people never get fucking challenged. Never. They’re in their echo chamber thinking everyone is on the same page. Fuck with them. Put violence on the table, make it personal.

      I’m a middle-aged white guy, easy for me to say, I know. And that privilege is exactly why I push back. I can fight the fight for those less privileged. And yes, I’ve made my peace with dying if it comes to that. That is not a new thought to me.

      Ban in 3, 2, 1…

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        You won’t get banned for exercising your legal right to self defense against Nazis. Nor for advocating other fight fascist violence using their legal rights.