• 4grams@awful.systems
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    2 days ago

    The reframe has already worked. The number keeps being reported as 1.8 billion dollars when it was specifically 1.776 billion, 1776 being red meat for his base. That number means something to them and covering it up is providing cover for the motivation and intent of the fund.

    The 1,776 million number contains more useful info than saying 1.8 billion, so I’m cool with that framing.

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      2 days ago

      It actually helped me realize that it was a purely made up amount too and that it’s exactly pandering to his base with “1776”

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        2 days ago

        The irony being that all of his jackbooted thug fans would be Tories and ache for a Big Daddy/King to rule America again.