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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Now that we have all been cautioned in this committee hearing that the mention of Pentagon's Immaculate Constellation program could put us on a list," Boebert said. "Well, I already find myself on many lists, I'm sure, as I speak my mind often. So why not just keep going with it?"

"May as well just go all out and say it. The Earth is flat, birds are government drones, and we've never set foot on the moon, and Joe Biden received 81 million votes in the 2020 election," she continued.

"So, let's just see how many lists we could get on here today."

—Batshit Boebert

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So this dummy used 2 demonstrably false batshit qrazy conspiracies, a demonstrably false batshit crazy satire of conspiracies, and the truth. What a weird combination.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Or (and I realize I'm playing devil's advocate here, but...) maybe she was being sarcastic about all of them? The fact that she referenced the outcome of the 2020 election (the number of votes Biden actually got) along with "the earth is flat" and "birds aren't real" makes me think she doesn't believe any of them and this is just bait.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

She was being sarcastic in the sense she thinks they're all false. This includes the factual statement that Biden received 81 million votes.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Guano girl is more technically correct, and implies other shitty stuff.