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progressoid

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2. How many times is he going to pull this bullshit before the "journalists" get a clue that he's playing them.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 03:15 PM

Jun 11

He lies. They dutifully go on the air and repeat what he said. Followed by a bunch of "experts" who discuss it ad nauseam.

Then a few days later, the cycle repeats.

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Iran's response to Trump's claim [View all] SamuelTheThird Jun 11 OP

I'm sure he reached an agreement in his mind biophile Jun 11 #1

How many times is he going to pull this bullshit before the "journalists" get a clue that he's playing them. progressoid Jun 11 #2

Iran - truth tellers - who knew... lame54 Jun 11 #3

Surely, he wouldn't lie to us. sinkingfeeling Jun 11 #4

Yet the mass media outlets in the USA proclaim "peace is at hand!" Mysterian Jun 11 #5