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Common sense, despite its name, is really not that common at all. The world is a big and complicated place, so one shouldn’t expect everyone to have an intricate and nuanced understanding, however, there are always some people who have decided to reject what we do know and instead fully subscribe to fantasy.

People online share the dumbest beliefs they’ve encountered in real people. From the idea that the literal sun is a government invention, to using public funds to control the weather, get comfortable as you read through, upvote the most unhinged ideas and be sure to share your own thoughts and experiences below.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People who believe that covid wasn’t real. Funeral service workers including myself know how real it was having to build makeshift morgues for all the bodies we couldn’t get to cemeteries/crematories because they were so backed up. Healthcare workers too, obviously. It was an insane time and I could not believe the amount of people that believed it was fake.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe I can’t wrap my head around the fact that some people believe that vaccines cause more harm than good. We have mountains of research showing how effective and safe they are, yet the misinformation still spreads like wildfire. It's baffling how easily people can fall for such unfounded claims!

Hairy-Concern2823 , CDC / unspalsh (not the actual photo) Report

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Peter Bear
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'A person' is smart. 'People' are dumb, panicky animals and you know it. - MiB

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Auntriarch
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's because people aren't growing up seeing siblings dying of these diseases. It's not real to them, whereas a tissue of lies and misinformation on internet is real to them.

Krispiechiken (she/her)
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I highly reccomend a book called "Stuck", by Heidi J. Larsson. It explains very well why and how antivaxxer ideas spread in a very clear way. Wonderful read overall.

Robert T
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Largely down to one flawed paper that linked vaccines with autism. The authors should be put up against the wall and given shots!!!

Microwaved Robot
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes

Elvira394
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only time they can cause more harm than good or for one specific individual for one specific reason. For example, people are allergic to the flu vaccine. Those people would suffer more harm than good from getting it. My husband got severe heart, failure, and almost died from the Covid vaccine. That doesn’t mean it’s not good for anybody else. But it does mean it’s not good for him and he can’t take it again. I’ve got all my three shots and I have been fine.

DumYum
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3 weeks ago

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The UK government stopped using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in winter 2021. In May 2024, AstraZeneca withdrew the vaccine, now called Vaxzevria, from sale in other countries. They were sued for a rare but potentially deadly side effect involving blood clots and heart issues. I know a family where the brothers suffered heart issues and refused secondary shots from AstraZeneca.

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keyboardtek
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many people had a week long reaction to the first COVID vaccines. They misunderstand that immune system response for being COVID.

Guess Undheit
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The really sickening part of C-19 deniers how many boomers spew that lie. They grew up seeing relatives with polio, disabled or living in iron lungs. They were around for Legionnaire's Disease in 1976, how the spread was brought under control by the public obeying the CDC's guidelines. They lived through it, they knew better.

Damned_Cat
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friends and I were vaccinated way back in the late 60's so we could start school. One of those friends still worries what damage the vaccines may have caused her. She's always been fit and healthy except for ordinary illnesses like colds and flu. Crazy!

Zena
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, she was vaccinated in the 60s and now she's probably graying and has wrinkles, maybe put on weight and her back hurts. Just look what those vaccinations did to her, almost 60 years ago: they've made her OLD!!!!!!!

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Ovata Acronicta
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, yeah, I gotta get my covid vax. Not sure about timing, got back from a really long trip (so might want to wait a couple days to make sure I didn't pick it up...) and next week has busy things. Maybe next Thursday? IDK. Also if you haven't and you can, go get your flu vax.

Nimitz
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The same people are currently spreading hurricane misinformation and are going to get a lot of people killed in the next few days

Steve Robert
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks to Darwinism, these people won't be around in a little while.

Janet L
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People need to read a bit of history to see what life was like before vaccines and how many people died from what are, today, totally preventable diseases. People are quick to dismiss modern medicine because it’s made them so safe but these fatal diseases are still out there, waiting….

SkippityBoppityBoo
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm double vaccinated, double boostered and had the flu vaccine too. Having medically died twice and been resuscitated in the ambulance? THAT'S how bad I was with Covid and Spinal Bruising etc?... I've a friend who is a Microbiologist and he worked on the Covid vaccine and I had Specialists, Doctors who shared information with me. I went down in the first wave of Covid, at the height of the Pandemic. Before the vaccines. They were being developed when I was in hospital. I was one of the first 1000 people in my city to have the AstraZeneca vaccine. And I'd rather have it than ever, EVER, go through what I went through ever again.

Michael Davison
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's cool with me. All the antivaxxers and their kids will die out... There are enough people on this planet already...

Rayne OfSalt
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Vaccines lead to anti-vaxxers, therefore vaccines do more harm than good :D

Alexandra
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha ha! Within the space of 2 weeks I will get my Corona vaccin, my flu jab and my pneumocock vaccination.

Nathan Lewis
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope that anti-vaxxers never go to a GP who has given vaccines before, because that would be hypocritical

JL
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not just that people don't believe, it's that they will almost believe in anything else because that's what they were told to believe. When given the choice why would you put your faith in injecting bleach or taking horse parasite meds instead of a medicine designed for this specific purpose?

Mammie
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People generally mislabel or misunderstand the term antivax. People who didn't get a covid vax (at least not at first) are often wrongly bunched into this category. While most people who refused the covid vax are very much on board with other vaccinations. The antivax crowd is against them all.

KillerKiwi
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mostly I agree, however with some specific vaccines it depends on the person and their immune system

john doe
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it stems from people being little baby frady cats of needles, not kidding, it's a reaction to the fear of minor discomfort.

Karl
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, natural selection will thin such people out and sadly, their kids too

Sunny Day
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3 weeks ago

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More internet hyperbole. Just because people didn't trust the covid vaccine - the first of its kind large human trial of using RNA messenger technology - does NOT mean they are "anti vax". I have no issues with vaccines, but I wasn't willing to be a guinea pig on the bleeding edge of technology. I live alone, I don't work with the public, and I still have never had covid. Coworkers are on rounds 2 and 3, though.

JoMeBee
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Umm, the original post was not aimed at covid vax, but vaccines in general. So yes this topic is all anti-vaxxers, and yes, they are dumb.

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#3

That people think that cats can be vegan.

They're carnivores! If you try to make a cat eat an all-veggie diet, they will starve. Their digestive tracts aren't suited for it.

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Victor Botha
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not just cats. Any animal that is naturally omnivorous will eventually suffer from some sort of health issue

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe I was laughing with my sister today that some people believe democrats used off shore windmills to “aim” hurricane helene to hit the Republican counties. My sister admitted it was unlikely but that we do have the ability to affect the paths of hurricanes.

She’s also anti-vaxx so I really should have known better.

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#5

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That Conversion therapy can change an individual's sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual.

SuvenPan , Ron Lach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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JoeKing
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 40+ years old. When I was at pubity age, I noticed I was gay. I hated it, I hid in the closet (until my late 20's) I battled depression and self harm.. I HATE when people say; it's a choice or you can change your sexuality.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That people willingly donate their life f*****g savings to churches who are obviously just stealing their money. Like small town churches that recieve absolutely no funding because the town has a pop of 45? Makes sense to need to take donations but those 10000 member plus mega churches are straight up grifters. I can't see how people could do that.

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Geoffrey Scott
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"And many will come saying there He is, or He is here. Do not believe them, they are wolves in sheep's clothing". I think about that a lot! The troubling thing is those who demand a "Christian Nation" think their God is orange and who repeatedly goes against that which is written. Same thing with many of the "Godly men".

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#7

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe A guy told me this (flat earther).
The last eclipse we had was a fake.
Simply just a distraction so that the government could replace the sun to better control people.
Not kidding.

iEatRocksAndSoShudU , Jongsun Lee / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#8

Scientology is basically someone's s****y Sci-fi premise turned into a religion somehow.

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René Sauer
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yep. baffled me when I first learned about how Scientology came to be. funnily enough, I learned it from f*cking South park. I thought it was BS, but then I researched it and it was absolutely true.

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#9

Holocaust deniers. Jewish Space Laser.

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#10

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That global warming isn’t real.

Routine-Professor-40 , Brendan O'Donnell / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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Arturo De la Rosa
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely amazing that deniers exist. But to be honest I'm more concern about the larger group climate inactive people, (the mayority) people who believe climate change is real, but do not do anything about it, either because they don't believe is "that bad" or because they believe their efforts to be futile.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Covid vaccinations had microchips or whatever used to track people. Unbelievable...

EquivalentUnable5468 , Hakan Nural / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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#12

Aliens build it. Like the pyramids or the old temples or the Easter Island thing. Sure these all seem hard but jeez have some faith in your ancestors. They had the same brain! We are the same species! They probably had way more time back then to do these stuff too.

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Johnny McFearless
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, the non-existing pyramids in Bosnia used to charge alien space ship batteries.

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People donating to televangelists.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe A coworker some year back had said that the people and kids involved in the school shootings were actors and not real people. Basically saying that it was all a hoax.

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Geoffrey Scott
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, does this co-worker have millions of dollars? Alex Jones found he was criminally incorrect.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Moon landing deniers. Seriously. It's the second most debunked conspiracy behind flat earth.

ILoatheNickCage , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Dela Bee
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My favorite quote by Apollo 16 LM Pilot Charlie Duke (paraphrased): if we were gonna fake the moon landing, why would we do it 7 times? And fail one?!

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People earnestly believing that there's a magic supernatural entity willing to endlessly torture you if you deviate from the weird rules "they" set up or don't worship them enough. It's all bollocks. It's bollocks designed to control you. Step into the light of rationalism!

snapper1971 , RDNE Stock project / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People who bought toilet paper because of the port strike when 90% of toilet paper is made domestically in the US.

Classic_Menu7280 , Colourblind Kevin / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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Cyber Returns
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I run out of toilet roll, I switch to lettuce leaves... and that's the tip of the iceberg

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People who think that 9/11 was fake. Like literally they believe the broadcast is edited.

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Libstak
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the generation that witnessed and live through 9/11 passes, I fear for the rubbish that will be put out there about it.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Chemtrails from airplanes - The government or other parties are involved in a secret program to add toxic chemicals to the atmosphere via contrails from airplanes. Various different trainings are applied for chemtrail such as sterilization, lowering life expectancy, mind control or weather control.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Churches that allow venomous snakes to bite them to show their faith in the Lord... dude, no!!

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And then they refuse treatment is they’re bitten. Several of them die every year. Natural selection.

HeartonSleeve1989 , Edward Cisneros / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That people actually believe birds aren't real and that certain events in history were fake. The fact there are people out there that truely believe millions of people are paid "crisis actors" blows my mind.

Commander5AM , Madison Oren / unspalsh (not the actual photo) Report

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PrettyJoyBird
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do these ppl live in an underground bunker??? Birds arent real, Birds Are Not Real WHAT????!!!!!!

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe I knew a woman who believed that there are high-end resorts on the moon that rich people are vacationing at. She was shocked and confused when I told her that I didn't also believe this.

grannybubbles , NASA Report

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Heras buddy
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe she thought Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was real. I mean it would be great.

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#25

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That people into crypto honestly think it's "next generation technology."

They all know it's a scam. But they need "greater fools" to buy into it in order to get their exit liquidity.

AmericanScream , Crypto Crow / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#26

That Russian elections are not rigged.

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Geoffrey Scott
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife: "Why don't they vote him (Putin) out?" "Ummm...maybe because any opposition he faces he just poisons or meets a fatal accident?" I don't have patience to explain his former career as head of the E German KGB, who may not have invented torture, but certainly refined it.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Wearing different gemstones has different effects on your personality and life, as per your zodiac sign. It's a common belief in India.

TheWillowRook , Arteum.ro / unspalsh (not the actual photo) Report

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#28

It's crazy to me that anyone actually thinks we are alone in the universe.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People joining MLMs.

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Heather Hernandez
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did this once in college, not realizing what it was. After 3 months of only family and my best friend buying tote bags to support me, it all clicked.

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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That there is a government website where people can donate to reduce the national debt. It’s at $35 trillion as of today.

wowza6969420 , Kaitlyn Baker / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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John L
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3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, that makes perfect sense....since we (gov't) can't balance our books, would you guys give us additional money on top of your taxes, to help us pay down our debt. Yeah...how about you start by not paying $500 toilet seat, or give more staff funding to medicare to stop insurers from abusing medicare (medicare "parts", anyone). Better yet, why not directly ask this countries billionaires to directly chip in, eh???? /rant over

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