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    He isn’t afraid. He is sending a message. That message is, in the words of Eric Cartman: “Respect my authority!”

    I.e. it was meant to dissuade people from questions or comments that reveal his fascist beliefs.

    The kid shouldn’t have apologized, as he was just asking questions, and not in the dishonest way.

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    Making it more apparent the reason why they’re banning books, attacking librarians and destroying education. They’re scared. DeSantis, just like Trump and the rest of the Republican Party are just pussys masquerading as tough guys.

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        Scrotum warts. No one likes those, no one reasonable likes DeSantis.

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        Pussy is actually short for pusillanimous, the insult has nothing to do with female genitals.

        pusillanimous - adjective

        Lacking courage; cowardly.

        Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; – said of persons, .

        Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble.

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        Patriot or something. The goal is to appropriate a word they use as a positive term and make it derogatory like they did to woke. For bonus points incorporate an arm or hand gesture to mock them they’ve done with gay men for almost a century.

        I say a specific type of salute while uttering “patriot” or “he’s a patriot”. Only problem is having to make that disgusting gesture to get a point across.

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      Wtf is this too? Good to know that she’s there by choice.

      “Well, I’m a mother, too,” Casey said, according to Mitchell and other witnesses, along with multiple sources who shared contemporaneous communications on the incident with The Daily Beast. “I know what you’re experiencing, and we’re all very afraid for our children—even if they’re exaggerating.”

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      It’s more about how his security treated this kid. They manhandled a 15-year-old. A kid who wants to be a political reporter one day. They almost ruined that ambition. And the most ridiculous part is that it was basically a softball.

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    'As astute an observer of the state’s politics as any, Mitchell had a blunt assessment of the fiasco over DeSantis’ treatment of him. “Really stupid,” he said, “in a small state like New Hampshire.” ’

    More mature, intelligent, and knowledgeable than DeSantis.