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'We've all done this': Trump admin group chat scandal is its most relatable fail (usatoday.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

signalgate blunder

Can we fucking not add “-gate” to the end of everything that happens? It’s so overused that it diminishes the importance of actually-dangerous events like this one.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Avoiding hackneyed terms would literally be a Game Changer!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It all started with that Watergategate scandal.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What happens if we have a scandal about water?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hydrogate

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Rolls off the tongue better than aquagate would, that's for sure.