Wow, and here I thought he was an old guy with a stutter getting flustered while a fascist fuckwad spewed inane garbage.
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I've said it many times, I will say it again: IT WAS THOSE DAMN REPTILLIANZ
Have you ever been in a TV studio with all the lights pointed at you?
That's exactly what they are. Directed-Energy Weapons.
Trump was protected by his blue suit.
Not that I wanted the debate to go the way it did
I don't buy it in this particular case, but "directed energy" can do some funky things: https://youtu.be/J-SH18dtBlY?si=40dOJbu4O9ZWWCsZ
(No, it's not a conspiracy theory video or any of that crap. Benn Jordan is a musician that likes all kinds of funky sound things.)
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While Havana Syndrome is real, to my knowledge it's not that refined. It should have impacted everyone in the room, Trump and the moderators included.
The known reports of the syndrome occupied entire floors of buildings. The idea that someone could use it and just target one guy is a little out there.
Is Havana Syndrome real? I thought there was like 0 evidence for it and it being a form of hysteria.
The work done on it has been fascinating. You'd think if it were simple hysteria there would be outbreaks among the civilian population, but it's always government employees.
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If he had some metal in him, that could make him more perceptive of microwaves. Dark Brandon T-100 confirmed?
"Batshit conspiracy theories...not just for the far right anymore!"
That's
Not the weirdest thing I've heard. Fuck this timeline
If we're going to go all conspiratorial, here's my theory:
Both campaigns are dealing with old men with diminished faculties.
There's some drug cocktail(s) that both campaigns have been using to pep the doddering old farts up for public appearances.
If you'll remember, very shortly before the debate, the accusation that "Biden's on drugs" made the rounds, and Trump made some noises about demanding a drug test.
For some reason - possibly fear, possibly determination in the face of a challenge, possibly a subtle communication that the Trump campaign had some hard evidence they would, if pushed, release publicly - that led to the Biden team withholding his customary drug cocktail.
Trump, meanwhile, was dosed to the eyeballs.
And that was the contrast we saw - Trump was on drugs, while Biden, for whatever reason, for that night alone, was not.
Remember - for the Republicans broadly and especially for Trump, every accusation is a confession.
That's what probably happened.
I mean yeah Trump's WH had a pharmacy handing out free drugs like fuckin Pablo Escobar.
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This is what conspiracy theories are supposed be. Absurd insanity. Not "vaccines are bad for you" or "a secret agent with Q clearance wants patriots to overthrow democracy".
The best conspiracy ever conceived was the one that convinced people that conspiracies are absurdist caricatures of the very real threat of collusion.
All these crazy conspiracies just weaken the perception of the mundane real ones.
If I was gonna conspire, the first step would be to trivialize the idea in the first place.
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My favorite conspiracy theory is that Kelly Johnson was read into alien tech at area 51/roswell and he was allowed to reverse engineer it. That's why he got government funding directly to him, and how he developed the sr71 blackbird so fucking quick
"vaccines are bad for you" is extremely absurd and insane, tbf.
It's vicious and anti-scientific, but it's not in the same level of obviously untrue statement as good conspiracy theories. Things that were claimed to be safe turning out to not be safe is something that actually happens. They're just lying that it's true of vaccines.
It gets absurd enough when you go back to the original claim
"My MMR vaccine is completely safe, but the other MMR vaccine gives your child an upset tummy, which causes autism"
I prefer the "Darth Jar Jar" and "The Bloop" levels of conspiracy theories.
Don't forget Bigger Luke
Bruh there's actual supporting evidence for Darth Jar Jar. He doesn't deserve to be lumped in with the crazy shit!
Darth jar jar was absolutely meant to be canon and you can't change my mind.
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This explains everything, I thought he was being mind-controlled by the NWO or something..
So, Gizmodo's trying to toady up to The Onion, now?
Yep, absolutely. It couldn't possibly be that he's an octogenarian with a known speech impediment, had to be directed energy weapons.
Also, allegedly had a cold and probably got flustered after the first time he tripped on his words. And inexplicably kept trying to recite various metrics from memory.
People really underestimate how bad a cold can be. When I'm sick, it's so hard to function mentally that I can barely do my job.
I believe he was sick, and I believe this was just a case of unfortunate timing. What matters in politics is perception, though, and the perception isn't good.
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known speech impediment
He had a childhood speech impediment. Overcoming those requires a concentrated effort, which we become less able to handle as we age.
Here's Biden in 2008
https://youtu.be/eOombKZSsj4?si=hYe3kh-wkM2iemtY&t=1424
Here he is in 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRxOldhJ7Sw
In a way what's happening now is a speech impediment, but it's re-emerging as he loses ability in the same parts of the brain that handle critical thinking due to the normal effects of aging.
I'm just tired of so many people writing this stuff off. Like, it took 2 minutes to find those videos and show he hasn't always been like this. He just couldn't win until the only other option was trump. Even tho he was a much better candidate back then.
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Ironically something like the Havana weapon would actually cause this shit, it's incredibly unlikely someone used it on Biden for the debate...
But it's fucking 2024 y'all, who knows what's real anymore I guess.