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Tommy Carcetti

(44,587 posts)
Tue May 19, 2026, 08:19 PM Tuesday

What happens when a useful idiot ceases being useful?

A question no doubt being asked of Thomas Massie’s at the current moment.

Don’t worry. I’m sure Ed Gein or whoever the fuck Kentucky just elected will eventually run afoul of Dear Leader at some point and be cast aside as well. They all seem to do. That’s just the natural order of things.

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What happens when a useful idiot ceases being useful? (Original Post) Tommy Carcetti Tuesday OP
They continue being an idiot. FoxNewsSucks Tuesday #1
Concrete galoshes. Iggo Tuesday #2

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