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by IncreasePosts 499 days ago
Ironically, one of the founders of DOGE(nee USDS), Mikey Dickerson, was caught colluding with billionaire Reid Hoffman to spread misinformation ahead of a 2017 election in Alabama in favor of Democrats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/us/alabama-senate-roy-jon...
1 comments
tantalor 499 days ago
"caught colluding" implies they were doing something illegal
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IncreasePosts 498 days ago
Not illegal, just nefarious. Which is why they got real embarrassed when what they were doing was revealed and stopped it.
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jahsome 499 days ago
No, it doesn't.
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stuaxo 498 days ago
The whole sentence does though.
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jahsome 498 days ago
Which law is it being implied was broken?
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vizzier 499 days ago
collusion. noun. col· lu· sion kə-ˈlü-zhən. : secret agreement or cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose
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jahsome 498 days ago
Emphasis on the 'or'
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tiagobraw 499 days ago
Something can be dishonest without being illegal.
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