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kairyssdal.bsky.social • 18 hours ago

Honestly it’s just madness

The Fort Knox conspiracy theory seems to have begun with this exchange on X. 2 days later Fox ran a segment about it. A few days after that Trump began bringing it up w reporters. Hard to overstate how much influence posters on a far-right forum have over the national conversation right now

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kivascout.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Honestly, it's just incredible ignorance that individuals believe the stupidest things they read or hear. So many people lack basic critical thinking skills. 🤦‍♀️

ericsbest.bsky.social•18 hours ago

NEWS ANCHOR: “Where the missing Fort Knox gold went is still under investigation…

*Turns to camera 3*

NEWS ANCHOR: “In other news, 27 solid gold toilets were installed at Mar-A-Lago golf club. Sources confirm the latrines are the best and most glamorous poo and pee receptacles in all the land…”

jazzyj44.bsky.social•18 hours ago

And we know where this “madness” will lead. Yep, more $$$$ for Musk and Trump

nile007.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Banana republic.

302czar.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I dunno Kai. Have YOU seen the gold? They already took the K sound from Knox. They'll do it to your name next. What even is gold anyway? I think we need to take knives, City Slicker style, and scratch every brick just to make are.

t595.bsky.social•17 hours ago

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/18/politics/steve-mnuchin-flights/index.html

bierquaffer.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Cant have a reality TV show without some insanity!

"Is it time for my close-up yet?"

micbiz.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Idiocracy is starting to look like the portrayal of a best case scenario.

billjank.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Understatement.

4hd8wind81ue8.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Trump is laying the ground work for a heist. He's going to have his cronies steal the gold and then say: "Woke Dems Did it!"

Watch

pattepa.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Gold has very little intrinsic value. If the US sold off even a fraction of the gold in Ft Knox, it would crash the gold market.

jroylake.bsky.social•17 hours ago

If you think a scenario by which Orangey tries to move Ft. Knox gold to Mar a Lago, overseen by the military, is ridiculous, you haven’t been paying attention.

literacygurl.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I thought it started on The West Wing 🤣😂 yes, madness!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ1nbo9LKjI

cdgranholmjr.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Kai, I know you served our country and you believe what this nation once stood for; but do you ever get the feeling we’re cooked and we’re gonna need to start over?

irfauna.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Public opinion has always influenced politics. The difference now is the opinions are gathered from, and influenced by social media.

Rather than outreach and surveys. Alongside Leaflets and posters with traditional news sources.

Meaning we get to see things happen in real time.

nrothont.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Kai, is there a data center at Fort Knox?

300ps.bsky.social•18 hours ago

This is your government on drugs.

coloradorob.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Zerohedge is a Russian disinfo op run by Bulgarians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Hedge

mdh59.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I don’t want to give the team any more ideas AND five minutes of your day:
“I wonder if he knows what’s in it”

https://youtu.be/1MJdX_yT1AY?si=mY-rCqrbwX3tPlWL&t=25

mariancall.bsky.social•18 hours ago

they immediately recognized a press opportunity when they smelled one. the fox news audience will eat this up.

pat.alaskarobotics.com•18 hours ago

I mean, great cover for the actual heist.

nochecksnobalances.bsky.social•16 hours ago

If only they would audit it every year. Oh wait they do.
What if congress members would get to see it and verify it.
That’s been done.

You can be sure that the Russian disinformation campaign as shared via Trump and Musk, will tell the people that the gold is short and there’s massive fraud

grungehamster.bsky.social•18 hours ago

As people keep mentioning: Trump did this in his first term to, sending a subordinate to check on the gold, but that has apparently been forgotten now that Zero Hedge says nobody has seen the gold in 50 years.

jenonymous.bsky.social•18 hours ago

It is widely understood that ZH is part of a Russian propaganda op, and I’m not sure why it isn’t getting more attention when discussing Musk using ZH to source new government priorities/conspiracy theories.

grungehamster.bsky.social•18 hours ago

The decision to say it was last seen in the 1970's is not a coincidence: goldbugs have been ranting about this for decades (from the transcript of If Books Could Kill for the episode on "Rich Dad, Poor Dad".)

accidentalflyer.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Says who?

kaymirandagilbert.bsky.social•18 hours ago

It makes me want to hold my nose and go back on X, just so I can misdirect them.

rockwils1.bsky.social•18 hours ago

madeleine-100.bsky.social•14 hours ago

They'll be invading the pizza parlor basement next.

ghoststryder.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I swear I think Elon is actually telling the truth and his email TO ALL REMAINING FED EMPLOYEES is actually a ruse, he HONESTLY BELIEVES that a sig portion of the Fed Govt is going to people who are either made-up, not doing their jobs AT ALL or DEAD, we are being governed by Conspiracy Theorists

gwsuperfan.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Someone should send them the link to the Million Bazillion episode on the subject. 😉

bedigger.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I'm pretty sure Catturd checked last week, and said all the gold was still at Ft. Knox

leobebb.bsky.social•18 hours ago

It's not madness--it's an opportunity for Trump/Musk to exploit the chaos by them announcing more non-existent fraud.

hueycallison.bsky.social•18 hours ago

The people who work at Ft. Knox have the opportunity to do the funniest fucking thing right now.

studiolo.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I bet there's only 4,579.5 tons!!

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