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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world ·
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Congressman Derrick Van Orden from Wisconsin. He posted this message, then deleted it.

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Congressman Derrick Van Orden from Wisconsin. He posted this message, then deleted it.

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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world ·
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Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin-republican-deletes-post-appeared-002459499.html

https://www.wxow.com/news/wisconsin-politics/rep-van-orden-appears-to-celebrate-millions-losing-healthcare-in-since-deleted-x-post/article_d638ae8a-b6fc-42ec-9a97-38e0e3c9d1de.html

He said the quiet part out loud.

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    Nope. It’s pronounced “desserts” but actually it’s an old phrase and is spelled “deserts.”

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      Huh, well I was confidently incorrect. TIL.

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        The fastest way to get the right answer is to be wrong on the internet. - Abraham Lincoln

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          Lincoln never said that!

          It was Napoleon.

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            Napoleon… Dynamite!

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        Yeah I only learned that pretty recently myself. I was very excited to get to share that useless bit of trivia when I saw the comment lol

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