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Monica Sotto's avatar

Ugh Vance is a true believer. At least in himself.

Btw loving Hip Replacement!!!

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Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick's avatar

and that believing in himself? quite millennial!!!! and thank you queen for listening!!!!!!!!! 😭

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Shaggy Snodgrass's avatar

Vance is not his own man; he's the purse-puppy of spyware billionaire Peter Thiel. That's who bought him the Senate seat, and also who bought him the VP spot. He does what Thiel wants.

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Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick's avatar

i mean yes obviously: but the style — the approach — is certainly millennial.

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Shaggy Snodgrass's avatar

No article on Vance should fail to mention Thiel's hand on Vance's strings. Everything else about the chubby little REMF is less important than that.

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Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick's avatar

agreed which is why i linked to that ("He worked in — and is shaped by — tech.") and have written about Thiel many, many times before —

https://arc.net/l/quote/bdsxltsw

https://arc.net/l/quote/iqlixmnr

https://arc.net/l/quote/meahncxi

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Dejaih Smith's avatar

the convo on Vance!!! Yes that fact also broke my brain & I’m interested in seeing what his path looks like after the next 3.5 years 👀

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Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick's avatar

i hope...that path ENDS but i guess we'll see 😭 also thank you for suffering my brain rot lol

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