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The Brew: Every Day is April Fools!
The Stream ^ | April 1, 2022 | Al Perrotta

Posted on 04/01/2022 6:04:24 AM PDT by Heartlander

Happy April Fools!

Imagine a day dedicated to telling people falsehoods. Or as CNN calls it, “Friday.”

Which gets to the problem with doing an April Fools Brew. As much fun as it is would be to whip up some real sounding stories that are April Fools jokes, reality beats me to the punch. Every day is now April Fools.

Every day, stories are told — often by our leaders and media influencers — that are flat out not true.

And every day there are stories that are true that leave you thinking “No way is that possible.”

This week alone proves the point.

“Wait, That’s False?”

What have we been told in the past week?

Saying “For God’s sake, this man should not remain in power” does not mean “I want this man removed from power.”

“In Kind” does not mean “If you do A, I will do A right back at you.”

Telling military troops on the border of Ukraine “You’ll see for yourself when you get there” does not mean those troops are going to go to Ukraine.

And that’s just the White House racing to correct statements by Joe Biden on one little trip.

(As a related aside, here’s a NY Post article for Jill Biden to read. It tells how Bruce Willis’ family stepped in when it became clear the actor was having serious cognitive issues on movie sets. Call me crazy, Jill, but it seems more important — more loving — to get someone with cognitive issues off the world stage than a sound stage.)

“No, That’s Got to Be an April Fool’s Joke, Al”

“Dr. Fauci said we may never know if the lockdowns were worth it.”

Almost got me. There’s no way the guy who pushed the lockdowns and persecuted those who argued against the lockdowns has no idea, after two years,...

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1 posted on 04/01/2022 6:04:24 AM PDT by Heartlander
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To: Heartlander

What does the Babylon Bee publish on April fools day?


2 posted on 04/01/2022 6:18:11 AM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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To: Heartlander
CNN could prank everyone by publishing something true and no one would believe it.

3 posted on 04/01/2022 9:10:18 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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