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Robert Walker's avatar

PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT HERE WITH POTENTIALLY SCARY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OTHER TOPIC:

INSTEAD GO TO THIS SEPARATE POST AND COMMENT THERE INSTEAD: https://robertinventor.substack.com/p/post-to-comment-on-with-off-topic-594

The reason is I often aren't able to respond to comments for some time and the unanswered comment can scare people who come to this post for help on something else

Also even when answered the comment may scare them because they see it first.

It works much better to put comments on other topics on a special post for them.

It is absolutely fine to digress and go off topic in conversations here - this is specifically about things you want help with that might scare people.

PLEASE DON’T TELL A SCARED PERSON THAT THE THING THEY ARE SCARED OF IS TRUE WITHOUT A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE OR IF YOU ARE A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE YOURSELF - AND RESPOND WITH CARE

This is not like a typical post on substack. It is specifically to help people who are very scared with voluntary fact checking. Please no politically motivated exaggerations here. And please be careful, be aware of the context.

We have a rule in the Facebook group and it is the same here.

If you are scared and need help it is absolutely fine to comment about anything to do with the topic of the post that scares you.

But if you are not scared or don’t want help with my voluntary fact checking please don’t comment with any scary material.

If you respond to scared people here please be careful with your sources. Don’t tell them that something they are scared of is true without excellent reliable sources, or if you are a reliable source yourself.

It also matters a lot exactly HOW you respond. E.g. if someone is in an area with a potential for earthquakes there’s a big difference between a reply that talks about the largest earthquake that’s possible there even when based on reliable sources, and says nothing about how to protect themselves and the same reply with a summary and link to measures to take to protect yourself in an earthquake.

Thanks!

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Kennie's avatar

Can you debunk this? I just feel really scared vance will be even worse than trump

https://www.tumblr.com/mysongsknowwhatyoudidinthedark/793546741449441280/if-trump-really-is-dying-yall-need-to-get-on

"If trump really is dying y’all need to get on medside24 and order abortion pills for the future. Unless you need an abortion now you should get a prepper pack. Starts at $80 for 3 twelve week kits. The prepper kit will take weeks to get to the USA, don’t get it if you need an abortion now; they have abortion kits for if you’re pregnant now and will arrive much sooner than their prepper kits. I don’t doubt that Vance is really gonna speed through Project 2025 even faster than Trump so you should get ready now."

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Robert Walker's avatar

Sorry just seen this. No he isn't dying. But you'll know now after the press briefing today.

He has been unusually quiet for several days. Most presidents you'd never notice but he finds a way to be in the news - on video in one way or another just about every day and when it isn't news he still has reporters shadowing him and videoing him even if it is just playing golf. But no video of him for several days. Some still images that's all.

The internet combined it with other unrelated things - the half mast flag at the White House is just a tribute to the Minneapolis mass shooting victims.

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