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Journalist who hates the media | Assistant editor of @TheGrayzoneNews (https://thegrayzone.com/author/ben-norton …) | @Moderate_Rebels producer | English/español

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    Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 6 Jun 2017

    Ben Norton Retweeted J.K. Rowling

    Billionaire JK Rowling wants those annoying socialists to stop bugging her about the poorshttps://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/855893564911472640 …

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    J.K. RowlingVerified account @jk_rowling
    My notifications are currently full of Corbynistas telling me how important it is to win general elections if you want to help the poor.🤔
    1:12 PM - 6 Jun 2017
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    • #ControversialTruth Thomas Verny Rosie Fiasco Linguini 🌻🌹🌅 🦺 🔥 Lumachi 🌎 House of Army maria ⏳ Michael Marshall Spookie dookie 🏴Rewarp🚩
    17 replies 464 retweets 967 likes
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      2. Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 6 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BenjaminNorton

        pic.twitter.com/QZQc7FlBFC

        3 replies 27 retweets 102 likes
      3. Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 8 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BenjaminNorton

        We now know what the mega-ultra-rich 0.01% feel when socialists make huge gains in an election: "grinding hopelessness"pic.twitter.com/1AQN9sDIoI

        7 replies 91 retweets 213 likes
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      2. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 6 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BenjaminNorton @arishahdadi

        Not a billionaire anymore. Gave her money to the poors. http://www.snopes.com/j-k-rowling-drops-off-forbes-billionaires-list/ …

        5 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
      3. Defund and Abolish‏ @cmmcmmcmmcmm 7 Jun 2017
        Replying to @RickWebb @BenjaminNorton @arishahdadi

        So instead of having a billion she has nine hundred million. Yeah, she's really hurting now from giving all her money to poor folks.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 6 Jun 2017
        Replying to @arishahdadi @BenjaminNorton

        Political critique stands. Ad hominem does not.

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      1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 6 Jun 2017
        Replying to @arishahdadi @BenjaminNorton

        I think you're missing the poetry of that riposte and the irony of the specifics of why it's not factual ;)

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      1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 6 Jun 2017
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        Even a cursory read of Rowling's twitter would show she agrees with that.

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      1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 6 Jun 2017
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        Damned if you support the party's candidate in the US, Damned if you don't in the U.K.

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      1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 6 Jun 2017
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        Oh I know. She should vote for him. She's being silly.

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      1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 6 Jun 2017
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        Though using staff as a proxy for a candidate is generally tedious.

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