A former GOP donor, who once made headlines after calling former president Barack Obama the N-word, fatally shot himself after attempting to kill his wife, according to reports.

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      I know, right? That quote led me to the brain-bleach-required section of Wikipedia. If you want to ruin a nice Friday too:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs

      Although above that one, “goombah” can be (not always) used as a slur against Italians? Growing up with Super Mario, that is kinda funny but then also concerning. Like it’s been hiding in plain sight.

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    Man, if you pitched these news stories to a studio as ideas a decade ago, they’d call you absurd and outlandish as they laughed you out of the room

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    In case you were wondering how an obviously insane person comes to be that rich, it’s from stealing your data.

    Apparently he was the founder and chief data scientist at SMA Communications. From their website:

    SMA Communications owns data on over 247 million consumers and over 49 million business contacts. We also have over 179 million registered Voters, 165 million automobile owners, Social media connections and more.

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      I never wonder why morally corrupt people are rich.

      It is the about the only way you can become wealthy.

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      Project. You’re. Fucking. Data!

      Scumbags like this make fortunes off your digital behavior. Protect it like you protect your wallet.

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    Imagine taking the family out for a burger, and this cunt-sack ruins it by eating a bullet in front of you and your family.

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    Many GOP heavyweights took to social media to give tributes, including Trump and DeSantis.

    So DeSantis donated the guy’s campaign contributions after he kept using the N word but he still decided to give tribute after the guy attempted murder?

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    Wow He defended his use of the nword by using slurs I don’t even recognize

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      Kike - Jew

      Goyim - non-Jew notable usage is the Goyim Defense League; a U.S. based Nazi group

      Spic - Spanish speakers

      I think your experience with the terms will be geographical rather than age

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        Ya know Spic being a slur explains why Spit is a slur for Spitalians in Steelshod. Guess I never put it together.

        For those who don’t know Steelshod is a tabletop game that was turned into a story the main GM for it think all Guardsmen party.

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    First, a moment to acknowledge that his wife, who evidently didn’t do anything wrong, got shot behind this.

    Now, we dance!

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      She was a psychologist and didn’t notice this dude was fucking crazy? I don’t want to blame her for being shot, but for her to be willing to put up with him she couldn’t have been innocent of the other stuff he’s done.

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    As the trump-cultists come to the realization their god-emperor is a fraud, many will take this turn.

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    Are they really trying to suggest bipolar did this? Well, maybe this stupid fucking donor should have got mental help instead of giving the money away. Mental illness is not your fault, but getting treatment for it is your responsibility.