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[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 123 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's what he does. He runs home when the cold comes.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 80 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I still don't understand why people call him Ted...

His name is Raphael, and always was up until he needed to trick white supremacists into thinking he was white too

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] normonator@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Forget about that part. We got rid of him, he's your problem now.

[–] halfeatenpotato@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Aren't you people supposed to be nice?

The polite thing to do would be to pick up your own garbage and toss it yourself.

/s

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

He self advertised as pure scum being and the americans from the south grabbed him like he was made of gold. You took it you keep it.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can't just dump your garbage over here. Dispose of it properly by yourself. Compost that shit.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Garbage moved of it's own accord. You guys fucked Beiber up, you get Fled.

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[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 74 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Is this that same Cruz who called to stop attacking pedofiles? The same one who went to Cancun? The one ended up working like a dog for a man who insulted his wife? Or is it the one who staged immigrants crossing the border?

That Cruz?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Yeah he also once ran for human president.

Cuck Cruz

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago (3 children)

As long as Texans are dumb enough to vote for this asshole again and again, he does not need to worry.

[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And they are, which is so fucking frustrating. I will never not be salty about Colin Allred losing to him. I really thought they'd be irate over him fleeing Snowpocalypse and Texans actively dying INSIDE their homes in 2021.

But no, he won the fucking popular vote. Again.

Also, as someone who moved from Texas to Cali: Fuck off Fled Cruz we don't fucking want you or your ilk in this state.

Also, also, I find it extremely funny that he's leaving Texas ahead of the winter storm again, and I'm heading back to Texas tomorrow to surprise a friend for her birthday. I wish I wasnt living through Snowmaggeden 2: Electric Boogaloo to be quite honest.

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[–] Jango_Fettish@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

They actually think that though.

[–] tresspass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are plenty of Texans who vote left or can be persuaded to as well. I've learned recently that Texas politics are way more nuanced than I realized. The good Texans that want to work together should be invited into the coalition.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Sonofabitch.

Welp, good luck Texans.

Your grid is going down again.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ah yes the yearly service interruptions brought to you by the superior free market.

What is wrong with a company spiking the price of electricity by 4,000%? Don't like it just switch to another company that will do the same thing. Choice is wonderful.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

You second college class in MacroEcon, or an AP Macro Econ course... generally goes over how cartels are bad, and the government tends to run utilities because if they don't, you get the exact situation that Texas has.

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[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

And they'll reelect him next round too.

[–] human@slrpnk.net 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Someone needs to check his house for abandoned dogs.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 month ago

Kristi can deal with those.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago
[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

And he'll still get re-elected. He doesn't give a fuck about his supporters but they don't care. Being left for dead in the cold is still better than voting for a lib amirite?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fled knows California is nice, because of the taxes.

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[–] lemonhead2@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

he doesn't have a private plane?

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Those planes are Effing expensive

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can take solace in the fact that for all the selling out and boot licking this guy does, he still has to fly commercial.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago

It is always astounding how cheap they are willing to sell their souls and self-respect. But I guess it is so cheap because there was nothing there to begin with.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

~~He said he will be back before the storm... so he is going on a 24hr vacation out if the country? ~~

Edit: Oh I thought I read cancun somewhere

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Last time I was there, Laguna Beach was very much inside of the US, ridiculous right wing rhetoric about California being "unamerican" aside.

That said, I'd trust 100% human Senator Ted Cruz to beat the 100m world record before I trust him to be telling the unvarnished truth.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Supposed to rain today in Laguna Beach which makes this even stupider

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[–] user_name@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was gonna say. Didn't he do this last time when everyone's water pipes froze and the power went out?

[–] KhantoBlackhand@lemmy.today 11 points 1 month ago

Yep Cancun Cruz loves to act like foreskin and disappears when things get hard. 

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wtf surprised he doesn't fly private

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This. Hella surprised he’d risk muggle transport and be recognized and called out.

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[–] MunkyNutts@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Never heard of the Waffle House Index, I find it comical that the FEMA uses it, informally.

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

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[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago

Honestly he did less harm as the Zodiac Killer.

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

He’s not on a chartered flight? I find that hard to believe.

[–] Zoabrown@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Patterns like this are why people notice optics so quickly—leadership moments tend to stand out most when things get tough

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

And coach, at that. Makes me wonder if it's AI. But congresspeople aren't always lavish and rich outside of their day jobs, and we know that Cruz is a glutton for degradation.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 8 points 1 month ago

Twice is a coincidence, thrice is a pattern.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Our overlords. The idle rich.

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[–] Mauriciobravo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Honestly, patterns like this feel funny because they tap into shared experience—people notice routines and coincidences. Even if it’s tongue-in-cheek, it’s a reminder how we all look for signals when things feel uncertain.

[–] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

To Laguna Beach, apparently.

(I kid. Calling Cruz 'tough' is like calling meringue 'dense'.)

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