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Re:Mysterious startup Shadow under scrutiny after Iowa caucu... by thedudeabides5 on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @01:20PM (#22238993)
Note sure why this is getting downvoted.

Sure it's wild speculation, but at least the guy is posting links to help justify the wild speculation.

Better than the average comment which is someone postulating what they know without any reference to sources/data/logic.

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Re:Mysterious startup Shadow under scrutiny after Iowa caucu... by duxup on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @01:30PM (#22239147)
"Sure it's wild speculation"

HN has been inundated by sometimes entirely nonsensical speculation lately.

We're at the point where "so and so benefits form this they must be behind it / it's all a lie" ... even sometimes when they don't benefit.

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Re:Mysterious startup Shadow under scrutiny after Iowa caucu... by taytus on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @01:25PM (#22239068)
>Note sure why this is getting downvoted.

Followed by

>Sure it's wild speculation

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Re:Mysterious startup Shadow under scrutiny after Iowa caucu... by ourmandave on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @01:33PM (#22239199)
...but at least the guy is posting links to help justify the wild speculation.

Conspiracy sites have the worst link rot. Except for the Flat Earth Society (tm). Those guys are rock solid.

https://theflatearthsociety.org/home/

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Re:Mysterious startup Shadow under scrutiny after Iowa caucu... by dguaraglia on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @01:26PM (#22239077)
Personally, I downvoted because this kind of wild speculation only leads to wasteful conflict and bad blood in a time when that's the last thing we need. And I'm saying that as someone who has personally contributed to the Sanders campaign.
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Re:Mysterious startup Shadow under scrutiny after Iowa caucu... by scarejunba on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @01:44PM (#22239369)
Because it's textbook conspiracy theory crap. Obviously there are links. Every conspiracy theory is bristling with links.
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