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Massie Election Fraud Irony Fight

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Petrobras announced on Nov. 12, 2026, that it agreed to buy the remaining 70% of Logum Logística from Raízen, Copersucar and Uniduto for R$620 million, giving it full ownership of the biofuels logistics company.

Petrobras to buy out Logum partners, expand biofuels logistics presence https://t.co/HFWJAiDBur

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Existing home sales in October 2026 fell 8.8% from a year earlier and hit their lowest level in 16 years, according to the National Association of Realtors, as reported by NPR.

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At least eight people were killed and dozens injured in a Brooklyn building collapse, and first responders were still searching for survivors, according to NPR's report.

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NPR reported that Democrats are considering congressional funding and oversight tools to block Trump-related projects, including a Trump arch and a golf course, as those projects face court challenges.

Democrats want to stop Trump's arch, golf course and more. What are their options? - As Trump's arch and other projects make their way through the courts, many critics are looking to Congress to stop them. Democrats have a few tools, including funding and oversight.

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BThe party that won the House, the Senate, and the White House is now fighting about election fraud.
BDIN Intel Network on X posted a quote it attributes to Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie.
BGo ahead, because this one's either real or a perfect fake.
B"I think it's ironic that we control so much of Washington and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won the elections."
BNo official clip yet, so treat that as what the account says. But it's a heck of a line.
BFair enough. The problem it points at is real.
BHow? They won. You said it yourself—they hold all four.
BExactly! Calling fraud after you swept everything makes your own victory look accidental.
BUnless the fraud complaints are about a mayor's race, a county clerk, a state ballot question.
BThat's not what the loud voices say. They are not doing nuance, Bella.
BThen why is Massie the one saying stop? If it's just a few loud accounts, the party isn't doing it.
BBecause a few loud accounts can define the party on social media. That's how it works.
BAnd a reply on X under the same post put it plainly: "But you controlled the White House, Senate, House, and Supreme Court."
BRight. The grassroots are firing in both directions now—some think the fix is in, and some think the winners look paranoid.
BSo which is the bigger political problem? Looking paranoid or admitting election problems are real?
BBoth! If you say fraud exists in your own win, you're feeding distrust in every future loss.
BBut if you say no fraud ever happened anywhere, you're ignoring that local election offices do make mistakes.
BThat's fair. But there's a difference between a broken machine in one county and claiming a national steal.
BAnd until someone clips the Massie moment, the only thing for sure is that the fight is already here.
BThe party that won everything can't even enjoy the win. That's the actual story.
BSpeaking of things governments own—Brazil's state oil company just went all in on biofuels.
BReuters reports Petrobras is buying out its partners in Logum, a Brazilian ethanol logistics company.
BThe price: 620 million reais for the remaining 70 percent.
BSo now it owns the whole thing.
BIn Washington terms: a government-owned oil company is betting on ethanol infrastructure.
BAnd we're still arguing whether the ethanol mandate is a handout or a lifeline.
BBrazil doesn't care about our fight. It's making its move.
BThat's the difference between policy by debate and policy by doing.
BNow if only we could get a permit that fast.
BDifferent world entirely: Landon Schott posted on X something that is half sermon, half politics.
BLet's hear it.
BHe says the White House, Senate, Congress, Supreme Court—none of that matters. What matters, he says, is who is Lord over America.
BThat's not a political argument. That's a theology.
BBut it's aimed at the political moment: "Paul and Silas didn't wait for the prison doors to open. They sang first."
BI've seen that verse used a hundred ways. The political message underneath is: don't rely on Washington.
BFor a lot of Americans, that's not a dodge. That's their actual hierarchy: God first, politics second.
BMaybe. But if the White House and Congress don't matter, why are we all fighting about them every day?
BBecause that's the part we can see. The other part is the one you can't measure in a poll.
BAnd "the spirit of python" line? That's a reference I'll let the Pentecostals explain.
BIt's not a Washington phrase, but it got your attention.
BThat's the point. This post is designed to go viral among believers, not to change a vote.
BAnd yet it's in the political feed. That's the blur we live in now.
BFine. But if you're running for office, maybe lead with policy, not pythons.

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