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07-29-2017, 03:23 PM
An alt-right subreddit helped a Republican staffer write legislation
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A conspiracy theory subreddit devoted to President Donald Trump is apparently writing our legislation **w.
According to Wired (https://www.wired.com/story/republican-staffer-the-donald-resolution/), a Republican staffer actively asked r/The_Donald—widely k**wn (http://mashable.com/2017/02/16/reddit-new-front-page-popular/) for being home to racism, xe**phobia, and Islamophobia—for advice in crafting an amendment.*
H.Res.477 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/477/text), which was proposed on Wednesday, calls for an investigation into the alleged misconduct of ... you guessed it, Hillary Clinton and James Comey.*
SEE ALSO: The alt-right ******isation of the 'friend zone' (http://mashable.com/2017/07/19/alt-right-friend-zone/)
Sponsored by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, the amendment repurposed a resolution from Rep. Pramila Jayapa, a Democrat, that asked for information on the firing of former FBI Director Comey. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/28/resolution-sourced-from-subreddit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A conspiracy theory subreddit devoted to President Donald Trump is apparently writing our legislation **w.
According to Wired (https://www.wired.com/story/republican-staffer-the-donald-resolution/), a Republican staffer actively asked r/The_Donald—widely k**wn (http://mashable.com/2017/02/16/reddit-new-front-page-popular/) for being home to racism, xe**phobia, and Islamophobia—for advice in crafting an amendment.*
H.Res.477 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/477/text), which was proposed on Wednesday, calls for an investigation into the alleged misconduct of ... you guessed it, Hillary Clinton and James Comey.*
SEE ALSO: The alt-right ******isation of the 'friend zone' (http://mashable.com/2017/07/19/alt-right-friend-zone/)
Sponsored by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, the amendment repurposed a resolution from Rep. Pramila Jayapa, a Democrat, that asked for information on the firing of former FBI Director Comey. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/28/resolution-sourced-from-subreddit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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