Ty Masterson had a lot to say about witchcraft while speaking at a Wichita church this weekend.

“Like I said, my opponent, she didn’t even hide it,” Masterson added. “She talked—they had witch—I mean, they’re doing like witchcraft spells on TikTok so she can win the governorship. I mean, they’re like … it’s like demonic stuff that they’re doing, right? Just in your face that way.”

  • Slashme@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    To save you a click:

    The state senator had seemingly drawn his conclusions from a series of playful TikTok videos posted by Holscher’s 20-year-old daughter, Maddie, who had shared clips of her and her mom brushing their teeth set to a song from the Wicked soundtrack.

    “Casting a spell so my mom wins Kansas Governor except she’s so done with me,” Maddie Holscher captioned one clip from April, in which she waves her arms around her mother.

    • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 days ago

      being a little silly with your kids to the music of a disney musical film?

      she’s just like a lot of other moms out there, and totally unlike the far-right wackos in the current administration.

      • Slashme@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Gullibility isn’t reserved for Republicans though. Just look at how many people were eager to believe that a Yandex datacenter being hit meant that a Russian bot farm got taken out and that it was affecting online discourse.