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Elon Musk’s Disturbing ‘Truth’

The billionaire affirmed the deadliest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in recent American history.
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The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society “likes to bring invaders in that kill our people … Screw your optics, I’m going in.” Those were the last words by Robert Bowers before he massacred worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. It was the single deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. In after asserting that Jews were conspiring to flood the country with brown people in order to oppose and displace the white race. “Open you Eyes!” . “It’s the filthy EVIL jews Bringing the Filthy EVIL Muslims into the Country!”

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