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"Shut up, you ugly fuck.” How long before those five words wind up for sale as a T-shirt, a ballcap, and a bumper sticker for sale at the official store of the Democratic Party ? We don’t know, but we’re watching an online viral volcano of rowdy reactions and explosive expletives, following the official Democrats account on X, telling White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to do exactly that For those who missed it, that was in response to Miller’s false, anti-trans claim on Wednesday that Democrat James Talarico, the party’s nominee for U.S. Senate from Texas, is transgender, as The Advocate reported. This all started on Tuesday with a post by the party's official account , "Fired Up. Ready to go. It’s time to take back Texas." The party's viral comeback could one day rival Greta Thunberg's smart scold of Andrew Tate on X nearly four ago, in which she ridiculed him and implied he was overcompensating for the size of his penis with his 33 cars. It's considered one of the greatest tweets of all time. Thunberg's post has had 328 million views since 2022, and so far, the STFU tweet has more than 35 million views in just 24 hours. Conservatives, not surprisingly, clutched pearls in expressing outrage and condemning the Dems’ post, with Miller’s wife blasting democrats on Fox News and then doxxing the woman she said composed the tweet for the party. So here they are, 21 hot takes, from both sides. Right-wing activist and Trump adviser Laura Loomer James Talarico's official account And in response, there's transphobia And homophobia But also, Marco Rubio got dragged Paid anti-trans activist and failed athlete Riley Gaines And in response to Gaines, there's this And there's this predictable but apropos pearl-clutching meme Former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger brought President Trump into the conversation Fox News host Laura Ingraham hosted Miller's wife, Katie Miller Independent journalist Aaron Rupar weighed-in Katie Miller is not only a wife and a podcaster, she also doxxed a Democrat party staffer YouTuber Keith Edwards makes a valid point Two Republicans teamed-up to mock Talarico with BBQ and trans actor Elliot Page Someone's been playing with AI But so is this Trump opponent, using the faces of some famous folks Someone else is playing with hashtags Here, too Instagram reactions to the Democrats' OP And somehow Kathy Griffin got dragged into this, by a "Christian Conservative Patriot" Even TikTokker @RandyBlueDad weighed in @randybluedad Maybe unpopular but idc anymore, being nice got us to this point #jamestalarico #stephenmiller #democrats Maybe unpopular but idc anymore, being nice got us to this point #jamestalarico #stephenmiller #democrats What do you think? Tag @TheAdvocateMag on Bluesky , on Instagram , and on TikTok !
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