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Laura Ingraham garners a lot of attention due to her propensity to spew awful takes about the state of affairs in the nation, skewed of course to an audience seemingly rabid for division. The Fox News host attempted to blame the rise of mass shootings occurring on marijuana use but folks on Twitter are collecting Ingraham as expected.
Laura Ingraham decided to put her narrow-minded focus on marijuana use in the wake of the Highland Park shooting tragedy that left seven dead and scores injured. Amazingly, Ingraham accused those presumably on the left of fearmongering but she is clearly using a tired trope regarding pot users and violent behavior.
Mind you, Ingraham wouldn’t dare link the recent rash of shootings to the lax gun laws in many parts of the country or how many are emboldened to be lawless due to former President Donald Trump seemingly (and perhaps literally?) getting away with murder.
The title of the segment, “What They Ignore: High THC Use And Increased Psychosis,” was meant to strike fear into the hearts of Middle America and spark concerns among the parents of teens who might be next to succumb to the Svengali-like effects of the green leaf. This isn’t Ingraham’s first attempt at getting the “Reefer Madness” train going and she’s hosted anti-marijuana proponents before to her program in order to spread this false gospel.
Thankfully, there is a vast community of people far smarter than Ingraham on the matter that have been gathering her as they should on Twitter. We’ve got a number of those reactions below.
Ingraham: On the mass shooting in Illinois, indications are that he was a regular pot user… What can regular pot use trigger in young men in particular? Psychosis and other violent personality changes.. pic.twitter.com/5QxveHmSXZ
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 6, 2022
Ingraham: The marijuana industry is making billions on the lie that weed is fine, no big deal… If the media wants to spend time scaring people.. scare them away from using this drug as young people pic.twitter.com/X3ypPz2LbG
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 6, 2022
Ingraham: These are the eyes of some of the mass killers who have reportedly been regular pot users. Look at them. Those in politics and in the media who devote their time and energy to fear mongering on fake issues while covering up the truth… have to be called out pic.twitter.com/83PBbhvqK7
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 6, 2022
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Fuck Tucker Carlson. Fuck Laura Ingraham. Fuck Fox News. Fuck the NRA. Fuck the GOP.
Fuck them all.
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) July 6, 2022
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I challenge Laura Ingraham to a battle of wits on this subject. I’m a substance use disorder clinician. Invite me on Fox News Laura. you lying, racist propaganda hack. https://t.co/ChbgMfIKu8
— M
MTIFA
(@73MilitaryMama) July 6, 2022
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Maybe if Laura Ingraham smoked a joint every once in awhile she wouldn’t be such a hateful piece of shit.
— Tim Hannan
(@TimHannan) July 6, 2022
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LAURA INGRAHAM JUST TAUGHT ME THAT *WEED* IS THE GATEWAY DRUG TO MASS SHOOTINGS, INSTEAD OF THE CHRISTO-FASCIST RANTINGS FROM HER SHOW WHILE SHE WEARS A DRESS MADE FROM A NAZI FLAG. https://t.co/7Tgj8eUCvE
— TheFoxChyron (@FoxChyron) July 6, 2022
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Dear Laura Ingraham,
If reefer madness was the cause, or even a contributing factor to mass shootings, explain why Snoop Dog hasn’t gone postal?
Speaking of postal, fire DeJoy.— NOTMEUS! (@NOTMEUS9) July 6, 2022
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Good morning and Happy Hump Day to everyone except for the MAGA morons like Laura Ingraham trying to blame gun violence on weed, doors, porn, and everything except the obvious:
IT IS THE GUNS.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!
(@mmpadellan) July 6, 2022
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Another white dude commits mass shooting…
Fox and Friends: *full satanic panic* It’s not the guns, it’s Satan!
Tucker Carlson: It’s womens fault and a lack of testicle tanning!
Laura Ingraham: It’s Reefer Madness!
Bill O’Reilly: *removes white hood* IT’S THE BLACKS FAULT!!! https://t.co/VSD2qgBZmW
— Hadley Sheley (@HadleySheley) July 6, 2022
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This should be aired before every Laura Ingraham segment. pic.twitter.com/JjVsR3j1yk
— Arianeh Sajadi (@ArianehSajadi) July 5, 2022
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Bill OReilly, Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson & most Fox “News” anchors current or former are RACISTS who always give aid & comfort to White Supremacists. Besides all the lying on Fox “News” get rid of this toxic network so that America can be a better nation without their POISON!
— Dan “I Stand With Ukraine” P (@ddanpereira) July 6, 2022
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Laura Ingraham playbook
White shooter…weed
Tucker Carlson Playbook
White Shooter…Parenting
However if it’s a Black Shooter Ingraham and Carlson……
Black Lives Matter
Antifa
Terrorist
Open Borders
Hunter Bidens laptop
Liberal mayors— Roadrunner (@BeeepBeeep33) July 6, 2022
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