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> graphical artifacts indicating that they had written a note of congratulation for Donald Trump and then clumsily and incompletely painted over it

Hmm. In Sweden we have the saying "Brasklapp". It comes from the possibly mythical story of Bishop Brask, who together with others voted for a decision (long story) that ultimately made Sweden lose against Denmark and cause the "Stockholm Bloodbath". Once the Danes were evicted, there was a trail against the conspirators, whereupon Brask said he had a piece of evidence. to show He broke his personal wax seal used to sign the decision, and under it was a small piece of paper that said "to this decision I am coerced". Detractors pointed out that if the Danes had remained in power, he would never had shown it. So it was a cowardly hedge.

Think this could be something like that? In case Trump, QAnon, the fascists and the nutters stay in power through violence or otherwise, they could go "no see, we were always on your side! It was just the monstrous powers of democracy that forced us to hide it!"

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