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Not gonna link to the tweet, but I'll link to an article that links to the tweet.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/matt-gaetz-live-tweets-response-to-devastating-ethics-report-this-is-clearly-not-prostitution/

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[–] Humana@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

This is how you buy weed in DC...

Edit: No seriously, look it up. You can't legally sell weed in DC the but you can possess. So the shops sell you $70 socks and then gift you devil's lettuce.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

"You know you have to tell me if you're a cop."

[–] neoman4426@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There was that King of the Hill episode with the failing bookstore converted to a gun store, didn't have a license to actually sell guns so they started saying something like "Free gun with $600 book purchase" or something along those lines which I assume would be illegal real world, but worked in show

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I remember banks giving away hunting rifles ~~when you open an account with a certain minimum balance~~ as interest on a CD.