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Raylen posted:Yeah, he's still playing to his base which is loving weird because if voter turnout for the left increases in 2018, the GOP is going to lose their majorities. I won't hold my breath. We Americans can be really stupid, especially the ones that voted for the Orange One and are in total shock it is destroying their lives despite him running on the particular issues that effects them "You're deporting my husband? But that's not what I voted for you for" "You're taking away my insurance? That's not what I voted for you for" "You're being a baby/spoiled child? But you were supposed to change the way you've acted for 70 years when I voted for you" Let's face it, we can be really really dumb
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Groovelord Neato posted:if fox news didn't exist trump'd be at <20 approval rating (and yeah i know he wouldn't be prez if fox news didn't exist). Yeah, that's an important point - to the extent that Trump still has support, it's mainly because he has a right-wing propaganda network in his corner desperately doing everything in its power to prop him up.
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also that it made millions of people incredibly stupid over a couple of decades leading up to his ascent.
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The right-wing propaganda networks are currently taking on water because it's hard for them to keep the outrage machine running when they're in power.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:The right-wing propaganda networks are currently taking on water because it's hard for them to keep the outrage machine running when they're in power. They're currently taking on water because their dog whistling has ceased to be inaudible and advertisers are jumping ship. Just look at Breitbart losing 90% of its advertisers.
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Groovelord Neato posted:also that it made millions of people incredibly stupid over a couple of decades leading up to his ascent. See, I can't agree with this. Before, these people were just as stupid, but just in quiet agony.
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Pellisworth posted:nothing's happened, Trump is golfing, wait for the early a.m. tweet dump tomorrow https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/873896565252947968
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Jun 11, 2017 21:32
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everyone who goes to any of his clubs should be sent to the loving gulag.
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Jun 11, 2017 21:33
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wasn't there a property that specifically used this as a marketing ploy historians and investigators are going to spend decades unraveling how much this idiot used the office to profit
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Party Plane Jones posted:They're currently taking on water because their dog whistling has ceased to be inaudible and advertisers are jumping ship. Just look at Breitbart losing 90% of its advertisers. It's more than that. It's also 'Interesting stuff is happening and we are trying to cover it by not actually covering any of the interesting stuff' which is leading to viewers stepping outside to other sources. And Fox relies a LOT on the fact that most of its viewers exclusively watch RWM. Everyone who steps outside of the RWM environment is a potential hit to them.
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In a normal world I'd be mad about this but at this point I'm like "well at least he's not hurting anyone here"
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DaveWoo posted:Yeah, that's an important point - to the extent that Trump still has support, it's mainly because he has a right-wing propaganda network in his corner desperately doing everything in its power to prop him up. Said right wing propaganda network (and associated radio friends) unfortunately holds 30-35% of the nation's regular voting population in cult-like thrall though. Until the echo chamber of hate implodes I can't see this country getting any less goddamn crazy. They're just way too good at repeating and reinforcing effective talking points at their audience, who then regurgitate said talking points to their friends on facebook or email chains. At this point right-wing media is more of a religion than any religious group in this country. People define their entire worldview based on that poisonous poo poo.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:In a normal world I'd be mad about this but at this point I'm like "well at least he's not hurting anyone here" Seriously lets start like a GoFundMe or something for enough money to keep him distracted trying to profit off the Presidency instead of actually signing any bills.
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I bet he told one of his Secret Service dudes that he was gonna invoke jus primae noctis until an aide had to tell him it wasn't a real thing and super illegal.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:In a normal world I'd be mad about this but at this point I'm like "well at least he's not hurting anyone here" i get furious at all of it. even the tiniest bit of what he does pisses me the gently caress off. i wish it didn't but it do. and i want that bride and groom to loving choke.
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They released marketing materials like a month ago saying this exact thing would happen if you got married on Trump properties and he was there.
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Groovelord Neato posted:i get furious at all of it. even the tiniest bit of what he does pisses me the gently caress off. i wish it didn't but it do. and i want that bride and groom to loving choke. Calm the gently caress down. Being that pissed does nothing.
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they 100 percent voted for trump and are making him materially richer. also took a smiling photograph with him.
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skylined! posted:wasn't there a property that specifically used this as a marketing ploy He did this at Mar a Lago too, and immediately doubled membership fees when he became president. It's kind of funny that his second most famous property has a Spanish name.
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https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/873979662849933312 https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/874002807615041536 https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/873959130477858816 https://twitter.com/yashar/status/873959328503418880 https://twitter.com/ChaseCherub/status/873962077198667777 https://twitter.com/crooksandliars/status/873984947773689856 https://twitter.com/BruceBartlett/status/873994504386342912 https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/873973057270022144 Bad news for the resident alcoholics: https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/873963042337325058 Party Plane Jones fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Jun 11, 2017 |
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Groovelord Neato posted:if you asked trump how many branches the government has he couldn't answer. Only because he heard the word "branches" and is now rambling on about oak trees and the best trees he's seen
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:In a normal world I'd be mad about this but at this point I'm like "well at least he's not hurting anyone here" he's hurting other wedding venues by using the office of the president as marketing for his own venues. Obviously not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but still.
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awesmoe posted:he's hurting other wedding venues by using the office of the president as marketing for his own venues. Obviously not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but still. The only deal in the grand scheme of things: having a wedding at a Trump owned property deserves a guillotine.
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enraged_camel posted:It's not terrifying, it's exciting as hell. Every person they fire would potentially become an incredible source for the media. I mean Comey's firing pissed off MANY people at the FBI, even though the FBI is traditionally conservative. Think about what would happen if there was some sort of mass purge at the DOJ. Bizzaro Stalin runs the WH?
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So whats this about La Pen's party getting its poo poo pushed in?
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The problem with Donnie wedding bombing someone is that he probably does it at the drop of the pin so his Secret Service loses him for a few mins.
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And yet a life of teetotaling hasn't kept Trump's brain from turning to mush...
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What they don't show is everyone furiously scrubbing his fail tan off themselves later while the groom sticks a pistol in his mouth
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Gort posted:So... uh, what happens if he fires Mueller? Obviously it makes him look guilty as poo poo, but surely there isn't someone on the planet who thinks he's innocent, just those who want to forgive him for his crimes. Best universe: A bunch of Republicans mumble about it's Trump's right, he's just new, it's fine; but a few actually speak up about it being beyond the line. Subsequent polling numbers show people turning on Trump massively as even people who don't pay attention/want to give him the benefit of the doubt notice and dislike it, and more GOP Congresspersons come out condemning it and talking repercussions until momentum actually builds for impeachment. Okay universe: A bunch of Republicans mumble about it's Trump's right, he's just new, it's fine; but a few actually speak up about it being beyond the line. Subsequent polling numbers show some people turning on Trump massively as even people who don't pay attention/want to give him the benefit of the doubt notice and dislike it, but the GOP has too much sunk cost/Stockholm Syndrome to do anything, and Democrats win heavily in 2018 on a wave of revulsion. Actual universe: bunch of Republicans mumble about it's Trump's right, he's just new, it's fine; but a few actually speak up about it being beyond the line. Subsequent polling numbers show some people turning on Trump massively as even people who don't pay attention/want to give him the benefit of the doubt notice and dislike it, but the GOP has too much sunk cost/Stockholm Syndrome to do anything. Democrats lose heavily in 2018 because their base turns on them for not having impeached Trump yet/haven't admitted Bernie would have won/don't care about midterms because why would you?
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There are multiple Defense programs that run counter to Trump and his idiocy. For example, Nellis AFB outside Las Vegas has a solar power plant that provides more than 25% of it's entire annual energy consumption. And not to mention that Trump still doesn't seem to realize that the largest CENTCOM base is in Qatar.
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Mustached Demon posted:The only deal in the grand scheme of things: having a wedding at a Trump owned property deserves a guillotine. and you told me to be calm!
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Raylen posted:I bet he told one of his Secret Service dudes that he was gonna invoke jus primae noctis until an aide had to tell him it wasn't a real thing and super illegal. Songs like You're So Vain were written about people like Trump, so we've really moved past having to write that sort of thing into law.
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HappyHippo posted:And yet a life of teetotaling hasn't kept Trump's brain from turning to mush... If it didn't we wouldn't be making fun of how stupid Trump is on an hourly basis
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the only positive i can see coming out of this admin is the dismantling of the imperial presidency. but hope is a lie.
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Groovelord Neato posted:and you told me to be calm! They'd get a trial at least.
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Raylen posted:There are multiple Defense programs that run counter to Trump and his idiocy. For example, Nellis AFB outside Las Vegas has a solar power plant that provides more than 25% of it's entire annual energy consumption. And not to mention that Trump still doesn't seem to realize that the largest CENTCOM base is in Qatar. I've been to a lot of air force bases to analyze their electrical distribution, and yeah, their focus is largely on efficiency, stability, and increased usage of renewables. It's hard to run more than about 10% of a base through solar for Reasons, but the philosophy is in place. It's really a case of the emperor vs his subjects here.
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