Politoons 2022: I am the Warax, I speak for the MICs

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Xander77: Apr 6, 2009; Fuck it then. For another pit sandwich and some 'tater salad, I'll post a few more.

Angepain posted:

e: also god bless whoever changed the forums code so that you can use the quote button on closed threads to get a quote of the post to copy into another thread

Holy gently caress. That is amazingly useful.

# ? Apr 26, 2022 20:24

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# ? May 24, 2024 10:05

DalaranJ: Apr 15, 2008; Yosuke will now die for you.

Cloud Potato posted:

Evening Standard Comment: Elon Musk has ideas for Twitter, but can he solve its problems?

The top sentence of this article, seemingly without guile, describes Elon as the new main character of twitter. I certainly hope so.

# ? Apr 26, 2022 20:32

Electric Phantasm: Apr 7, 2011; YOSPOS

DalaranJ posted:

Dewey Dawner

That's it, couldn't find it cause I was looking for Dewey Downer

Neito posted:

Are you referring to when Newspaper Spiderman showed up in the Spider-verse comic?

Wasn't it, but this is still good and appreciated.

# ? Apr 26, 2022 20:47

SimonChris: Apr 24, 2008; The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.; Grimey Drawer

Angepain posted:

e: also god bless whoever changed the forums code so that you can use the quote button on closed threads to get a quote of the post to copy into another thread

You still can't do it on archived threads, though...

# ? Apr 26, 2022 20:53

Raised By Birds: May 5, 2013

quote:

HOW MUCH IS THAT BIRDIE IN THE WINDOW?

Elon Musk�s buyout of Twitter is a done deal. At the end, those in control of Twitter couldn�t resist his fat offer of $44 billion. After all, it wasn�t exactly chicken feed.

Musk has expressed a strong desire to return free speech to what once was a public square known as Twitter. Once he�s in control, can we expect the reinstatement of all the conservatives who got banned? Let�s hope GrrrGraphics will be included. We had nearly 300,000 followers when Twitter suddenly shut us down. They claimed we were �spamming� their platform. (Forget what Wikipedia says about it, that page about me is chock full of lies and erroneous information).

Naturally the left is terrified by the takeover news. Musk is a loose cannon among the billionairiat class. He doesn�t go along with CRT or wokeism. Hillary is probably worried that a legion of deplorables will soon be back on Twitter to spread nasty memes and �disinformation� about her. Obama and Hillary claim free speech is a threat to their democracy. Musk sees free speech as integral to democracy. All he has to do now is clean house, fire the current racist, anti-white CEO and return Twitter back to a neutral platform.

It sounds great, but will it happen? I have my doubts. Pardon my cynicism, but it all seems too easy. Can we really expect that the Deep State, the WEF, the CIA, and the central bankers will allow common folk to use Twitter as a platform to question the �official� narratives about vaccines, the man-made climate change bunk, and the disgusting war mongering in Ukraine? These criminals have spent far too much time stamping out free speech after Trump was elected. They�re not going to easily give up and allow Twitter to revert back to the good ol� days.

Twitter was on its way out well before Musk showed up. It excoriated nearly half of its user base�conservatives. Those allowed to remain are the Hollywood limousine liberal crowd, the LGBTQ-ETC types, Democrats, the leftist media entities, and the groomer crowd. It was becoming an irrelevant echo chamber plagued with bots. Its stock was in decline and many predicted it would go the way of MySpace. In a way, Musk rescued Twitter�and at a ridiculous price at that. Why would he spend $44 billion when he could have easily created a similar platform for half the price?

Will the wealthy among the left refuse to buy his Teslas? Isn�t Musk afraid of that? The electric car is aligned with the globalists� climate change agenda. The rich on the left find his cars to be status symbols�they engage in virtue signaling on wheels. The rabble certainly can�t afford them, but Musk is welcoming that rabble back on Twitter.

Musk is no free speech purist. He has tried to shut down criticism of his precious Tesla in the past. Will he get rid of users who criticize his company on Twitter? Was Musk somehow selected to buy out Twitter in order to restore its reputation in time for the midterms�thereby giving the left more credibility? In other words, he might talk about restoring free speech, but the fulfillment of his promise might be intentionally delayed until well after those midterms.

Something isn�t adding up here. Let�s see if Musk can really get his bird off the ground. I truly hope he does restore free speech on Twitter. Only then will I trust Musk.

� Ben Garrison

I wonder how many times Ben tried to edit his own wikipedia page.

# ? Apr 26, 2022 21:25

Dr. VooDoo: May 4, 2006

Didn�t he literally do a cartoon like a week ago where Musk buying Twitter was a good thing?

# ? Apr 26, 2022 21:55

Somfin: Oct 25, 2010; In my🦚 experience🛠️ the big things🌑 don't teach you anything🤷‍♀️.; Nap Ghost

I love the boomer mindset of "oh, this billionaire definitely did this to benefit me"

Musk is going to pump the stock price, strip Twitter for parts, and then sell it.

# ? Apr 26, 2022 22:29

VitalSigns: Sep 3, 2011

Isn't he taking it private

# ? Apr 26, 2022 22:35

the_steve: Nov 9, 2005; We're always hiring!

Raised By Birds posted:

I wonder how many times Ben tried to edit his own wikipedia page.

Kellies Nomination: Most Easily Reinterpreted

There is no way in hell that bird is going to do any flying.

# ? Apr 26, 2022 22:36

fool of sound: Oct 10, 2012

Somfin posted:

I love the boomer mindset of "oh, this billionaire definitely did this to benefit me"

Musk is going to pump the stock price, strip Twitter for parts, and then sell it.

Nah he wants to be the Lowtaxian lord of social media cause he loves the adulation of weird internet cretins, and his net worth has increased tenfold over the last decade predominantly cause of his cult following.

# ? Apr 26, 2022 22:37

Trapezium Dave: Oct 22, 2012

Pope:

Australia�East Timor spying scandal (Wikipedia). The whistleblowers cannot be named and are subject to secret trials.

Rowe:

Labor's shadow foreign minister Penny Wong with the umbrella, talking to current foreign minister Marise Payne.
Labor pledges more foreign aid to Pacific with plan �to restore Australia�s place as first partner of choice� (Guardian).

Spooner:

This is in contrast to the Coalition who have a red line and are unafraid to use it.

Wilcox:

Lethbridge:

Knight:

Downes:

# ? Apr 26, 2022 23:17

Pants Donkey: Nov 13, 2011

Was Twitter ever profitable prior to the buyout

# ? Apr 26, 2022 23:28

World Famous W: May 25, 2007; BAAAAAAAAAAAA

I know in my heart it won't happen, but I would love to see twitter follow in the way of tumblr

# ? Apr 26, 2022 23:30

Apple Pie Hubbub: Feb 14, 2012; Take that, you greedy jerk!

# ? Apr 26, 2022 23:48

fool of sound: Oct 10, 2012

Pants Donkey posted:

Was Twitter ever profitable prior to the buyout

It is but it's not as profitable as it "should" be given it's userbase, basically.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 00:17

Neito: Feb 18, 2009; 😌Finally, an avatar the describes my love of tech❤️‍💻, my love of anime💖🎎, and why I'll never see a real girl 🙆‍♀️naked😭.

Trapezium Dave posted:

Knight:

Is there an award category for "Thing that will replace the clown in my nightmares", cus this is a shoe-in.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 00:36

Technowolf: Nov 4, 2009

# ? Apr 27, 2022 01:06

Brawnfire: Jul 13, 2004; 🎧Listen to Cylindricule!🎵
https://linktr.ee/Cylindricule

Please disregard the Wikipedia rundown about this thing I didn't have to bring up in the first place, those are just many independently verifiable lies with links to sources (of lies!!!1)

# ? Apr 27, 2022 02:15

After The War: Apr 12, 2005; to all of my Architects
let me be traitor

Cloud Potato posted:

Independent:

What's the name of that cheese with the holes in it, named after a country?

French cheese, that's right! French cheese.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 03:11

Raised By Birds: May 5, 2013

Nick Anderson

Robert Ariail

Clay Bennett

Tim Campbell

Jeff Danziger

Al Goodwyn

Bob Gorrell

Walt Handelsman

Clay Jones

Henry Payne

Joel Pett

Jen Sorensen

Jeff Stahler

Tom Stiglich

Dana Summers

Gary Varvel

Tony Branco

quote:

Mostly Peaceful Takeover: Elon Musk buying Twitter is a huge boost for free speech in America and has the censorship Tyrants on the left going berzerk.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 03:55

I AM GRANDO: Aug 20, 2006

Pants Donkey posted:

Was Twitter ever profitable prior to the buyout

It turned a profit for the first time ever in 2017 because of trump tweeting all the time. I don�t know what�s happened to it since he was banned.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 04:13

Jay Rust: Sep 27, 2011

Oh man trump becoming unbanned would rule

# ? Apr 27, 2022 04:31

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Jay Rust posted:

Oh man trump becoming unbanned would rule

No it would not.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 04:55

Neito: Feb 18, 2009; 😌Finally, an avatar the describes my love of tech❤️‍💻, my love of anime💖🎎, and why I'll never see a real girl 🙆‍♀️naked😭.

Raised By Birds posted:

Walt Handelsman

Pens, famous for being erasable.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 04:58

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Raised By Birds posted:

Clay Bennett

This is a terrible goddamned metaphor.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 05:06

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

Jay Rust posted:

Oh man trump becoming unbanned would rule

No. That would suck because I'd have to go back to having to constantly overhear dipshits repeat his most recent unfunny word vomit ad nauseum.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 05:55

Jay Rust: Sep 27, 2011

Do you guys not get any perverse enjoyment out of the deranged garrison blog posts or from witnessing the latest, stupidest stantis takes? The awful kirschen cartoons or the opposite-of-reality Brancos? Why else would you even read the thread

# ? Apr 27, 2022 06:06

Apple Pie Hubbub: Feb 14, 2012; Take that, you greedy jerk!

# ? Apr 27, 2022 06:07

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

It is impressive how Stantis is copying and flipping the single Dio torso asset he created. Really using every part of the lizard.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 06:32

Trapezium Dave: Oct 22, 2012

Rall: I Suffered and So Should You

Ted Rall posted:

Much of the opposition to student loan forgiveness boils down to bitterness. Why should people who suffered under a stupid system subsidize young people so they don�t have to suffer as well?

If this was literally anyone else then this is obviously satire but I know Rall has made that argument in the first panel (containing the guy who suspiciously looks like a cartoonist) before so who knows what level of irony this is on.

First Dog on the Moon: There's a lot going on so happy World Tapir Day to all the tapirs and tapir enthusiasts!

# ? Apr 27, 2022 07:53

By popular demand: Jul 17, 2007; IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!

Counterpoint: Tapirs smell.

Edit: holy poo poo, an SA article-
https://www.somethingawful.com/news/tapir-natures-fantastic/

By popular demand fucked around with this message at 08:04 on Apr 27, 2022

# ? Apr 27, 2022 07:58

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

I miss Frolixo.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 08:08

Aoi: Sep 12, 2017; Perpetually a Pain.

Jay Rust posted:

Do you guys not get any perverse enjoyment out of the deranged garrison blog posts or from witnessing the latest, stupidest stantis takes? The awful kirschen cartoons or the opposite-of-reality Brancos? Why else would you even read the thread

Self-Harm

# ? Apr 27, 2022 08:56

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

Raised By Birds posted:

Tom Stiglich

Kellies Nomination: Worst cartoon about a tragedy.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 09:52

Mordekai: Sep 6, 2006; Salt in the wound eases the soul.

Raised By Birds posted:

Clay Jones

I want The Best of Nickelback on vinyl

# ? Apr 27, 2022 10:51

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Mordekai posted:

I want The Best of Nickelback on vinyl

Look at this phonograph

# ? Apr 27, 2022 11:00

By popular demand: Jul 17, 2007; IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!

Where do you get off, accusing people of listening to Nickelback?!

# ? Apr 27, 2022 11:13

Vib Rib: Jul 23, 2007; God damn this shit is
fuckin' re-dic-a-liss
🍖🍖😛🍖🍖

Somfin posted:

I love the boomer mindset of "oh, this billionaire definitely did this to benefit me"

The people who claim to hate rich coastal elites the most sure do love the rich coastal elites who punch down at minorities.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 12:43

HootTheOwl: May 13, 2012; Hootin and shootin

Raised By Birds posted:

Tony Branco

lmao

# ? Apr 27, 2022 12:55

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# ? May 24, 2024 10:05

KennyMan666: May 27, 2010; The Saga

Raised By Birds posted:

Jeff Danziger

Kellies nomination: Worst caricature for that off-brand Donald Duck. Mickey and Minnie are bad but recognizable but he didn't even manage to give Donald the correct hat.

# ? Apr 27, 2022 14:37

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