Trump Thread II: The man make a tweet

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citybeatnik: Mar 1, 2013; You Are All
WEIRDOS

Lightning Lord posted:

So it's time to pack it in, right? Civilization, I mean.

We've had a good run of it. Time to let the squibbons take over.

*EDIT*

Holy poo poo that series did not age well at all.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:08

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# ? Jun 9, 2024 11:38

Goatse James Bond: Mar 28, 2010; If you see me posting please remind me that I have Charlie Work in the reports forum to do instead

Trabisnikof posted:

Cooking is often highly skilled labor (a fact that usually goes overlooked, especially when women or immigrants are the ones feeding people, as they usually are). But nowadays there is absolutely no dish, no matter how time-consuming or elaborate, that cooking enthusiasts won�t describe as �actually really easy to make!!!�. This is because they are delusional, unsympathetic people, who want nothing more than to draw you into their anachronistic cult of domesticity.

To clarify, it is not that I think people should not cook, or clean, or launder or garden. I like restaurants, and delivery, and I adore the odd fast food indulgence, but I understand that various aspects of keeping a home are enjoyable�even soothing�to some people. I can only assume a propensity toward housework of any kind can well be attributed to nature as well as nurture. A friend once claimed to me that his Italian Catholic upbringing inscribed upon him an almost spiritual pleasure in the ritualistic cleansing of his floors. Meanwhile his Jewish girlfriend, raised by a lesbian feminist, was happy to encourage his pious compulsions.

As a bohemian layabout made nervous by industriousness, I don�t even like when someone cleans on my behalf. I would prefer robots to clean my house, and maintain that dining programs must be integrated into any socialist vision (hardly a radical proposition; seize the hot bar at Whole Foods and you�ve got yourself a ready-made Soviet-style cafeteria). Anyway, home-cooked meals are nice, but they�re hardly necessary for a healthy and delicious diet. For example, I usually eat as if I were at a party�nibbling on charcuterie all day.

I understand that everyone has their strange little kinks�but as drudgery is not my personal fetish, I�m simply saying I�d rather press my hand on the burner than actually spend any measurable amount of time sweating over a hot stove. But obviously housework is a valid and necessary perversion�my issue is that a contemporary cult of neo-domesticity appears intent on undermining the difficulty and complexity of traditionally feminine labor by insisting upon the myth of effortlessness.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/06/against-domesticity

I didn't quite realize something had gone horribly wrong until the middle of the second paragraph.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:11

Covok: May 27, 2013; Yet where is that woman now? Tell me, in what heave does she reside? None of them. Because no God bothered to listen or care. If that is what you think it means to be a God, then you and all your teachings are welcome to do as that poor women did. And vanish from these realms forever.

Tatsuta Age posted:

this memes WAR

"I'm not owned, I'm not owned," I say as I realize that, at any time, a major news organization can dox me and I'll have to face consequences, "I didn't mean it. I'm sorry." I cry, I cry!

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:11

Prester Jane: Nov 4, 2008; by Hand Knit

Now we come to this nightmarish bit also released today:

President Donald Trumps pre-recorded weekly address released today posted:

Foreign nations got rich at America's expense, and many special interests profited from this great global theft of American wealth. Since taking the oath of office the government has adopted a new slogan, "American First". And believe me, its about time. The era of economic surrender is over, and a new national pride is sweeping across our land. You see it, I see it, we all see it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBN0G6PsQvI&t=34s

So much white nationalist rhetoric coming out all at once makes me suspect rather strongly that at least some of this is coming out as part of an intentional campaign. At the very least the white nationalist signaling in Trump's speech in Poland today is very similar to the white nationalist signaling in the weekly address here and will be interpreted by various white-supremacist groups in the US as being intentional signaling to them/their agenda.

Prester Jane fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Jul 7, 2017

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:13

Owlofcreamcheese: May 22, 2005; Can't post for 9 years!; Buglord

citybeatnik posted:

Holy poo poo that series did not age well at all.

I read an interview where they admitted that the sole reason every mammal on earth simultaneously went extinct after the first segment was because it cost too much to animate anything with hair.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:19

Arrgytehpirate: Oct 2, 2011; I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!

Probably not the thread but I got to interview Bernie Sanders today for 5 minutes

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:20

RasperFat: Jul 11, 2006; Uncertainty is inherently unsustainable. Eventually, everything either is or isn't.

Arrgytehpirate posted:

Probably not the thread but I got to interview Bernie Sanders today for 5 minutes

Was he a good interview?

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:22

Ague Proof: Jun 5, 2014; they told me
I was everything

Lead out in cuffs posted:

Yeah really. There were quotes from that speech that sounded like Anders Breivik. I can only imagine that this was Bannon's influence

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:23

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Prester Jane posted:

Now we come to this nightmarish bit also released today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBN0G6PsQvI&t=34s

So much white nationalist rhetoric coming out all at once makes me suspect rather strongly that at least some of this is coming out as part of an intentional campaign. At the very least the white nationalist signaling in Trump's speech in Poland today is very similar to the white nationalist signaling in the weekly address here and will be interpreted by various white-supremacist groups in the US as being intentional signaling to them/their agenda.

So basically, Bannon's crew won a power struggle right before this trip and decided to go whole hog on it while Trump was out of the country and isn't surrounded by as many of his "saner" advisors

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:27

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

The Glumslinger posted:

So basically, Bannon's crew won a power struggle right before this trip and decided to go whole hog on it while Trump was out of the country and isn't surrounded by as many of his "saner" advisors

It seems consistent that when Trump goes overseas he becomes more overtly nationalistic and racist. Maybe because he's away from the establishment and isolated with a small group of people that can more easily influence him. Miller for example seems to not really do anything domestically but goes all out when he gets his chance to write speeches for Trump when he's overseas. Trump also probably feels compelled to be bombastic about America being the greatest and most powerful when he's around other world leaders because of his whole strong man routine.

Shimrra Jamaane fucked around with this message at 23:37 on Jul 7, 2017

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:34

AceOfFlames: Oct 9, 2012

Trabisnikof posted:

Cooking is often highly skilled labor (a fact that usually goes overlooked, especially when women or immigrants are the ones feeding people, as they usually are). But nowadays there is absolutely no dish, no matter how time-consuming or elaborate, that cooking enthusiasts won�t describe as �actually really easy to make!!!�. This is because they are delusional, unsympathetic people, who want nothing more than to draw you into their anachronistic cult of domesticity.

To clarify, it is not that I think people should not cook, or clean, or launder or garden. I like restaurants, and delivery, and I adore the odd fast food indulgence, but I understand that various aspects of keeping a home are enjoyable�even soothing�to some people. I can only assume a propensity toward housework of any kind can well be attributed to nature as well as nurture. A friend once claimed to me that his Italian Catholic upbringing inscribed upon him an almost spiritual pleasure in the ritualistic cleansing of his floors. Meanwhile his Jewish girlfriend, raised by a lesbian feminist, was happy to encourage his pious compulsions.

As a bohemian layabout made nervous by industriousness, I don�t even like when someone cleans on my behalf. I would prefer robots to clean my house, and maintain that dining programs must be integrated into any socialist vision (hardly a radical proposition; seize the hot bar at Whole Foods and you�ve got yourself a ready-made Soviet-style cafeteria). Anyway, home-cooked meals are nice, but they�re hardly necessary for a healthy and delicious diet. For example, I usually eat as if I were at a party�nibbling on charcuterie all day.

I understand that everyone has their strange little kinks�but as drudgery is not my personal fetish, I�m simply saying I�d rather press my hand on the burner than actually spend any measurable amount of time sweating over a hot stove. But obviously housework is a valid and necessary perversion�my issue is that a contemporary cult of neo-domesticity appears intent on undermining the difficulty and complexity of traditionally feminine labor by insisting upon the myth of effortlessness.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/06/against-domesticity

...I dont get it, is this supposed to be a parody or something?

The rant against Tasty videos concerns me. I make some of those recipes myself. I know its not the healthiest thing in the world but i just cant find any website that has recipes that dont take an eternity to make. Seriously, why is 30 minutes considered "quick" in cooking?

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:34

Heck Yes! Loam!: Nov 15, 2004; a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.

AceOfFlames posted:

Seriously, why is 30 minutes considered "quick" in cooking?

Real cooking can take days, and it is worth every second.

seriously though, for good fast meal recipes go to http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/ and the accompanying youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:41

CuddleCryptid: Jan 11, 2013; Things could be going better

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/883456435279060992

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:48

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

When does Congress come back from July 4th recess and how long until they go on their Summer Recess? They're not going to have much time to push through their death care plan especially since opposition to it only seems to be growing.

DreamShipWrecked posted:

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/883456435279060992

Will there be more AR-15s or lawn chairs/rascals at this thing?

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:48

citybeatnik: Mar 1, 2013; You Are All
WEIRDOS

Plus, you know, knowing how to plan out and get a few meals out of one cooking session is cheaper in the long run than constantly eating out. You'd think that giving people the free time to actually cook/have a work-life balance would be something the author would be all for.

But with the line about seizing the means of production at the Whole Food's cafe I'm going to assume that the whole loving thing is parody.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:48

Trabisnikof: Dec 24, 2005

AceOfFlames posted:

...I dont get it, is this supposed to be a parody or something?

The rant against Tasty videos concerns me. I make some of those recipes myself. I know its not the healthiest thing in the world but i just cant find any website that has recipes that dont take an eternity to make. Seriously, why is 30 minutes considered "quick" in cooking?

It isn't a parody at all, it is a semi-serious article from honestly one of the foremost leftist thinkers in America. She's not wrong, even if her writing triggers you.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:50

farraday: Jan 10, 2007; Lower those eyebrows, young man. And the other one.

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

When does Congress come back from July 4th recess and how long until they go on their Summer Recess? They're not going to have much time to push through their death care plan especially since opposition to it only seems to be growing.

Basically the 10th through the 28th.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:51

citybeatnik: Mar 1, 2013; You Are All
WEIRDOS

Trabisnikof posted:

It isn't a parody at all, it is a semi-serious article from honestly one of the foremost leftist thinkers in America. She's not wrong, even if her writing triggers you.

Source your quotes.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:52

Trabisnikof: Dec 24, 2005

citybeatnik posted:

Plus, you know, knowing how to plan out and get a few meals out of one cooking session is cheaper in the long run than constantly eating out. You'd think that giving people the free time to actually cook/have a work-life balance would be something the author would be all for.

But with the line about seizing the means of production at the Whole Food's cafe I'm going to assume that the whole loving thing is parody.

The line about Whole Foods is pointing out that it would be trivial to create socialist dining facilities that Americans would actually enjoy using.

citybeatnik posted:

Source your quotes.

Amber A'Lee Frost is one of the foremost leftist intellectuals in America right now. Who else has as many leftists actively listening to her discourse?

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:53

Lightning Lord: Feb 21, 2013; $200 a day, plus expenses

2018 is going to make 2017 look like a paradise.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:55

Ague Proof: Jun 5, 2014; they told me
I was everything

DreamShipWrecked posted:

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/883456435279060992

This is what happens when the tolerant left becomes the intolerant left. Now even the KKK has become violent!

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:57

Spun Dog: Sep 21, 2004; Smellrose

Burt Buckle posted:

I eat Papa Johns for the great taste and the garlic dipping sauce for my crust. Price and quantity has nothing to do with it.

Better you than me.

Nasty

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:58

A Shitty Reporter: Oct 29, 2012; Dinosaur Gum

Trabisnikof posted:

The line about Whole Foods is pointing out that it would be trivial to create socialist dining facilities that Americans would actually enjoy using.

Amber A'Lee Frost is one of the foremost leftist intellectuals in America right now. Who else has as many leftists actively listening to her discourse?

Don't use "triggered" as an insult.

# ? Jul 7, 2017 23:59

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

Lightning Lord posted:

2018 is going to make 2017 look like a paradise.

Why? Trump is only getting gradually more unpopular and next year things actually begin to matter regarding Mid-Terms. And if Republicans can't push through their health care plan this year then they are going to be all hosed in trying to push through their tax cuts.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:00

BardoTheConsumer: Apr 6, 2017; I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

Why? Trump is only getting gradually more unpopular and next year things actually begin to matter regarding Mid-Terms. And if Republicans can't push through their health care plan then they are going to be all hosed in trying to push through their tax cuts.

There's something incorrect in this statement. I can't put my finger on it.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:01

citybeatnik: Mar 1, 2013; You Are All
WEIRDOS

Trabisnikof posted:

The line about Whole Foods is pointing out that it would be trivial to create socialist dining facilities that Americans would actually enjoy using.

Luby's or Golden Corral would be more in line with what the average American would think of with regards to a la carte dining. And both of my grandparents would have cheered me on if I had both a garden and chickens, since they were legit farmers. It's poo poo like that which makes my knuckles itch.

She raises some valid points about Childs and the disconnect from labor, but her going from "I'd rather my house be cleaned by robots than people!" to chiding a person employing a maid seems part of the same neoliberalism she's attacking in the first place.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:01

Robot Hobo: May 18, 2002; robothobo.com

DreamShipWrecked posted:

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/883456435279060992

"The KKK will carry guns" is just one of those things I would have assumed. Summer is hot, water is wet, the Klan is going to carry guns to feel intimidating.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:02

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Trabisnikof posted:

Cooking is often highly skilled labor (a fact that usually goes overlooked, especially when women or immigrants are the ones feeding people, as they usually are). But nowadays there is absolutely no dish, no matter how time-consuming or elaborate, that cooking enthusiasts won�t describe as �actually really easy to make!!!�. This is because they are delusional, unsympathetic people, who want nothing more than to draw you into their anachronistic cult of domesticity.

To clarify, it is not that I think people should not cook, or clean, or launder or garden. I like restaurants, and delivery, and I adore the odd fast food indulgence, but I understand that various aspects of keeping a home are enjoyable�even soothing�to some people. I can only assume a propensity toward housework of any kind can well be attributed to nature as well as nurture. A friend once claimed to me that his Italian Catholic upbringing inscribed upon him an almost spiritual pleasure in the ritualistic cleansing of his floors. Meanwhile his Jewish girlfriend, raised by a lesbian feminist, was happy to encourage his pious compulsions.

As a bohemian layabout made nervous by industriousness, I don�t even like when someone cleans on my behalf. I would prefer robots to clean my house, and maintain that dining programs must be integrated into any socialist vision (hardly a radical proposition; seize the hot bar at Whole Foods and you�ve got yourself a ready-made Soviet-style cafeteria). Anyway, home-cooked meals are nice, but they�re hardly necessary for a healthy and delicious diet. For example, I usually eat as if I were at a party�nibbling on charcuterie all day.

I understand that everyone has their strange little kinks�but as drudgery is not my personal fetish, I�m simply saying I�d rather press my hand on the burner than actually spend any measurable amount of time sweating over a hot stove. But obviously housework is a valid and necessary perversion�my issue is that a contemporary cult of neo-domesticity appears intent on undermining the difficulty and complexity of traditionally feminine labor by insisting upon the myth of effortlessness.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/06/against-domesticity

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:03

citybeatnik: Mar 1, 2013; You Are All
WEIRDOS

Robot Hobo posted:

"The KKK will carry guns" is just one of those things I would have assumed. Summer is hot, water is wet, the Klan is going to carry guns to feel intimidating.

I'm sure that the Oath Keepers in the bunch will be perfectly fine with those on the opposite side being likewise armed.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:03

Spaced God: Feb 8, 2014; All torment, trouble, wonder and amazement
Inhabits here: some heavenly power guide us
Out of this fearful country!

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

Why? Trump is only getting gradually more unpopular and next year things actually begin to matter regarding Mid-Terms. And if Republicans can't push through their health care plan this year then they are going to be all hosed in trying to push through their tax cuts.

You realize the GOP is letting foreign powers alter the vote on top of their voter suppression, right? The only reason they're forcing through their extremely unpopular tax cuts is because they know they'll still be in power after the midterms.

My question is will people look at only the third time in US history that the majority party gained seats in the midterm and think something would be fishy, or will they just accept it as the Silent Majority?

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:04

Some Pinko Commie: Jun 9, 2009; CNC! Easy as 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣!

Spun Dog posted:

Better you than me.

Nasty

It's right up there with McDonald's or Krystal if you need a good cleaning out, though.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:04

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

BardoTheConsumer posted:

There's something incorrect in this statement. I can't put my finger on it.

Which is?

Spaced God posted:

You realize the GOP is letting foreign powers alter the vote on top of their voter suppression, right? The only reason they're forcing through their extremely unpopular tax cuts is because they know they'll still be in power after the midterms.

My question is will people look at only the third time in US history that the majority party gained seats in the midterm and think something would be fishy, or will they just accept it as the Silent Majority?

They are trying to force through their extremely unpopular health plan and tax cuts because thats what they've been endlessly trying to do for 8 straight years and now that they finally have their chance they aren't going to just stop now. And they're still loving it up.

Also foreign (specifically Russian) interference in the election had nothing to do with altering individual vote totals.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:08

Prester Jane: Nov 4, 2008; by Hand Knit

The_Donald may be viewed as something of a bellweather for where the moderat-to-extremely radicalized Trump supporters are headed. While The_Donald does not represent minstream Trump supporters, it does represent where the views of a very large portion of those supporters will wind up within a few weeks. With those caveats, please enjoy this brief bit of the abyss gazing back into you.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:11

NmareBfly: Jul 16, 2004; I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!

DreamShipWrecked posted:

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/883456435279060992

This (and the follow up next month) are about a block away from where I work. I plan to swing by but give things a pretty wide berth. Got some friends going to an antifa planning meeting tonight.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:11

Willo567: Feb 5, 2015; Cheating helped me fail the test and stay on the show.

Party Plane Jones posted:

22https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/883429798785187841

Holy poo poo

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:16

Trabisnikof: Dec 24, 2005

Willo567 posted:

Holy poo poo

Didn't Obama do that exact same thing several times?

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:22

Covok: May 27, 2013; Yet where is that woman now? Tell me, in what heave does she reside? None of them. Because no God bothered to listen or care. If that is what you think it means to be a God, then you and all your teachings are welcome to do as that poor women did. And vanish from these realms forever.

Prester Jane posted:

The_Donald may be viewed as something of a bellweather for where the moderat-to-extremely radicalized Trump supporters are headed. While The_Donald does not represent minstream Trump supporters, it does represent where the views of a very large portion of those supporters will wind up within a few weeks. With those caveats, please enjoy this brief bit of the abyss gazing back into you.

To be frank, I wish that CNN or a similar organized doxx all of The_Donald. It would be great for them to get mass fired from their jobs and suffer social stigma for the rest of their lives. Frankly, it would be a long time coming. The worst thing about the internet is how it lets scum fester in secrecy like the cowards they are.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:26

bird food bathtub: Aug 9, 2003; College Slice

Willo567 posted:

Holy poo poo

I wouldn't start making GBS threads your pants more so than the standard goon level. This one isn't coming from the broke brained anger mango.

China has been pushing the boundaries of what counts as territorial waters on a low boil like this for years and this has been basically a diplomatic response. It's specifically intended to bring the issue out into the open and make them say outright, "we claim this land because X" instead of just claiming it and then enforcing that claim.

Not that there isn't a huge amount of room for Donnie Dipshit to stuff his nose in and gently caress up everything because he doesn't understand diplomatic subtlety. I admit that's there. Just don't poo poo your pants about this being his first step in a master plan to invade the mainland or something. It's been happening since before him and, to this point, has been handled by cooler heads.

# ? Jul 8, 2017 00:27