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Con Air

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@technofeudalism What's your point? It's fucked up no matter who the president is.

What the FUCK. What the FUCK.

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Pro tip: try saying that in a non-douchy way that doesn't make people want to run your underwear up the flagpole.

literally though the aggrieved petit bourgeoisie dispossessed by capitalism and by loss of prestige/colonial resources in the imperial core were and are a major portion of the base of fascist movements

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The only fool-proof financial advice at this point in the USA (May 2025):

Stock up on necessities if you can; avoid splurging on unnecessary items. This is always good advice, but it is especially important at this point.

That shirt can last a little longer. Your cat doesn't need a new toy; play with a piece of string. Cancel streaming services you don't use and downgrade the ones you do use to an ad-tier. Or... Freevee exists, you know?

Things are going to get tight, people.

(plus, every non-essential item we don't buy is an item that doesn't get imported and on which the government is not collecting a tariff, which might force Trumpery to back the fuck off his nonsense).

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If you feel the need to argue about how leftist certain Democrats are, you are missing the point of this tweet.

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No.

So wrong.

This season of madness will end, as they all do.

Protest, but protest with dignity. Personal attacks, blatant disrespect for institutions, and general jackassery is not the way to accomplish anything of value.

To win you need to convince people to join your side. Alienating them and making a fool of yourself doesn't do it.

You learned the wrong lesson from MAGA. Do you know why Trump won? Twice? Because he drew on the fear of conservatives and reactionaries who felt they were losing their place in the world. It wasn't because of his jackassery. It was because he made people feel seen and important. Included.

The jackassery was incidental, and actually caused him to lose in 2020.

Protest with dignity. Don't be a self-righteous jackass.

Can anybody give these old-ass Democrats protest lessons? They're acting like they're still living in pre-2015 politics when the GOP gave a shit and wasn't deranged.

A member gets up and starts shouting: All get up and shout with him.

Don't walk out: MAKE them carry you all out, not shutting up the entire time. I'm serious, go limp, be dead weight.

Putin's Puppet says a provable lie: Everyone chant "LIE" in unison for a solid minute instead of holding pitiful little signs in front of a man who can't read above a 3rd grade level.

Have someone who knows ASL sitting with you, interpreting everything in full view.

If you're gonna hold signs, make them BIG like you're actually trying to do something. Have them in multiple languages.

Make other signs that say clever or cutting things that will make him rage for days. "DOESN'T OLD TRUMP LOOK TIRED?" or "PUPPET PRESIDENT" or "EVERYONE IS FACT-CHECKING THIS SPEECH TRUMP DIDN'T WRITE" or "THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES" or his current tanking approval rating next to a laughing emoji.

Make a stink every day in congress, throw as many bills as you can on the floor even if they go nowhere, look like you're trying.

Have someone, idk maybe someone you actually want to boost for President in 3 gd years, be your voice of opposition in the media, loudly complaining and telling the facts, every single day. Let the people know you're there!

How hard is this? There's probably better suggestions than mine if they actually hired seasoned protestors or behaviorists/psychologists or even the biggest teenage troll they can find on a messageboard.

The Emperor Has No Clothes. So fucking act like it.

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So how do you feel now that Trump's plan is to forcibly remove all Palestinians from Gaza and protesters are being persecuted and deported? Still sticking with your "don't vote" bullshit?

Fucking idiot.

A convincing ringing endorsement

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Libs who didn't vote because Gaza: how do you feel now that the plan is remove all Palestinians from the area, and protesters are being persecuted and deported? The lessor of two evils is a real thing. But you are personally safe, so fuck everyone else, right?

White male misogynistic racists: good luck collecting your social security.

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OP did not acknowledge Clinton was a criminal. You are either being intentionally misleading or unintentionally dense. Which is it - are you lying or just dumb?

As for that "new government' - they are ignoring privacy and other federal laws in their Quixotic quest to access and control the info collected by our government - collected under all administrations.

Young kids under the control of a cringy, awkward, spoiled billionaire with an ax to grind... kids without training or understanding of privacy laws.. we would be amiss if we *weren't* concerned. Why aren't you?

Also, this isn't a parliamentary system where a prime minister forms a new government under the authority of a king. The fact that you use that kind of terminology is concerning.

"His government." "New government." Fuck that noise. This is the United States of America.

Say "administration" if you like. But we just have the one uninterrupted federal government.

Educate yourself and learn what words mean, please. Thanks.

What do you mean we had to listen to “crooked Hillary” and “her emails” for YEARS and now they are somehow okay with some businessman and his 20 yr old interns accessing our money, shutting down departments, and threatening our federal employees?!?

Republicans, you’re being played. They’re stealing our money and destroying our government under the guise of “waste.” This is a heist and you voted for it.

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This is a perfect way to spread misinformation and lies.

Sigh. There is enough bad shit going on you don't have to make up more.

Keep your messaging simple:

“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”

That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.

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Same dumb fuckers who refused to vote for Harris. What kind of stupidity does it take to not realize that if you are mad about Biden and Israel, Trump would be a million times worse.

So we got Trump.

Fucking assholes who didn't vote or voted Green are even worse than MAGATS in my book.

you will not be surprised to learn that not only was the commercial spot in question not “about how we all need to stand with Israel”, but israel & palestine are not referenced or alluded to in any way whatsoever.

here’s the ad:

it’s not even an ad primarily about antisemitism. it’s a campaign called “Stand Up To All Hate” about standing up to racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, sexism, antisemitism, etc.—all hate, as the name suggests.

and, for a split second, there’s a kid wearing a kippah. that’s it. shaq appeared in an ad where a kid wears a kippah and that is what is getting him accused of “supporting genocide”

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Unacceptable behavior for ANY elected official.

My apologies for posting a Fox News link - other major news platforms don't seem to be reporting on this at this time.

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This kind of post by OOP really irritates me. It is spreading misinformation and fear. Look, the truth is bad enough without that.

OOP either misread the headline (because surely the article was not read), or is intentionally spreading information either out of a misguided attempt to drum up anger or out of maliciousness.

1) PBS was *not* the only news organization to report it as such. Most major news organizations pussy-footed around it, true, but many smaller news organizations did not shy away from it.

2) PBS has not been defunded and neither the article nor the headline say it has been. There is only some social media outcry and a hashtag floating around. Now, Republicans always seem to want to defund PBS, and this president probably will manage it... But it hasn't happened yet!

Check your shit.

I couldn’t reboot it for some reason

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Here are the official results for all candidates for those of us who like actual numbers.

Trump does not have a mandate. He just got a few more votes than Harris.

Trump is saying and will continue to say he had a massive win and has a mandate and most Americans agree with him. Do not listen. His win was incredibly narrow.

He did not win the majority of the popular vote. The majority of Americans who voted for President did not vote for him.

His large electoral college victory was due to very narrow wins in swing states. The margins in six swing states were 3.2%, 3.1%, 2.2%, 1.7%, 1.4%, 0.9%.

A 1.6% swing in each of them would have given Harris a 308 to 230 win in the electoral college. A 0.9% swing in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan would have given Harris a 270 to 268 win. Less than a percent.

This election was not a landslide. His win was so so so narrow.

This doesn't mean he's not the president and it doesn't mean we don't have to deal with his shit for the next four years. But when people (both his proud allies and his despondent opponents) say he won overwhelmingly, don't let them get away with that. There is too much despair in it. "This is what an overwhelming majority of Americans wanted" is not true and saying it gives him more power.

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All you people who considered the Hamas-Israel War to be the only important issue in the world, and refused to vote or voted Green?

Fuck you.

elon musk did a nazi salute twice at the inauguration, and republicans are defending him.

trump revoked executive order 11246, which prohibited discrimination.

trump put all dei employees on leave to be fired.

trump banned all lgbtq+ flags from being hung in government buildings.

trump rolled back biden’s executive order to lower prescription drug costs for people using medicare and medicaid.

trump rescinded the $35 cap on insulin, and prices are expected to rise to $1500 a month.

trump ordered the national institutes of health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.

when sean hannity asked trump about the economy, he said “i don’t care”, after campaigning with the economy as his main talking point.

trump has withdrawn the us from the world health organization.

trump is ordering health agencies to stop reporting on bird flu and halt publications of scientific reports.

trump has pardoned over 1500 people who stormed the capitol on january 6th.

trump changed mount denali back to mount mckinley.

trump signed an executive order to rename the gulf of mexico to gulf of america.

trump shut down cbp one, an app which granted legal entry to 1 million+ immigrants.

trump is allowing ice raids at churches and elementary schools.

trump announced plans to declare a national emergency at the us-mexico border.

trump signed an executive order to expand the use of the death penalty.

trump withdrew from the paris climate act.

trump revoked all protections for transgender troops in the us military.

trump rescinded executive orders made by biden that benefited and protected women, lgbtq+ people, black americans, hispanic americans, asian americans, native hawaiians, and pacific islanders.

trump is attempting to make it legal to refuse to hire or fire pregnant women.

trump pardoned 23 individuals convicted under the freedom of access to clinic entrances (FACE) act for their anti-abortion activism, including oftentimes violent protests at abortion clinics.

trump announced that the us government will from here on out only recognize male and female as sexes. intersex is not legally recognized anymore.

andy ogles drafted a constitutional amendment to allow trump to be president for a third term.

georgia republican congressman mike collins called for the deportation of new jersey born mariann budde, the bishop who urged trump to “have mercy” on the lgbtq+ community and immigrants during a service at the national cathedral.

amazon revoked protections for lgbtq+ and black employees.

every single republican told us we were overreacting. trump swore he had nothing to do with project 2025 yet continues implementing details outlined in it. not a single person has the right to tell us we’re being dramatic anymore.

hope the possibility of cheaper eggs and gas was worth it.

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This is faked. Written by a troll. Just saying.

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Hey, remember that time Elon Musk gave what looks to be a seig heil Nazi salute?

I mean, it's possible he doesn't know what that gesture means, right? He is just ignorant or dumb.

So those are your choices: Musk is a fucking ignorant idiot, or Musk is a Nazi.