unperson: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 00:16 (three years ago) link
christ what an asshole
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 00:59 (three years ago) link
nope not clicking
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 01:06 (three years ago) link
Paid for by Save America JFC
― visiting, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 02:29 (three years ago) link
More like "Save America, KFC."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 12:23 (three years ago) link
He's railing against Facebook and yet there's a little Facebook 'share' logo on the right of the post
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 16:13 (three years ago) link
CNN has been going on--on TV, and on their site--about Liz Cheney and Kevin McCarthy for 48 hours now, like the fate of the world hinges on this. (MSNBC too, I'd bet.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 16:32 (three years ago) link
I want to not care about this but it’s still disturbing, in that it’s further confirmation that the GOP platform is still Trump and nothing else. I like to think that this means the GOP is willingly allowing Trump to be an anchor tied around their necks, but time will tell.
― epistantophus, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 16:40 (three years ago) link
Well, it definitely would not be a good thing if all the remaining normal assholes in the GOP were forced out and replaced with outright lunatics, esp. if the GOP got the house back. Which is not outside of the realm of possibility, either of those things
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 16:57 (three years ago) link
I don't care.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:02 (three years ago) link
Spend the hour analyzing the infrastructure plan. Liz Cheney, a horrible human in other contexts, is irrelevant to me.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link
yea I found the booing of Mitt Romney in Utah to be kinda chilling
― frogbs, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link
I get it -- the Beltway class loves this shit
If they want to hitch their wagon to Trump, have at it: * the first incumbent seeking reelection to see his party lose the White House, Senate, and the House of Representatives since Herbert Hoover* Per Gallup, he left office with the lowest average approval ratings in the history of the modern Presidency
Not exactly a political juggernaut, but they can't quit him
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:12 (three years ago) link
To be fair, it's not like any of their alternatives are looking any more promising.
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:17 (three years ago) link
yeah the GOP has kind of reached their logical endpoint, they've left themselves no other option but triple down
― frogbs, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
i really want to hope that by doing this their influence will just start to whither, but I live in the USA and know better
― akm, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
this will continue to be a problem until democrats take concrete action on any number of voting issues, which they have shown zero interest in doing so far
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
mass disenfranchisement opens the door to these GOP crazies
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:27 (three years ago) link
xp to Alfred- yeah I don’t give a shit about Liz Cheney, I’m more thinking about what this means for the GOP- again I kind of don’t give a shit, but I was hoping Trump’s loss would lead them to look beyond his particularly toxic brand of politics and move on. But if not… interesting, disturbing, maybe that’s a good thing if it backfires for them or if it proves out that he’s an anchor dragging the GOP out of power. But time will tell! Disturbing in that the GOP is bound to win some elections going forward no matter what, so if we’re looking at Trumpy candidates going forward instead of Romney/McCain type candidates for the GOP… I’m disturbed.
― epistantophus, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:28 (three years ago) link
It's more the duration of the story than the story itself I was posting about. Report on it, yes. But two days later, it's basically the same headline--GOP fracture, "hot mic," Cheney will be voted out. Until there's something new to add, move on. Which I realize is a bigger complaint about the media in general.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:32 (three years ago) link
epistantophus and clemenza both tom
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
otm too
Lol
― epistantophus, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:40 (three years ago) link
I think I'd like to be Tom Seaver--epistantophus?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:43 (three years ago) link
Tom Hagen
― Hongro Hongro Hippies (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:52 (three years ago) link
this guy gets it
I truly think it will have absolutely zero effect one way or the other on their electoral prospects. https://t.co/WqFR4gPFsJ— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 5, 2021
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 18:12 (three years ago) link
the thing is though republican voters will not vote for a democrat. and there a lot of them so the potential for another crazy motherfucker winning the presidency is high enough for me to hope the republicans figure their shit out
― Heez, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 18:29 (three years ago) link
I think I'd like to be Tom Seaver
Today's Tom Seaver he gets high on you
― Frumious Cumberbatch (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 19:15 (three years ago) link
Considering how histrionic some of the state GOP reaction has been, there is a deep well of crazy out there. I think it is just T-minus so many days until something goes down that will make what happened on 1/6 look like a kegger.
Maybe it will die down, but there are too many people funding and making money off the lunacy. It is not even like Fox News or any of the profit centers fleecing this audience has changed, if anything they are doubling down on the whackamole lunacy.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 20:35 (three years ago) link
Hayes is otm of course but it should be said that this sort of lunacy does seem to help the Democrats - 81 million people voted for Joe Biden for God's sake
― frogbs, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 20:41 (three years ago) link
I dunno, when there are only two parties, and one of them is packed with lunatics, anything less than total obsolescence makes me a little nervous. I don't know how much this helps the Dems, but I also don't know how much it hurts the GOP. It fact, more lunatics and less regular losers might even *help* them at the polls these days, or at least help them enough.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 20:44 (three years ago) link
does it help enough to overcome the immense structural advantages that the republicans currently have and are working day and night to make even bigger?
xp
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 20:45 (three years ago) link
Thank you for your honesty, Senator.
This is the whole ballgame. McConnell said this almost verbatim during the Obama era. Time to learn from our mistakes. We have the majority, let’s use it and not worry about pandering to a party that just admitted it’s not interested in governing.pic.twitter.com/8hwfngH9OP— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 5, 2021
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 20:47 (three years ago) link
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili),
It helped enough to get Biden elected but not enough to lose 12 House seats. President Manchin needs to support voter reform.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 20:53 (three years ago) link
Whew.. I was worried McConnell was gonna yammer some platitude about cooperating across the aisle for the good of the American people...
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link
I've said it several times before but thinking the Republican party will go away is pure fantasy. Roughly 40% of the country has a conservative mindset; they will vote for anyone who is to the right of Democrats.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 21:36 (three years ago) link
40% of ILX is conservative
― Filibuster Poindexter (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 21:46 (three years ago) link
more lunatics and less regular losers might even *help* them at the polls these days
I feel like four years ago GOP paired Trump with Pence, to try to mitigate a bit of Trump's bluster and braggadocio with some midwestern churchiness. Now that they've discovered that batshit bluster *is* what sells to their base they'll abandon any semblance of "normalcy" and go full-on lunacy party. Bring on Trump/Gaetz 2024.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 22:19 (three years ago) link
https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EYLQT5GRTM23LOTY55YHET3JVM.png
"What about me, Donald?"
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 22:43 (three years ago) link
they'll abandon any semblance of "normalcy" and go full-on lunacy party.
They road tested that one in Alabama with Roy Moore vs. Doug Jones. It went poorly enough that Alabama sent their first Democrat to the US Senate in ages. That's in Alabama, mind you. The R's biggest problem rn is that Republican primary voters will continue to embrace full-on lunacy, even when it delivers general election losses.
― sharpening the contraindications (Aimless), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 22:49 (three years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0o20DJUYCE7Y4g?format=jpg&name=medium
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 22:50 (three years ago) link
DT peed in that coffee.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 22:51 (three years ago) link
Roy Moore is the bottom of the barrel, and even he lost to Doug Jones by only about 1.5%. That is not a margin that make me comfortable.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 22:52 (three years ago) link
And then Doug Jones got beat by the human equivalent of a deflated football.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 22:53 (three years ago) link
Can we stop discussing Trump
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 22:55 (three years ago) link
i believe that coach tuberville is just the man to win the war. yeah, we were down before in the earlier quarters. we lost some battles. but now it's 4th and long, and we're on the 40-yard line and it's a little too long for a field goal. but coach says it's just as well because america doesn't tie in wars, america wins the football game. and coach says we don't even need time outs to win back this nation. we just need to keep our air game solid and make sure we get out of bounds and save some clock time.
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 23:00 (three years ago) link
us politics 2021: drenched in sweat, we love you coach
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 23:01 (three years ago) link
what about meit isn't fairI've had enough now I want my share
― Filibuster Poindexter (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 23:11 (three years ago) link
President Tuverville is fucked if we have to invade Bear Bryant Stadium IIRC
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 23:24 (three years ago) link
#wednesdaybloodywednesday more like
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 29 May 2021 14:06 (three years ago) link
Jesus
― 80's hair metal , and good praise music ! (DJP), Saturday, 29 May 2021 16:02 (three years ago) link
Where the Tweets Have No Shame
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Saturday, 29 May 2021 17:32 (three years ago) link
bitter lol
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 29 May 2021 18:16 (three years ago) link
Proud of Texas House Dems. They fought voter suppression with everything they had & kept the hope of free & fair elections alive for another day.There will be a special session with another voter suppression bill. But they bought Texas some time. Let’s make the most of it. https://t.co/nFbQ7LTCuL— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) May 31, 2021
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 31 May 2021 05:45 (three years ago) link
are there any actual ways for them to stop this?
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 31 May 2021 05:51 (three years ago) link
After it is passed, the US Supreme Court (lol, yeah right).
― Vin Jawn (PBKR), Monday, 31 May 2021 11:56 (three years ago) link
isn't having a revolution every 100 years or so healthy for electoral systems or something.Probably even more frequently.Gosh can't wait for a return to American leadership after the last fiasco, or not as the case may be.
Can everybody who has to deal with US interference point to the US and what a mess it is for the next while. & of course how its all their fault anyway.
― Stevolende, Monday, 31 May 2021 12:11 (three years ago) link
Meanwhile if you're wondering what Rev. Moon Jr. is up to.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3dp8j/gun-church-that-worships-with-ar-15s-bought-a-40-acre-compound-in-texas-for-its-patriots
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 31 May 2021 13:44 (three years ago) link
Missed this from the weekend, but a buncha folks on Twitter had fun spamming Crenshaw & Cotton's "Whistleblow The Woke" snitch site.
Good evening Dan Crenshaw. My name is Brady Bulldozer (pseudonym) and I am in SEAL Team 6. Last night, when Biden ordered our unit to infiltrate and eliminate Kim Jong-un, he demanded that we first list our pronouns. That’s when I knew the wokes had won. https://t.co/iFQQSricbL— Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere) May 29, 2021
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 31 May 2021 18:03 (three years ago) link