• SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Bruh…

    Is that a real post? That can’t possibly be real… Is it?

    But also, hearing both Barack and Michelle speak and then seeing their faces like this still brings me positive, constructive joy. Seriously. Go listen to an interview with either of them and you’ll feel your whole body stop tensing.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    I figured that when the Epstein Files came out, there would be so many other names in there, that Trump wouldn’t really stand out that much.

    Turns out, I was wrong. He was way more involved than everybody else, COMBINED.

    I should know better by now. Every time we think that something he’s accused of is too horrific, even for him, it turns out that he was far more into it than we ever thought.

    Epstein himself said that Trump was “evil beyond belief,” and “I have met some very bad people, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body… so yes – dangerous”

  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’m old enough to recall Bush political cartoons, he was constantly a monkey clown for our amusement. I’m fine with any President being portrayed as a monkey, personally.

    But this struck me immediately as deeply racist. I think it’s because of the attack on the former first lady? It’s a visceral reaction.

    What did she ever do to anybody?

  • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    About 4 or 5 years ago, I was at a relative’s house – The relative was one of those people that basically watch Fox News 24/7. So, unfortunately I was exposed to the literal propaganda that is Fox News. Calling it propaganda is literally and understatement.

    Anyway, at one point during the 5 o’clock “news”, they aired a segment that featured Democrats in congress. They played the audio feed from whatever hearing or whatever was going on, but the video feed was a bunch of chimpanzees in a zoo setting.

    So, what happened today is nothing new. This is who conservative Republicans in the USA are and have always been.

    More importantly, reach out to people in your life, and especially people of color. What happened today is absolutely disgusting, and a lot of people are/were already struggling with things. A bit of kindness, connection with others goes a long way. Community and connections are especially critical in these times, and checking in with your friends, family, and neighbors is basically the least you can do, but also one of the most impactful things you can do right now.

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      2 months ago

      You’re not wrong, and playing a video feed of chimpanzees while Democrat representatives are speaking is dumb, but I imagine it was a mix of colors and genders. Putting the former PoC president and his wife’s faces on fucking apes is another level. It’s a very old, very specific, and very intentional act of racism…

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        Reminds me of one of my all time favorite tweets:

        “It’s Raining Men and Bodies by Drowning Pool are two different perspectives on the same event”

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          2 months ago

          I was gonna say that things falling on floors happens indoors while rain is traditionally outdoors, but I imagine the terminal velocity of adult males plummeting from the sky would cause them to end their flights on a fair few floors anyway.

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      2 months ago

      If the mother nature removes him from the office it would be a clear sign to the world that the only thing that can stop dictator in the USA is time. And that the next one will happen soon.

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    2 months ago

    Total projection from the orange malignant narcissist. Only he is much lighter colored, hairless, fatter and shits himself.

  • RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    People should really stop reposting any of those monkey pictures. You can talk about it without spreading their racist content.

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      2 months ago

      Ignoring it isn’t going to make it go away. This is different than the constant bullshit posted by his racist supporters. This is coming from the highest office in the land. No backsies.

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        2 months ago

        Nobody said anything about ignoring it. You don’t seem to realize that spreading that imagery is what they want. Spreading it helps the nazis.

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          2 months ago

          Man up, Raoul, and face the dragon. There’s a lot more people in the US that are enraged by such garbage, and spurred to action. Being too sensitive to everything hasn’t gotten us jack shit.

          Go tell your local Holocaust Museum that their exhibits are helping the nazis and see what that gets you.

  • Fair Fairy@thelemmy.club
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    2 months ago

    Yeah I’m sorry. But what options corporate Dems left me with?
    Maybe vote fuckers out before asking for me vote?