US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP

[james]

They totally spent the last 8 weeks testing colors and styles

[Madrun Badrun]

I actually believe that.  Probably did mock-ups in photoshop to show him before he would even try one on.

[Nintex]

Trump looks...totally fine (and even � dare I say � presidential!) in a mask. I�m confused why it took so long for him to do the responsible thing, following his own CDC�s guidelines and modeling good behavior.

— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) July 11, 2020

https://twitter.com/AshleyRParker/status/1282085216773865473

media gushing over how Presidential he looks. Jesus christ.

unlike last time he wore a mask

President Trump wears a mask during his tour of the Ford Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where ventilators, masks and other medical supplies are being manufactured. https://t.co/UCqBVUEuBZ

? Anonymous pic.twitter.com/eiIFVNPVIh

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 22, 2020

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1263654664655994881

[close]

A 30/50 race sinks their ratings so they gotta get Donald back on the horse. 

[Tripon]

In an interview with the New York Times, former acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke says Trump suggested selling Puerto Rico at one point in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria https://t.co/ffP4HIMMYS pic.twitter.com/CzrSf3XTLO

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) July 11, 2020

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/1282039263178129408

[OnlyRegret]

man, biden rocks a mask way better than trump
biden looks good to rock and roll and burn shit down

[VomKriege]

Tweet error (does not exist)

https://twitter.com/ErrolWebber/status/1282033741439934468

Powerful words.

[BIONIC]

When has a conservative ever apologized (except when they get caught on Grindr)? 

[Nintex]

...rounds, no problem. When I play, Fake News CNN, and others, park themselves anywhere they can to get a picture, then scream �President Trump is playing golf.� Actually, I play VERY fast, get a lot of work done on the golf course, and also get a �tiny� bit of exercise. Not bad!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1282286510390288384

Sir the country need you

Ok, I'll tell them about my golf habits

[BIONIC]

[T-Short]

...rounds, no problem. When I play, Fake News CNN, and others, park themselves anywhere they can to get a picture, then scream �President Trump is playing golf.� Actually, I play VERY fast, get a lot of work done on the golf course, and also get a �tiny� bit of exercise. Not bad!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1282286510390288384

Sir the country need you

Ok, I'll tell them about my golf habits

Speaking of golf habits, I thought this was a nice little thread. I certainly don't have the accountant skills to sleuth through this myself, but it sounds intriguing:

Tweet error (does not exist)

https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/1282288622134341633

[Nintex]

The Russian mob laundered money inside Trump Tower and the FBI raided them.
If I recall correctly one of Trump's residents and cronies (Slater / Manafort?)) lived next door.

This is the guy that rented Qaddafi space in New York for his tent when he was invited to address the UN.
Who knows how many powerful and dangerous people Trump borrowed money from or laundered money for over the years.
There are trails that go directly to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Erdogan. All through "real estate projects" that never went anywhere.

[bluemax]

Goya is a staple of Cuban food. My grandparents ate Goya black beans twice a day for nearly 90 years. And now the Left is trying to cancel Hispanic culture and silence free speech. #BuyGoya https://t.co/Mhb7inVKWl

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 10, 2020

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1281679899607142400

this nicca defending beans 😂😂😂

And lying while doing so!

https://news.avclub.com/ted-cruzs-hypocritical-response-to-the-goya-boycott-rev-1844348370

[Cauliflower Of Love]

So the tuna people got caught, and now the canned bean people got caught?

trump is being a pussy and giving everyone up, lol, shame trump is so old, hopefully his kids get stripped of everything for being accomplices.

[Nintex]

Beware boomers if I lose you'll have nothing to watch on TV 

[Joe Molotov]

Don’t you want some circus to go with your bread?

[Cauliflower Of Love]

TRL

[Joe Molotov]

The silent majority just can’t stop talking.

[Cauliflower Of Love]

congress aint gonna do another stimulus are they?

[VomKriege]

Over/under on the amount of stimulus per person would be a pretty good bet

Companies are persons too, my friend !

[Dickie Dee]

Kudlow today on some key WH priorities for phase 4:

-- Payroll tax holiday

-- "Unemployment reforms" (WH wants to knock down $600 plus-up)

-- Return to work bonuses

-- PPP extension (?)

-- Targeted/direct form of stimulus checks

-- Capital gains holiday

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) July 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1282700135844261889

 

[Tripon]

We live in the dumbest timeline.

[Joe Molotov]

Capital Gains holiday

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Targeted stimulus checks.....

[james]

Throw in a gas tax holiday and you have the full council of idiots represented

[Nintex]

I finally got the answer now. I understand. Yall trust Biden more than yall trust Ye. I think I understand why, I just don�t feel the same way.

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1282678253086482441

[zomgee]

Capital Gains holiday. I mean you gotta let investors in the party or else they'd feel left out.

[TakingBackSunday]

that shit ain't passing the house

[Nintex]

I uh... what

Here is a high res version of the Cuomo pandemic poster he unveiled today. pic.twitter.com/3LlcewnuOV

— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) July 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/NickReisman/status/1282717828395737089

[Cauliflower Of Love]

I uh... what

Here is a high res version of the Cuomo pandemic poster he unveiled today. pic.twitter.com/3LlcewnuOV

— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) July 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/NickReisman/status/1282717828395737089

That's a joke account?

oh wait it's nintex

[Nintex]

If it is a joke, Cuomo seems to be in on it 

WATCH: Cuomo explains some of his new NY TOUGH poster pic.twitter.com/KyLDAA36nX

— Zach Williams (@ZachReports) July 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/ZachReports/status/1282711832113840129

[Cauliflower Of Love]

 

[VomKriege]

WTF at this poster legit thought it was a joke.

[VomKriege]

I can kind of convince myself there's a naive sensibility mixed with old maps and political cartoons... But the execution is terrible. The art is bad (those dollar signs  ), there's no balance and it's noisy as hell.

[VomKriege]

Apparently not the first one in that style.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-14/andrew-cuomo-s-poster-design-sensibility-decoded



That one is better in execution, IMHO, though still weird. Really bizarre for Cuomo to self insert so prominently in that corny, self-laudatory style.

[Joe Molotov]

Tense exchange between WH press sec and Jim Acosta:

McEnany: Jim, I haven't seen you in a few weeks. Glad you're back

Acosta: Thanks. Kayleigh, why is the White House trashing Dr. Fauci and sending out oppo research? .. Why not have the guts to trash Fauci with your own names?

— Eliza Relman (@eliza_relman) July 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/eliza_relman/status/1282730228956246017

Post oppo with your real account, cowards!

[Cauliflower Of Love]

fucking acosta

[benjipwns]

The Steps To Progress #TrustTheProgress

[Nintex]

Winds of fear
Boyfriend Cliff

A lot to unpack

I kinda like it though, props to Cuomo for being original

Help we are dying!

Eat yer Goya Beans!

Here's LARRY the CAPITAL GAINS TAX HOLIDAY Clown!

So uh, we made a cool poster

[close]

[Mandark]

*whispers*

stimulus checks should be like the sixth highest priority for Dems in the next bill

[Nintex]

*whispers*

stimulus checks should be like the sixth highest priority for Dems in the next bill

99% chance they will fuck this up and put something dumb and unrelated in the bill for their donors.
The GOP will throw a hissy fit about 'spending' and Trump will veto.

Also I'm not sure what Kudlow is thinking but Democrats aren't going to give up the unemployment benefits for a capital gains tax holiday. 

[BisMarckie]

Over/under on the amount of stimulus per person would be a pretty good bet

Under 1.5

[Mandark]

National Poll:
Biden 48% (+8)
Trump 40%
Jorgensen (L) 1%
Hawkins (G) 1%

When @kanyewest included in the poll:
Biden 48% (+9)
Trump 39%
West 2%
Jorgensen (L) 2%
Hawkins (G) 1%@RedfieldWilton (July 9)

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) July 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/PpollingNumbers/status/1282768444484734978

[Nintex]

He hasn't even filed yet and he's already at 2%.
All the weird elon musk stans rallying behind Ye

[Cauliflower Of Love]

National Poll:
Biden 48% (+8)
Trump 40%
Jorgensen (L) 1%
Hawkins (G) 1%

When @kanyewest included in the poll:
Biden 48% (+9)
Trump 39%
West 2%
Jorgensen (L) 2%
Hawkins (G) 1%@RedfieldWilton (July 9)

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) July 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/PpollingNumbers/status/1282768444484734978

including kanye

lol

biden is so fucked

[Mandark]

tucker carlson going on a "long planned vacation" after his head writer got exposed, el oh el

[Mandark]

Yeah, Matt Gertz pointed out they used that phrase for when Laura Ingraham attacked David Hogg, Hannity got too deep in the Seth Rich stuff, Tucker said white supremacy was a hoax, etc. Basically a paid suspension so they can lay low for a bit.

[Positive Touch]

it's kinda weird to me. that asshole gets on tv every night doing everything but screaming "white power!" but then when his writer gets exposed doing basically just that it's a problem? is it all just another respectability dance for the media jerkoffs?

[Mandark]

yeah, the dogwhistle slipped just an octave too low

[Coitus]

*whispers*

stimulus checks should be like the sixth highest priority for Dems in the next bill

99% chance they will fuck this up and put something dumb and unrelated in the bill for their donors.
The GOP will throw a hissy fit about 'spending' and Trump will veto.

Also I'm not sure what Kudlow is thinking but Democrats aren't going to give up the unemployment benefits for a capital gains tax holiday. 

He’s thinking “I could really use a bump right now.”

[Transhuman]

https://www.bariweiss.com/resignation-letter

But the lessons that ought to have followed the election—lessons about the importance of understanding other Americans, the necessity of resisting tribalism, and the centrality of the free exchange of ideas to a democratic society—have not been learned. Instead, a new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else.

Twitter is not on the masthead of The New York Times. But Twitter has become its ultimate editor. As the ethics and mores of that platform have become those of the paper, the paper itself has increasingly become a kind of performance space. Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions. I was always taught that journalists were charged with writing the first rough draft of history. Now, history itself is one more ephemeral thing molded to fit the needs of a predetermined narrative.

Bari Weiss going out with style. Shame she's so batshit crazy most of the time

[BIONIC]

  Zioner Karen 

[team filler]

https://www.bariweiss.com/resignation-letter

But the lessons that ought to have followed the election—lessons about the importance of understanding other Americans, the necessity of resisting tribalism, and the centrality of the free exchange of ideas to a democratic society—have not been learned. Instead, a new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else.

Twitter is not on the masthead of The New York Times. But Twitter has become its ultimate editor. As the ethics and mores of that platform have become those of the paper, the paper itself has increasingly become a kind of performance space. Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions. I was always taught that journalists were charged with writing the first rough draft of history. Now, history itself is one more ephemeral thing molded to fit the needs of a predetermined narrative.

Bari Weiss going out with style. Shame she's so batshit crazy most of the time

???This is a must read for everyone. If you want to get a glimpse into today�s enlightened media, and in this case The New York Times, you need look no further.

Resignation Letter � Bari Weiss https://t.co/glFV6aCFxf

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 14, 2020

https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1283068131422941191

[Great Rumbler]

Tweet error (does not exist)

https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/1283074753113325571

[Brehvolution]

https://www.bariweiss.com/resignation-letter

But the lessons that ought to have followed the election—lessons about the importance of understanding other Americans, the necessity of resisting tribalism, and the centrality of the free exchange of ideas to a democratic society—have not been learned. Instead, a new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else.

Twitter is not on the masthead of The New York Times. But Twitter has become its ultimate editor. As the ethics and mores of that platform have become those of the paper, the paper itself has increasingly become a kind of performance space. Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions. I was always taught that journalists were charged with writing the first rough draft of history. Now, history itself is one more ephemeral thing molded to fit the needs of a predetermined narrative.

Bari Weiss going out with style. Shame she's so batshit crazy most of the time

[Transhuman]

They didn't let her sign the letter so she wrote her own the letter

[G The Resurrected]

we are never going back to "normal" are we? 

Fuck Kanye and his Jill Stein ass

In other news this Ad for Texas is something else

Tweet error (does not exist)

https://twitter.com/chrislongview/status/1283008052631867394

[Nintex]

She's right though. Whenever someone writes an op-ed that doesn't match with thousands of unwritten rules they're immediately cast out.

[Joe Molotov]

She's right though. Whenever someone writes an op-ed that doesn't match with thousands of unwritten rules they're immediately cast out.

That used to only happen to anti-war protesters, not upstanding neolibs. So sad.

[Great Rumbler]

She's right though. Whenever someone writes an op-ed that doesn't match with thousands of unwritten rules they're immediately cast out.

Soon after the show's cancellation, an internal MSNBC memo was leaked to the press stating that Donahue should be fired because he opposed the imminent U.S. invasion of Iraq and that he would be a "difficult public face for NBC in a time of war" and that his program could be “a home for the liberal anti-war agenda”.

[jakefromstatefarm]

you’ve gotta be the dumbest person alive if you think twitter are the oligarchs and the editing staff of the new york times are the people.

you’ve gotta be the dumbest person alive to conflate opinion writing with investigative journalism