[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 2 points 14 hours ago

one of the fuck-dumbest things to occur in the modern history of this planet

Pre-modern history of this planet says "piss off, we didn't do anything this fucking stupid"

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

They don't need to take the elections away, they can just post ICE agents nearby "to stop illegals from fraudulently voting". It will put off many, and they can also wrongly arrest a bunch until the polls close then let them go again.

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

Isn't that what you said after you invoked Article 5 of NATO that one time? I'm pretty sure we came and shot a bunch of Arabs for you guys...

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago

The new Canadian Riviera!

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago

I mean, if you have an armed force, loyal to you, who have already been given their funding up front until after the next election, it wouldn't really be magic.

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

Oh no, how terrible, I expect that will make all the difference.

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

My opinion of him didn't change, because I believe it's not a credible allegation.

But when real reports come to light and people can point at this and say "yeah, but they also spread this bullshit, you can't trust liberals", it starts to matter.

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

The full complaint is here, and anyone can read it.

It's worth noting that this allegation also says that Elon Musk and Trump's children were there at the time, and that the complaint was made anonymously 4 months before the 2020 election.

The man is a monster, but have an ounce of fucking sense, please.

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago

Fair enough. It took a day or two before I heard anything much more about her than that she was someone that the US government had just executed in the street.

Also, no media made a big deal of the fact she was gay, because we don't care about anything like that in the UK, unless of course she'd been trans in which case she'd have been hung out to dry.

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Right, so the way these jokes works is this:

An article headline makes a claim about someone, but specifically doesn't mention who they are, because the context makes it obvious.

You respond with a "so (deliberate misinterpretation which also fits the description given)".

For example:

Headline: Movie about First Lady is as vacuous as its subject

Comment: So the Michelle Obama documentary is still on Netflix.

Pwnd libs: "..."

Zing! Eat that libs. Takedown complete.

Now, what you've failed to understand here is that the headline quite specifically mentions the name of the movie, "Melania", so it doesn't work as a flow. Because no-one in their right mind would think the Michelle Obama documentary is called "Melania". Imagine overhearing this conversation on the bus:

Person 1: I saw that "Melania" movie recently. It is as vacuous as its subject matter!

Person 2: So the Michelle Obama documentary is still on Netflix?

At best we're assuming that person 2 has misheard, and probably "has dementia" is higher up the list than "has just made a cutting remark".

Anyway, better luck next time.

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Fair enough. I guess I mostly saw breaking reports which were fairly scant on personal details followed by opinion pieces which focused more on the "usa slides further into fascism" angle.

[-] HermitBee@feddit.uk 5 points 6 days ago

but if it had been a left-wing supporter going at Noem or Miller, then the left response would be...

Even assuming you're correct, all that does is show that there are dickheads all across the political spectrum.

I don't know if you're aware of the recent(ish) history of people squirting liquids into (especially Muslim) women's faces, but I fail to see how this is significantly different from running up and sticking a replica gun in her face.

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I wonder how many levels of remove are needed before the police will actually leave you alone.

"I support people who support people who support the Palestine Action hunger strikers' mums"

"I explicitly oppose all actions of Palestine Action, but support every one of their members on a purely personal level"

"I support Palestine Action if the police officer who arrests me is a wanker, otherwise I don't"

"Sometimes I support Palestine Action, but only when there are no people under the age of 80 within 50 metres of me"

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As well as discussing how the Greens won't be able to deliver on their promises, he also talks about why Labour are going to raise tax, despite promising not to, and how great ID cards are going to be, despite the fact that ID cards were not on the manifesto.

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