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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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The official Joe Biden Twitter account is running
(flying?)
with it.
I didn't see it mentioned here as I was skipping pages because of the debate: Bloomberg sources: a top White House security official is gravely ill with COVID-19; said official got it prior to the SCOTUS nomination at the Rose Garden.
Edited by tclittle on Oct 7th 2020 at 1:04:49 PM
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."The only reason Barret isn't in the Supreme Court now is because it has already laid waste to their kingdom. Whether the plan would work or not, Trump planned to use his packed SC to give him the Presidency. That is utterly off the rails now and thank the ghost of Ruth Bada Ginsburg or Nurgle for it.
We may have dodged a gold life support throne for the God Emperor of Tackiness.
Edit:
I will say Trump will not yield power to the 25th Amendment willingly. He'll either be in a coma or dead first.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Oct 7th 2020 at 11:40:55 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Huh so Pence just now got a massive joke on him with the fly.
Reminds me of this one Internet Historian video I watched about this senator or governor or whatever who once ran for Presidency until he made this weird screech at the end of an overenthusiastic speech, which got memed to high Hell, & basically tanked him.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
x4 That was Howard Dean's "yeah!" and honestly it was quite nothingburger, but nevertheless was spun to make it seem as if Dean had no self-control over his emotions.
As funny as the fly meme is, I'm curious how much of it will translate to general audiences perceiving it as an insult against Pence or a way to make him more relatable and folksy. I know Democrats and those on the left are certainly doing all they can to achieve the former.
Edited by AlleyOop on Oct 8th 2020 at 4:00:20 AM

This tweet from Alex Hirsch is perfect.
Edited by SatoshiBakura on Oct 7th 2020 at 12:44:22 PM