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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#339476: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:19:31 AM

Eh, the Tweet is flagged as untrue.

That, by itself, makes it a historic piece of political documentation.

One worth screenshotting.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#339477: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:20:01 AM

Somehow I'm not surprised Trumpists unironically admire Homelander.

Disgusted, but not surprised
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#339478: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:24:48 AM

One of the things that is troubling to me as a liberal is the fact that policing is necessary because some people just want to hurt, oppress, and destroy others. No amount of understanding is going to help them as they get off on it. Yet, those people riddle the police.

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#339479: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:28:09 AM

I blocked Trump's tweets years ago, so any link to them is useless to me. Also I refuse to give him the engagement.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#339480: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:36:53 AM

A more amusing tweet:

https://twitter.com/TheRealHoarse/status/1327991937253724161?s=19

Features a pic of Biden wearing a blue hat that says "We Just Did" and the number 46.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#339481: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:37:31 AM

I blocked Trump's tweets years ago, so any link to them is useless to me. Also I refuse to give him the engagement.

Know thy enemy.

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Lost in Space
#339482: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:39:50 AM

[up] I'd rather keep my lunch inside. Besides, I can look at screencaps of his tweets.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#339483: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:44:18 AM

I really can't look at anything related to Trump. His tweets are just mean-spirited and his face is like a Brown Note for me. The only way I can look at Trump is if it is an actor playing him, like Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live or Anthony Atamanuik on The President Show.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#339484: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:45:22 AM

I just find Trump profoundly annoying.

Disgusted, but not surprised
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#339485: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:49:24 AM

Honestly, I do actually hope Trump will fall out of the limelight somewhat after January - not because he wants to, but Twitter looking to boot him off the platform and his financial means for future campaigns (read: his feel-good rallies) not looking that good means his options to seize attention might be rather limited in the future.

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#339486: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:54:01 AM

So much could have been avoided if social media platforms had just grown a spine earlier.

Disgusted, but not surprised
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#339487: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:05:39 AM

It's less that they don't have a spine and more that some of the people in leadership positions either agree or actively benefit from people like Trump in power.

For me, I typically find out about Trump's tweets through second hand sources.

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#339488: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:05:53 AM

I can't stand the SOUND of Trump's voice.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#339489: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:11:54 AM

The substance (such as it is) of what he's saying isn't important, but it's still good to be aware of the effects it might have. It's like... say there's a dumpster near where you work. You don't need to know what's in the bags, but if there's too many in there at once or if there's something especially foul inside one of the bags, you might get wild animals acting dangerously around the dumpster, or something.

And that is the extent of my metaphor stretching for tonight.

It's been fun.
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#339490: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:20:06 AM

So not only Bolton's attacks toward Trump were a Kick the Son of a Bitch moment, but so were Trump's attacks on Bolton.

It's nice to see the monsters devour each other from a distance.

~clemont107 Exactly [tup]

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speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#339491: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:20:14 AM

As if we didn't need any more proof that the Trump administration is dangerous, even in the next two months, Scott Atlas encouraged citizens to "rise up" against Michigan's latest pandemic restrictions. He tried to walk it back by saying he meant "vote" but I don't buy that for a second. Between stuff like this and Trump still refusing to concede and pushing whatever conspiracy theory to keep people believing he didn't lose by legitimate means, they're continually radicalizing Trump's base. I'm deeply concerned where this will lead.

Edited by speedyboris on Nov 16th 2020 at 7:23:06 AM

clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#339492: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:22:25 AM

[up]x4 Trump's voice is a mixture of Tommy Wiseau's (without the Narm Charm) with that of Oscar the Grouch. I'd actually rather listen to the latter two than Trump.

Edited by clemont107 on Nov 16th 2020 at 10:22:51 AM

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#339493: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:27:36 AM

I can only stand to listen to Trump in clips filtered through political talk shows or late night comedy. I couldn't sit through the debates.

Edited by Fighteer on Nov 16th 2020 at 10:27:50 AM

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#339494: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:33:28 AM

I don’t follow Trump at all ( I stay away from crazies) but that tweet was so memable I couldn’t resist mocking it.

Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#339495: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:40:51 AM

Oh god, imagine Trump playing Tommy in The Room.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
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#339496: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:53:26 AM

For me, the most memorable part of the tweet was Twitter stapling the clarifier, "Official sources called the election differently," to the end of it.

It's nice to see Twitter finally doing what they should have been doing years ago.

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ciyinwanderer Since: Dec, 2018
#339497: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:53:47 AM

@speedyboris: I don't see the bit about Atlas walking back his statement. It's bit hard to claim you are encouraging people to vote when the election was two weeks ago...

[up]I think those types of flags should have been added to posts years ago and at this point Trump and all these people pushing conspiracy theories and possible political violence should be permanently banned.

Edited by ciyinwanderer on Nov 16th 2020 at 10:55:31 AM

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#339498: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:53:59 AM

"Liberals, you're tearing me apart!"

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#339499: Nov 16th 2020 at 7:54:17 AM

Oh god, imagine Trump playing Tommy in The Room.

I'd think that filming would be a bigger nightmare; imagine Trump constantly forgetting his lines like Tommy did and then insulting anyone who tells him that he's forgotten his lines.

Edited by dragonfire5000 on Nov 16th 2020 at 7:54:48 AM

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#339500: Nov 16th 2020 at 8:08:07 AM

Oh god, imagine Trump playing Tommy in The Room.

You know Tommy Wiseau had sex scenes in that movie, right?

Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Nov 16th 2020 at 5:08:14 PM

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