Of course there's the temptation to make a jokey OT, as is often the case, and hot-damn is there a lot of material for that even in the last week, where our esteemed President has:
-Offered to buy Greenland. |OT7| I bought this Greenland and It Immediately Melted
-Got pissy when rebuffed by Denmark because Greenland's in free association with Denmark (like most remaining colonies in the world today) and is not for sale and so cancelled on Denmark's PM. |OT7| All I Cared About was Your Green Land
-Played on the anti-semitic Dual Loyalty trope to claim that American Jews weren't being Dual Loyal enough if they were voting Democratic. |OT7| Not Disloyal Enough
-Was endorsed by a guy who called him the King of Israel and the best thing to happen to Jews ever. |OT7| *snort* - You say Jesus is King of Kings?
-Claimed that doctors came out of surgery just to see him at the El Paso and Dayton hospitals. |OT7| Let a Man Die to Shake My Hand
-Called his handpicked Chairman of the Federal Reserve the greatest enemy |OT7| Coming This Summer: Jerome Powell is "ENEMY OF THE STATE"
Along with some stuff that's super-serious
-had his Department of Justice send a legal brief contending that the Civil Rights Act does not protect LGB individuals, along with prior efforts claiming that Trans people also have no equal-protection rights.
-batted around the idea of ending birthright citizenship (this would go under the lulworthy side if he didn't mean it)
-declared an intent to replace the Flores Settlement with some cooked-up bullshit to let him detain migrant families indefinitely.
-declined to give the flu vaccine to detainees in the migrant camps.
But what stands out, most singularly and poignantly, is the story of Rashida Tlaib, whose grandmother is still a victim of the Israeli occupation, and the occupiers set the terms by which people can see their relatives. Because Tlaib has the temerity to stand up for Palestinian rights and due to Trump's monumentally petty scheming, Israel was convinced to bar her from visiting the country. Initially Tlaib yielded to their odious terms on "humanitarian" grounds, but ultimately made the painful decision to stand for her grandmother's dignity rather than a chance to see her one last time.
Because there's no end to the pettiness of king shitbird, he had this to say:
The old woman had a simple reply, told to a journalist from Reuters:
"May God Ruin Him"
We may have a wide variety of beliefs about the universe, and yet I doubt something more fitting could be said for a man so hateful, and yet so pathetic as to be beneath contempt.
Oh yeah, and there's a presidential primary or something. And something something Hard Brexit in 69 days and counting.
Reminders:
1) This thread isn't a venting ground for ResetEra threads you don't like, that's what the complaining channel on Discord (that no one who isn't already a member can see) is for.
1.5) Don't complain about OT Threads. We all want a better world, let's focus on the issues and not on being tone police.
2) This thread isn't a Twitter feed or live TV comment feed, provide context (as in tweet text or a video link/some attempt at transcription, respectively) for what you post.
3) Ignore these reminders at your own peril.
What brought us to this pass:
US PoliEra 2019 |OT6| Have You Hurd About These GOP Retirements?
US PoliEra 2019 |OT5| She's got a plan for that, now sashay away
US PoliEra 2019 |OT4| Folded like a DOG
US PoliEra 2019 |OT3| YOU WERE AT MY WEDDING, DENISE
US PoliEra 2019 |OT2| #President Pelosi
US PoliERA 2019 |OT1| You down wit' NDP? (Yeah you know me!) Who's down wit' AOC? (This whole party!)
US PoliERA 2018 |OT13| And now the fun starts
US PoliERA 2018 |OT12| The Moscow Project
US PoliERA 2018 |OT11| The Hunt for Blue November
US PoliERA 2018 |OT10| McConnell is "mule piss"
US PoliERA 2018 |OT9| Next week has been EXHAUSTING
US PoliERA 2018 |OT8| Democrats projected to gain F5 seats
US PoliERA 2018 |OT7| Tell Me The Bad Things That Happened Since I Fell Asleep
US PoliERA 2018 |OT6| An Unmitigated Disaster
US PoliERA 2018 |OT5| A Total Goat Rodeo
US PoliERA 2018 |OT4| Sweetheart, this is Watergate, goodbye!
US PoliERA 2018 |OT3| In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Ryan
US PoliEra 2018 |OT2| Flip, Flip, Flip-a-Gatesia
US PoliEra 2018 |OT| Welcome to the Resistance, the only funded organization in D.C.
US PoliEra 2017 |OT3| This thread was created with a one vote margin
US PoliEra 2017 |OT2| Tinkle Traitor Soldier Spy
US PoliEra 2017 |OT| At least Rand Paul had a lawn to cushion the blow
-Offered to buy Greenland. |OT7| I bought this Greenland and It Immediately Melted
-Got pissy when rebuffed by Denmark because Greenland's in free association with Denmark (like most remaining colonies in the world today) and is not for sale and so cancelled on Denmark's PM. |OT7| All I Cared About was Your Green Land
-Played on the anti-semitic Dual Loyalty trope to claim that American Jews weren't being Dual Loyal enough if they were voting Democratic. |OT7| Not Disloyal Enough
-Was endorsed by a guy who called him the King of Israel and the best thing to happen to Jews ever. |OT7| *snort* - You say Jesus is King of Kings?
-Claimed that doctors came out of surgery just to see him at the El Paso and Dayton hospitals. |OT7| Let a Man Die to Shake My Hand
-Called his handpicked Chairman of the Federal Reserve the greatest enemy |OT7| Coming This Summer: Jerome Powell is "ENEMY OF THE STATE"
Along with some stuff that's super-serious
-had his Department of Justice send a legal brief contending that the Civil Rights Act does not protect LGB individuals, along with prior efforts claiming that Trans people also have no equal-protection rights.
-batted around the idea of ending birthright citizenship (this would go under the lulworthy side if he didn't mean it)
-declared an intent to replace the Flores Settlement with some cooked-up bullshit to let him detain migrant families indefinitely.
-declined to give the flu vaccine to detainees in the migrant camps.
But what stands out, most singularly and poignantly, is the story of Rashida Tlaib, whose grandmother is still a victim of the Israeli occupation, and the occupiers set the terms by which people can see their relatives. Because Tlaib has the temerity to stand up for Palestinian rights and due to Trump's monumentally petty scheming, Israel was convinced to bar her from visiting the country. Initially Tlaib yielded to their odious terms on "humanitarian" grounds, but ultimately made the painful decision to stand for her grandmother's dignity rather than a chance to see her one last time.
Because there's no end to the pettiness of king shitbird, he had this to say:
The old woman had a simple reply, told to a journalist from Reuters:
"May God Ruin Him"
We may have a wide variety of beliefs about the universe, and yet I doubt something more fitting could be said for a man so hateful, and yet so pathetic as to be beneath contempt.
Oh yeah, and there's a presidential primary or something. And something something Hard Brexit in 69 days and counting.
Reminders:
1) This thread isn't a venting ground for ResetEra threads you don't like, that's what the complaining channel on Discord (that no one who isn't already a member can see) is for.
1.5) Don't complain about OT Threads. We all want a better world, let's focus on the issues and not on being tone police.
2) This thread isn't a Twitter feed or live TV comment feed, provide context (as in tweet text or a video link/some attempt at transcription, respectively) for what you post.
3) Ignore these reminders at your own peril.
What brought us to this pass:
US PoliEra 2019 |OT6| Have You Hurd About These GOP Retirements?
US PoliEra 2019 |OT5| She's got a plan for that, now sashay away
US PoliEra 2019 |OT4| Folded like a DOG
US PoliEra 2019 |OT3| YOU WERE AT MY WEDDING, DENISE
US PoliEra 2019 |OT2| #President Pelosi
US PoliERA 2019 |OT1| You down wit' NDP? (Yeah you know me!) Who's down wit' AOC? (This whole party!)
US PoliERA 2018 |OT13| And now the fun starts
US PoliERA 2018 |OT12| The Moscow Project
US PoliERA 2018 |OT11| The Hunt for Blue November
US PoliERA 2018 |OT10| McConnell is "mule piss"
US PoliERA 2018 |OT9| Next week has been EXHAUSTING
US PoliERA 2018 |OT8| Democrats projected to gain F5 seats
US PoliERA 2018 |OT7| Tell Me The Bad Things That Happened Since I Fell Asleep
US PoliERA 2018 |OT6| An Unmitigated Disaster
US PoliERA 2018 |OT5| A Total Goat Rodeo
US PoliERA 2018 |OT4| Sweetheart, this is Watergate, goodbye!
US PoliERA 2018 |OT3| In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Ryan
US PoliEra 2018 |OT2| Flip, Flip, Flip-a-Gatesia
US PoliEra 2018 |OT| Welcome to the Resistance, the only funded organization in D.C.
US PoliEra 2017 |OT3| This thread was created with a one vote margin
US PoliEra 2017 |OT2| Tinkle Traitor Soldier Spy
US PoliEra 2017 |OT| At least Rand Paul had a lawn to cushion the blow
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