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It's the dunk tank.

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[–] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 116 points 9 months ago (5 children)

massive tax cuts to the rich, kids in cages, shit health care

think about which administration do you want running the country

same-picture

good god the self-own. like at least list a thing that the biden admin reversed after taking office jesus christ

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 53 points 9 months ago (2 children)

who-did-this We're all just wondering who put up the cages in the first place. obama-medal

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[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 85 points 9 months ago

Ok let's apply that to Biden's administration.

It acted like COVID magically went away or became the flu, ended COVID relief programs, fought rail unions tooth and nail on a new contract that included improved safety regulations all while the blatant disregard for rail safety was on full display, stood by as the Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade and made decisions that greatly affected the right of POC and the LGBTQA community, whole heartedly feed an entire country (Ukraine) to the meat grinder to weaken Russia unsuccessfully, and is currently covering Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestenians by regurgitating Israeli propaganda and providing military and material support.

Wow I really want these people to stick arounddean-smile

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 82 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (12 children)

This should be all of our response to any comment such as this going forward. Make them squirm.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 46 points 9 months ago

Brave comrades in the posting trenches

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[–] Rom@hexbear.net 80 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you did Trump did anything during his presidency?

Most literate liberal

[–] YourMom@hexbear.net 64 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] Rom@hexbear.net 52 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I went far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like.

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[–] DickFuckarelli@hexbear.net 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Where did you did you back to?

back-to-me-shining

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 69 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (69 children)

Please let that sink in

Oh shut the fuck up

They're both going to put kids in cages and gut healthcare, who do you think you're kidding?

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 67 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Corrupt politicians are ordered by their major bribers who is in the ADMINISTRATION.

Citigroup chose Obama’s 2008 cabinet, WikiLeaks document reveals

Trump was also told by his major bribers who to hire. For instance Renaissance Technologies who paid Trump $16 million, and John Bolton $3 million.

They also paid Hillary $16 million and remember that whole Pied Piper thingy with the cordinating with the media and the DNC propping Trump up making him "viable" yea

Let that sink in.

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[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 63 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I fucking hate the turn of phrase "let that sink in"

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 79 points 9 months ago (4 children)
[–] BumbleBeeButt@lemmy.zip 35 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Well, hello there sexy curves

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[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 38 points 9 months ago (2 children)

These trite phrases used all the time in news and comments sections are going to kill my soul eventually

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 45 points 9 months ago (1 children)

this, so much this

you win the internet today, good sir

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 41 points 9 months ago (3 children)

faith in humanity = restored

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[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 63 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Oh is THAT the lines libs are going to use? That actually you aren't voting for president, you're voting for the president's cabinet? That's a ridiculous line to take but okay. I guess they haven't tried that one yet so let's see how it goes for them. Badly I would presume

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 63 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Does blue Maga realize they're literally indistinguishable from red Maga.

That was literally the Maga argument for Trump in 2016 "he's not a politician but he knows how to hire the best people so he'll just have a great set of advisors and cabinet members that will do everything"

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[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 62 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Trevor noah was so fucking unfunny, dear God how did he manage to become host is beyond me

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 52 points 9 months ago (3 children)

A few years ago a lib coworker showed me a clip on YouTube.

Every "joke" felt like it was written by a committee of libs, trying to make the most inoffensive material possible while pandering to DNC libs.

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[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 54 points 9 months ago (9 children)

What's up with liberals knee jerk urge to avoid absorbing contradictory/ conflicting information? Instead of taking the second to see why people are saying xyz (in this case,Biden is old, genocide is bad, demand better from politicians) they double down on being proudly ignorant. They're so eager to be exploited

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[–] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 51 points 9 months ago

Jon's take assumes that this decision comes down to two men

I thought they were about to tell people to vote third party and wondered why this was in the dunk tank

sicko-wistful

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 50 points 9 months ago

denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance

[–] Raebxeh@hexbear.net 50 points 9 months ago

American electoralism has come down to this. Each state has an independent election to elect formal electors, each of which casts a vote for president, a man who will be controlled and held up as a figure head by his own administration, and our chances at democratic influence lie in somehow signaling through 3 layers of indirection to influence the decisions of the unelected administration officials. Right.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 49 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Trevor Noah cultivated an audience? I assumed everyone stopped watching The Daily Show long ago.

[–] YourMom@hexbear.net 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Plenty of people watched Trevor uncritically support lib shit, it's exactly what they needed when Biden was opposing the Drumpf

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[–] D61@hexbear.net 46 points 9 months ago

America, you are not picking a president but an ADMINISTRATION..."

me checking the names of the Trump appointees that are still in place after Biden took office almost four years ago

[–] YourMom@hexbear.net 45 points 9 months ago (5 children)

God it would be so fucking funny if Stewart became one of the people to blame for a Trump W

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[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 44 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tired of people trying to shame me into voting for their flavor of fascism over the other guys. I'm closer to having an adventure rather than voting for Biden or Trump.

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[–] Grandpa_garbagio@hexbear.net 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Stewart and Nate Silver have both been very effective at selling the lib "strategy" to the masses for awhile. Stewart obviously had a bigger impact but Silver was pretty important for convincing the more online to vote for liberals and they've turned on both of them this week lmao

The liberals are absolutely in shambles right now, these are some foundational people for the appeal of the ideology they're denouncing. All for fucking Biden lmfao. This is crazy, and it's going to get even weirder

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[–] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

[Trump's] administration did help pass massive tax cuts to the rich, put children in cages, try to gut healthcare.

Pretty sure Biden's did these things as well.

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[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 40 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Gonna be Dennis leary for s minute but holy fuck politcal discourse has gotten absolutely pathetic from the dems. Just cringing and gutless in all regards and the only time they show any fire is when they act like a shushing librarian to anyone who has any vocal opposition to this shameful submission.

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[–] Egon@hexbear.net 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What is the issue exactly? That he mistook Mexico for Egypt?
Yes he’s old, we all know that.

Reddit: they're trying their best.

[–] Vncredleader@hexbear.net 36 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Also these dipshits love fact checking but miss that he didn't confuse countries exactly, he confused world leaders. One of whom has been in office since he was VP.

Oh and love them dismissing racism offhandedly

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