The Donald vs Big Tech

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Nah, the far right don't have anything of lasting substance to offer at all. Le Pen & Co will basically shaft the masses to the benefit of the rich while normalizing blaming any and all suffering on not just immigrants but also binationals, etc. What I actually meant was that in France at the moment, unlike in the UK or the US, the principal opposition to conservatism is genuine opposition: neither Starmer (essentially a Tory himself) nor Biden (a senile old man) constitute proper opposition.

[Ollkiller]

I saw this morning the American election is a toss up between an old man and a con man. They gotta replace Biden at this stage. Not up to another 4 years. They're both fucking terrible candidates.

[astfgyl]

Nah, the far right don't have anything of lasting substance to offer at all. Le Pen & Co will basically shaft the masses to the benefit of the rich while normalizing blaming any and all suffering on not just immigrants but also binationals, etc. What I actually meant was that in France at the moment, unlike in the UK or the US, the principal opposition to conservatism is genuine opposition: neither Starmer (essentially a Tory himself) nor Biden (a senile old man) constitute proper opposition.

Well fair enough I meant in comparison to the Irish right, who couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery. I did save a wonderful twitter thread about the French right and how they did their utmost to set fire to themselves when the election was announced. Being fair though I know little to nothing about the French situation so I don't really have anything to offer there

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

"The Supreme Court rules that President Trump has "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for all "official acts" he took while in office."

Twitter thread with some extracts of judges' individual comments (particularly from the minority of dissenters/those not wholly in the GOP's pocket):
https://x.com/mjs_DC/status/1807785884630008126

[The Butcher]

I saw this morning the American election is a toss up between an old man and a con man. They gotta replace Biden at this stage. Not up to another 4 years. They're both fucking terrible candidates.

Agreed. Thought the democrats were crazy to press on with Biden and now the early debate has sealed that for everyone. Surely Biden can't continue, Trump has it in the bag unless they change to someone new. Biden doesn't look like he has 1 year left in him nevermind 4. Trump could also deteriorate quickly so VP picks are important enough.

[astfgyl]

"The Supreme Court rules that President Trump has "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for all "official acts" he took while in office."

Twitter thread with some extracts of judges' individual comments (particularly from the minority of dissenters/those not wholly in the GOP's pocket):
https://x.com/mjs_DC/status/1807785884630008126

Don't know much of the ramifications of this but I suppose it will apply to Biden as well so no one can say it's partisan?

[astfgyl]

I saw this morning the American election is a toss up between an old man and a con man. They gotta replace Biden at this stage. Not up to another 4 years. They're both fucking terrible candidates.

Agreed. Thought the democrats were crazy to press on with Biden and now the early debate has sealed that for everyone. Surely Biden can't continue, Trump has it in the bag unless they change to someone new. Biden doesn't look like he has 1 year left in him nevermind 4. Trump could also deteriorate quickly so VP picks are important enough.

Biden has been obviously senile since before he won in 2020. I'm amazed that even the level of disdain for Trump got him over the line. I can't even remember what his headline policies were either. I think it's fair to say he's delivered fuck all other than a bit of economic bounce from reopening after lockdowns but that's well cancelled out for the average pleb there from what I read. Much the same as here and I doubt Trump would have presided over much different other than he might have built his wall.

I honestly think both parties should have come up with someone different but I suppose we may as well enjoy the clown show at the circus while it's on

[Thorn]

It really is bizarre to see the leadership of America being contested by the state of those two. Death The Leveller is having a laugh at this stage.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

"The Supreme Court rules that President Trump has "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for all "official acts" he took while in office."

Twitter thread with some extracts of judges' individual comments (particularly from the minority of dissenters/those not wholly in the GOP's pocket):
https://x.com/mjs_DC/status/1807785884630008126

Don't know much of the ramifications of this but I suppose it will apply to Biden as well so no one can say it's partisan?

Partisan maybe not, but expressly designed to favour the kind of personality liable to have recourse to it. Just as there were bad and good tyrants, until eventually it was decided it'd be better all round to put at least some checks on executive power. It seems a typically reckless thing for MAGA Corp to do for short term benefit given the range of potential abuses it opens up long term (i.e. into future mandates under currently unknown individuals).

[The Heretic]

Ideally Trump will get into office and half way through his presidency Putin will release whatever he has on him to embarrass the whole country...

[astfgyl]

I think Biden is every bit as bad as anything Trump ever did tbh.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

What do you think the single worst thing Trump ever did was?

[Ollkiller]

I think Biden is every bit as bad as anything Trump ever did tbh.

Trump delayed calling in the national guard on January 06th leaving American cops to be attacked. Big on law and order me hole. Now Biden pulling out of Afghanistan like he did was probably as bad.

[astfgyl]

I think Biden is every bit as bad as anything Trump ever did tbh.

Trump delayed calling in the national guard on January 06th leaving American cops to be attacked. Big on law and order me hole. Now Biden pulling out of Afghanistan like he did was probably as bad.

I think trump is a gobshite for that Jan 6 thing but it was also blown way out of proportion by the opposition. There were stories of cops being killed and all, which didn't actually happen like they were headlined but I think that's just the nature of the media there as much as anything. I reckon trump would have tried pulling out of Afghanistan as well though and Biden just happened to be the face of it. Of course trump will say different but who'd believe him anyway

[astfgyl]

Because it's Trump related and I'd never read the story before.. this is some tale so it is:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoax

Never seen the series the lad was in but he was apparently in Alien: Covenant. Was reading about the film actually and seeing his name in the cast was what made me look him up thinking I remembered hearing something dicey