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(excerpts from The New Republic)
"…writer Jonathan V. Last wrote, “The job of the Democratic party comes in two parts. First: Do not help Republicans. Not in any way. Second: Make Donald Trump own every bad outcome that happens, anywhere in the world.”
President Barack Obama found the presidency to be an exhaustingly taxing job, so much so that he famously went to somewhat mind-blowing lengths to limit the nonpresidential decisions he had to make in order to stay keen enough to handle the toughest of the choices on his plate. Trump, by contrast, mostly showed up late to work and watched cable news all day. Had the coronavirus not emerged as a global threat, he might have made it through his first term having not felt the pressure of the job at all. In his second term, it should be the task of liberals to force Trump to swallow a daily spoonful of the very real job stress that Obama struggled so mightily to endure.
To get there, liberals need to get into the business of identifying the problems that real Americans face (which honestly, is something they could stand to relearn how to do) and more forcefully blame Trump for those problems’ continued existence. They need to raise a hue and cry over everything under the sun that’s broken, dysfunctional, or trending in the wrong direction; pile line items on Trump’s to-do list, wake him up early and keep him up late. Every day, get in front of cable news cameras and reporters’ notepads with a new problem for Trump to solve and fresh complaints about the work not done.
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Web app still works for now.
It’s down now.
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Funny thing is, while I don’t care about TikTok content, I’m still trying to access it anyway via VPN. I feel it’s a useful exercise.
No luck so far, despite being in “Ireland.”
ETA: Works in browser, not via app. Perhaps since the app was downloaded from the US App Store, it’s impossible to use now, no matter where I “am”?
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Yeah, I got the Trump ass kissing version. That’s not disturbing at all. /s
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Yes.
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By the way, I made that picture that this post is linking to. I give everyone permission to use it however you want. Or not. It’s up to you.
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Here’s everyone performing at the presidential inauguration | NPR
…so we know whomst needs boycotting.
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(M.I.T. Student Center, November, 1998)
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No great losses there, other than Victor Willis continuing to retroactively make the Village People suck. It’ll never work.
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God damn.
Apparently, it’s “everything is gonna be alright”… which… no.
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I do not want what he’s smoking.
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Inauguration Day 2025
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“Jaunty Babadook”!
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I’m confused.
All the right wing wackadoodles on Facebook and twitter that wanted the evil Chinese company banned are now telling people not to worry trump will reverse the ban.
They all hate things until they’re told not hate things.
Maybe their leader should tell them to not hate people.
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Sounds like you’re not confused at all. I think that’s a major reason non-Trompkins see MAGA as cult-like.
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From FB:
“He’s from South Africa…I’m missing something here.” - a white lady in CA.
Much to my credit, I was not sarcastic. But…but…well, anyhow, here’s my replies:
“Watch it again. And South Africa is still located on the continent of Africa, as far as I know.”
and:
“It’s the irony of one white racist telling another white racist to go back to Africa - something a lot of white people have said to Black people probably since the end of slavery in the US.”
She was polite and thanked me for the help.
But today, I added more because I just realized the irony of a young Black woman talking about two old racists! (which is what I added, not that i just realized it tho, lol)
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