I am sincerely worried about how I will react when/if I witness any of the racist shit that's going down. Just reading about it is filling me with fury.
― i need microsoft installed on my desktop, can you help (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link
Spent an hour this morning staring daggers at a really smug and creepy looking white dude on the train who kept looking like he was about to say some shit to the POC on either side of him.
― i need microsoft installed on my desktop, can you help (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link
Israeli official: renewed wave of settlement construction now that Trump signals end to US opposition to settlements
inevitable. i was talking to koplow about this a little bit + he agrees that Bibi benefited greatly from having Obama to "hold him back" as an excuse since he's so conservative he really does not see value in annexation/major settlement. with trump though he really has nothing to tell Bennett. it'll be interesting how he plays it.
― Mordy, Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
if there's going to be a bulwark it's not going to come from the so-called "international community" which i think as of today is basically done as a source of global ethical leadership or authority. it'll have to come from the israeli electorate. generally speaking i think they're apathetic at this pt but who knows. i don't see how bibi can hold off forever when the president of the united states is telling him that annexation is a-go.
― Mordy, Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:51 (seven years ago) link
Obama White House staffers watching Trump and his staff arrive for today's meeting: https://twitter.com/ColeLedford11/status/796777653432971264
I want to hug all these people esp the ones LITERALLY CRYING in these shots. </3
― If authoritarianism is Romania's ironing board, then (in orbit), Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
i wonder whether the UN will still be in NY 4 years from now. seems like a lot of good reasons to think it might not be? Republicans hate it, Trump seems to hate it...
― Mordy, Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
I was also thinking that Trump barely owes anyone since his own party gave him so little support but you know who stood by him through thick and thin? this goblin:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Sheldon_Adelson_crop.jpg/440px-Sheldon_Adelson_crop.jpg
― Mordy, Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:53 (seven years ago) link
i'm taking some smal, inevitably temporaryl solace in how deeply terrified trump appears to be rn
I prefer this onehttp://i.imgur.com/MOcVtDH.jpg
― Devilock, Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:58 (seven years ago) link
i'm taking some smal, inevitably temporaryl solace in how deeply terrified trump appears to be
I noticed this too. It confirms he didn't know what he was getting into
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 November 2016 19:59 (seven years ago) link
why would trump be terrified? dude is thrilled. i never understood people saying "he doesn't really want to be president"
so many people saying "he has no idea how hard this job is", he doesn't give a shit. like he has any respect for the seriousness or demands of the role?
― marcos, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:01 (seven years ago) link
it's not his job, it's pence's job
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:02 (seven years ago) link
I'm imagining Trump saying, "So what, you come in in the morning, put your feet up, flip on MSNBC, wait for your staff to bring you all the clips that mention you, spend a little time on Twitter . . ." and Obama being like, "No, I . . . I work, all day. Every day. Seven days a week sometimes. It's really hard work."
Knowing how the Presidency ages people, there's some comfort in knowing that by 2020 he'll be just a pile of loosely-organized dust.
― and this section is called boner (Phil D.), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:03 (seven years ago) link
why do you think he would submit himself to the hard work required by the role?
― marcos, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:04 (seven years ago) link
he wont
he doesn't give a fuck about that shit
yeah i'm sure he's happy to play the figurehead while pence and his staff run the day-to-day duties
― ciderpress, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:05 (seven years ago) link
he will surround himself with sycophantic imbeciles, he won't invest time in reading the memos and listening to the briefings. let pence handle this. Trump is every other dead eyed corporate dude who finds himself running a large governmental organization - he will provide the bullshit "vision" while letting his underlings do the real work. he will pop in every once in a while to blurt out whatever his very first thought is, authoritatively and scaring the shit out of everyone else in the room, ruining many plans simultaneously. he will spend his time being the face of the organization, enjoying the perks, and figuring out ways to benefit those that are loyal to him.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:05 (seven years ago) link
yeah I agree Trump looks absolutely petrified, and i got that sense during his acceptance speech, which as someone said in the election day thread, was this "delirious utopian fantasy," as if he were reading the lyrics of Lennon's Imagine. I fully believe he did not expect to win, has no plan, and Pence will effectively be leading the country. which is even more of a nightmare than Trump imo
― flappy bird, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:06 (seven years ago) link
Lol @ "ruining many plans simultaneously"
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
exactly, he'll run the presidency like a business owner since that's all he knows
― ciderpress, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link
i know i posted this upthread, but letting the VP run the country - domestic and foreign policy - is explicitly what Trump Jr offered to John Kasich when they were trying to woo him, on behalf of his father
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:09 (seven years ago) link
lol he doesn't "look petrified" you guys are reading into it exactly what you want. otoh yes pence will do most of the hard work, that was the plan all along, cf that NYT story
― k3vin k., Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:10 (seven years ago) link
Now, imagine worrying about how you will react when some of the racist shit that's going down happens to you. Ponder how that feels for a while. It's not a very good feeling.
― ¶ (DJP), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
check out this bird! this bird is TERRIFIED!
http://i.imgur.com/385EVn9.jpg
the bird is like "get me out of here guys i don't know wtf i'm doing"
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:12 (seven years ago) link
― k3vin k., Thursday, November 10, 2016 3:10 PM (
I said he looks petrified and that's that
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:12 (seven years ago) link
haha that stupid fucking bird that i definitely did not vote for looks very dumb and scared!
― k3vin k., Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:13 (seven years ago) link
Smug fuckin bird
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
actually the more i look at the picture the more i think the bird is hiding something. wtf did you do, bird?? and don't keep staring back blankly like you don't understand what i'm saying, i know you do.
ok i'm sounding like john oliver now, i'm sorry for that.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
i'm going to post a rant from SETH MEYERS on my Facebook wall right now!
― nomar, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:18 (seven years ago) link
im just reading the election day thread posts from tuesday night to kind of get a handle on what point things started getting really scary and i saw this post:
Lol what a bunch of nervous nellies you guys are― Οὖτις, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 9:24 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 9:24 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
come back shakey where are you
― marcos, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:21 (seven years ago) link
fuck that bird
― flappy bird, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
Shakey's usually good with reassurances (and accurate). His pollsters were wrong too?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
He's taking a break.
― schwantz, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
bummed that Shakey checked out right when things started to turn. hope he's ok and comes back soon.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
on the radio earlier (bbc radio 5) they talked about how there would be the usual PR happy smiles for the camera/media during the meeting etc.but no .. not one single grin.having watched that i now need to turn up the heating.
― mark e, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
― marcos, Thursday, November 10, 2016 3:01 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
People are always desperately reading into images to fit some ideal narrative they want to be true. I could freeze a damning frame out of even the most positive, happy speeches or other footage of a politician/whoever without much effort.
― Evan, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
Oh, what you all said above.
― Evan, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
I think some people get paid decent money to do just that, actually
― frogbs, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link
― Evan, Thursday, November 10, 2016 3:26 PM
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c9/fb/4b/c9fb4b3d485802fb61fe04db67910783.jpg
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link
Tabloid articles are the best evidence of this
― Evan, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:30 (seven years ago) link
I feel for Shakey. I was right there with him, trying to quell heightened fears about the sky falling. And then the sky fell. Like, who even knew it could do that? I wasn't at all prepared when it happened so I've been madly trying to gather my wits and stay positive and constructive give that mad howling void of terror as wide a berth as possible.
― i need microsoft installed on my desktop, can you help (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
shakey seems like a pretty well put together dude i'm sure he's fine
― k3vin k., Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:33 (seven years ago) link
http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.752212
Non-Orthodox Jews supported Clinton at higher rates than Orthodox Jews, but the Democratic candidate came out ahead even in this sub-group. According to the poll, 76 percent of Reform Jews voted for Clinton, as opposed to 21 percent for Trump; 71 percent of Conservative Jews voted for Clinton, as opposed to 25 percent for Trump; and 56 percent of Orthodox Jews voted for Clinton, as opposed to 39 percent for Trump. Among those who identified as merely “just Jewish,” 67 percent voted for Clinton, as opposed to 26 percent for Trump.
small comfort but it does move me that Trump lost even among Orthodox Jews.
― Mordy, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:38 (seven years ago) link
I can't speak to how Shakey is/was feeling, but as someone who had a similar outlook, I can say that watching my strongly held assumptions crumble before my eyes was pretty traumatic.
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
The photo of Obama and Trump is so damn heartbreaking. Dude literally spent his entire life shitting all over everybody and making up conspiracy theories about them and never once had to pay the price.
― frogbs, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
alright not "literally". you know what I mean.
xxp yea same here. my more cynical friends/family who have been predicting a trump win for months are not as crushed. even in 2004 it really felt like a toss-up in the weeks before
― marcos, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
I texted with Shakey. He's ok (as ok as you can be in this horrible new world, I guess). Taking a break from the internet.
― schwantz, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
at the end of the obama meeting Trump calls Obama 'a very good man' many times, which gives me some early hope that Trump doesn't actually stand for anything and just wants the ultimate businessman gig
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:49 (seven years ago) link
the fact that he doesn't stand for anything scares me the most because those around him stand for a whole bunch of terrible shit.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 10 November 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link