If Mike Bloomberg is the Democratic nominee, will you vote for him in November?

This shit seems so overblown to me

otm

but social media is one giant catastrophizing brain

Rush, ime, the qualifications mostly came down to being unpopular. I realize it's 100% my own issue but it was an insult I hated (maybe it's not this anymore idk) and I just feel a little cringey about the way people re-embrace that framing as a cute self-descriptor, but far more so when they are humblebragging billionaires. Obv self-describe how you want; lots of things make me cringe.

― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r)

so kind of a politics of slur-reclaiming thing? i can get that. personally i'm happy to reclaim that particular slur, but i respect that not everybody feels that way about it.

The problem with 'nerd' is the same as wrapping your entire identity up in any one thing - like building a sports bar in your basement so you can watch the game without your kids being in your presence or becoming that guy who flies to Vegas for the porn convention ever year.

lol

but social media is one giant catastrophizing brain

― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, February 17, 2020 5:17 PM (six minutes ago)

very otm wrt political opinions

I'm not taking Bloomberg seriously (yet) just because the Beltway press needs a Biden replacement.

Seriously fuck this Bloomberg shit. I’m not giving that guy any free advertising. Not that anyone cares what I say but no.

otm

Bloomberg has the same negatives as Biden (old, conservative, bad public speaker), maybe it's wishful thinking but I feel like his numbers are at their peak right now. everyone I know who's taking him seriously knows virtually nothing about him, only that he pisses Trump off

The problem with 'nerd' is the same as wrapping your entire identity up in any one thing

― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z)

hi, have i mentioned i'm trans? :)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

as ILX goes, so goes the nation

Can a million videos of a man saying awful, racist, sexist things compete with a billion dollar ad buy and donations to every mayoral slush fund?
Let's find out!

anyone whose takeaway from the "aberration vs. culmination" debate is to say that "culmination" means that trump is basically ok is hereby strongly urged to reconsider that interpretation

^votm

If it comes down to that I’m going to look forward to my next colonoscopy more than I would voting Bloomberg. At least I’m unconscious for the former.

it's only twilight anesthesia, the same I'd hope to receive during the entire Bloomberg presidency

I'd liek if I could nap 10 years and still be the same age

There a leftist theorist quote (I forget whose) about how being asked "but what is to be done?" when you offer a critique has the air of "being asked for your papers." That's exactly how I feel when someone asks me if I'll vote for Bloomberg if he's the nominee.

I never watch Trevor Noah but I thought this was quite beautifully explained

This @Trevornoah clip is very Baldwin-esque. So much truth. Here is your 4 minute weekend viewing. pic.twitter.com/FqcfPsWzB2

— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) February 15, 2020

Yeah, that was great.

I haven't really watched it much but the general consensus seems to be that Trevor Noah has gotten way better this last year or so

umm

https://preview.redd.it/hjkm5kyv6oh41.jpg?width=531&auto=webp&s=54396b08cc7f01b87150bb85d1e017229d7aea7b

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rWRtPHIrJ/?igshid=17cxr5bf8dkpa (second image in this gallery, very cool)

I'd eat it tbh

uh yikes

would eat of shame

The humble swastika rarely has a place in traditional fine dining. But for many top chefs, it’s one of the food world’s greatest guilty pleasures.

this clown is 78 years old?

why don't these fucks just retire, enjoy their old age, get a hobby like woodworking. long walks in the city, occasional slurpees, do crossword puzzles, make love, take baths, maybe join ilx

because you don't get to be an billionaire authoritarianism enthusiast by having any chill whatsoever

Put on your best brown shirt and come on down to Bloomberg's for a burger!

The real scoop here is: there are more than 100 ILXors???

stet's decision to outsource polls to acronym inc. is looking even more ill-advised now

Baldwin-esque

James, not Alec btw

There's always one of these these days, isn't there?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERAahPZW4AAxPOV?format=jpg&name=small

Or two:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERAa3vpX0AAIz5Y?format=jpg&name=900x900

Possibility: Bloomberg peaks now and then starts to fall after the debate tomorrow. Sanders and Warren have participated in dozens of these debates now. To the extent that Bloomberg has support, it seems to be about the idea of him (he’s rich so he ALSO doesn’t have to worry about financing his campaign! And he’s a REAL New York rich guy, not a fake one like Trump!) rather than who he actually is

Biggest kudos I can give Bloomberg is that he has been a real leader on climate change. My hope is that the others on stage will nullify that advantage

'Mr. Bloomberg, your critics have denied your ability to do so time and time again, but I ask you here tonight: are you able to say the words 'stop and frisk'?'
'Of course, stop and friiiaahh, shaddupayouface.'

Some real chef's kiss energy here

White liberals stop doing this challenge pic.twitter.com/TPjamquLgY

— pokey pup (@Whatapityonyou) February 18, 2020

this years PUMAs are going to be wild as hell

if joe dolce is the democratic nominee, will you vote for him in november?

everyone I know who's taking him seriously knows virtually nothing about him, only that he pisses Trump off

ie all that matters

im only voting for what i know will piss off trump, which is why i'm supporting a toilet for president.

Low-flow Toilet / Unnamed Immigrant '20!

I'm on board.

Has this been posted? I'm not reading this whole thing.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERA3G0WWkAEjggJ?format=jpg&name=large

itt: pictures of dinosaurs gazing haplessly at the arriving meteor

that meteor's name? senator bernard sanders

Where's Bloomberg's cane?

He's rich enough to afford the invisible one.