US Politics, July 2024 - "Will you just drop out, man?"

Have read some coverage of WH sources, this is definitely the way to win Michigan and the youth vote:

“Rather than verbally attacking Trump in the coming days, the White House and the Biden campaign will draw on the president's history of condemning all sorts of political violence including his sharp criticism of the "disorder" created by campus protests over the Israel-Gaza conflict, campaign officials said on condition of anonymity.”

White House is flatly denying this and a senior aide says it "will not age well." https://t.co/J9RS260gJV

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) July 14, 2024

biden talk is exactly what you'd expect

the purport of the speech will be "no one wants things like this to happen. he's ok. it's over now. so let's all keep calm and carry on", but the real purpose is "hey look at me! I'm the guy who's president and I'm showing you my leadership chops!" - except nobody was needing that from him and as far as his approval goes it will be water of a duck's back.

this feels like not as big of a deal as it should be maybe the country is just too tuckered out to care

We've entered the Cool Story, Bro era of imperial decline.

lol Yashar Ali, unimpeachable source

it's not just that the democrats deserve to lose. it's that every goddamn one of us deserves better than what the democrats have to offer. they have nothing and no-one. they're the empty suit party.

"It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that."

President Biden delivers an Oval Office address after yesterday's assassination attempt on Trump at a Pennsylvania rally. pic.twitter.com/UmhSC4rO31

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 15, 2024

it's become a truism that biden's good when he has a teleprompter, but he's not actually that good right? you can tell that he's looking at a teleprompter in this clip. the focus of his eyes just ever so slightly off-center to the camera, at times slightly straining to read, voice modulating in non-natural ways

wanna throw some of you in the gulags for defeatism. You don't have to be all "Dark Brandon has got this, trust the plan", because WE DON'T KNOW THE FUTURE

We've entered the Cool Story, Bro era of imperial decline.

― papal hotwife (milo z), Sunday, July 14, 2024 8:25 PM (twenty-two seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

for a while after the fall of rome they were still following the forms having an emperor and whatnot then one day they packed up all the emperor stuff and mailed it to constantinople

it's not just that the democrats deserve to lose. it's that every goddamn one of us deserves better than what the democrats have to offer. they have nothing and no-one. they're the empty suit party.

― Kate (rushomancy), Sunday, July 14, 2024 8:27 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

they do have the suits, or rather the suits have them, which imho is the root of the problem

he also called Trump "Former Trump" which, if only

Being a ceremonial Senator under the Ostrogoths was probably more fun than under western emperors, less chance of getting murdered overall.

the semicolon party

still better than the high colonic party

Getting an overwhelming Dr Steve Brule vibe from the president

still better than the high colonic party

― more difficult than I look (Aimless)

speak for yourself, "this town needs an enema" is a better platform than whatever the fuck the democrats are running on

joker the harlequin '24

Some day a coffee enema's gonna come and cleanse all the shit out of Congress.

you know if the next debate was just trump and biden making doo-doo jokes about each other it would be an improvement

i sincerely, unironically believe this

he also called Trump "Former Trump" which, if only

And the ballot box the battle box--pausing, like he wasn't sure if he should correct himself and call further attention to the slip. It's probably past the point where you're even supposed to notice.

one day it's "you need to give us $10 and help us defeat the next Hitler" and then next it's "praying for a speedy recovery for former President Trump, whose entire family is in our thoughts tonight"

i know a lot of people are complaining about this, but idk if i really want my elected officials to say things like, “it’s too bad he missed.” that’s hot not cold civil war-level rhetoric.

Democrats should have hired an ice cream truck that plays “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” to follow Steve Scalise around 24/7.

just say something vague like "this isn't how we resolve our differences", mention the Pelosis, even use it to advocate for gun control, I dunno. the idea of the people I vote for and send money to sitting around going "please God let Trump be okay" makes me so sick I'm gonna vomit all over the keyboard just thinking about it

Lol they just trying to operate like these humans they’ve heard so much about

The most disappointed person on the planet

Statement from former first lady Melania Trump:

"Dawn is here again. Let us reunite. Now. This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence. We all want a world where respect is paramount, family is first, and love transcends." pic.twitter.com/XwEOEFrKrO

— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) July 14, 2024

we finally have our new "live laugh love"

“The winds of change have arrived.” Written by the CIA obv

just say something vague like "this isn't how we resolve our differences", mention the Pelosis, even use it to advocate for gun control, I dunno. the idea of the people I vote for and send money to sitting around going "please God let Trump be okayBiden" makes me so sick I'm gonna vomit all over the keyboard just thinking about it

― frogbs, Sunday, July 14, 2024 10:04 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

Biden mentioned Paul Pelosi fwiw

Xpost Scorpions iirc

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/wind-of-change-cia-propaganda-cold-war-podcast-1027873/

Well now I'm curious about Trump's "love of music"

Andrew Lloyd Weber fan

He screened the butthole cut of Cats at the White House.

this was biden’s single best poll result since the debate. oops

The polling team extends its apology to @NBCNews and to all those who reviewed the filled in questionnaire of our most recent survey. We made an important mistake on the filled in released today. On the multi-candidate ballot (Q8, corrected here) we flipped the numbers.…

— POS (@POStrategies) July 15, 2024

He likes to move it move it

https://media.tenor.com/iX5cAijpUnAAAAAM/chef-michel-trump.gif

Valhalla for Americans who never leave home without two guns and a Bowie knife.

You die in a Trump rally, you wake to this. pic.twitter.com/sVSgUtzu3F

— crisp mattman (@cushbomb) July 15, 2024

World's worst 2001 A Space Odyssey ending

I hate the messianic/epic/iconic terminology// and that's just in the Belgian press, I can't imagine what it's like in the US

Mr Creosote and the restaurant at the end of the universe

Civil war? Just chill and have a burger instead.

What if Biden continues to cite that incorrect poll as reason for staying in, like when he kept saying he saw babies beheaded by Hamas.

I assume there's been some "Thank you God, for saving Mr Trump and his holy objective to etc..."

I feel like a lot of the pearl-clutching and 'please don't die, Donnie' bullshit from liberals comes from a desire to hold on to the last remaining threads of normalcy in this country. As I was discussing with my friend the other day, it feels weird to have a Presidential candidate face an attempted assassination, and my initial gut reaction is - "fuck, wish he had better aim". It shouldn't feel very good to have something like this happen, because it's often correlated with societal breakdown, as political assassinations are often a 'break glass in case of emergency' for the oppressed to send a message and shift the balance of power, even if only temporarily.

Not reacting with shock or distress feels counterintuitive, because at an earlier point in time that was less tribalist, there would have been greater unity and time for reflection. but instead, it just illustrates how far gone and perhaps irredeemable we are, and nevermind the fact that there are plenty of great reasons to not feel sympathy for Trump since it's part of the culture he fostered, people want to believe that maybe this will be Ozymandias's octopus that might repair some of the rot.

It won't. we're already past the event horizon. the fight is important but can't be fought if you actually think there's a chance of undoing the damage of the last 8 years - it's done, keep fighting and understand things will be uglier than they've been in a long time along the way while you do.

Its not counterintuitive to me at alll. It doesnt feel bad because it doesnt feel bad when fascists get shot. It’s usually what ends up happening!

well yes, all of us in this thread it doesn't feel that way because we all hate Trump and believe him to be a fascist. I was cracking jokes about it minutes after the fact.

but these are 'center-right' libs I am describing

Fair

it's wild to me how many people in my circle have been lamenting the shooting were the same people who publicly joked about Biden 'calling Seal Team 6' after SCOTUS's ruling basically granting the President immunity.

like be consistent at least

The US Secret Service did not sweep the building from which the shooter in Saturday’s attempted assassination was perched, but instead leaned on local law enforcement to conduct security at that location.

The spokesman added that there was supposed to be local law enforcement posted in that area, but it is not clear where that post was supposed to be located. A source not directly involved but with knowledge of Secret Service operations described possible roaming posts, for example, as part of some operational plans.

The Secret Service regularly and successfully works with local law enforcement agencies to assist with securing events, as is the case in Milwaukee where the Republican National Convention is about to kick off.

Further, the Secret Service utilized two local counter-sniper teams during former President Donald Trump’s rally, in addition to two Secret Service counter-sniper teams.

The spokesman did not know at the time of CNN’s inquiry which local agency should have been responsible for the building.

local law enforcement, welcome to the resistance

how far gone and perhaps irredeemable we are

I had CNN in the background for a couple of hours last night, one of their panels, with the requisite Trump mouthpiece, and it was like people were trying to remember the script for something like this from 20 years ago, and it would work for a couple of minutes, everybody saying the right thing, and then someone would push a button, and they'd be right on the verge of going at it, and then they'd pull back and start over.

I mean I felt v different about the Scalise thing in 2017, posting:

I feel generally uncomfortable being jocular about this shooting. considering I remember how upset I was at Giffords.

does'nt mean dude isn't probably a humongo turd but not really cool w/ gun violence in general.

― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal), Wednesday, June 14, 2017 11:15 AM bookmarkflaglink

but the last 4 years have felt like a century and jaded me significantly