this has nothing to do with actual fraud, and is only about stopping people they do not want to vote from voting, and casting doubt and confusion over the voting process, so that if they lose, they can say it was due to fraud.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 23:59 (three years ago) link
Truth is never an effective counter to American exceptionalism.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Thursday, 28 May 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
Trump and the GOP's entire worldview is that the people who do not vote for them are illegitimate
― frogbs, Thursday, 28 May 2020 00:15 (three years ago) link
He WON and he still whinged about fraudulent voting didnt he? I have to stop thinking about this turd in a wig. It is angrying up my blood and I dont even live in the US.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 28 May 2020 00:54 (three years ago) link
Republicans should take heart, inspire of compulsory voting, pre-polling and mail in ballots; Australia still elects a parade of fascist shitweasels into government.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 28 May 2020 03:07 (three years ago) link
Well yes, this is (mostly) true but in our defence, they won legitimately because everyone in this country loves a man in uniform.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 28 May 2020 04:37 (three years ago) link
Compulsory voting probably favors incumbent parties and candidates even more than our model, because you’re encouraging the CGLOAF demographic to come out and vote.
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 28 May 2020 04:47 (three years ago) link
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― massage angry pixels (sic), Thursday, 28 May 2020 07:02 (three years ago) link
Trump and McEnany said Trump had to vote by mail because he couldn't be in Florida to do it in person. Wrong. He was there for 2 full early voting days. A voting site was *across the street from his golf club.* He drove past it 6 times.@Kevinliptakcnn: https://t.co/EaZBU73F4Z— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 28, 2020
― massage angry pixels (sic), Thursday, 28 May 2020 09:10 (three years ago) link
on balance, probably a dud
― ||||||||, Thursday, 28 May 2020 09:17 (three years ago) link
This executive order being issued against Twitter and Facebook today is quite a blindingly shiny infrastructure distraction (and in record time, it feels like).
http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-twitter-social-media-executive-order/index.html
If I'm reading that right, it will allow lawsuits to go forward a lot easier.
But the order could quickly find itself in a thicket of legal and constitutional questions as the White House tests the boundaries of its authority.
What barriers slow down or stop executive orders?
― clemenza, Thursday, 28 May 2020 13:36 (three years ago) link
Lawsuits, injunctions against implementation/enforcement while the whole mess plays out in court.
― Irritable Baal (WmC), Thursday, 28 May 2020 13:55 (three years ago) link
wow took this fucker weeks to react to a pandemic in his own country but a twitter factcheck brings out the EO in 2 days
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 28 May 2020 13:59 (three years ago) link
This looks like a mistake, he has the balance on social media exactly in his favour right now, special rules for himself, but all unwritten so with plausible deniability. Facebook and Twitter got him into power, if Zuckerberg and Dorsey wanted to flex right now they could demonstrate this.OTOH I'd like to see Trump wriggle his way out of this sticky situation, etc.
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 28 May 2020 14:02 (three years ago) link
(xposts) So nothing happens then if he loses in November. Good--because you know ILX is next on his list.
― clemenza, Thursday, 28 May 2020 14:04 (three years ago) link
banning twitter might be the first he does that I like
― Joey Corona (Euler), Thursday, 28 May 2020 14:13 (three years ago) link
Wouldn't this exec order create more twitter censorship? They would be held accountable when Trump says libelous things.
― wasdnous (abanana), Thursday, 28 May 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
You figure at some point his nose has to stop growing back after he petulantly spites his face.
― Fun-Loving and Furry-Curious! (Old Lunch), Thursday, 28 May 2020 14:42 (three years ago) link
Update on the nose/face showdown:
The president's clash with tech companies comes at a delicate moment. Unlike most American firms, these companies — which are used to working remotely and do not rely on physical locations for sales — have performed strongly throughout the pandemic and have helped to drive the stock market recovery.
Which is pretty much his be-all and end-all, no?
http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html
― clemenza, Thursday, 28 May 2020 15:12 (three years ago) link
I'm not on Twitter, so I can't check beyond his first few posts--did they at least leave up those disclaimers from yesterday, or are those already gone?
― clemenza, Thursday, 28 May 2020 15:54 (three years ago) link
i don't really understand what he could do to twitter with an EO. if he holds the platforms responsible for what others publish on them -- as if they were "publications" -- then that would be the end of social media. the platforms would need to vet everything that is published on them, not just things that have been flagged.
― treeship., Thursday, 28 May 2020 16:27 (three years ago) link
Twitter should just ban him for 24 hours then reset his followers to 0.
― Night of the Living Crustheads (PBKR), Thursday, 28 May 2020 18:50 (three years ago) link
It'll end up meaningless, this is just him flailing in his temper tantrum because, for the first time, he's actually seeing tangible pushback on the shit he spews.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 28 May 2020 18:58 (three years ago) link
Temper, and whipping up a story that's not the pandemic or George Floyd.
― clemenza, Thursday, 28 May 2020 19:09 (three years ago) link
I think the latter is just a happy bonus for the GOP, I genuinely don't think Trump himself is thinking even that deeply beyond being absolutely furious that he's told he can't say whatever he wants.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 28 May 2020 19:15 (three years ago) link
Headline of the day. pic.twitter.com/AaWmQoZvFa— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) May 28, 2020
― groovypanda, Thursday, 28 May 2020 19:59 (three years ago) link
I think the latter is just a happy bonus for the GOP
Had a similar thought after I posted...Ultimately, I don't know if anything will matter in the election--the pandemic, deaths, the economy, race, feuds--except how many of you (Americans who want Trump out) vote.
― clemenza, Thursday, 28 May 2020 20:03 (three years ago) link
Here's an even better Zuck headline:
https://chaser.com.au/world/social-media-should-not-fact-check-posts-says-child-molester-mark-zuckerberg/
“Social media should not fact check posts” says child molester Mark Zuckerberg
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 29 May 2020 00:15 (three years ago) link
good lord this man is a piece of shit
― trapped out the barndo (crüt), Friday, 29 May 2020 05:23 (three years ago) link
"When the looting starts, the shooting starts" is originally a phrase of Miami police chief Walter Headley. Headley refused to return from vacation when violent protests broke out at the RNC in 1968. "They know what to do...Wen the looting starts, the shooting starts." https://t.co/NpehNOCLNx— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) May 29, 2020
― j., Friday, 29 May 2020 05:31 (three years ago) link
We have placed a public interest notice on this Tweet from @realdonaldtrump. https://t.co/6RHX56G2zt— Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) May 29, 2020
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 May 2020 07:38 (three years ago) link
imagine what they might have noticed if they'd ever looked at his account before
― massage angry pixels (sic), Friday, 29 May 2020 07:55 (three years ago) link
This MF said.. “When the looting starts, the shooting starts...” Unbelievable.— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) May 29, 2020
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 May 2020 08:12 (three years ago) link
Gop Killer
― nashwan, Friday, 29 May 2020 09:34 (three years ago) link
I don't know how he managed to get to the FINALLEVEL still with the incredulity that the US is actively a murderous police state if you are black and the pres is a bit of a racist scoundrel.
― calzino, Friday, 29 May 2020 09:45 (three years ago) link
It's Ice T, I'm guessing he is already aware?
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Friday, 29 May 2020 10:05 (three years ago) link
marketing genius declares “maga night,” inspires the most chaotic night of domestic unrest in years
― voodoo chili, Sunday, 31 May 2020 02:22 (three years ago) link
I get emails from both the Biden and Trump campaigns (under a pseudonym, of course). I got SIX fundraising emails overnight from the Trump team. They do not appear to be operating from a position of confidence.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Sunday, 31 May 2020 10:16 (three years ago) link
maga night = cities on fire is just good branding lol
― voodoo chili, Sunday, 31 May 2020 14:32 (three years ago) link
make america glow again
― dip to dup (rob), Sunday, 31 May 2020 14:36 (three years ago) link
I got SIX fundraising emails overnight from the Trump team.
Not that this should come as a surprise, but I can't think of a clearer indication of what an opportunity they view all this as.
― clemenza, Monday, 1 June 2020 01:11 (three years ago) link
lol the secret service rushed trump to the bunker under the white house on friday night
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 June 2020 01:42 (three years ago) link
what's his codename right now, birdsnest or whatever
― j., Monday, 1 June 2020 01:48 (three years ago) link
"taint"
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 1 June 2020 01:56 (three years ago) link
They're saying on the news Trump was taken into a bunker because he had so much nervous diarrhea he clogged the entire White House plumbing and all the turds were flooding everywhere like the blood elevator in The Shining and then he clogged the bunker toilet too.— 👶 luke oneil 🧠 (@lukeoneil47) June 1, 2020
― j., Monday, 1 June 2020 02:03 (three years ago) link
Seems Legit.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 1 June 2020 02:13 (three years ago) link
laying low and tweeting through it. that's leadership
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 June 2020 02:16 (three years ago) link
the phrase "wouldn't bust a grape in a fruit fight" comes to mind
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 1 June 2020 02:29 (three years ago) link
Zuck called Trump to ask him to change his post:
https://www.axios.com/trump-protests-riots-4ab7f1e1-1498-433b-8b80-cedf3cc1ae96.html
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 June 2020 15:29 (three years ago) link
am i the only person who thinks "ominous weapons" is weirdly eloquent for trump. made my brain jump straight to the use of DIME and white phosphorous in gaza in 2009
― plax (ico), Monday, 1 June 2020 15:38 (three years ago) link