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[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 129 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I hate living in this time that makes satire obsolete.

Can anyone please think of the makers of south park and how they are supposed to make fun of self owning clowns like this?

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 3 weeks ago

No worries, they'll find a way to both sides this

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

Satire is dead so they had to get into the restaurant business

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 3 weeks ago

“Thoughts and prayers.”

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 83 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's time to deploy the-glass-is-necessary-because-its-really-a-hologram conspiracy.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I read that JD Vance is an AI holopresence

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

JD Vance is just ChatGPT in a robot in a skin suit

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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 68 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

3 assassination attempts. In what 3 months? And they're all from Republicans.

[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 73 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

The most recent "assassination attempt" was just drummed up by the media. I haven't seen any evidence it was anything other than a man with some guns in his car who happened to be near the rally.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 18 points 3 weeks ago

A couple of media places did release a very short blurb in small print that the "suspect" had no plans to assassinate anyone according to law enforcement after a short investigation.

[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Honestly, I’d be surprised if the venn diagram of “people who would keep guns in their car” and “trump’s base” wasn’t a circle.

There’s going to be a lot of false positives in an environment like that

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[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Riverside county sheriff is the one who first used the term assassination attempt. Media uncritically repeated what the sheriff said.

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[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

And when it comes to America, a man with guns in his car is a normal situation.

God I hate this place.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

It's a culture of violence

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[–] KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 62 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well yeah, duh, that's why he has the glass. /S

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

This, but without the /s. Completely non-sarcastic.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 41 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (8 children)

yeah it is crazy fact of life that schools get shot up so much more frequently than police stations and federal buildings.

almost like politicians and police are safer than school children in the system run by police and politicians.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Also that this "fact of life" almost entirely applies only to schools in the US. The world works in mysterious ways indeed. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It blows my mind as a non-Amerian that their politicians are saying that the right to own a gun and carry it around is more important than children being able to go-to school without the fear of being killed. That's just the cost of 'freedum'.

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[–] angelmountain@feddit.nl 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A fact of life... when living in America. Third world country that doesn't tell its inhabitants.

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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago (30 children)

what’s so frustrating is that this “they’re a fact of life” mentality is a self-fulfilling prophecy. and the longer it continues to used as a justification for inaction, the harder it becomes to convince people that gun violence is a solvable problem.

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[–] sundray@lemmus.org 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"That's why your parents' tax dollars should be paying for nice, safe, private religious schools!" /s

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 3 weeks ago

No, for tanks. School children need little tanks, like those Barbie thingies but bullet proof and closed. Make schools drive in.

Or give each child it's own protective glass shield. Maybe some sort of cubicle.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This actually makes all the sense. If he truly believes it then he’s rightly afraid. If he doesn’t believe then this sends the message to his supporters that they are right to be afraid. Either way it also tries to give him a “martyr in life” kinda vibe by trying to paint him as someone so dangerous to their little deep-state(that totally isn’t 100% conservatives if it’s anything at all) would want to get rid of.

He also has a very shootable personality and platform, and Trumping have been shot at definitely gives some reason why he’d be behind glass himself.

Benefit of the doubt interpretation though is a guy who can afford to have security and bullet-proof glass telling little children to “deal with it” is a fucking scumbag-extraordinaire.

[–] lugal@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

And that some can afford protection and made it impossible for others is also a fact of life

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wasn't the guy who shot at trump staged behind him?

All that glass is doing is paying the audio engineers for extra work to get the front rows speakered too.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

One who hit him was to the front right of him.

But was thinking why you don't just pick a spot behind him.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder how they deal with drones.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There’s only one way to find out!

Hypothetically.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Can't wait until we use a predator drone to dome a predator.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

This is what it feels like when dealing with banks and utilities of a loved one when they pass away.

[–] NoiseColor@startrek.website 7 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Apparently they are gaining ground in the polls.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fake polls paid by GOP would explain that if I read correctly that big post with lots of comments here (on lemmy) 1 or 2 days ago.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

This is an opinion only. I wanted to preface it that way because I realized how much it sounded like I had inside knowledge. I do not. I'm a drunk, ignorant redneck.

I wouldn't put it past them, but those polls shouldn't move the needle very far at places like the silver bulletin or 538 because they weigh based on how trustworthy the polls are. Reputable polls aren't getting bought and fake polls may hit news articles but don't really hit forecasts very hard.

I've watched 538 since they came back online. There was a point where Kamala had greater than a 60 in 100 chance to win. Right now it's about as low as it has been with her up 53 to 46.

We're halfway through October so I have no idea if we're getting a surprise. I'd like to see something that tilts things blue.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

Who are? The Kids Getting Shot Party?

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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago

I think it would have been funny in an ironic way if he was shot from behind the barrier. Just something to really prove his point.

[–] chandlerbung@lemmy.cafe 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah but he's "important" fuck your kids though.

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