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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 288 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds – was followed by the tinny sound of Justice for All, a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner sung by defendants jailed over their alleged roles in the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

Their alleged roles?!?! YOU FUCKS goddammit Guardian what the motherfucking hell are you doing? They were convicted by a court of law there's no alleged about it!! FOR FUCK'S SAKE.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 74 points 8 months ago

well that and they where on video that they took of the event! in case anyone wants to go with the oh the court is rigged or something. definately no alleged about it.

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[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 180 points 8 months ago (4 children)

He added: “We have languages coming into our country … they have languages that nobody in this country has ever heard of. It’s a horrible thing.”

He comes up with the weirdest shit.

[–] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 50 points 8 months ago (6 children)

What languages nobody has ever heard of? Spanish? Mandarin? German?

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 93 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What languages nobody has ever heard

SIGN LANGUAGE!!

...I'll see myself out.

[–] TakiMinase@slrpnk.net 19 points 8 months ago

You are the champion we need

[–] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 17 points 8 months ago

Lol! Good answer.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago

Well in Trump's case, English.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

If you knew, it wouldn't be unheard of.

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[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 47 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We have ____ coming into our country … they have _____ that nobody in this country has ever heard of. It’s a horrible thing.”

It's ad libs at this point.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago

Always has been.

[–] GustavoFring@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago

Does he mean like when English came into this country and nobody had ever heard of it?

[–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I’ve heard of talking backwards in code to the beat of a babies heart. And then sucking the last drop of adrenochrome from the teet, sinking teeth to eat, ketchup, the walls! The walllls

[–] donuts@kbin.social 177 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

Among the great tragedies of our time is the fact that this slimy rapist dirtbag conman isn't already yesterday's news. Fade the fuck away, Donald.

The American right are beyond pathetic that this whining fat orange bitch is the best they've been able to come up with for 3 consecutive election cycles. At best he's a distraction from the shit our country needs to do and at worst he's a danger to the entire world, us included. Demented dotard belongs in jail and nowhere near the levers of power.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 65 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There's the quiet part that gets said out loud.
then there's the part that they think, loudly.
Then there's the parts that are so awful, they even think them quietly.  
 
 
I'm convinced CPAC is the last part, there.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 59 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'm genuinely creeped out that someone saying these things can have so much support. Honestly I just want to go home and hide under the bed. A year ago when people said things about Trump like "authoritarian" and "fascist" and whatever else it was kinda true but also some hyperbole. Now it's just plain true.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 48 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It was never hyperbole. Remember when he tried to overthrow democracy? Sorry, but you're just coming to acceptance. This isn't new. Ask historians.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. Anyone saying Trump criticism was just hyped up bullshit is a straight moron, or completely in denial. Sure, he's just saying it plainly now, but it was really fucking obvious previously.

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[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

You should see how they talk when they think they're in their echo chambers. Hell, they just do it in the open now.

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[–] youngGoku@lemmy.world 57 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Those quotes sound way too coherent to be coming from Trump....

How does he manage to say the most Fascist shit so clearly but then everything else is just mumbled incoherent garbage?

[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 52 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's written by Steven Miller, Bannon, and the like

But yea, he's good at saying the fascist shit. Rolls right off his grotesque tongue and out his putrid KFC-hole

[–] rdyoung@lemmy.world 39 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Because someone else wrote it.

Trump is a moron and can barely string a sentence together when he is winging it. When he has a prompt and someone he owes money to tells him what to say, he is as eloquent as he can be.

I feel like the only one who sees through the bullshit. I feel like I'm the only one who has realized that trump isn't a smart person nor good at speaking unless he has a script to follow that he can't diverge from because as soon as he does the crazy cat lady is on display.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 13 points 8 months ago

He says to a community to agrees with him and is posting the articles that say that

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 50 points 8 months ago (4 children)

How does Merrick Garland sleep at night?

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 39 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 48 points 8 months ago

Damn, these people have nothing in their lives but hatred.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago (6 children)

This man says so many things daily that shows he is unfit, and the best defense we have against him is Biden. It is going to be a rough ride.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 40 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but that title is misleading:

the unprecedented success of the United States of America will be my ultimate and absolute revenge.”

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Sure, but that "success" are coming after his "day 1 dictator" comments-- just a few short dots to connect and come up with the original title here.

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[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 34 points 8 months ago (66 children)

Meanwhile I just saw an article about donors being worried about Biden using note cards...

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[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 30 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Is his campaign manager Vince McMahon?

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Could be, they do know each other. Even worked together.

[–] beardown@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Trump is in the WWE Hall of Fame.

His venues have hosted Wrestlemanias, and he and Vince had a hair vs hair feud that culminated in a Wrestlemania match - Trump won.

No idea why this isn't brought up more - the WWF in the late 90s was incredibly vulgar, racist, and sexist. And Trump intentionally associated with it. Why is that never discussed?

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[–] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago

Just... wow.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If any of you are wondering I am selling pitch forks.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is a song I like to call: "we all hate you, please die."

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In the 1800s and earlier, this kind of talk would be met with bayonets.

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[–] Toldry@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Linguaphobia! That's a new one

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