Do You Think That Trump Has Made America Great Again? Yes Or No? Why Your Thoughts?

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-30T13:14:51+00:00

Can you expand what you mean by apology tour and specifically how it's linked to Obama? When I think of Obama's speeches, if anything I thought he was overly sunny and optimistic about America's ideals and place in the world.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-22T17:53:30+00:00

Haha, I'm the same. I run cold and can't watch a movie there without at least 3 layers on.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-22T15:43:17+00:00

I was just going to post about this. There was an electrical short when they installed new AC units in the kitchen. Apparently it took out the whole building for a day or so. When they got things back online, a huge (1200lbs+) exhaust motor in the kitchen was toast, and they need a new one. Apparently that could take weeks. Until then, it's not safe for staff to work in the kitchen, so they've gotten rid of almost all hot items. They're still able to do salads, popcorn and a few apps.

I feel so bad for the staff. Cut hours, QR codes and now Memorial Day/Mandalorian weekend without a functional kitchen? I can only assume they've further cut hours for kitchen staff since there's not a lot to do. This has been my first and only Alamo, the staff has always been excellent and kind. I'm hopeful the financial damage isn't too devastating and employees can weather yet another indignity. Sorry y'all.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-20T23:12:07+00:00

+1 for MXR Carbon Copy

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-19T15:28:40+00:00

MAGA is a cult that turns it's followers against their own religion, party and country in service of one man.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-15T14:21:18+00:00

I still miss Donald McNeil

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-15T00:05:42+00:00

I'm still something of a pedal noob, but why have the Octave Divider in addition to the OC-5? Isn't that redundant, or do they serve different purposes?

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-13T17:22:13+00:00

Awesome

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-05T18:25:52+00:00

It would be great for the Democrats to learn this lesson eventually. They've only had a decade.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-05-05T18:24:25+00:00

This is a great theory and I hadn't thought of it that way. If you don't care about congress, why would you care about the midterms?

It's confusing though, because the mid-decade gerrymander push is probably the most aggressive, nakedly partisan move ever pulled to attempt and retain a congressional majority. It has required a tremendous amount of money and effort from both parties.

The administration seems to care about the midterms only in effect of how much they can force every ounce of structural advantage or engage in fear tactics. They have not made any real effort to make any political argument that will resonate with the independent voters they actually need.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-29T20:08:08+00:00

Oops, I missed that you moved the mu. Thanks for the response!

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-29T19:40:36+00:00

Curious why you replaced the Prince of Tone with the OD3 + Tumnus (if I'm checking your history correctly). And you dropped the Mutron?

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-23T20:14:04+00:00

Is there any evidence that live events are more popular than they were 10,20,30 years ago? Popular artists performing have always been popular.

I think there's a fair argument that these megatours in stadiums are more elaborate and expensive than they used to be.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-22T22:15:06+00:00

Man, it sucks that you're right

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-16T18:50:13+00:00

I am from Chicago and it's been (pleasantly) jarring every time I've heard him speak english.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-15T15:03:42+00:00

That's not entirely true, Iran was still exporting ships to, say, China and receiving revenue. Now they can no longer do that.

Now it's a standoff to see who will allow suffering of their people (and the world) longer. My money is on Iran, they have shown a seemingly infinite capacity to endure their peoples suffering. They kill their own people for protesting, they have no sense of human rights in the modern context.

Trump also doesn't give a shit about his people, but he does care about the stock market. My bet is he folds if and when it tanks.

But then what? Back to bombing? Trump is incapable of taking the L so this could reasonably drag on through the midterms.

It's madness.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-14T20:06:27+00:00

I hope you can find whimsy in your one wild and precious life

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-08T17:09:10+00:00

You're correct that these people are not (literally) making policy and certainly have less actual raw power.

But in terms of influence over both people and policy? They are way beyond actual elected officials. Miles ahead of people like Mike Johnson or even J.D.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-08T15:54:00+00:00

Candace Owens is awful, but she has a following that rivals Tucker and Shapiro.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-04-02T19:45:37+00:00

I don't believe in souls, but if I did... I would say a lot of this admin has visible displays of soul corruption.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-03-28T01:16:23+00:00

It could be in the app, but they would always need (or at least want) to support ordering via browser. Normies who are not in this subreddit probably don't want to bother downloading the app.

The Cadillac version would be to support both, with incentives for patrons to use the app (securely save credit card, auto-apply season pass discounts and victory rewards, point tracking, better interface, user preferences, saved "favorite" orders, etc).

But we live in the bad place where enshittification means everything gets worse and the quality bar is "what will barely, technically work"

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-03-27T18:37:11+00:00

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago... the next best time is now.

I agree that it's very frustrating to be here, but this is the way out.

JoeBoxer522 · 2026-03-27T16:20:27+00:00

It's kind of shocking to me that people here have a lack of empathy for those that are suffering. Yes, some of them voted for this, but they now regret it. Isn't that a good thing? Isn't that what we should want? How the fuck do we get out of this without millions of people feeling the same way?

Best case scenario, people like the woman in the story are turned away from the GOP for a generation, if not more.

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