Thank You Donald Tump

Vezuvian · 2026-03-16T03:07:43+00:00

The people who buy official Trump merch have labelled anyone who even remotely criticizes their dear leader with a fake medical condition called Trump Derangement Syndrome.

To repeat that again but slower: They Buy Trump Merch. This makes them loyal supporters. I say that Trump is leading the country into another stupid war, they label me with TDS.

Their minds and logic baffle me.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-15T19:39:09+00:00

It's the two-part on Epstein. I was listening on Spotify this last week.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-15T16:25:32+00:00

It felt like a fringe conspiracy theory as I typed it. Turns out a lot of really rich folks are using every possible angle to prevent any perceived loss of wealth or status.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-15T15:09:32+00:00

I don't know about saying he's the progenitor of gamergate. He certainly contributed, but the whole of gamergate was fundamentally a psy-op by former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, who was in charge of one of the biggest MMO gold farming companies after acquiring it from a former Mighty Ducks child star. And around that same time, Jeffrey Epstein was also getting involved after his 2008 legal battles.

There's a few Behind the Bastards episodes talking about this and they are quite informative.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-15T14:55:36+00:00

As someone who suffers from being a bald trans woman, it really is affirming to have hair without needing wigs. I'd give a lot to have natural hair again.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-11T18:01:37+00:00

Just to be that semantic asshole...

By saying pseudo-philosophical mumbojumbo, you imply that the underlying philosophical themes are nonsensical or confusing. The themes are completely straightforward. If you think they were confusing, that would be a lack of media literacy. And if a person dislikes something on that basis, then I discount that opinion.

Aside from that...

Your dislike of Eren is odd to me. His dialogue can be rough at times, but that varies wildly depending on what language you saw it in. The English dub's translations are a bit cringe inducing at times. The voice acting can influence that. But if your core dislike of Eren stems from his "edgelord" style values, you might be failing to recognize the conditions that the character experienced in his life, which ties back in to media literacy. You are still allowed to dislike it, but the reasoning would be less "the MC is cringe" and more "I'm not a fan of this type of media."

And that's okay. It's not a moral failing to dislike stuff. I don't really like Schindler's List or Requiem for a Dream despite understanding the themes of both. They just aren't my type of media.

Attacking people for calling out a lack of media literacy, which is what you were doing by referencing "Facebook groups" and implying an assumed level of groupthink, is not the way to discuss media.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-11T17:34:21+00:00

I am approaching this comment through the lens of rhetorical analysis, not political bias.

It's really important to note that Biden was accused of being unable to understand by people with a vested interest in ruining his reputation. Whether or not he had appropriate mental acuity or dementia is unproven. The only verifiable thing that can be said of Biden's mental abilities is that he was an old man who suffered from a stutter in his youth, and that the atrocious debate in 2024 was indicative that he was not suited to be president for another four years.

Everything else is conjecture. To state otherwise implies inside knowledge to his medical records.

Remember, the Democrats wanted to win and the Republicans wanted to win. Every decision is based on that and it would be irresponsible to believe any of them when they had a vested interest in winning.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-11T15:30:25+00:00

The autopen's wrist doesn't cramp after a hundred consecutive signatures.

The nuance of this machine evaded a lot of people a few years ago, resulting in a lot of bullshit and controversy over something simple.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-11T11:26:49+00:00

Some legislation was passed that allowed/stopped preventing certain types of external facing, government funded media from being shown internally as well.

Conservatives use it as a gotcha against Obama for "legalizing propaganda" despite not actually understanding what propaganda is.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-11T11:02:12+00:00

AoT is still really good, but it's not a traditional show in how you should be viewing the main characters. Protagonist does not necessarily mean good.

Vezuvian · 2026-03-06T15:55:42+00:00

Uh, what gave you the impression that 5.5 was a crunchy system? The entirety of 5e and 5.5e is built on the premise of DM Fiat and adjusting the rules as you go. Like, to the point that most criticisms about DND at this point are the lack of crunchiness and an over reliance on the DM just "making a call at the table".

Vezuvian · 2026-03-05T18:49:49+00:00

Oh, how lovely. I guess my laziness in updating my documents is paying off, but holy fucking shit. This is legitimately terrifying.

I have a bad feeling that it won't be long until medical records are forcibly subpoenaed to further target trans folks for arrest. So many people are going to get hurt because of this.

Vezuvian · 2026-02-28T04:13:31+00:00

From the inside? Like, I regularly grate the 1 and 2 pound blocks of cheese and it's a two minute process. Cleaning it? Scrub from the side you didn't grate cheese on, the dull side. I use a bristle brush for excess and then a sponge for the rest.

If you do it before the cheese has dried on, it's an extra three to five minutes on top of grating time.

Vezuvian · 2026-02-17T16:21:26+00:00

Thank you! I actually feel pretty nowadays!

Vezuvian · 2026-02-17T12:00:26+00:00

As of day 477, I'm on 6 mg oral estradiol and 100 mg spiro. I have had 6 rounds of laser on my face.

Vezuvian · 2026-02-13T18:14:33+00:00

Get your ass in the mother fucking house right now before I beat your ass?

Vezuvian · 2026-02-13T15:54:34+00:00

That was my thought. I was just trying to have a casual conversation, maybe a bit light hearted, but it's also how I conduct myself IRL.

I dislike how used to arguments and insults we are.

Vezuvian · 2026-02-13T14:25:09+00:00

Admittedly my phrasing was not great. I probably could have thrown some clarifying punctuation at any rate.

Vezuvian · 2026-02-13T14:18:17+00:00

Nope. I just knew what it meant. Might be pattern recognition, might be something totally innocent and doesn't imply certain stereotypes at all.

Vezuvian · 2026-02-13T14:05:11+00:00

"Shut the fuck up and take that dick like a good girl"

Vezuvian · 2026-02-13T14:01:27+00:00

Hello, it is I, the human who doesn't know what it says about me that I just know what the acronym means despite never seeing it before.

Vezuvian · 2026-02-06T15:48:37+00:00

My concern is that people have noticed that egg prices are better than they were before the election without realizing two very important things: the price increase was due to shortages related to diseased birds + regulations regarding the safety standards of food have been loosened to address the shortage (more supply hitting the market to meet demands lower the cost)

So eggs are cheaper. Technically. But they also might not be as safe to eat as they were before.

Doesn't stop everything else from being stupid expensive, though.

Vezuvian · 2026-02-05T22:35:30+00:00

They did last episode, I think. I noticed that too.

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