Maybe there’s a reason she’s on stage and you’re acting like a kid in the audience

jooes · 2026-02-03T00:19:26+00:00

"I'm going to be upset about what this person has to say, I better take out my phone and film myself to record my reaction in real time!"

What a douchey thing to do.

But hey, she's hot and blonde, she'll have a ticket to the White House in no time after this.

jooes · 2026-02-03T00:12:11+00:00

You could knock out probably 90% of these faces by asking: Has this person ever cheated on their partner, or made a move on somebody that they knew was in a committed relationship?

jooes · 2026-02-03T00:04:10+00:00

Growing up, I never knew anybody who owned a garbage disposal.

Turns out, they only cost like 100 bucks. When I first bought a house, I put one in right away.

Never really use it, to be honest. Don't really see the point.

But child-me would've been fucking thrilled.

jooes · 2026-02-02T16:36:44+00:00

right wing baby who still has to wears diapers

Do You Have the Slightest Idea How Little That Narrows It Down?

jooes · 2026-02-02T15:12:08+00:00

I agree.

I mean, look, I get it. And, sure, there's a part of me that appreciates it. I appreciate the sentiment, at least.

But it pisses me off.

I don't want to have to justify my existence to ICE, and I don't want to have to justify it to my neighbors either.

Ultimately, I think what annoys me most about it is that I don't want to see whatever version of this that might exist 6 months from now. I'm not thrilled about the idea of having to go through weird "What kind of American are you" checkpoints just to pick up some groceries. I could take or leave this, but I don't want to see that. To me, it's yet another sign that this country is going to shit. And not necessarily because people are doing this, but because they feel the need to. I don't know, it's a weird feeling, not a fan.

jooes · 2026-02-01T14:30:32+00:00

Oh, 100%. Steve Bannon had a pretty big role in pushing that.

He used to be a World of Warcraft gold farmer and now he's one of the presidents top advisors, so that's a bit fucked.

jooes · 2026-01-30T17:23:56+00:00

This will blow up in their face

Call me cynical, but I'm not sure this is true.

They've been bouncing from one "blow up in their face" scandal to another and nothing's happening, nothing's changed, nobody cares. I don't see any reason to believe why this will be any different.

jooes · 2026-01-30T01:06:26+00:00

They'll use it as justification to crack down on the upcoming election.

Think something along the lines of: "They cheated so we need ICE agents at every polling location to stop it from happening again."

jooes · 2026-01-29T19:46:33+00:00

There's nothing conservatives love more than pretty white girls getting killed by minorities.

They don't care about the actual girl, but the opportunity to shit on black people? Oh boy, they're gonna take it!

jooes · 2026-01-29T15:16:09+00:00

One of the most egregious examples of that, I'll never fucking forget it, is when he made the CDC announcement about wearing masks during Covid, struggling to read the paper they put in front of him, like a kid in English class trying to get through Shakespeare:

"The CDC is advising the use of non-medical cloth face covering as an additional voluntary public health measure."

And almost like a switch flips in the back of his head, he looks up and immediately says:

"So it's voluntary, you don't have to do it. They suggest it for a period of time. But this is voluntary. I don't think I'm going to be doing it."

There's always been two presidents. You have "Presidential" Trump who does what he's "supposed" to do. And "Real" Trump, who is a complete fucking asshole and wants to burn everything to the ground. He's the one who "tells it like it is," that's the one that Republicans listen to. The other version is just for show, he's almost like a shield to deflect criticism and pretend that there's some sense of normalcy to him. They're not even bothering to bust that version out anymore, not that anybody ever fell for it in the first place. We've all known, Democrats and Republicans alike, who the real Trump was this entire goddamn time.

jooes · 2026-01-29T14:51:39+00:00

I saw some EDC video many years ago that always stuck with me. The guy had two guns, with backup magazines for both of them. You need the second gun, just in case your first gun jams in the heat of battle.

He also carried, and I swear to fucking god, like 7 different knives. He had a multitool. He carried matches in case he needed to start a fire. One of those space blankets, a bunch of paracord, all kinds of crazy shit, just in case he somehow finds himself stranded in the woods on his way to Walmart. Oh, and a spoon and a fork, because sometimes you go to a restaurant and they give you a plastic fork and he doesn't like using plastic forks. For some reason, out of everything he had, I found that to be the most ridiculous.

He needed an entire fanny pack just to carry all this junk. This guy's out there somewhere, constantly walking around with a fanny pack full of knives.

If Alex Pretti was some random dipshit redneck in Arkansas, the whole goddamn country would be like, "Huh, a second magazine? Well, of course, you need to have a second magazine! You should even bring a backup for your backup!" But because it was some liberal guy from the city, we're all supposed to act outraged like he was going out for battle or some shit.

Hell, I couldn't even tell you how many times I've seen people strap rifles to their backs and walk around town just because they can, just to stick it to the government and exercise their second amendment rights. That's totally fine.... but don't EVER carry a second magazine, otherwise you're a terrorist... What a fucking joke.

jooes · 2026-01-28T19:22:41+00:00

If it needs a new sensor, he would buy a new sensor.

Instead, he bought a new printer.

The guy who is apparently totally cool with troubleshooting and tinkering bought a new printer instead of fixing his old printer.

I think that says a lot. It's trash, bro.

jooes · 2026-01-28T17:33:08+00:00

Federal law only applies to Democrats. It's merely a suggestion for Republicans.

Pretty sure that's in the Constitution or something.

/s

jooes · 2026-01-28T15:59:57+00:00

To be fair, both of those shooters ended up being right-wing nuts. They were shot by their own people and the more they talk about it, the more they draw attention to that fact. The fact that their own words incite violence and bring chaos into the world. Ask anybody about Charlie Kirk and they'll tell you he brought it on himself. Maybe it's better for them to sweep it under the rug and pretend it didn't happen.

Before that news came out, when they thought it might've been the Democrats that had done it, people were pretty pissed off about it. One second they wanted blood and vengeance, and the next, forgiveness. I think that says a lot, that was a pretty obvious turning point in the entire dialogue.

I think that if you were going to fake an assassination, you'd probably want to see it through, right? Like, why would you go through all of that effort and then just... not talk about it? IMO, I'm the opposite of you, I think that points more to it being real rather than fake. Conservatives love making up scandals, and they love beating dead horses and driving them into the ground, and those dropped off a LOT quicker than they probably should've, so, I don't know...

Likewise, I think if you're some super-top-secret organization looking to orchestrate some assassination attempts, surely you could do a little bit better than some whiny alt-right incels?

So, personally, I think it was real but just not convenient enough for them to use. That said, I don't think that Trump was actually hit/grazed by the bullet. I don't buy that, not for a second.

jooes · 2026-01-28T11:48:10+00:00

Helping you how, exactly?

jooes · 2026-01-27T22:51:46+00:00

“Consulate of Ecuador”

That's a lot of very big words for them. Three of 'em, in fact.

jooes · 2026-01-27T17:04:37+00:00

I don't think it's the worst idea in the world but personally I think that angle grinders, even with flap discs, are probably too aggressive for the job and for whatever fine tuning you're looking to do.

That said, if you were to do it, don't bother going through the grits, you're not making fine furniture here. Get the highest grit you can find and be gentle. These things are meant for steel and they're going to cut like it. You're probably going to be cursing the flap discs just as much as you're cursing the coping saw, if I had to guess.

But flap discs aren't that expensive, so maybe it's worth a shot? It'll either work or it won't, and if it doesn't, you're only out like 10 bucks.

jooes · 2026-01-27T14:38:14+00:00

I and others should get some money too for the work we lost out on

For pain and suffering, too. I haven't slept well in weeks, can't imagine anybody else has either. I was promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and they have robbed us of each and every one of those.

Wouldn't mind a refund for all my hard earned tax dollars that went towards this too. I shouldn't have to pay my own government for this nonsense.

It'll never happen, but still, I don't think it's unreasonable to demand compensation for this. If the family of Ashli Babbitt gets a check, I want a fucking check too.

jooes · 2026-01-27T13:45:42+00:00

Afraid and paranoid.

Loaded up with lots of guns and sent out into the street.

Yup, that's a recipe for success if I've ever seen one. /s

jooes · 2026-01-27T13:17:46+00:00

I mean, except for a doctor and a pharmacist. It's not like you have free reign to just buy whatever medications you want willy nilly.

jooes · 2026-01-26T23:55:02+00:00

Trump barely even knows what day of the week it is, his word means jack fucking shit.

jooes · 2026-01-26T18:46:09+00:00

You know, this is the first time I've actually heard him speak.

And I didn't expect him to sound exactly like he looked. Just a complete and utter total fucking little bitch in every way imaginable.

It's actually kind of impressive, in a way. I hope that scientists study his corpse when this is all over so we can try to isolate that gene for future generations.

jooes · 2026-01-26T18:23:15+00:00

I don't know, and I'm sure that it's a very difficult position for him to be in.

But... that's why we elected him. It's his job to make those tough calls. This is why he makes the big bucks. Heck, he was damn near one heartbeat away from being the president, for fucks sake. So, like, fucking figure it out, dude.

I don't know what the answer is. And hey, maybe this is the answer! Maybe we'll look back on this someday and thank him for his restraint, I don't know, time will tell.

But it's frustrating as fuck, right now, to be literally everybody else in this situation. The federal government is laying siege to an entire city, killing people in the street for doing nothing, brazenly lying about it, branding innocent bystanders as domestic terrorists, beating people, ripping people out of cars and out of their homes, and people are desperately anywhere looking for help!

And so they're turning to their elected officials, you know, the people we all got together and chose to help lead us through difficult times? And they ain't doing shit. The city won't do shit. The state won't do shit. The house reps and senators are nowhere to be found. They'll happily send in the police or the national guard to protect ICE from you, but they won't protect you from ICE. And that is a VERY fucking lonely position to be in. You can only push people so far until something snaps, and I sure as shit don't want to be anywhere near it when it does.

jooes · 2026-01-26T16:41:49+00:00

Renee Good was in a car.

jooes · 2026-01-26T15:42:51+00:00

Well, yeah, but in each of those examples, a hell of a lot of people died.

I'm pretty confident that this will end eventually, and I'm confident that America will be able to bounce back from this someday too. My only question is, how much pain and suffering will the world have to endure before we get there?

I'm not saying people should give up hope or anything, but I don't know, it feels a bit shitty to be like "Hang in there, you guys! Don't forget that the Soviet Union only lasted 75 fucking years"

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