MAGAThread XIX: Hambergers, Noble Prizes, & Disinfectant

[Valrifell]

And yet 35 to 40% of Americans still want that dumb shit. The MAGA crowd is ironically anti American as hell.

I honestly can’t believe so many people are down with and support such an openly corrupt and mindlessly incompetent administration running their nation. To quote Ellen Ripley in Aliens “Did IQ’s drop sharply while I was away?”

It'll be a fun source of sociology and political science papers for decades to come!

[Chan Island]

And yet 35 to 40% of Americans still want that dumb shit. The MAGA crowd is ironically anti American as hell.

I honestly can’t believe so many people are down with and support such an openly corrupt and mindlessly incompetent administration running their nation. To quote Ellen Ripley in Aliens “Did IQ’s drop sharply while I was away?”

No, the Republican party just found 5 or 6 categories of single issue voters and push them on those continuously. As long as their single issue is dealt with as they like, they won't touch the Democratic party next election.

[Gormwood]

An Analysis: Trump's anti-mask campaign picks up steam.

Due to the lack of moral leadership (we shouldn't be surprised at this point), it's not a surprise Trump's views of wearing a mask come off as weak, and undermines his message that the pandemic isn't as severe. This has led to the politicization of masks, leading to more and more people not wearing them due to them being convinced that if the President isn't worried, they won't be either. While certainly the summer weather will slow the spread of the virus, the fact we may see more and more people not donning masks means more people could die.

Oh, btw, on an emphasis on deregulation, back in 2017, The Trump Administration Killed a Rule Designed To Protect Health Workers From Pandemic Like COVID-19.

When President Trump took office in 2017, his team stopped work on new federal regulations that would have forced the healthcare industry to prepare for an airborne infectious disease pandemic like COVID-19. That decision is documented in federal records reviewed by NPR.

"If that rule had gone into effect, then every hospital, every nursing home would essentially have to have a plan where they made sure they had enough respirators and they were prepared for this sort of pandemic," said David Michaels, who at the time served as head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

There are still no specific federal regulations protecting healthcare workers from deadly airborne pathogens like influenza, tuberculosis or the coronavirus. This fact hit home during the last respiratory pandemic, the H1N1 outbreak in 2009. Thousands of Americans died and dozens of healthcare workers got sick. At least four nurses died.

Studies conducted after H1N1 found voluntary federal safety guidelines designed to limit the spread of airborne pathogens in medical facilities often weren't being followed. There were also shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE).

The current head of OSHA Loren Sweatt has said there are enough rules already in place and the hospital industry opposes the measures (as do Republicans in power).

Long term Darwin Award play.

[Valrifell]

I honestly can’t believe so many people are down with and support such an openly corrupt and mindlessly incompetent administration running their nation. To quote Ellen Ripley in Aliens “Did IQ’s drop sharply while I was away?”

No, the Republican party just found 5 or 6 categories of single issue voters and push them on those continuously. As long as their single issue is dealt with as they like, they won't touch the Democratic party next election.

Single-mindedness and stubbornness are the defining characteristic of your average American.

[Rojava Free State]

I honestly can’t believe so many people are down with and support such an openly corrupt and mindlessly incompetent administration running their nation. To quote Ellen Ripley in Aliens “Did IQ’s drop sharply while I was away?”

No, the Republican party just found 5 or 6 categories of single issue voters and push them on those continuously. As long as their single issue is dealt with as they like, they won't touch the Democratic party next election.

"Yeah Trump is a corrupt asshole, but he hates on brown people so it's all good"

-that one retard

[Chan Island]

No, the Republican party just found 5 or 6 categories of single issue voters and push them on those continuously. As long as their single issue is dealt with as they like, they won't touch the Democratic party next election.

"Yeah Trump is a corrupt asshole, but he hates on brown people so it's all good"

-that one retard

I mean- yes? That's pretty much exactly what I'm saying and that is one of the groups.

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What, you think that one retard is in a hurry to vote democrat any time soon?

[Rojava Free State]

"Yeah Trump is a corrupt asshole, but he hates on brown people so it's all good"

-that one retard

I mean- yes? That's pretty much exactly what I'm saying and that is one of the groups.

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What, you think that one retard is in a hurry to vote democrat any time soon?

I'm not sarcastically making fun of your statement. Thats actually reality, and there are people like that out there.

[Gormwood]

I mean- yes? That's pretty much exactly what I'm saying and that is one of the groups.

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What, you think that one retard is in a hurry to vote democrat any time soon?

I'm not sarcastically making fun of your statement. Thats actually reality, and there are people like that out there.

A MAGA cap on the hesd tends to be a warning sign, like bright coloration in nature.

[Rojava Free State]

I'm not sarcastically making fun of your statement. Thats actually reality, and there are people like that out there.

A MAGA cap on the hesd tends to be a warning sign, like bright coloration in nature.

MAGA

Make
America
Garbage
Again

[Gormwood]

A MAGA cap on the hesd tends to be a warning sign, like bright coloration in nature.

MAGA

Make
America
Garbage
Again

MAGdA

Make
America
Great depressed
Again

[Proctopeo]

I honestly can’t believe so many people are down with and support such an openly corrupt and mindlessly incompetent administration running their nation. To quote Ellen Ripley in Aliens “Did IQ’s drop sharply while I was away?”

No, the Republican party just found 5 or 6 categories of single issue voters and push them on those continuously. As long as their single issue is dealt with as they like, they won't touch the Democratic party next election.

I really don't see how being a single-issue voter is a bad thing. Or is it only a bad thing when the single issue is one you disagree with!?

Oh, and fwiw, I'm not a single-issue voter. I consider multiple ones, and that consideration has made me reject both the Republicans and the Democrats. Neither are worth my time.

[Fartsniffage]

No, the Republican party just found 5 or 6 categories of single issue voters and push them on those continuously. As long as their single issue is dealt with as they like, they won't touch the Democratic party next election.

I really don't see how being a single-issue voter is a bad thing. Or is it only a bad thing when the single issue is one you disagree with!?

Oh, and fwiw, I'm not a single-issue voter. I consider multiple ones, and that consideration has made me reject both the Republicans and the Democrats. Neither are worth my time.

If you can't understand why being a single issue voter is a bad thing then I question if you have the requisite understanding of the responsibility that is inherent in the right to vote.

[Bienenhalde]

No, the Republican party just found 5 or 6 categories of single issue voters and push them on those continuously. As long as their single issue is dealt with as they like, they won't touch the Democratic party next election.

I really don't see how being a single-issue voter is a bad thing. Or is it only a bad thing when the single issue is one you disagree with!?

Oh, and fwiw, I'm not a single-issue voter. I consider multiple ones, and that consideration has made me reject both the Republicans and the Democrats. Neither are worth my time.

It can be a bad thing if the candidate you support is an absoute disaster for the country in all other respects.

[Gormwood]

I really don't see how being a single-issue voter is a bad thing. Or is it only a bad thing when the single issue is one you disagree with!?

Oh, and fwiw, I'm not a single-issue voter. I consider multiple ones, and that consideration has made me reject both the Republicans and the Democrats. Neither are worth my time.

If you can't understand why being a single issue voter is a bad thing then I question if you have the requisite understanding of the responsibility that is inherent in the right to vote.

Muh Preshus!

[Gormwood]

I really don't see how being a single-issue voter is a bad thing. Or is it only a bad thing when the single issue is one you disagree with!?

Oh, and fwiw, I'm not a single-issue voter. I consider multiple ones, and that consideration has made me reject both the Republicans and the Democrats. Neither are worth my time.

It can be a bad thing if the candidate you support is an absoute disaster for the country in all other respects.

As is the case right now.

[Proctopeo]

I really don't see how being a single-issue voter is a bad thing. Or is it only a bad thing when the single issue is one you disagree with!?

Oh, and fwiw, I'm not a single-issue voter. I consider multiple ones, and that consideration has made me reject both the Republicans and the Democrats. Neither are worth my time.

It can be a bad thing if the candidate you support is an absoute disaster for the country in all other respects.

True, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they should vote directly against their own interests. And to preempt the dull argument, no, it isn't a "fuck you got mine", it's "how much do I want to shoot myself, specifically, in the foot".

I really don't see how being a single-issue voter is a bad thing. Or is it only a bad thing when the single issue is one you disagree with!?

Oh, and fwiw, I'm not a single-issue voter. I consider multiple ones, and that consideration has made me reject both the Republicans and the Democrats. Neither are worth my time.

If you can't understand why being a single issue voter is a bad thing then I question if you have the requisite understanding of the responsibility that is inherent in the right to vote.

This is a stupid take, but one I'll give the dignity of an actual response. I can completely empathize with people who only look for one policy position in a candidate, and only will change their tune if something major comes up. It may not be the brightest way to choose a candidate, but it's valid, and saying it's not comes off as a bit elitist. Again, I'm not a single-issue voter, I'm just capable of understanding why people are.

If you can't understand why being a single issue voter is a bad thing then I question if you have the requisite understanding of the responsibility that is inherent in the right to vote.

Muh Preshus!

Got anything of value to contribute here, or no?

[Zurkerx]

Twitter labels Trump’s tweets with a fact-check for the first time

Twitter on Tuesday slapped a fact-check label on President Trump’s tweets for the first time, a response to long-standing criticism that the company is too hands-off when it comes to policing misinformation and falsehoods from world leaders.

The move, which escalates tensions between Washington and Silicon Valley in an election year, was made in response to two Trump tweets over the past 24 hours. The tweets falsely claimed that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. Twitter’s label says, “Get the facts about mail-in ballots,” and redirects users to news articles about Trump’s unsubstantiated claim.

The tweets, said Twitter spokesperson Katie Rosborough, “contain potentially misleading information about voting processes and have been labeled to provide additional context around mail-in ballots.”

Twitter’s actions come on a day when Twitter was facing a barrage of criticism over another set of Trump tweets. Earlier on Tuesday the widower of a former staffer to or Joe Scarborough has asked Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey to delete tweets by President Trump furthering a baseless conspiracy theory about his wife’s death.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

About damn time.

[Valrifell]

True, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they should vote directly against their own interests. And to preempt the dull argument, no, it isn't a "fuck you got mine", it's "how much do I want to shoot myself, specifically, in the foot".

Being a single-issue voter tends to mean voting against your own interests in the slew of other politics that you like but won't vote on, and then you'd wonder why everything is so shitty all the time.

[Fartsniffage]

This is a stupid take, but one I'll give the dignity of an actual response. I can completely empathize with people who only look for one policy position in a candidate, and only will change their tune if something major comes up. It may not be the brightest way to choose a candidate, but it's valid, and saying it's not comes off as a bit elitist. Again, I'm not a single-issue voter, I'm just capable of understanding why people are.

I understand that educated comes off to Americans as eliteist. But I promise it isn't. It just means not considering one persons ignorance being the same as another persons knowledge.

[Rojava Free State]

Twitter labels Trump’s tweets with a fact-check for the first time

Twitter on Tuesday slapped a fact-check label on President Trump’s tweets for the first time, a response to long-standing criticism that the company is too hands-off when it comes to policing misinformation and falsehoods from world leaders.

The move, which escalates tensions between Washington and Silicon Valley in an election year, was made in response to two Trump tweets over the past 24 hours. The tweets falsely claimed that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. Twitter’s label says, “Get the facts about mail-in ballots,” and redirects users to news articles about Trump’s unsubstantiated claim.

The tweets, said Twitter spokesperson Katie Rosborough, “contain potentially misleading information about voting processes and have been labeled to provide additional context around mail-in ballots.”

Twitter’s actions come on a day when Twitter was facing a barrage of criticism over another set of Trump tweets. Earlier on Tuesday the widower of a former staffer to or Joe Scarborough has asked Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey to delete tweets by President Trump furthering a baseless conspiracy theory about his wife’s death.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

About damn time.

He's gonna be in an even madder mood.

[Proctopeo]

True, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they should vote directly against their own interests. And to preempt the dull argument, no, it isn't a "fuck you got mine", it's "how much do I want to shoot myself, specifically, in the foot".

Being a single-issue voter tends to mean voting against your own interests in the slew of other politics that you like but won't vote on, and then you'd wonder why everything is so shitty all the time.

Voting for a politician under basically any circumstance involves voting against some of your own interests. Focusing on one single issue that's of vital importance to you is a form of prioritization, and just an extreme form of what people often do (if they're not voting entirely on partisan lines, ofc).

This is a stupid take, but one I'll give the dignity of an actual response. I can completely empathize with people who only look for one policy position in a candidate, and only will change their tune if something major comes up. It may not be the brightest way to choose a candidate, but it's valid, and saying it's not comes off as a bit elitist. Again, I'm not a single-issue voter, I'm just capable of understanding why people are.

I understand that educated comes off to Americans as eliteist. But I promise it isn't. It just means not considering one persons ignorance being the same as another persons knowledge.

Calling people "ignorant" for voting using particular criteria that you don't agree with is pretty elitist, though.

[Fartsniffage]

Calling people "ignorant" for voting using particular criteria that you don't agree with is pretty elitist, though.

I didn't say that. You did.

[Proctopeo]

Calling people "ignorant" for voting using particular criteria that you don't agree with is pretty elitist, though.

I didn't say that. You did.

It was heavily implied by what you said, even if you didn't explicitly say it.

[Gormwood]

Twitter labels Trump’s tweets with a fact-check for the first time

Twitter on Tuesday slapped a fact-check label on President Trump’s tweets for the first time, a response to long-standing criticism that the company is too hands-off when it comes to policing misinformation and falsehoods from world leaders.

The move, which escalates tensions between Washington and Silicon Valley in an election year, was made in response to two Trump tweets over the past 24 hours. The tweets falsely claimed that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. Twitter’s label says, “Get the facts about mail-in ballots,” and redirects users to news articles about Trump’s unsubstantiated claim.

The tweets, said Twitter spokesperson Katie Rosborough, “contain potentially misleading information about voting processes and have been labeled to provide additional context around mail-in ballots.”

Twitter’s actions come on a day when Twitter was facing a barrage of criticism over another set of Trump tweets. Earlier on Tuesday the widower of a former staffer to or Joe Scarborough has asked Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey to delete tweets by President Trump furthering a baseless conspiracy theory about his wife’s death.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

About damn time.

He's gonna be in an even madder mood.

So who draws the short straw on the diaper change?

[Fartsniffage]

I didn't say that. You did.

It was heavily implied by what you said, even if you didn't explicitly say it.

No it wasn't. You just inferred it. Why is that?