Remember when Republicans lost their shit over Biden Admin people calling Facebook, asking them to take down misinformation about COVID? Pepperidge Farms remembers…
They called content moderation on corporate media platforms a 1st amendment free speech violation, but all cheer when Stephen miller calls for journalists to be fired for reporting something that makes them look bad. Also Trump basically calls for 1st amendment violations on a daily basis
Imagine seeing a production of A Christmas Carol with Trump as Scrooge, but replace Scrooge’s redemption in the third act with Trump being dragged to hell like Faust.
I’d watch that. Instead we get Scrooge typing about evil liberal ghosts trying to socialize our country all night on Christmas Eve only to wake up the next day and push late stage capitalism ever further to degeneracy, fragments of muppets hung by the ballroom fireplace with disdain.
Ah, the interview on Air Force One where he openly admits to thinking he'll never get into heaven...
It's why he's so shit scared of dying. He knows, if an afterlife exists and your fate relies on the morality of your actions when alive, then he is truly, utterly fucked. Even if it's just the Esptein stuff.
I sincerely hope some semblance of an afterlife exists for all of us— whatever that means for anyone’s beliefs, even if it’s just peaceful darkness. Whatever brings you peace at the end of this strange journey we call life.
For Trump, I hope it exists for him simply because it will be the one place he has absolutely no power, no political influence, and no money. For once, he will be judged solely on his character and it will be his reckoning.
Whatever it is, I hope the spirits of his victims are the ones to guide him to where he ultimately belongs.
I teach English literature, and 'A Christmas Carol' is currently what many children aged 14 to 16 are learning in preparation for their end-of-high-school exams (known as GCSEs in the UK).
I've always said that 'A Christmas Carol' is one of the most unrealistic stories imaginable, and it's not because of the supernatural element with the ghosts, but rather the fact that the story depicts a rich man being redeemed.
There will be no redemption for people like Musk and Trump.
I’ve played Scrooge before, and have directed A Christmas Carol— every time, without fail, the redemption arc becomes the most challenging, unrealistic, “stagey” part of the entire GHOST story. The ultra wealthy aren’t capable of changing just because they had a bad dream on the anniversary of their business partner’s death.
Trump has entered into the Christmas spirit of peace on earth and goodwill to all by threatening to terminate the TV networks that don’t praise him.
“If network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% negative to President Donald J. Trump… shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated?” Trump posted in the very early hours of Christmas Eve. He then answered his own question, “I say, YES!”
Trump has been emboldened to threaten networks after his hand-picked FCC chair, Brendan Carr, got involved to take Jimmy Kimmel of air for a week in September.
CBS News’ new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, is reportedly the person behind the decision to pull a 60 Minutes segment about CECOT prison.
Sharyn Alfonsi, the reporter behind the spiked story on CECOT prison, said in a leaked memo, “If the standard for airing a story becomes, ‘the government must agree to be interviewed’, then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.”
“If network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% negative to President Donald J. Trump… shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated?shouldn't you be asking yourself if maybeyou'rethe problem?”
I am reminded of an old adage: "If all of your interactions with other people are unsatisfactory, the problem lies in the one thing they all have in common."
It's The Daily Beast, which is essentially the liberal version of the National Review. They do great journalism, but by design they're meant to counter the right-wing media sphere. The AllSides media bias rating puts The Daily Beast squarely in the "Left" category.
Headlines like that are incredibly common when him or his administration are involved and yet nothing happens and nothing changes. A sad state of affairs.
It's a petulant meltdown brought on by people not letting him be a dictator and tyrant. He's essentially a "Make-A--Wish" child who happens to be in a position of ill begotten power.
I thought you said "doctor" instead of "dictator" and, much as you are doing now, it is not hard to imagine him having a tantrum about how nobody has made him a medical doctor yet
His death will be celebrated by the world. There will be partying in the streets. He will be remembered as one of the worst human beings in recent times.
Straight out of Daddy Putin’s playbook. This is how Putin crushed the free press in Russia over the last 20+ years, until all that was left was State media.
Putting “79” in there is either shade or a way to minimize his behavior. Associating his age with derangement helps soften the situation because many people will dismiss it as, “oh, he’s just an old man”…giving sane 79 year olds a bad name and exposing the utter hypocrisy that the same people who dragged Biden with, have.
They dragged Joe Biden for filth for his age and he got so much hate for it. This lunatic is actually evil and people just shrug. Maddening.
His advanced age should always be referenced. Never let anyone forget he is addled and elderly. They created a shitstorm about Biden’s age but we were infinitely safer with Biden and Harris than we are now.
Ben Sasse gets stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Seems to be a good dude who was fair. Trump, continues to skate by despite being emotionally and physically unhealthy. Life ain't fair.
It’s fucking exhausting he just can’t be normal for one event, one holiday or an announcement. The fatigue is real. I was raised to respect your leaders and your elders and I can’t muster any for him.
To paraphrase Darrow, I’ve not wished death on anyone but I look forward to reading the obituary. In fact, I think it will make a lovely cross stitch pillow.
Damn, what a whiny little bitch. No wonder MAGA loves him. They're a bunch of losers playing the victim and trying to blame all their failures on other people too.
god i wanna take a break from this freak over the holiday stretch. Win the lotto tonight, come back next week to quit my job and everything and hear "the new".
it might happen just like that. We'll see! Wish me luck.
Years ago Fox was started to provide a pure right wing slant/ propaganda to the American right wing. Now an opportunity is there for a similar network to be started that does the polar opposite, although in this case the propaganda isn't necessary, just the straight up truth.
It’s gotten to the point where I’m expecting the next State of the Union address to be like a WWE promo for Monday Night Raw, which would be SO AWESOME.
Well, it's for sure that he just sure as hell ain't gonna do a got damn thing about it because, number one, all of the TV networks that he is trying to target just sure as motherfucking hell ain't gonna "praise" him at all anytime soon. And number two, he just doesn't have the got damn authority to terminate any TV networks that choose not to "praise" him for his so-called "accomplishments". I know that he just doesn't care about all of that, of course, but uh, who really gives a fuck? So uhhhhh......yeah. We're just gonna leave all of that state TV mess in North Korea and Russia, dude.
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Remember when Republicans lost their shit over Biden Admin people calling Facebook, asking them to take down misinformation about COVID? Pepperidge Farms remembers…
They called content moderation on corporate media platforms a 1st amendment free speech violation, but all cheer when Stephen miller calls for journalists to be fired for reporting something that makes them look bad. Also Trump basically calls for 1st amendment violations on a daily basis
Ah Stephen miller… pos and the possible 4th person on the bald people meme? Screw thay guy
Imagine seeing a production of A Christmas Carol with Trump as Scrooge, but replace Scrooge’s redemption in the third act with Trump being dragged to hell like Faust.
I’d watch that. Instead we get Scrooge typing about evil liberal ghosts trying to socialize our country all night on Christmas Eve only to wake up the next day and push late stage capitalism ever further to degeneracy, fragments of muppets hung by the ballroom fireplace with disdain.
And coated with gold. You know, to class up the dismembered parts.
I hate to think what he does to Gonzo’s nose…
It’s a prostate massager :(
It would have been so easy not to say that.
Ah, the interview on Air Force One where he openly admits to thinking he'll never get into heaven...
It's why he's so shit scared of dying. He knows, if an afterlife exists and your fate relies on the morality of your actions when alive, then he is truly, utterly fucked. Even if it's just the Esptein stuff.
I sincerely hope some semblance of an afterlife exists for all of us— whatever that means for anyone’s beliefs, even if it’s just peaceful darkness. Whatever brings you peace at the end of this strange journey we call life.
For Trump, I hope it exists for him simply because it will be the one place he has absolutely no power, no political influence, and no money. For once, he will be judged solely on his character and it will be his reckoning.
Whatever it is, I hope the spirits of his victims are the ones to guide him to where he ultimately belongs.
I teach English literature, and 'A Christmas Carol' is currently what many children aged 14 to 16 are learning in preparation for their end-of-high-school exams (known as GCSEs in the UK).
I've always said that 'A Christmas Carol' is one of the most unrealistic stories imaginable, and it's not because of the supernatural element with the ghosts, but rather the fact that the story depicts a rich man being redeemed.
There will be no redemption for people like Musk and Trump.
I’ve played Scrooge before, and have directed A Christmas Carol— every time, without fail, the redemption arc becomes the most challenging, unrealistic, “stagey” part of the entire GHOST story. The ultra wealthy aren’t capable of changing just because they had a bad dream on the anniversary of their business partner’s death.
I totally agree with you.
So basically, 2 parts A Christmas Carol, with the 3 act being taken from Drag Me to Hell. I like it.
Southpark could deliver something like that
I will invest $100 toward making that film.
That’s a great connection, everything they’re attempting is Faustian in nature.
Don giovanni?
Pretty much, but Christmas! 🤣
(And Don Giovanni is old and creepy.)
And banger tunes.
In the day of AI this is like an afternoon with the right workflow.
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From the article:
Trump has entered into the Christmas spirit of peace on earth and goodwill to all by threatening to terminate the TV networks that don’t praise him.
“If network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% negative to President Donald J. Trump… shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated?” Trump posted in the very early hours of Christmas Eve. He then answered his own question, “I say, YES!”
Trump has been emboldened to threaten networks after his hand-picked FCC chair, Brendan Carr, got involved to take Jimmy Kimmel of air for a week in September.
CBS News’ new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, is reportedly the person behind the decision to pull a 60 Minutes segment about CECOT prison.
Sharyn Alfonsi, the reporter behind the spiked story on CECOT prison, said in a leaked memo, “If the standard for airing a story becomes, ‘the government must agree to be interviewed’, then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.”
“If network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% negative to President Donald J. Trump…
shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated?shouldn't you be asking yourself if maybe you're the problem?”I am reminded of an old adage: "If all of your interactions with other people are unsatisfactory, the problem lies in the one thing they all have in common."
Or why you don't just say "me" instead of your full fucking name, you Martian?
Notice how the media start using honest headlines when they're threatened but play these "some critics think" games when it's about other stuff.
It's The Daily Beast, which is essentially the liberal version of the National Review. They do great journalism, but by design they're meant to counter the right-wing media sphere. The AllSides media bias rating puts The Daily Beast squarely in the "Left" category.
If the election were re run today. The scandal is that US voters are so brainwashed they would vote for him.
Agree. This country has turned into a real life Idiocracy (the film)
not Idiocracy (the animated series)
They don’t even try to defend him anymore they just say “still better than Kamala”
So government controlled speech. Where are all the Don't Tread On Me people at? I know. Silent.
All of those Gadsden flag-waving cosplayers demonstrated themselves to be hypocrites and LARPing goofballs long ago.
Because they want super rich daddy to tread on them harder.
Well when it’s the stuff they like it’s okay
All I want for Christmas is for the POTUS and "deranged" to not be synonymous with one another
Headlines like that are incredibly common when him or his administration are involved and yet nothing happens and nothing changes. A sad state of affairs.
It’s Christmas Eve. Ignore this idiot for the next 48 hours at the very least.
It’s hard to believe he’s the same age as Dolly, Bette, Liza and Cher and he looks awful and acts like an entitled asshole.
That's because he IS an entitled asshole.
So, he hasn’t changed much since the seventies, then ?
he hasn't changed much since 2nd grade
Hate ages
Those wonderful ladies embrace humanity, their own and others. Trump shits on humanity. Trump is decaying before our eyes
Praying for a Christmas miracle.
Don't say his age like that I was about to cryyyyyyy but in a good waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
You have Fox News and countless right wing bro podcasts like — Nelk Boys. Be happy with that. Let us have one glimmer of hope - imbecile.
Cant start a headline like that. Gave a bunch of people hope of a Christmas miracle
It's a petulant meltdown brought on by people not letting him be a dictator and tyrant. He's essentially a "Make-A--Wish" child who happens to be in a position of ill begotten power.
I thought you said "doctor" instead of "dictator" and, much as you are doing now, it is not hard to imagine him having a tantrum about how nobody has made him a medical doctor yet
His death will be celebrated by the world. There will be partying in the streets. He will be remembered as one of the worst human beings in recent times.
Let's play a game of "What if Obama said any of this?" shall we?
At the same time he is sanctioning 5 European officials for being part of “the global censorship industry”.
You can’t make this shit up.
Okay, that's expected, but can we all agree that "Deranged Yuletide Meltdown" is a beautiful choice of words.
Can't have those late night Comedians making jokes about people in power, they should be making jokes about Trans people and immigrants./s
When doesn't he say something deranged?
Fuck him, fuck that. Merry Christmas 🎄
Is this neck flap ever happy?
trump is such a little bitch.
Straight out of Daddy Putin’s playbook. This is how Putin crushed the free press in Russia over the last 20+ years, until all that was left was State media.
Happy holidays, america. Your president is doing an old man childish tantrum rant on tv.
What a disgusting, vile, excuse for a human being.
Congress this is YOUR job start standing up to this guy. If needed remove him from the White House.
Putting “79” in there is either shade or a way to minimize his behavior. Associating his age with derangement helps soften the situation because many people will dismiss it as, “oh, he’s just an old man”…giving sane 79 year olds a bad name and exposing the utter hypocrisy that the same people who dragged Biden with, have.
They dragged Joe Biden for filth for his age and he got so much hate for it. This lunatic is actually evil and people just shrug. Maddening.
His advanced age should always be referenced. Never let anyone forget he is addled and elderly. They created a shitstorm about Biden’s age but we were infinitely safer with Biden and Harris than we are now.
This guy raped a pregnant teen. Had her killed. And threw the baby in the lake.
Look it up
You think it was like an underhand toss? Or did he chuck it in the lake like he was throwing a Hail Mary?
he gave it an MLB windup and then his complete lack of competence had it fall barely past the porch, rolling down the grass to the waterline
The perfect gift for the USA.
Merry Christmas! Everyone.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
I do wonder if we will see forced closings of networks next year. The way things are going, it would not surprise me.
I love how everything is a melt down but the man already looks like a blob of melted wax. That’s just Tuesday for DJT
The first part of that title made me sooo happy for a brief moment.
Ben Sasse gets stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Seems to be a good dude who was fair. Trump, continues to skate by despite being emotionally and physically unhealthy. Life ain't fair.
It’s fucking exhausting he just can’t be normal for one event, one holiday or an announcement. The fatigue is real. I was raised to respect your leaders and your elders and I can’t muster any for him.
I’m pretty sure something can only meltdown once.
This has been your daily dose of pedantry to distract from this never ending shit show.
Here's more: melt down is a phrasal verb. Meltdown is a noun. A nuclear plant that melts down is having a meltdown.
Can he just not be a gigantic piece of shit for just one day??
He’s so mad that we all refuse to treat him like a king. #worstpresidentever
For my sanity I do not want to pay anymore attention to this anymore
He’s not well. Everyone knows it.
The end is near……hopefully for him, and not us because of him.
Holiday cheer these nuts donny
"May you find peace in this silent night. And warmth from those surrounding you." -Joe Biden 2023
To paraphrase Darrow, I’ve not wished death on anyone but I look forward to reading the obituary. In fact, I think it will make a lovely cross stitch pillow.
Always deranged. Let me know when he is ever lucid
Free advice: If you don’t like the shows, DON’T WATCH THEM!
He is still 79!!! Ugh …
Old man, ranting.
We should as boycott the networks and give them a taste of what it will feel like.
Time to be admitted Grandpa
Had us in the first half. I can’t lie
THE GOLDEN AGE of AMERICA
Edit: God dammit I’m being sarcastic
Golden showers age.
Damn, what a whiny little bitch. No wonder MAGA loves him. They're a bunch of losers playing the victim and trying to blame all their failures on other people too.
Merry Christmas Trump now choke on a chestnut
Hes going to hell, said so himself
god i wanna take a break from this freak over the holiday stretch. Win the lotto tonight, come back next week to quit my job and everything and hear "the new".
it might happen just like that. We'll see! Wish me luck.
FUCK YOU POOPY PANTS.
It’s usually sad when an elderly person begins to sundown but with Trump it’s hilarious
Yuletide meltdown. That’s funny lol
Years ago Fox was started to provide a pure right wing slant/ propaganda to the American right wing. Now an opportunity is there for a similar network to be started that does the polar opposite, although in this case the propaganda isn't necessary, just the straight up truth.
It’s gotten to the point where I’m expecting the next State of the Union address to be like a WWE promo for Monday Night Raw, which would be SO AWESOME.
Not gonna lie, had me in the first half, I was ready to cry happiness
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If you don't say nice things about me, you are gone. Capeesh.
Well, it's for sure that he just sure as hell ain't gonna do a got damn thing about it because, number one, all of the TV networks that he is trying to target just sure as motherfucking hell ain't gonna "praise" him at all anytime soon. And number two, he just doesn't have the got damn authority to terminate any TV networks that choose not to "praise" him for his so-called "accomplishments". I know that he just doesn't care about all of that, of course, but uh, who really gives a fuck? So uhhhhh......yeah. We're just gonna leave all of that state TV mess in North Korea and Russia, dude.