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    Wow, I can say with confidence that this is the first time I’ve ever wished for a plane to crash. Just one patriotic pilot is all it would take.

    I really don’t like that these shitstains make me feel such vitriol…

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    Do they a) have a McDonalds Kitchen on the plane b) eat warmed up Burgers and Frys c) eat lukewarm Burgers and Frys

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      Elon’s far from mindless. He’s just a self-serving prick who would burn a country down to increase his stan- oh wait.

      Yeah. Fuck.

      He’s potentially the most dangerous person at that table. He doesn’t want power in the limelight - though he uses the limelight when he needs to, yes - he wants power behind the scenes. And he’s very good at getting what he wants. That much should be unambiguously clear.

      And if gaining that power means helping a fascist fucking prick fuck gain dictatorial powers, well I don’t think he’d think twice.

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    It’s been so odd seeing Trump cabinet picks come in because it feels like he is just picking conservative celebrities, rather then actual politicians. Like it’s still kinda crazy that fucking Elon Musk is gonna be in government.

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      It’s looking more and more like this term will be “Celebrity Apprentice: Washington”.

      Which, as sad as that is, is still preferable to the alternative where he has a small inner circle of actually smart far right strategists, who he trusts completely and follows their recommendations to the last detail.

      I don’t know that it holds true across the board, but for Trump at least, it appears that in the right wing you get smarts or charisma/a following…but not both.

      Trump is a flashy moron who appeals to the GOP base, which is comprised largely of morons. They need a moron at the top of the ticket to speak the language of their base, but in the process they’re stuck with a moron at the top when they win.

      They’ll still do damage, no doubt, but I feel like the biggest check on Trump’s power is that he’s too stupid to wield it to maximum effect.

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    In fairness to him, he looks genuinely uncomfortable just holding it for this paid publicity shot. Not enough raw bear meat in it for him.

    Boycott McDonalds, sponsors of Fascism 2025.

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    Am I the only one that thinks this looks like a family gathering with Mike Johnson smiling proudly over the family ‘kids table’?

    Like, exact same vibes as a bunch of random kids all shuffled away to a single kid’s table, and then the one adult (and boy is that stretching the definition) watching over them, and all of them trying to smile for the picture some random auntie none of them have met before is taking.

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    Is it strange to say I think Mike is the highest threat in this picture? I think he stands to do the most damage wielding a republican trifecta.

    Sure trmpf is president and all but, he isn’t as smart as Mike.

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      This whole campaign seems to want to make having cheap fast food on private jets a thing. Maybe they think this humanizes them to Joe Blue-collar? Maybe one of them has terrible taste and the others just want to ironically be part of the club?

      I don’t care what kind of reptilian lizard wizard is in charge of the galley on that plane, there’s no way you are breathing life back into McDs after schlepping that all the way from the frier to the tarmac.