floo

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[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 3 points 2 hours ago

I already have this and all the DLC’s on steam, but it’s good to have it in a separate library just in case

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 4 points 4 hours ago

See you there!

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 19 points 1 day ago

It's not just that he called his own legitimate criminal investigations political corruption, it's that he's calling real political corruption legitimate.

There’s nothing “New“ about this. This is Fascism 101. Deny the accusation and then blame your accuser of the same thing.

It is definitely part of the Steve Bannon strategy of “flood the zone with shit“. Just like his threat to sue AOC into bankruptcy over her, very legal remark, calling Trump, a rapist. Because he is, and he has been adjudicated as such.

What Trump is doing is systematically disconnecting us from reality, because with no objective reference, he can dictate reality.

This is an elaborate form of gaslighting. Trump‘s goal is not to undermine the common concept of fact and reality. That’s what Hitler did, but Hitler had a plan. Trump is both demented and extremely stupid. He’s not trying to rewrite our reality, he’s just trying to reconcile his own twisted concept of reality with actual reality. Poorly. There are similarly destructive consequences, but understanding the root of the problem is crucial to remedying it.

The very fact that this story isn't surprising is proof we're deep into this hypernormalization.

We all realized this in 2015, before he was elected the first time. The only way to stop it is to kill him. And then, unless anyone actually does that, we are all going to suffer the consequences.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

This is not a function of dementia. This is a result of a man so narcissistic and self-obsessed, that he can literally not imagine that other people exist on this planet. It’s not that he doesn’t care about other people. He doesn’t even acknowledge the possibility that others exist.

Is an extreme form of solipsism. If you don’t know what that is, you really should.

solipsism

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 12 points 1 day ago

“minimal”

Tell that to my dad’s high blood pressure

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

But Rubidium is so delicious!

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 days ago

In a testament to ineptitude, this is still somehow on the justice department website, lol

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Hey, now, that’s two great band names. Imagine attending a concert with those two as the headliners.

Or maybe not

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No. That just means his name wasn’t on the list. Maybe he didn’t need Jeffrey Epstein’s help to fuck kids.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

AOC isn’t currently trying to get the FTC to approve of a multi billion dollar media conglomerate merger. Had that not been the case, CBS could have easily won against Trump. They also didn’t actually admit legal culpability. It was just a $16 million shakedown, and everyone knows it was total bullshit.

AOC doesn’t have that kind of liability. Of course, she would have more difficulty in paying lawyers fees, for a legal case that would likely drag out for years.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 71 points 2 days ago (7 children)

She’s legally in the clear because Trump is an adjudicated rapist. It’s only slander/liable if the claims are untrue.

This isn’t about winning the case, they just want to force her to spend a gigantic amount of money on a legal defense that will drag on for years and which Trump can use to smear AOC.

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I love this show more than most I’ve ever watched. But there’s something I just can’t get past— How the hell does Jones keep getting cigarettes? Where TF do they come from? For all of the decades after the plague that she lives/works at the facility, where do they come from? Because, after 30-aught years, she would have smoked all of the cigarettes in her immediate vicinity, requiring multi-day trip for scav parties (which she also doesn’t have) to go hunt down more.

of all of the crazy things in this show, this is the one without a rational explanation given in the show.

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