then at the next briefing they'll once again tell him the same old shit about how they cut X amount of spending and now the economy is BOOMING, approval is THROUGH THE ROOF, the police are going after the WOKE MOB, etc. etc. and he'll believe it, cause he's a geriatric toddler.
He's not in control
and why wouldn't he? he's a fucking idiot. he doesn't know how to govern. he's not a lawyer. he doesn't know shit. most of the time, all of his people are off doing their own thing, which looks great to him since in his mind that's a sign that everything's running smoothly under his command.
though even that last part isn't necessarily true anymore. Since his re-election, his cabinet has been constantly testing the limits of how far they can push things without his approval. They'll just tell him they acted within the purview of his broader goals to make America great and he'll approve
Every single one of them wishes they could just dispense with the whole democratic charade and go full authoritarian but as long as the fundamental principles of governance remain in effect, they have to go through the idiot who facilitated their own rise to power. It's a double edged sword for them
Trump doesn't give a shit about Iran. He doesn't plan, he doesn't play chess, 4D or otherwise. Even his notorious executive orders aren't actually drafted by him. It's all handed to him by the actual machiavellians. His cabinet, lobbying groups, business and religious leaders. etc.
So they constantly have to kiss his ass and debase themselves in an attempt to convince him that their ideas are actually his, like a gaggle of cartoon viziers. "Sign this, Sire, and the people will love you." "Great idea, Sire." "This is why you are the most beloved leader in history."
I never said he didn't have power. The fact that he has the final say in everything his handlers want him to do is arguably what's preventing the GOP from going full 4th reich. They all want their christofascist ethnostate, but grandpa only wants to be seen as the Nr.1 Coolest Guy™
Trump isn't thinking anything. He's sitting in his playroom watching TV and eating chicken nuggies. Hegseth, Miller, Rubio etc. are the ones who are pushing this shit. Trump is nothing but a glorified mascot whose only purpose is to animate the voter base. It's been like this since his 1st term
you've acquired [Orb of Anxiety]
The Lee Van Cleef Fan Club
starring a bunch of guys, none of whom are Lee Van Cleef
lmao what? I thought they had patched that out. my peppies used to say that all the time, then around version 1.6 or so they suddenly stopped. I figured the devs had caught on
Sonja's still mad about the green m&m thing. I love implied continuity
god these things have gotten expensive..
Figma of Doomguy
a number of rabbit figurines (and one hare)
I need the Doomguy figma so I can display him with a bunch of bunny figurines
Chapter 1: Hegel
doomguy's guiding principle is his love for buny, which are of course a literary proxy for trans women. in this essay I will-
It's habbening
if you're planning to do a lot of gaming but you're worried about your nvidia GPU, I recommend nobara as a secondary. it handles nvidia drivers better than bazzite or cachy
memes aside, it really is an excellent OS. it's simple, modular, and minimalist in its construction, yet elegant and straight forward in its use. I love Slackware, but I'm not too proud to admit that Arch beats Slack at its own game in pretty much every way (grudgingly side-eyes pacman)
all that being said, seeing how microsoft seems hell-bent on going full adobe, I probably will ditch windows entirely sooner or later, possibly this year. If you see yourself in the same boat, then I highly recommend Arch as your main.
that's why I have multiple machines for different purposes. my Linux box exists pretty much entirely for fucking around and nothing else, though depending on the degree of fuckery, you could probably get away with a set of live distros. fuck around, find out, pop in a different one, see what works
the Ange Ushiromiya meme where she's drinking milk with a googly-eyed expression, but it's my bunnysona. the milk carton says "100% Slack" and the mug has Tux on it
"I like Arch, but it's definitely the least user-friendly distro. It's very easy to break things by accident"
oh, my sweet summer child
Tucker Carlson, experiencing humber.
B^U
B^U
The legs aren't attached?
I thought the arms belonged to Marisa at first
"It's got something for everyone"
- IGN
