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[–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 hours ago

Well, as they say, if you put a clown on the throne, he does not become king. The palace becomes a circus.

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

fucking of course.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 46 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Idiocracy is now a fucking documentary.

How much you want to wager, the "mainstream" media will be sporting a boner over this gala event?

[–] oppy1984@lemdro.id 49 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

I really wish people would stop saying Idiocracy is a documentary, it's not. President Camacho was able to see his shortcomings and hired the smartest man in the world to fix things, that's not happening in real life.

Idiocracy is something for us to aspire to.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Office space is still a documentary right?

[–] oppy1984@lemdro.id 5 points 15 hours ago
[–] Steve@startrek.website 4 points 18 hours ago

Been saying this for a year now

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 103 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Idiocracy achieved. Mike Judge is a time traveler disguised as a comedic writer and tried to warn us.

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 22 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

And we thought he was joking

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 20 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] oyo@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 hours ago

That's the only thing he got wrong... Now it's "Welcome to Amazon, we absolutely hate you and you have no other choice."

[–] Thistlewick@lemmynsfw.com 35 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

For context, his Big Idiot Bill passed, but polling on it has been horrendous. This is another distraction.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-scrambles-to-defend-his-megabill-after-savage-polling/

[–] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf 3 points 16 hours ago

Of course it's a distraction "panem et circenses" for the people! It's so close to old Rome you might throw in a Roman salute here and there.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Are we finally gonna get the Musk vs Zuckerberg showdown?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

musk's MOM gave him a hallpass to excuse him from it. doubt he can fight an ANDROID like zuckerberg also knowing BJJ.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 54 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

And in 2030 he'll be having immigrants fight to the death for their freedom.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like a more realistic timeline for that is 2027 at the very latest

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 5 points 16 hours ago

It wouldn't surprise me if it happened next week.

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

They are not winning freedom. Winner gets a pillow for 1 night in Alligator Auschwitz.

[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 14 hours ago

never undersestimate crack strength.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Plot twist, death is their only freedom

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 18 hours ago

Didn't Stephen King write a novela about that?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Bringing back mandingo fighting

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

Biff Tannen has become president.

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 16 points 20 hours ago

This feels really psychotic. All of this really makes me want to question reality. Are we in a simulation? Are we an experiment by an advanced alien race, and they're tweaking parameters to study us?

Trump is like a grade school bully, in a lord of the flies scenario. He's got all this power and he's bringing in his bully friends and they're doing shit grade school bullies would do with all this power.

And all the people who voted for him...

None of this makes any sense. The end is nigh?

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 29 points 23 hours ago

Based on Musk's black eye, I would say that Trump's White House has allready seen at least one fight

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Trump VS Obama? I’d fucking watch that.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 14 hours ago

it would be quite difficult for trump to even walk, especially like a centaur, and his pants is full of shit.

[–] alucard@sopuli.xyz 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 20 hours ago

I'll allow it!

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Musk v Zuck

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago

Can we please stop getting sidetracked by "trump might eat green cheese 2026" please?

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago

Rehabilitation!

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 23 hours ago

I hope it's as successful as his birthday party

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 5 points 19 hours ago

This is some hick-ass shit.

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The White House lawn will be turned into a monster truck track next.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 17 hours ago

Why not? Honestly why not? I would at least be entertained.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago

This is how we get real life to look like a video game. Imagine page boys and interns in their little suits hooting for martial violence like the background of Street Fighter. What a time to be alive.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago
[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago