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malaise (291,734 posts)
One of my grand nieces told me that among her friends
MAGA means Mangy Aged Grumpy Asshole
Please do not spread this😂😀😂
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220854799
Coventina (29,033 posts)
The continuing saga of my now-MAGA dad. He sent a horrible text to my sister.
As you may know, from my previous threads, my dad joined the MAGA cult about 18 months ago.
I've severely limited contact with him, after a few go-arounds of unpleasantness and heartbreak.
Well, my sister called me in tears the night before last.
My dad had sent a text to her and her boyfriend, asking what they want for Christmas.
The boyfriend answered, "A coffin full of Trump."
(Which is actually pretty funny - but anyway)
He responded to BOTH of them this long rant about how they must hope he dies too, and,with all his health problems, they will soon get their wish.
It was really ugly and hurtful.
After about 24 hours, she sent him back a text telling him that he broke her heart by saying that and that she wants him to really examine himself for writing such a thing to his daughter.
She said she wanted some time and space to heal, and to please not get them anything for Christmas.
It is true that my dad is definitely on his way out, but with his ugliness, I don't know that I care all that much.
I mean, I think it's really weird that you would respond to a political joke, even a joke at the expense of "your" candidate like that.
I think it's more evidence that the MAGA cult can't separate themselves from their god-emperor.
He responded to BOTH of them this long rant about how they must hope he dies too, and,with all his health problems, they will soon get their wish.
It was really ugly and hurtful.
Coventina (29,033 posts)
8. OH MY ****ING GOD!!!!!! Here is his response:
"It was emphasized that it is not tax payer dollars. As to changes to the White House, I'm sure each president/First lady has made their own adaptations. This one may be on a larger scale than others. The White House appears to be more a location for hosting people and events than for housing the first family. Biden didn't use it much."
**** HIM!
He's dying and he can't die fast enough for me!
PCIntern (27,905 posts)
I have witnessed a couple of these bike rides held in Philly annually and first, it’s nothing I hadn’t seen before and second, most of what was to see was objectively unimpressive. Life ain’t Hollywood.
As KFC pulls its controversial cyberhack ad, we look back at some of the more bizarre complaints about advertising down the years.
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KFC's advertisement featuring a masked Colonel-Sanders-style "hacker" prompted 65 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), making it one of the one of the most complained about of the year.
It was accused of glorifying cybercrime, frightening kids and confusing some viewers into believing their devices had actually been tapped into. But, as KFC ultimately pulled the campaign before the ASA advanced its investigation, the authority's chair ruled the complaint was "settled".
Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, was arrested Monday and is charged with attempted malicious damage of federal property.
Jovel is expected to make his initial appearance on Wednesday in United States District Court in Los Angeles.
“This case exemplifies how misleading and hateful rhetoric against federal law enforcement can and does result in violence,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “Irresponsible rhetoric by politicians and activists have real-world consequences. It must stop.”
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According to an affidavit filed with the complaint, Jovel – who hours earlier had set his Koreatown apartment on fire after receiving an eviction notice – arrived Monday morning at the Federal Building, located in the Civic Center of downtown Los Angeles. Jovel arrived outside the building with multiple shopping bags. The Federal Building houses offices for several federal agencies, including United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
While standing at the base of the stairs outside the building’s main entrance, Jovel reached into one of the bags on his bicycle’s handlebars and then threw a Molotov cocktail through the building’s sliding door, which was open at the time, and is marked as an employee entrance.
Jovel then threw another Molotov cocktail through the then-open door of the Federal Building’s public entrance, where a line of members of the public were waiting to go through security to enter the building.
Evidence collected from the scene, including surveillance video, indicates Jovel attempted to light at least one of the devices.
Federal officers immediately arrested Jovel then searched the bags he brought with him, which included a lighter and five additional Molotov cocktails. During his arrest, Jovel said he was motivated by his anger at the federal government of its immigration policies and actions.
Jovel described his actions as “a terrorist attack” and said to the officers, “you’re separating families” – a remark commonly made by opponents of current United States government immigration policies. He then yelled for people to “start shooting these,” referring to the officers.
Man Throws Molotov Cocktails Into L.A. Federal Building
A man reportedly tossed Molotov cocktails into a federal building while expressing irrational anger at the Trump administration for its immigration policies.
Fox News investigative reporter Matt Finn broke the news about the deranged criminal with explosive intent, who appears to have been a leftist domestic terrorist. The attack occurred in downtown Los Angeles, California, and the man was arrested by federal officers. The man himself purportedly described the attack as a terroristic one.
The world's leading manufacturer of advanced chips is TSMC in Taiwan. Back in 2020, President Trump helped convince TSMC to make a major investment in building chips here in the US, specifically in Arizona.
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In fact, that $12 billion investment was just the start. TSMC is now planning to spend more than 10 times that building multiple fabrication plants or fabs at the site north of Phoenix. The first of those is already opening and operational. The second has just completed construction. ..
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Things may be ahead of schedule but this week the NY Times reported that the complexity of building these factories has turned out to be far greater than the Taiwanese company expected. It's a lengthy story but certain issues crop up repeatedly, an almost impenetrable thicket of regulations and complaints from unions.QuoteThe process that has turned a blank spot on the map into what some now call the Silicon Desert underscores a defining feature of American life: A tangle of bureaucracy often hinders ambitious visions, sowing confusion, uncertainty and delay. That tends to reinforce inertia and discourage development...
At home in Taiwan, TSMC is used to moving aggressively, gaining whatever resources, personnel and government approvals are required to propel its astonishing expansion. Yet in Phoenix, TSMC and its suppliers have wrestled with the intricacies of a different system.
They have been tripped up by a confusing process to gain permits. They have struggled to find workers with needed skills. They have contended with higher costs of doing business, succeeding through force of will and vast sums of money.
