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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] xorollo@leminal.space 3 points 25 minutes ago (1 children)

This is so weird. Why is the dude displaying his fries like he's proud of them?

[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 1 points 15 minutes ago

what, are you saying that a douchebag isn't allowed to be proud of his fries? I'm sorry, I thought this was America

[–] Tusser@lemmy.world 2 points 30 minutes ago
[–] resin85@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 hour ago

Never has more divorce been captured in a single photograph

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 2 points 24 minutes ago

I wanted to buy a Cybertruck (don't judge me, my kid loves it). We also love McDonald's.

I no longer want anything Tesla or even want to eat at McDonald's anymore.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 37 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Musk being best buds with the President of the USA is legit friggin' scary, speaking as a foreigner.

Then you remember that Trump, and it becomes terrifying.

[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 4 points 20 minutes ago

Then you remember that Trump, and it becomes terrifying.

then I remember that trump... what? I'm also "a foreigner" (meaning I don't live in the shithole known as the US), but that's an incomplete sentence

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

Welcome to Walmart. I love you.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 56 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (4 children)

This reminds me of so many comments from Americans saying how embarrassing Biden is as a president and that no one takes 🇺🇸'Murica🦅 seriously anymore under the Democrats. It was weird to read as a foreigner because I loosely remember what Trump was like. And now here we are again. Hope Americans are proud.

[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 27 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Nahhh... we're pretty fucking disappointed... Least everyone I know with half a brain.

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 16 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (3 children)

I wish I knew someone who was disappointed. The only two people in my life that aren't Trumpers are my daughter and her fiance. Everyone else thinks that gas will get back to $1/gallon and food prices will return to pre Covid levels on Jan 21.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago* (last edited 3 minutes ago)

I think it's revealing that apparently as long as gas and eggs are okay, the country falling completely apart is secondary (to the voting majority).

[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 8 points 1 hour ago

Sheeeesh, sorry to hear you're living deep in the red. Proud of my state for being a spot of blue in a sea of red, but hot damn that election map was bleak.

It's so wild how absolutely bonkers the political climate has become just in my lifetime. There was some real optimism when I got to vote for Obama as an 18 year old. Would've never seen all this coming...

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

What will they think when those things don't happen? Some conspiracy shit?

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Cognitive dissonance - They'll find some way to blame it on Biden/Harris/Newsom/Pelosi.

[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 1 points 18 minutes ago* (last edited 17 minutes ago)

"Thanks, Obama!"

[–] Invertedouroboros@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Honestly, in my social circle we're all kinda treating it like this... strange, self-inflicted, natural disaster. Like we can't even really joke about it, still. It's like we all know it's gonna be bad, the only question is how bad it's going to be. There's a lot I'm hoping is over-reaction, but honestly that's a pretty shitty thing to hope for and a hard hope to maintain all things considered.

[–] Woht24@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

They are fucking wild honestly.

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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

what ever happened to jd vance? rarely see that guy these days

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

probably in the other room fucking the couch.

Brought to you by Carl's Jr.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 hours ago

Saving this picture, in case I ever eat something poisonous i can use it to throw up immediately.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 hours ago

McDonald’s Unhappy Meal

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

Caravan of Fools comes to mind…

The dark and distant drumming 
The pounding of the hooves 
The silence of everything that moves 
Late at night you'll see them 
Decked out in shiny jewels 
The coming of the caravan of fools

Like the wings of a dove 
The waiter's white glove 
Seems to shimmer by the light of the pool 
Some dull, blinding winter 
When you can't help but lose 
You're running with the caravan of fools

Love and devotion, deep as any ocean 
Don't play by anybody's rules 
With your carousel of horses 
And your unforeseen forces 
You're running with the caravan of fools

Caravan of fools, caravan of fools 
You're running with the caravan of fools

John Prine

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 32 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 146 points 6 hours ago (10 children)

The White House has one of the best chefs and kitchens in the world, and this dumbass will be ordering McD's and KFC for 4 years.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 hours ago

Hopefully the ecoli gets them all.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 73 points 5 hours ago (9 children)

I hope so. Less cost to the taxpayer, and the high calorie and sodium count will send Trump to an early grave.

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 28 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

The taxpayer doesn't pay for his meals, actually. Came as a surprise to the Obamas they said once.

2014 link: https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/nov/28/obama-bill-white-house-thanksgiving

Didn't look to hard for the Obama quote, but Nancy Reagan's reaction is in that one.

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I heard about the President being billed for services in an interview with Laura Bush.

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[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 40 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Not a single sauce opened, no bites taken, nothing removed from an annoying tray lip and placed on the table like a real person. No sign whatsoever that they are actually eating this junk. The half eaten fries are staged as eating without the ketchup that is right there on the tray is quite unlikely.

This is a staged ad. It is meant to be a message to others in corporate America, and for marketing to convenient idiots to quote the Russian term.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 25 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

It’ both. The before eating pics are always more PR friendly. Trump loves McDonald’s because he has no taste

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently he eats so much McDonald's because he's paranoid about being poisoned and thinks sending someone there to get his food anonymously makes him more safe somehow. It makes you wonder where that paranoia came from once you also learn that this was first reported seven years ago.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 1 points 59 minutes ago

Paranoia of some non-existent foe and right-wingers

Name a more iconic duo

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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 116 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Strap the fuck in, American people of the Fediverse. This table of lunatics is about to make your lives much harder and more dangerous.

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 59 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Hate to say it, but the US isn’t the only country that is fucked. The impact is going to be felt worldwide and in a harsh way.

We’ll see how long places like Ukraine and Taiwan will last.

Ugh, the more I think about it the more I realize how bad it’s going to be.

Yeah, climate change is global.

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