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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 169 points 4 days ago (3 children)

He’s not even in office.

[–] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 88 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Am I crazy or do presidents-elect usually not get this involved so early and so publicly? Like he’s been meeting with world leaders and whatnot?

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 62 points 4 days ago (3 children)

During the 2008 financial crisis both Obama and McCain had White House meetings to try and figure out a solution, that was before the election. But I guess in that instance they were all basically on the same team and Bush didn't want to set up his successor for failure, whomever it was (McCain would've probably done the exact same thing).

[–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 47 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You know it's bad when you look back at Bush's time in office with a sense of nostalgia...

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 35 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I mean, I don't. He was terrible and I hate that Democrats are laundering his and the Cheney's reputations. It's just that Republicans have always been on a downhill trajectory, each President worse than their predecessor.

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"Could've been worse. Not sure how, but it could've."

Ten years later...

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 32 points 4 days ago

It is nice to hear when politicians are actually working together to try and solve a big problem.

That would never happen with Trump.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

I miss the days when McCain was seen as right wing. He at least had integrity.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 49 points 4 days ago

They're also not usually constitutional forbidden from taking office, but he'll be confirmed in spite of that little issue in a few days

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

You're not crazy. no.

But, eh, he's been meeting with World Leaders™️through out Biden's term, and that's really not normal either. (well. with the exception of the sitting president asking an ex pres to do some negotiating or something. That kinda happens.)

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

It's partially because of the previous term, it's not the same as a random person about to be president for the first time.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's still four more years of this bullshit... At least...

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Inauguration is what? The 20th?

So like 4 years and 15 days.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If we’re very, very lucky….

Dudes flying with Johnson and Vance and (huh… how far down we gotta go to find someone not nuts?) and a freak accident happens.

Or maybe the aliens come to take them home. (They owe us an apology.)

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I meant because we won't have free and fair elections anymore.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 111 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's pretty hilarious that Trump voters are so psycho that even when people try to kill Trump it's still one of his supporters lol.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Every fucking time.

[–] TheSealStartedIt@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago

Humble request to put the word "Trump" somewhere in title or description, so that my filter works.. Nothing against this meme, I'm just tired of this person...

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

...and the Panama canal takeover threat is associated with tax evasion. Half of the US voters support the orange clown and they have no idea about the disaster approaching at full-speed.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Right Wingers eating their own may be the only hope for America

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Because god knows the DNC cant be trusted to lead an opposition.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 33 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What was the news about the Cyber truck dude being a Trump supporter? I missed that.

[–] habitualTartare@lemmy.world 62 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

In one of the letters police say were found on his phone, Livelsberger expressed support for Donald Trump and the president-elect's allies, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He also expressed disdain for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and income inequality and expressed a concern about homelessness, according to the letters.

Source for above is ABC

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 56 points 4 days ago (3 children)

This dude was a Trump and Musk fanboy and killed himself in a Cyber Truck outside of Trump tower? That's desperate as hell.

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 49 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] mjsaber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 7 points 3 days ago

Our dystopia isn't very boring.

I fear that we live in... Interesting Times.

[–] Threadsdeadbaby@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Did you read his email? I don't think desperate. He wants everyone to listen to his whistle.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

No. Generally as a rule, I don't read dumb fucks' manifestos unless they do something useful like raise awareness about the asshattery of health insurance denials.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Are you referring to the civilian deaths in Nimruz?

I read through what I think is the email. It kind of sounds like some guilt and disillusionment mixed with paranoia over the Jersey drones and China.

I could see it as some sort of plea to Musk and Trump, but it's not easy logic to follow. Unless it's m just reading it wrong or something.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He also expressed disdain for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and income inequality and expressed a concern about homelessness,

Right. So someone with no understanding of the world.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Fox is a hell of a drug.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Matthew Livelsberger - August 19, 2020:

Here's a 2015 post from his former wife: " Sara Livelsberger posted a tweet made by President-elect Trump on her Facebook. In the comments she wrote, "I follow his Twitter … Just to get my morning motivation to kill someone."

Seem like such nice people.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I wonder what Fox is on to now to distract from that.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 29 points 4 days ago

Probably just going to lie about it.

"Biden forged the so-called suicide note to distract from the fact that it was actually an Obama paid Chinese Venezuelan left wing antifa immigrant! Our source Mr.Lieoutmyass Forlotsofmoney has the evidence but unfortunately he says his dog ate it."

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 15 points 4 days ago

They just won't mention it. Plus there's an actual ISIS terrorist they can focus on anyway.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 days ago

probably some whining about clinton's emails... by a half-nekkid blonde (cuz, ya know, ph is blocked in much of magastan. they gotta get it somewhere).

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He isn't in office for another 16 days.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As another comment pointed out, you wouldn't know it with all the meetings and dealings he's done since even before the election results came in completely.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

With it being his second term, it's not surprising he knows what he wants to do and who he wants to meet with. It's going to be a disaster like the first term, except this time he knows what he's doing and can be an even more efficient disaster.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Such a memorable sweater.

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