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[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago (3 children)

When was the last time RFK actually looked like that photo

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 days ago

you mean alive and not half dead?

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I'm guessing it was before the "left a bear carcass in Central Park" episode.

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

Before the worm.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I was recently rewatching old wresting so I got to see the education secretary have a tag team match with her husband and kids. Also saw her pretending to be comatose while her husband made out with a young woman. The same husband that wanted to do a storyline in which he is the father of his daughter’s baby

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 109 points 1 week ago (13 children)

It seems ironic that all of trump’s picks are what conservatives complained about being DEI hires.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Accusations, confessions, etc.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 33 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I feel like this isn't visceral enough.

It's so insanely true, but people don't understand... When they accuse someone of something, they're about to do it, if they aren't doing it already

I think this is why I found myself sobbing when my personal AI assistant called me human too many times...

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Holy fuck, today I heard Trump say, "we're going to go into Fort Knox and see if someone stole the gold" and without skipping a beat, my brain immediately went to "this guy is literally going to steal gold from Fort Knox." Because of course he is

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yup. I had the exact same reaction - there's no way they come out of there and say anything other than "some amount of the gold is missing"

The only question is are they going to follow that up with "and so we're moving it to the Whitehouse for safekeeping" or are they going to walk out of there with $ print sacks

And the insane part is I can say the first part, and most people will agree. Everyone knows on some level that Trump will "find" any problem he goes looking for, reality be damned.

But say "he's totally going to steal the gold" and suddenly it's a bridge to far. He's a billionaire, why does he need it? That's absurd, the president wouldn't rob fort Knox. He's just auditing for corruption.

And honestly, solid chance a lot of the gold is missing already. But either way, in a few months we're going to see him using a gold brick as a paperweight and a lot of people will still try to explain it away

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My other brain just thinks he wants a photo op with the gold, and is taking cronies with him for bragging rights. Or for some quid pro quo

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago

I mean, I'm sure he'll also use the photo op... But there's no way he says all the gold is there. And honestly? It might not be, there was a lot of fuckery in how we transitioned to a fiat currency. But either way, he never falls to say he found a problem

Best scenario? He's going as a distraction. He's kinda been at the kiddie table, they're keeping him busy - he's interviewed or does a press event every day, he's gone to an event every weekend, and he's been going up and back between mar a Lago and the white house like twice a week. He could blame the economy dying on the missing gold instead of DOGE or something...

But one gold bar is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars... They're also quite heavy though. He might not steal them because he would probably hurt himself trying to lift one... There's no way he doesn't consider it though

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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

They live a life of hypocrisy. They're the in-crowd allowed to do all of the things the rest of us are not, because we're not part of the cult.

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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 82 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's utterly bizarre that this is what we, as a society, have chosen for ourselves.

Fuck.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago

Enough of us that this is what we have to experience, anyway.

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[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I thought RFK Jr. was a doctor. Looked it up. He's a doctor of law. No medical experience.

[–] GarrulousBrevity@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Well, he's really qualified because of his podcasting. Actually, now that I think about it, that's a theme

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[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Kash absolutely looks like he lied his way to the top and has no idea what he is doing or how he got there.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Does he always look like a deer in headlights or is this just a bad ~~mug~~headshot?

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

Combination of bad headshot, eyes wide open to the point that you can see the sclera on both the top and bottom and him being cross eyed.

Typically he still looks clueless but not as shocked.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Patel already has the thousand yard stare

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

That looks like a mugshot, lol!

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[–] sighofannoyance@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (6 children)

When they say "DEI" it's an euphemism for the N-word...

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ask yourself... If Putin was President of America and wanted to destroy 200 years of progress, who would he put in charge of the various departments... And then this all makes sense.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Well, he'd put people he has direct control over in those positions, but this is the next best thing.

Like Tulsi Gabbard, JD Vance, MTG, Candace Owens, ticker Carlson, Bannon, Gaetz, Gossar, etc?

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are we sure Patel doesn't have experience? Fucker looks like he has seen some shit. God what a weird stare.

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Patel sure sounds like a minority name to me.. so WOKE! /s

[–] Dhs92@programming.dev 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why does RFK Jr look like he's been airbrushed to hell and back

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

In the eyes of MAGA, the only qualification is loyalty to Trump.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

DEI would not have prevented these hires, as they resulted from nepotism.

I believe we are conflating these two issues and failing to recognize why DEI hiring has some positive effects. By requiring employers to diversify their hiring practices, DEI initiatives inadvertently help combat nepotism, an unforeseen benefit of these policies.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago

Nepotism is specifically for family, like when he got Ivanka involved in whitehouse affairs.

This would be cronyism.

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[–] BlurryBits@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 week ago

Patel looks like he just saw God in the middle of a coke-binge.

[–] fogelmensch@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

To be fair: Linda kicked Vince in the balls at least once

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 13 points 1 week ago

“A pensioner, a woman and a n… brown person. I’ll be gay if they ain’t DEI”

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