I usually get my news either from the BBC or the Guardian, with the occasional op-ed or investigative report from the WaPo or the NY Times. I’ll sometimes read longer pieces from Slate, Vox or the New Yorker. My slant is definitively more liberal though, as the only time I give any thought to Fox, Drudge or InfoWars is to comment on how batshit-crazy they are. And sadly, that’s where a lot of people get their “news”, including the “Sentient caps-lock button” that is Trump.
Tag: dealing with idiots
Fuck you Trump(s)
John Moore, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for Getty Images, has been photographing immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for years. This week one of his pictures became the most visible symbol of the immigration debate in America.
“This one was tough for me. As soon as it was over, they were put into a van. I had to stop and take deep breaths,” Moore said, describing his reaction to the scene of a two-year-old Honduran girl crying as her mother was being detained in McAllen, Texas. “All I wanted to do was pick her up. But I couldn’t.”
Edit: This shit writes itself. And it shouldn’t.
As the first lady boarded her plane from Andrews Air Force Base, she wore an olive green jacket. The back of the jacket read: “I really don’t care. Do u?” in white graffiti-style lettering. Trump was not wearing the jacket when she landed in McAllen, Texas. She re-donned the jacket and wore it when she deplaned back at Andrews Air Force Base despite the media storm that had erupted over her initial wearing.
The first lady’s team insisted that there was no hidden meaning behind the sartorial choice.
“It’s a jacket. There was no hidden message. After today’s important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn’t going to choose to focus on her wardrobe,” East Wing communications director Stephanie Grisham told CNN in a statement.
This is known as the Chichester protocol
The stupid, it still burns
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I’m offended!
Hair and Hair alike
Twitter on climate change
Science has a left-wing bias
We all know that the earth is flat, and vaccines cause autism. So when the fake, left-wing, science nerds tell you not to look at the eclipse without adequate eye protection, you show them…
“Experts are saying that president Trump is already preparing for the 2020 election. Some people think that’s overly optimistic, but others are saying, no, he’ll probably be paroled by then”… Conan O’Brien
A major disconnect between self-perception and reality
I imagine that this is how Trump sees himself, and how he desperately wants to be seen as: forceful, decisive, presidential.
However, over the last year or so, the “fake news” media has portrayed him in… another light: a bully, a child, a buffoon, a racist, an egomaniac and someone who is completely unsuited for his current role.