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Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
π¨ Stephen Miller Just F**KED Trumpβs WHOLE White House
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years 6 months. At his trial his lawyer invited the judge to conclude the offences were 'the consequence of that level of fame.' No. They were the consequence of him being a rapist who thought fame meant he could do it and get away with it.
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
Peter Hartcher and Tony Rabbit still don't get it, after all this time.
#mysogyny
#JuliaGillard
I expect many artists and bands will withdraw their catalogues, drop Slopify like a rotten lettuceβ¦
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
Now that we've learned that our idiot President mistook which Dana White was who Susie Wiles recommended for Press Secretary AND did it publicly with his usual bluster and overreach, he can't very well offer the position to the correct, more qualified Dana White, because to do so, exposes and confirms his idiocy.
This "causal progression of idiocy" - which happens constantly on matters large and small - is a true phenomenon of Trump 2.0. It can only happen when an aberrant pathology is allowed to amass so much power and yet is left so unchecked.
It's why this era will be the subject of Case Studies in graduate level psychology courses for the next century.
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
This explanation for Trump's new Press Secretary appointment is almost certainly correct, because of the principle of Trump's Razor: the stupidest possible explanation is the most likely one.
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
X is frothing about this Russell Brand character. Not interested. He is showbiz filth in the tradition of Jimmy Saville and Rolf Harris, and he can rot in jail for all I care.
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
So, hereβs what likely happened. Someone suggested Dana W. White (who is a Trumpublican) to him, and he got it wrong.
Thatβs not the best part.
The best part is that this happened on the anniversary of Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
This is so insanely and completely and bizarrely stupid that you know this is exactly what must have happened
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
It's a good time to restate: Trump CANNOT and DOES NOT see beyond himself - EVER. He is NOT strategic - he is transactional. He does not think, he feels. He's an amalgamation of impulses and cravings. Freud would call him a "human id."
He is now owned by his disorders. What I mean by that, is that his impulses and cravings outweigh even his self-interests. This is why it often seems as though he is trying to lose. He simply cannot pivot, he will almost always double down. He sees enemies in all disagreements, and he can never shut up or stop.
This is a dangerous malignant narcissist, defiant, old, ill, fearful of his own mortality, frustrated that he's no longer able to force-feed his concocted reality, fresh after his greatest-ever humiliation, terrified that all he is and all he ever said he was, could evaporate and crumble like a House of Cards, forever.
He knows he is in decline, and he knows he is losing everything. He WILL get worse, and - footnote to Republicans sitting with thumbs up their asses - he will NOT want to go down alone.
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
Susie Wiles is out as White House Chief of Staff, replaced by Stephen Miller. Wiles will be moved to Trump's political operation. This suggests three things:
1. There will be no meaningful check on Trump's worst instincts.
2. Some of the most divisive policies of this administration will likely continue unabated and may grow more extreme.
3. Appointing Wiles to lead his political operation suggests that Trump hopes to anoint his successor and influence who becomes the Republican presidential nominee in 2028.
First, this suggests that Trump may not grasp the scale of America's repudiation of his policies in the midterm elections. Rather than reassessing those policies, he appears to be consolidating authority around someone closely associated with their implementation. Second, it could increase the likelihood that the next president of the United States will be a Democrat and that Democrats will gain more seats in the Senate and possibly the House in 2028.
The problem with personalist leaders is that they tend to exist in an information bubble that reinforces their existing beliefs and filters out contradictory evidence. Three well-established mechanisms contribute to this phenomenon: preference falsification, in which subordinates conceal their genuine views to avoid displeasing the leader; motivated reasoning, in which information is interpreted to support existing beliefs; and information cascades, in which individuals adopt the prevailing position rather than independently evaluating the evidence. Together, these mechanisms can produce a profoundly distorted understanding of political reality, particularly in systems where personal loyalty is rewarded and dissent is discouraged.
Thinking of Trump right now, I am reminded of the dictator in Gabriel GarcΓa MΓ‘rquez's The Autumn of the Patriarch, who becomes increasingly isolated from reality as his rule draws to an end. Surrounded by subordinates who reinforce his beliefs and conceal inconvenient truths, he gradually loses touch with the world around him, even as he continues to wield enormous power.
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
Jamie Raskin just said something that belongs in the Hall of Fame of Remarks. He said Stephen Miller couldnβt win a primary in his own family.
Faaaarrk! An obscenity. A toxic debased marketing strategy.
βBen Roberts-Smith has collaborated with a gym supplements company run by a rightwing influencer which recently sold a pre-workout product called βwar crimesβ.β
What??
theguardian.com/australia-neβ¦
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
ACT Policing has detected a range of traffic offences during a targeted road safety operation in the Uriarra and Tharwa areas, aimed at improving safety for road users on the ACT's rural road network. More: bit.ly/4itabf6
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
After the absolute, humiliating bloodbath and total rejection of the Republican Party by the American people, Trump should be cowering in a corner, licking his wounds and finally facing the fact that his Nazi-inspired MAGA movement just got wiped off the map. Instead the delusional psychopath is doubling down harder than ever, going full Fourth Reich by installing baby Goebbels Stephen Miller as White House Chief of Staff. Pure authoritarian cosplay from a bitter loser who still thinks he runs the country.
Drew (GliderDrew) McKinnie ππ» retweeted
Big news today from the @SoaringAmerica convention!
Perlan Project Chairman and Chief Pilot Jim Payne is carrying on the legacy of OLC - onlinecontest.org as its new owner. Congratulations, Jim!
More > onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/seβ¦
