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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I hope he doesn't get memed to president again. 4 years was bad enough.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Late night television comedians like Seth Meyers were at their best during the Trump era imo. The content practically writes itself.

[–] Decoy321 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm of a different opinion. This fuck face did so much ridiculous shit that it ruined parody.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Despite the constant negative press covfefe

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

He stood in the middle of fifth avenue and shot satire dead. It's, like, incredible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And as we all know that's a valid reason to vote

[–] samus12345 1 points 1 year ago

Nothing drives voter turnout on both sides like him - and there are a lot more voters that hate him than not.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sometimes the Fediverse is awesome!

[–] Decoy321 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In fairness, this is a pretty unique situation. How many other times have you seen ex-president mugshots?

That's actually what annoys me the most. That stupid fucking face is going to be a famous image. It'll be in text books for decades.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It'll be in text books for decades.

Not if you're in "Some Blacks benefited from slavery" Florida 😭

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

It will be. But framed as heroic.

[–] swag_money 4 points 1 year ago

Jesus fuck is that actually taught in schools?

[–] weedazz 5 points 1 year ago

It's going to be the next Che Guevera shirt

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I doubt a president getting arrested is that big of a history compared to abolishing slavery or a war.

It will be a footnote, or a quiz question for sure. But nothing more.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uh huh, just like how people forgot Nixon and his peace signs.

[–] samus12345 -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No pictures of that were in any textbooks I had. Things that paint the US in a negative light tend to be glossed over in US schools - at least, they were when I was in it ages ago. Can't imagine that's changed much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh, I'm pretty sure your textbooks covered Watergate, assuming you went to school after it.

Now, maybe your school and/or teacher sucked and tried to cram it into their one hour coverage of Vietnam, but it was in there, I promise.

(Unless you went to a religious school, then I'll believe any claim you make but note that it isn't typical)

[–] samus12345 0 points 1 year ago

I said that picture wasn't in there, and "glossed over" doesn't mean there was no negativity at all. Yes, Watergate was mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

what even is the origin of this 😭

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Trump got his mugshot taken today at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia. This is his (fourth?) indictment, but the first one where he had to have a mugshot taken. His bond is $200000 USD.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Fulton County Jail mugshot. Trump and 18 (?) other people have been charged in Georgia for attempting to change the 2020 election results there. Last night he had to turn himself in and post bail.

[–] Cinnamon3431 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just as much out of the loop as you, but I think a lot of people around Trump had to have Mugshots taken of them as part of a procedure surrounding ??? and that's where my half knowledge ends ^^

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

They're being charged with crimes. That's why they are having mugshots taken and going to court.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am not American and seeing that psychopathic looking face everywhere made browsing lemmy shit. Bro , am here for memes and tech news. Like, it was kinda entertaining watching the American political shitshow but the joke joke of "orange man with red eyes and funny psychopathic look" got old pretty quick.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you use Sync or Connect you can hide posts containing political keywords

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't use them but i'll definitely see if any of the lemmy apps i use have keyword based filter. Can i copy and possibly share your filter list ? (maybe I'd share it in a post ) IMO, it should be add by default to lemmy apps so people who don't care about American politics can block them outright.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yeah ofc. I don't think I can export it so here are screenshots of the rest

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you so much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Connect for lemmy and eternity both have keyword based filtering .

If anyone is interested, here's the list in text format (i didn't use some keyword to minimize collateral damage on actual world news posts that may be interesting ) :

gop, jan, maga, representatives, congress, biden, trump, desantis, far right, alt-right, democrat, democrats, republican, republicans

Again, thank you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've added the word 'trump' to my sync post filter

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But now how will you see my post called "This is my final trump card" that I was going to post tomorrow? 😞

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You'll have to use a euphemism

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"and i wouldve gotten away with it, if it wasnt for you pesky DA's!"

[–] samus12345 1 points 1 year ago

Jury's still out (literally) on whether or not he got away with it.

[–] dreadedsemi 1 points 1 year ago

Facebook too

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Why so serious?...oh wait...never mind

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

c/angryupvote