Okay, enough terrifying y’all with politics.

Time to go read a sci-fi book that is the last of a trilogy that started strong but now is kinda meh. Should have been “duology.” — this third book is not starting off very strong (the second started with a bang and ended with a “damn that was a weak ending”).

Maybe they will surprise me. I hope so. Finished one by the same author last night that really had me hooked. The ending was really good (it started kind of slow, but it a real page turner)

2/2

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-military-generals-hitler/680327/

OMG

“Trump raised the subject of ‘German generals,’ Kelly responded by asking, ‘“Do you mean Bismarck’s generals?’” He went on: ‘I mean, I knew he didn’t know who Bismarck was, or about the Franco-Prussian War. I said, “Do you mean the kaiser’s generals? Surely you can’t mean Hitler’s generals? And he said, ‘Yeah, yeah, Hitler’s generals.’ I explained to him that Rommel had to commit suicide after taking part in a plot against Hitler.” Kelly told me Trump was not acquainted with Rommel.”

1/2

And my predictions are coming true: the news media is just slow.

“If Trump truly wins the 2024 election, this man about half his age would be next in line for the Oval Office — a prospect that is unavoidably plausible. It is hard to imagine Trump as president at 82, when his term would end, given his apparent condition even now.”

MAGA may actually be voting for Vance — and they don’t like Vance.

#politics #ThisIsNotThePresidentYouAreVotingFor

https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-president-vance-brace-yourself-100025324.html

When an American US soldier was murdered, Trump said he would see that the US would pay for the funeral.

BUT…

“‘What did it cost?’ he asked.
When informed that the total costs amounted to $60,000, Trump was incensed. ‘It doesn't cost 60,000 bucks to bury a fucking Mexican!’ he reportedly told his then Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. ‘Don't pay it!’”

• She was an American
• She was brutally murdered
• She was military

It wasn’t even his money.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/trump-enraged-funeral-cost-f-211006973.html

Okay, apparently Trump worked so hard as President he had to talk in the White House about Arnold Palmers penis.

“According to New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman, the former president’s fascination with the golf legend’s penis dates back at least to the 2020 presidential campaign.”

Which, to be fair to the NYT, it’s hard to sanewash a fascination with penises. 😮

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-told-oval-office-guests-145926993.html

What Trump lacks in policy he makes up for in insults.

“Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday hurled a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “lazy” — a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms — and repeatedly questioning her intelligence and stamina.”

Here’s the funny part, everything he says he will do as President he promised he would do in 2017.

He didn’t do them.

Why should we believe him now?

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/10/22/trump-denigrates-harris-as-lazy-invoking-a-racist-trope-against-black-people/75797711007/

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This shit isn’t fun. It sucks to be an adult making shit wages at a fast food joint. But we do it for the cash.

Trump thinks Harris is lying because he can’t imagine someone becoming successful who worked these crap jobs. In his mind, the world is made up of two kinds of people: nepo-babies like himself and everyone else.

The idea that someone can be successful without being born with a silver spoon is outside his ken. It doesn’t happen.

He doesn’t believe in reality.

And the reviews are in for Trump’s fry cook acting: “Cringe”, “Out of Touch”, “Insulting” — as someone who did it as well, it was just insulting. No one likes these jobs — we do it for the coin. He was insulting us. Telling us it was a “good job” — you do it for a shift. Clean a grill with a grill brick. Better yet, clean a grease trap, that will make your fucking day. Put in new oil and listen to people bitch about them not being done (shakes head).

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/actual-mcdonalds-workers-unimpressed-with-trumps-fry-cook-cosplay

Remember, he wants to be President to stay out of prison. It’s all about him.

He doesn’t care about you.

He proved that when he didn’t pardon ONE Jan 6th insurrectionist.

He could have but he didn’t care. If you think he will pardon anyone who breaks the law for him, there are people in prison who will tell you otherwise (including his lawyers — past and present).

Supporting Trump does not curry favor.

He just doesn’t care.

Trump earlier this year: “I believe it is time to end needless arrests… for small amounts of marijuana for personal use,”

News: “Instead, the opposite has happened. The Trump Administration has proposed removing medical marijuana protections in the 2021 fiscal budget and leaked audio revealed the President’s belief that smoking weed makes you dumb.”

Trump will not legalize pot. He actually made laws tougher as President.

He could have legalized pot. He didn’t.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2020/02/21/trump-administration-doubles-down-on-anti-marijuana-position/

Right after Trump works at a McDonald’s. Coincidence?

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that multiple agencies are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers at McDonald's.”

I won’t say what he did to those “quarter pounders” but let’s say they are no longer quarter pounders.

#health #Ewww

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2024/10/22/e-coli-mcdonalds-quarter-pounders/75797743007/

#development

Well, GitKraken tried to tell me that it was my fault their app didn’t work right. That as far as they were concerned it wasn’t a bug (double click the icon, it wouldn’t work right). I explained the problem and went back and forth. They wanted me to QA their software. I told them we were not free testers and would no longer support their product.

So now looking for a better alternative. Have toyed with idea of writing my own.

Meh.

Grain of salt time from the NYT:

“Trump appointees at the Bureau of Prisons, a division of the Justice Department, provided an array of gender-affirming treatments, including hormone therapy, for a small group of inmates who requested it during Mr. Trump’s four years in office.”

🤷🏻‍♀️

https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/10/turns-out-trump-likes-transgenders-more-than-he-admits.html

“ Last year, FBI agents began investigating when someone commented on YouTube their intent to kill President Joe Biden, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, police, and LGBTQ+ people. The probe led them to a Sebewaing man, who sent the agents a vicious threat to kill them if they neared.”

Fuck around, go to prison.

Trump won’t save you. He was President and never pardoned ONE Jan 6 insurrectionist.

He doesn’t care. Let that be a warning.

#politics

https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2024/10/michigan-man-who-threatened-democrats-police-lgbtq-people-on-youtube-gets-prison-time.html

It’s a scam. But of course it is.

“At least two of the three Pennsylvania voters to win MAGA billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial $1 million super PAC lottery so far are registered Republicans who have already voted, Politico reported.”

Soooo… this is who Musk is. Someone who fakes shit. Like his bulletproof truck, his autonomous car. His green factory. All lies built upon lies.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-1-million-lottery-092116443.html

“Jeffries has been arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida. Two other associates, Matthew Smith of West Palm Beach and James Jacobson of Wisconsin, were also arrested in connection with sex trafficking charges.”

Is this why the rich are obsessed with Abercrombie & Fitch? I dunno, I’ve never worn anything remotely expensive (well, jeans — which are insanely expensive!)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-abercrombie-fitch-ceo-mike-jeffries-arrested-sex-trafficking-ch-rcna176555

Trump got a fake French Fry Certification pin by Republican politician who owns McDonalds franchises.

Imagine that. You pretend to work at a McDonald’s and you get a pretend award. Welcome to the new reality.

https://newrepublic.com/maz/post/187361/donald-trump-awarded-coveted-mcdonalds-pin-children