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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 99 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Insane, insane,

here comes the pardon for Ghislaine.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 87 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I miss being surprised when rapists and pedophiles get handily rewarded for their crimes

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well when pedophiles and rapists are dealing out the rewards...

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 82 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

I love TV's Frank so much right now.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That sounds like Triumph the Wonder Dog level of snark.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's a level we Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans have loved for many years now.

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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 77 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This looks like one of those superhero movies where they ran out of ideas so they just throw in every villain they can think of.

Also it was very common in 90s beatem-ups, where the last stage was just wave after wave of the previous bosses.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 29 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Trump is literally filling his cabinet with people he things will "trigger the libs". It's honestly quite beautiful watching him set himself of for complete and utter failure. This was always the state of right-wing politics, now the brainrot has full control over the Government.

Like last time, I think the only campaign promise he'll be able to keep will be cutting taxes for the rich. Outside of that, this admin is going to be a complete chaotic disaster.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

They'll tear it apart before it implodes. There won't be some easy return to normalcy.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Implying he's the one picking anything

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It doesn't seem like it's someone competent. These aren't even good at being bad, they're just bad.

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What are the odds he appoints enough reps and/or senators that they end up the minority in at least one half of Congress?

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

That would be pretty stupid even for him, but nothing is off the table anymore, so fingers crossed.

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[–] hyperreal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Does this mean we're near the end?

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[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 55 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

The Cabinet list so far, as it was officially leaked moments ago on NudeAfrica.com:

State - Matt Gaetz

Treasury - Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino

Interior - A t-shirt cannon

Justice - DraftKings®

Agriculture - owner of that McDonald’s

Commerce - currently accepting bids

Labor - Immortan Joe

Defense - Vladimir Putin

Housing and Urban Development - it’s Trump, so probably Herschel Walker, ffs

Transportation - Elon Musk’s twitter account

Energy - V. Putin

Health and Human Services - sold off and privatized between Nestlé, Saudi Aramco, and Ticketmaster

Education - Kid Rock, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, and Lauren Boebert, and all sewn together as a human centipede

Veterans' Affairs - Captain Morgan; under secretaries Jack Daniels and Jim Beam

Homeland Security - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, once the check clears

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

Satire is dead. I earnestly predict at least one more pick on this list proves actually true.

[–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

The Onion writers: "Let's go with this one, the real picks are too over the top."

[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Matt "Pizza" Gaetz

Kristi "Ol Yeller" Noem

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[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 39 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

This is absolutely the wrong person for the job (if you're Trump). This is basically good news.

Gaetz has literally no demonstrable experience as an attorney that would help him in this role. He got his license to practice law in 2008 and has periodically worked at Keefe Anchors & Gordon where he only practiced real estate, employment, property insurance, and contract law and later lost his law license because he forgot to pay his dues (while in office, where having that kind of credential could be valuable). KAG (now AnchorsGordon) appears to mostly have employed him as a political tool, not as a legitimate attorney that represented their clients directly. There are few if any legal documents with his name on them, so he very likely did very little actual legal work during his employment there.

Since then over 400 alumni of his Alma Mater have described him as "unfit to write or determine the law".

This is a position you want a competent and experienced attorney serving your administration. Gaetz may be a yes-man for Trump, but this is a massive strategic mistake for him and his goals. Trump's proposals so far are absolutely guaranteed to be challenged by the courts if he moves on them, and Gaetz is going to be literally the worst possible representative you could choose to try to defend your admin in that scenario.

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

That is some industrial grade hopium.

[–] Zess@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

You seem to think that the incoming administration will be following established laws, regulations, procedures, etc.

They will not.

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

You’re overlooking the fact that DOJ lawyers, provided by the Herritage Foundation and FedSoc will be arguing those cases. Gaetz just needs to do what he’s told.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Gaetz is the chess-playing pigeon that knocks over the pieces and shits on the board.

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[–] Intergalactic@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Nah I bet he'll accept bribes like last term.

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[–] EarthShipTechIntern@lemm.ee 33 points 2 weeks ago

Trump, Musk & Gaetz

Go team pedo!

Pics available of Trump & Musk both with Epstein, Gaetz (still not fully charged with) doing high schoolers

Couch fuckers gotta take back seat

[–] greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hahahahahahha

What a fucking joke

And Tulsi for DNI lmaowtfbbq

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (16 children)

Special thanks to the folks who didn't vote this election! Couldn't have done it without you!

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[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Perfect. Beavis for the win.

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[–] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 weeks ago

Oh great, Attorney general butthead.

[–] Bell@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Perfect, an actual trafficker of underage girls

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago

a competent individual with extensive litigation experience in constitutional law would be the ideal choice here, seeing as this administration is about to face more lawsuits than any in history.. but no, donvict chooses another moronic 'yes man'

[–] whithom@discuss.online 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So I guess fucking underage kids is a thing now.

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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

And R Kelly named Secretary of Health and Human Services.

[–] Heikki@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

Butt-head taps underage girls, then show DOJ pictures of him doing so

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Let's be real, he cleared the bar with this one.

Don't forget, the bar was set at Jeff Sessions, and it was even lowered to the doofus who ran the patent protection scam company.

Look, he's not going appoint anyone that isn't awful. The most you can hope for, the best outcome, is favourable funny > evil mix.

I'm comfortable saying that Matt Gaetz, on the grading curve necessary for Trump appointments, clears that bar. He's has at worst a 51% funny to 49% evil ratio.

[–] cdf12345@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You are clearly not an underage Florida teen.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe you don't remember Jeff Sessions.

Matt Gaetz could bring another dozen or so, 17 year girls across state lines, and still not reach the scale of evil contained within Trump's former OG AG Keebler.

That's my point. The best you can hope for is someone who also dipshit maxes, hard.

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