Month Eight: Crashing Out Over A Podcaster

[Meresgi]

Bro just got murdered in cold blood and every Republican is acting like it's the crime of the century and he still can't poll above water


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We need the names and addresses of the 36% who are unfavorable towards him and also the 18% and would say even the 11% for re-education

[Tyche]

I love the Facebook memes with the right begging for a civil war, saying they got all the guns and brutes and trucks...


Like, every one of those are the products of an overworked PhD engineer that got bi-curious in undergrad.

[archibaldcrane]

Age splits: the kids are all right

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[Cream Soda]

As someone with a science background (had to take courses on how to break down studies and come to our own conclusions and get graded on our logic/reasoning to how we were able to do that) and someone who's did nearly 2 years of canvassing. The "don't knows" and the "neither favorable or unfavorable" are HIGHLY misrepresented. These are the people who won't even talk to you when you knock, yet alone going to a website to willingly give up that information

Most who are undecided/don't know/don't care aren't going to go to that website to begin with to give their input. With a sample size as small as 1500, and you having to go out of your way to take that poll; it may represent the people who care enough to take a poll/survey; but the populace in general, I don't see that being painted accurately no matter what the results say w/ that tiny of a sample size

[6souls]

https://x.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1968472003586695455

Sinclair-owned stations to air a Kirk tribute in place of Kimmel's Friday night timeslot.

[Emphasis]

Jimmy Kimmel should have said something more tame, like suggesting that Joe Biden should get the death penalty among the surplus of other bigotry talk.


It's also worth noting with all of the horseshit going on that Trump's approval ratings have dropped even lower, a continued decline since inauguration day, and are approaching the lowest its ever been at with him as president. A significant factor in the decline is the erosion of support among independents.


https://x.com/legionmint/status/1968...ath-penalty%2F

[Tyche]

Dems are apparently a panic because Johnson is going to hold a vote honoring Kirk. Would be an easy vote for Dems, as it was for the GOP with the slain Minnesota legislators. And the Senate put out a perfectly acceptable text of a vote.

The house, not so much...

It praises Kirk as a "courageous American patriot" who sought to "elevate truth, foster understanding, and strengthen the Republic."
"Charlie Kirk personified the values of the First Amendment, exercising his God-given right to speak freely, challenge prevailing narratives, and did so with honor, courage, and respect for his fellow Americans," it says.

I think this is an easy message for Dems. Until the GOP practice the free speech text of the bill, they can fuck off. Don't even make it about Kirk. Make it about the destruction of the 1st amendment.

[6souls]

https://bsky.app/profile/gtconway.bs.../3lz4dnuiwh22x

It's being reported that ABC execs believe Kimmel said nothing wrong, but feared retaliation from the Trump administration.

[Tyche]

It is Paramount and 60 minutes all over again, Disney needs FCC approval for a merger

[6souls]

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1968667745571971177

Trump administration is hoping the 15% cut they're getting from Nvidia selling their high end chips to China will fund efforts to prevent China from winning the AI race.

[arus2001]

I know it'll never happen, but part of me would just want to see Kimmel come back, say "Fuck you, Trump!" to the camera, and then just air 50 minutes of Republicans being despicable on camera in the way they love to claim they aren't.

[Sirious]

What would it accomplish. Nothing.

It's like self immolation. Everyones like oh that's a loud statement! Now you're dead and everyone forgot the next day. Good job.

Just kowtow and get on with your day.

[Drai]

what are the odds Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon and Meyers just start their own show after all this?

[Tymon]

Low to near zero, and I'll be honest, I don't think that a "supershow" like that would be very good. Though I really dislike Fallon and Kimmel's style of comedy so I am biased.

[Tyche]

Any or all of them could make a comfortable living doing podcasts. But again, I don't think any of them are particularly worried about themselves as much as the key grip making 40k a year.

I really am shocked there isn't more outrage from the GOP over this understanding that without media manipulation, they have no party.

Next admin could royally fuck them. It's shortsighted.

[Tyrath]

They can just go back to their podcast

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_Force_Five

[Tyrath]

Next admin could royally fuck them. It's shortsighted.

As always, they know the Dems play by the rules and there will be massive outrage if the Dems do what the GOP does.

[6souls]

Any or all of them could make a comfortable living doing podcasts. But again, I don't think any of them are particularly worried about themselves as much as the key grip making 40k a year.

I really am shocked there isn't more outrage from the GOP over this understanding that without media manipulation, they have no party.

Next admin could royally fuck them. It's shortsighted.

Laura Ingram is.

[Tyche]

As always, they know the Dems play by the rules and there will be massive outrage if the Dems do what the GOP does.

I feel incredibly confident that this administration will destroy those norms. Dems have no choice, they'll have to abandon the party politics of the past to simply BEGIN to reverse the damage caused in the next 3 years.

[Sirious]

Do we not go through this scenario literally every single time. If dems get back in, not a god damn thing changes.

Surely, THIS time is different. Said every other time.