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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe 88 points 13 hours ago

Reminder that the government is spending ridiculous money like this to accommodate the absurd whims of the elite while disabled homeless people are starving to death in droves.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 82 points 15 hours ago

Murica is their playground now.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 66 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

I bet that boat needs new upholstery too

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 22 points 14 hours ago

And therapy.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 hours ago

Boat couches are his favorite because they’re waterproof and easy to wash off.

[–] LongLive@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Which bodily fluid are you referring to please?

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 22 points 14 hours ago
[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 32 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm a regular kayaker. This makes zero sense. The Ohio is huuuuge. There's nothing to be gained by raising a river so large in a kayak other than the flex of doing it.

We're not talking about some of the shallower rivers with rapids that you might bottom out on in sections during dry spells. This is a deep, wide river.

[–] relativestranger@feddit.nl 34 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

it wasn't the ohio river, it was the lake in caesar creek state park, which feeds into the nearby little miami ~ 50 miles north of cincy and the ohio.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 32 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Trump is way out of his depth. I fear for him dying though because of Vance waiting in the wings.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 24 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

Trump is a “once in a generation” level of grifter, much like Putin, Orban or Berlusconi in their respective countries. They somehow resonate with their population deeply, and they exploit this to grab and keep power.

Vance is just a run-of-the-mill second line fascist backed by some rich dudes, plenty to go around in every country. They (luckily) lack the charisma to pull votes in the necessary orders of magnitude to win an election.

I doubt most MAGA fans would follow Vance, the GOP would definitely start infighting after Trump’s death.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 hours ago

i hope the piece of shit goes to jail, then get shanked. I don't want him dead until he's in jail.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 11 hours ago

The problem is the longer charismatic authoritarian leader is in power; the easier for the least charismatic authoritarian leader to stay in power.

The charismatic leader is the one who shapes the State to support the authoritarian leader.

Sure, they will be infighting between factions however the day to day running of the government doesn’t grind to a halt.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

My hope is that Vance doesn’t have the cult leader charisma to keep this maga shit together, and a power vacuum causes it to crumble.

[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 1 points 56 minutes ago

They've been planning vance as president from the start .

They're going to get rid of trump and invoke his name and image to get the worshipers to go along with whatever Pete , jd and whatever other gang of assholes that are waiting in the wings want done.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Demented rapist or techbro goon?

uh

[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

They're going to hit him with a poison dart soon , russia style . They got everything they needed out of that bozo

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 21 points 13 hours ago

This is the bourgeoisie in all its glory : seizing the common goods, grabbing nature by the pussy as if it were its god given right.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 19 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

They need to get on that

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago

Aw shucks y'all he's just a simple hillbilly boy from the sticks who knows what it's like to go to bed with only a belly full of twinkies.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] TheTurner@lemmy.zip 4 points 52 minutes ago (1 children)

Did he even say, Thank You?

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 33 minutes ago

I just love that he gets booed everywhere he goes. I hope it continues for the rest of his life

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

That can’t have been cheap. Or good for the lake, otherwise surely it would always be like that?

[–] only_in_ohio@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Why it’s always Ohio man?