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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · last week

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: MAGA crackup; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/18/winning-is-easy/

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Stefan Edward Jones

@StefanEJones@dice.camp · last week

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Current sustaining fantasy!

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! They told me this was a lizard person! I was just trying to pull its mask off! Oh god, put his face back on!"

Stefan Edward Jones

@StefanEJones@dice.camp · last week

@pluralistic That image would make a dandy political cartoon, just saying.

Trump's lifelong strategy has been to race across a succession of rivers on the backs of alligators without losing a leg. He is the undisputed all-time historical champion of this bizarre sport, but no one can win that race forever, and your first loss is a career-ender.

I think a lot of people – including Trump allies – understand this, at least at a gut level. That's why the Epstein stuff is so huge now. It's impossible to overstate the extent to which the Trump base is organized around conspiratorial beliefs about elite pedophile rings: — Trump's lifelong strategy has been to race across a succession of rivers on the backs of alligators without losing a leg. He is the undisputed all-time historical champion of this bizarre sport, but no one can win that race forever, and your first loss is a career-ender. I think a lot of people – including Trump allies – understand this, at least at a gut level. That's why the Epstein stuff is so huge now. It's impossible to overstate the extent to which the Trump base is organized around conspiratorial beliefs about elite pedophile rings:

David P

@dperson@hachyderm.io · last week

@pluralistic This is the best news I've had for a long time. Thank you!

Greengordon

@Greengordon@spore.social · last week

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Oh man 🤣. Never mind the funny quote, this article gives me hope that Trump and #project2025 are going to implode.

"No one is ever going to deny Peter Thiel a mortgage, no matter how many twinks he bangs. Ted Cruz's daughter will always be able to get an abortion, no matter what Texas or federal law states. Clarence Thomas doesn't have to worry about getting pulled over because he "fits the description."

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · last week

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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · last week

uis

@uis@pone.social · last week

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> has been racing over those alligator-backs for so long now, it can sometimes feel like he'll never miss a step. But he's one snap away from losing a leg, and after that, it'll be a bloodbath.

Reminds Pirate Software drama. First he turned away some subscribers with SKG streams and videos where he not just lied, but also used arguments that contradict his point. Then WoW ratting happened, which made his "internet stocks" just low enough to stop criticizing him being a suicide.