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[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

When was the last time RFK actually looked like that photo

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 hours ago

you mean alive and not half dead?

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

I'm guessing it was before the "left a bear carcass in Central Park" episode.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Before the worm.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 20 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I was recently rewatching old wresting so I got to see the education secretary have a tag team match with her husband and kids. Also saw her pretending to be comatose while her husband made out with a young woman. The same husband that wanted to do a storyline in which he is the father of his daughter’s baby

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 35 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Kash absolutely looks like he lied his way to the top and has no idea what he is doing or how he got there.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Does he always look like a deer in headlights or is this just a bad ~~mug~~headshot?

[–] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Combination of bad headshot, eyes wide open to the point that you can see the sclera on both the top and bottom and him being cross eyed.

Typically he still looks clueless but not as shocked.

[–] AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca 26 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Ask yourself... If Putin was President of America and wanted to destroy 200 years of progress, who would he put in charge of the various departments... And then this all makes sense.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Well, he'd put people he has direct control over in those positions, but this is the next best thing.

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

Like Tulsi Gabbard, JD Vance, MTG, Candace Owens, ticker Carlson, Bannon, Gaetz, Gossar, etc?

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 15 points 19 hours ago

In the eyes of MAGA, the only qualification is loyalty to Trump.

[–] sighofannoyance@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (4 children)

When they say "DEI" it's an euphemism for the N-word...

[–] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago (2 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago

DiveRsity Equity Inclusion

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 17 hours ago

So when old farts say “YES DEIR” even that is a euphemism.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

“Not white male”

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[–] BlurryBits@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 21 hours ago

Patel looks like he just saw God in the middle of a coke-binge.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

Does "belonging behind bars" count as law enforcement experience?

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are we sure Patel doesn't have experience? Fucker looks like he has seen some shit. God what a weird stare.

[–] gamer@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

I've always thought he looked like an actual crazy person. Most people in Trump's orbit are likely just pretending to be crazy, but Patel always looks like a cornered animal with a gun.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Hello Americans. What is DEI?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 13 hours ago

To add to PugJesus' comment, it's also a term that the far right uses for anything they don't like, same as "woke."

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 19 hours ago

"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion", effectively a term for anti-discrimination measures employed by organizations.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 81 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's utterly bizarre that this is what we, as a society, have chosen for ourselves.

Fuck.

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

DEI would not have prevented these hires, as they resulted from nepotism.

I believe we are conflating these two issues and failing to recognize why DEI hiring has some positive effects. By requiring employers to diversify their hiring practices, DEI initiatives inadvertently help combat nepotism, an unforeseen benefit of these policies.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 15 points 23 hours ago

Nepotism is specifically for family, like when he got Ivanka involved in whitehouse affairs.

This would be cronyism.

[–] TwitchingCheese@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The claim being made by the right is that they have to get rid of DEI to make it more of a meritocracy where people are hired only due to their ability and experience. This clearly shows they give zero shits about a meritocracy.

The problem is OP assumes that they have any kind of shame or that double standards and cognitive dissonance isn't just their natural state at this point.

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[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 109 points 1 day ago (13 children)

It seems ironic that all of trump’s picks are what conservatives complained about being DEI hires.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Accusations, confessions, etc.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I feel like this isn't visceral enough.

It's so insanely true, but people don't understand... When they accuse someone of something, they're about to do it, if they aren't doing it already

I think this is why I found myself sobbing when my personal AI assistant called me human too many times...

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Holy fuck, today I heard Trump say, "we're going to go into Fort Knox and see if someone stole the gold" and without skipping a beat, my brain immediately went to "this guy is literally going to steal gold from Fort Knox." Because of course he is

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yup. I had the exact same reaction - there's no way they come out of there and say anything other than "some amount of the gold is missing"

The only question is are they going to follow that up with "and so we're moving it to the Whitehouse for safekeeping" or are they going to walk out of there with $ print sacks

And the insane part is I can say the first part, and most people will agree. Everyone knows on some level that Trump will "find" any problem he goes looking for, reality be damned.

But say "he's totally going to steal the gold" and suddenly it's a bridge to far. He's a billionaire, why does he need it? That's absurd, the president wouldn't rob fort Knox. He's just auditing for corruption.

And honestly, solid chance a lot of the gold is missing already. But either way, in a few months we're going to see him using a gold brick as a paperweight and a lot of people will still try to explain it away

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

My other brain just thinks he wants a photo op with the gold, and is taking cronies with him for bragging rights. Or for some quid pro quo

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 10 hours ago

I mean, I'm sure he'll also use the photo op... But there's no way he says all the gold is there. And honestly? It might not be, there was a lot of fuckery in how we transitioned to a fiat currency. But either way, he never falls to say he found a problem

Best scenario? He's going as a distraction. He's kinda been at the kiddie table, they're keeping him busy - he's interviewed or does a press event every day, he's gone to an event every weekend, and he's been going up and back between mar a Lago and the white house like twice a week. He could blame the economy dying on the missing gold instead of DOGE or something...

But one gold bar is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars... They're also quite heavy though. He might not steal them because he would probably hurt himself trying to lift one... There's no way he doesn't consider it though

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[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I thought RFK Jr. was a doctor. Looked it up. He's a doctor of law. No medical experience.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

they have a lot of experience in scamming people, that should count for something

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