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  • Yup, Omarosa Manigualt-Newman. She had her own roller coaster ride with Trump since 2016. Here's a few excerpts from her Wikipedia page:

    In December 2016, Newman was announced as one of nine additional members to Trump's presidential transition team. Unlike the rest of President Trump's inner circle appointments, Omarosa didn't have any roots in the Republican party or otherwise conservative or right wing activism.

    On January 3, 2017, it was reported that Newman would join Trump's White House staff, focusing on public engagement. Her specific title was made public the next day as assistant to the President and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison.

    On December 13, 2017, the White House announced Newman's resignation, effective January 20, 2018... CNN White House correspondent April Ryan reported that White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly fired Newman, but she disputed the account, stating that she resigned. But Newman had secretly taped her firing, and gave the tape to Chuck Todd to play on his NBC program Meet The Press on August 12, 2018.

    Newman wrote a book deeply critical of Trump titled Unhinged, which went on sale on August 14, 2018, in which she labels Trump a racist, and states that witnesses have confirmed the existence of tapes of Trump repeatedly using the word "n*****" during the filming of The Apprentice.

  • FYI the vote did happen a few days ago. It just had the entirely predictable result of failing, since there was no longer any leverage for Republicans to vote for it

  • This is only scratching the surface of the weirdness of semen retention advocates. Throwback to the Canadian political candidate who advocated for this a few years ago:

    "Every time you're tempted to ejaculate, every time you're tempted to go watch porn... You are essentially in the fight for your life. You're fighting for your very lifeforce. Nature's forgiving, and because of nature's merciful nature, we've taken advantage of that nature and now we're depleting," argues Nakula. "Right now the world needs men. Men with full balls," said the PPC candidate in a YouTube video.

    Source: https://thepostmillennial.com/ppc-candidate-calls-himself-a-semen-retention-soldier-claims-he-can-breathe-through-his-testicles

    “Breathe deeply into your balls," he wrote on Instagram. "Imagine your testicles expanding like lungs. When you exhale, imagine your testicles deflating like your lungs would". “Most men never breathe into their balls consciously,” he added.

    Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/politician-says-men-should-breathe-25021657

  • There are lots of stroads in my (American) city where the speed limit is 40mph or roughly 65kph.

  • All Canadians (at least of a certain age) have learned the etymology of the word Canada from this heritage minute that used to be played all the time on TV: https://youtu.be/nfKr-D5VDBU

  • Shane MacGowan. Exhibit A: Irish Rover (he comes in around 0:38)

  • Cleaning, especially doing the goddamn dishes

  • MAGA

    Jump
  • Washed

    Jump
  • Slow down, you crazy child. You're so ambitious for a juvenile. But then if you're so smart, tell me why are you so afraid?

  • I think it's Paul Ryan. And center-right looks like Steve Scalise. So this is almost definitely a pic from the first half of Trump's first term when Paul Ryan was still speaker of the house.

  • I don't think that Jeremy Allen White can be argued either way. He's definitely a muscle hunk.

  • Do you know what would be even more freaky? If you saw her again.

  • birding @lemmy.world

    Cooper's Hawk through the branches

  • Anyone remember this classic line from Trump 1.0 about hurricane Florence?

    This is a tough hurricane, one of the wettest we’ve ever seen from the standpoint of water

  • I agree that the process of shoehorning everything into one big bill is crazy, but it wouldn't be as big of an issue without the filibuster. Then it would be possible to pass non-budget bills with a simple majority (50 votes) instead of needing a supermajority (60 votes) for everything.

  • Trump doesn't have any actual rhetorical abilities so he relies on clichés and bureaucratic language to try to sound important and authoritative.