ReallyActuallyFrankenstein @ ReallyActuallyFrankenstein @lemmynsfw.com

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It's the Roy Cohn method. Accuse others first of what you are doing or will do, and never ever admit a mistake but instead double down. That's it. It's completely intentional and that's the one rule Trump has followed.

They're still a corporate entity, and they still want access to markets to make money.

Ah, the video was embedded in my link but people will click YouTube more, good call.

That's the word. The Adam Curtis BBC documentary of the same name is well worth watching, since time appears to be a loop.

https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/hypernormalisation/

So now we have black and white proof that Ratcliffe violated the law. Guess what happens next? Anyone?

By plainclothes "officers" wearing face coverings.

Yeah, this is the worst timeline. It truly is turning into a waking nightmare. Every single day it gets worse.

Yup. The best time will always be now, because conditions will just get worse, opposition will just get more fractured, and Trump will just get bolder every time he gets away with pushing the line.

This has been the narcissist's playbook for forever.

Can he? If 220 housemembers and 53 senators refuse to hear a tree falling in the woods, does it make a sound?

The timing of this visit suggests this was part of the deal to receive the prisoners, and watching the body language when he's talking, Trump is grinning and nodding the whole time, like this was all their planned response. Just gross.

Sure, I just mean, look how long BOTW has been sold - it will be a fraction of that length of time before Switches cease being sold. Mostly I was pointing to the system refresh as not only a chance to reissue BOTW, but to reset pricing expectations.

There will be a future where BOTW S2-edition is still being sold and the Switch is not. From them on, BOTW will be a $90 game, since it will be the only way to get it.

Oh, for sure. You said it. Yes, the way we're losing democracy is that the institutions have been hollowed out over decades of complacency, and though a facade is better than nothing, now it crumbles at the slightest challenge.

I mean, there were always people that would skirt the rules. But the "appearance" of respecting conflicts of interest is not an illusion, it substantively kept a huge amount of corruption from happening.

That's because these are parasites who don't like the light, and most would-be self-dealers stayed in the dark under their rocks since the possibility of being caught and ostracized, or being made the rare example of in court, was an effective deterrent.

Trump turned off the light, and it's much, much worse.

Yeah, he's an shameless opportunist, like every Republican on this train.

He positioned himself as a moderate for most of his career and was effectively a Never Trumper, before he kissed the ring, so we know he'll betray any principle he has to get close to power.

Pretty soon you won't be able to buy a Switch, once manufacturing ceases.

Nintendo famously never discounts. But this is actually Nintendo's way of not only never discounting, but increasing the price over time.

This is exactly the trick that has got us to this point, and you are giving the average news consumer way too much credit.

Yes, democrats being villains on this is novel and republicans being villains is not, but news reports bias our attention and skew reality. Viewers who are only exposed to this unconsciously end up completely turned around, saying in general democrats are the problem. This is how we end up with elections where voters stay home. And young people have internalized the disproportionate criticism of democrats, and that is probably helping give right-wing influencers credibility.

Objective and credible news should NOT just report on what's novel. They should report on proportional responsibility.

Yes, but the will of the cooked spaghetti.

I'm just waiting for a nice breakdown of society that somehow happens with working electricity and no danger or difficulty obtaining food, and then I'm set.

He's "self-described" as a constitutional lawyer, but considering how delusion and imagination are more important than reality to most of the people in power right now, I guess maybe he'll be treated as one even if it's made-up.

I'm in the US, where's my $10,000?

Car Aimed at Cliff and Driving at 90mp/h Instead of 120mp/h May Still Drive Off Cliff.