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   LostInCalifornia (lostincalifornia@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:44:47 JST LostInCalifornia

   And this is what I mean by Trump is a narcissistic asshat

   https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5293524/ap-gulf-of-mexico-white-house-oval-office

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     Nina Paley (ninapaley@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:44:47 JST Nina Paley

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     @LostInCalifornia He's an overt narcissist. Obviously.
     
     I just prefer those to the covert kind. Still awful, but at least you know what you're getting.
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     Nina Paley (ninapaley@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:44:53 JST Nina Paley

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     @LostInCalifornia Narcissists are vastly overrepresented in politics. Obviously.
     
     Any US president is gonna be a narcissist. You get overt or covert. Choice!
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     LostInCalifornia (lostincalifornia@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:44:54 JST LostInCalifornia

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     • Nina Paley

     @ninapaley I just really hate narcissists. All kinds.

     They do a lot of damage.

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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:45:30 JST djsumdog

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     • Nina Paley

     AP Executive Editor Julie Pace said that the White House informed the news agency that its journalists would be barred from attending President Trump's signing of a new executive order because it had not aligned its language with Trump's preferred name for the body of water.

     Honestly it feels like pronoun-style trolling at this point.

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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:54:36 JST djsumdog

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     • Nina Paley
     People are cheering his social politics, which are good but negligible in impact (except for the border/immigration). People are complaining courts are shutting down this executive orders, even though many of them are literally not legal (He can go "see I tried, but they won't let me" .. symbolic bullshit).
     
     But of course, he's going to entangle America into bitter wars for Israel. That negates any good social policies. Some people are claiming it's all a bluff/negotiation tactic, but that's a real hopium filled take.
     
     Electing the other puppet wouldn't really make a difference either. It's not like they really run things anyway. Things are ... accelerating.
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     LostInCalifornia (lostincalifornia@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 02:54:37 JST LostInCalifornia

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     @djsumdog @ninapaley IMO, there is little difference between the 2 styles.

     Neither dealing in material reality but insisting others follow along.