Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Breccia]

In which Donnie Jr. and a number of "conservatives" on Twitter discuss the idea of injecting Trump's blood into people as a treatment.

Um...I mean, it's possible to be more wrong than this post, but you'd really have to try.

Vaccines don't contain antibodies.

Plasma does, and donating COVID-19 plasma is a thing. But you're only allowed to donate twice per seven days, maximum. Even if each donation instantly cures a hundred people, which it wouldn't, but even if it did, that's 1,000 and change per year.

Someone's been watching The Incredible Hulk too much.

[Elegiac]

Um...I mean, it's possible to be more wrong than this post, but you'd really have to try.

Vaccines don't contain antibodies.

Plasma does, and donating COVID-19 plasma is a thing. But you're only allowed to donate twice per seven days, maximum. Even if each donation instantly cures a hundred people, which it wouldn't, but even if it did, that's 1,000 and change per year.

Someone's been watching The Incredible Hulk too much.

On the subject of cutting edge medical research, one has to wonder what the religious right is going to say once they find out that Regeneron, the drug Trump is currently taking for COVID, was developed using human embryonic stem cells.

[Edge-]

On the subject of cutting edge medical research, one has to wonder what the religious right is going to say once they find out that Regeneron, the drug Trump is currently taking for COVID, was developed using human embryonic stem cells.

That he's the "chosen one" and is allowed to. Just like one of the VP's for PETA who takes insulin which involves animals somewhere in the production process.

Just like every millionaire televangelist when their followers justify why they need their fourth private jet.

[PhaelixWW]

Trump just canceling them and taking credit for doing so is just another indicator that those drugs he's on are really good.

That and/or Trump is quarantined against any advisors that might point out how stupid his ideas are.

[cubby]

That and/or Trump is quarantined against any advisors that might point out how stupid his ideas are.

Holy shit, that's right - he's stuck up in his room with his phone and 24/7 Faux News...who's making the popcorn? I am definitely bringing the Jameson and Coke.

[Elegiac]

That he's the "chosen one" and is allowed to. Just like one of the VP's for PETA who takes insulin which involves animals somewhere in the production process.

Just like every millionaire televangelist when their followers justify why they need their fourth private jet.

True, but at least now I get to ask his supporters what they think of Trump injecting himself with aborted babies to cure himself of disease.

[kaid]

That he's the "chosen one" and is allowed to. Just like one of the VP's for PETA who takes insulin which involves animals somewhere in the production process.

Just like every millionaire televangelist when their followers justify why they need their fourth private jet.

Demons fly commercial you cannot expect godly men to be trapped in a metal flying tube with demons what kind of monster are you.

[eschatological]

If you think any progresive actually likes Tulsi, i got a bridge to sell ya

@Jettisawn, who regularly sides with you in his concern over Biden's lack of progressivism, is a regular Tulsi shill. So is Theo and Rochana, iirc.

[PhaelixWW]

Yet another poll released today has Biden +14 over Trump. 538's poll aggregator now shows Biden +8.9.

[draynay]

Love being called a shill by a Moderator

I didn't know Moderators were forbidden to speak the truth.

[alexw]

@Jettisawn, who regularly sides with you in his concern over Biden's lack of progressivism, is a regular Tulsi shill. So is Theo and Rochana, iirc.

What happened to Theo anyway?

They gave up because his/her alt-right concern trolling wasn't working as a voter supression tactic anymore?

[Grapemask]

I'm pretty stunned by the stimulus thing.

We can nominate a Supreme Court justice as soon as possible - but putting food on tables has to wait until an election?

Surely even Trump supporters are outraged by this. Surely. Tell me we've reached the limit to how much you're willing to shit your own pants to own the libs.

[Captain N]

I didn't know Moderators were forbidden to speak the truth.

Only when said truth makes the person whining about it look bad.

Reminds me of someone else....if only I could think of who it might be?

[alexw]

Yet another poll released today has Biden +14 over Trump. 538's poll aggregator now shows Biden +8.9.

Trumps covid meltdown paying the dividends for Biden. Long may his dexamethasone induced psychotic event continue!

[eschatological]

Love being called a shill by a Moderator, and people wonder why the forums on MMOChampion are so damn toxic?

They can't even state their opinion without it dripping with condescending tone. I even have said this was a problem with her, but of course that doesn't fucking matter to you. So long as you get those Forum Troll points.



But please continue with your bullshit. Also Biden isn't progressive. He was Obama's Blue Dog Democrat VP pick. You can't be both.

I applaud you for criticizing her for this one action. But you have regularly denied her fucking awfulness, and her propensity for carrying water for Republicans, and worse, alt-righters, for whom she's the only "acceptable" Democratic candidate.

Can you articulate why, again? This may be the clearest example of her water carrying, but she has done it regularly.

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What happened to Theo anyway?

They gave up because his/her alt-right concern trolling wasn't working as a voter supression tactic anymore?

Theo posted a thread yesterday that I saw.....it's since been closed, iirc.

[Thepersona]

Trumps covid meltdown paying the dividends for Biden. Long may his dexamethasone induced psychotic event continue!

Halting negotiations and tanking the markets, steroid style.

[Edge-]

I'm pretty stunned by the stimulus thing.

We can nominate a Supreme Court justice as soon as possible - but putting food on tables has to wait until an election?

Surely even Trump supporters are outraged by this. Surely. Tell me we've reached the limit to how much you're willing to shit your own pants to own the libs.

What are you talking about? Trump and all the Republicans in the Senate are still employed and getting paychecks. There's plenty of food on the table.

For them.

[Benggaul]

On the subject of cutting edge medical research, one has to wonder what the religious right is going to say once they find out that Regeneron, the drug Trump is currently taking for COVID, was developed using human embryonic stem cells.

One tiny correction: Regeneron is the company/manufacturer. The drug/cocktail doesn't really have a public name yet because it's still largely experimental. It's more accurate to say he's taking "a Regeneron drug".

Also reposting this because I dunno, I find it germaine to some other comments around here:

Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden could be most progressive president since FDR

[Elegiac]

One tiny correction: Regeneron is the company/manufacturer. The drug/cocktail doesn't really have a public name yet because it's still largely experimental. It's more accurate to say he's taking "a Regeneron drug".

Thank you for reminding me of this little tidbit:

Apparently $750 in taxes also buys you entry into being one of the first ten people in the country to be treated with said drug/cocktail.

Also, I'm disappointed in QAnon for going with adrenochrome when they missed the obvious low hanging fruit of jewtane.

[Edge-]

You all continue to chastise her because that's what the High School Drama of the day says to do.

I mean...it ain't like any of this is remotely new territory for Gabbard - https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/t...mocratic-party

There's a highly critical article, which most of the more recent criticisms echo the bones of, from 2017.

There are more recent articles elaborating on the criticisms here in more detail - https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...paign-policies

Including reference to this tweet of hers from 2015 which sounds pretty fucking pro-war and hawkish to me -

Al-Qaeda attacked us on 9/11 and must be defeated. Obama won’t bomb them in Syria. Putin did. #neverforget911

And with this I've returned to having no interest in a political nobody that tanked her own promising career and won't even be in national politics come the next House term.