These are grown-ups! "Is this what America has come too ... ?"

Headline of the week c/o Esquire!

Nazi-Curious Madman Currently Under Indictment For 91 Felonies Gives Speech - Trump's rhetoric, coupled with his stated plans for his next presidency, should clarify for any thinking human being the fact that he must not be elected next year.

https://twitter.com/mmpadellan/status/1726208705744752669?s=20

The net is closing, so fingers crossed that it won't be much longer ... 🤞 

It's ridiculous that he was allowed to get away with crime & corruption for decades.

https://twitter.com/MaryLTrump/status/1730032642999877938?s=20

What the hell is up with this guy ??

Compiled like this, it actually sounds NSFW! 🙉 

Posted by: @driver8

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What the hell is up with this guy ??

Compiled like this, it actually sounds NSFW!  

I bet it took you a moment to decide whether to put that in the US politics of 'Let's have a laugh' thread.

hehe ... yeah !

I was just reading up (I have seen it ages ago) - turns out that he's mocking female weightlifters for being so puny, barely lifting 2 ounces, and then a trans athlete comes along and easily sets a new lifting record (or something like that).

‘Bad Things Are Happening! Mom I’m Sorry!’

She gets it up. She’s got it. The mother’s going “Go, baby. You can do it, baby!" Mom I’m sorry ... Boom! Didn’t do it.

Then a guy comes along, and he transitioned recently. He goes over the bar, looked at – Bing! Bong! Baw! Baw! I think they broke the record by 150 lbs.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2021/02/28/what-donald-trumps-transphobia-really-means-for-womens-sports/?sh=11f7bf8b5e66

This is great news ...

https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1737442791142162746?s=20

Science confirming what we already knew ... social media has promoted fear and disgust as clickbait ...

• Sentiment Analysis:

  • Increase in negative sentiment in headlines across US news media from 2000 to 2019.
  • Right-leaning outlets consistently displayed more negative headlines than left-leaning outlets.
  • Overall rise in negative sentiment was observed post-2010, with a significant structural break detected in 2010.

• Emotional Content Analysis:

  • Rise in headlines conveying anger, fear, disgust, and sadness.
  • Decrease in emotionally neutral headlines over the 2000–2019 period.
  • Emotional intensity increase irrespective of the political leanings of news outlets.

• Trends in Emotional Payload by Ideological Leanings:

  • Anger-denoting headlines more prevalent in right-leaning outlets than left-leaning ones.
  • Fear and sadness in headlines increased across the ideological spectrum.
  • Decline in headlines with neutral emotional content consistent across left, centrist, and right-leaning outlets.

• Overall Observations:

  • Right-leaning outlets historically used more negative and anger-related headlines.
  • Emotional intensity in headlines increased over time, potentially influenced by social media engagement metrics and click-through rate optimization.
  • Increase in negative sentiment and emotionally charged headlines raises questions about societal impact and public well-being, warranting further research.

A very weird viral story ! (and a very graphic 2 minute description from The Apprentice!)

#TrumpSmells Becomes Top Trend in U.S. As Claims of Putrid Odor Go Viral

Plus, a very serious (unrelated) message from Carmela ...