The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread

[immamac 42514]

If you post in this thread and it isn't directly related to the spirit of policy that backfires on its supporters "leopards eating faces" style I'm going to ban you. 

[TXSG8R 3360]

On 11/9/2024 at 4:56 PM, Sawbonz said:

Oh it’s not going to take 2 years. We have actual contractors here. I’m sure they will keep us apprised of the cost of goods.

LV Integrator here, one of our main vendors already hit us with this (received Nov 8th).

Quote

Dear Valued Partner,

 

We hope this message finds you well. As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality products while managing rising costs, we have made the decision to implement a modest price increase. This adjustment is necessary to maintain the level of service and product quality you rely on.

 

Effective January 1, 2025, there will be a 6.5% increase across all Security products, including panels & keypads, sensors, radios & antennas, peripherals, Z-Wave automation, and accessories in our 2GIG, GoControl and Linear brands. Updated pricing will be sent to you via our standard communication channels.

 

We appreciate your understanding and continued partnership. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

 

 

Best regards,

Julio Ferreira
Chief Sales Officer

That’s from Nice North America, a lot of the products listed come from China. Waiting for Snap to hit us with the same.  They are our vendor for most of our wire, TV mounts, etc. again, mostly made in China. The AV industry is gonna have a bad time. I’m pretty sure Monoprice gets absolutely everything from China, so that sucks for the DIY AV guy too. 

[956 Worldwide 34418]

https://apnews.com/article/trump-harris-arab-americans-michigan-dearborn-aea96b9161a77de1fa47d668e23edb98
 

Quote

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Faced with two choices she didn’t like, Suehaila Amen chose neither.

Instead, the longtime Democrat from the Arab American stronghold of Dearborn, Michigan, backed a third-party candidate for president, adding her voice to a remarkable turnaroundthat helped Donald Trump reclaim Michigan and the presidency.

In Dearborn, where nearly half of the 110,000 residents are of Arab descent, Vice President Kamala Harris received over 2,500 fewer votes than Trump, who became the first Republican presidential candidate since former President George W. Bush in 2000 to win the city. Harris also lost neighboring Dearborn Heights to Trump, who in his previous term as president banned travel from several mostly-Muslim countries.

 

[Brisketexan 104545]

6 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

https://apnews.com/article/trump-harris-arab-americans-michigan-dearborn-aea96b9161a77de1fa47d668e23edb98
 

 

 

 

[The Dog 43786]

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/s/F1rkBy2viV
 

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday he hoped Israel would extend sovereignty into the West Bank in 2025 and that he would push the government to engage the incoming Trump administration to gain Washington's support.

[Brisketexan 104545]

Just now, The Dog said:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/s/F1rkBy2viV
 

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday he hoped Israel would extend sovereignty into the West Bank in 2025 and that he would push the government to engage the incoming Trump administration to gain Washington's support.

I mean....gosh.  Who on EARTH could have seen that coming.  Just outta the blue, no possible way anyone could have predicted that approach happening.

[BrickHorn 18186]

Gazans don’t vote in US elections, you dumb fucksticks. 

[G650 14079]

Dumbass single issue voters do though

[Brisketexan 104545]

1 minute ago, BrickHorn said:

Gazans don’t vote in US elections, you dumb fucksticks. 

Nope.  But a shitload of Arab-Americans and other parties supposedly deeply sympathetic to Gaza 1) do vote, and 2) either voted for Trump, or registered a protest vote for Stein or somesuch.  In spite of all common sense telling them that they were voting for the leopard that would fully and finally consume the face of Gaza (or more accurately, would give Israel full license and blessing to do so).

This outcome is EXACTLY what those people voted for.  Sorry.  I'm all out of sympathy.  For everyone.

[softlynow 1783]

3 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

Gazans don’t vote in US elections, you dumb fucksticks. 

It seems pretty soon there won’t be many Gazans doing much of anything. 

[bolverk 29396]

And the kicker you guys aren't recognizing is that this is the West Bank, not Gaza. Smotrich is declaring Israeli sovereignty (i.e., annexation) over the West Bank.

[Chad Fuck 17551]

2 minutes ago, bolverk said:

And the kicker you guys aren't recognizing is that this is the West Bank, not Gaza. Smotrich is declaring Israeli sovereignty (i.e., annexation) over the West Bank.

But Gaza is definitely on the menu.

[Brisketexan 104545]

1 minute ago, bolverk said:

And the kicker you guys aren't recognizing is that this is the West Bank, not Gaza. Smotrich is declaring Israeli sovereignty (i.e., annexation) over the West Bank.

Oh, I recognize it.  The gloves are off for Palestinians everywhere.  This is the war of extermination that all the Israel fans have wanted, and now Israel has complete license to engage in it.

Excellent electoral strategy, pro-Gaza voters.  Well-done, perfectly executed.

[bolverk 29396]

2 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

But Gaza is definitely on the menu.

Oh, absolutely.

[Chad Fuck 17551]

Over under on how long until Bibi goes full "Greater Israel" since that fucking guy's administration will give zero shits?  Watch your corn hole Sinai Peninsula and Transjordan!

[softlynow 1783]

@BrickHorn Are you ok? I’m not sure where you’re coming from on this. I’m personally sickened by just about everything right now. Single-issue voters in Dearborn, etc. didn’t do this by themselves, but it fits the thread. I fear there will be nothing stopping the accelerating genocide in the ME. I’m not sure whether you disagree or think I’m cheering it on. 

[G650 14079]

Gonna be a lot of Baby Wawas out there fellas

 

[Brisketexan 104545]

Just now, softlynow said:

@BrickHorn Are you ok? I’m not sure where you’re coming from on this. I’m personally sickened by just about everything right now. Single-issue voters in Dearborn, etc. didn’t do this by themselves, but it fits the thread. I fear there will be nothing stopping the accelerating genocide in the ME. I’m not sure whether you disagree or think I’m cheering it on. 

Oh, I'm cheering it on.  See, when arsonists get burned, that's the essence of this thread.

I'm sick and fucking tired of telling various factions of arsonists "DON'T LIGHT THAT FIRE!" only to watch them defiantly toss gasoline everywhere and light a match.....and promptly get fucking consumed by the fire they helped stoke/start.  Fuck 'em.  I am DONE having sympathy for groups that bring the worst on themselves.  

0% sympathy.

100% schadenfreude.

That is the correct ratio now.

[G650 14079]

https://old.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/1gp0p7g/trump_voter_is_baffled_that_voting_against_womens/

 

[Brisketexan 104545]

Brick, why you mad?  This is 100% what "team Palestine" in this country wanted.  They cried out for it, they said they were going to do it, and they followed through and did it.  Reaping the EXACT consequence that we all said would follow.  Why should we care at all when people get EXACTLY what they asked for?

[tx 3 putt 76306]

huge fafo incoming ….

 

[Brisketexan 104545]

1 minute ago, G650 said:

https://old.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/1gp0p7g/trump_voter_is_baffled_that_voting_against_womens/

 

Sorry dipshit.  When you vote to hurt people, don't be shocked when the people you voted to hurt hate you.

0% sympathy.

100% schadenfreude.

This is the way.

[softlynow 1783]

Just now, Brisketexan said:

Sorry dipshit.  When you vote to hurt people, don't be shocked when the people you voted to hurt hate you.

0% sympathy.

100% schadenfreude.

This is the way.

Yes, fuck that guy. Sorry, though, I can’t cheer genocide. Those victims didn’t do this particular bit of fucking around. You’re missing the bit about other people paying the price for some of our dumb voters.

I get your rage, man, but get some focus. If it comes to real resistance you won’t be useful as a berserker. 

[BrickHorn 18186]

2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Oh, I'm cheering it on.  See, when arsonists get burned, that's the essence of this thread.

I'm sick and fucking tired of telling various factions of arsonists "DON'T LIGHT THAT FIRE!" only to watch them defiantly toss gasoline everywhere and light a match.....and promptly get fucking consumed by the fire they helped stoke/start.  Fuck 'em.  I am DONE having sympathy for groups that bring the worst on themselves.  

0% sympathy.

100% schadenfreude.

That is the correct ratio now.

Gaze upon the Reaganist bullshit we let infiltrate the Democratic Party, folks. Muslim Americans on the margins aren’t the problem. We lost because we catered to the @Brisketexans of the world.

They may have changed the color of their ties and started voting for Dems, but they remain the same soulless sociopaths they were back when they were jerking off to the Laffer Curve and singing along to Tony Keith during Desert Storm. 

America deserves better from its liberal party than childish pricks cheering on the slaughter of innocent women and children.

[Brisketexan 104545]

4 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

Gaze upon the Reaganist bullshit we let infiltrate the Democratic Party, folks. Muslim Americans on the margins aren’t the problem. We lost because we catered to the @Brisketexans of the world.

They may have changed the color of their ties and started voting for Dems, but they remain the same soulless sociopaths they were back when they were jerking off to the Laffer Curve and singing along to Tony Keith during Desert Storm. 

America deserves better from its liberal party than childish pricks cheering on the slaughter of innocent women and children.

If it makes you feel any better, I'll also be cheering on the deportation of my family members who voted for Trump.  Dumbasses think "we're okay, we're some of the good ones."  Nope.  Leopards gonna eat their faces too.  And the country white trash in our family, who will see their lives get even more miserable as support and infrastructure decline, and costs go up.  I'll cheer for that, too.

Oh, and to be clear.....precisely nobody "catered to Brisketexan."  Not a single word of caution or alarm I've uttered has mattered at all.  None of the money, none of the effort.  Any private good we've done?  It will be torn down in an executive order or two.  Nobody has catered to anything I've wanted at all.

We've decided to burn it all down.  The whole fucking thing.  Across the globe.  The only rational response is to warm your hands by the fire and watch the flames dance.  This is what we've chosen.  Quit fighting against it, and just watch it burn.

Edited Monday at 08:24 PM by Brisketexan

[Aqua Buddha 14501]

Dearborn Caucus steps to the plate as the lead off hitter.

 

Good.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9307]

9 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

huge fafo incoming ….

 

Which grifter market will see the biggest growth once NOAA is scuttled? Rainmakers, Anti-Hurricane Shamans, Tornado Soothsayers, or Buckets of Patriot Slop sellers?

[David Dennison 18646]

NM

Edited Monday at 08:26 PM by David Dennison
Can't talk about that. Sorry, imma.

[Brisketexan 104545]

1 minute ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Which grifter market will see the biggest growth once NOAA is scuttled? Rainmakers, Anti-Hurricane Shamans, Tornado Soothsayers, or Buckets of Patriot Slop sellers?

Accuweather.  Read up on it.  It's 100% a move to privatize the function....to someone who has ingratiated themselves with MAGA.  

But no worries, the next forecast of "Your climate is fine, 105 degrees on Xmas day is both delightful and biblical, brought to you by Accuweather and Exxon" is going to have BITCHIN' graphics.

[Brisketexan 104545]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Is it possible that part of the reason Trump won is because a lot of the folks who voted for him realized they made it through his first term and the world didn't end like some on the left said it would?

Sure.  It's probably a large part of it.  See, the world only ended for some folks.  Quite a few of the COVID dead.  Women who have died because they couldn't get life-saving care.  And, you know, there was an actual violent insurrection that attempted to overthrow the government.  But, hey, it failed, so it might as well have never happened.

The castle doesn't fall from its perfect state into a pile of rubble.  It happens stone by stone....until it reaches the point where it can no longer stand, and then the collapse can't be stopped.  

By all means, let's keep removing stones.  What could go wrong?

Whatever the case, we've chosen our path.  Pull up a chair.  The fire is just starting to warm up.

[immamac 42514]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Is it possible that part of the reason Trump won is because a lot of the folks who voted for him realized they made it through his first term and the world didn't end like some on the left said it would?

No one thought first term trump was going to be anything but something way different or a disaster that got saved by the guardrails. 

Everyone was right. It was saved by the guardrails, now there are significantly less guardrails and he's been emboldened by the inaction and lack of consequences from January 6. 

The best case scenario is again, something way different and a complete shakeup of the status quo (what many people think they voted for). The worse case scenario is one that is a bit hard to say where the bottom is with all the erosion of decorum and trumps deep and public disregard for the law. 

[David Dennison 18646]

Please don't ban me.

[tx 3 putt 76306]

1 minute ago, immamac said:

No one thought first term trump was going to be anything but something way different or a disaster that got saved by the guardrails. 

Everyone was right. It was saved by the guardrails, now there are significantly less guardrails and he's been emboldened by the inaction and lack of consequences from January 6. 

The best case scenario is again, something way different and a complete shakeup of the status quo (what many people think they voted for). The worse case scenario is one that is a bit hard to say where the bottom is with all the erosion of decorum and trumps deep and public disregard for the law. 

 

trump year 1 and 2 was the learning curve, they won’t make those mistakes again 

[David Dennison 18646]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

trump year 1 and 2 was the learning curve, they won’t make those mistakes again 

Resistance it is. Everybody ready to get arrested?

[Chewbacca 7729]

16 minutes ago, softlynow said:

Yes, fuck that guy. Sorry, though, I can’t cheer genocide. Those victims didn’t do this particular bit of fucking around. You’re missing the bit about other people paying the price for some of our dumb voters.

I get your rage, man, but get some focus. If it comes to real resistance you won’t be useful as a berserker. 

I'm not gonna cheer genocide because lots of people are gonna die.  But the Dearborn folks most certainly voted for genocide. And they're gonna get it.

[bolverk 29396]

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

If it makes you feel any better, I'll also be cheering on the deportation of my family members who voted for Trump.  Dumbasses think "we're okay, we're some of the good ones."  Nope.  Leopards gonna eat their faces too.  And the country white trash in our family, who will see their lives get even more miserable as support and infrastructure decline, and costs go up.  I'll cheer for that, too.

Oh, and to be clear.....precisely nobody "catered to Brisketexan."  Not a single word of caution or alarm I've uttered has mattered at all.  None of the money, none of the effort.  Any private good we've done?  It will be torn down in an executive order or two.  Nobody has catered to anything I've wanted at all.

We've decided to burn it all down.  The whole fucking thing.  Across the globe.  The only rational response is to warm your hands by the fire and watch the flames dance.  This is what we've chosen.  Quit fighting against it, and just watch it burn.

My black-hearted liberal response:
Point and laugh at the Dearborn caucus and stupid students who were told they were being counterproductive but still empathize with those suffering abroad. Still, sorry, Palestinians, I've got shit closer to home to deal with now.

[tx 3 putt 76306]

10 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Resistance it is. Everybody ready to get arrested?

 

paul ryan

mcdonell

his joint chiefs of staff 

were huge road blocks. stephen miller wanted the military to shoot floyd protestors, trump was on board and told no 

just one of many examples 

 

he’ll have people very loyal to trump first and foremost this time around. china and north korea are his model. he’s mentioned this many times. want to make fun of dear leader being a bad golfer ?

death !

 

 

 

massive amount of fafo incoming 

Edited Monday at 08:46 PM by tx 3 putt

[Bozo_Casanova 26275]

2 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

In Dearborn, where nearly half of the 110,000 residents are of Arab descent, Vice President Kamala Harris received over 2,500 fewer votes than Trump, who became the first Republican presidential candidate since former President George W. Bush in 2000 to win the city.

That turned out great

[Chewbacca 7729]

8 minutes ago, bolverk said:

My black-hearted liberal response:
Point and laugh at the Dearborn caucus and stupid students who were told they were being counterproductive but still empathize with those suffering abroad. Still, sorry, Palestinians, I've got shit closer to home to deal with now.

Yeah, I still don't know what they wanted from Harris.  Foreign affairs are never going to be at the top of an American candidates' list.  They just aren't.  So they voted for the leopards.

[Goofyboy 3195]

Does this count as FAFO? The fight for Senate Majority Leader is interesting.

[David Dennison 18646]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

paul ryan

mcdonell

his joint chiefs of staff 

were huge road blocks. stephen miller wanted the military to shoot floyd protestors, trump was on board and told no 

just one of many examples 

 

he’ll have people very loyal to trump first and foremost this time around

 

massive amount of fafo incoming 

The Senate is the wild card.

[tx 3 putt 76306]

Just now, David Dennison said:

The Senate is the wild card.

[Ghost of LL 15473]

21 minutes ago, softlynow said:

Yes, fuck that guy. Sorry, though, I can’t cheer genocide. Those victims didn’t do this particular bit of fucking around. You’re missing the bit about other people paying the price for some of our dumb voters.

I get your rage, man, but get some focus. If it comes to real resistance you won’t be useful as a berserker. 

I am completely with you.  There's absolutely nothing I can do to prevent what is going to happen to the Palestinians.  I did what I could to prevent it.  But I'm still going to lament it.

At the same time, one may plausibly hope that there is something constructive that comes from people seeing the (very, very foreseeable) consequences of their voting behavior.  And perhaps that would provide some benefit going forward, which is worth cheering for.

It may be true that @BrickHorn is sitting there wringing his hands over the fate of the poor Palestinians.  And meanwhile, @Brisketexan is maniacally finger-tenting while hissing "excellent."  And they have the exact same impact on what is going to happen in Palestine.  When the time for deciding what was going to happen in Palestine was upon us, they were on the same side. 

But that time is gone, and they're both now equally impotent.  The hand-wringer's hand-wringing over the finger-tenter's sinister grimace is a bit stupid.  As is the finger-tenter's supposed glee, I suppose.  I imagine they're both coping mechanisms.  I suspect neither will be terribly effective in the medium- or long-term.  

That's why we have alcohol.

[G650 14079]

[Brisketexan 104545]

2 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

But that time is gone, and they're both now equally impotent.  The hand-wringer's hand-wringing over the finger-tenter's sinister grimace is a bit stupid.  As is the finger-tenter's supposed glee, I suppose.  I imagine they're both coping mechanisms.  I suspect neither will be terribly effective in the medium- or long-term.  

Oh, you're forgetting the third option.  The important one, which we should probably engage in: how to profit from the suffering.  We've chosen to make "bring suffering to others" a leading global commodity again - nothing we can do to stop it, nothing we can do to even slow it down.  Well, there's always money to be made in commodities.

[bolverk 29396]

Just now, Chewbacca said:

9090% Yeah, I still don't know what they wanted from Harris.  Foreign affairs are never going to be at the top of an American candidates' list.  They just aren't.  So they voted for the leopards.

Or didn't vote at all. I'd felt a bit of relief when some of the Palestinian groups finally endorsed Kamala, but it was far too late. Minds were settled on getting the defeat they helped to ensure.

I will say that John Oliver was right last night by pointing out that something like 90% of all counties shifted to the right, as did almost every single demographic group. So, it's kind of bullshit to pick out one population, as there's plenty of blame to go around against ALL GROUPS voting against their own interests. The Palestinian protesters just happened to have been the most vocal, and since they're already somewhat marginalized by moderates/centrists, they'll get picked out for most of the ire.

[tx 3 putt 76306]

5 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

Does this count as FAFO? The fight for Senate Majority Leader is interesting.

 

rick scott served as chairman and CEO of the hospital company until 1997, when he resigned under pressure after federal agents made their investigation into fraud at the company public by executing search warrants against hospitals owned or previously owned by Columbia/HCA

his company kept two sets of books 

 

[956 Worldwide 34418]

4 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Or didn't vote at all. I'd felt a bit of relief when some of the Palestinian groups finally endorsed Kamala, but it was far too late. Minds were settled on getting the defeat they helped to ensure.

I will say that John Oliver was right last night by pointing out that something like 90% of all counties shifted to the right, as did almost every single demographic group. So, it's kind of bullshit to pick out one population, as there's plenty of blame to go around against ALL GROUPS voting against their own interests. The Palestinian protesters just happened to have been the most vocal, and since they're already somewhat marginalized by moderates/centrists, they'll get picked out for most of the ire.

“I never thought the leopards would eat the faces of MY favorite special interest group that loudly advocated for the leopards eating faces party.” 

[BrickHorn 18186]

30 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

I suspect neither will be terribly effective in the medium- or long-term.

Since when is “effective” the goal? You do what’s right because it’s right. Brisket is acting like a puerile psychopath. We should hold ourselves to a higher moral standard than gleefully cheering on genocide because a few voters made a bad choice. Especially when the victims literally had no part in the voting at all. 

I mean, for fuck’s sake. Stand back and think for a fucking second about the position Brisket and the other butthurt buffoons are advocating here. It’s monstrous. They’re not merely hoping the Michigan voters get deported or hassled or suffer some other comeuppance at the hands of the fascists they helped gain power. They’re literally cheering on the mass murder of innocent human beings half a world away. 

If you don’t find that way over the red fucking line of morality, then something inside of you has broken and you need to look in the mirror.

Edit: Not you, specifically. The editorial “you.”

Edited Monday at 09:17 PM by BrickHorn

[tx 3 putt 76306]

Just now, BrickHorn said:

Brisket is acting like a puerile psychopath