#sarcasm

psych@diasp.org

What a surprise! / Quelle surprise

Gee, might there be some overlap between the #traitors of #Jan6 ... Hm, Cruz, Hawley, MTG #GymJordan... 'fine people" (a #cult)

Busted: 9 high-profile Republicans exposed as having Project 2025 ties

The amount of attention the far-right Heritage Foundation and its authoritarian Project 2025 playbook for the next Republican administration have been getting is also ensnaring several major GOP figures.

#sarcasm #GQP #TrumpVirus #CancunCruz #Jan6 #sedition #justice #truth #accountability #Bannon (AKA #media brain) #Ginni ...

daise_flowers@diasp.org

Another reason not to elect Trump or any Trump cultist.

Secret Service decries rightwing blame on female agents over Trump shooting
Secret Service official says it is an ‘insult’ to imply women unqualified to be agents based on gender

The US Secret Service decried as an “insult” rightwing attacks on the performance of female agents during the failed assassination attempt against Donald Trump, and claims the presence of such agents and a woman as agency director are the result of diversity policies.

“It is an insult to the women of our agency to imply that they are unqualified based on gender,” Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service communications chief, told NBC News.

“Such baseless assertions undermine the professionalism, dedication and expertise of our workforce.”

At a Trump rally in Butler county, Pennsylvania, last Saturday, the former president and Republican presidential nominee sustained a wound to his right ear when a gunman opened fire from a rooftop.

One rallygoer was killed and two critically injured.

Amid growing reports of serious security failings, the Secret Service director, Kimberly Cheatle, has come under intense pressure. Subject to calls to resign, even confronted by Republican senators at the GOP convention in Milwaukee, she was served a subpoena for testimony in Congress next week.

The second woman to lead the agency, Cheatle faces rightwing claims she only secured the role thanks to policies to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) which she has previously backed.

Her role is a tough one. In 2014, Julia Pierson, the first woman to lead the Secret Service, resigned over high-profile security lapses.

Since the failed Trump assassination, rightwingers have also attacked women agents in the field.

One social media post, by a user described as a “MAGA2024 Ex-con deplorable” and viewed 10m times, shows a male officer carrying a large gun next to a woman agent in action at the Trump rally.

Its caption says: “Secret service agents: Before DEI vs After DEI.”

Elected Republicans, practiced in blaming DEI for supposed military weakness and even the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore harbour, have made similar charges.

Cory Mills, a Florida congressman, told Fox News: “Look, I’m not sure about who the individuals are on the individual detail, Secret Service, but I can tell you under this Biden administration, the one thing I’ve seen is massive DEI hires.

“And I can tell you when you primarily, when you primarily go after D-E-I, you end up with D-I-E.”

Tim Burchett, of Tennessee, went after Cheatle directly, posting: “I can’t imagine that a DEI hire from Pepsi would be a bad choice as the head of the Secret Service. #sarcasm.”

Cheatle, a former agent, worked for Pepsi before being appointed to lead the Secret Service in 2022.

The Secret Service was formed in 1865. The first woman agent was appointed in 1970. The agency now says women make up 24% of its workforce.

Most agents at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania were men. When Trump was fired on, women agents were among those who protected him with their bodies.

In his statement to NBC, Guglielmi said: “We stand united against any attempt to discredit our personnel and their invaluable contributions to our mission and are appalled by the disparaging and disgusting comments against any of our personnel.

“As an elite law enforcement agency, all of our agents and officers are highly trained and fully capable of performing our missions.”

Kenneth Valentine, a former agent and supervisor, told the same network: “There are some unbelievable female agents. They are very welcome, they are needed, and I can’t imagine my tenure in the Secret Service without that kind of diversity.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/18/secret-service-female-agents-trump-rally-shooting

leshoshin@diasporasocial.net

#sarcasm #france

Au début, c'était 'Dehors Macron !'. Ensuite, les idiots ont tellement flippé de l'extrême droite qu'ils ont fini par oublier ce qu'ils avaient dit. Et Mélenchon, lui, il continue à rêver qu'il est le prochain De Gaulle

faab64@diasp.org

The story of a war, a hospital, 390 dead bodies and lneutral press reporting it.

Sometimes sarcasm is the only thing that explains the actual event.

But sadly it's actually happening and it's all real and no sarcasm involved.

I just sitting here watching a video of a family looking at remains of their loved ones who were kidnapped by IDF a few weeks before they found their mutilated remains in a mass grave.

It's like Bosnia all over again, but the whole freaking world is behind it.

It's just breaking me. Not again.

#warcrime #sarcasm #KhanYunis #NasaerHospital #Media #Gaza #MaasGraves
#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow

vm_idaho@sysad.org

Right, that is what people want, a version of that show where everyone trashes each other, digs out the old dirt (what was that show called?). Anyway, it is good to see someone who can rise above the mudslinging and just deal with the problems in this country. What are they, 10 year olds, taunting "what, are you afraid? Chicken! Ramaswamy has class.
https://americanwirenews.com/vivek-ramaswamy-called-out-for-not-taking-direct-shots-at-trump-asked-if-hes-afraid-of-punch-back/?
#sarcasm #honesty #class-act