Elon Musk Has Said He Is Committing Around $45 Million a Month to a New Pro-Trump Super PAC

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-p ... 024-07-16/

A pic of Trump with the mini-my pillow bandaged on his ear entering the convention should've been the Time cover.

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dontfeartheringo wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2024 3:51 pm Bill Clinton, besides being a serial sexual predator, was the President who assiduously uncoupled the Democratic Party from the Labor Unions. The working class lost their voice in US politics when the Third Way democrats assumed power.

If you are a USian who wants to see the Democratic Party pivot back the improving the material well-being of the working class, it's time to think about joining a union. ANY union. It's the only way you're ever going to rip these lanyard-and-clipboard types off the Movie Stars and Tech Bros money-titty.

100%

The Teamsters president spoke at the RNC today and praised Trump, who nakedly undermined unions during his term.

Kyle Gass messed up.

Not that Tenacious D is countercultural in any way but it does makes me wonder if the aggressive disavowment of a leader like Reagan in the 80s would be acceptable today. Could there be a Rock Against Trump, so to speak? It seems now that any critique or mockery of MAGA will be manipulated by them as a threat, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't happen. I agree that KG's sentiment taken in the public sphere wasn't well thought out, but I'm concerned that silencing opposing - even loudly rude and aggressive voices will become normalized.

rsmurphy wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 12:23 pm Kyle Gass messed up.

Not that Tenacious D is countercultural in any way but it does makes me wonder if the aggressive disavowment of a leader like Reagan in the 80s would be acceptable today. Could there be a Rock Against Trump, so to speak? It seems now that any critique or mockery of MAGA will be manipulated by them as a threat, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't happen. I agree that KG's sentiment taken in the public sphere wasn't well thought out, but I'm concerned that silencing opposing - even loudly rude and aggressive voices will become normalized.

self righteousness is hard work and can backfire even with the best intentions.

i prefer humility.

rsmurphy wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 12:23 pm Kyle Gass messed up.

Agreed. I'm sure a lot of us might think those thoughts, but not a very smart thing to blurt out that night.

But McCarthy era levels of censorship (other than with government officials) seems impossible to enforce with so many tech/communication avenues now. Just look at how many Twitter replacements popped up in a relatively short period and that's just for one dumb app.

rsmurphy wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 12:23 pm Kyle Gass messed up.

Not that Tenacious D is countercultural in any way but it does makes me wonder if the aggressive disavowment of a leader like Reagan in the 80s would be acceptable today. Could there be a Rock Against Trump, so to speak? It seems now that any critique or mockery of MAGA will be manipulated by them as a threat, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't happen. I agree that KG's sentiment taken in the public sphere wasn't well thought out, but I'm concerned that silencing opposing - even loudly rude and aggressive voices will become normalized.

Every time somebody on the left or even a normal liberal comes out like "i denounce what happened" it comes off like Trump disavowing David Duke and I wonder what they really think. And Jack Black is a bitch for not only cancelling their tour but also possibly breaking up Tenacious D over it.

My opinion of jack black actually went up. I wouldn’t want to be associated with that kind of hateful person. I’m trying to excuse it and I can’t.

hbiden@onlyfans.com wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:33 pm My opinion of jack black actually went up. I wouldn’t want to be associated with that kind of hateful person. I’m trying to excuse it and I can’t.

Never heard a single song from Tenacious D, so they couldn't be that funny, but ..... cripes, you're doing musical improv comedy. A giant robot is delivering you a Birthday Cake. Sometimes a joke goes awry.

joe_lmr wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 1:41 pm Every time somebody on the left or even a normal liberal comes out like "i denounce what happened" it comes off like Trump disavowing David Duke and I wonder what they really think.

without a doubt.

And Jack Black is a bitch for not only cancelling their tour but also possibly breaking up Tenacious D over it.

I can only think that Jack and Kyle had a deep conversation about how to continue. In my mind it doesn't read as Jack throwing him under the bus as much as considering his own career as much as Kyle's. Perhaps that is shitty reasoning on my part being that they are longtime friends and should support each other even in the most trying of times.

I can't speak towards breaking up the band as they were never a fixture in my listening habits, but I can understand not continuing to tour based on what was said and how it could negatively inform the political climate and contribute to more violence.

All that said it's possible and more than time for bands, big and small, to step-up in a collective manner against Trump and fascism.