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From: RonB
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Workstation Aesthetics
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:12:03 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-06-11, rbowman wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:07:50 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> rbowman wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>
>>> On Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:43:03 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>
>>>> I went to his site a few months ago (after his rant got his comic
>>>> dropped by many newspapers). Mmmmmmkayyyy.
>>>
>>> He's on X and can be interesting. In 2016 he predicted Trump would win
>>> based on his use of media and framing. At that time my impression was
>>> he was neutral, not taking a side. He is not on the fence these days.
>>
>> Old age tends to swing one rightward.
>
> Maybe. otoh I was 16 or so when I went to a JBS meeting and they seemed a
> little left wing to me or I should say Welch was willfully blind to some
> problems.
>
>
>> I remember him calling Trump a "monster" (and Hillary a "dumpster
>> fire").
>> I also remember him saying Trump's statements were compelling.
>>
>> Personally, I think Trump is cracked.
>
> I don't like the NYC style but I'm familiar with it so some of his antics
> aren't that disturbing. I haven't cared for Hillary since she crawled out
> of the Arkansas swamp. Bill has a certain charm; she doesn't.
Hillary is a reptile.
Trump should learn when NOT to talk. He'll never let even the smallest
slight slide off his back.
> The one I found interesting is Ann Coulter. She makes no bones about being
> a shit-stirrer but she was one of the few people to support Trump early in
> the campaign. By the same token she had no problem attacking him when he
> didn't deliver.
>
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