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Trump signs executive order on water pressure to ‘restore shower freedom’ (www.theguardian.com)

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White House says order will ‘make America’s showers great again’ and ‘end the Obama-Biden war on water pressure’

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I do sometimes worry about how posting the joke-y stuff can distract from the important stuff, but I guess there's also value in being able to have a laugh

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

I think you can be at the same time: enraged by the attacks on vulnerable people (and so many important topics), disgusted by the lack of ethics and amused by the absolute stupidity of all this circus.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

You have reason to worry, because diluting the discussion with memes and irrelevant sidetracking is legit propaganda tool. And somehow Orange 47 is perfect in that role for his supporters and his opposition. It's quite amazing actually.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I finally understand those "Live Laugh Love" signs