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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 years ago (4 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's utterly bizarre that this is what we, as a society, have chosen for ourselves.

Fuck.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

Enough of us that this is what we have to experience, anyway.

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That, and a gerontocracy. Which, probably explains how we got to be in a kakistocracy....

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[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I thought RFK Jr. was a doctor. Looked it up. He's a doctor of law. No medical experience.

[–] GarrulousBrevity@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well, he's really qualified because of his podcasting. Actually, now that I think about it, that's a theme

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Trump picks people from a few lists:

  1. Republicans with a strong presence on social media.
  2. Whoever wrote the relevant bit of Project 2025.
  3. People plausibly accused of being Russian assets.
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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

And for Donnie that's top qualification for a position he knows nothing about.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kash absolutely looks like he lied his way to the top and has no idea what he is doing or how he got there.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does he always look like a deer in headlights or is this just a bad ~~mug~~headshot?

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Patel already has the thousand yard stare

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

That looks like a mugshot, lol!

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Must have been helluva two months

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[–] sighofannoyance@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (4 children)

When they say "DEI" it's an euphemism for the N-word...

[–] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

“Not white male”

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cool! Now do "nepotism"!!!

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Never Expect Professional Officials. This Isn't Some Meritocracy!

[–] AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ask yourself... If Putin was President of America and wanted to destroy 200 years of progress, who would he put in charge of the various departments... And then this all makes sense.

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I was recently rewatching old wresting so I got to see the education secretary have a tag team match with her husband and kids. Also saw her pretending to be comatose while her husband made out with a young woman. The same husband that wanted to do a storyline in which he is the father of his daughter’s baby

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are we sure Patel doesn't have experience? Fucker looks like he has seen some shit. God what a weird stare.

[–] gamer@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

I've always thought he looked like an actual crazy person. Most people in Trump's orbit are likely just pretending to be crazy, but Patel always looks like a cornered animal with a gun.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

When was the last time RFK actually looked like that photo

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I'm guessing it was before the "left a bear carcass in Central Park" episode.

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Patel sure sounds like a minority name to me.. so WOKE! /s

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago

In the eyes of MAGA, the only qualification is loyalty to Trump.

[–] Dhs92@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why does RFK Jr look like he's been airbrushed to hell and back

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

Probably because he has 🤷

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

DEI would not have prevented these hires, as they resulted from nepotism.

I believe we are conflating these two issues and failing to recognize why DEI hiring has some positive effects. By requiring employers to diversify their hiring practices, DEI initiatives inadvertently help combat nepotism, an unforeseen benefit of these policies.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

Nepotism is specifically for family, like when he got Ivanka involved in whitehouse affairs.

This would be cronyism.

[–] TwitchingCheese@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The claim being made by the right is that they have to get rid of DEI to make it more of a meritocracy where people are hired only due to their ability and experience. This clearly shows they give zero shits about a meritocracy.

The problem is OP assumes that they have any kind of shame or that double standards and cognitive dissonance isn't just their natural state at this point.

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[–] fogelmensch@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

To be fair: Linda kicked Vince in the balls at least once

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 13 points 2 years ago

“A pensioner, a woman and a n… brown person. I’ll be gay if they ain’t DEI”

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

they have a lot of experience in scamming people, that should count for something

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Does "belonging behind bars" count as law enforcement experience?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hello Americans. What is DEI?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion", effectively a term for anti-discrimination measures employed by organizations.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

To add to PugJesus' comment, it's also a term that the far right uses for anything they don't like, same as "woke."

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