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[Party Hat Wurmple]

Honestly, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the DNC party leaders all got together months ago and collectively concluded that 4 years of Trump was a better deal for them than having Kamala ruining their chances of getting Newsom (or Shapiro) in 2028.

It sure as fuck seems like they did. They're just letting their typical bs happen and hoping for the best from what I can see. All the cheating happening now is coming from different parties and doesn't seem nearly as coordinated. It seems like the Uniparty is leaving it up to their lawsuits.

 

[X Prime]

New York has become even more gentrified and has massive population shifts. It's a massive problem.

The economy has always been terrible and it's very common for kids who grew up in NY to not be able to afford to live in NY and move elsewhere with a lower cost of living (Upstate NY, PA, NJ, TN, etc) and this has been happening for at least ~30 years. They get replaced by immigrants (usually Spanish). NYC saw Whites go from 76% of the population in just 1970 to 34% in 2020 (not including illegals which aren't counted). The rest of the state isn't that bad by comparison but it's been a seismic shift through the last 20 years - enough people have been replaced where NY quite literally just isn't the same anymore.

There are just not enough usually -White middle class professionals to keep the city running. I don't mean email office jobs, but people who actually do things to an acceptable standard. You need a certain critical mass of those.

The rich idiots who produce nothing made the mistake of thinking they could replace everyone beneath with a yellow -brown quasi-slave underclass they can push mostly out of sight when they don't need them. They were wrong.

 

[Soycast Guy]

That’s moronic our goal should be to drain talent from enemies and make them more loyal to us.

We are giving them our talent. That’s why they are foreign exchange students.

Many of the regular posters here aren't normal.

Yeah, I’m kinda weird like Tim walz ngl.

Alright I'll stop posting in this thread since I've exhausted the enjoyment I can get from poking fun at people, but for everyone in here, you're all aware of what you are, right? The liberals in America stigmatize people on the right as racist, sexist, violent religious regressives, and regardless if that's a scapegoat or not, most of the people in this thread, especially the ones who responded to me with such vitriol are literally the definition of what they're stigmatizing. You guys are the overexaggerated minority they're projecting onto most of the right. Maybe have some prescience and realize acting like this even anonymously does nothing but bolster their argument through example.

Who cares. Most people don’t even hold these opinions outside of the internet. Although I’m gonna say I honestly and genuinely am all of these things, because it’s funny to fuck with you.

Maybe you guys should stop getting so bootymad over mean words.

C’mon man, that might be too big of an ask for him.

As you say yourself you are here to "poke fun at people" so what do you expect in response?

He can poke fun at people, but god forbid we do the same.

Playing nice gets you nowhere with people that want to genocide you, optics cuck.

I used to play nice. Was how I was raised. Like hell I will now though. Not with people who would destroy my life if they had the opportunity.

 

[nigel p poppycock]

Joe does a ton of creepy shit, but that makes me remember seeing my grandpa take out his teeth and bite on the tiny great grandkids and later great great grandkids. It's oddly wholesome to me, I know biden is a creepy old dude, but i can't get mad at him for teasing little babies like that.

Except it's not his grandbaby and he has a rep for being skeevy around kids, and that cancels out the wholesomeness for me. To be fair I'd have the same reaction if Trump or any other politician took a nibble, too.

While I'm keeping my expectations and hopium low until inauguration, I am white pilled on the coalition Trump has created and the salty response of the media to him merely breathing. A lot of people have put their careers on the line to join him, and the bipartisanship is refreshing. Bezos stating that media is biased and Jimmy Kimmel rightfully admitting he's part of the problem (whether he believes it or not) does bode well for Trump. Still, a measured response to this entire circus is the only way to keep sanity.

 

[COME ON OUT YOU RAPIST]

you're on one of the least bigoted websites on the planet

No one, I mean literally no one, gives a single fuck who you are, what religion you are, what skin color you have, what sexuality you are, anything.

To give that poster some credit, I'm a very hateful and intolerant religious retard whose regressive political beliefs jive closest with a scalp-collecting slave catcher from the 20th century. I also don't believe the Holocaust happened. I am pretty much everything a Trump voter is stereotyped as (sans a weight problem) and would fill in any bubble on my ballot that promised we will gas illegal immigrants by the millions. His stereotyping of Kiwifarms was correct for at least one person.

 

[DoomsdayElite]

Alright I'll stop posting in this thread since I've exhausted the enjoyment I can get from poking fun at people, but for everyone in here, you're all aware of what you are, right? The liberals in America stigmatize people on the right as racist, sexist, violent religious regressives, and regardless if that's a scapegoat or not, most of the people in this thread, especially the ones who responded to me with such vitriol are literally the definition of what they're stigmatizing. You guys are the overexaggerated minority they're projecting onto most of the right. Maybe have some prescience and realize acting like this even anonymously does nothing but bolster their argument through example.

Don't be such a melodramatic faggot. This isn't Broadway.

 

[Lian Xing]

Honestly, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the DNC party leaders all got together months ago and collectively concluded that 4 years of Trump was a better deal for them than having Kamala ruining their chances of getting Newsom (or Shapiro) in 2028.

Democrats don't have that level of introspection. You are talking about the party of "Blue no matter who!" These are people who think they are on a mission from a God they don't even believe exists.

 

[Rykel22]

Democrats don't have that level of introspection. You are talking about the party of "Blue no matter who!" These are people who think they are on a mission from a God they don't even believe exists.

The rank and file, yeah. But the ones at the top or on their way there(Newsome and Shapiro) I feel like they'd want pull a Caesar on Harris, if only to improve their chances next time.

 

[WelfareNiggerQueen]

Every major population center on this planet sucks ass. Turns out, more people means more problems, regardless of their political standing or race. Besides, most of the black community is congregated in the southeast, and there are plenty of states in the north and west with high as hell violent crime rates without a significant black population, or even a non-white population. Your scapegoat is retarded.

It never used to be like that. I used to go to the mall on my own a lot when I was younger.
Take a taxi and walk around the city all by myself. Now I have to be as armed as I am when I'm outdoors (mountain lions and coyotes) walking to the corner store because of all the foreigners and section 8 niggers imported en masse throughout my life.

Kids can't walk to school anymore because niggers like shooting at everything for fun and beaner mutts trying to hit people with cars for fun.

 

[Lian Xing]

But the ones at the top or on their way there(Newsome and Shapiro)

I don't see the rest of the country voting for a CA governor in 2028 or a jew. At this point, CA is a meme unto itself, and there is no way Newsom gets past that record. Shapiro will never be an option as long as Democrats care one way or another about the disaster that is the Middle East.

 

[Jade Philosophies]

Anyone that thinks the David Lynch version of Dune is better hasn't seen David Lynch's version of Dune. Even David Lynch doesn't like his version of Dune.

You obviously haven't seen the Spicediver Cut. It's a fan edit that uses all the deleted scenes publicly available along with re-editing to make the film closer to David Lynch's original cut. (The movie was screwed around with by the studio, that's why David Lynch hates it.) Here's a description of the edits:
https://fanedit.org/dune-1984-the-alternative-edition-redux-special-1080p-edition/
https://archive.ph/4qKoH

***CHANGES UNIQUE TO THIS SPECIAL 1080p EDITION***

The footage is drawn from 94% 1080p sources, and also features improved special effects sequences (e.g. the guild navigator's folding space sequence), improved colour correction (to better match Theatrical and Extended scenes) and a small number of minor additional editing changes (e.g. the 'History of the Universe' filmbook is no longer split over two sittings/scenes).

Otherwise, cut-list and changes are the same as the 480p version listed here: https://ifdb.fanedit.org/dune-1984-the-alternative-edition-redux-480p-edition/

***CHANGES COMMON TO THIS AND THE ORIGINAL 480p STANDARD DEFINITION EDITION***

ADDITIONS

* Most scenes and footage unique to the Extended Edition have been used.

* The following additional Deleted Scenes have been included:

- The Fremen Reverend Mother’s original opening to the film
- An extension of Fremen housekeeper Mapes testing Jessica
- Thufir and Leto discussing the Fremen’s prophecy about Paul
- An extension of Paul’s talk with Jessica after his waking dream
- The aftermath of Paul defeating Jamis in the knife fight
- The Fremen priest telling Paul he may be the fulfilment of their prophecy
- A shot of Jessica in labour with Alia
- A closeup shot of Fremen warriors shouting “long live the fighters!”
- Thufir Howat’s redemption and death
- Paul taking Princess Irulan as his wife.

* The film has been divided into four 'Books', each with a title frame preceded by a quote from various Dune novels. The original novel by Frank Herbert was divided into 3 books. This fanedit includes these and adds a 4th book to accommodate the structure of the film. The titles are: Book I: The Great Houses; Book II: Dune; Book III: Muad’dib; Book IV: The Prophet.

* A new 'filmbook' has been created about the history of the universe and the Great Revolt against artificial intelligence, and is seen being read by Paul Atreides during the film. It has been built with material from the Extended Edition’s prologue and is designed to match the look and feel of the existing filmbook that appears early in the movie.

ALTERATIONS

* Some scenes from both the Theatrical and Extended Editions have been moved around and relocated to improve the narrative, including changes to accommodate the fanedit’s new 4-part structure.

* A new opening features Princess Irulan’s narration, a Fremen ceremony and customised Dune Titles. The Fremen ceremony audio now has the intended reverb added, and the chanted answers to the Reverend Mother are now the sound of a whole crowd responding instead of a single placemarker voice.

* A new, simpler ending has been created, modelled on an earlier draft script, where Paul does not magically make rain fall on Arrakis. The idea of rain on Arrakis is a narrative and ecological absurdity in the world that Frank Herbert created.

* Princess Irulan is the narrator. The Alternative Edition Redux uses most elements of her narration from the Theatrical Edition, plus selected audio edits from her Deleted Scene.

* The male narrator including the painted prologue from the Extended Edition has been deleted, but parts of it have been reworked into a new filmbook about the history of the universe and The Great Revolt, read by Paul Atreides during the film.

* The overuse and/or inappropriate choice of music in some scenes from the Extended Edition has been addressed.

* The attack on House Atreides by the Harkonnen and the Emperor’s forces is confusingly shot and edited in places. This has now been re-edited and some shots flipped around, to a give better sense of direction and a better sense of the ebb and flow of battle.

* Because the Fremen Reverend Mother’s prophecy now opens the film, it’s appearance in the official versions of the Dune – when House Atreides lands on Arrakis – would be an exact repeat of an earlier shot. So the Trip To Arrakis sequence has now been remixed so that only desert landscapes are used for the visuals, while the prophecy is still heard intoned on the soundtrack.

* The Deleted Scene where Thufir speaks to Leto about the Fremen prophecy now opens with an atmospheric long shot of Arakeen and the castle keep. This shot has been changed to make it set at dusk and the 2nd moon rising over the shield wall has been added.

* An new closeup of Princess Irulan – and some altered footage – has been included in the scene where Paul surveys the prisoners after his defeat of the Emperor.

DELETIONS

* Approximately 50% of internal dialogue has been removed from the audio track and, where necessary, the video has been recut. I believe it was a colossal mistake to use this narrative device so often. In the translation from book to film some of it is effective, but much more was added in the final stages of post-production and is often unnecessary. Essential elements like The Litany Against Fear have been left intact.

* Deleted the incongruous St Francis Prayer section from Princess Irulan’s final narration, in order to move the story away from a simplistic and forced happy ending: “Where there was war, Muad’dib would bring peace; where there was hatred Muad’dib would bring love.”

* Reduced Paul’s awkward forced laughter in two shots to a more believable smile.

* Deleted some cheesy closeups of the actors when riding the sandworms.

* Deleted Chani’s cheesy line when Paul wakes from a dream: “You were calling my name. It frightened me.”

* Deleted Beast Rabban’s diabolical laughter when the Baron hands him charge of Arrakis. Also deleted the shot of him kicking over the dwarf. These villains are already cartoonish enough.

* Deleted or fixed some bad rear projection FX shots during Paul and Jessica’s pursuit by the sandworm. This action scene as also been tightened to increase the sense of danger.

* The climax of Paul and Feyd’s knife fight has been tightened to make it more tense and more plausible.

It's so good that it was actually officially released in 1080p in Germany as part of the Dune Ultimate Edition 4K boxset!

https://www.amazon.de/Dune-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B0CVT814V1
https://archive.is/7qBa0

It's also available on YouTube, but it's blocked in many countries now so you might not be able to watch it there:

 

[InteracialBowelSyndrome]

Who wins this election, time traveler?

We do. The Farms always wins!

 

[Fapcop]

Probably late and gay, but…

Never thought I’d see Trump dressed up as a sanitation worker, but they’re really going hard at the whole “garbage” comment and I’m loving it!


Also, whoopsie do!

Seems like the Dems are breaking inconvenient laws yet again:


Literal 1984 shit.
“What garbage comment?! He never said that, here’s the transcript Chud!”

https://open.substack.com/pub/public/p/white-house-may-have-violated-presidential?r=1qxhmp&utm_medium=ios

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

Who wins this election, time traveler?

Kamala trips on stage during one of her final rallies and her support tanks because she cancels the event. Rachel Maddow tries to liken it to Trump’s rally in Butler getting canceled because of the assassination.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

https://x.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1851987731766772143

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/LjDGL

https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-staff-report-finding-ftc-chair-khan-abused-authority-to-advance-the-biden-harris-administrations-agenda/

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/sWgYL

https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HCOA-Majority-Staff-Report-FTC-Investigation.pdf

 

[Michael Wade]

Paul Pelosi's "attacker" gets life without parole. That's one way to keep him quiet.
https://apnews.com/article/david-de...aul-attacked-454cbde088fcae22a356f1f8dd0e9eba

It'll never happen but I almost wish Trump pardoned him.

one time i spent a few days in NYC and it was dirty and uncomfortable and their pizza was mid at best. it was then that i realized all of the fellating that people do of New York is cope done from their 150 sq ft apartment or overpriced cafes while writing novels that will never be finished on macbooks their parents bought them


i'd like to encourage good behavior so i compliment you on making a post that's a reasonable size that isn't replying to 20 different people. a normal post that people will read. good job

Hey new York pizza is fucking excellent. I don't where you went but I went to like 5 pizza places and each was better then the last.

Arnold voted for Kamala

https://x.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1851627802027758005

https://x.com/cernovich/status/1851648535017771153

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I'll always forgive his retarded takes, but man I really hope he isn't on the Diddy tapes or some shit. He took his sweet time making that endorsement and it feels forced.

What if I told you word is that he had a week to plan this? That people from Biden's office, likely by Jill's command, set up the garbage comment -on purpose- out of -sheer fucking spite- for Harris?

Holy shit I believe it!

Trump is making anime real.

Making the AI friendship memes real.

I visited freedom tower a couple months back. Pretty view and a decent tourist trap but they have this... Giant hole where the towers used to be that in hindsight just feels disrespectful somehow.


The feds did it. I believe that with all my heart. I got surprise red pilled at the end of this book and it shook me to the fucking core. When you read about three letter agencys casually false flagging Communist attacks on civilians, murdering journalists and facilitating the American drug trade among other things, you start to realize there's nothing they wouldn't do for power.

 

[God's strongest milkman]

I saw a clip from a documentary called art of the surge where Trump is sitting in a room with his team watching Kamala speak on stage and he directs this skinny blonde woman next to him to tweet for him his exact words and then he glanced at the screen and okays it. I love this, because it means that Trump has a dedicated tweet scribe who's job it is to type all his jokes and digs out.

I am genuinely jealous, I fucking want a personal scrivener to records my schizo rants and comments on demand.

 

[Tanner Glass]

You do know New York (and surrounding metro area) is THE premier hub for immigrants to the US right?, and has been since even before independence all the way back during the colonial times, the city has seen countless waves of immigration, from the Dutch, English, German, Irish, Slavic, Italians during the 19th to early 20th century to now Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, Asians, Africans and wherever else, all this talk of "replacement" from foreign immigrants amuses me when it has been happening countless times for the past 400 years

"Oh no the ethnically diverse and cosmopolitan city is ethnically diverse and cosmopolitan, THIS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN"

There's a massive difference between "people coming here and becoming New Yorkers" in the 1900s and "people coming here and displacing New Yorkers and turning New York into something entirely different" in 2024. This isn't hyperbole - New York is literally falling apart. Businesses are dying, people are leaving, rent and taxes are soaring (even more than they already were), crime is rising, and we have no answers on how any if it is ever going to stop.

It's also not well meaning Italians coming huddled over on a boat looking for a new life in 1900- it's tens of thousands of heathens being flown in by the government to a point the Democrat Mayor is going "this is too fucking much we need to stop".

If you want to play the "oh no the diversity" look at fucking any black city in NY and look how they're faring. Harlem has been completely gentrified and the blacks who have been building the city up and have been thrown out without a second thought. Laws were drafted, protests happened, etc about the median rent being raised to roughly ~$1,100 in 2010. It's fucking $2,900 now - do you think they just went out for less coffee and bagles or had to pack up and leave? The average income is still remarkably bad and Harlem as we knew it is fucking never coming back.

I'm curious why would liberals worry about trooning out or abortion if you can't even afford rent or groceries.

Because they can afford groceries so it's not a problem.

 

[Hitman One]

Dutch, English, German, Irish, Slavic, Italians

All White.

Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, Asians, Africans

All subhuman mud people.

 

[Rick's Beef Wellington]

To give that poster some credit, I'm a very hateful and intolerant religious retard whose regressive political beliefs jive closest with a scalp-collecting slave catcher from the 20th century. I also don't believe the Holocaust happened. I am pretty much everything a Trump voter is stereotyped as (sans a weight problem) and would fill in any bubble on my ballot that promised we will gas illegal immigrants by the millions. His stereotyping of Kiwifarms was correct for at least one person.

And yet people like you are more reasonable and pleasant to be around than even just your average Leftist because you're not going to try to get me debanked if you find out that I was rude to a Filipino in 2007 (or I guess in your case that I dated a couple of Jewish girls).