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      Because despite the fact that Voldy was Harry’s nemesis via prophecy, Umbridge was everyone’s nemesis. Just out of spite.

      She was worse.

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        Imelda Staunton did an amazing job of playing such a vile character. She really nailed the lawful evil nature from source material.

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          She plays vile so incredibly well. I think it was Gypsy that I had to turn off and take a break from, as she was so horrible (the character, not the acting).

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      Except President Camacho found the smartest person he could and immediately put him in charge. We’re not even smart enough to be idiocracy.

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      In case people forgot, President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho was a porn superstar and, relevantly, five-time Ultimate Smackdown wrestling champion.

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        I always see this ‘counter argument’ but referring to Idiocracy is more about comparing the stupidness than the President.

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          I’m not making any arguments, I’m pointing out that wrestling specifically was involved in the plot of Idiocracy.

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          It doesn’t seem counter at all. Trump is in several Russian porno tapes just ask him, and he was part of WWE multiple times.

          So it works in stupidity and his character traits.

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    Does the USA just let anyone become in charge of large areas of the country? Like you don’t need to be an elected official or anything?

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      The President and Legislature are elected at the federal level. All the various major executive branch figures below that are appointed by the President, and at best require the Senate to approve them. Most aren’t as ridiculous in their picks as Trump, but he’s a narcissistic megalomaniacal buffoon so he has to ensure to himself that’s he’s surrounded with people who are well known and popular (hence why he seems to be mostly picking based on media experience rather than anything pertinent, save a couple of Project 2025 authors and Tulsi Gabbard) but that he can see himself as above and will stroke his ego by affirming that.

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      This position of the president’s cabinet, so the only requirement is to be appointed by the president. We elected a scummy mafia-adjacent businessman, and he’s appointing the other mafia-adjacent scum he owes favors to.

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      There is Senate confirmation. But there is talk of Trump pressuring the Senate to adjourn so his nominations can be rammed through as “recess appointments”. Then we’d really be in rubber stamp legislature autocracy territory

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    Since literally everything in the government seems to be getting dismantled, what companies are going to pick up the pieces for these sectors? If we are drowning in a sinking ship we can at least invest in a life boat to buy eggs with and fight the impending inflation. The goal seems to shift trillions from government funding to private sectors and deregulate to let the friends of Trump get even wealthier.

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      Solar is and isn’t going to be a future successful asset, because Trump will do everything to devalue it while the rest of the world moves right on to adopting it.

      Gold is at an ATH, Bitcoin is at an ATH, oil is a gamble because while Conservatives may push it, the move for renewables is against it.

      Metals and materials for computer chips are still worthwhile investments and Ai is shaky unless it pulls a few more parlor tricks.

      The only real things I can find that are corrupt and exempt enough from litigation or a recession…

      are prisons and weapons contractors.

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      I’m buying reits. Real assets may hold their value while trump is purposely fucking shit up.

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          VNQ. But I am holding a large cash position and don’t know what the fuck is going to happen. Either way, I am going to be buying substantial equities sometime in 2025. I’ll probably DCA into total US market and then when trump shits the bed I’ll dump a lot of money into the market. I might favor tech.

          Alternatively, if there is decent real estate in my town, I’ll dump my house and buy something bigger and better. Probably the safest investment I can make, long-term.

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      This comment was sponsored by the friends of the universal Disney fox conglomerate. Have a brawndow day!

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    Oh hey, surprised devoss didn’t buy it again. I assume McMahon’s platform is more concussions for children