Re: Colbert

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CBS is just going to become more Trump controlled media. Apparently, in addition to the everything else, he's getting free airtime.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 6:21 AM
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There were several comments on that video saying it was AI-generated. I'm pretty sure they're right.


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 6:58 AM
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That's OK. I didn't watch it.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 7:19 AM
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Apparently, Trump is now attacking the Cracker Barrel for being too woke.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 8:51 AM
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On topic because I always assumed Cracker Barrel was deliberately targeting racist customers, but apparently I'm wrong, the way people who thought Cobert was really a right wing newscaster were wrong.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 9:01 AM
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I'm not even sure if the linked substack "author" (who admittedly I've never heard of before) is a real person, rather than a generated persona that's been attached to some generated books. The profile has a "fake twitter account" vibe to it.


Posted by: fake accent | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 9:12 AM
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They appear to have deleted their linked Bluesky account - or been banned, conceivably. Yeah, they resemble a blue-wave slop account.


Posted by: Minivet | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 9:16 AM
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Instagram profile text extra-sus:

writer, , AI story creator. and the Enchantians, a sense of Darkness, invasions they are watching you on Amazon

(nothing under that title on Amazon)


Posted by: Minivet | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 9:18 AM
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Instagram profile text extra-sus:

writer, , AI story creator. and the Enchantians, a sense of Darkness, invasions they are watching you on Amazon

(nothing under that title on Amazon)


Posted by: Minivet | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 9:18 AM
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As long as they don't bread steak, deep fry it, and cover it in something that's supposed to be gravy.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 9:18 AM
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4 https://bsky.app/profile/helldude.bsky.social/post/3lugmba5zcs2l


Posted by: Barry Freed | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 9:28 AM
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Meanwhile RFK Jr. can only act on the policy intersection of "seems pro-health to a relatively stupid person" and "does not inflame the manosphere by recommending anything other than fast food." Cane-sugar Coke for everyone! Artificial colors out of your Steak n' Shake! No more vaccines!


Posted by: Minivet | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 9:38 AM
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I'm waiting for "used seed oils" to be listed as a cause of death.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 10:25 AM
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13: Murder conviction for humble submissive tradwife that was secretly poisoning her husband by cooking with canola oil.


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 10:50 AM
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Every now and then I see someone on Facebook posting a quote allegedly from some liberal, and it will be some nice liberal sentiment that is totally not in the style of the person quoted.

AI has advanced beyond my ability to tell whether Colbert's voice has been faked here, but I feel confident he didn't do that video. It's not in his style -- not in his voice.

It's tinged with bitterness and recrimination and -- perhaps most important -- it's not funny. He didn't do this.


Posted by: politicalfootball | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 12:06 PM
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It's clearly fake and I blame scrapping for material while traveling. Home now and the kind of traditional mediocrity you expect from me will resume post haste.


Posted by: heebie | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 12:42 PM
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I'm looking forward to seeing what Colbert actually does with the opportunity. He's fully capable of burning bridges -- of doing absolutely anything -- and he really did tell Trump Go fuck yourself.

He's got some number of months to do pretty much whatever he wants.

(And of course, the OP was presented with appropriate skepticism and I did not mean to suggest that the post was inappropriate.)


Posted by: politicalfootball | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 5:33 PM
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I'm hoping he gives a long screed about all the fucks stealing Tolkien names for their evil.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 6:13 PM
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It could totally happen!

And now that you mention it, I'm surprised it hasn't happened already. I suppose it's too late for you to get a Colbert writing gig.


Posted by: politicalfootball | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 6:25 PM
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17: meh. What's he going to do? Tell people to blockade Alligator Auschwitz? Start using his millions to finance urban guerilla movements? I think we're past the point of more snark doing any good. Colbert doesn't want to upset the apple cart any more than any other wealthy liberal celebrities.


Posted by: Natilo Paennim | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 6:42 PM
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I'm not really expecting the revolutionary vanguard. But I don't think it is unlikely that he could make a key contribution towards damaging CBS's profitability and thus make the point that selling out to Trump isn't a profit-maximizing move.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 07-23-25 7:08 PM
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