Here’s the thing about the internet: One minute it’s a rising tide of overwhelming information that no sane party could ever amply consumes. The next: Puppies! The internet is too somewhere that message can get lost in the never-ending churn, which is why, every week, it’s good to consider some of the things you might have missed over the past seven days. We’ve targeted some of those important things below. You’re welcome.
Isn’t the Real Scandal on ABC Every Week?
What Happened : What to do when there are reports that you might perhaps have committed treason? Looking! Over there !
Where It Blew Up : Twitter, media reports
What Really Happened : As more reports circulated that intelligence believe President Trump’s safarus talked to Russian intellect during last year’s election, many wondered how Trump himself would respond. Would he discount the questions altogether? Repudiate it? Some third, unimaginable alternative?
The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by “intelligence” like candy. Very un-American!
— Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
Oh, of course; he’d attack leaks but ignore their contents.
Initially, beings on Twitter reacted sincerely, and angrily, to this sleight of hand 😛 TAGEND
@realDonaldTrump the real gossip here is that you’re strip-mining democracy for profit.
— Alex Zalben (@ azalben) February 15, 2017
The real gossip here is the massive treason that out president committed in order to become president. #TrumpImpeachmentParty #LOCKHIMUP
— Tyler Hohlstein (@ tytastic_panda) February 15, 2017
@realDonaldTrump The real scandal here is that an American chairwoman may be guilty of treason
— Zack Hunt (@ ZaackHunt) February 15, 2017
But then, parties realized that perhaps President Trump was onto something–and they started go looking for the real scandal 😛 TAGEND
The real scandal here is that Glad Endings was offset. Very un-American!
— Adam Smith (@ asmith8 3) February 15, 2017
The real gossip here is that people who have never listened to The Ramones are still wearing their T-shirts
— Hutch Harris (@ thethermals) February 15, 2017
* co-worker steps in on me standing over dead body w/ bayonet in my hands*
Me: THE REAL SCANDAL HERE IS BEYONCE DIDNT GET ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
— Saeed Jones (@ theferocity) February 15, 2017
The real gossip here is how the blueprints were leaked for the 2nd Death Star. Why were so many Bothans concerned? Exceedingly un-Galactic Empire. https :// t.co/ DUkgyeJJyf
— Ryan Parker (@ TheRyanParker) February 15, 2017
Perhaps unsurprisingly, that wasn’t even the first Star Wars remark 😛 TAGEND
‘The real scandal here is that someone revealed the Death Star contrives .’ pic.twitter.com/ pH2FiUgSCc
— Jonathan Healey (@ SocialHistoryOx) February 16, 2017
Never underestimate the internet’s they are able to realize something about Star Wars. Lest we forget, this wasn’t actually about Star Wars. There was something to see here.( Dammit. Sorry .)
that this whole act is about the idea that we were actually talking about the possibility that the Trump campaign was actively colluding with a foreign ability out to destabilize U.S. republic, person thought to remind ourselves that distraction proficiencies don’t really work on anyone outside of an easily distracted social media:
has anyone ever succeeded in disconcerting people from a scandal by saying the REAL scandal here is that
— Bennett (@ bfod) February 15, 2017
The Takeaway : Of trend, the real gossip is…
Let’s not forget the real Scandal here. pic.twitter.com/ cTzviRcMgC
— John Moe (@ johnmoe) February 15, 2017
( Context for the above tweet can be found here .)
Raging Against the Fine-Tuned Machine
What Happened : President Trump devoted a press conference on Thursday. Some of his answers were noteworthy.
Where It Blew Up : Twitter, media reports
What Really Happened : After the media noticed that President Trump was avoiding queries from anyone other than right-wing outlets during public illusions, the leader of the free world-wide carried out in impromptu press conference that lasted a stunning hour and 17 times on Thursday. How did it start?
Oh . Of particular interest to Twitter was Trump’s denial that things are pretty chaotic over at the White House these days.
WH chaos? “It is the exact opposite, ” @POTUS claims. “This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine.”
— Mike Memoli (@ mikememoli) February 16, 2017
A fine-tuned machine? In the week where his and National Security Advisor resigned this all entreat a few questions: Really ?
“This administration is ranging like a fine tuned machine” mentions Trump. If that machine is an orange, guzzling shit tank from Fury Road…yup
— Wajahat Ali (@ WajahatAli) February 16, 2017
Breaking News: Trump’s “fine-tuned machine” #Trump #PressConference pic.twitter.com/ qUdK0Dtswz
— Alberto (@ Alberticograu) February 16, 2017
“This administration is ranging like a fine-tuned machine.” — Trump
( cc: @joshtpm) pic.twitter.com/ pNrrbRFGzm— skullsinthestars (@ drskyskull) February 16, 2017
While the media struggled to parse that particular announcement, Twitter did what it does best: sarcasm.
guys, how are the fine tuned machine gifs developing?
— Josh Marshall (@ joshtpm) February 16, 2017
This administration is operating like a fine-tuned machine” pic.twitter.com/ IcWO7vKy 11
— Matt Viser (@ mviser) February 16, 2017
White House moving like a fine-tuned machine has been established by @SimoneGiertz pic.twitter.com/ ERXdlhleQg
— Ryan Calo (@ rcalo) February 16, 2017
The Takeaway : This is all weirdly reminiscent of something, but what?
“My administration is operating like a fine-tuned machine.” – @POTUS
“It’s a doomsday machine! ” -Doctor Strangelove pic.twitter.com/ PlSkEWUVBG
— Adam Schiff (@ RepAdamSchiff) February 17, 2017
Oh, that’s it.
Asked and Answered( Extended Mix)
What Happened : Want to know how to get happenings done? First, you have to ask a strong being a simple question to see if they’ll embarrass themselves on “the member states national” stage.
Where It Blew Up : Twitter, media reports
What Really Happened : To figure out what’s going on here, you need to go back to one given moment from President Trump’s news conference.
April Ryan expects Trump if he’s gonna encounter w/ Congressional Black Caucus
Trump: Do you wanna set up the gather? Are they friends of yours? pic.twitter.com/ hvRk3npqtJ
— Bradd Jaffy (@ BraddJaffy) February 16, 2017
Yes, that’s right; the moment where the president’s smart-assery induced him clang reasonably prejudiced. But maybe no one noticed? After all, there was a lot of other material happening during that press conference. It’s possible that proportion could have escaped dismissal.
@BuzzFeedNews Likewise are you friends with Fredrick Douglass? That person is impossible to get a brace of.
— Jamie Eisenhart (@ jamieei) February 16, 2017
@keithboykin Omarosa has failed him. CBC is something he should’ve known. Now April Ryan has to be the columnist& the following schedule coordinator
— Alinie Plant (@ alinie_plant) February 16, 2017
Trump says he’ll prepared the inner metropolis( that apparently we all live in) but “doesnt know exactly what” the CBC is? pic.twitter.com/ Td6Z4OVHBo
— blackpridebrownlove (@ KaylinWinters2) February 16, 2017
Nope. But that’s just Twitter. Surely the mainstream media didn’t Oh, wait, mind, apparently they saw too. .
Knowing that there’s one place in particular where President Trump said that she wished to spend time, the Congressional Black Caucus chose to respond via Twitter–and reminded that they’d already asks for gratify, more than a month earlier 😛 TAGEND
Hi, @realDonaldTrump. Were the CBC. We sent you a character on January 19, but you never wrote us back. Happy! Character: https :// t.co/ 58 KiuHmITF
— The CBC (@ OfficialCBC) February 16, 2017
Again, oops. Still, at least some people were happy that the exchange was happening at all 😛 TAGEND
The Congressional Black Caucus whipped out that letter like … pic.twitter.com/ GHgJWOZoFR
— DJ Heat (@ DJHeatDC) February 16, 2017
The Takeaway : In the end, all’s well that ends with a tentatively planned find.
BREAKING: The White House has reached out to the @OfficialCBC to set up a time for a had met with @POTUS. Not time or hour set yet.
— AprilDRyan (@ AprilDRyan) February 16, 2017
Cartoon Logic
What Happened : Oh, and you thought the Betsy DeVos story ended last week when she was confirmed as education secretary? You didn’t realize that occasions would get so much better worse when cartoonists got involved.
Where It Blew Up : Twitter, media reports
What Really Happened : The background you really need to know for this is that, following her evidence, DeVos’ entry into a DC public institution last week, forcing her to temporarily leave the area.( She afterward visited the school, recruiting the site via an alternate route .) A few days later, this happened 😛 TAGEND
my god pic.twitter.com/ AhN1R 4eRgX
— Jamelle Bouie (@ jbouie) February 14, 2017
For those think,” Wait, that searches kind of familiar ,” that’s the point; cartoonist Glenn McCoy’s cartoon ” Trying to trash Betsy DeVos “ was a recreation of Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1964 painting ” The Problem We All Live With ,”~ ATAGEND which imaged the real-life Ruby Bridges on her route to an all-white public institution in 1960, protection of four US Marshals. Yes, it’s a caricature is recommended that DeVos being Secretary of Education is similar to the civil rights shift of the’ 60 s. For real. Here’s a Twitter yarn about why that might be, at best, an ill-chosen and insensitive comparison to induce, or you could just look at what else Twitter had to say 😛 TAGEND
well, we did it. we encountered the give so hot that it will power humanity’s journeying to the stars.
— Jamelle Bouie (@ jbouie) February 14, 2017
@jbouie this take is so hot it’s defrosting my face. Oh wait no that’s rage.
— Emily V Gordon (@ emilyvgordon) February 14, 2017
@leahmcelrath I see the parallel, the “girls ” too donated millions& millions to PAC’s too, right?
— H Incandenza (@ BurkeThos) February 14, 2017
EXHIBITS -AZ of a FALSE EQUIVALENCE HAVING BEEN MADE. pic.twitter.com/ WpAmkWPr5 5
— FoxyJB Jenkins (@ FoxyJazzabelle) February 14, 2017
ah yes, the n-word and “conservative”- two equally hateful paroles. https :// t.co/ Va8V5b5n2I
— Kendall Uvena (@ AsianOnOccasion) February 15, 2017
The backlash to the cartoon was widely
by the media, as well. Cartoonist McCoy addressed the cult in pretty weak terms, suggesting,” I regret if anyone was offended by my select of metaphors but my goal was to focus on the protestors being vile and to open up a dialogue on this item .” Whenever someone mentions, “I’m sorry that you’re upset,” that’s always the most meaningful defense, isn’t it?
The Takeaway :
GOP is truly winning this #BlackHistoryMonth
— Rogue WH PressSec (@ sarahcpr) February 14, 2017
The Force Is Strong with This One. These Ones? OK, Whatever
What Happened : Turns out, foreign usages are useful after all, especially when the international titles for a Star Wars movie explanation a few questions devotees ought to have haunting over for weeks.
Where It Blew Up : Twitter
What Really Happened : So, remember where individuals freaked out over what Star Wars: The Last-place Jedi could intend? Was it Rey the eponymous Jedi? Was it Luke? Was it Rey and Luke? The impression that “Jedi” “couldve been” plural as well as singular was one caused promptly, but rejected by many as being not stunning enough. Well
PUBLIC SERVICE FOR MY ENGLISH FRIENDS: in the spanish version, The last-place Jedi is PLURAL.
YOU’RE WELCOME. #StarWarsTheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/ FxE6 75 kswm
— Nuri (@ nuriwan) February 17, 2017
NOT A DRILL I Reiterate THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
“THE LAST JEDI” IS PLURAL. #StarWars pic.twitter.com/ kkVGLK9mT 0— queen of winter (@ argonautiche) February 17, 2017
#StarWars #TheLastJedi is #plural! The German claim, as well as the French, proved it! The singular claim would be “Der letzte Jedi” pic.twitter.com/ v1kcUuqJqv
— Mack Paxton (@ MackPaxton) February 17, 2017
The reveal seemed to go down well 😛 TAGEND
THE LAST JEDI IS PLURAL THE LAST JEDI IS PLURAL THE LAST JEDI IS PLURAL THE LAST JEDI IS PLURAL THE LAST JEDI IS PLURAL THE LAST JEDI IS PLU
— sugar storm (@ leiaskywalkers) February 17, 2017
THE LAST JEDI IS PLURAL I’M CRYING
— bea (@ DRACARYHS) February 17, 2017
‘the last jedi’ is confirmed to be plural& now i Alive
— bailey (@ jcssemcree) February 17, 2017
It’s official, “The Last Jedi” is plural. So “were about” DEFINITELY going to see 1,000+ Jedi in the next movie! Exciting! Tell your friends!
— @midnight (@ midnight) February 17, 2017
THE LAST JEDI IS PLURAL LUKE IS ALIVE AND WELL I’M pic.twitter.com/ rCYUpZDtLg
— stardust (@ tolkienianjedi) February 17, 2017
It even intention up making the news. But, wait. Maybe things aren’t amply decided just yet
My super secret beginnings deep inside Lucasfilm tell me The Last Jedi is both singular& plural& that’s what they told regional translators.
— Magnus Anton (@ GeekFurious) February 17, 2017
Wait. Translators could be working off erroneou message? Is this all some kind of freaky double bluff by Disney ?! Fake news!
The Takeaway : Knowledge is strength.
