People’s reactions to these stories tend to be of the leopards-eating-faces variety but this is a great piece of reporting in part about how voters very disconnected from politics make their choices.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/27/fired-federal-worker-trump-voter/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/27/fired-federal-worker-trump-voter/
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Her ignorance in regards to politics doesn't absolve her from the "leopards-eating-faces" mockery.
She's still a prime case of it. Stop making excuses for yt ppl!
I hope the article talks about how much of the economy in the areas with a large amount of public lands depends on these workers.
And also lol at they drive their lawnmowers to the gas station in summer and snowmobiles in the winter. 😅
Boohoo cry me a mf river!!!
Don't act like Biden/Harris were not the worst.
You’re too smart to have believed them when they distanced themselves from P25, so how were you surprised by it?
1. Mass deportations of undesirables with family
2. Promises to treat transgenders as non-humans
3. IVF treatments "on the house."
A second question:
If you picked 3 as a professional politico, are you not gullible?
I've read not a word of Project 2025; btw.
Do you think they were aware of only IVF and Trump's treatment of women, and that her vote was a sincere effort to balance those two things?
Because I don't.
Who is served by such a simple story?
I think hes gay….probably been doing trump
We know why they voted the way they did. They won’t admit it to reporters who never even ask in the first place.
She hurt people by her actions. Zero sympathy. None.
1) IVF tech is made possible by reproductive freedom.
2) Any IVF patient KNOWS they may require an abortion/D&C at some point due to elevated chances of miscarriage w/complications.
She’s not being honest.
If that’s the most important thing, it could easily be the issue that cut through.
And she could also tune out the rest, especially in a small mono political community.
They were warned.
They were shown.
They were told.
They still voted so I've no mercy or sympathy for them or those adversely impacted by this administration.
Oh well
So is single issue non-voting.
It’s almost always unwise.
Do you really believe we’re all better off with the musky Trumpy administration?
You have them choosing communal ostracization over individual repercussions.
That's the choice they made.
paperwork states: “The Agency finds, based on your performance, that you have not demonstrated that your
further employment at the Agency would be in the public interest.”
fired for cause?
what awful people.
And you're telling us you "didn't know"?!
Why are you lying? Because I for sure don't believe you're that dumb or that demented to forget so soon
But if you pay attention, they never evolved out of being high school mean girls that hurt others for fun.
Remember, the nicest people made the best Nazis.
Sure she's checked the boxes and patiently waited her turn but she's not getting what she wants.
She saw an easy solution for her dreams but didn't think it through and now it's blown up in her face.
(Kinda hard to pull yourself up by the bootstraps if you don't have boots 👢)
Um ok Marge but businesses don’t have to care about seniors & children & the disabled they just care about profit.
It was so indicative of the mindset.
They see government as a tool to boost their businesses and will do that at the expense of services to tax paying citizens.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-tops-1-billion-in-past-due-taxes-collected-from-millionaires-compliance-efforts-continue-involving-high-wealth-groups-corporations-partnerships
😵😲
They're brainwashed & won't learn until it impacts them personally.
I hope she learns something from this
All it says to me is this couple are simply selfish assholes. They just didn't know it would affect them personally. They had something to gain and if it hurt someone else, that was okay.
I won't pretend I knew when or how Trump was going to do that, but Damocles was holding that sword up for a while; it wasn't a surprise it came down.
All of this is exactly what they said they would do
We wouldn’t be surprised if a Democratic administration enacted universal healthcare.
This is sort of the same kind of thing from the other side.
While it's hard to not have some instinctive schadenfreude, I work on shutting it off - ultimately, those that have been conned deserve empathy. Even the ones that still don't see it coming yet.
Just ask the concentration camp prisoners that worked on the Autobahn.
Trump and Wright want to expand mining
and spoil the ground water which... flows into the Colorado river upstream of NV, CA, AZ supplies
ore is trucked on 2 lane roads to Utah for processing
boo- hiss
amongst other Trump agenda votes
more boo -hiss
wth is wrong w the d party in az that they cannot find a
decent candidate
Hundreds of years of forest will thank you.
'Every time a species goes extinct-'
'Yeah?'
'I mint one crypto.'
'Oh christ.'
The road back is long, maybe a decade or a generation away. It starts with actively weeding out MAGA family, friends and acquaintances from our lives. Ostracize them completely.
So much for Trump caring about forest fires.
https://bsky.app/profile/levernews.com/post/3lj6ovh2mkx2z
If you aren't prepared to fight with everything you have, to show up for #TeslaTakedown protests and in other real world ways to save our democracy, then get the fuck out of the way of those of us that are
Resembles their playbook.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Keep_Track/comments/1it3yaz/the_philosophy_behind_doge_curtis_yarvin_and_the/
The sieg heil is not a ket fueled oops slip up.
Dropping Ebola is not an accident
They want poverty, disease and death.
Can we quit calling these slipups, blind, incompetent buffoons, and start pointing out that dictators always wanna rule the world with a master “PLAN”
“ I alone have the magic wand to fix all your ailments.”
Blacklash Elon Musk worried about backlash ?
Have you seen erol musk interviews with his cold black soul?
When he salutes Hitler when he drops the term Ebola, it’s not an Oopsie. It’s a dog whistle to the white supreme.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
These are dog whistles, not slip ups !!!
@maddow.msnbc.com
Far too much presumption of regularity, even now
And the "price transparency" headline not great either
Intended to?
Let me know if you'd like more info.
The SUBSTANCE of these cuts was absolutely laid out in P2025
But she did vote for him! And that’s what matters.
Know why?
Because we've been fucking paying attention for more than 10 seconds!
Then this a "you" thing. A lot of us screamed and shouted but "you" (the media), thought we all were just being paranoid
These parks belong to us, the citizens of this nation. We paid for them and we want them. We approve of their purchase and we approve of their upkeep.
How is this even possible?
#Dumb #Malicious
Disengaged voters can go on being disengaged and let everyone else read about their policies.
Nice try, Chris. But this is still a prime example of leopards-eating-faces.
She's an example of leopards eating faces.
He's positing this piece as some kind of justification for why she was duped into having her face eaten by a leopard.
But she wasn't duped. She was just wilfully ignorant and she paid the price.
That's on her if she was ignorant to Trump's con-artistry. The leopards-eating-faces mockery still applies to her, though. She voted for Trump and got her face eaten.
You're not reading enough into the undertones of Chris's post.
It’s a puff piece of how one white woman in a rural area who (by her own recounting) knew he was horrible to women, vaguely heard things she wanted to hear, and voted for her own benefits despite knowing he’d hurt others.
It’s framed entirely sympathetically to her choice.
GOOD reporting would contrast facts about inflation against her beliefs about the state of things.
This isn’t that. This examines nothing except it’s sad that one white woman experienced consequences.
You can’t even say it’s about “voters” generally. There are no accounts about people of color. No men. It says nothing about any of them
This isn’t good reporting. It’s not even journalism. It’s agenda-based apologetics.
More ppl need to start calling garbage what it is.
Doing otherwise - especially if one has a significant following - is an extremely problematic form of capitulation.
It’s also interesting that the article says nothing about what she thought about Harris. It’s as if she was looking for a reason to vote for Trump.
I’m gonna guess yes. To let her pretend she doesn’t know who Trump is (with a masters!) is insane
Millions are trapped in information bubbles manipulated by the Chinese government. There's no quick way out of this.
You’ve framed this as being trapped in an algorithmic bubble, with no evidence she isn’t actively choosing to follow conspiracy theorists.
We don't even teach civics anymore. I can find room for sympathy for these people; they are deceived.
Fuck no. Pity us. She was happy to sacrifice us.
“I can’t believe they did [thing] to SOMEONE ELSE. That’s awful. They hurt me too. Fuck them
At absolute worst, the structure should be:
- I screwed up
- I hurt other people
- here’s what drove me
- here’s why that was wrong
- I’m sorry
- I’ll do better
It teaches them to be as selfish as they want, hurt everyone they want, and still someone will come running to make them feel better about sacrificing all those other people and not even getting a T shirt.
She's sad she didn't get what she wanted? What about all the people she stuck with the bill and now demands sympathy from?
Did she learn analytical skills at her unnamed college?
Not good reporting, very superficial
?????
As I cannot read her story I can only say this:
She's of the age that grew up with the internet. She has access to info
To say she is disconnected is NONSENSE
She just cannot admit she got played.
Didn't matter what he said he would do to other people
She only started to regret her vote after she found out SHE would be effected.
Frankly, she's better off not having kids
The kids would suffer because of her narcism
I have stopped my general charitable donations in favor of helping Harris voters.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGdvjVExh0L/?igsh=MTlmdWhwN2N4MHdmYw==
Seriously? Doesn't even occur to you that her self-reporting as an under-informed voter might be a little self-serving?
https://archive.is/EBN5A#selection-662.0-662.1
Enraged at the thought that someone could be this selfish and then want sympathy
Fuck. Right. Off.
Trump was quite clear what he was going to do and she was fine with it. Fk her!
"Blah blah blah she didn't like everything he says about women but thought he wasn't really a rapist and wanted free IVF blah blah blah boo-hoo..."
https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/s/QItbRcBSfF
Good to find you here, btw. I just followed you.
This apolitical woman paid attention to politics just enough to hang her vote on that one promise but she paid no attention to the rest of the package. Or that 47 is an abject liar.
How very American.
Why didn’t reporter/journalists follow up with “but what’s your thoughts on… (name any policy that benefits society at large)?”
Journalism became basic “reporting” of the obvious and not seeking information or asking critical thinking questions.
Yup. I have absolutely zero fucking sympathy for people who are getting EXACTLY what they voted for.
For us who DIDN'T vote for it because we paid a nominal amount of attention, all the sympathy in the world.
You OWN IT ALL.
Absolutely trash article and person. Zero sympathy.
She wanted an excuse to vote for Trump and grabbed on to a tiktok soundbite and used it to rationalize her choice.
Who, with two brain cells, believes trump on anything
Otherwise they can all just fuck off, we WARNED them repeatedly so they can cry somewhere else.
Spare me. Seriously, just spare me.
Great profile!
This woman learned nothing from the second kick.
^ The summary of every single one of these stories.
The problem is that many people are, like this young woman, fundamentally selfish and demonstrate absolutely no compassion or empathy for all the *other people* they helped hurt with their votes for Trump.
"I enjoyed his racism, cruelty, and lying... Until it came for me. Pity me."
I think she's too heartless and selfish to even notice the racism, cruelty and lying directed at other people--even after she's been directly affected by it.
This woman voted for Biden in 2020, wanted to work for the federal government, got her college education, is a survivor, and is being gaslit 24/7 by people she loves
They need to find solidarity with US. I'm not hearing any apologies.
Fuck her. She doesn’t belong in the gene pool or on the voter rolls. I hope she never fucking breeds and internalizes that she’s too stupid to vote.
The American Dream is for everyone. Now, we just gotta make sure it’s available to everyone …
Start with a simple thing to agree on, build a bridge, rinse, repeat.
I’ve been doing this work for years, with anyone who greets me with animosity. We don’t have to agree on everything, just the important things.
I understand the anger at Trump voters, but instead of being a apathetic bloodthirsty tribe, be a party people want to join
If you don’t know how to cook, you don’t.
If you don’t know the truth, you shouldn’t vote.
With this recent election they surgically removed my compassion and empathy.
Fuck around, find out. If you took part in ruining your own life who can you blame?
It's always poor Trump voters this, Trump voters in diners that, etc.
And Trump? In 2018, he was very into RAKING.
She should know about leopards. Don’t give her a pass.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/27/fired-federal-worker-trump-voter/
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-finland-doesnt-have-california-wildfires-problem-because-1220911
Continued dialog and a civility will pay dividends.
No one capitulates after being called asshole or stupid.
She is an intelligent person with a college degree - where are the critical thinking skills!?!
Policies created by politicians dictate so much of what happens in our lives from the local level to the federal level. Why wouldn’t you at least want a seat at the table. How did Americans become so stupid?!?!
It’s a cult and a form of brainwashing. Her family is a big influence.
She’s human garbage. Plain and simple.
I’m sorry, but this is exactly the type of person that doesn’t belong in civilized society and deserves admonishment.
They follow where you lead them.
https://archive.ph/GQEya
Sorry, we can’t help these voters.
Not until they help themselves.
This is just the beginning of a great betrayal.
They aren't going to watch PBS or listen to NPR. They aren't going to read this article or any paper.
It's a hard fight, but it's a good one. And the fight requires some level of participation.
Arkansas
Connecticut
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Montana
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Michigan does not. She knew Trump was a chronic liar but assumed not to Whites
Your framing is bad and you should think about that.
Still no sympathy. #FAFO
It’s your individual responsibility(and civic duty) to find the facts.
Stop treating them like children. You can’t claim ignorance in a court of law for a reason.
You can claim she made an ill advised decision, a terrible decision. But automatically calling her a bigot isn’t the way to go.
At least Rosemary knew she'd get a baby out of her deal. This lady was offered nothing of substance, and still took the deal.
She's still a racist. How do I know? Because she voted for one.
https://bsky.app/profile/annaliisavilppu.bsky.social/post/3lj6h67n56c2q
Also, I'm okay with you ripping children away from their parents, raiding schools and terrorizing children, as long as I get to be a mommy, too.
Ursula Le Guin, prophetic as always, has a great short story about this: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Sounds like she simply latched onto one promise she thought would help her personally.
She was warned about MAGA over and over again.
many people think the entire broadcast staff should quit on principle
Trump is endlessly covered in the media. Everyone knows who he is.
She voted for Trump despite his negatives.
And now reaps the whirlwind.
Zero sympathy.
With everything floating around, all the pop culture information, mainstream news, clips quoting the piece of shit - she really thought that ONE THING was good enough to excuse all the rest of it?
So- she's a selfish bitch and deserves the leopards.
Three elections, and he garnered 47-49% each time.
“If only more voted”
27 million more voted in 2020, he still got 47%.
I’m not gonna let her off the hook for being disconnected. I will let her off the hook for not being able to imagine that her job would be cut without warning or due process.
It's some comfort that it's not just the stigmatized who are suffering now.
WaPo: "OH YOU POOR THING HAVE A PUFF PIECE."
Elections matter and Trump did everything he could to show you who and what he was for a good chunk of her life.
Dunno what to tell her other than congratulations you got exactly what you voted for.
Day 1: (Today)-"The masks come off"—how billionaires went from shadowy string-pullers to open rulers.
Day 2 (Tomorrow)- "The Titans collide"—Trump vs. Musk, a war of greed, ego, and betrayal.
Worth a read!!
i 100% get some ppl are completely disconnected and voted Trump in good faith - she doesn't seem to qualify
There is no sympathy for one burned by their own treacherous hand.