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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)
[–] cabbage@piefed.social 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm surprised the couch lover wasn't supported by the pillow guy.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, didn’t want his highly carcinogenic stock to get tainted.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s not the proper nomenclature, dude. It’s “heterosectional”.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

heterosectional

Oh it's beautiful yes. Yes I wants this

Take it home; try it on

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Peter Thiel is so weird. Gay and conservative just don't go together. But I suppose his billions cushion him from the usual level of contempt.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The thing that baffles me is that Thiel thinks for some reason he’ll be spared by the theocrats that are in the Trump bandwagon.

He won’t. The Nationalist Christians really hate the gays. He’ll eventually be “reeducated” just like the rest if the fascists win.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

All they need to do is to look at how someone like Turing was treated. The guy pretty much is responsible for winning the war, for Pete's sake.

Nope - chemical castration for Teh Ghey as a thank you. And that was from the side fighting against the Nazis. Of course, the Nazis really got things rolling early on by cracking down on trans, so they were far, far worse. Someone like Thiel will NOT be shielded by their money: if the cons ever get their night of the long knives, they'll carry out their vendettas and they have their lists, and prominent gays, no matter how much they are bootlicks of the far right, will be on those lists.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Did someone say cushion?!

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[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe Thiel just has a fetish for closeted men so he wants to keep everyone locked in

[–] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

Easily moldable. Like a couch cushion.