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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 315 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Joe Rogan finally has done something useful by pissing off stupid people.

[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 195 points 2 months ago (2 children)

– and splitting the vote. That’ll do.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 76 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Does anyone really take Rogan seriously enough to follow his endorsement? Enough people to make a dent?

[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 116 points 2 months ago

4.8M views on a video posted 9 days ago. So, yeah – probably.

[–] MeatStiq@lemmy.world 71 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At one point the dude had 90,000,000 listeners. That's about 1/3rd of the country.

Granted, they're not all US based.

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 93 points 2 months ago (2 children)

not all carbon based either.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Some of them are silicone based

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

*Silicon. Silicon is a crystal and silicone is a kind of rubber.

[–] Impound4017@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Heartbreaking. My silicone dildo gained sentience and now supports Trump 😔

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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Those semi-sentient molds...

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 59 points 2 months ago (1 children)

These are the people that are deeply concerned about the sexuality of M&Ms, they take every-fucking-thing seriously

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[–] Phenomephrene@thebrainbin.org 29 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Honestly, Joe Rogan can get people to believe some pretty weird stuff. For example, I believe the inside of his skull may just be packed with meat. Like, an actual pulsing node of meat. I know it sounds crazy, but if it were to be true for anyone it'd be him.

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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder what finally pushed him to do this. Was it leaving a bear cub in Central Park that clinched it?

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 168 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"He's the only one who makes sense to me"

Ahahaha! Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh even harder.

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[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 103 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bear carcass dumping in Central Park to own the libs sealed it for Rogan.

[–] quink@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The whole thing read to me like a Seinfeld episode - Kramer accidentally kills a whale off the coast of New York, and with the show having made dozens of Kennedy references, hearing of a Kennedy dumping a bear in Central Park would fit right in.

So this doesn't feel even like an own to anyone, more like a parody, a comedy. And in the context of it actually happening 1. in the setting of probably the most famous one, 2. with a character from the exact family they've referenced many times over and 3. with the same type of bizarre things happening to wildlife one of which has been one of the most famous episodes.

To me, as a lib, it feels like the best Seinfeld/Curb Your Enthusiasm episode that's never been written.

Edit: Now that I think about it, the story even came out because he told it to Roseanne Barr, writer of most popular sitcom just prior to Seinfeld, notwithstanding her interminable slide, with her just staring at him incredulously throughout, the whole thing feeling like a Curb Your Enthusiasm scene. Honestly, at this point Larry David is definitely thinking to himself that he could never have written anything this Larry David.

Edit 2: I completely forgot that his, Larry David's, wife in Curb Your Enthusiasm is RFK Jr.'s actual wife. At this point I'm about 80% sure that multiple Seinfeld and/or Curb episodes were actually just Kennedy misadventures in disguise.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 102 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I guess we're going to start seeing evidence that Joe Rogan is trans now from the people that "can always tell."

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 74 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean he's definitely on HRT.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] nomous@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Definitely gender affirming care.

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[–] bender223@lemmy.today 86 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] shai_hulud@lemmy.world 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"MAGA turns on Joe Rogan".

Fucking ewwww

[–] nomous@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Astronaut looking at earth, other astronaut behind him with a gun.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 60 points 2 months ago (1 children)

MAGA: the only people who give a flying fuck who joe rogan's voting for

[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

No, but don’t you understand that the media and elites are trying to control us and constantly interjecting their political opinion into everything. 😡

Even though the only party that has voted in Hollywood elites and the ultra wealthy is…. A mystery.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 50 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Joe Rogan endorsing RFK JR is the most inevitable thing to ever happen. Why is MAGA even surprised? If you’ve ever listened to even one of Rogan’s podcasts, RFK JR is very much like Rogan.

Hopefully this helps Harris.

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[–] razorwiregoatlick@lemmy.world 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It must be very humbling for Rogan to realize his whole world is controlled by Trump and he is nothing but a bootlicker. He though he was his own man and he is learning that is not true.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

It must be very humbling for Rogan to realize his whole world is controlled by Trump

Its not. Rogan's a rat fleeing a sinking ship. In another month there will be more rats (Nick Fuentes has bailed, some of the AM Radio shills are taking a few careful steps back, and you can already see GOP fundraising emails have completely abandoned using JD Vance's image). And - baring a Biden/Harris style shake-up and realignment with national media - I am willing to bet we're going to see a route of media support by election day.

Nobody wants to be associated with the stink of loser-dom in the GOP. And Trump's increasingly looking like a dead fish.

Meanwhile, Rogan's going to keep churning out his muscle man carny act well into 2028, long after Trump is in the rear view mirror.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The continued infighting from the red team is hilarious

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 37 points 2 months ago

Rogan playing 4D hopscotch with this endorsement.

Or something, idk. What a fucking knuckle dragger.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 33 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Bizarre. I thought RFK Jr was being bank rolled by a repub to split the vote on the dem side. Last poll has him at 6% in Michigan. Remember, split votes gave MI to Trump in 2016, assuming the Stein and Harambe votes would’ve been Hillary instead.

RFK is a conspiracy nut too. Strange guy. I’ve never listened to Rogan. But if this splits the vote the other way, great.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

To be fair, if my uncle and dad were murdered by the CIA I'd be a conspiracy nut too. Although Republicans will probably regret elevating him now, as he seems to be peeling more people off Trump than democrats.

[–] almar_quigley@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (5 children)

He’s not peeling any democrats off. Only libertarians and conservative conspiracy theorists. Aka Rogan fans. The idea that dems would just vote for a Kennedy is exactly the kind of strategy I expect from trump and his ilk.

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[–] DxK@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I wanted to post this in !LeopardsAteMyFace@lemmy.world but that community appears to have been shut down a few months ago.

But anyway, I say good. Let them fight!

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 26 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I know it's Rogan, but seriously? Brain worm guy?

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Brain Worm Guy is a conspiracy theorist, like Rogan is.

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[–] ZK686@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because he's only doing this to stay neutral, and avoid losing subscribers. Guarantee he's voting for Trump... like most rich celebrities who pretend they're just like the rest of us...

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I honestly think he doesn't vote. Because he has said that the whole system is a silly popularity contest. I agree. But I also think it's a good thing to vote.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you think a single thing that dude says is in good faith I've got a bridge to sell you.

He's a grifting right-wing propagandist and that's all.

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

Maybe some brain worm eggs got into his DMT.

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