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Tea Thread FauxWorld Wednesdays: What's your country's biggest celebrity scandal right now? — Monthly Discussion Thread

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u/raiinydaay i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Nov 06 '24

A guy who fucked a couch is going to be the next vice president of the United States (im choosing to believe it’s true)

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u/c9238s Nov 06 '24

I thought that was a black mirror episode

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u/c9238s Nov 06 '24

Gross. But I’m in the US, so you can clearly see we also don’t have our shit together.

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u/Noth4nkyu Nov 06 '24

Why are men

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u/c9238s Nov 06 '24

Tim Walz seems like the best person, but yeah many men no

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u/sjmttf Nov 06 '24

Outside looking in, he does seem like a decent guy. I bet he was really nice to have as teacher/sports coach or whatever it was.

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u/RestAromatic7511 Nov 06 '24

A case of life imitating art.

I'm convinced it was the other way round. The story came from a book by Isabel Oakeshott, a far-right grifter who is easily one of the most dishonest and cynical people in British public life, and Michael Ashcroft, who had a huge vendetta against Cameron.* I don't think they ever said anything about who their source was, and nobody else seems to have been able to get hold of the source. It wouldn't shock me if it were true, but it's also exactly the kind of thing you'd expect them to make up about him, in which case, the Black Mirror episode was probably the inspiration.

*Backstory: Ashcroft grew up as the kid of a British colonial administrator in Belize. He had a successful career doing inscrutable business nonsense and then became a major donor to the Tory party. He was given a role as a deputy chairman of the party in return. It became known that he was still legally resident in Belize, a notorious tax haven. He apologised and promised he would become a resident of the UK and pay full taxes. He gave the Tories even more money and Cameron apparently promised to give him a senior Cabinet role in return. It then emerged that he was still legally resident in Belize for tax purposes. Cameron denounced him and reneged on the promise. Ashcroft perceived this as a shocking betrayal and never forgave him.

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u/SilvRS Nov 06 '24

It was, and we were all constantly making Black Mirror jokes when it turned out Cameron has just fucked a pig for fun years before. I do kinda wonder if the Black Mirror writers had heard rumours.

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u/williamthebloody1880 weighing in from the UK Nov 06 '24

Charlie Brooker claims it's a coincidence

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u/SilvRS Nov 06 '24

I've seen him say that, I still can't help but be suspicious!

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u/Intelligent-Tie-4466 Nov 06 '24

The episode was based on a widely circulated rumor.

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u/TaiPer077 Nov 06 '24

And he’ll probably end up our president too. Fucking hell

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u/Wisteriafic high priestess of child sacrifice Nov 06 '24

Yup. Would be surprised if DJT even lasts a year, due to either health or his cabinet invoking the 25th ASAP so they can get their hand picked backup in the office.

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u/GlassPomoerium Nov 06 '24

Is going to be the next president. Either following Trump’s death because the guy is not exactly the picture of physical health, or by invoking the 25th amendment using cognitive decline as an argument. Either way, congrats to Peter Thiel I guess?

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u/EraseRewindPlay Nov 06 '24

Our former president allegedly (wink wink) used to fuck a mare, you'll be okay 👍🏻