The Trump administration’s penchant for saying or celebrating its varied dumbass insurance policies through popular culture online game memes marches on, it appears. We talked about this form of factor beforehand when the administration constructed an ICE recruitment video to imitate the intro to the Pokémon cartoon present (gotta catch ’em all… get it?), in addition to ICE recruiting memes using imagery from the Halo collection of video games (aliens… get it?). Regardless of the blatant and apparent use of images and IP from each video games, each Nintendo and Microsoft had been remarkably silent about all of it. What’s flawed, guys? Fascist bought your tongue?
However as a result of they couldn’t be bothered to elevate a finger over what’s a fairly clear infringement of their logos and/or copyright, the administration was emboldened and has accomplished it once more. This time it’s in service of saying one thing extra tame, the reintroduction of entire milk into colleges. And the administration did so by mocking up an image from beloved farming sim Stardew Valley.
So, right here we’ve an undoubtedly AI mock-up of a picture from Stardew Valley, a sport I personally adore, with Trump inserted to have fun this minor factor that RFK Jr.’s crew championed out of Congress. Is entire milk in colleges some horrible factor? Look, I solely have a lot anger to spare, of us, and I’m not killing the funds by spending it on this. However I do must marvel if developer Involved Ape will do what Nintendo and Microsoft didn’t and voice some taste of objection to the usage of its IP by an administration busy doing the fascism elsewhere. Whereas IP enforcement isn’t typically my kink, I certain as shit wouldn’t need my IP related to Trump. On that, we’ll have to attend and see simply how involved the ape can get, I suppose.
However there’s additionally a pleasant little shitpost easter egg buried in that picture. Check out the cash counter within the higher proper nook of the picture.
Trump was the forty fifth President, claims he received the 2020 election and will have been the forty sixth President, he is the forty seventh President, and he’s flirted with the concept he shouldn’t be sure by foolish bullshit like our Structure and needs to be allowed one other time period and turn out to be the forty eighth President. 45464748… get it?
I do, and it’s horrifying rhetoric that’s designed to do one in every of two issues. The extra innocuous choice is that Trump and his cadre of imps enjoys upsetting greater than half of the American inhabitants by scaring them into considering he’s going to upend our rule of legislation and keep in workplace. It’s merciless. It’s designed purely to trigger emotional reactions and “lib tears.” It’s on model.
Or it’s a considerably delicate nod that he’s not fucking round about that in any respect and intends to remain in energy (once more) regardless of how our system is legally designed to work.
Trump is the forty fifth and forty seventh president of the USA, and has held onto the debunked claims that he received the presidency towards Joe Biden in 2020. He has additionally publicly stated he’s open to a third term, which might be in violation of the 22nd amendment, however Trump doesn’t appear to suppose the legislation applies to him. Steve Bannon, the ex-chief-strategist of the Trump administration, has additionally stated that Trump will have a third term, whereas additionally reportedly planning to run himself. So these numbers appear to be a thinly veiled menace that Trump needs to be president once more in 2028.
These folks aren’t humorous, however they’re harmful. Even when this wasn’t meant to be taken severely, there isn’t any alternative however to take action.
In the meantime, we’ll see if Involved Ape acts towards the usage of its IP, as I believe it most likely ought to.
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