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@georgetakei@universeodon.com  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Ah yes, the economic Golden Age of Trump where grandma goes without.

A screenshot of a tweet from “FactPost @factpostnews.” The tweet reads:
“Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays: ‘Remember, adults don’t need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn’t need slippers. If they don’t live by you, don’t get them a gift.’”
Below the tweet is a split-screen from a Fox News broadcast. On the left, a woman with long blonde hair sits in a newsroom, wearing a red blouse. On the right, a woman with curly hair and a green sweater speaks against a blue background. A banner reads: “TIPS TO SAVE MONEY DURING THE HOLIDAYS – AMERICA’S NEWSROOM.”
A screenshot of a tweet from “FactPost @factpostnews.” The tweet reads: “Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays: ‘Remember, adults don’t need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn’t need slippers. If they don’t live by you, don’t get them a gift.’” Below the tweet is a split-screen from a Fox News broadcast. On the left, a woman with long blonde hair sits in a newsroom, wearing a red blouse. On the right, a woman with curly hair and a green sweater speaks against a blue background. A banner reads: “TIPS TO SAVE MONEY DURING THE HOLIDAYS – AMERICA’S NEWSROOM.”
A screenshot of a tweet from “FactPost @factpostnews.” The tweet reads: “Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays: ‘Remember, adults don’t need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn’t need slippers. If they don’t live by you, don’t get them a gift.’” Below the tweet is a split-screen from a Fox News broadcast. On the left, a woman with long blonde hair sits in a newsroom, wearing a red blouse. On the right, a woman with curly hair and a green sweater speaks against a blue background. A banner reads: “TIPS TO SAVE MONEY DURING THE HOLIDAYS – AMERICA’S NEWSROOM.”
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The Zen Lady
@thezenlady@toot.community replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei

Just give grandma the damned slippers!

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Christian Klüber-Demir 🏈
@ckd@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei
Sounds like advice from the communist party in former Eastern Germany - just as absurd

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Tâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國
@TimMaddog@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei
Just *don't you dare* say "Happy Holidays" to any of them! 🤪

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Richard R Lee
@InfoMgmtExec@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

#GriftersGonnaGrift in #Trumpistan.
@georgetakei

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Maeve Lyn Wilcox 🇬🇧
@Maeve_Lyn@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei

Nobody open the boxes after unwrapping. They can see what they got and post pictures on social media, but then return the gifts to the stores and get your money back. Make sure grandma doesn't try on the slippers with her wrinkly feet ... or she have to keep them.

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Darwin Woodka
@darwinwoodka@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei

Why is the War on Christmas ok when Trump and Fox do it?

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cindyyusa
@cindyyusa@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei

Fox going full Scrooge

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Ham Ninja (Chris Claborne)
@N1CLC@mastodon.hams.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei I’m surprised they recommend getting anyone a gift. You got yours, now they can go get theirs. No handouts. The is the embodiment of the Republican ideal. Oh, and grandma better be the same color as me.

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Paul Chambers🚧
@paul@oldfriends.live replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei Trump, "Make Hard Candy Christmas Great Again" #USPol #Economy

(For the ref, "Hard Candy Christmas" refers back to a time when families who could not afford much gifted their children with Christmas candy)

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@GGMcBG@mstdn.plus replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei

"If Donald Trump chooses you it's because you're the most special." Is what she'll be saying next year. The path these folks chose has only one destination.

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Tom Spettigue
@tomspettigue@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei I mean. Shockingly reasonable take from Fox, considering grandma (and mom and dad) more than likely has a lot more, asset-wise, than I do (or will), etc. Millennials and Gen Z have comparatively little in total assets as compared to Boomers and Gen Z, that's just a fact.

I'd probably still buy grandma some slippers, but I have SOME means to do so that many of my millennial peers don't.

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Tony Hoyle
@tony@toot.hoyle.me.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei
Normal people buy presents because they care about people..

Fox news hosts though.. It's all based on 'need'. Presumably they don't buy their spouses gifts because they're wealthy enough to buy their own.

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KatQ
@katq906@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@georgetakei Grandma needs a shop-rite gift card so she does’t have to eat cat food.

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