Leopards Ate My Face

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The Leopards Ate My Face community is now re-opened (lemmy.world)

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Are we back a little too late? Maybe we're just on time with the US general election around the corner? Who knows! But we're back. Please check out the new sidebar. The community is no longer locked to moderators-only.

What is a "leopards ate my face" moment? (lemmy.world)

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I'm pretty sure this is common knowledge among Lemmy's politically engaged userbase, but with this community having been closed for eight months, I'll try to nail down a (verbose) definition here:

A person ("the victim") has been treated cruelly and unjustly.
The victim directly helped in advancing e.g. a statute, politician, philosophy, or organization ("the leopard(s)") via endorsement, voting, activism, etc.
The leopards have substantially harmed a group of people through cruel and unjust actions ("eaten their faces"), and there is a logical throughline from the leopards to the face-eating.
The victim knew or reasonably should have known that the leopards would eat people's faces if given the power to. They helped the leopards anyway because they're indifferent to or actively enjoy this group's suffering.
The victim is then shocked to find that the leopards have eaten their face as well ("I didn't think the leopards would eat MY face!"). Usually, any reasonable outside observer would have concluded that the victim was likely part of the group whose faces the leopards would eat.
A common element is a lack of an apology to anyone the leopards have hurt, tacitly indicating they haven't learned any real lesson in empathy and only care that they have now personally had their face eaten.
Another one is the (incorrect and denialist) belief by the victim that the leopards have simply eaten their face in error and need only be informed of their mistake to make it stop. (E.g. pleading on social media to a politician about their specific case).

A prototypical example:

>Adrian Personson relies on assistance they receive through Social Service. They endorse and vote for the Austerity Party – knowing one of their main promises is to slash spending by making sure Social Service doesn't go to the people who "don't deserve it". The Austerity Party wins against the Social Spending Party and ascends to power. To Adrian's shock, they receive a letter months later stating they've been cut off from Social Service. They take to social media to write an outraged post about how they're a good, honest person who doesn't deserve this.

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Montana farmers sue Trump: 'Can’t afford any more uncertainty' (www.rawstory.com)

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US drug firm Merck says existing Trump tariffs will cost it $200m this year (www.theguardian.com)

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Amazon and Meta each donated $1 million. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended Trump’s inauguration and received prominent seats in the Capitol Rotunda, where Trump was sworn in after bad weather scuttled the traditionally outdoor event. Apple CEO Tim Cook gave $1 million, as well.

Computing companies Micron, Nvidia, Qualcomm and Microsoft also made six-figure donations, as did health care companies such as Hims, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, Pfizer and Amgen. Live Nation donated $500,000, and two online gambling companies DraftKings and FanDuel each gave just under that.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/major-corporate-interests-megadonors-gave-239-million-fund-trumps-inau-rcna202074

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Kentucky's rural health at risk as GOP eyes $880B Medicaid cuts (www.whas11.com)

submitted 16 hours ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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You get what you voted for.

Though it does suck really bad to be beshear.

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Corporate America shelled out millions for Trump's inauguration. Now he's upending many of their businesses (www.cnbc.com)

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Sanders says Arkansas in 'dire need of federal assistance,' but Trump says no - Arkansas Times (arktimes.com)

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'Nobody cares': Overwelmed WV flood victims don't expect much help from Trump's FEMA (www.alternet.org)

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Have the great day you voted for West Virginians!

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'Reconsider': Tom Cotton begs Trump for disaster relief — after opposing it for Dem states (www.rawstory.com)

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Looks like Tom's all kinds of FAFO now.

Sucks to have the day you campaigned for.

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"It could break us": Valley farmer says Chinese tariffs have crushed the alfalfa export market (www.abc15.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28499504

His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade (www.theatlantic.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/42564197

https://archive.is/2025.03.22-150052/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/texas-measles-outbreak-death-family/681985/

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Trump’s war on clean energy just killed $6B in red state projects (electrek.co)

submitted 5 days ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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Awww... No jobs for you because you wanted to vote racism and somehow also botched fascism.

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Arkansas Gov. and Trump supporter Sarah Huckabee Sanders begs Trump to reverse a decision she endorsed. (www.fox16.com)

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Daddy Trump Sends Desperate Message to Farmers as Tariffs War Gets Worse (www.yahoo.com)

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Volvo prepares for 800 layoffs across three sites amid tariff troubles (www.usatoday.com)

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Doing a bang up job there UAW and Shawn Fain with supporting the trump and Republican tariffs.

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Exclusive: Trump Voter 'Almost Died' After Being Detained by Border Agents - Newsweek (www.newsweek.com)

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Al Sharpton calls meeting with Target's CEO amid DEI backlash 'very constructive and candid' (apnews.com)

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Still, this is a case of too little, should not have done it in the first place.

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This area of South Dakota voted for Trump by roughly 70%. Here's what they think now - YouTube (youtu.be)

submitted 6 days ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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Not a traditional LAMF post but a good watch to see the cult talk

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Three time Trump voter, soy boy, beta cuck, Caleb Ragland, President of American Soybean Association, begs Daddy Trump for relief. (www.cnn.com)

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Schumer Warns of VA Workforce Cuts That Could Devastate Veteran Care in Finger Lakes Region (www.fingerlakes1.com)

submitted 1 week ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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61% of veterans voted for this so have the day you voted for.

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‘We Are All Afraid’: Republican Senator Admits Colleagues Are Terrified of Being Punished for Criticizing Trump (www.mediaite.com)

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Murkowski openly admitted that she and her Republican colleagues were “all afraid” of “retaliation” from Trump, as she criticized his policies.

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'I'm in ruins,' teary Mike Lindell tells judge in Smartmatic sanctions hearing (abcnews.go.com)

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We all know he's bullshitting about the $50k. Judge should offer indentured servitude instead and let's see going that $50k comes out.

Oronoco woman is the face of U.S. small businesses struggling with China tariffs (www.postbulletin.com)

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This one's borderline but this line got me:

“You see in the comments of my videos people saying, ‘If you voted for Trump, you deserve this.’ It's not anybody's business who I voted for, but I did not vote for Trump. I am in a farm family and farmers typically are Republican,” she said. “However, as a 10-year Army veteran, I see the president of our country as our Commander-in-Chief. Whether I voted for him or not, it doesn't matter. He is the leader of our country. I may not agree, but I'm not out here saying that Trump is screwing up my business. I'm not going to do that.”

Just so close to understanding, yet so far away with denial.

She's also started a go fund me apparently.

https://www.twincities.com/2025/04/15/busy-baby-founder-turns-to-crowdfunding-to-pay-china-tariff-and-keep-business-afloat/

CUTS clothing CEO, Steven Borrelli, Trump supporter and Trump voter begging for less tariffs on China. (x.com)

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Didn't even know about this company but sure a shit I will never buy their overpriced, hypocritical cheap Chinese manufactured goods.

Also, I really, really hope he has the day he voted for.

Parents say federal cuts have slowed civil rights investigations (www.npr.org)

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"I just can't fathom that anybody would cut something so vital," says Cupp, a devout Christian. She says she voted for President Trump and thought he shared her beliefs. "But I can't understand why they're doing what they're doing, because that is not what God would intend."

The Bible literally calls out not worship a fat, orange cow.