{"id":12269,"date":"2023-11-19T21:53:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T02:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spinor.info\/weblog\/?p=12269"},"modified":"2023-11-19T21:53:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T02:53:20","slug":"political-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spinor.info\/weblog\/?p=12269","title":{"rendered":"Political drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I am watching this political drama series, with almost daily new installments.<\/p>\n

It’s about a world heading towards conflict, with one of the major powers in particular having recently voted out of office a would-be despot, a crooked, narcissistic businessman who became a politician mainly for self-glorification, preaching a populist message. Although he’s no longer in office, he remains popular, despite the fact that he also has several lawsuits (both civil and criminal) hanging over his head.<\/p>\n

The current season will wrap up soon. I am having a feeling that the writers plan to bring him back next season and that, in fact, he’ll win the election again.<\/p>\n

\"Portrait

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Pictured is Midjourney’s response to the prompt, “Portrait of a would-be despot, a crooked, narcissistic businessman, his thinning blond hair in a combover, with a fake tan, who became a politician mainly for self-glorification, preaching a populist message to a crowd of adoring followers<\/i>“.<\/div>\n

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Oh wait, you’re telling me that this is NOT a scripted television series created for entertainment? That it is reality?<\/p>\n<\/fb:like>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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