# Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 12, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166 "2024-11-12T19:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 274
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5495 "2026-06-15T05:09:03Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I know they’re forcibly rescaled to a standard normal distribution but do you have a cite that they are currently designed to be so naturally? That would be a lot more work than just creating a spread of difficulty. I don’t understand what your objection is. Designing questions with a scale of difficulty, and then converting raw scores to a normal distribution, is precisely what I am talking about: the tests are designed to produce a normal distribution. That doesn’t mean the trait they are supposed to be measuring—if there even is such a trait—is actually normally distributed. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5496 "2026-06-15T10:42:20Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Designing questions with a scale of difficulty, and then converting raw scores to a normal distribution, is precisely what I am talking about: the tests are designed to produce a normal distribution. I’m hung up on the semantics of ‘produce’, I think - they aren’t designed to ‘produce’ any kind of distribution, but are forced into it after testing. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5497 "2026-06-15T23:03:02Z")
I’m genuinely amazed that someone who is a Muslim could support the GOP. That just doesn’t compute for me. > **[Muslims at Texas GOP Convention told to leave party, country](https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/texas-republican-party-convention-muslims-sharia-law/)** > > Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election. I will add that the outgoing GOP chair who told them to leave is Indian-born Abraham George, who has himself faced racism. > **[Texas GOP Chair Abraham George loses reelection at convention](https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/12/texas-gop-chair-election-abraham-george-defeated-drinda-randall/)** > > Randall’s supporters were animated by a mix of factors, including the perception that George was too friendly to establishment Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5498 "2026-06-15T23:48:12Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I’m genuinely amazed that someone who is a Muslim could support the GOP. That just doesn’t compute for me. Well, when you compare the tenets of Islamic fundamentalism to the tenets of Christian fundamentalism, they really aren’t all that different. Both are, if broadly implemented, incompatible with basic human rights and democracy itself. So I’m not too surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5499 "2026-06-16T04:28:29Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Well, when you compare the tenets of Islamic fundamentalism to the tenets of Christian fundamentalism, they really aren’t all that different. It is truly one of those things that would be hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic that fundamentalists of different stripes (a) have the most in common; (b) would vehemently deny it (c) hate their soulmates with such passion. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5500 "2026-06-16T11:33:16Z")
When hate is your central organizing tenet it really doesn’t matter which way you aim your fire - as long as it’s outward. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5501 "2026-06-16T11:42:45Z")
But when such people don’t realize that _they_ are “outward”, the leopards eat. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5502 "2026-06-16T11:47:44Z")
Everybody is outward to somebody. But yeah, when folks think they’re inside but they’re actually outside, a surprise “friendly” fire event is all but assured. Followed by leopards feasting. As you’ve rightly pointed out several times, the nature of Fascism requires that if they ever did succeed in eliminating the Other, they’ll simply redefine “Other” to be whoever is least to the center of their own followers. Lather rinse repeat in an endless race to be perfectly orthodox and perfectly homogenous. And oh by the way, what ordinary folks learn is that the way to survive the longest with the least hassle is to drive themselves towards that orthodox center as hard and as fast as they can. Perhaps easier to do with one’s online posts or bumper stickers than with one’s ethnicity or religious affiliation. Oh well; sucks to be them. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5503 "2026-06-16T11:49:31Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I’m genuinely amazed that someone who is a Muslim could support the GOP. Those in the article themselves describe how they were focused on the “pro-business” (=don’t tax or regulate), “traditional family” (=homo/transphobia), “social order” (=put “thugs” in their place) message. And wilfully ignored the ethnoreligious bigotry until someone got literally right on their face with it. AND they STILL state they WILL most likely vote for Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5504 "2026-06-16T11:55:18Z")
As the song _almost_ says: > Three out of four ain’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5505 "2026-06-16T21:09:23Z")
Have a friend who has owned multiple spreads of property over the years, mostly as business/investment but also as a place to live. For decades he’s bitched about rules and regulations and no one should have a right to tell a property owner what to do with the land he owns. Well, he sold nearly all of his investment properties a couple years ago to fund his retirement, choosing to live on a spread in a rural county. Was thrilled to pieces when Trump was elected again. Talked about how rights would finally be respected. Well… seems a data center is going up about a quarter mile from his house… Apparently, given the rights of private property owners in this state, there’s not a goddamned thing anyone can do about it. I hope he enjoys the day he voted for. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5506 "2026-06-17T16:11:45Z")
Shoulda been an intensive hog farm. I suspect data centers are very benign immediate neighbors. All their negative externalities affect the whole county or state, not the immediate neighbors. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5507 "2026-06-17T16:19:06Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Shoulda been an intensive hog farm. Where they dump the runoff into the stream that goes through the guy’s property. “You can’t tell me what to do!” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5508 "2026-06-17T18:11:08Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I suspect data centers are very benign immediate neighbors. All their negative externalities affect the whole county or state, not the immediate neighbors. The people that live nearby get sick of the constant noise. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dvOuZmmJm7A/maxresdefault.jpg "What Living Next to a Data Center Sounds Like") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOuZmmJm7A) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/40u7nRi-yuw/maxresdefault.jpg "Residents are suing Michigan data center over this ‘excessive noise’") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40u7nRi-yuw) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5509 "2026-06-17T18:14:35Z")
Christ on a crutch - It’d be like living next to a jet airplane. Amazon is trying to put one next to the Nashville Zoo. The Mayor is fighting it like hell. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5510 "2026-06-17T18:19:24Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > But…but…but…he’s owning the libs! “When they told me we’d “own the libs”, I thought I’d have some hippy as my slave!” ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5511 "2026-06-17T18:41:48Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I suspect data centers are very benign immediate neighbors. All their negative externalities affect the whole county or state, not the immediate neighbors. And you would be wrong. Let’s see what’s happening to the neighbors of xAI. > **[Trump’s DoJ intervenes to back Elon Musk in datacenter pollution lawsuit](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/16/elon-musk-xai-datacenters-trump-administration)** > > Justice department urges judge to throw out suit brought by NAACP over xAI’s methane-gas turbines in Mississippi ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5512 "2026-06-17T20:26:33Z")
Thanks for the education everyone. I still think @Broomstick’s neighbor deserves a hog farm. Preferably upwind. But a datacenter nearby is an excellent start. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5513 "2026-06-17T20:52:53Z")
JD Vance’s time in the barrel is almost here: > Trump then suggested who will take the fall if the deal doesn’t pan out. > > “This is a memorandum of understanding. It’s very important, but it might not be the kind of a document that I should be signing,” Trump said. > > “If it works out, I’m going to take the credit. If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD.” > **[‘Off the rails’ Trump bashes Obama and JD Vance during G7 Summit’s chaotic...](https://www-al-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.al.com/politics/2026/06/off-the-rails-trump-bashes-obama-and-jd-vance-during-g7-summits-chaotic-final-day.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_ct=1781729323525&_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17817291916143&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.al.com%2Fpolitics%2F2026%2F06%2Foff-the-rails-trump-bashes-obama-and-jd-vance-during-g7-summits-chaotic-final-day.html)** > > Trump also hurled several insults at Iran and its "primitive culture." ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5514 "2026-06-17T21:10:28Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > JD Vance’s time in the barrel is almost here: JD can’t be fired. But, he can be impeached. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=273) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=275)