Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Uncle Joe

(64,538 posts)
Mon Nov 3, 2025, 12:24 PM Nov 2025

Trump Throws "Great Gatsby" Party at Mar-a-Lago as Food Stamps End for Millions



President Trump held a lavish Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago Friday, just hours before an estimated 42 million people lost SNAP benefits across the country. Kirk Curnutt, the executive director of the international F. Scott Fitzgerald Society, says that while "Gatsby is famous for its lavish party scenes, [what] people often miss is that the entire thrust of the book is to critique that conspicuous consumption and the wastage that goes on in these sorts of events."
5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Trump Throws "Great Gatsby" Party at Mar-a-Lago as Food Stamps End for Millions (Original Post) Uncle Joe Nov 2025 OP
Shameless plug for my own video footage of the Gatsby Party Generic Other Nov 2025 #1
Great, although points off for AI-generated video thumbnail Wednesdays Nov 2025 #2
Firefly jars don't have faces Generic Other Nov 2025 #3
I deeply appreciate your contribution! Wednesdays Nov 2025 #4
Some images are also photoshopped Generic Other Nov 2025 #5

Generic Other

(29,078 posts)
1. Shameless plug for my own video footage of the Gatsby Party
Mon Nov 3, 2025, 12:44 PM
Nov 2025

Tom and Daisy on the Titanic

The next episode in my Firefly Series. Please go like and subscribe.

The ticket of the night was the Gatsby theme Party at Mar-a-Lago this Halloween. While the rich adorned themselves in feathers and sequins, and dined on filet mignon, SNAP benefits to the poor were cut by the very man who played host to this tone deaf display of cruel conspicuous consumption.

Irony of the evening, none of the guests had likely even read the book. Or ANY book.

Allegedly, after the party, Gatsby’s pals, “Disaster Tourists” Tom and Daisy Buchannan, booked passage on the Titanic.

"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me."
— F. Scott Fitzgerald



Other recent videos:

https://democraticunderground.com/100220754763

https://democraticunderground.com/100220697174

Wednesdays

(21,906 posts)
2. Great, although points off for AI-generated video thumbnail
Mon Nov 3, 2025, 02:14 PM
Nov 2025

(The left half of it.) If you look closely at it, there are several things in it that really look "off." Starting with TSF's left ear and left side of the face.

Generic Other

(29,078 posts)
3. Firefly jars don't have faces
Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:54 AM
Nov 2025

The AI images took hours to generate. The script and song are mine. I am able with assistance to create these videos fairly quickly. The reason I use jarheads is that AI community standards do not allow mocking public figures. I found a way to work around the censorship. Not at all concerned to use AI to help make anti-Trump videos. In fact, it makes the work more fun. And no copyright issues. Thanks for watching.

Wednesdays

(21,906 posts)
4. I deeply appreciate your contribution!
Tue Nov 4, 2025, 11:17 AM
Nov 2025

However, I was not dissing your video in the least. I was pointing out the thumbnail to the video in the OP. And I'm pretty sure he didn't create that thumbnail.

Generic Other

(29,078 posts)
5. Some images are also photoshopped
Tue Nov 4, 2025, 06:17 PM
Nov 2025

And the ability to get an image animated without chaos ensuing is a whole 'nother headache. I do enjoy corrupting AI though. My AI collaborator is a sharp little bot named Roswell. Totally a resistance rebel. Proof there are some good applications of the technology.


Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Cable News Clips»Trump Throws "Great Gatsb...