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[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The fact that this administration denied it, tells me it's 110% TRUE.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, me thinks the lady doth protesteth too much.

I'm not going to read this article because I like to minimize the amount of Stephen Miller in my life, but I'm just going to assume that they're referring to sex dolls.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 171 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 days ago

What did you see?

I definitely didn't see you playing with your dolls, again!

[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nailed my immediate thought

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So lon3star now you see evil will always win because good is dumb

[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

He's not totally wrong

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 34 points 2 days ago

I haven't heard this one, but if the white house has to come out with a statement, I have to assume he plays with dolls.

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 18 points 1 day ago

"It's called action figures"

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 102 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well, I've never thought about it until now but I've never been more sure that he has regular tea parties with a doll collection.

[–] mcbenavides85@piefed.social 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You’re right Polly Prissy Pants. We should deport all the brown people!

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 11 points 2 days ago

I wouldnt be surprised, hes very self-conscious, he dyed his SCALP to make it look like he had hair once, until people called out how silly he looks.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Of all the things one could find fault with Miller, porcelain dolls are not even on my list. A man who openly stated that he would have red states send their National Guards into uncooperative blue states without permission, and folks are talking about whether or not he has what sounds like an innocuous if not unusual hobby.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Interestingly enough, it's the attacks like this (similar to Waltz's "weird" messaging) that actually get under fascists' skin. It undermines their (let's face it, performative) masculinity, which undermines their perceived power, and that is everything to them.

Miller wants to be seen as Big Strong Cowboy Man^TM^. Playing with dolls destroys that image. Porcelain dolls drops a Fatboy on that image.

[–] Archelon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’ve always been kinda torn on making fun of fascists for that sort of thing, because I personally don’t care whether or not he plays with porcelain dolls but I know he and his supporters A LOT.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

I treat it as pointing out the hypocrisy. If you want to do it in a non-derogatory way, you can be overly supportive of his hobby and how he sets an example that men, too, can play with dolls. The more you double down on that, the more it'll piss off the assholes.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 76 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Trump’s biographer Michael Wolff previously said on The Daily Beast Podcast that the president has a less-than-flattering nickname for one of his most loyal henchmen: “Weird Stephen.”

Honestly, even with his brain mostly rotted away now, little glimpses of Trump's idiot-savant ability to bully at a grandmaster level can still shine through sometimes.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget meatball Ron and little Marco.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Meatball Ron" was another stroke of real genius. "Sloppy Steve" was another decently good one, but honestly, "Weird Stephen" is fuckin' perfection.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 17 points 2 days ago

But what if, now hear me out, we make fun of him in whatever way will make him miserable.

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

OK South Park, you know what to do!

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago

I see your schwartz is as big as mine!

[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

So, he doesn’t play with dolls while he’s on the Hill.

Got it.

[–] art@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Miller “liked to play with porcelain dolls.”

Not even like a GI Joe or a respectable Barbie doll? SMH

That sounds like serial killer behavior, ngl.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

that's really weird.

I was talking with someone yesterday and we wondered,

#where are the Epstein files?

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don't kink shame. Some people consider their Real Dolls their girlfriends.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 11 points 2 days ago

Space Balls

[–] figjam@midwest.social 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Actually, they are called Genestealers and they are the noble resistance heroes of the setting.

Yes, Inquisitor. This one right here. They won't stop talking about the Four Arm Emperor and the Star Gods.

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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Nah, they haven't accused Democrats of playing with dolls so this is probably fake.

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I heard Stephen Miller loves dolls

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

As much as vance loves couches

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Sounds like something someone who plays with dolls would say.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They aren't dolls. They're GI Joes.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Pretending he's a "real American hero" like them.

Never mind the article says they're porcelain. No wonder he's so fragile.

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[–] Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm starting to think this Miller guy plays with dolls.

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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

unbeasted:

https://archive.is/20250915001811/https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-insists-stephen-miller-does-not-play-with-dolls/

Honestly, if this is true it means there's some tiny kernel of humanity in that hateful ball of wrath. I would encourage this behavior. Sure, keep it behind closed doors because it does look odd but man, that guy is just a robot of hate and fear and vitriol.

It's not what it looks like, don't worry, he's still a cunt. Those dolls were trophies that ICE confiscated from children they were deporting, he likes to imagine holding them out to taunt their crying rightful owners.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Wow, so Stephen Miller plays with dolls? That's weird.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (9 children)
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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Welp, i don't except grown-up things coming from this government anyway.

I'm not talking about the "playing with dolls" part but that it is such an issue. Btw, i do play dolls with my 3 years old niece.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

They're collectables!

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Daily Beast is a serious publication, right? Because this legitimately sounds like a Hard Times article.

Seriously, it's been a long time since I read an actual news article that sounded this much like satire.

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Play? Probably not. But he does have a large box of beheaded barbies under his bed.

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[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Yeah, just like JD Vance doesn't "play" with couches. 😄

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago
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