Top Trumps - Meme of the Year

Christmas end-of-year fever is upon us...A classic game of Top Trumps it is!

Pick your winner for Konfab's Trump Meme of the Year!

The coveted prize, which will hopefully only have to run this year, and maybe next year.

Hopefully not 4 years anyway. 🙄

Let's go! ⬇️

In no particular order, your nominees are as follows...

The voting cards are at the end, split into two groups, so you can have 1 or 2 votes, up to you - because, why not 🤷‍♂️

Good luck, everyone. 🙏

Chipocalypse Now

Based on Trump's hunt for the Nobel Peace Prize, ironically, while sending US troops to Chicago to deal with the 'war zone'.

Paired with a scene from the classic Apocalypse Now.

Good Clean Coal

The new, and apparently only way to describe 'coal' - it always has to be 'good clean coal' now - a new and clean energy source; at least in the eyes of Donald, and his pals with coal investments.

Minty, clean and fresh, just like Tic-Tacs!

Another classic fossil fuel grift from the master.

Nothing in There

"Plausible deniability, Sir".

We have heard it in the movies; now it's playing out in real time. I was never there, it wasn't me, etc., queue Shaggy song.

Trouble is, Don, you built an entire campaign on releasing the Epstein files, and in fact, they are due for release today!

Thankfully, people kept the receipts.

Is there anything in that big orange head, anyway?

Here's Daddy!

The IMO Net Zero Shipping global deal, years in the making, collapsed after bully-boy tactics from Trump and the US in the corridors of power.

This harks back to Jack Nicholson’s iconic “Here’s Johnny!” line from The Shining.

It's Just Methane

Following news of Trump-EU appeasement deal for LNG, circa $350bn [that will never happen], this one parodies US Gov attempts to force an EU row back on its methane supply chain emissions standards.

Otherwise, dirty US LNG wouldn't be viable for EU markets.

Someone previously mentioned Don is making some dirty methane of his own right here. I couldn't possibly comment.

Inevitable Electrotech

Diving back into The Matrix, and the haunting lines spoken by Agent Smith to Mr Anderson [Neo].

Trump cancels solar credits, starts the war on wind, repeals IRA funding for cleantech, and tries to reinvigorate legacy coal, dirty shale LNG and appease Big Oil.

Meanwhile, China, Europe and the rest of the world are electrifying at a pace. Electrotech is the future. It's inevitable, Mr Trump.

Solar Credits

With news on the Solar for All tax credit being repealed, the irony of the Orange Sun God is not lost on observers.

Is he angry at the Solar Tax Credit for stealing his rays?

Some have said he looks somewhat like an Oompa-Loompa from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; I couldn't possibly comment.

Chief TACO

The tariff king, now labelled with his new Wall St. moniker - Trump Always Chickens Out - TACO.

We had the performance with the bingo board at the Whitehouse, tariffs on deserted islands with just penguins for residents, and global trade maths delivered by ChatGPT.

No one knows what tariffs are in place anymore; there has been so much up, down and back around. What we do know is that, as expected, they are impacting US citizens, driving up inflation, and, from an energy perspective, hindering US growth, grid upgrades, and the energy transition via reduced access to necessary raw materials and finished products.

For those that know, taken from the classic track by Sir Mixalot - Baby Got Back.

Whitehouse UFC

Feels like a lifetime ago, right?

Remember when Trump and Elon were buddies? There was the DOGE data and cash grab; all was great in MAGA Town.

Then it blew up, and it went off big style! It got really heated on some X exchanges, including the threat of deportation countered by the threat to release Epstein evidence.

That's where the Epstein Trump saga really started rolling downhill.

Around the same time, Trump declared they would host one of the 'greatest sporting events in the world' on the Whitehouse lawn, a UFC championship fight.

He's a Winner

After such a close run race for the Nobel, thankfully, FIFA and Infantino decided to make a special appeasement prize for Don.

The inaugural FIFA Peace Prize was awarded to our hero after he solved 8,9, possibly more wars; many, many wars, anyway, probably the most wars of anyone ever.

Here is the moment, Donald thrilled to be placing his own winners' medal over his head, filled with childlike wonder.

What a choice!

You can check back through the Newsletter Archive, there are a few more Don memes dotted about, and the context around the stories, deals, grifts, policies and politics at the time.

Place your vote here:

Thanks everyone for your time, energy and support!

Happy Christmas, enjoy your holidays, celebrations and family time

Kane