Yes Jeff -Sure, he’s not ideal delivering testimony. He’s not the best for succinct responses to a deposition. Sure ‘Truth’ Social may go the corporate graveyard where everything else he’s touched goes.
But NBC’s “Prison Apprentice” -Best. Ratings. Ever.
Maybe each epi a different 3¢ an hour corrections job? They're already standing on line for jobs in the laundry and library. How about kitchen or grounds? Will be wild!
Nope, you have to be a trustee to get that job. Prison trustees are "perfect" prisoners who can be trusted, and the Tangerine Twitter Tyrant will never be trusted.
(I work Psych in corrections, Dr Nurse Dux knows.)
As we were enjoying a beer after an amazing mountain bike ride yesterday that included half an hour of riding through a cloud on top of a mountain, we met a solo female rider who had finished her ride, too. There in the trailhead parking lot, for about 20 minutes, we conversed about the joys of our sport. THEN it went south when she mentioned she had a Trump hat in her car that she typically wears. She said, "That's a deal breaker, right?" I said we had an opportunity to find common ground, like mountain biking. Then we parted ways. I don't know how to bridge that divide, but at least we gave it a try.
I think it’s going to be an almost impossible, long slog to get trumper’s to privately acknowledge how they’ve been duped by their fantasies, ignorance and stupidity. It’s too humiliating for them to realize that they have been following one of the most repellent criminals of our lifetime. Humans are not great at accepting reality as opposed to long held beliefs. I saw a view of my posture in the mirror recently, it’s not how I imagine myself to be and that realization took me down for weeks!
It's their public acknowledgments we'll never see or hear. My only hope is that enough of them have figured out that they shouldn't vote for him again and the big question for me is whether they'll vote against him in the primary or wait until the general and not vote at all.
Very good, Sarah. Gold Star. ⭐️There’s usually one in every crowd (albeit a very large crowd) who would rather have the truth served with pain than have sugar coated self delusion, even if the truth is extremely hard to bear. Those people are my heroes.
The notion that the hardcore MAGASs will change their minds when they hear the facts is dead wrong. Minds aren’t changed by facts. Trump has 91 felonies and his cult doesn’t care. He COULD shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any votes. His cult will never abandon him. The people who could be persuaded are the ones on the margins: lapsed Republicans, Republicans who are sick of Fuckface’s drama and Independents who are on the fence. They can be reasoned with. Plus I hope showing Fuckface testifying in court might change a mind or two. The chance that the cult will come to their senses is as likely as Trump conceding the 2020 election. Not going to happen.
Had a discussion the other day at our local Home Depot while waiting to have a key made. Guy in front of us started it by stating his disdain for Biden and all of the great things Trump did while in office. I responded by saying name one. He went on about building the wall, how wonderful he was to the middle class and how would rather have a president who is rough around the edges than clueless. The conversation ended friendly but it just goes to show how clueless these MAGAs still are and the continued toxic truthless bullshit media that they continue to follow.
Their media presents an alternate universe to them. Until they choose to broaden their horizon I think your approach is best. The owners of the media are the problem. Even Substack platforms 'toxic truthless bullshit'.
I disagree -- it is the existence of a CLOSED mind; that does not indicate mental health or lack thereof. Also mucho insecurity that excludes admitting you were wrong. I respect those who have come out publicly - e.g. Joe Walsh.
As far as getting through to them, unfortunately, I don't think there's anything that will penetrate the koolaid that's replaced brain cells in the MAGAverse.
The common ground you shared with the mountain biker was a form of reprogramming and a form of loving kindness going both ways. I believe there is no better way to bring ourselves together. Simple things like that. Her telling you about the hat was a bit of love. Can you see that?
yesterday we met friends for breakfast in peoria at a great restaurant that has a weekend farmers market across the road. the food was good along with the service. the farmers market among other things (this is az. after all) boasted a trump memorabilia truck that also sold ammo. we enjoyed the 2 dozen other vendors and bought a few trinkets but kept our opinions private.
I might have said, "Well, we all like to go on mountain bike rides -- so at least we have THAT in common!" (I've been trying to find ways to connect whenever humanly possible. It seems to work.)
I did say that and got a smile back from her. But it's like that horse in Neverending Story. Once they're in the quicksand it's impossible to pull them out.
He steals the personhood from others, effectively “killing” them. He believes he can add that personhood to himself and become a person. But it never works.
As someone who has worked in the legal field for many many many years, you almost only get 8 hour depositions from crazy people. And not just eccentric or a little odd, I mean BATSHIT CRAZY people.
Why judges allow attorneys to hand write changes into orders I will never know. You have an admin assistant RIGHT THERE with good hand writing. One time we had to get the police to drag my boss out of temple to decipher his handwriting in a custody order, because the out of state judge couldn't read it and it was an emergency/kidnapping situation. My office could be a reality show, I swear
Aw, c’mon! We want to see him in the witness stand, confabulating tale after tale, making Baron Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen look like an amateur!
Words are not much in themselves. It’s the receiving mind that decides what they mean. There are millions (maybe) who adore him and absolutely can not hear any dishonesty whatsoever coming out of his pursed little cherub lips.
Jeff, I so enjoy reading your little tidbits of Trumpbusting news. It's almost like whipping it out and hosing golden showers all over that disgusting worthless POS. Except he'd probably enjoy it, according to popular lore.
Hi Jeff, my question is why with all the litigation involving Donald... why hasn’t a judge or someone in authority require Donald to a 72 hour hold for mental evaluation? Clearly there is diminished mental capacity to the point of.... having fine young men in white starched coats put him in a padded cell for observation.. I’m no psychologist but this guy is fucking barking nuts. Have a great holiday to all fellow travelers.
Which is he more of? Crazy or a stone f’n criminal? I say the latter by far. He has an all encompassing personality disorder. He’s a mean, nasty, cruel, disloyal, unlovable, stupid, angry, slippery, tricked out confidence man. Melania hates him.
If you mean crazy is the common noun for the personality disorder (I couldn’t locate the comment) I agree. It’s a desperate, lonely form of crazy. Yet they function pretty well in society, many are charming, many are rich with money, many people believe them when they lie all the time. They never seek help because they can’t be exposed that way. Nor can they be treated. So crazy yes but not certifiably to use as a plea.
He's not really "crazy," but it's clear he has a personality disorder. They aren't the same thing. He gets more attention, media coverage, and political mileage out of acting as he does. He craves attention. He had good teachers. Although you can also feel the sociopathy in his transactions with others. In this way he is what we call "sick" or damaged, as a person. He's pugilistic; it's always a fight about something with him. Which circles back around to his need for dominance over others, and his desperate need to be praised, to have "fans." These kind of people are hard to get rid of.
My DSM only goes up to 5. There's a new one out that I haven't seen or used. What I believe is that Fred was distant and exacting as a parent, and ruthless in business. Instead of being ridiculed, trump hewed toward his father's behavior and avoided his cruelty and criticism. trump learned at his father's feet how to be the way he is, which won approval instead of scorn. Although this came after a tour of military school, where he was sent because he showed signs of a Conduct Disorder, and Fred thought, mistakenly, that it would straighten him out. If anything, it made him worse. He flourished in that competitive atmosphere. Roy Cohn just put the nail in the coffin of crass, selfish, boorish behavior. trump is very wily in his manipulation of the media, and of course in his manipulation of people. Some of whom fucked around with him and are finding out the cost. The rest of us are aghast at the fred and donald trumps of the world.
Fastball - I have said many times that if someone came to my office & said things similar to what he says, I would suggest inpatient admittance pronto.
He will return to X and put a final nail in that coffin because ETTD.
His Georgia lawyers better strap in if they want him to not testify. He will want to control the televised narrative, but he can’t tell the truth so good luck to them.
ooohh I can't wait for him to misbehave in the court room, shouting at people from the defense table like he did in the "debates" when he kept interrupting. Maybe they could muzzle him ala Hannibal Lecter.
I think guys like him are terrified of being closely scrutinized in a courtroom setting where he himself is the one on trial for wrongdoing. He’s intensely motivated to avoid that at any cost. Desperately so.
Yep. I don’t think he would testify even if he was required to be there. It would be “the 5th x5000”. I think the camera should just show him there with his mug shut and the citizens of this nation hearing all the evidence in a court of LAW. not from their partisan infotainment channels.
Let’s hope that Trump falls as hard on his face INSIDE the confines of a jail cell...he’d just better be looking over his shoulder (speaking of ‘getting fucked!).
My dad used to get the Farmer’s Almanac in the mail. Great little rag. Lots of fun looking through all the charts and historical stuff. Those old illustrations. Hadn’t reckoned it had moved to a digital format.
Yes Jeff -Sure, he’s not ideal delivering testimony. He’s not the best for succinct responses to a deposition. Sure ‘Truth’ Social may go the corporate graveyard where everything else he’s touched goes.
But NBC’s “Prison Apprentice” -Best. Ratings. Ever.
Maybe each epi a different 3¢ an hour corrections job? They're already standing on line for jobs in the laundry and library. How about kitchen or grounds? Will be wild!
"All I need is 11,780 loose cigarettes..."
Nailed it!
How about cleaning toilets?
Inmates clean their own cells and toilets. I can't wait for Mango Mussolini to face having to clean up his own messes.
LOL!! What a wonderful thought! Well, how about cleaning the public sinks and showers? Is that a job?
Nope, you have to be a trustee to get that job. Prison trustees are "perfect" prisoners who can be trusted, and the Tangerine Twitter Tyrant will never be trusted.
(I work Psych in corrections, Dr Nurse Dux knows.)
Shucks. Nurse Dux knows, indeed! Oh, well, one can always hope.
I endorse this
As we were enjoying a beer after an amazing mountain bike ride yesterday that included half an hour of riding through a cloud on top of a mountain, we met a solo female rider who had finished her ride, too. There in the trailhead parking lot, for about 20 minutes, we conversed about the joys of our sport. THEN it went south when she mentioned she had a Trump hat in her car that she typically wears. She said, "That's a deal breaker, right?" I said we had an opportunity to find common ground, like mountain biking. Then we parted ways. I don't know how to bridge that divide, but at least we gave it a try.
I have Republicans friends. they're not MAGA, but they are Republicans. we just don't talk about politics
I think it’s going to be an almost impossible, long slog to get trumper’s to privately acknowledge how they’ve been duped by their fantasies, ignorance and stupidity. It’s too humiliating for them to realize that they have been following one of the most repellent criminals of our lifetime. Humans are not great at accepting reality as opposed to long held beliefs. I saw a view of my posture in the mirror recently, it’s not how I imagine myself to be and that realization took me down for weeks!
Never! ever! ever! Look at your profile in a full length mirror after you reach 65!
I did accidentally yesterday and said, “That mirror is lying bastard piece of SHIT son of a bitch!”
My cat whispered back, “No it isn’t, sorry hooman.” “By the way, that ice cream in the freezer expiration’s date is next Thursday...Just saying”
Haha! We have to have a sense of humor about these things. 🤪
Cat doing enlightened self interest.
Also, this article in the Atlantic on reprogramming a member of a Cult https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/trumpism-maga-cult-republican-voters-indoctrination/675173/
It's their public acknowledgments we'll never see or hear. My only hope is that enough of them have figured out that they shouldn't vote for him again and the big question for me is whether they'll vote against him in the primary or wait until the general and not vote at all.
Very good, Sarah. Gold Star. ⭐️There’s usually one in every crowd (albeit a very large crowd) who would rather have the truth served with pain than have sugar coated self delusion, even if the truth is extremely hard to bear. Those people are my heroes.
The notion that the hardcore MAGASs will change their minds when they hear the facts is dead wrong. Minds aren’t changed by facts. Trump has 91 felonies and his cult doesn’t care. He COULD shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any votes. His cult will never abandon him. The people who could be persuaded are the ones on the margins: lapsed Republicans, Republicans who are sick of Fuckface’s drama and Independents who are on the fence. They can be reasoned with. Plus I hope showing Fuckface testifying in court might change a mind or two. The chance that the cult will come to their senses is as likely as Trump conceding the 2020 election. Not going to happen.
Do they read your work? 🤔
Same.
Same here.
Had a discussion the other day at our local Home Depot while waiting to have a key made. Guy in front of us started it by stating his disdain for Biden and all of the great things Trump did while in office. I responded by saying name one. He went on about building the wall, how wonderful he was to the middle class and how would rather have a president who is rough around the edges than clueless. The conversation ended friendly but it just goes to show how clueless these MAGAs still are and the continued toxic truthless bullshit media that they continue to follow.
Their media presents an alternate universe to them. Until they choose to broaden their horizon I think your approach is best. The owners of the media are the problem. Even Substack platforms 'toxic truthless bullshit'.
I think mental health or lack thereof is a huge component.
I disagree -- it is the existence of a CLOSED mind; that does not indicate mental health or lack thereof. Also mucho insecurity that excludes admitting you were wrong. I respect those who have come out publicly - e.g. Joe Walsh.
Yes those magaTs are a cult and love to blow their trumPET😬🙄😵💫🤮
I just feel like there has to be a way to break on through to the other side and celebrate the common grounds we share.
Now I've got an earworm. 😂🎧💿
As far as getting through to them, unfortunately, I don't think there's anything that will penetrate the koolaid that's replaced brain cells in the MAGAverse.
It would take some kind of mass deprogramming....
Which won't happen. Maybe we let them save face by allowing them to slither off without being confronted?
The common ground you shared with the mountain biker was a form of reprogramming and a form of loving kindness going both ways. I believe there is no better way to bring ourselves together. Simple things like that. Her telling you about the hat was a bit of love. Can you see that?
More and more losses will help but may take years.
Yes, WE feel that way.
They feel like trump doesn't apologize for being who he is & neither should they.
Yes, those blond trumpers would give anything to blow trump.
Your hoomers is back, Lorraine !!!
No love is ever wasted. There was a transfer.
I agree
yesterday we met friends for breakfast in peoria at a great restaurant that has a weekend farmers market across the road. the food was good along with the service. the farmers market among other things (this is az. after all) boasted a trump memorabilia truck that also sold ammo. we enjoyed the 2 dozen other vendors and bought a few trinkets but kept our opinions private.
I might have said, "Well, we all like to go on mountain bike rides -- so at least we have THAT in common!" (I've been trying to find ways to connect whenever humanly possible. It seems to work.)
I did say that and got a smile back from her. But it's like that horse in Neverending Story. Once they're in the quicksand it's impossible to pull them out.
Sigh... (Good for you!)
“Everything Trump Touches Dies” is the most apt phrase I’ve ever seen regarding him. Now his shitty app is on the fritz as well as his brain.
He steals the personhood from others, effectively “killing” them. He believes he can add that personhood to himself and become a person. But it never works.
“Fucknuttery!” Eloquently stated 😆
For no apparent reason one of my fathers colorful saying came to mind. I think it may be all the creative language I read.
Per my dad to say, little Donnie Fuckface, "stop fiddle -fucking around and answer the question already."
I think my dad said “fiddle-farting”. 😆
I think that might have been the case. Both versions...whole lot of fiddlein" going on back then!
Twenty megaton technicolor shit show....his actual weight
Womp to the womp, my little shitty sheep shaggers. Going into business with Drumpf is like sailing the high seas in a lead coffin.
You’ve outdone yourself this time, Endless. 🙂
As someone who has worked in the legal field for many many many years, you almost only get 8 hour depositions from crazy people. And not just eccentric or a little odd, I mean BATSHIT CRAZY people.
The agony of being a Trump lawyer. As they dream of representing a nice quiet parking garage.
Right? Like yeah, you'll get famous. But not in a good way.
My favorites were the handwritten pleadings which few could read or decipher
Why judges allow attorneys to hand write changes into orders I will never know. You have an admin assistant RIGHT THERE with good hand writing. One time we had to get the police to drag my boss out of temple to decipher his handwriting in a custody order, because the out of state judge couldn't read it and it was an emergency/kidnapping situation. My office could be a reality show, I swear
Aw, c’mon! We want to see him in the witness stand, confabulating tale after tale, making Baron Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen look like an amateur!
Words are not much in themselves. It’s the receiving mind that decides what they mean. There are millions (maybe) who adore him and absolutely can not hear any dishonesty whatsoever coming out of his pursed little cherub lips.
now would be a good time for sacha baron cohen to interview Der Fucknutter
That would be fun.
Oh yes!
😂😂😂 Jeff’s articles are a GREAT way to start the day with a cup of coffee... ✅
If you don’t keep spitting out coffee from laughing at Jeff’s picturesque way with words.
Was just gonna say that!
Trump is clinically insane, or Stark Barking Bonkers, which is a MUCH better term. 😂😂😂
Jeff, I so enjoy reading your little tidbits of Trumpbusting news. It's almost like whipping it out and hosing golden showers all over that disgusting worthless POS. Except he'd probably enjoy it, according to popular lore.
Well, there's that.
Hi Jeff, my question is why with all the litigation involving Donald... why hasn’t a judge or someone in authority require Donald to a 72 hour hold for mental evaluation? Clearly there is diminished mental capacity to the point of.... having fine young men in white starched coats put him in a padded cell for observation.. I’m no psychologist but this guy is fucking barking nuts. Have a great holiday to all fellow travelers.
Which is he more of? Crazy or a stone f’n criminal? I say the latter by far. He has an all encompassing personality disorder. He’s a mean, nasty, cruel, disloyal, unlovable, stupid, angry, slippery, tricked out confidence man. Melania hates him.
You think? She is so like him
I do think. I believe they make bargains. She will do something for him and he won’t kill her.
YIKES
How other people live, sheesh...
RV. I’m not saying that that is true in any way. Just sayin.
Honestly why anyone would marry much less hang in there with that narcissistic only says she must have her own extra strange, personality disorder(s).
What a horror show. She seems devoid of any real empathy.
It was a joke.
Well, crazy is the common noun for the latter...
If you mean crazy is the common noun for the personality disorder (I couldn’t locate the comment) I agree. It’s a desperate, lonely form of crazy. Yet they function pretty well in society, many are charming, many are rich with money, many people believe them when they lie all the time. They never seek help because they can’t be exposed that way. Nor can they be treated. So crazy yes but not certifiably to use as a plea.
He's not really "crazy," but it's clear he has a personality disorder. They aren't the same thing. He gets more attention, media coverage, and political mileage out of acting as he does. He craves attention. He had good teachers. Although you can also feel the sociopathy in his transactions with others. In this way he is what we call "sick" or damaged, as a person. He's pugilistic; it's always a fight about something with him. Which circles back around to his need for dominance over others, and his desperate need to be praised, to have "fans." These kind of people are hard to get rid of.
My DSM only goes up to 5. There's a new one out that I haven't seen or used. What I believe is that Fred was distant and exacting as a parent, and ruthless in business. Instead of being ridiculed, trump hewed toward his father's behavior and avoided his cruelty and criticism. trump learned at his father's feet how to be the way he is, which won approval instead of scorn. Although this came after a tour of military school, where he was sent because he showed signs of a Conduct Disorder, and Fred thought, mistakenly, that it would straighten him out. If anything, it made him worse. He flourished in that competitive atmosphere. Roy Cohn just put the nail in the coffin of crass, selfish, boorish behavior. trump is very wily in his manipulation of the media, and of course in his manipulation of people. Some of whom fucked around with him and are finding out the cost. The rest of us are aghast at the fred and donald trumps of the world.
Fastball - I have said many times that if someone came to my office & said things similar to what he says, I would suggest inpatient admittance pronto.
He will return to X and put a final nail in that coffin because ETTD.
His Georgia lawyers better strap in if they want him to not testify. He will want to control the televised narrative, but he can’t tell the truth so good luck to them.
ooohh I can't wait for him to misbehave in the court room, shouting at people from the defense table like he did in the "debates" when he kept interrupting. Maybe they could muzzle him ala Hannibal Lecter.
I think guys like him are terrified of being closely scrutinized in a courtroom setting where he himself is the one on trial for wrongdoing. He’s intensely motivated to avoid that at any cost. Desperately so.
He posted 31 videos of himself within a few hours castigating the prosecutors, the judges, liberals, and RINOs. He’s scared shitless!
And I hope Judge Chutkan and Fani Willis are taking notes...
Aye, lass.
You nailed it. Trump trying to resist a tv camera and yet realizing he can't, won't be allowed to produce the trial. Yikes
He didn’t testify for E Jean Carrol
Didn't even show up.
Yep. I don’t think he would testify even if he was required to be there. It would be “the 5th x5000”. I think the camera should just show him there with his mug shut and the citizens of this nation hearing all the evidence in a court of LAW. not from their partisan infotainment channels.
Let’s hope that Trump falls as hard on his face INSIDE the confines of a jail cell...he’d just better be looking over his shoulder (speaking of ‘getting fucked!).
Please don’t hope others get hurt, HET, It backfires.
That’s what DJT does. Didn’t work on Hillary, but it backfired on him sure as shootin’.
All evidence of mental incapacity. As if we thought otherwise. As my mom would have said « He’s a bum! And a Nut! »
My dad used to get the Farmer’s Almanac in the mail. Great little rag. Lots of fun looking through all the charts and historical stuff. Those old illustrations. Hadn’t reckoned it had moved to a digital format.
I do a lot of gardening and have consulted the Almanac online. Can’t say the same for Lies Social.