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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

okay, technically that house's back yard was the Long Island Sound, but that's not as poetic as 'the fucking ocean'

yes, I'm a Responsible Journalist and Everythingβ„’ who is duty-bound to report the facts, but please let me slide this one time

Wendy The Druid πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒˆ's avatar

Jeff, watching the rats leave the sinking ship is the best part of all of this. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/what-survives-the-morning-what-burns-and-what-we-plant-in-the-ash

Also I cant stop watching Trumper fall asleep in meetings. Its just too delicious to watch him pass out cold mid meeting.

Suel J's avatar

It's the best. I'll take what I can from this.

Wendy The Druid πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒˆ's avatar

it doesnt help the inflation, and the fact that I spent 278 dollars for a weeks worth of groceries yesterday, but it does make things less painful.

Miselle's avatar

I am a Micheal Cohen fan, but I disagree with his insistence that Trump isn't falling asleep. Cohen claims that Trump always does that to focus, and that if he was sleeping, his head would nod or he'd slump.

Wonder if Cohen saw the most recent when Trump is leaning sideways?

Also wonder if there is tapes from Trump 1.0 that show him "concentrating".

If anyone has a link to those, please post them!

US Blues's avatar

F$&k Michael Cohen. Why anyone listens to him, I’ll never know.

arne link's avatar

100%. I also think that Lev Parnas is skeevy. I do not watch either of them, but to each their own. It's still a free country. Kinda.

Steve in SoCal's avatar

The whole lot of them is skeevy

arne link's avatar

Except for Jeff and Meidas Touch, and This Will Stand, and a few others, I agree.

Bob's avatar

Just because Sammy The Bull helped put Gotti in prison doesn’t mean he was suddenly not a crooked motherfucker, as shown by his crimes that got him booted out of witness protection.

wisewebwoman's avatar

OMG thank you. I thought I was the only one on the planet that found Lev creepy and changing his stripes to fit the moment. Can't stand him or Cohen. Slimy bastards.

Bob's avatar

He was pretty slumped over the other day for his Let’s Bring Back Black Lung dog and asslicker show.

Outdoorluvr's avatar

Can't stand Cohen and never trusted him, but I don't think trump has been sleeping in these meetings, either. At least, not all the times that people have called attention to. I think he's just displaying total boredom whenever the conversation isn't revolving around HIM.

Bob Bowden's avatar

I can’t wait for the day he falls asleep and fails to wake up, while 77 million Americans insist he’s just taking the greatest nap ever

Joyce's avatar

It'll be a take on the Monty Python Dead Parrot routine.

myhoopbabies's avatar

Meant to say: Thanks for sharing such gorgeous pictures of a peaceful time with your lovies. Katie has quite a good eye.

myhoopbabies's avatar

I have always been the house finder for our family trips and my favorite was a place on the CA coast called Sea Ranch where, if you're willing to part with many extra dollars, your back yard can be the fucking ocean there also. Epic sunsets.

Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

Sea Ranch is lovely!

Deb's avatar

Mine, too!

Kristin H.'s avatar

According to the interwebs, a sound is an ocean or sea inlet, so no need to rescind any poetic license.

MmeRose's avatar
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The Long Island Sound is salty and it’s freezing cold, so, as far as I’m concerned, it IS the fucking ocean.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

When I want to hear the sounds of the beach I go to the grocery store and listen to all the sea gulls in the parking lot while drinking a cold beer.

Cathy Rady's avatar

on your way there pick up an order of french fries and drop a few on the pavement.

You'll get plenty of help knocking off the rest of 'em

Miselle's avatar

Uncle Jess--I almost thought SOMEONE was finally taking up your journalistic challenge.

Sigh.

Once again, my hopes dashed.

P123Sunny's avatar

and she was so close

Bethie U's avatar

I would like to know what those pretty colored drinks are sitting next to Claudia in that nifty condiments holder thingy. Does everyone get their own set or do you have to share? She sure picks the best spots!

Jayme Wolworth's avatar

I thought they were cocktails at first but maybe they are candles? Either way, clever and pretty.

P123Sunny's avatar

That said I thought you were a New Jerseyan vs New Yorker, not to nitpick

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

born in NJ, moved to NY when I was 17, lived in NYC and Westchester County for a total of 52 years and counting. how do the judges rule on that? I will abide by their decision

P123Sunny's avatar

Both states have a legit claim. Those are solid numbers

HI2thDoc's avatar

"Born in Arizona

Moved to Babylonia

King Tut"

-Steve Martin

Bob's avatar

β€œGot a condo made of stone-a”

P123Sunny's avatar

OK getting that song stuck in my head JUST SALVAGED MY DAY - ty!!!

Cathy Rady's avatar

nothing like an Earworm, I always say say say say say say say say say ...!

P123Sunny's avatar

Always felt if you lived in NYC for even one year - you get the lifelong new yorker card

Wendy The Druid πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒˆ's avatar

Jeff, I dont care what anyone says, You are a New Yorker. Through and through.

Forgive my statement if offensive.

P123Sunny's avatar

adding angst and controversy makes the whole thing all the more β€˜Jersey ish’

Lolly Schenck's avatar

Local boy makes good. We New Jerseyans claim you as one of our own, dear Jeff!

Sharon C Storm's avatar

As a fellow New Jersian, I agree. Lots of great people came from NJ.

Robert Eckert's avatar

When Boswell first met Dr. Johnson, Johnson asked him where he was from.

"Glasgow."

"That's a good place to be from."

Gently, Jack Jones's avatar

Jeff you represent the best of both states!

Susan Keefer's avatar

You’re a New Yorker, Jeff. I was born in NJ but spent most of my life in the DC area, so I consider myself a Washingtonian.

Marney's avatar

Very wet in terms of big water

Eskaveeda's avatar

Looks like a lovely place for a holiday. Slide away!

Ben Smyth's avatar

The β€œdo spacesuits come in size roly-poly” paid that forward and then some

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

today in Shit That Happened While I Was Busy Writing This Shitβ€”

Israel and Iran are either ceasefiring or not ceasefiring, depending on who you ask

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mnrvi5tpqm24

Kay-El's avatar

I read somewhere that it’s a β€œfragile ceasefire”. I think that’s quite the euphemism when missiles and bombs have been lobbed.

Robert Eckert's avatar

When firing has not actually ceased, it is not a ceasefire.

TBM's avatar

IKR. I read that Israel πŸ’£ bombs Gaza killing 8 of Iran lobs middle at Israel causing air raid alarms to go off β€œthreatening fragile ceasefire.” Yeah threatening does a lot of work there. Like Hitler threatened the fragile Molotov Ribbentrop Pact w/Operation Barbarossa.

Oh and Kristen got oh so close to winning Uncle Jeff’s Pulitzer Prize. All she had to do was say β€œI came all

the way to Wisconsin β€”what in the fuck is wrong with you?”

Ralph Roberts's avatar

We are so used to hearing from the sociopathic, pathological liar in the White House that a ceasefire now means continued bombings. Thank you for your lack of attention to this matter.

Rick Walters's avatar

I wonder how explaining to your life partner that you’re practicing β€œfragile monogamy” would go. β€œFragile full-time” to your employer?

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Which is pretty much what has been happening for months.

Marian Vitale's avatar

Well, as you know, "ceasefire" means "moderate shooting". WTF is this bizarre timeline we find ourselves living in?

Eskaveeda's avatar

I’ll believe it when it happens with verifiable evidence.

Bob's avatar

Donny or one of his butt-lickers said it’s a ceasefire because they weren’t shooting β€œtoo much” or some such rot. That ain’t what happened yesterday.

Cathy Rady's avatar

When WE break the ceasefire the media reports it as 'defensive actions'

When Iran does, the media reports claim that their actions could trigger an 'escalation'

so much for 'Both Sides' reporting

Mike Hammer's avatar

Jeff, for clarity I looked up the medical name of this episode. Trump had what is called a narcissistic collapse or implosion. It is a psychological breakdown that occurs when a person with narcissistic personality disorder can no longer maintain their inflated, grandiose self image.the word Trump has a new analogy!

Claudia Classon's avatar

Oh, but β€œcolicky piss baby melts down” is so much more poetic (and true!).

Susan Niemann's avatar

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Terri Nighswonger's avatar

I like, β€œRump is a fucking asshole”. Another Fucking Asshole Baby Temper Tantrum.”

myhoopbabies's avatar

I was really rooting for some other kind of collapse. Did you see how red his face got? I also thought he stomped on that microphone on purpose while he was still screeching in her face, but maybe not.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Disagree. I want his collapse to be emotional, mental, spiritual. Physical decline can be woven into the heroic canon they want to create for him. The humiliation of a public, and violent, mental breakdown would redound to weakening the entire MAGA project, something that would benefit us and the world.

Robert Eckert's avatar

We have had so many public breakdowns, and the MAGAts seem unperturbed. What would benefit us and the world the most is if he would just drop dead. Every single day that he is alive, the future prospects for the USA diminish.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Oh no, the effect on MAGA, as it defines itself at any moment, is not what I'm referring to. I'm talking about everybody else. The best outcome we could hope for is that future generations use 'MAGA' as either a curse or as mocking irony. They've earned their place in the list of the most flawed and failed movements created in the modern Western world. The longer Donny drags this out, stinking the place up both literally and metaphorically, the less time they will have to try and salvage whatever credible image they may have had.

His dropping dead would not allow us to substantially accelerate the recovery of the country. That's because 'recovery' means a return to something from before. The US of 2015 is gone, and won't be back. It's even money if 'we' will exist as a single entity in the medium term. We can't unsee what we've seen and unlearn what we've learned. Whatever comes next will be new. He exposed the weaknesses and flaws endemic in representative democracies, and specifically highlighted the results of having an uneducated, disengaged citizenry.

Robert Eckert's avatar

Pete's been talking for a long time about how there is no "again" in this world, and Dems mustn't campaign on a promise to put things back as they were before, because that won't happen for one, and the way things were was not working for a lot of people for another, that's how we got here.

But this work of creating something new cannot begin until Dumb Antichrist is buried. Every day that he survives, the possibilities for what the new America will be get smaller. America will certainly be poorer, less socially cohesive, and forfeit most of its former global interest, but how far the country is diminished still depends on how long the continued ruination goes on.

Edith Brideau's avatar

Could we (or would it be unkind of us to) wish that MAGAs also drop dead in a painful way?

George in Atlanta's avatar

As goes he, so goes MAGA.

Hilary M's avatar

He’s never looked quite as hideous πŸ‘Ή

Natalia Lincoln's avatar

The great thing is, heβ€˜s looking the best he’ll ever look again. It’s all downhill from here.

wisewebwoman's avatar

I was thinking the trowelling of the orange plaster looks about 1" thick.

Ralph Roberts's avatar

I was hoping for a massive, debilitating stroke, but then I thought, hell no, that might make him coherent.

barb's avatar

My favorite part of his storming off was when he couldn't stay upright and had to lean on Kristen Welker's arm or would have toppled over. I could only bring myself to watch the very last exchange and cringed having to hear his belligerent, unhinged tirade.

Joyce's avatar

I would have suddenly dipped my shoulder back and away, if I were Ms. Welker. Then again, I would've started the interview with, "What the fuck is wrong with you?" and been dragged away by masked thugs.....

Kristy Kanen's avatar

I hoped he was gonna have THE BIG ONE !

P123Sunny's avatar

We’ll just gloss over it and keep moving… that’s what we’ve been doing anyway

P123Sunny's avatar

R Congresscritters must be PROUD

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Mike Johnson didn't see it. He was too busy studying his abridged Bible.

Suel J's avatar

He is blind deaf and dum (b). He's missing a lot of life on purpose.

P123Sunny's avatar

The umbrella from his brunch cocktail poked him in the eye at that exact moment ppl are saying

DJ Headthrob's avatar

And checking his porn bracelet.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

With the help of congress and most of the press.

P123Sunny's avatar

It’s a club (not exactly breaking news). Guess it’s worth a few uncomfortable moments if your stock trades are quietly piling up millions for your family

Lucius's avatar

So an adult tantrum.

Cyndi's avatar

A MAGAntrum?

George in Atlanta's avatar

Now THAT's interesting. So, he lost, however briefly his self-image? That's different than smoothly assuring us of implausible scenarios involving 'big strong firefighters with tears in their eyes'. If he has enough crackups like that, could it lead to a full-crisis collapse? A sobbing wreck? Shit himself and have to be carried away? I want to see Stephen Cheung wave that away.

Robert Eckert's avatar

He's shat himself and had to be carried away before.

George in Atlanta's avatar

...even better, they had to evac the room before moving him to avoid further humiliation. Ewwww.

Tish Grier's avatar

It happens when people have advanced dementia and are confronted with facts or anything that doesn't conform to their worldview -- which is usually delusional. The storming off too is a dementia thing. The cabinet meetings of praise are the way dementia patienta are treated too. Because their worldview cant be questioned or fact checked because they lose their shit. On top of being a disgusting narcissist pathological liar, he also has a raging case of dementia.

Joyce's avatar

My mom--who was normally quite calm and cooperative and always up for a good laugh--would occasionally get agitated over some imaginary incident she believed had actually happened. Trying to convince her that everything was fine and nothing had happened only caused her to grow increasingly upset; we quickly learned and changed tactics--we'd offer some sympathetic noises and assure her we'd look into it, so she needn't worry anymore. Change the subject once she was sufficiently soothed.

She wasn't the fucking President of the United States.

Although we'd be a helluva lot better off if she had been.

Evelyn Freitas's avatar

Apparently when the price of vehicle fuel skyrockets, narcissistic fuel runs out for the idiot that made that happen.

PEACE, LOVE, RESIST's avatar

Reminds me of the kids I worked with who, instead of doing the math they find difficult, try to stab me in the leg with their pencil. No impulse control, no emotional regulation, just lash out and then act surprised when I tell them I won’t be working with them any longer. I got out of that business but it sure does remind me of that crazy lack of stability to watch trump’s face turn red, talk nonsense over simple questions and then throw his mic on the floor & step on it.

Unity In Defiance's avatar

How in the world can dear leader attend a Knicks game? Did they build a ballroom to hold the game in?

Is Donnie bringing his own ballroom to stay safe?

michellefromchicago's avatar

He will probably roll into the Garden in a tank, complete with a machine gun turret and approximately one bazillion Secret Service agents

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Don't forget the drones. Drones like nobody has ever seen.

arne link's avatar

Yeah, cue the drones when the entire venue bursts into a chant of "fuck you Trump".

Terri Nighswonger's avatar

Major Fucker like no one has ever seen.

barb's avatar

And how much will his unwanted appearance cost us??

Joe Witkowski's avatar

His own bathroom - a crate of Dependz

HI2thDoc's avatar

He raves and he rants

Evades and then slants

Like his noxious expels

He only excels

At lying and shitting his pants

Sandy's avatar

🀣🀣🀣

arne link's avatar

I have come to believe that he actually likes filling his diaper when people are gathered around him. Like a toddler saying "see what I can do". I'm a big boy now. You have to pay attention to me.

wisewebwoman's avatar

I've known real toddlers do this as a kind of baby power move to show displeasure. First time seeing an adult toddler do it. And we can all see the noses curl around him.

Betsy L's avatar

Well, that and it probably smells terrible, so that people have to either give up access to him or get gassed.

arne link's avatar

That's real power, Baby. Force people to inhale the smell of your shit. Major power move.

DJ Headthrob's avatar

Wonder if he'll commit a fragrant foul?

HI2thDoc's avatar

Now there's an oxymoron

HI2thDoc's avatar

I'm waiting for his next scam aimed at his cult stooges, perhaps disposable diapers with the stars and stripes on them. Trumper Dumpers, perhaps.

Sandy's avatar

🀣🀣

Frank Nuts's avatar

Unity, β€œwhat a burn, what a sizzle, what a cut!” ( I got that from my cousins when they lived in Oakland CA as I recall β€” not sure if it was a local creation or was national). In any case it acknowledges your Trump take down with a nostalgic memory from my past.

Unity In Defiance's avatar

I like it! Haha! What an original!

DJ Headthrob's avatar

Back in the day those MSG/Penn Station bathrooms were like something from a Fellini film. Seems appropriate.

Mark Slattery's avatar

I am so hoping for a five-minute (minimum) chant of "FUCK YOU TRUMP" at tonight's game.

Susan Niemann's avatar

Same here! A crowd of protestors were outside of his building in New York chanting that.

Frank Nuts's avatar

LET IT BE SO Mark!

DuduLovesBubu's avatar

I'm hoping for many raised middle fingers immediately under his sky box.

Terri Nighswonger's avatar

Oh YES!! Then chant β€œRemember Mussolini!!!”

Diana's avatar

πŸ’₯πŸ’₯πŸ’₯

Diana's avatar

🀞🀞🀞😬πŸ’₯πŸ’₯πŸ’₯

Joyce's avatar

When he screwed up the US Open by showing up, the TV folks and/or tournament directors altered the sound feed in the stadium to dampen the boos.

Fastball Fredo's avatar

Jeff, what is left out of that interview was the fact the entire world saw that spectacle of anger, entitlement, sexism, arrogance plus no intellect whatsoever.. Geesh an utter national embarrassment.

Tish Grier's avatar

And advanced dementia.

Frank Nuts's avatar

Fredo, you think his pr guy is satan? Pretty sure it’s satan β€” wait…he’s Satan β€” sooo… that makes his pr guy β€œsatan’s little helper” (Sam Kinison please don’t sue me for plagiarism from the grave).

Ralph Roberts's avatar

We can hope his lunatic base will join Trump in a collective and massive stroke at his next interview with Kristen Welker.

Derek Smith's avatar

So tired of this redneck from Queens. He's ruining this nation, and everything it stands for in the quest for ratings.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Ruined. We are ruined.

Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

Ruining the entire globe. Live your life to the fullest right now, my friends. When someone this mentally ill has the nuclear codes, you know that when he knows he’s in his last breathing day he’ll want it to be ours as well.

Tess's avatar

LOVE the Claudia pics (and you and Katie!). I hereby nominate YOU to get an interview with our so-called president of the United States! I would PAY MONEY to see it!! Shit…you could even make it up and write his answers….you wouldn’t even need to meet him!!!!! Great post Jeff!!

Peaceful Mary T.'s avatar

And Jeff could finally ask him that most important question, "What the fuck is wrong with you??, and win himself a Pulitzer Prize!

Susan Niemann's avatar

THAT would be a ratings blast! I'd love to see it. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Terri Nighswonger's avatar

Jeff interviewing Big Shit. That would be epic. πŸ˜‹

george  campbell's avatar

"Guests are strongly encouraged to arrive at least two hours before tip-off " So , two hours of extra alcohol consumption before the opening jump . What could possibly go wrong there ?

Sharon C Storm's avatar

They’ll be standing in lines, just like TSA at the airport. They won’t be drinking in the lines.

Joyce's avatar

The planned unofficial street party (I guess a sort of tailgate variation) has been banned. That is going to go over soooooo well with New Yorkers.

A talking head on MS-NOW this morning accurately noted, "If there's one thing New Yorkers hate, it's being inconvenienced." Considering that 90% of New Yorkers consider having to WAIT for three seconds after the traffic light goes green for that car in front to move to be an UNFORGIVABLE inconvenience, since 75% of New Yorkers start rolling forward three seconds BEFORE the light goes green, this..........ought to be good.

J Hardy Carroll's avatar

Thanks Jeff! My favorite moment of this tragedy was the fact he almost fell when he stood up, although the pouty baby tantrum face is a good contender for the Trump 3-dollar bill. This may be the break in the dam, and you may be giving away your WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU prize really soon.

arne link's avatar

We were this close, this close to seeing him faceplant. So close...

Frank Nuts's avatar

J Hardy, we need more cow bell β€” I mean more narcissistic injury meltdowns till he pops. If he had one a day he’d be gone in a week. Game over.

Susan Niemann's avatar

"broadcasting from the set of Hee Haw."

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ That set the tone for the rest of my week.

Now let's hope his white trash fight gets rained out. I read that a bunch of "A-List" people who were invited and saying 'Nahhhh". And maybe the lawsuit will stop it (doubtful) and MAYBE it will rain and rain some more. 🀞🀞

Fantastic photos. Relaxing and fun and happy. Those martinis looked good! Thanks for sharing.

arne link's avatar

I've never seen a martini round-about before. That may be an idea whose time has come.

Susan Niemann's avatar

Right…I’m down for ordering that!!

Kelly Ann O'Brien's avatar

If it rains, the gnats will multiply!

arne link's avatar

I've heard of killer hornets. Are there killer gnats? I sure hope so.

Kelly Ann O'Brien's avatar

Gnats are small flies. Some of them can get bigger and meaner as they continue to live. Some like to bite!

Joyce's avatar

It's DC--the former wetlands. The gnats, the mosquitoes......98% humidity.......Please let there be an ass-ripping thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning.

Mary Sundberg's avatar

Rosie is spot on. He’s a gigantic POS! I hope he’s booed so loud it makes his ears ring!!

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Better than booing. They should start a chant of "Epstein! Epstein!"

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Because it should be clear what they're saying, not just a lot of undifferentiated noise.

William's avatar

Impressive meltdown for our disaster of a President and possibly the worst human being in the history of our planet. Question: if and when will the 77 million people who voted for him express their outrage and regret and help get rid of him??? Yes, I know, never.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

The trolls on X got their marching orders. It was a triumph for Trump and evil Welker didn't show him the respect he deserved for the "privilege" of sitting in his presence.

Cyndi's avatar

Sitting in his stench is punishment enough.

Terri Nighswonger's avatar

William you hit the nail on the head. When will anyone in the proper place express outrage and blast this STUPID asshole and hold him accountable for completely wrecking our planet????

Frank Nuts's avatar

William, we can Peter Pan it and dream. Sometimes dreams come true.

Deb's avatar

Stupid seems terminal, I fear

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Here at Custer Farms, I’m the king that rules the day

Bright green tractor prop, and to match my hair, a yellow bale of hay

But β€œdarling” you’re so mean to me, makes my narcissism ache

So I’ll turn red and call you stupid and say your news is fake

HI2thDoc's avatar

Wow! Wonderful!

HI2thDoc's avatar

If you call out his bullshit

And confront him with facts

He will respond with insults

And personal attacks

He can't stand the truth

For him that's no fun

So the overgrown baby

Will turn tail and run

mary's avatar

Kristin Welker deserves at least an Honorable Mention in the Tiedrich contest for commiting journalism.

Fred's avatar

And this is the calm individual we want negotiating the end to the war with Iran. I guess Netanyahu told him what he can do with his advice about not retaliating against Iran yesterday. Negotiator my ass. He’s the greatest danger to the world right now. Hasn’t got a fucking clue how to get us out of this as fuel and food prices continue to cripple the average American

And please stop with the election already. What a fucking baby ! ! !

arne link's avatar

His brain has gone fuckity-bye, to quote a true journalist. He can only focus on a few of his golden hits. That's why we have to hear about rigged elections over and over again.

Permian Extinction's avatar

Who is We, kemosabe?