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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

and, of course, just as I'm clicking 'publish' on this post,

"Trump loses bid to overturn $83.3 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll defamation case"

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/trump-carroll-defamation-appeal.html

"A federal appeals court rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a jury verdict ordering him to pay $83.3 million for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll."

HA HA HA PAY UP, FUCKFACE

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Best news ever...we need it!

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HI2thDoc's avatar

I can think of two things that would be even better. . .

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Lee Ann Vindasius's avatar

Fresh turned dirt?

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T L Mills's avatar

(thanks for the snort-laugh!!! Excellent answer!)

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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AddaGurl's avatar

bwahahaha!

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Lois Henry's avatar

He must not become a martyr. If he is going to die in office, he must be caught doing something unspeakable with crocodile dung, a water buffalo, a sheet of rubber, and six hamberders in public and on camera.

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Claudia Montague Wheatley's avatar

What if he was found dead on the floor next to the toilet with his pants around his ankles by a White House staffer who hates him and took a bunch of pictures that he uploaded to X before calling anyone for help?

That's my dream scenario.

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Lois Henry's avatar

They’ll call it a hoax and say it’s AI generated. This has to be a live audience that catches him out.

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Ole Anderson's avatar

The Elvis protocol

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Diana-Sedona's avatar

Now that would be a photo for Times Square and every Jumbotron across America!!

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Jane's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

No pants would fit around those ass-gas filled cankles

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

To whom would he be a martyr? MAGAts? Fuck them. Everyone else in the world will celebrate in the streets.

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NEAL O'CONNOR's avatar

Maybe if he is reunited with Ivana, the golf course corpse, they'll start mowing the grass around his touching tribute to his beloved First (of Three) Lady. Oh, it's only a small marker? Fitting, for a small man.

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Lois Henry's avatar

Have you looked at the polls? As many as 40% of people polled approve of this psychopath and what he is doing.

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Depends on which poll you read. I seriously doubt it’s that high. And in any event, it doesn’t mean those who say they’re supporters would view him as a martyr when he finally drops dead.

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

The hardcore Trumpers have been in the mid-30s all along. Time to get excited is when it dips into the high 20s.

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Leigh Hamilton's avatar

I read in the 30s. But that's not many people when you consider the OTHER number.

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Debra Slater's avatar

Most polls are rigged in favor of right wingers.

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Leigh Hamilton's avatar

We do outnumber MAGAs by an entire planet.

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

I would rather he be a dead martyr than an alive threat to democracy. Gradually his martyrdom will fade.

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Leigh Hamilton's avatar

I have to agree. I'm willing to take my chances on martyrdom. They do have an attention span of about 20 minutes.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

The Pope could just pick another good boy

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Ellis Weiner's avatar

On it. Stand by.

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Or a Snuff Film he's the star of ." If you're a star they let you do it"

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arne link's avatar

I have always thought that is what Putin has on him. Trump is sick enough to do that.

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Jon Notabot's avatar

Interesting thought

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Leigh Hamilton's avatar

I want him stroking out on camera while he loses control of his bladder and bowels and can no longer say "Fake News".

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Vicki Sandness's avatar

I have been visualizing exactly what your wrote. I even wear a hat that says “Is he dead yet?”

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Ditto Doc!

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Patricia Gomes's avatar

No matter how he goes he will be considered a martyr by his cult and his kids will become even richer selling memorials to them. A Grand Grift ! The greatest ever seen in history.

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Ole Anderson's avatar

It’s not over until his buddies over at SCOTUS say he must pay.

And they know they must tread carefully, it’s liddle donnies own hard grifted cash we’re talking about here, not some abstract govt. spending, like $400 Million to move ‘Space Force’- what a Cheesy name!- to Alabama and a $Billion or two to change the stationary and Piss drunk Pete’s monogrammed towels in his beauty parlor at the Pentagon.

My bet is for the groveling Ass kissing to continue full force.

I cannot see how the United States can ever recover from this period of time, the most sordid display of DumFuckery and abject Greed this Nation has ever witnessed

It is Shameful!

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longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

Well, that's at least two of us. Maybe we'll recover, as two different countries. I'm guessing the blue states will have a flag with blue and white stripes, no red.

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meryl selig's avatar

Good news re. Jean Carroll. Best news ever would be the Demise of Orange Shitler

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Any day now! 🤞🤞🤞

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Wendy The Druid 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Beautiful.

Here is our contribution https://thistleandmoss.com/p/patriot-20-how-trumpy-cheatloaf-caligulump

We are actively reporting on ice fed movements today

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Linda Weide's avatar

I am in Chicago. Here are some articles on how Chicago is handling ICE.

Here is the Chicago Sun-Times report on what happened over the weekend. 3 people arrested is a low number. I would attribute that to the preparation the city has and how we are informing, protesting, and trying to shield people by making it harder to find them. https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/07/trump-border-czar-on-cnn-says-to-expect-action-in-chicago-this-week-but-doesnt-give-specific-details?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=090825%20Morning%20Edition&utm_content=090825%20Morning%20Edition+CID_c33f30ce3783e17ea56d41f0ea080a3a&utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&utm_term=ICE%20agents%20make%20arrests%20Trump%20official%20warns%20of%20more%20action%20while%20Chicagoans%20protest%20and%20parade&tpcc=cst_cm

This is an article about a protest blocking an ICE detention facility in a Chicago Suburb. I don't think they have any in the city itself. https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/05/ice-broadview-immigration-detention-center-enforcement-trump?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=090825%20Morning%20Edition&utm_content=090825%20Morning%20Edition+CID_c33f30ce3783e17ea56d41f0ea080a3a&utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&utm_term=staged%20a%20sit-in%20blocking%20apparent%20ICE%20agents&tpcc=cst_cm

Here is another article about the rally in Chicago on Saturday against ICE and Trump's troops. It has great pics. https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/06/ice-raids-chicago-immigration-saturday-trump?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=090825%20Morning%20Edition&utm_content=090825%20Morning%20Edition+CID_c33f30ce3783e17ea56d41f0ea080a3a&utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&utm_term=Thousands%20of%20people%20marched%20Saturday%20evening%20through%20the%20Loop%20to%20express%20their%20opposition%20to%20a%20potential%20federal%20presence&tpcc=cst_cm

This is about using Salt trucks at the Chicago rally not being meant to block ICE, but I think that they might be after reading it. Especially the part about them being in all the lanes on the way to the city. I have said that it is a long drive to the city center from the Great Lakes Naval Base, and the traffic tends to be bad. https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/09/07/chicago-salt-trucks-ice-protest?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=090825%20Morning%20Edition&utm_content=090825%20Morning%20Edition+CID_c33f30ce3783e17ea56d41f0ea080a3a&utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&utm_term=salt%20trucks%20were%20not%20strategically%20blocking%20federal%20immigration%20enforcement%20activity&tpcc=cst_cm

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michellefromchicago's avatar

Proud Chicagoan here. Thank you for all this. We are Chicago, and we are not having it!

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MattSMaine's avatar

Hi, Linda. Just a friendly tip: anything after the “?” character in those super long urls are unnecessary and can be deleted,

If you want to do that. It’s just tracking info.

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MattSMaine's avatar

Oops. The “?” Can also be deleted.

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displacedCTYankee's avatar

EDIT

Isn't "?" what you typed the first time? Does it make any difference if you just leave it alone?

Does anything about the f'ing internet and coders make any difference to rational humans?

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longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

Nothing like up-to-date reporting!

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Lois Henry's avatar

if you don’t have the ICEBlock app on your phone get it today!

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Susan P Thatcher's avatar

He's trying to kick that to the Supremes

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

No doubt about it Susan!

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Susan P Thatcher's avatar

I read it on CNN.

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

And they will overturn it 😡

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

The Roberts Court is doing its best to destroy confidence and respect for lower federal court rulings. They're just proving they are puppets of The Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 authors.

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Dave Drell's avatar

Bet she never sees $1 of it

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Stranger Than Friction's avatar

This is going to end up on the shadow docket of the SCOTUS, isn't it? *Sigh* What about the interest on that 83.3 million in escrow? Justice delayed is justice denied, isn't that what trump learned at the knee of Roy Cohn?

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Michael Guenon's avatar

Yeah, but now SCOTUS gives the all clear to ICE to pull over, detain, question, leap out of Penske rentals and harass brown people and/or those speaking Spanish because 1 out of 10 Latinos in that part of California is undocumented. Fuck all the way off SCOTUS, especially Kavanaugh and his 24-pack of Rolling Rock.

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Mary Greenwald's avatar

Nah. It will now go to the Robbers Court where the Gang of Six will shed tears as they decide Trump should not have to pay - especially for Defamation as that is how Trump always talks and Carroll should not be so sensitive.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Sexual predators, will be sexual predators 🤷‍♀️

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

GO E JEAN AND REAL JUSTICE!! Let that motherfucker cash out his newly acquired crypto money he made!

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Chet Brandt's avatar

A small amount considering his family of grifters have made between $3-5 BILLION on their cryptocurrency scam…

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SethTriggs's avatar

I mean, WILL he pay up though?

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2Cats2Furious's avatar

Donny had to deposit both the $5 million from Carroll II and the $83.3 million from Carroll I (plus interest) with the federal court in order to file appeals in both cases.

If SCOTUS denies cert in one or both cases, or if it takes the case(s) and uphold(s) the jury verdict(s), then Carroll FINALLY gets the $ from the court. I honestly can’t think why SCOTUS would mess with Carroll II, which concerns the jury finding that he sexually abused and later made defamatory statements about Carroll in his capacity as a private citizen, both of which are matters of state law. If the SCOTUS 6 really want to do him a solid, they *might* take up Carroll I, which concerns defamatory statements he made about Carroll while he was still POTUS during his 1st reign.

ETA: Given the SCOTUS 6 bullshit ruling in U.S. v Trump that he’s entitled to absolutely immunity for even criminal acts committed in his official capacity (the January 6 case), I can absolutely see this court overturning in $83.3 million verdict in Carroll I. Carroll will probably just get the $5 million from Carroll II, because both the sexual abuse and defamatory statements occurred while Donny was a private citizen.

You may recall that the Mad King was represented by Joe Tacopina (aka Joe Tacos) at trial in Carroll II, which actually went to trial first. Tacos wisely advised TFG not to testify, and in fact, to not even show up in court. I think that was a wise call, because even though Carroll prevailed on both the sexual abuse and defamation claims, the judgment was *only* $5 million. Nevertheless, TFG was convinced that he would have won the case if he had testified, even though Judge Kaplan gave him every opportunity to do so. As a result, he and Joey Tacos soon parted ways.

After Joey Tacos was quit-fired, the Mad King was represented at trial in Carroll II by legal eagle Alina Habba, where he *did* show up for trial and behaved disrespectfully, including audibly making comments during the proceedings, and storming out in the middle of closing arguments. And of course, Habba had no idea what she was doing, which earned a number of rebukes from Judge Kaplan. The end result was the jury verdict of $83.3 million, just for making essentially the same defamatory statements at issue in Carroll II.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Very informative, but I gave you a "like" just for the SCOTUS 6 term alone!

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Hannah olufs's avatar

Nah

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Debra Slater's avatar

Maybe his Estate would pay.

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

I’ve heard he is pressing Bondi to find a way to make taxpayers foot the bill for the judgement

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Christine Zepka's avatar

Fuck him👿

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Ole Anderson's avatar

Of course he is

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Joanne Beck's avatar

Woohooooo!

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Valerie's avatar

WoooooHooooo E. Jean!!!!!!!

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Maria 🇮🇪's avatar

Fantastic news Jeff!

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J.R.'s avatar

I laughed too

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Rain Robinson's avatar

But some worse news ever, majority SC ruled law enforcement in LA can use racial profiling to detain, aka kidnap, anyone on the streets.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/us/politics/supreme-court-los-angeles-immigration.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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Wayne's avatar

And now, thanks to residing in the Office of the President of the United States once again, we know he can fucking afford it!

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Lee Ann Vindasius's avatar

Right on!

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Ann Anderson's avatar

Poor Shady Vance. All he wants is to be in the cool clique. It's written all over his fat face. He'll never be in the cool clique. He knows it. All he has left is trashing the cool clique and we don't give a shit. Pro tip, Shady: If you insist on black eyeliner, smudge it. You remind me of an old lady pumping quarters into a slot machine. The only things missing from your current look are a bra strap and a red solo cup.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

HAHA!! And he cant buy doughnuts to save his ass. 😂😂

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HI2thDoc's avatar

He was busy with furniture the day they taught donut shopping at Yale Law School

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Susan Niemann's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂😂😂

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SethTriggs's avatar

He looked like prions were drunk-driving a skinsuit.

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Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

{insert robot sine wave monotone voice}. “I will have a chocolate donut. Take me to your leader young donut maker.”

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Susan Niemann's avatar

LOL!!!

With sprinkles!

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Susan P Thatcher's avatar

When he's not on vacation, he's standing behind Daddy.

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Joanne Beck's avatar

He's a pimp. And I bet he was the one busting out Tinder during the Republican Convention...

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Emma Ray's avatar

Great report, Ann!

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Mingo's avatar

Is it my imagination or is Just Dance Vance gaining weight again? He looks like a squirrel with his cheeks stuffed full of acorns. He'll never be cool. He was the kid in gym class that was the last to be picked for kickball or softball because he was too chubby and slow.

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Ann Anderson's avatar

And he's going to make the cool kids suffer if it's the last thing he does.

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arne link's avatar

Same thing with Miller. Hate never dies.

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Susan P Thatcher's avatar

Hillbilly Doughboy

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Mingo's avatar

Good one🤣

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Gaining weight as one does on vacation, after vacation . . waiting for that special phone call ☎️💀

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Lisa's avatar

I'm pretty sure he's got a bra strap tucked under his shirt.

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Susan Kemp's avatar

I haven’t figured on yet if Mike Johnson is stupid, thinks he’s smarter than everyone else, or just sex-starved. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Every time I see Vance, I can’t help but picture him the way South Park depicts him.

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Robert Eckert's avatar

All three

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Little Johnson is SO " thirsty ".

He always looks like the cat that caught the canary.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Like Tattoo in Fanatasy Island.

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Salspho's avatar

Could someone explain the eyeliner? Why? I don’t get it. Just weird.

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SethTriggs's avatar

That may be a cultural thing due to his wife, which would be cool except he also cuddles up with Nazis who would be a clear and present danger to his family.

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Kathy H's avatar

That is so strange...it's like he thinks he's so Nazi that it totally cancels the fact his wife & children aren't Arian, the same with the Felon & his immigrant wife. It just shows that they don't even believe their bloodline superiority shit, just that they are very special boys. They are jokes, bad jokes.

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Gina's avatar

so his squinty little eyes will show

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

He's " whimsical " 🧚

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meryl selig's avatar

Thanks Ann … yummy take down of MascaraFace

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Touché Ann, that’ll make my day!

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Susan B's avatar

HAHA!

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

He should look into buccal fat removal, all the Mar -Ole - Lardo ladies are doing it. Gives you those sunken cheeks, the better to pucker up.

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Susie's avatar

Oh, very well done, Ann. I can see it! Quite a picture!!! 👏🏻👏🏻🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻

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Jessica Sitton's avatar

“Shady Vance.” Bwahahahaha! How is it that this is my first time encountering such a delightful turn of phrase? I’m using that henceforth and forever.

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Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

Oh, Ann! How incredibly perfect these words you put one after another. I love it. Poor Shady gambling mama in Vegas, Vance.

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

perfect.

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Tess's avatar

Yamiche is a great reporter…he is a racist jerk. If she would have asked your question (hope someone does) she would likely be in some detention camp somewhere.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

You know he was cornered when he resorts to a personal insult. What a fucking infantile asshole.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

But he got himself a tin marshall's badge to go with the secret FBI Informant decoder ring.

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Mingo's avatar

I'm old enough to remember when Nixon gave Elvis a special drug enforcement badge in the Oval Office. That was farcical enough.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Seems like it was more of a drug user permit

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Mingo's avatar

We know how that story ended.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

On the toilet.

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Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

Three more badge collectibles and he gets a box of white Cracker Jack.

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Susan B's avatar

To him she is the enemy - a smart black woman and an excellent reporter

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

That’s all you have to point out she’s black and her ratings are high a lot well let’s just say she’s smart and black = tRamp hatred. Imaginary sister of the Central Park 5 hell now that I think of it she should be sent to San Salvador.

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PEACE, LOVE, RESIST's avatar

That is only one of many incidents when he’s insulted and condescended to Yamiche. She is and always will be professional and classy. She has to be because if she wasn’t, that asshole would demand that she be fired. Yet he can be the biggest dick with the smallest dick in the universe and get away with it. ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.

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Donna Marie's avatar

white male fragility

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meryl selig's avatar

On steroids

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Yes, but also this is particular to him. A Giant Infantile Asshole

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

I was just thinking of that 2020 press conference at which Yamiche Alcindor, Weijia Jiang, and Kaitlin Collins tag-teamed Donny until he stormed off in a huff.

https://apnews.com/article/9613cd1478553d528cb8d11bf9480dea#

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

It’s disgusting that he gets away with treating ANYONE like that. Yamiche is a great reporter

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Purobi Phillips's avatar

If you can, please read the front page NYTimes article today about JP Morgan and Chase, and Deutsch Bank with Epstein. In a comment, the Editor added that they are still digging. "Donold" will be in bigger trouble very soon.

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SethTriggs's avatar

LOL did Speaker Covenant Eyes forget that informants are actually criminals given a sweetheart deal to squeal? Oooof!

It's been known for years the scumbag pricktator and Epstein were best friends. We saw the videos especially the one of them laughing together while ogling the prey.

Some people just really want to be lied to I guess.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Holy Mike is going to hell for lying. 😂 It is inconceivable to me that he would say this informant stuff and act like it's real. How dumb do they think people are...they're desperate.

And that poor granddaughter of the felon...these kids need to change their last names when they can...going through life's a Trump will be a nightmare.

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Joyce's avatar

Holy Brother Mike is sure he's so smooooooooooth in his lies. Considering he shares a porn-watch alert on his phone with his son, I have some major questions about Holy Brother Mike and Epstein.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Now most of the saps (cabinet to start with) think they are good liars like the boss, they aren’t and they aren’t that sick yet but they practice and get their asses kicked lil’ marko is not a born liar but he’s trying.

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Jayme Wolworth's avatar

I already wrote on this but I think he stumbled on info that Trump was giving info to the FBI for immunity in Epsteins first trial. 🤷‍♀️

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Alex Acosta was the AG of the Southern District of Florida whom Trump later made Secretary of Labor. The 2008 first trial involved Epstein mansion molestation charges by a 14-year-old girl and dozens of other girls. DOZENS! For fuck's sake.

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arne link's avatar

They will be super rich. They'll do fine. No tears for them.

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Charles Austin's avatar

He's going to Hell for a lot more than that.

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14hEdited

1. GMTA. Right before I read your column, I said the Orange fuckwit would have bragged about being a FBI agent.

2. Did anyone notice that Marshal badge probably came from a box of Cracker Jack’s?

3. Donny will probably try to pay Ms Carroll in crypto. She shouldn’t accept anything but a wire transfer or money order of cash

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Leu2500's avatar

The court takes care of that. Right now, the verdict - i forget if he ponied up cash or went with a bond for this one - is sitting in escrow, basically.

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Ellen McKenzie's avatar

Ah, now I really understand why he needs $15/each from his supporters to help him get to heaven! Heaven for PBfP is holding on to money and screaming, “MINE! MINE! ITS MINE AND YOU CANT HAVE IT!!!”

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J.R.'s avatar

She’s too smart for his b.s.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

The pervert madcap funster maybe gives a replica badge to butt buddy PeeyouTin wait for it it’s coming.

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Fitzified74's avatar

If this country is so crime ridden, why is it Couch McGee has time for SEVEN family trips in EIGHT months, and PINO has the time to pave over the Rose Garden and fall asleep at EVERY. FUCKING. EVENT. This whole shit show feels like a bad Monty Python movie.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

I love to see him falling asleep publicly at every event (even the Pope's funeral) because that assures me he's actually dying. It's just taking too damn long.

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meryl selig's avatar

He is 100% self absorbed. If something does not involve him (Pope’s funeral; faking interest in tennis; detail-laden Cabjnet meeting, etc…. ) he checks out

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Nailed it. He's the product of American predatory capitalism, hucksterism, and the cult of celebrity. Outside of that, now that he's strapping on a catheter and can't get it up anymore, he has no interest in the universe.

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Dave Drell's avatar

Well said Susan! Throw in his unbridled

mega narcissism, and look what you get-

the downfall of our Democracy.

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Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

Monty Python! That’s it! The Lie of Lyin’

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Fitzified74's avatar

Life of Oranging??

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J.R.'s avatar

I wish!

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Betsy L's avatar

What a condescending asshole. "Listen, darling."

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Irascible Ink's avatar

That shit makes me want to climb thru the screen and give him the bitch-slapping he so desperately deserves. 😡

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Lisa's avatar

I dream of the day when they are spoon feeding his blobby self with hamburger shakes in the memory care unit and no one comes to visit ever. And he's forced to watch faux propaganda station 24/7 and he's not on it. He goes completely invisible, never to be heard from again.

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Betsy L's avatar

I think that would be hell for Dumpy - no attention, not ever, from anyone. But he should have a stroke where he's unable to talk or do anything but wave his arms around and grunt, like when he imitated that reporter. But he's still completely aware inside of how totally superfluous he is to anybody.

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Jane's avatar

Hamburger shakes. 😂😂😂

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Lisa, we can dream and he’ll be locked inside because, Menace to Society and his own damn self.

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Stacy B's avatar

Exactly what I was thinking too! No way I’d be able to keep from saying-FU, you ugly anus mouthed mysoginistic mansplaining piece of excrement.

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Fitzified74's avatar

I would LOVE to see that. But he's such a fucking weirdo that may make his mushroom sprout.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

The Kennedy Center or the Only First Lady Who Has Nekkid Pictures on the Internet Center or whatever it's called now has a problem putting derrieres in the seats, so if they book Holey Moses Mike Johnson to do his tap dancing around the truth, will they garner more than 4-19% capacity?

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Betsy L's avatar

I'm one of those that hasn't subscribed for this season. Part of it is Dumpy's takeover. Part of it is that there are only two plays this year that I want to see. But it's also that when I go to DC I take the train, and I just don't want to go through Union Station or the streets of DC when it's full of armed soldiers. Additonally, Union Station is so beautiful, and if Dumpy ruins it with gilding, or concrete on the marble floors I will cry.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Betsy, we are in severe cultural decline it all started at the top and suddenly EVERYTHING is part of the Trickle down but not the economy.

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arne link's avatar

Union Station is truly beautiful. I'm sure he is itching to tart it up. I hope he's gone before he can do that.

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Betsy L's avatar

Oh, God, please no. I can see him looking at all those Roman legionaire statues up around the top of the walls and saying "They need some GOLD!" ugh.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

To much to ask for real art and real interior design, use too far because dopey IS the artist OMG.

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meryl selig's avatar

Maybe the First Call Girl can assemble her previous colleagues and they can do a “folies “ type show.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

How about previous clients?

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Brad Yazell's avatar

Why are we paying this entire cabinet of scumbags to attend sporting and cultural events? All they do is disrupt and destroy everyone else's experience.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

NOBODY can waste money like MAGAs can. Including at the state level. MAGA governors like Desantis toss around millions on frivolous lawsuits and publicity stunts while their federal cohorts spend tens of millions on pompous cosplay at public events.

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Brad Yazell's avatar

Agree on Desantis. He's a moron but still smarter than Trump.

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Joyce's avatar

There were a few folks on tennis reddit who attended the US Open and reported that the USTA and/or ABC played recorded cheers and also tamped the sound. The latter was said in response to stay-homes who wondered why the crowd (once the fans actually got into the stadium!) was so quiet and unresponsive to the players....The attendees were, like--are you deaf: the place is rocking!

Donnie Demento also endeared himself to the hundreds and hundreds of fans stranded in the security screw-up, who missed the entire first set after shelling out serious money for tickets to the match.....Someone should've recorded what those folks were saying........

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Joyce, the point is to ruin anything cultural and serve them cheeseburger shakes lumpy ones, and keep normal people out of smelling distance.

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

“Chuck E. Cheese” gets that genius Comms team Bonus coupons, amirite?

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Mwfeiger's avatar

Gavin Newsom is a Boss!

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

He sure hired some incredible people. And are they having fun!

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Abbi's avatar

I was laughing so hard it wan’t safe to swallow the coffee.

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Melinda's avatar

that marshal badge photo facial reaction truly epitomizes the three year old that lies beneath

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Orangeshitstain's avatar

Can’t they give that decrepit old pedophile a plastic ranger rick decoder ring, a cup of applesauce, rice pudding and send him off to beddy bye?

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Shrimp cocktail with a ton of Cesium-137 sauce would be fine with me J. R.!

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Susan P Thatcher's avatar

Dear Ass Kisser Johnson, doesn't "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness" come out early in the Bible? Turn in your Christian card.

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