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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

ms spouse, at 7am: “how’s your morning going?”

me: “I’m trying to make the threat of nuclear war funny. that’s how my morning’s going”

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Eva Porter's avatar

Well done. I watched Pres shithead via BBC while he droned on and on in front of the White House with a bunch of maintenance workers behind him. He also talked about the potential deportation of some of those workers ha ha ha. He is such a fucking idiot.

And kudos to that woman who told Jake Tapper what a fool he is

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

"He also talked about the potential deportation of some of those workers ha ha ha"

I always miss out on the good stuff that happens while I'm writing about yesterday

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Does Donny think who's gonna dig the holes for flagpoles if he deports all the brown people?

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Sooz Hall's avatar

Sentence too long. Stop at “Does Donny think?”

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Hollie Rood's avatar

More like Donny is UNABLE to think

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Jake Tapper thinks Trump's pathologies have more to do with personality than cognitive issues. Jake is stuck in the last decade and has his own cognitive issues. Tap-Dance is no Terry Moran.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Mps's avatar

💯💯💯

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

Yeah, he doesn't even have a dog to dig the holes for him. Maybe he could ask the Bidens' dog Major to come help out? Come to think of it, this might be a job for Commander. He's the one with a bite history.

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

Agent orange (that is one of his lap dogs😁) would have to make sure Commander is no where near the gnome🤓

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

Agent Orange is his own lapdog? I can almost see it . . . <g>

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Rick Calegari's avatar

Commander would gladly oblige but if he bit him in the wrong spot, the poor dog wouldn't want any part of that shit sandwich.

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Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio.

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SethTriggs's avatar

Marco Rubio IS the hole.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

🎯

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Julie's avatar

It looked like all the workers were white guys. The POTUS is an irredeemable asshole.

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A.J. Madison's avatar

The psychologists on Shrinking Trump podcast/you-tube videos identified that Dwumpy has lost fine motor control of his right leg. His handlers, himself, KCL, I DFK who, has had objects placed beside his path to hide his disability from the cameras. I've also noticed the Lamestream media only shows clips of him already standing at the podium. Dunno, maybe his press secretary has forbidden video taping him walking. To describe what Twumpy is doing, so you don't have to look this shit literally up, he's swinging his right leg to side, instead of lifting it, taking a step, and setting it down. Could be his right leg nerves are impaired not unlike what was going on with (bless her soul) my 80+ grandma, but many think his brain is just breaking down.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Several months ago, after French political journalists and pundits spent the first 6 weeks of Pres Shithead's (lol thanks) term trying to make sense of everything he did and said, one finally FINALLY said (in response to the host of a program showing him the video of one of trump's impromptu press conferences "why are you showing us this bullshit? It's just completely bullshit and none of us should be wasting our time watching anything he says or does. He never makes any sense; he's there to hear himself talk, brag to the world he's "president", and to cause chaos. That's it. Let's just stop this shit." Bravo to him!

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rlritt's avatar

Better question is who is propping him up, and what are they doing that needs to be hidden behind this clown?

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Russell Voight, and Theocratizing America.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

Possibly the most important question at this juncture, rlritt. If we knew that, we'd have a handle on the craziness.

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KMD's avatar

I continue to refer to Trump as "The King of Bullshit". Every single day he makes up stuff-like his mythical great poll numbers. He is so full of it!

Jeff's daily newsletter is the only thing keeping me from slitting my wrists.

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

Wish our journalists were as outspoken☹️

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Jonathan D. Simon's avatar

Hi Jamie - I've missed you since I gave up on Twitter years ago. I haven't had the energy to build at BlueSky, but I edit and write at WhoWhatWhy (Author Page: https://whowhatwhy.org/author/jonathan-d-simon). My email there (trusting soul that I am) is jonathan.simon@whowhatwhy.org. We observe, alas, a certain decorum there, but without Jeff and JoJoFromJersey to rip through the politesse I'd be lost! If you have a chance, let me know what you're up to -- still in France, still cooking?

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William Burke's avatar

Alas is right. I’m totally done with decorum. Bring it on JT.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Im sooooo glad to see you here!! I’ll look at your site!

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SethTriggs's avatar

At this rate he's going to need two layers of cutouts and food tasters just to get some McDonalds.

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Abbi's avatar

I can’t believe you did it…and yet you did. I’ve been too depressed since the political assassinations to laugh at anything…until now. Thank you (for your attention to this matter).

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Kathy H's avatar

🤣 possibly even greater than the saving grace of someone able to make us laugh...is humor being contagious. WELL PLAYED! We're going to laugh these assholes off the end of their flat earth.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Challenging topics make for great writing. You did it. 😂😂

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Here is your hope bit for the day. Because we all know President fuckface is pushing for this, because Obama got one, so he MUST deserve one by default. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/golden-piss-shower-validation-trump

So AssEater Donald wants to make peace with Iran, so that he can be a peace prize owner like Obama.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Fortunately, the Norwegians who control the prize will never fall for it.

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Lee Ann Vindasius's avatar

Norwegians hate Trump. I'm one.

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Rick Calegari's avatar

Thank goodness for the intelligence and common sense of the Norwegians. They wouldn't allow this off his rocker stumblefuck to ever receive such a prestigious award. That would be the equivalent of giving the award posthumously to someone like Khrushchev. In the meantime, dear leader's handlers need to take him aside and explain to him what the worldwide devastation of nuclear war would be instead of focusing on his bullshit flagpole diversion.

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

I keep hoping they will look past what the fuck hes doing, and just see that hes a fucking opportunist.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

I have spent 9 months of my life total in Europe over about 5 trips, and you cannot imagine how revolted the Europeans are by American tastelessness. They were revolted by Reagan and their revulsion at Trump is off the charts. They couldn't live with themselves if they gave the peace prize to Trump. Trump creates problems and then he pats himself on the back when he "solves" them.

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Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Donnie always gets the same far-right jerk to nominate him — lots of people get nominated who aren't serious contenders — and then makes a big deal of it.

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KMD's avatar

He won't be getting the Nobel Peace Prize if he bombs Iran!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

The Nobel has become a major disappointment…handing one out to the world’s biggest trou du cul Kathleen, wouldn’t surprise this Kat!!

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Lee Ann Vindasius's avatar

He should have left the agreement Obama had with Iran in place. 2018 let's throw it out fucking window. Because someone smarter (Obama) put it together. 🙄 Total Asshat Trump!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Absofuckinglutely Lee Ann, his ignorance always comes back around for the world to see!!

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Dave Drell's avatar

Won’t ever happen .

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Like I say, I keep hoping it wont.

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MB Kiefer's avatar

I'm pretty sure there's something in the fine print about being ineligible for a peace prize if you started the war. But I could be wrong; you should double check.

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Lee Ann Vindasius's avatar

Exactly.

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Julie's avatar

You did it. I love your newsletter. I look forward to it every day. Never stop. Your writing has kept me from falling into despair. You’re the best. “Sentient cockroaches” 😂😂. I think we have a sentient cockroach in the WH. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 🩵🩵

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T L Mills's avatar

We have several cockroaches in the WH, but the "big boss" roach is not sentient...well, not in any useful way. All those other cockroaches are busy covering their own butts except for that Miller cockroach...

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Cyndi Merrill's avatar

I see the big boss roach flat on his back -- waving its legs, trying to turn over, while every other roach ignores him or laughs at him.

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Burke's avatar

Jeff, your headline is spot on, if a bit tame. How about "Donny is morally, mentally and physically fucked up"

Donny displays his defective brain a hundred times a day. The editors in the mass media newsrooms try to gloss over it. But that's increasingly difficult. The truth is "The Emperor has no brain." Everyone in the world sees this. Everyone in the world is laughing at him (and us).

Where's the Dem leadership? They lay low.

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T L Mills's avatar

You did make that exchange pretty funny.

But yeah, this is dark and getting darker...It may tear the MAGA base apart, but that won't do us any good if we are neck deep in WWIII. I hope and pray this doesn't degenerate further but with Trump, Miller Cheung and all those other idiots in Washington...who knows?

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Joseph Luongo's avatar

Did you ever read the book, “The Mouse that Roared?” Or saw the movie with Peter Sellers? Dating myself here. Dr. Strangelove? War + comedy always finds a way.

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T L Mills's avatar

I read the book, by Leonard Wibberley, in high school but for some reason never saw the movie

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SethTriggs's avatar

Well you knocked it out of the park and stopped me from crying.

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Greg Conners's avatar

Barrel of laughs.

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Ellis Weiner's avatar

"I'm not saying we wouldnt get our hair mussed..."

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Cyndi Merrill's avatar

I am impressed! You succeeded, Jeff. Thank you for the hard work :-)

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Rose Maly, MD, MSPH's avatar

And yet Mr. Spouse, you continue to hit it out the park, every time! I really, really do appreciate you! Let’s tag the shit weasel team out in the final inning of this game with nothing but knuckleheads, to get the whole shebang of freeloading, completely incompetent asshats at least out of the West Wing, and preferably into Rikers! Just sayin’.

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Karla's avatar

You pulled it off. Your nicknames and descriptions are hilarious every time.

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Jon Notabot's avatar

Reach for the spirit of Vonnegut

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Abigail Norling's avatar

Well, if anyone CAN do it...

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Sabrina Haake's avatar

It can’t be forgotten that Trump led us to this precarious path when he withdrew from the Iranian nuclear agreement in 2018, after it had been painstakingly hammered out among several nations including the US, Iran, France, Germany Britain, China and Russia. At the time he withdrew from the agreement, Trump’s move was expected to embolden hard-line forces in Iran, supercharging Iran within a Middle East arms race. If Bibi is to be believed, that is exactly what happened. President Obama, whose team negotiated the agreement, predicted that Trump’s withdrawal would “leave the world less safe,” and confronted with “a losing choice between a nuclear-armed Iran or another war in the Middle East.”

And that is exactly where we are.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

That whole treaty affair was a perfect example of GOP idiocy. They derided the treaty as showing weakness because it was an Obama accomplishment even though they knew full well it gave us and our allies the ability to monitor Iran's nuclear program. And as you pointed out, it was a multilateral treaty! Fucking Rethuglicans don't care about fact and sanity if they can get self aggrandizement and trolling out of it.

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Bob Bowden's avatar

If there’s a choice between the safety and well being of millions or even billions of people on this planet, vs. a self interested short term political advantage, Republicans will opt for the short term political advantage

every

fucking

time

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Major Kong's avatar

See the Republican response to COVID. Risked millions of lives promoting conspiracies and pushing quack "treatments".

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Chet Brandt's avatar

Resulting in over 1 million Americans deaths from Covid…

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P123Sunny's avatar

We’ll spend billions on bombs while they tell us they don’t have the money to fund our health care, housing, or schools…

- @workingfamilies.org

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

They don’t deal in rational , factual reality. It is all delusional performance

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Rick A.'s avatar

Dr J, you are exactly correct. But Republicans NEVER pay a PR or media price for such performative and actual lies, mistakes and ignorance. And they especially pay zero price from voters. We are all bashing the Democratic leaders these days for good reason sometimes, but our politics now, with voters and media, is heads R’s win, tails D’s lose. R’s are NOT held to the same standard as D’s -EVER. And here we are, living in the vulgarity, cruelty, stupidity and insanity of 2025.

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

Rick: You are 1000% correct! WHY? Yesterday I was reading about a study comparing Repub personality to Dem. Definite brain differences!! I understand that a simple message focusing on strength appeals, especially to a less-educated group. But I keep going back to what might be in the 'Murican psyche that creates this bias which is totally reversed as the media supposed to be liberal is ACTUALLY supporting Repubs.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Why should they? It's only our nation and the larger world at stake.

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P123Sunny's avatar

…yet their voters don’t punish them :/

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rlritt's avatar

They have the Press in their pockets and most of their voters watch Fox News so their voters don't have a clue.

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MB Kiefer's avatar

Their voters agree with them.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Srry I keep forgetting… not in that bubble :/

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Right on Doc!!

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Cynthia Verdell's avatar

Because of President Obama. He tried to undo everything that he did. He only made things worse. How many people have been killed and how many will be killed because of him and his cabinet members?

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Ellyn's avatar

American racist bullshit at its finest. 🤬

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Say it again Ellyn!!

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longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

We Ellyns and Ellens are SICK of it!

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Ellyn's avatar

IT’S FUCKING AMERICAN RACIST BULLSHIT!!!

How’s that? 😃

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Diana Hembree's avatar

Hundreds of thousands in Africa, to begin with, who were dependent on small but critical amounts of USAID funds...

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HulitC's avatar

The nuclear stuff was always just an excuse to bomb Iran. Just when thump was supposedly getting close to a deal, Israel changed the goalposts again & then just attacked Iran anyway. Israel wants to control the entire Middle East.

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Sabrina Haake's avatar

I’d put serious money on Trump sending the Ordnance bomber. For one thing, Trump’s failed parade denied him the spectacle of military lethality he so desperately craves. Deploying the bomber will allow 24/7 Fox News, OAN, and Newsmax coverage of Trump beating his chest. For another thing, Trump is demanding a $1 trillion dollar defense budget while purporting to keep the US out of foreign entanglements. It’s only a matter of time before Senators put two and two together and figure out that Trump wants $1trillion to morph the military into a domestic attack force to be deployed on American soil, against American citizens. Deploying the Ordnance in Iran will help delay that moment of realization and may help Trump’s budget negotiators.

https://sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/israel-is-pulling-us-into-its-forever

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

The military industrial complex already has a blank check. Believe it. When is the last time you heard of a budget shortfall at the Pentagon? That’s right, NEVER.

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Stephen Schiff's avatar

What a surprise it will be should they dispatch a B2 with a bunker buster bomb against Iran's underground facilities. The GBU57A/B is reputed to be capable of destroying bunkers 100- 200 feet below the surface. The targets are 100 METERS below the surface. Idiots apparently unaware that a meter is 3.28 feet.

The Iranians are not stupid. But. we. are.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Right. The Iranians have a fanatical whack job as leader. We have an idiot. I think they win that comparison

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Diana Hembree's avatar

That is a terrifying analysis: "Trump's failed parade denied him the spectacle of military lethality he so desperately craves." Hopefully that desperation will be overshadowed by his futile desire for a Nobel Peace Prize...

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Only in his fertilizer brain can he think being a warmonger is gonna win him a Nobel Peace Prize, FFS

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Cyndi Merrill's avatar

Nah. Netanyahu just wants to keep the war going so he can stay out of jail.

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Eva Porter's avatar

I wish someone would finally call him out on that

I think he was also going on this morning about Jerome Powell, but I can’t remember if he was the one who appointed him in the first place

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

Yep he was

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P123Sunny's avatar

GEEZus

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rlritt's avatar

Sadly as he ages the less he cares about the safety of Planet Earth. When he's gone everything should burn down with him.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

He's a modern-day Sardanapalus

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Douglas's avatar

It's Schumer's & Democratic lawmakers duty to EXPLAIN this again to Americans (many DO NOT know that Obama negotiated a treaty that D pulled out of) that D is about to sink us into a dangerous war. But AIPAC Schumer will cheerlead D on cause he's stabbed us in the back numerous times in the last 6 months in favor of the regime

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rlritt's avatar

That would be great if it was covered on all channels, but the "news" most people watch is all in for Trump.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Well said Sabrina!!

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Alison Parker's avatar

"We are not going to take him out (kill!)"

I guess he thinks everyone else is just as dumb as he is, because why else would he think he needed to explain to us what "take him out" means? Motherfucker, we didn't think you were talking about dinner and a movie. Fucking moron.

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Pat Snyder's avatar

It reminds me of 1 of the Hot shots movie where they couldn't spell assassinate so they finally just put up, "Kill a guy."

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J.R.'s avatar

😂

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Lisa's avatar

Hot Shots! Oh man, now I have to rewatch those! Thank you!

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P123Sunny's avatar

Nice one 😂🤣 (dying)!

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

LDFF also explained what groceries are!

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

Well, it's an old-fashioned term so he had to explain it🤓

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HI2thDoc's avatar

"We're just gonna blow his arms, legs, and head off and his body will be in a thousand widdle pieces"

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Abbi's avatar

“It’s just a flesh wound.”

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Haha, Monty Python references are always a plus

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Sabrina Haake's avatar

as he waves his private parts at us

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Well played Monty Pythonism Abbi!!

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Kaye Stone's avatar

This is hilarious 😂 "I have a parasite" 🤣

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Tess's avatar

Ha! Never saw that!!

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Joanne Filipo's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Vowing to pre-emptively assassinate the leader of another country should get us kicked out of the G7, so Dump can sit on the sidelines and hold hands with Putin. Except that Russia and China aren't friends with Israel (who is now?). So is the drunk Fox News buffoon even vaguely aware he's about to lead WW3?

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Diana Hembree's avatar

I remember seeing him mouth those words in a video recording of him and a couple of men: "Take her out." He was talking about a female diplomatic envoy overseas whom he detested and he was unaware someone was filming and recording him in something that would be distributed over the internet and I believe on TV as well.

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Hollie Rood's avatar

Maybe he added (Kill!) to the text bc the actual person texting said to him, with tears in his eyes, “sir, this is amazing. The YUGEST most threatening text so far today telling them you’ll kill them” to which tRUMP stuttered, that’s what I said. Keep what I said then put those little half circle things around my genius, you know I’m brilliant, put half circles with, Kill in the middle, and then be sure to add that upside down looking i thingy next to it.

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Sabrina Haake's avatar

fabulous comment! true and funny AF

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Katy Griffith's avatar

Well his followers think “86” is a death threat so…

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Betcha after the felon got done screaming, the Secretary of Defense went on a real bender. 😂

"for fuck’s sake, “thank you for your attention to this matter” is how you close a disgruntled email to your town board because that pothole in front of your house isn’t being fixed fast enough." LOL! Thats gold.

His fat hand covered in makeup is a big tell.... maybe today's the day he meets Satan. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Joanne Filipo's avatar

Oh you’re evil, and I’m right there with you!

Any day now, Satan, you can have him! 😇

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Sabrina Haake's avatar

fave protest sign: "Uh, yes. I'd like that Taco to go, please."

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P123Sunny's avatar

Mine was:

“BIG PARADE TODAY…

(because therapy was too hard).”

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

I love it!!

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

That sign gets best of show, Sabrina! Brilliant!

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Susan Niemann's avatar

It's crushing what America has had to endure under the Republican Party and this dangerously dumb psychopath. So Satan will enjoy hosting him. 🤦‍♀️

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rlritt's avatar

What's really annoying is that the supposed working class are Trump supporters now. They have forgotten minimum wage, insurance, overtime, and other benefits that they wouldn't have had the Democratic Party didn't fight for them. But because the Democrats also push for non discrimination, women's rights (+ abortion ), they prefer the Republicans who are now supposedly helping the white working class. ( they're not) from having their jobs taken over by non whites. Most factories moved overseas and, in spite of tarrifs, they will stay there.

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Mingo's avatar

I'm going to go clinical here as someone who spent 20 years working in critical care and trauma units. I think he already had underlying cardiovascular disease prior to getting COVID due to lifestyle choices. I'm guessing he may also have long COVID symptoms. Many people developed blood clots as a result of COVID and are on blood thinners. I also think he may have atrial fibrillation which makes him susceptible to blood clots. We'll never know because he hasn't exactly been forthcoming with his medical records. Personally I want the SOB to be gone to put this country and the world out of his misery. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Thank you for your attention to this matter!” 😂😂. Agree!

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Mingo's avatar

Oh yeah I forgot the exclamation point!

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Hollie Rood's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Susan Niemann's avatar

HA!😂

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Katy Griffith's avatar

Agree as a retired RN

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Mebbe he slammed his ketchup bottle too hard

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Bob Bowden's avatar

He has to recover from the six handshakes he received at the G7. Meloni’s in particular did lots of damage

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Those Italian women are known for strong grips 😇

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P123Sunny's avatar

🤭🤗

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P123Sunny's avatar

that’s funny as h-LL

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Susan Niemann's avatar

HA! Thats it!!!

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Carol C's avatar

About the photo of his hand. . .old people’s thinning skin (which I myself have) tears easily and bruises very, very alarmingly purple in large patches. Even from minor injuries. Let alone the devil’s touch.

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Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

I'm almost Trump's age. I just looked at my hands and they look nothing like that. Of course I don't live on junk food (never eaten a mouthful at McDonald's) and actually walk a lot (I don't play golf but seriously, ride your cart ON the green?) including in things such as No Kings marches.

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

Just wait until next year for spectacular, undisguisable changes. My mother-in-law declared, with force:

"Everything was FINE until I turned 80!" She was spot-on.

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Stephen Schiff's avatar

Sadly, it's true. However the swelling is a different matter, indicative IMQO (in my quack opinion) of a circulatory problem or maybe diabetes. In any event at 82 my skin is thin and fragile, but my hands and feet are not swolen and I don't lose control of my bowels yet.

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Lisa's avatar

If only he would just put out his most current medical records showing his "perfect health" so we can all relax.

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rlritt's avatar

What about his medical records would make us relax?

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Hollie Rood's avatar

The thing that struck me about his hands was Rheumatoid Arthritis. That’s how my hands looked, minus bruises, when I was diagnosed 🤷‍♀️Of course who am I to even question as he has the best 🦆speaking on his behalf.

Just to be clear this is an observation only. I loathe, detest, despise the malignant narcissist psychopath with every fiber of my being. Every time a national news alert pops up, I immediately jump over 🙏🙏🙏🙏 is this the time????

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Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

It's hard to feel sympathy for some who not only has no compassion for others but rejoices in their misery.

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

Same…

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arne link's avatar

There are older photos of him with a bandage on that hand and a little spot of blood. I believe he's getting infusions but I'm not a doctor.

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Jan Moon's avatar

At least we don't have to strain our eyes anymore looking for that non-scar on his big ugly Dumbo ear.

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Gina's avatar

I'm not a doc either, so wondering why hand? why not inside-elbow where it won't show? (tho god knows those hand veins are easy to find and are nice and plump, so...)

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Dana's avatar

That is where infusion therapy is usually given. Maybe he is getting weekly dextrose infusions to help keep him from dozing off 😏

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

I’ll bet you dollars to donuts, Carol, that those are syphilis sores.

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Stephen Schiff's avatar

There's always hope

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Hollie Rood's avatar

Eewww🤢

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Sorry, Hollie 🫢

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HI2thDoc's avatar

He displays the cognitive decline of neurosyphilis, alright

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Gina's avatar

yeah I suppose - but I'm 10 years older than him and nada (meaningless of course - we all die, uh, age differently)

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Hollie Rood's avatar

But you DO know about the tooth fairy, right? Just checking

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Jessica Sitton's avatar

Yep. It’s called “senile purpura.” Patients hate when we document that but it is the official diagnosis.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Mitch McC had that too. Didn’t make a difference in the end? :/

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

I hope Macron gave him a real manly man handshake.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂😂

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

Ahhhh--one can but hope!

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P123Sunny's avatar

💯= pothole comment!

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

Hope springs eternal Susan👿👿

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

I still vote for syphilis. It’s the chickens coming home to roost.

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shee-rah's avatar

So you think Donny slugged Kegseth for that shitty parade, and that’s why his hand is swollen?

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Phil Burns's avatar

Tulsi Gabbard in charge of intelligence? Shouldn't someone WITH intelligence be in charge of intelligence gathering on our enemies? And isn't she on the 'no fly' list. And does creepy hands think he can just declare war on another country without Congresses approval...oh wait, he gives 2 shits about the law of the constitution. When the fuck is someone going to do something about these assclowns...like maybe have coup like he tried to do on J6. He's gonna turn the US into a Mad Max movie backdrop.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

This is a surreal timeline for its sheer craziness, caused by unprecedented stupidity, incompetence, malevolence, and a complete lack of sanity. He just does anything he wants and the unprecedented nature of his uncaring irrationality confounds any rational procedural response. To your first point, Gabbard is an obvious Russian asset. Russian state media referred to her as "Russia's girlfriend." On the fucking air, for crissakes. So a war with Iran is not in Putin's interests if she's speaking against it.

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Abbi's avatar

Are there no 5th floor windows in the WH or Maralago? No forethought at all when they were built.

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Phil Burns's avatar

😂😂😂 a lady after my own heart.

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

Hillary said Gabbard was a Russian asset in 2016 when she was campaigning. She got reamed for that. Imagine🤔

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Turns out Hillary was right about everything!

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

*sigh* Imagine where we'd be now if she had won.

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Phil Burns's avatar

Unless he backs Iran.

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Dana's avatar

Appears that china is the backer not mother russsia. 🍊 🤡 is trying to start ww3 so he can then change his mind and declare himself the savior of the world.

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Phil Burns's avatar

Then he'll become dick taster for life. I mean dictator for life.

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Lisa's avatar

I believe that is a valid point. Definitely a strong possibility. This could get verrrry interesting between vlad and donnie.

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P123Sunny's avatar

s’what happens when the press takes its foot off the brakes…😖

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Tulsi as an “intelligence officer” is a contradiction in terms.

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Phil Burns's avatar

Like military intelligence...wait, wasn't she in intelligence in the army?

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Not sure but she is a Lt Col. in Hawaii Army National Guard. That apparently doesn’t stop her from being a Russian sympathizer

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Phil Burns's avatar

Military Police in Kuwait. As enlisted she was a medical specialist then went to OCS in Alabama.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Okay. A military police Russian asset

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Phil Burns's avatar

Hey!!! I was an MP.

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P123Sunny's avatar

If she’s supposedly ‘VPutiN’s girlfriend’ (per RT) - how can she be on his sh*t list. Not following…

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

"And does creepy hands think he can just declare war on another country without Congresses approval...."

He doesn’t have to declare war to send troops, weapons, tanks, aircraft, etc. After all, the U.S. never declared war in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq (either time), Afghanistan, Grenada, or for any other military involvement since WWII. Truman, Ike, Bush I, Bush II---they all bypassed Congress. Not defending mango man in the least, just saying that if he goes into Iran, there's ample precedent. ALL OF IT inexcusable.

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

Jeff, with all the other news popping around us I want to go back to the Minnesota political murders. “Golf with MAGAS” yesterday was quite revealing. The discussion at lunch was not about issues… it was… wait for it…. FAUX personalities. I learned so much🤮. The issue came up about the “Democrat that committed these murders” I patiently explained the background of the shooter, statements by the shooters roommate, that he, the shooter, was a former preacher, anti abortionist, voted for Donald, that indeed, this shooter was a MAGA terrorist. At that point I again pointed to… Facts, Evidence and the law, such as why the shooter was not charged with first degree murder… Silence so profound you could hear a pin drop… Best to All

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HI2thDoc's avatar

I've said it before: your golf partners are so deeply indoctrinated that it is stunning. How do they function in our reality based world, FFS?

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Gina's avatar

I wonder how they get their pants on in the morning and stumble out to, egad, work of some kind - but then I remember that people are not internally consistent and can indeed function in the real world while half their brain is cottage cheese. Hopefully the radioactive cockroaches will remain their little robot selves. Brains got us into this mess...and show no indication of getting us out.

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P123Sunny's avatar

They feel like part of the team when they ‘assist’? My guess

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Why are his friends Nazis? I don't find that shit amusing.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Probably rich old white guys who are Fox News dumbass zombies. They don’t think they are Nazis but they are

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

I know. My point is that I don't think it's amusing to hang out with Nazis. They are his friends. They play golf together, eat together and talk to one another.

I don't know why people here think he is performing some kind of service.

I would never spend time with the cult.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Neither would I. But he is trying to puncture their illusions so mopar to him. We couldn’t stomach those fucking dumbsgits

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P123Sunny's avatar

Plus Walz WAS ON THE HIT LIST!?

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David M Marko's avatar

At least they didn't declare that it's all "fake news" or "I don't believe that." That's where my conversations usually end.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Fastball, is there one particularly dense and indoctrinated member in the "Golf With MAGA'S" group? Like a loud-mouthed ringleader? Maybe a couple of the rest are taking in your weekly reality-checks.

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

Steve, yes there is a very vocal MAGA leader originally from So. Carolina.. all of them speak in FAUX speak… as I’ve explained previously I keep quiet during these discussions, except and until the they become factually inaccurate… that’s my cue to jump in and correct. They don’t like hat I tend to school them or berate them for only using FAUX “facts”… that’s what do.

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Gina's avatar

facts, what are they good for

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michellefromchicago's avatar

Good for you! 👍🏻

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Mary Virginia Hughes's avatar

And now the cracks are cracking all around Trump's feet standing on that melting ice sheet covering hell. He calls Stephen Miller Weird Stephen and yet lets him run the country. Articles are starting to appear about the undercurrent in the White House with a lot of fearful staff who believe he's incapable of leading, is incompetent and uncontrollable and uncontrolled. Perhaps it will get through to the MAGA crowd that one of their most fervent hopes and reasons for voting for Trump was no more wars for America. And here we are, running straight in. My toes are starting to feel hot.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

The pharmaceuticals are now well distributed throughout our White House. The MAGATS are well stocked with the reality relieving substances that make MAGA great…cuz reality is a downer in MAGATLAND.

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Mary Virginia Hughes's avatar

Especially when the only appearance of "great" is a great big lie.

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Phil Burns's avatar

HE IS INCAPABLE OF LEADING...NONE OF THEM ARE!!!

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P123Sunny's avatar

Still, the walls have been closing in on him for 50+ years… part of the ‘show’

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

It will NEVER get through to the MAGA crowd that there's anything in the least wrong with Cheetolini or anything he does. Forlorn hope there.

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Katy Griffith's avatar

It’s a cult-don’t waste your time

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Katy Griffith's avatar

There’s a rumor that Donny didn’t want JD for his VP but Space Nazi insisted (also influenced by Peter Thiel) so that they could use the 25th amendment & put JD in place as president just like the tech bro oligarchs wanted in the first place

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

Yep. I've said the same since the election.

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JOEL's avatar

Traitor Trump held a meeting of his “security council”.

A better way of putting that; “Fraud Trump held a meeting featuring his incredibly incompetent, bungling cast of kkklowns.”

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Stacy B's avatar

Tall flagpoles!! What could be more exciting and important!!!

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Mary Hall's avatar

Tall flagpoles around this "magnificent" place that T💩p once called a 'dump.'

Lord, hear my prayer. I don't ask for much, but please for the love of all that is good and right, call this mofo home now before he kills us all. Amen

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Mebbe you should be asking the other guy, the one who likes heat

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

😆😆👿👿

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Dave Drell's avatar

😈

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Clint Opine's avatar

And he's really selling them! Like it's 2am on the Home Shopping Network. Very Preznitdential.

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Dave Drell's avatar

“In this corner heavy weight jagbag Tucker… in the far corner his opponent, here from Cancun, Teddy the dirtbag!”

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arne link's avatar

Brilliant! My God, it was so funny watching those two bitch slap each other. Now I feel happy to start my day.

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Catherine's avatar

Fidel Cancun-omg hilarious 😂

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michellefromchicago's avatar

God bless that woman who ripped Jake Tapper a new one. Somebody needs to do this to him every single day for the rest of his life.

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Chet Brandt's avatar

Jake’s credibility went out the window a while ago— mofo can go fuck himself after what he has done to Joe Biden.

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

I fervently hope that the people of Israel are as disappointed, shocked and repulsed by what their Dear Leader is, and is doing, as we in this country are about ours. My sincere sympathies, if so. Way past time to take our homes back from these megalomaniacs!

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Netanyahu and the Likkud have made Israel look like the Stephen Miller of the Middle East.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

And by diligently meetings the 8AM PST deadline, you missed the part where the old stinkard made a joke about ‘erecting’ the flag poles, even though his mushroom hasn’t stood up since the 1990s. They are giving him GREAT drugs, he looks temporarily peppy. Any nurses want to weigh in on Daffy Don’s hand? Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Kim Nesvig's avatar

Remember when Trump and all the talking heads insisted that Biden had be jacked up on drugs when he gave the 2024 SOTU address? As always, any trump accusation is an admission.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

You've hit on what those two flagpoles really mean to him. LIke the double scoops of ice cream, excess is everything. Would love to see them planted up his backside.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

Flying the screwball flag as seen in “Duck Amuck”

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Kay-El's avatar

When Agent Orange mumbled about polls, I think he was dreaming about poles.

Doesn’t “King” Donny know that if he nuclear wars us to death, there will be no subjects for him to threaten? The roaches will not obey him.

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Cheryl ODonnell's avatar

Lizard skin hand. The transformation has begun.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Where are all the Q nuts now?

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steve robertshaw's avatar

I think they're all in the current administration on the government payroll now. Seriously, is Q still a thing?

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Sporkfoot Greene is a fan

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Fred's avatar

Jeff - I’m sure you’ll cover this tomorrow but WTF was that press conference this morning. Flagpoles, Powell, Iran, “can’t say these e word”, 2020 election, Biden, etc. If this doesn’t scream the 25th Amendment to people, what does. You’re so right. His brain is mush and he’s a danger to the world. I watched on CNN and instead of going

‘“Holy Shit” they just moved on like nothing happened. Although I think Wolf’s face told it all

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P123Sunny's avatar

Just slapping’ ALL the buttons… see what sticks… and they let him do it :/

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