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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Well Jeff I’m gonna give your readers so some hope. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/donald-trump-is-going-to-die-soon

The human body doesn't lie. And try as Donald ShitsThePants tries he can't spin it, can't tweet it the way out of reality, can't hire a press secretary to explain away the biological truth. When multiple systems start showing signs of distress simultaneously, when balance becomes compromised, when unexplained bruising appears, when cognitive function seems to fragment – that's not just "getting older." That's the body sending up flares, screaming that something fundamental is breaking down.

As always Jeff , liked , restacked , quoted and cross posted

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DJ Headthrob's avatar

From your mouth to god's ears. Sadly, when he does join Roy Cohn and Pol Pot somewhere downtown they'll either remove his head and pull a Ted Williams or just let him sit in a rocking chair like Norman Bates' mother.

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J.R.'s avatar

😂

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Burke's avatar

"Ah, but the strawberries! That's where I had them!"

If there's anyone more stupid than the MAGAs it must be the news outlet editors.

Doddering Donald distracts with his silly ass tweets while his Vice President and his semi-moronic offspring (and their co-conspirators) abuse the US Treasury, and use our taxpayer dollars, to manipulate the crypto markets. Per Forbes, they've taken $1 Billion, so far.

How many more $Billions can they take before this scam is exposed? Connect the dots!

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Burke's avatar

Anything suspicious about this? The Trump Gang is using the US Treasury (and real US Dollars, owned by the American citizens, in our Treasury) to give credence to bogus, fake, bullshit crypto money "asset". Newsflash folks, Bitcoin and DOGE coin and all the rest are worthless computer code. A market that relies on scammers like the Vice President and greater fools who buy fantasies with real money.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-u-s-digital-asset-stockpile/

This is similar to the government in Holland in the 1600s that created "The Strategic Tulip Bulb Reserve" and Jimmy Carter's "Strategic Peanut Reserve." No. They didn't.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Dead on Burke imagine your perfect examples of strategic reserves of anything but crypto instead of the almighty buck. Times sort of change dopey don hadn’t noticed he definitely plans on destroying the dollar, it all adds up especial the public’s dime which is what the dollar will be worth in 2 more years. They also want Social Security to spend what is left as soon as possible.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

All of it.

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Stephen Schiff's avatar

I completely understand that many people wish for Trump's speedy death, but I think it would be best for the country if he were to hang on long enough for the impact of his malfeasance to affect everyone. IMO that means at least until April 15th so the middle class can experience the effects of the tariffs, cuts to medicaid, tax increases, ... the list goes on.

Were he to die soon his followers would continue in their self delusion unchallenged by reality.

Suck it up folks and get out to protests! Let's make life as uncomfortable for them as they are making it for us.

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michellefromchicago's avatar

My sentiments exactly, on all points.

My hubby and I went to a protest in Wilmette, IL today (temp 94 degrees, heat index 103) to participate in out 12th protest of the year. I'm 72 and he's 75, and we're just getting started. All of us who possibly can do so need to get our bodies out in the streets.

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

I'm not getting my hopes up about his demise in the near future. I've been a nurse in hospitals for 45 years. I've seen many patients live for years with chronic illnesses and at death's door. We've sent patients from the hospital to hospice before and some of them have lived beyond a year where they are not eligible for hospice care anymore. Parkinson's patients and dementia patients can live for several years. You never know. If he does decline to the point that he's not in public anymore, they'll hide him. Look at what happened with Reagan. He definitely had Alzheimer's in the WH. I'm not holding my breath waiting for the Jesus bus to come to the WH or a "what if" about him. We have no control over his health anyway. Let's focus on what we do have control over.

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

I dont think you are wrong about this, Stephen. The problem is I think things are getting progressively worse and worse. Here is the bigger problem. Stress is a biological accelerant that ignites every condition I've outlined. Cortisol floods ravage Parkinson's progression, turning tremors into neurological wildfire. Heart failure becomes a ticking bomb when stress hormones squeeze already-struggling vessels. Diabetic chaos explodes under pressure.

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celeste k.'s avatar

His swollen hand looks to me one of the S&S of congestive heart failure.. I would need to see fluid retention elsewhere. For example, around the eyes. Thing is, I can't stand looking at him and avoid it.

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shee-rah's avatar

And he’s also obese. That’s got to be a strain on his heart.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Your point is valid Stephen, however, those that are suffering, or even dying, from the sack of rotting lab grown meats Insanity don’t deserve it!!

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Respectfully disagree; there is no succession. When Dumpty dies, MAGA dies.

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Tess's avatar

Well written Wendy!

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

As always thank you Tess , when are you coming onto our live session next ?

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Tess's avatar

I’ll try next week!

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David M Marko's avatar

As history has shown us, the cover up is usually worse than the crime; and as right as rain, the sycophants and bootlickers will be in full battle mode in covering up Herr Donald's mental and physical breakdown.

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Mingo's avatar
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Wendy, that is exactly what I've been surmising for years now. Taco Don has multiple comorbidities which appear to be converging and progressing. My own mother died from Parkinson's Disease. Although she didn't have cardiac, pulmonary or renal problems she did suffer from the depression and dementia of the disease process. She had numerous falls resulting in bruising which can be deadly for the elderly because of broken ribs or hips leading to pneumonia. She had to sleep on a mattress on the floor due to fall risk. Parkinson's also affects speech and swallowing which could result in aspiration pneumonia. I still think that his episode of COVID has had long term damage to other underlying symptoms he's at risk for. The first strain of COVID attacked the vascular system. When he was hospitalized there were statements about his low oxygen saturation. Without oxygen transport in the blood we're fucked. That puts pressure on the vital organs to keep oxygen flowing especially to the brain. Those two little bean shaped kidneys are known to hog the blood supply. Plus he's been sedentary his entire life and muscle atrophy accelerates the aging process. We are watching in real time the "leader" of our country decomposing. That is scary as shit to me because we know Stephen Miller is minding the store.

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

That is a major portion of my own set of issues....whos driving the car, because if all these conditions are true, its not Donald.

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Cat Cafe's avatar

To a hideously great extent, it's the psychotic monster Stephen Miller. Peter Thiel and Russell Vought are some of the other terrible evildoers.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Miller has all the charisma of Norman Bates.

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P123Sunny's avatar

But Mitch is still with us :/…

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arne link's avatar

Too bad.

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Terri Nighswonger's avatar

How fast before it explodes?

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

I mean really, if hes mid stage of any of the things Im talking about and going into advanced stage….could be a year or two…..maybe.

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Mingo's avatar

In other words as we in health care like to say, "he's a hot mess ".

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Fuck yes. As we say in the InfoSecurity field.

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Peaceful Mary T.'s avatar

Those of us just sitting at home, minding our own business say that same thing! LOL!

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Not enough and not soon enough.

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Emma Ray's avatar

Wendy: Thanks for this link and medical information,, it sure explains a lot of what might be going on with him. In pictures, I have noticed that he always covers his right hand with his left while sitting at the desk, possibly trying to cover up the bruising.

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Marla's avatar

My take on the hand business is that he's had a stroke and he covers the right hand with the left to prevent the tremor from being obvious. He also seems to have issues with his gait on the right side. I've seen him swinging his right leg around when trying to climb into the helo he uses for transport.

He claims to be a germophobe, so he uses that as an excuse for not shaking hands which gives him an excuse for not extending the right.

Isn't he dead yet? If not, why not?

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Betsy's avatar

Interesting info to think about but the random and unnecessary plethora of f-bombs kinda ruined it. It wasn’t a humor piece and they were distracting from the info/point.

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Honestly, how do you read Jeff’s posts , who uses as much profanity as I do? To each their own I guess.

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Tess's avatar

I wasn’t distracted 😊

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Doc Blase''s avatar

That's really a fucking shame that Betsy gives a fuck about Jeff's fucking use of the word fuck.

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🌷IntheHalloftheMtnKing's avatar

Remember when McConnell started having all those bruises on his hands... And now look at him, a former shell of himself & the turtle power he conveyed.

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Tess's avatar

Well I got to say- you will always have something to write on Saturdays! Too much stupidity!!!

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I promise I'm not fishing for compliments here, but I have to say that these things are getting harder and harder to write and current events get less and less amusing

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Kay-El's avatar

We can always laugh at this shit even if it’s somewhat bitterly.

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Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

I honestly don’t know how you’re able to do it, while keeping your brains inside your skull.

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Lisa's avatar

Just had the exact same thought. I'm having to read his posts in stages because it's too much! Bless you Jeff for mad fingers typing speedily every morning so the rest of us can stay informed and building more character by having the strength to face another day in paradise.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

It’s a saturation of stoopid. I feel your pain, Jeff.

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shee-rah's avatar

And unfortunately danger follows stoopid, like bombing Iran.

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Richard Hughes's avatar

You still make us laugh out loud. I predict there will be some interesting investigations of this regime of many types in the near future and I propose Jeff Tiedrich for a Pulitzer and I am not joking about that.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Second this!

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shee-rah's avatar

The Dems have to regain the majorities in both houses first. The Repugnants are never going to investigate or reprimand Dumbass.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

The stoopid... it burns!

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Clint Opine's avatar

Parody and satire have been outstripped by reality.

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SethTriggs's avatar

You're at least helping me laugh so I don't cry! It's been a great follow, even back on Xitter!

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PurpleHoorean's avatar

Keeping a sense of humour is critical for survival. Especially if it's wicked sharp.

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

That’s why I wrote the , Donald is dying and we are just watching , because I needed hope , and maybe you did too Jeff

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Mike Phelan's avatar

You have been chosen by dog to do this work Jeff because you possess mad writing skills coupled with an acidic sense of humor. We love you man

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

You outdid yourself today - thank you for the laughter to uplift the lousy mood…

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Karen Leeds's avatar

But, unfortunately, you will never run out of material. They truly are the gift from hell.

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

The line between satire and the daily news disappeared some while back. If/when we get through this, will satire have a future?

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Terry's avatar

I'm always fishing for compliments.

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Lynn Purvis-Yund's avatar

I can only imagine since there's no balance,no other side to curb the shit, so you are that much more appreciated for wallowing in the sewer for us

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cablecargal's avatar

You are now the first thing I read each day so please keep up the good work! You're keeping us all sane(r). Ha!

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Rick Calegari's avatar

With no end in site but had a good laugh about Grassley being wounded and rescued back in 1415. Kudos to Sen. Durbin for showing the video of dear leader's obvious cognitive decline. You can't make this shit up. If that was Biden in the video, the GOP would've flipped their biscuits at an epic level. Maybe if CNN jerkoffs like Fake Flapper wrote a book about who has the real demented faculties, more folks might pay attention.

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rlritt's avatar

Its all a distraction. The only reason they are investigating Biden is to provide cover for the take over being propagated behind the scenes. They say Biden's senile, we say Trump is senile, and they are changing the locks on the US government.

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Mary Hall's avatar

All Rethuglicans can add "projectionist" to their resumes.

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arne link's avatar

I'm really proud of the Democrats for doing that and for walking out in solidarity.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

This x 1,000. It was exactly the right thing at the right time. Encore!

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Tess's avatar

We hear ya… and appreciate you!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

This country has an unlimited supply of fecklessly corrupt, incompetent,ignorant, immoral wastrels, tosspots and low IQ bipeds Tess, be thankful that you have the opportunity to put them all in the rear view mirror!!

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Jayme Wolworth's avatar

Well well well, we have numbers from the Park Service in DC and it turns out that DonOLD's vanity perade had an attendance of 8,647!!!! I imagine nobody told him the truth about it and that seems to be the norm with his administration, not telling him things that will make him lose his shit.

250,000 my ass.

The North Korean State TV translation of their coverage was "The inferior leader looking old, confused and tired, sat next to an Expensive Prostitute and a drunk TV host" but sure Kim and Donny have a great relationship. LOL

Chuck Grassley investigating anyone's mental acuity is another laugh for the ages. JEEZUS the irony. The GOP have no self-awareness at all it seems.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

86-47

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Cheri Collins's avatar

The North Korean remarks - Gold! 🤣😂🤣

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Altamama2's avatar

Just the golden truth.....

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Mps's avatar

Expensive prostitute 😂

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Lisa's avatar

N. Korea's comments are for real? Oh please make it so!!!

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longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

I bet Putie thought the same thing as the NKState TV.

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Dave Drell's avatar

Drunk TV host- harhar/ those North koreans are a hoot!

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Nice James Comey reference on signing out there!

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Peaceful Mary T.'s avatar

Next, the Orange Anus will be firing the Park Service in D.C.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Check this out.

MSLSD led their misleading version of reality with the premise that No Kings was "at least 20 (Twenty) times larger" than Dumpty's vanity parade.

20 x 8,647 would be 172,940.

50501's final tally was thirteen point one four MILLION. 13,140,000 is a bit larger than 173 thousand.

So fuck MSLSD, too. And the 20x they lied in on.

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KiminMN's avatar

No way it was exactly 8647 at his bomb of a birthday party. Think about that number, way too coincidental... although I must admit I could have missed an earlier reference along the way. Like maybe they picked that as an unofficial number just to irritate him (although I know he wouldn't get the reference)!

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Kay-El's avatar
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1. God just likes messing with Kat. He tells her one thing then two weeks later changes his mind

2. The only awards fit for a Trump is the Darwin Award or a Raspberry Award, the latter for cosplaying as a peacemaker. What an asshat.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

I dunno about Whacko Kat tormenting demons, but she sure as hell torments sane people

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

I remember “The Razzies.” Shitler must have hundreds of them next to his golf trophies.

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Lisa's avatar

I'm pretty sure God doesn't need a messenger, but seems like they're having quite a bit of fun with Ms. Kat.

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Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

CNN needs to fuck all the way off. Do you know who DID pass reforms? The framers of the Constitution. And we see how well Donny is adhering to THOSE rules! Why in the hell do they think he’d give a shit about Sleepy Joe’s laws? This is absolutely infuriating!!! 🤬

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Gina's avatar

speaking of CNN, somehow or other I had the TV on them this morning, I guess I thought it was safe what with YOU KNOW WHO stuck in Israel, but there he was...complaining about mean people outing those nice ICE agents...what a way to wake up...scurried over to computer and did Jeff and coffee...feeling a bit better now

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Trump's last war against the Houthis lasted less than a month. TACO.

I think he already knows that he can't get a clear quick win by bombing, and the thought of boots on the ground gives him an anaphylactic allergy attack.

Professor Phillips O'Brien reports this conversation with a senior Republican source.

O'Brien: What do you think was the percentage chance that Trump ever would have attacked Iran?

Senior Republican: Zero. But I think at times HE thought he would. Doesn’t mean he would.

https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/if-trump-will-not-join-the-war-what

My Take: Trump is very brave when he's punching down at immigrants. When there's real pushback, TACO. That's one of the reasons for his political survival— he almost never sustains a fight with people who actually have power.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Good points, but I wonder if we really want to taunt the disassembling idiot with "Trump Always Chickens Out" when it comes to nuclear war brinksmanship. The TACO thing has run its course.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

My reading is that criticizing Trump has no impact on him. He listens to his gut, and his gut is the gut of a coward. Any followers who notice this fact may become disenchanted. We need to peel them off one at a time. OTOH, I wouldn't taunt an unknown quality like Vance until I had figured him out.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

No. No. As long as the bully trump is left alive, there will be TACO.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Interesting. (Maybe that’s why they’re ok with him still hanging around…)

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

I do wonder why no Bolton out there yapping, he has wanted a war with Iran for decades and he knows the subject, I’m shocked he isn’t out there everybody.

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Charles Austin's avatar

So the crazy woman with the pink hair says God told her that there's going to be no WWIII? There's not enough thorazine on the planet!

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HI2thDoc's avatar

I think God pranked her on the 2020 election info

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Carolyn A Wolfe's avatar

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Phil Burns's avatar

About fucking time Democrats showed some fucking balls!!! Odd how everyone blames Joe for not passing laws that congress ie MAGA voted against...and a democrat or 2. How old is that picture of Looney Loomer, last I saw she had lips that were the result of to much air from the air hose at a gas station. Grassley looks like the creepy guy from Phantasm...and an older version of Rand Paul. Maybe it's Rand's father.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Good for Dick Durbin for showing the committee what a shitshow they are. Actually, Grassley looks good for his age of, what, 250? Did he sign the Constitution or Declaration of Independence? Or just thinks he did?

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J.R.'s avatar

😂

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Phil Burns's avatar

Durbin is still a POS. He sided on a republican bill a few months ago. I think Grassley knew Fred and Wilma Flinstone.

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J.R.'s avatar

They will blame Joe even as he is put to rest in his grave. These people are nuts.

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Phil Burns's avatar

They'll blame Biden 20 years after he's passed on.

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J.R.'s avatar

20 years at a minimum.

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Brenda Doherty's avatar

Trump provides you so much material for doing and saying stupid things, but, Jeff, your creativity is amazing! We have to laugh or we would cry!

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Eva Porter's avatar

Kudos to the Democrats for their short and sweet response to "Joe Biden Old" investigation...

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DJ Headthrob's avatar

President Superfly (and his Nobel) have been living rent-free in Orange Jabba's pea-brain for more than a decade now. Maybe the guys in Sweden will give him the Miss. Congeniality trophy. He also brokered the peace between the Jets and the Sharks but no one talks about THAT. Of course Trump and his racist old man wouldn't rent to ANY of 'em back in the 60's. "Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived." Anybody see Wesley Hunt on Maher last night? This guy ain't an UNCLE Tom. He's a GRANDFATHER Tom. I thought Paul Begala would soil himself on several occasions. And Bill, how much more mileage are you gonna get from that ill-advised dinner with the Fanta Fuhrer? Sorry, dude, you CAN love America while hating half the inhabitants. As Lou Reed pointed-out, "You can't depend on the goodly-hearted. The goodly-hearted made lampshades and soap."

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Gina's avatar

almost made me wish I'd watched Maher - well, on 2nd thot no - and it's academic because I simply C A N N O T

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P123Sunny's avatar

Participation Trophy?…

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Lisa's avatar

Well since he was "disabled" with bone spurs and couldn't participate in sports or wars, maybe he got one for playing the flute.

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Susan Kemp's avatar

He doesn’t even deserve that.

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meryl selig's avatar

Thanks for bringing up Bill Maher from June 20. Whew. Wesley Hunt is beyond description. Grandfather Tom. He is comparable to an anti-Semitic Jew. Paul Begala kinda gave up when he realized there was no civil discourse with that waste bag.

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arne link's avatar

I loved Westside Story. Now the songs are running through my head. Thank you for that happy memory.

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Mingo's avatar

Chuck Grassley must think the totally rimless glasses make him look younger. I got news for him, all those glasses do is accentuate the wrinkles on that leathered old hide he calls a face. I've seen better looking saddles.

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P123Sunny's avatar

So…’too old’? 😒

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Yes 30 years ago.

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

Jeff.. BJ Pants goes to California to insult the senior Senator of that state.. I mean WTAF is going on? These grossly incompetent people of this administration seem to be cosplaying their roles.. from lying incessantly, to performative appearances they are merely actors covering up all their illegal activities and generally bat shit crazy ideas and policies. After 6 months of this I fail to see how our country survives 4 years… Best to all and please protect your furniture from a BJ Pants attack🤮

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P123Sunny's avatar

Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his Fighting Oligarchy tour to McAllen, TX last night, to speak in front of a packed and fired up crowd. Joining him was Texas Dem Rep. and Chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Greg Casar.

Casar didn’t hold back, as he absolutely eviscerated Republicans: “They eat food cooked by immigrants, they get their fancy cars cleaned by immigrants, they do their corrupt deals in buildings engineered, built, and maintained by immigrants—then they have the gall to turn around and say immigrants are the problem. Guess what? An asylum seeker didn’t raise your rent—a hedge fund did.”

- Scott Dworkin

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Diane J's avatar

Jeff you forgot how he negotiated a peace treaties between Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner and Tweety and Sylvester, both worthy of Nobel Prizes.

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