Trump is melting down

[neverfstop]

Oct 15, 2024 21:10:37 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Oct 15, 2024 20:18:44 GMT -5 litasail said:

And I was right:

Now if only Blessed Mother would slap him with a divine cease and desist for playing Ave Maria 🙏🏻

I'd just take God striking him down with a lightening bolt...

[basilosaurus]

Oct 15, 2024 22:42:44 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

Oct 15, 2024 21:10:37 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Now if only Blessed Mother would slap him with a divine cease and desist for playing Ave Maria 🙏🏻

I'd just take God striking him down with a lightening bolt...

If there's going to be divine intervention, I want those bolts to hit all his properties simultaneously with him alive to witness. 

[basilosaurus]

Oct 15, 2024 15:04:03 GMT -5 Bad Dingo said:

www.c-span.org/video/?539131-1/president-trump-interview-economic-club-chicago

Because there's no way I'll sit through an hour of cspan I found a reuters write up. In addition to insisting tariffs would help Americans

www.reuters.com/world/us/under-fire-trump-contends-economic-policies-wont-boost-federal-debt-2024-10-15/

"Trump again defended his actions in the wake of the 2020 election and refused to say whether he would accept the 2024 election results and agree to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose.

He insisted there was a peaceful transfer of power after his 2020 loss, shrugging off the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to halt certification of the election. Four participants died during the chaos and five police officers died afterward, some by suicide.

"It was love and peace and some people went to the Capitol and a lot of strange things happened there," Trump said."

[Bad Dingo]

It really was ridiculous to watch, and whoever the crowd was, they loved him. They were laughing and cheering. It felt scarier than his rally crowds to me for some reason that I can't quite articulate.

[cville]

Oct 16, 2024 5:30:41 GMT -5 Bad Dingo said:

It really was ridiculous to watch, and whoever the crowd was, they loved him. They were laughing and cheering. It felt scarier than his rally crowds to me for some reason that I can't quite articulate.

Agreed. They weren't red hat wearing yahoos. Composed business folks in suits sitting calmly in a theater cheering tariffs and the constant blatant insults by him of the interviewer, and not booing or otherwise reacting with disgust when 45 blatantly lied about January 6.

[basilosaurus]

I knew he played music for 40 minutes. What I didn't realize until just now that included ave maria 3 times!

Compare that to DNC's dj. 

I did enjoy some of the people on stage just looking confused before staring at their phones and just giving up.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Oct 15, 2024 21:10:37 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Oct 15, 2024 20:18:44 GMT -5 litasail said:

And I was right:

Now if only Blessed Mother would slap him with a divine cease and desist for playing Ave Maria 🙏🏻

Well, Pavarotti's family has been telling him to stop using it since 2016. 😉

[Nonny]

Oct 15, 2024 22:42:44 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

Oct 15, 2024 21:10:37 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Now if only Blessed Mother would slap him with a divine cease and desist for playing Ave Maria 🙏🏻

I'd just take God striking him down with a lightening bolt...

This right here is how you know for sure dems can't control the weather.

Way more members of the GOP would be getting struck by lightening when lies came out of their mouths if dems had a magic weather machine.

[chickadee77]

Oct 16, 2024 2:33:06 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Oct 15, 2024 15:04:03 GMT -5 Bad Dingo said:

www.c-span.org/video/?539131-1/president-trump-interview-economic-club-chicago

Because there's no way I'll sit through an hour of cspan I found a reuters write up. In addition to insisting tariffs would help Americans

www.reuters.com/world/us/under-fire-trump-contends-economic-policies-wont-boost-federal-debt-2024-10-15/

"Trump again defended his actions in the wake of the 2020 election and refused to say whether he would accept the 2024 election results and agree to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose.

He insisted there was a peaceful transfer of power after his 2020 loss, shrugging off the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to halt certification of the election. Four participants died during the chaos and five police officers died afterward, some by suicide.

"It was love and peace and some people went to the Capitol and a lot of strange things happened there," Trump said."

🤷‍♀️ "Wasn't me."

[basilosaurus]

Guardian interviewed people who left a rally early. The Danish tourists cracked me up. I also had to laugh at the woman who had to leave early because her phone was dying, and she needed it to get into her tesla. It's that really the only way?

amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/16/leaving-trump-rallies-early

[formerlyak]

Oct 17, 2024 15:40:54 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Guardian interviewed people who left a rally early. The Danish tourists cracked me up. I also had to laugh at the woman who had to leave early because her phone was dying, and she needed it to get into her tesla. It's that really the only way?

amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/16/leaving-trump-rallies-early

No. There is a card like a credit card you can use. DH and I each have one in our wallets in case our phone dies.

[basilosaurus]

Oct 17, 2024 15:57:32 GMT -5 formerlyak said:

Oct 17, 2024 15:40:54 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Guardian interviewed people who left a rally early. The Danish tourists cracked me up. I also had to laugh at the woman who had to leave early because her phone was dying, and she needed it to get into her tesla. It's that really the only way?

amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/16/leaving-trump-rallies-early

No. There is a card like a credit card you can use. DH and I each have one in our wallets in case our phone dies.

I figured there had to be a physical backup. So, this woman's an idiot for not having it. But we already knew she's an idiot because she's at a trump rally

[fernweh]

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When asked to explain his gun control stance to parents of school shooting victims. Trump said guns are needed for entertainment.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tells-school-shooting-victims-parents-we-need-guns-for-entertainment_n_6711590de4b0e33eefb22e3c

[fernweh]

Dumbasses legal team tried to keep Stormy Daniels from saying negative things about Trump by agreeing to reduce the legal fees she owes them.

www.yahoo.com/news/trump-legal-team-tried-keep-105617157.html

[underwaterrhymes]

Judge Chutkan is unsealing additional evidence today and I cannot WAIT.

abcnews.go.com/amp/US/trump-asks-judge-jan-6-case-delay-release/story?id=114892192

[rachers]

Oct 17, 2024 16:38:09 GMT -5 fernweh said:

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When asked to explain his gun control stance to parents of school shooting victims. Trump said guns are needed for entertainment.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tells-school-shooting-victims-parents-we-need-guns-for-entertainment_n_6711590de4b0e33eefb22e3c

The level of red I see when I hear things like this is maroon.

[spindle92]

Oct 17, 2024 16:38:09 GMT -5 fernweh said:

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When asked to explain his gun control stance to parents of school shooting victims. Trump said guns are needed for entertainment.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tells-school-shooting-victims-parents-we-need-guns-for-entertainment_n_6711590de4b0e33eefb22e3c

I saw a video on this yesterday and nearly threw my phone across the room in rage.

  

[lilac05]

m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825176

www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-sinwar-death-makes-peace-easier-adds-hell-speak-soon-netanyahu-2024-10-18/

Trump says Biden has been holding Israel back:
"He's [Netanyahu] called me. I haven't spoken to him. I'm going to speak to him probably now," Trump said. "Biden is trying to hold him back….and he probably should be doing the opposite actually."

While I understand people’s strong aversion to voting for someone who supports a genocide, I hope that maybe this helps make it very clear that it’ll only get even worse under Trump. A vote for Harris is in effort to keep it from getting worse, not a sign that you think she’s doing great.. In January, we will have one of two people as President (well, 3, depending on how quickly Vance gets Trump out), and we NEED to keep this guy OUT.

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 18, 2024 22:43:16 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825176

www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-sinwar-death-makes-peace-easier-adds-hell-speak-soon-netanyahu-2024-10-18/

Trump says Biden has been holding Israel back:
"He's [Netanyahu] called me. I haven't spoken to him. I'm going to speak to him probably now," Trump said. "Biden is trying to hold him back….and he probably should be doing the opposite actually."

While I understand people’s strong aversion to voting for someone who supports a genocide, I hope that maybe this helps make it very clear that it’ll only get even worse under Trump. A vote for Harris is in effort to keep it from getting worse, not a sign that you think she’s doing great.. In January, we will have one of two people as President (well, 3, depending on how quickly Vance gets Trump out), and we NEED to keep this guy OUT.

How the FUCK is this not a violation of the Hatch Act? I know he’s not currently a civil service employee and his administration violated the Hatch Act the entire time he was president, but he is making things worse! I hate him so much.

ETA - if not the Hatch Act, why not the Logan Act? Where is Merrick Garland??

[underwaterrhymes]

Today’s what the actual fuck moment is this:

Trump rhapsodizes about Arnold Palmer’s penis

apnews.com/article/2bea9620c523e531a55259200215284e

[Beeps (WOT?*)]

Trump speaks about the size of Arnold Palmer's genitalia at PA fundraiser. Just...wow. And nearly half the country thinks this is a reasonable option to lead our country?
He also said Kamala was a "s--- Vice President." "You're Fired."

abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-kicks-off-pennsylvania-rally-talking-arnold-palmers-114961197

(ETA: Looks like UWR and I were both here for it. I was too busy being appalled and aghast  and WTF-ing with my husband to post. My article is identical in verbiage to the AP article she posted so no need to click twice)

[lilac05]

Oct 19, 2024 20:57:49 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Today’s what the actual fuck moment is this:

Trump rhapsodizes about Arnold Palmer’s penis

apnews.com/article/2bea9620c523e531a55259200215284e

What will it take for the people who just think things were better 2016-2020 vs now, so they want to go back to realize that they’re not going back, either?? Trump is not the same person he was in 2016. Watch a few old videos and it’s glaringly obvious. He’s not the same. His platform isn’t the same. The people supporting him aren’t the same. His former cabinet members are warning people about him.

What will it take for them to see???

FWIW, I’m not talking about MAGA people. I’m talking about the people who say, “I can’t stand him, but I could afford my groceries in 2020, and now I can’t.”

I feel so helpless. And I have family that says this. Breaks my heart and infuriates me at the same time.

[Beeps (WOT?*)]

Can I be super snarky and say that apparently Trump is not a "real man" according to descriptions by Stormy Daniels?
(And Eric's nickname in high school was "Choad.")

[lostrn]

Oct 19, 2024 21:29:00 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

Oct 19, 2024 20:57:49 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Today’s what the actual fuck moment is this:

Trump rhapsodizes about Arnold Palmer’s penis

apnews.com/article/2bea9620c523e531a55259200215284e

What will it take for the people who just think things were better 2016-2020 vs now, so they want to go back to realize that they’re not going back, either?? Trump is not the same person he was in 2016. Watch a few old videos and it’s glaringly obvious. He’s not the same. His platform isn’t the same. The people supporting him aren’t the same. His former cabinet members are warning people about him.

What will it take for them to see???

FWIW, I’m not talking about MAGA people. I’m talking about the people who say, “I can’t stand him, but I could afford my groceries in 2020, and now I can’t.”

I feel so helpless. And I have family that says this. Breaks my heart and infuriates me at the same time.

This is exactly how I feel. So many people saying "I can't vote for her" but can't articulate why they can't vote Kamala but can vote for Trump.

[gretchenindisguise]

Oct 19, 2024 23:29:07 GMT -5 lostrn said:

Oct 19, 2024 21:29:00 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

What will it take for the people who just think things were better 2016-2020 vs now, so they want to go back to realize that they’re not going back, either?? Trump is not the same person he was in 2016. Watch a few old videos and it’s glaringly obvious. He’s not the same. His platform isn’t the same. The people supporting him aren’t the same. His former cabinet members are warning people about him.

What will it take for them to see???

FWIW, I’m not talking about MAGA people. I’m talking about the people who say, “I can’t stand him, but I could afford my groceries in 2020, and now I can’t.”

I feel so helpless. And I have family that says this. Breaks my heart and infuriates me at the same time.

This is exactly how I feel. So many people saying "I can't vote for her" but can't articulate why they can't vote Kamala but can vote for Trump.

Oh they say it right there, they just can't fully admit it to themselves.

[fernweh]

Oct 20, 2024 0:45:50 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Oct 19, 2024 23:29:07 GMT -5 lostrn said:

This is exactly how I feel. So many people saying "I can't vote for her" but can't articulate why they can't vote Kamala but can vote for Trump.

Oh they say it right there, they just can't fully admit it to themselves.

Yup - I had a coworker make a comment about having to decide between the lesser of two evils. Obviously it was work so I didn’t want to get into it but it’s like this is not the lesser of two evils. This is a woman who is experienced and competent with perhaps some viewpoints you don’t agree with and a sociopath mad man in a state of severe mental decline who will destroy the country and strip people of their rights…

[mrsukyankee]

Oct 20, 2024 5:00:05 GMT -5 fernweh said:

Oct 20, 2024 0:45:50 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Oh they say it right there, they just can't fully admit it to themselves.

Yup - I had a coworker make a comment about having to decide between the lesser of two evils. Obviously it was work so I didn’t want to get into it but it’s like this is not the lesser of two evils. This is a woman who is experienced and competent with perhaps some viewpoints you don’t agree with and a sociopath mad man in a state of severe mental decline who will destroy the country and strip people of their rights…

And possibly die while in office (or be kicked out by his party due to dementia) and thus you get his even more horrific VP. I think this needs to be stated over and over - do you REALLY want Vance to become President, because it's very likely.

[sonrisa]

Oct 20, 2024 5:00:05 GMT -5 fernweh said:

Oct 20, 2024 0:45:50 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Oh they say it right there, they just can't fully admit it to themselves.

Yup - I had a coworker make a comment about having to decide between the lesser of two evils. Obviously it was work so I didn’t want to get into it but it’s like this is not the lesser of two evils. This is a woman who is experienced and competent with perhaps some viewpoints you don’t agree with and a sociopath mad man in a state of severe mental decline who will destroy the country and strip people of their rights…

have you pointed out Trump wants astronomical tariffs that would make this last inflation look like pennies?

[lilac05]

Oct 20, 2024 9:19:37 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Oct 20, 2024 5:00:05 GMT -5 fernweh said:

Yup - I had a coworker make a comment about having to decide between the lesser of two evils. Obviously it was work so I didn’t want to get into it but it’s like this is not the lesser of two evils. This is a woman who is experienced and competent with perhaps some viewpoints you don’t agree with and a sociopath mad man in a state of severe mental decline who will destroy the country and strip people of their rights…

have you pointed out Trump wants astronomical tariffs that would make this last inflation look like pennies?

And kill small businesses.

I have a small business with one product. I tried to get it manufactured in the US, but quality was less and cost was 3x+ what I could get at an ethically produced (from my research & my broker who has been in the print industry for 40+ years) place in China. A 60% tariff is almost guaranteed to make it unsustainable for me to continue my business. If I could produce 100,000 at a time, it would have a little less impact because economy of scale of production…but it would still be a big hit.

Prices are *guaranteed* to go up. And people don’t realize it’s on stuff like food, too. We can’t just build a plant to make tomatoes in the US!

[fernweh]

Oct 20, 2024 10:43:37 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

Oct 20, 2024 9:19:37 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

have you pointed out Trump wants astronomical tariffs that would make this last inflation look like pennies?

And kill small businesses.

I have a small business with one product. I tried to get it manufactured in the US, but quality was less and cost was 3x+ what I could get at an ethically produced (from my research & my broker who has been in the print industry for 40+ years) place in China. A 60% tariff is almost guaranteed to make it unsustainable for me to continue my business. If I could produce 100,000 at a time, it would have a little less impact because economy of scale of production…but it would still be a big hit.

Prices are *guaranteed* to go up. And people don’t realize it’s on stuff like food, too. We can’t just build a plant to make tomatoes in the US!

Combine that with the mass deportations. Even the stuff that is grown/produced here but have prices skyrocket- because who do you think it providing the low cost labor to pick things?! Spoiler alert, it’s largely immigrants.