… a Russian oligarch. He's Putinized the Oval Office decor.

Is getting in the way of his fun

A fiasco the American people are solely responsible for.

Trump isn’t some foreign invader who took control through conquest; he isn’t a domestic insurgent who came to power via a violent coup.

Trump was elected lawfully and constitutionally – the consequence of the fear, ignorance and stupidity, the racism, bigotry, and misogyny of the voters.

In 2024 we witnessed a catastrophic failure of democracy, with the voters democracy’s greatest flaw.

The people are solely responsible for the bad government they get.

Nietzsche was right.

he stole the office.

from the Wired pub, if I am not mistaken with descriptions of abnormal events surrounding election day that were clues in how manipulations took place...
And I agree with yes, it was stolen. It would take a mastermind follow-up and study to validate the clues and unravel the events.
Proving something like that would be difficult, and it will not happen at this time unless we have protections. The tabulations were changed at the state level, and unfolding those counts... omg...

his DOJ bimbo.............LOL

Thom Hartman and Greg Palast, two top notch Journalists figured out how the swing state votes were corrupted....It's on You Tube somewhere.......sounds more than reasonable...........

We will suffer as long as we put up with it. So how long will it take before we finally reach critical mass???

One friend wrote to tell me we should stop because we're just provoking Pissolini to use the Insurrection Act to declare martial law.

I wrote back saying Timothy Snyder disagrees with a link to a page discussing why we Do Not Obey In Advance. No response.

I wrote again asking if he'd looked at my link. I also said that historian Heather Cox Richardson & others encourage us to keep protesting. Still no reply. Not much of a friend, it turns out.

Something this stupid country should not have allowed, for anyone.

Then he had Putin and many oligarchs encouraging him to run as well. Meanwhile, he has other people doing the work and all he has to do is play president, sign executive orders, and golf. Of course, it also benefited him financially at a time when he really needed it.

and the whole country is getting the shaft as we type.

He is a grifter at heart. I think he likes the feeling that he's gotten away with something. It makes him look really smart, well at least in his eyes. It is hard to believe how much he's gotten away with all these years.

The more they broadcast their cruelty the more likes they get. Pretty much sums up the whole shtick.

Cosplaying president of the U.S. We excuse it for our kids and younger adults. And it's usually superheroes and comic book characters. Never did I ever think anyone... especially somebody as old as he is... would be cosplaying at being a president. Not that he cares, because it's not in his emotional makeup, but he ought to be totally humiliated at the way people are both laughing out loud at him for his idiocy and harebrained ideas that are wrecking the country... but also at the person, himself... so full of himself that really is a case of the Emperors New Clothes.

Cosplaying is not about taking advantage of people, stealing wealth, and hurting others.

No cosplayer is trying to get anyone to believe they are something or someone that they are not.

Cosplayers put a lot of their own money, effort, time and resources into what they do. Trump does none of this.

He is a con man. He is a scam artist. He is a grifter. He is not pretending to be the President. He is the President. He pretended that he would do the job of the President in order to get elected.

No one has any expectation that the person wearing a superhero costume is going to stop a plane crash or foil a bank robbery. People do, or at least should, have an expectation that the President is going to govern and act in the best interest of the people.

license to steal is correct

for president was a popularity contest. I agree with the premise that he never wanted the job back in 2016.

golf games is proof he's doing nothing but trouble as prez.

Or cell block.

He wants all the perks and glamor of the office but can't really be bothered by the rigors of the job.

#ETTD

Many experts believe Trump is a malignant narcissist, which is a combination of two different personality disorders: narcissistic personality disorder (npd) and antisocial personality disorder (apd or aspd). Both of these disorders are problematic, and the combination of both is a dangerous one, because it tends to produce people that, well, act like Trump!

Where things get muddy is that some experts dedcribe personality disorders as a category of "mental illness," while other call them "mental health conditions" or "mental disorders." The latter sound like distinctions without a real difference to me, but I'm not a trained psychologist or therapist so take that as you will!

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that a personality disorder is a deviation from optimal human functioning, and another is that personality disorders are extremely hard, if not impossible to treat, because they involve behaviors and patterns of thought that are deeply embedded (you might say baked in) aspects of someone's personality. Also, people with npd or aspd don't usually seek help, because their behavior is troublesome primarily to those around them. These people don't think there's is anything wrong with them; any time their behavior causes a problem, they blame it on someone (or something) else.

Below are a couple of links and avideo that I hope may be informative. You can find loads more by googling terms like "personality disorders" or "narcissism." Combine those terms with "Trump" and you get hits relating these terms to him. I found the last two items below by googling "Trump malignant narcissist."

Personality Disorders Are Not Always Seen as Mental Disorders
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/5-types-people-who-can-ruin-your-life/202206/personality-disorders-are-not-always-seen-mental

Trump, a malignant narcissist?
https://bitterrootstar.com/2025/03/trump-a-malignant-narcissist/

That's what happens when a person thinks he is the center of the universe and has no morals, no ethics, and no empathy for others.

We collectively knew what we were getting into and DID IT ANYWAY.

The fact that we apparently don't believe in accountability anymore is just stunning and has to have cemented this.

Its maddening.

to get out of going to jail

that the most evil MAGAT's reported feeling "Ms. Minton [said of Trump]...He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting."

Not enough of the assholes who voted for him are suffering enough, if you ask me!

I suspect that wasn't true now since he knew it would keep him out of jail.

And it resulted in them all given up on the Constitution. They got what they wanted and are out to destroy it. And our silly media carries on like we're all part of some damn reality TV show.

Reality TV. (which is generally anything BUT real!) I remember exactly where it came from and why. I didn't support it when they were trying to screw the actors and crews of shows, and I still don't support it. The whole thing was borne of a cheat... cheat people out of money and rewards they were truly due, so that more profits moved into the studios and bigwigs' pockets. I have such a real bad taste in my mouth for the whole damn genre... especially as it's only gotten more dumb and more and more exploitive. In fact, my feeling is so bad, there's only one show I've ever watched... and yes, I AM addicted to it. But then, it's a real world example of real world people showing off their talents, hard work, and expertise. Don't laugh, but I'm talking about BattleBots. There's a lot of STEM research and engineering that goes into those robots. And while as a viewer I love KO's, I still feel bad about how much damage they take. I can see it as a black hole where all the money goes, which is why there's probably so much family involved in most of these.

I believe we are living through a dystopian reality show that only the most extreme sadist could brew. And I worry how much farther he'll get before we finally catch a clue from other countries and their relationship with their people. Most countries go out on general strikes and more... they'll shut down whole economies and cities with their protests. This is what I think we need to see in this country before ANY of our media starts talking about it. And more's the shame. As we protest to keep freedom of the press, the main press seems to be doing all it can to build up restrictions. Whats the phrase? Capitulate before you're asked? Something like that. That's how I see our press, now that Bush got the Heritage Foundation's wish of all but monopolizing the media with the billionaire class.

I didn't want to protest. So I stayed home and watched a rom com from 1963 Sunday in New York on TCM.

I hate that we've given up on citizenship for consumerism. And that the media doesn't ask follow up questions like the Brits do.

I hope California decides to go it alone if the rest of the country opts for dictatorship.

They are NOT “Conservatives”
They are “Right Wingers“

done... no need for office visits.

he was running to stay out of prison. now, it's get the most of it.

Though once that atrocious immunity ruling was rendered by SCOTUS it was going to be very hard to get him there if he lost the election.

for many reasons... number one, asset who is destroying the gov, seeking revenge and grifting/ looting etc. Also to avoid any possible consequences for his numerous crimes.

I am hoping the International Criminal Court in the Hague charges him for his actions in sending Immigrants to that hellhole, El Salvador. As for Congress, maybe some day they will grow a spine, but I'm not holding my breath. My hope is that, despite Trump's efforts to cripple our rights to vote, the American people will go to the polls and vote out the traitorous Republicans.

RESIST & VOTE!

After the assassination attempt those who are in position to manipulate him, likely fed him that idea, which would go over big in an egomaniac. Recently, hanging a photo of himself taken after that attempt helps to understand his mind state.

He may actually believe he is saving the country from the imaginary dystopia he campaigned on. He is as much a product of the right wing propaganda machine as he is a driver.

More than being unserious, he is a person with bad judgment and a likely narcissistic personality disorder.

One and done.

Empty shelves first, followed by closed doors by the end of August.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/132269631

The way he has always done it - without an actual lick of anything a normal, sane person would deem "work." I.e., the way pa taught him, and the way he has always done. Reading PDBs, weighing options, entertaining alternate opinions - all of those involve actual cerebral processes and self-discipline, i.e., work. Let's hit the links!

It's important to remember that before entering the primaries back in 2015, the felon had discussed the idea of running with Bill Clinton while the two played golf. The felon was looking simply to get attention to promote his brand. The former president encouraged him, thinking he could damage the expected republican nominee, Jeb "refrigerator head" Bush. When the felon won the nomination, he still did not want to be president, but he did not want to lose to a woman.

After losing in 2020, he had planned to retire to cheat at golf while still finding ways to get his followers to donate to him. It wasn't until Jack Smith was appointed that the felon recognized his only hope for avoiding conviction was to win a second term. Because the felon hates all that is Good, he also wanted to get revenge, destroy America, and get rich doing it.