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UTUSN

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17. "Brood Parisitism" - birds stealing other birds' nests - even wants a World Cup
Mon Apr 7, 2025, 10:04 PM
Apr 7

Re-post:


Obvious, his lifelong craving for acknowledgment, insatiable about wanting what other/exemplary people got from their talent and accomplishment - he craves OBAMA's/GORE's Nobel Prize, HITLER's Time Mag cover, presidency (the persona) of Andy JACKSON.

**** He can't make any *ORIGINAL* thing, so he took over Mar a Lago from Marjorie Meriwether POST, and the KENNEDY Center, and can't compose wonderful music so does the D.J. thing of blaring Nessum Dorma and YMCA and Do You Hear the People Sing?

He's the birds that take over other birds' nests.

***ON EDIT: How it has been noted since 2015 how he appropriates historical slogans that were successful (obviously for other people), such as "America First" (for isolationist, Fascist Charles LINDBERG), even MAGA (used by RAYGUN? ) , and whatever many other catch phrases that his string-pullers can scrounge up for him (since he has zero knowledge of his own). He's basically about *marketing* - getting suckers to buy into his crap.

***ON EDIT: Add another appropriated aspiration: He has a replica of the World Cup on display in his office junk. See Post #10 for a graphic.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_parasitism

Brood parasitism

.... is a subclass of parasitism and phenomenon and behavioural pattern of animals that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds, insects and fish. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own, usually using egg mimicry, with eggs that resemble the host's. The strategy involves a form of aggressive mimicry called Kirbyan mimicry. ....

Mafia hypothesis
There is a question as to why the majority of the hosts of brood parasites care for the nestlings of their parasites. Not only do these brood parasites usually differ significantly in size and appearance, but it is also highly probable that they reduce the reproductive success of their hosts. The "mafia hypothesis" proposes that when a brood parasite discovers that its egg has been rejected, it destroys the host's nest and injures or kills the nestlings. The threat of such a response may encourage compliant behavior from the host.[19] Mafia-like behavior occurs in the brown-headed cowbird of North America, and the great spotted cuckoo of Europe. The great spotted cuckoo lays most of its eggs in the nests of the European magpie. It repeatedly visits nests it has parasitised, a precondition for the mafia hypothesis. In experiments, nests from which the parasite's egg has been removed are destroyed by the cuckoo, supporting the hypothesis. An alternative explanation is that the destruction encourages the magpie host to build a new nest, giving the cuckoo another opportunity for parasitism.[19] Similarly, the brown-headed cowbird parasitises the prothonotary warbler. In other experiments, 56% of egg-ejected nests were predated upon, against 6% of non-ejected nests. 85% of parasitized nests rebuilt by hosts were destroyed. Hosts that ejected parasite eggs produced 60% fewer young than those that accepted the cowbird eggs.[20] ....

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His fake-win golf trophies? moonscape Apr 7 #1
Those tchotchkes actually do belong to the White House; Ocelot II Apr 7 #2
What's that quaint phrase you use? "Belong to the White House"? erronis Apr 7 #9
Trump and Musk DENVERPOPS Apr 7 #24
I believe the ivy just wilted and died as he 'fragranced' past. Conjuay Apr 8 #52
Or the trash. Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 8 #67
He figures he's never leaving, so why not. n/t flvegan Apr 7 #3
Chair question TommyT139 Apr 7 #4
Lol what are those trophies? Meowmee Apr 7 #5
Stuff he is going to steal edhopper Apr 7 #6
He can't steal it. He's already reclassified it as his Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 8 #68
Oh for JFC that bastard. Klarkashton Apr 7 #7
What? No gold toilet? Wicked Blue Apr 7 #8
Yeppers. madamesilverspurs Apr 7 #10
i see they kept the couch nt et tu Apr 7 #11
Nobody's gonna want it after Vance is done with it. Ocelot II Apr 7 #13
2 many memories lol nt et tu Apr 7 #27
Never seen him electricmonk Apr 8 #42
Trump ordered every gold covered anything to be delivered to the Oval Office CharleyDog Apr 8 #45
Gaudy StarryNite Apr 7 #12
That's the word. ✅ underpants Apr 8 #54
Is that the Las Vegas Lounge in the WH? spanone Apr 7 #14
Tacky. Dictator Chic. Gross. Hekate Apr 7 #15
Is this a surprise to anyone? BigmanPigman Apr 7 #16
"Brood Parisitism" - birds stealing other birds' nests - even wants a World Cup UTUSN Apr 7 #17
There's a dark bust in the photo on the table, any idea who that is? CoopersDad Apr 7 #22
I blew it up as much as possible & it's blurred. My guess: CHURCHILL, which is ironic. UTUSN Apr 7 #33
Thank you!!11!! CoopersDad Apr 8 #47
Winston Churchill MissLilyBart Apr 7 #35
The White House should be covered... RainCaster Apr 7 #18
It would be more effective electricmonk Apr 8 #43
If this was Hogwarts all the frames would be empty dflprincess Apr 7 #19
Where is his velvet Elvis? n/t xocetaceans Apr 7 #20
Barf. SunSeeker Apr 7 #21
Fool's gold n/t Grim Chieftain Apr 7 #23
"...very, very soon..." The most important words in the post! dchill Apr 7 #25
Tacky ... proud patriot Apr 7 #26
Fucking hideous JI7 Apr 7 #28
Trashy tastes from a trashy person LilyBelle Apr 7 #29
5 metric tones of sage to burn after djt vacates the White House premises.. magicarpet Apr 7 #30
They forgot to photograph the Malignia and Vanky lap dances. NBachers Apr 7 #31
Gaudy as fuck. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 7 #32
His whole life designed by a credit card and debt and fraud RANDYWILDMAN Apr 7 #34
The jester must be just out of camera range democrank Apr 7 #36
The only taste that moron has is in his mouth. AWFUL!! dai13sy Apr 7 #37
I'm keeping that saying. 👍 underpants Apr 8 #55
Jed Clampett and his clan had more class. Just tacky and trashy from a tacky and trashy person tulipsandroses Apr 7 #38
Un-fucking-believable. Mr. Evil Apr 7 #39
Looks OK. usonian Apr 7 #40
Maybe Krylon stock is recession proof Ruby the Liberal Apr 8 #41
trump has no taste at all LetMyPeopleVote Apr 8 #44
Get a good look cause... lame54 Apr 8 #46
An exercise in bad taste. Mr. Jinx Apr 8 #48
Tacky-fication! FSogol Apr 8 #49
It's so obvious NCgayguy Apr 8 #50
A funny bit as he showed off his new decor to Laura Ingraham... allegorical oracle Apr 8 #51
He is the essence of a failure. In every imaginable metric. Moostache Apr 8 #53
He really is a sorry specimen, isn't he? Ocelot II Apr 8 #58
Good grief. Funny, I was just wondering about that today. LisaM Apr 8 #56
Like all children, he's impressed by glittery objects. My older brother likes to remind me that, when I was 3 years old TrollBuster9090 Apr 8 #57
If you're as old as me you might remember when Nixon tried to redesign Ocelot II Apr 8 #62
Omg UpInArms Apr 8 #59
There's a picture of Maximilien Robespierre in there somewhere, right? jmowreader Apr 8 #60
What caught my eye are those godawful tables with the eagles misanthrope Apr 8 #61
I was ready to say FAKE NEWS but DELUSIONAL FUCK Brenda Apr 8 #63
Gaudy and cheap looking. 🤢 nt Raine Apr 8 #64
Could the Oval Office be uglier? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 8 #65
If seen the second pic but wasn't aware of the contrast underpants Apr 8 #66
Don't forget about his mug shot just outside the door. demmiblue Apr 8 #69
Everything gold like Midas. Joinfortmill Apr 8 #70
Demolish the place when it's finally over!!! tazcat Apr 8 #71
There's a scene in Patton, VGNonly Apr 8 #72
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