How much I would like to believe you’re correct, and you very well may be. However, I’ve learned to _never_ overestimate the perceptions of the truly stupid and delusional
there's an education map of USA going around that seems to show MAGA land is also Dumb-F land with many many who barely earned their GED if at all. SO the stupid people he loves are likely watching reality TV or busy on their video games
They think they know him from reality tv! He's not acting now...or is he? He really wanted to be an actor! Applause. Applause. Applause. Maybe we just need to offer him another reality show and he'll go away.
They started with desegregation, and Reagan invited all the hateful into his party. The Koch brothers funded the tea party as a backlash to a black president.
I agree. Maybe it's partially a diversion and partly a desire to shock and awe and look tough,; you know, sort of a Donald the Conqueror. Damn the bone spurs I'm goin' in.
I don't think they are stupid actually. I do think that average republicans of 9 years ago fell under the control of a narcissist. A cult leader. Anyone can mind control a group. Problem is cults NEVER end well. Trump is Jim Jones in a too long tie.
Trump is just showing what a pathetic and sick individual he really is. Whatever the case may be Trump Is Insane and wants to do nothing for the American people. And messing with these other countries is going to come back and get his sorry ass. In his little narcissist brain he really believes and thinks he is king of all countries.
History suggests the really wealthy are insulated from the devastation of economic consequences of a collapsed economy. Look at Krupp, Porsche and Mitsubishi and Toyota. They survived ww2.
It has always been about him. The games he's playing now will in the end prove what so many already knew. He's unfit to be president. This second stint is all about revenge, spite and vindication. He's being played by the project 2025 crew, they let him play the strongman while they push their agenda. I doubt he's even aware of it. What the US will look like in 4 years is anybody's guess but it won't be the democracy it once was. It will be up to the people to fight against this tyranny, day after day for as long as it takes to run these fascists out of the WH and out of every state.
The press secretary Karoline leavitt 's husband had a huge hand in writing project 2025,is it a wonder why this lying propagandist got this job and bends her knee to TRUMP. She's a pathetic soul.
What bothers me the most about the press secretary is a quality she shares with her orange boss: an arrogance not backed up by any particular accomplishments.
If anyone has not read project 2025, you really should since if it does come to fruition, it will injure an enormous American population. He really doesn't want to mess with Seniors and the benefits they WORKED FOR..
I truly believe that Trump is just distracting things so people don’t see what’s really going on with project 2025, we need to go after the other perps to get this stopped!
I wanted to make this same comment but wasn’t able to articulate it as aptly as just did. Thanks!
Many witnessing this political catastrophe actually believe Trump is the one devising the agenda which he signs off on everyday. When in actuality, as you stated, it is “the project 2025 crew” B.K.A. The Heritage Foundation pulling all of the strings (along with Peter Thiel and his ilk, of course, with his apartheid SA, nazi praising background). Trump is dumber than a bag of bricks, and probably THE most selfish man on earth! No way in hell ia stooge like him is able to imagine, let alone orchestrate, such a sophisticated level of destruction which we are currently witnessing.
I agree! The one question remains: what will happen when orange dumbo served his purpose? The chaos he is causing won't be solved in a day and he may prove harder to reign in than they figured.
And why? Why do the Republicans have an allegience to Donald Trump? Money? Power? Russian Assets? What is holding the Republicans to this loyalty when their own popularity with their constituents is waning? I will never understand such loyalty away from the Constitution to the ramblings of a mad man.
There are some Republicans that don't buy in, but they so want to keep Democrats out of the majority--they are doing exactly what they shouldn't be doing. Cronyn from Texas Facebook was encouraging his constituents to support RFK, Jr. OMG.....He will lose his seat when it comes up for reelection, as well as the abhorrent Ted Cruz! I know a lot of lovers of the blue in Texas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's because if they go against trump they will lose their seats/power. Muskrat already threatened them that if they do not uphold trumps agenda he will put money into the campaign of their rival Republican running.
At some point don't you come to the conclusion that you'll lose anyway and why not try to restore some integrity as you're going out. It's just unfathomable that these republicans are so morally bankrupt.
But don’t they understand that they will lose anyway: either they’re primaried or they lose to the dem/independent opponent. Do they really expect to be reelected after this 💩 show?
They are locked in, they could not run as an independent, and will get primaried by Musk's money. Look what happened to Darth Cheney's daughter Liz, and Adam Kinzinger for telling the truth.
They could save face as at least trying to stand up for their constituents. House reps don’t generally have enough time to make a life in DC and go back to their communities. I would be ashamed to face anyone knowing I let them down. But maybe they have no moral compass at all.
I have that much more respect for Liz and Adam for standing up. Sure they lost their seats, but they saved their reputations. So now if they run in 2026, I bet they’ll pull a WI Supreme Court outcome. My opinion.
Simple, they can't win without his rabid base. They have nothing to appeal to a larger swath of voters, so they depend on the cult. And they get threatened by that same violent base if they go against tangeranus.
It would be interesting to have a timeline of what strategies for “making a deal” in his businesses to ask the question “are there parallels?” I think you are right because no one in the administration seems to be talking process and expectations. That means to me that there is no plan except the next thought that pops into the President’s brain based on who is talking. They don’t know what’s going to happen, because there was no strategy, no data, no modeling, no nothing!
Thank you for this post. Crisp. Clear. Revealing. It was so very chilling - no pun intended - to hear Vance speak in Greenland. 3 hours on the ground! So much turmoil! And whisking away all puffed up with false machismo Usha looks miserable. These guys only know to create misery. I appreciate the work you are doing!
The trip originally was a goodwill tour for her to repair some of the damage, all the swinging dicks were doing. She had multiple people to see, and meet. Then "Signal gate" happened, and suddenly Waltz and the Usha's husband were going. Then no one wanted to meet them. All stops were cancelled, so the only place they could go was the air base.
I told my husband weeks ago that Trump could easily send troops into Greenland (or Canada) because (1) he wants to mimic Putin and (2) to whip up patriotism thereby distracting from the economic crisis that he created.
I would not seeing either move as whipping up patriotism since neither country has acted belligerently towards us. Even the invasion of Granada had a pretext of protecting Americans on the island. I would wager that invading Canada would see mass pro-Canadian demonstrations in the streets. And, should I order my Greenland flag now?
Canadian here. Your mentally ill president is vastly underestimating Canadians' love for our country. Any attempt to annex us will be met with resistance the likes of which has not been seen in decades. We will never surrender our sovereignty.
My wife and I have only vacationed three times in the past 25 years and each has been to Canada! We like Canada and, right now, I'm liking Canada a whole lot more than I like my own country. The resistance here is trying to hold the tyrannical forces at bay and we'll try to regain the high ground to, once again, make the U.S. a beacon of hope and not a global pariah.
I agree. Unfortunately, mental illness is not only in the president's office. Half of our country has elected him, and that half seems not to see the cruelty he is perpetrating against the rest of us. I married a man and took his name. It is a Hispanic surname. His family has been in this country for three generations and has served in the military in every generation. I am afraid for him every day because our name is in the phone book and it is easy for everyone to see. All we need is for some of our *****er neighbors to call us in, and he and I both could end up in El Salvador, just as some innocent people already have. I live in a daytime nightmare in a country I grew up loving. I already had TPTSD from his first term. I don't know how I will navigate a second one. It is already so much worse than I could have imagined.
I’m so sorry you have to deal with this! I am sick to my stomach every day and I’m white!! I can’t even imagine how you are feeling. We will fight for you though, just know that!!
I've always been fond of the Maple Leaf flag. Canada has stuck it's neck out for the U.S. in the past (one example being smuggling Americans out of Iran during the hostage crisis). It hurts to see this idiot attack a valued northern neighbor. Most Americans, even people who supported him, don't support being adversarial to Canada.
When you watch network news does it show how unhappy Americans are? Because we get a lot of US channels and it seems human interest stories get more coverage than djt bag of tricks do. Just wondering if media are all bowing down? Thank God for YouTube etc bc otherwise it would seem you guys are just fine with what's going on.
I don't watch network news, but I do peruse the abc, nbc and msnbc online news sites to see what is being reported. The problem is that, pretty much other than msnbc, the mainstream news tries to normalize his craziness.
The corporate media cannot be trusted to report actual news. It's all reactionary clickbait to generate ratings. When ABC Nightly News begins EVERY SINGLE nightly broadcast with "Breaking news!!!!" and then spends 1/3 of the broadcast telling you what they will be telling you next, it's obvious they don't want to spend time telling you the actual news.
45-47 is trying to look like his hero, Putin. Plus, his abusive behavior towards America and the world community is isolating us from our friends and allies. Let’s not forget he is an effing moron.
Mr T is ruining our country and constitution with all sorts of illegal shenanigans— why is he not being charged and taken to jail? He is a TRAITOR to the American people and constitution…
You still assume that Trump is thinking and has some sort of plan. Because his dementia is getting worse he only has some basic ideas and words left. And those seem to be "tariff" and "security" and "deals" and "stay out of jail". He doesn't even understand anymore that he can't put tariffs on Russian oil. But the word is one of the few that are left in his demented brain. What you really need is a Republican who can distract him. But this only works much better with normal dementia patients who have less contact with the rest of the world.
BTC, while the comments are still in double digits, will you please consider writing and speaking about where the hell are Harris and Obama while DC burns?! No one seems willing to ask these two people, who just months ago were out there warning us of the dangers of Trump, and are now missing in action.
I cannot figure it out. Our two most consequential speakers with the name recognition and media access to stir it up and get folks mobilized are…doing what exactly? They could take a page from the Bernie/AOC book and get out there and speak the truth to thousands and, by extension, millions. Why are they silent?
Now is the moment. Imagine if one of them said out loud what you have written this morning. I just don’t get it and no one has a satisfactory answer. You’ve got connections, Brian. Can you get this question answered for all of us, for the good of our evaporating country and world order?
The first statement on the President Obama website is a quote from President Obama "the change we seek will take longer than one term or one presidency. Real change — big change — takes many years "
I just wrote and asked whoever is running the site whether Obama still thinks that's true. Seems to me REAL change has come in about 61 days.
Trump is not distracting us. His handlers are distracting him. Greenland and tariffs are his shiny toys. He can play with them all day while they systematically dismantle the Government.
Judging by the poll cited, Americans are not distracted at all. Judging by the people in the streets, Americans are pissed.
How much I would like to believe you’re correct, and you very well may be. However, I’ve learned to _never_ overestimate the perceptions of the truly stupid and delusional
MAGA Trump followers are the delusional and stupid they believe this conman felon trump’s lies and bullshit!
"Ignorance is a root of evil." - Plato
there's an education map of USA going around that seems to show MAGA land is also Dumb-F land with many many who barely earned their GED if at all. SO the stupid people he loves are likely watching reality TV or busy on their video games
They think they know him from reality tv! He's not acting now...or is he? He really wanted to be an actor! Applause. Applause. Applause. Maybe we just need to offer him another reality show and he'll go away.
“ Education” is a big word. Look at all ‘dem fine graduates polluting Congress and infecting corporations. Behavior defines “education”
The stupid hateful folks began with the tea party morons and have rotted into magamorons.
They started with desegregation, and Reagan invited all the hateful into his party. The Koch brothers funded the tea party as a backlash to a black president.
of underestimate their fearless destroyer
I agree. Maybe it's partially a diversion and partly a desire to shock and awe and look tough,; you know, sort of a Donald the Conqueror. Damn the bone spurs I'm goin' in.
Hoping BTC is correct, MAGAs who are being screwed and unaware are the truly stupid
I don't think they are stupid actually. I do think that average republicans of 9 years ago fell under the control of a narcissist. A cult leader. Anyone can mind control a group. Problem is cults NEVER end well. Trump is Jim Jones in a too long tie.
What's that man
Sorry Terry, don't quite understand your response...who are you referring to on their "perceptions of the truly stupid and delusional."
I’m afraid I agree
Sounds like you are….
Trump is just showing what a pathetic and sick individual he really is. Whatever the case may be Trump Is Insane and wants to do nothing for the American people. And messing with these other countries is going to come back and get his sorry ass. In his little narcissist brain he really believes and thinks he is king of all countries.
I just hope it just gets felon Trump and his maga regime and not ALL Americans!
I know right
we have NEVER been a commitment to him except as a piggy bank
Exactly
History suggests the really wealthy are insulated from the devastation of economic consequences of a collapsed economy. Look at Krupp, Porsche and Mitsubishi and Toyota. They survived ww2.
In 2 words, completely DELUSIONAL!
… despite that annoying evidence vacuum…
It has always been about him. The games he's playing now will in the end prove what so many already knew. He's unfit to be president. This second stint is all about revenge, spite and vindication. He's being played by the project 2025 crew, they let him play the strongman while they push their agenda. I doubt he's even aware of it. What the US will look like in 4 years is anybody's guess but it won't be the democracy it once was. It will be up to the people to fight against this tyranny, day after day for as long as it takes to run these fascists out of the WH and out of every state.
And I’ve been saying all along it’s the authors and promoters of project 2025 that are running the show not the orange tangerine!
Yes. Leaving him plenty of time for golf.
The press secretary Karoline leavitt 's husband had a huge hand in writing project 2025,is it a wonder why this lying propagandist got this job and bends her knee to TRUMP. She's a pathetic soul.
Your first mistake is assuming she has a soul.
She made sure to have an anchor baby (to the millionaire) and a wedding first...
She's evil, not stupid.
What bothers me the most about the press secretary is a quality she shares with her orange boss: an arrogance not backed up by any particular accomplishments.
If anyone has not read project 2025, you really should since if it does come to fruition, it will injure an enormous American population. He really doesn't want to mess with Seniors and the benefits they WORKED FOR..
Fruition? It literally happening in real time.
100% agree
I truly believe that Trump is just distracting things so people don’t see what’s really going on with project 2025, we need to go after the other perps to get this stopped!
Orange tangerine? How about an Orange hot air balloon. He's obese and the only thing that comes out of his month is hot air. 😆 🤣 😂 😹
I wanted to make this same comment but wasn’t able to articulate it as aptly as just did. Thanks!
Many witnessing this political catastrophe actually believe Trump is the one devising the agenda which he signs off on everyday. When in actuality, as you stated, it is “the project 2025 crew” B.K.A. The Heritage Foundation pulling all of the strings (along with Peter Thiel and his ilk, of course, with his apartheid SA, nazi praising background). Trump is dumber than a bag of bricks, and probably THE most selfish man on earth! No way in hell ia stooge like him is able to imagine, let alone orchestrate, such a sophisticated level of destruction which we are currently witnessing.
I agree! The one question remains: what will happen when orange dumbo served his purpose? The chaos he is causing won't be solved in a day and he may prove harder to reign in than they figured.
Absolutely!
Maturity and responsibility is paramount in a leadership position.
And why? Why do the Republicans have an allegience to Donald Trump? Money? Power? Russian Assets? What is holding the Republicans to this loyalty when their own popularity with their constituents is waning? I will never understand such loyalty away from the Constitution to the ramblings of a mad man.
There are some Republicans that don't buy in, but they so want to keep Democrats out of the majority--they are doing exactly what they shouldn't be doing. Cronyn from Texas Facebook was encouraging his constituents to support RFK, Jr. OMG.....He will lose his seat when it comes up for reelection, as well as the abhorrent Ted Cruz! I know a lot of lovers of the blue in Texas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's because if they go against trump they will lose their seats/power. Muskrat already threatened them that if they do not uphold trumps agenda he will put money into the campaign of their rival Republican running.
At some point don't you come to the conclusion that you'll lose anyway and why not try to restore some integrity as you're going out. It's just unfathomable that these republicans are so morally bankrupt.
More like morally brainwashed!
Or both!
But don’t they understand that they will lose anyway: either they’re primaried or they lose to the dem/independent opponent. Do they really expect to be reelected after this 💩 show?
They are locked in, they could not run as an independent, and will get primaried by Musk's money. Look what happened to Darth Cheney's daughter Liz, and Adam Kinzinger for telling the truth.
They could save face as at least trying to stand up for their constituents. House reps don’t generally have enough time to make a life in DC and go back to their communities. I would be ashamed to face anyone knowing I let them down. But maybe they have no moral compass at all.
I have that much more respect for Liz and Adam for standing up. Sure they lost their seats, but they saved their reputations. So now if they run in 2026, I bet they’ll pull a WI Supreme Court outcome. My opinion.
Simple, they can't win without his rabid base. They have nothing to appeal to a larger swath of voters, so they depend on the cult. And they get threatened by that same violent base if they go against tangeranus.
They all believed his promises!
It’s a distraction from all his bumbling idiotic moves. He is also using Greenland to curry favor with Putin.
It would be interesting to have a timeline of what strategies for “making a deal” in his businesses to ask the question “are there parallels?” I think you are right because no one in the administration seems to be talking process and expectations. That means to me that there is no plan except the next thought that pops into the President’s brain based on who is talking. They don’t know what’s going to happen, because there was no strategy, no data, no modeling, no nothing!
And no forethought of consequences. None!
Thank you for this post. Crisp. Clear. Revealing. It was so very chilling - no pun intended - to hear Vance speak in Greenland. 3 hours on the ground! So much turmoil! And whisking away all puffed up with false machismo Usha looks miserable. These guys only know to create misery. I appreciate the work you are doing!
The trip originally was a goodwill tour for her to repair some of the damage, all the swinging dicks were doing. She had multiple people to see, and meet. Then "Signal gate" happened, and suddenly Waltz and the Usha's husband were going. Then no one wanted to meet them. All stops were cancelled, so the only place they could go was the air base.
I told my husband weeks ago that Trump could easily send troops into Greenland (or Canada) because (1) he wants to mimic Putin and (2) to whip up patriotism thereby distracting from the economic crisis that he created.
I would not seeing either move as whipping up patriotism since neither country has acted belligerently towards us. Even the invasion of Granada had a pretext of protecting Americans on the island. I would wager that invading Canada would see mass pro-Canadian demonstrations in the streets. And, should I order my Greenland flag now?
Canadian here. Your mentally ill president is vastly underestimating Canadians' love for our country. Any attempt to annex us will be met with resistance the likes of which has not been seen in decades. We will never surrender our sovereignty.
My wife and I have only vacationed three times in the past 25 years and each has been to Canada! We like Canada and, right now, I'm liking Canada a whole lot more than I like my own country. The resistance here is trying to hold the tyrannical forces at bay and we'll try to regain the high ground to, once again, make the U.S. a beacon of hope and not a global pariah.
Our hearts are with your resistance <3 You are welcome in Canada anytime.
I agree. Unfortunately, mental illness is not only in the president's office. Half of our country has elected him, and that half seems not to see the cruelty he is perpetrating against the rest of us. I married a man and took his name. It is a Hispanic surname. His family has been in this country for three generations and has served in the military in every generation. I am afraid for him every day because our name is in the phone book and it is easy for everyone to see. All we need is for some of our *****er neighbors to call us in, and he and I both could end up in El Salvador, just as some innocent people already have. I live in a daytime nightmare in a country I grew up loving. I already had TPTSD from his first term. I don't know how I will navigate a second one. It is already so much worse than I could have imagined.
Know that well over half of the US supports you, your husband and your family. I am so very sorry that you are going through this.
I'm so sorry. It's a cult :(
I’m so sorry you have to deal with this! I am sick to my stomach every day and I’m white!! I can’t even imagine how you are feeling. We will fight for you though, just know that!!
The idiots tried to take over Canada before, it did not go well for them. Magats have no clue about history.
As a Canadian 🇨🇦🇬🇱 I'm enjoying posting our flags together
I've always been fond of the Maple Leaf flag. Canada has stuck it's neck out for the U.S. in the past (one example being smuggling Americans out of Iran during the hostage crisis). It hurts to see this idiot attack a valued northern neighbor. Most Americans, even people who supported him, don't support being adversarial to Canada.
When you watch network news does it show how unhappy Americans are? Because we get a lot of US channels and it seems human interest stories get more coverage than djt bag of tricks do. Just wondering if media are all bowing down? Thank God for YouTube etc bc otherwise it would seem you guys are just fine with what's going on.
I don't watch network news, but I do peruse the abc, nbc and msnbc online news sites to see what is being reported. The problem is that, pretty much other than msnbc, the mainstream news tries to normalize his craziness.
The corporate media cannot be trusted to report actual news. It's all reactionary clickbait to generate ratings. When ABC Nightly News begins EVERY SINGLE nightly broadcast with "Breaking news!!!!" and then spends 1/3 of the broadcast telling you what they will be telling you next, it's obvious they don't want to spend time telling you the actual news.
👆🎯
45-47 is trying to look like his hero, Putin. Plus, his abusive behavior towards America and the world community is isolating us from our friends and allies. Let’s not forget he is an effing moron.
Mr T is ruining our country and constitution with all sorts of illegal shenanigans— why is he not being charged and taken to jail? He is a TRAITOR to the American people and constitution…
Wonderfully written- well done and I dispair
It IS the most trumpian of moves…totally ridiculous and rude as hell. I think you’ve made a good point.
You still assume that Trump is thinking and has some sort of plan. Because his dementia is getting worse he only has some basic ideas and words left. And those seem to be "tariff" and "security" and "deals" and "stay out of jail". He doesn't even understand anymore that he can't put tariffs on Russian oil. But the word is one of the few that are left in his demented brain. What you really need is a Republican who can distract him. But this only works much better with normal dementia patients who have less contact with the rest of the world.
Don’t forget “very unfairly” and “left wing lunatic”.
BTC, while the comments are still in double digits, will you please consider writing and speaking about where the hell are Harris and Obama while DC burns?! No one seems willing to ask these two people, who just months ago were out there warning us of the dangers of Trump, and are now missing in action.
I cannot figure it out. Our two most consequential speakers with the name recognition and media access to stir it up and get folks mobilized are…doing what exactly? They could take a page from the Bernie/AOC book and get out there and speak the truth to thousands and, by extension, millions. Why are they silent?
Now is the moment. Imagine if one of them said out loud what you have written this morning. I just don’t get it and no one has a satisfactory answer. You’ve got connections, Brian. Can you get this question answered for all of us, for the good of our evaporating country and world order?
Where are the Clintons, Obama and Biden/Harris? WHY arent they speaking out?
The first statement on the President Obama website is a quote from President Obama "the change we seek will take longer than one term or one presidency. Real change — big change — takes many years "
I just wrote and asked whoever is running the site whether Obama still thinks that's true. Seems to me REAL change has come in about 61 days.
Thank you for this, Ermilia! PRESIDENT Obama, where are you and why are you silent?!
Sorry…I meant to say THANK YOU to Lady Emsworth. Your visit the Obama site is illuminating.
I'd like to know too why Obama and Harris are MIA. It's upsetting because they talk so strong during campaigning, but now? SILENCE. Unbelievable 🤨
Trump is not distracting us. His handlers are distracting him. Greenland and tariffs are his shiny toys. He can play with them all day while they systematically dismantle the Government.
Judging by the poll cited, Americans are not distracted at all. Judging by the people in the streets, Americans are pissed.
And that's why they want to keep them for as long as possible, at any cost.
There is no cost to them. And they sure as heck don't care about any costs to us.
Exactly.
I would see that Trump does not care about me. He is not trying to make me life better.