Enter The Trump Kakistocracy…

[Insipid]

23 minutes ago, tsar4 said:

Thanks to this administrations actions, I expect the US hours to soon be 169 hours per week.

There is no way it only takes 14 hours to no longer be impoverished in Japan on minimum wage. It is however interesting how affordable Tokyo has become compared to the average American city when just ten years ago it was one of the most expensive cities in the world.

[1pooh4u]

53 minutes ago, Insipid said:

There is no way it only takes 14 hours to no longer be impoverished in Japan on minimum wage. It is however interesting how affordable Tokyo has become compared to the average American city when just ten years ago it was one of the most expensive cities in the world.

It also says “receiving benefits” idk what kind of social programs they have in Japan but that still sounds low. 

[tsar4]

Gov. Walz to follow Bernie Sanders' example...

[tsar4]

[Master-Debater131]

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

Edited March 13 by Master-Debater131

[Top Gun]

Every time I think you can't be more fucking stupid, you manage to outdo yourself.

[stilgar]

Who else thinks md typed all of that one handed?

[scoobdog]

2 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

So, is this what you kids call a nothingburger?

The Senate isn’t going to filibuster this, and Democrats aren’t going to vote for it except for Fetterman and any Senator from a red state.  Don’t you feel dumb fingering yourself for nothing?

[[classic swim]]

2 hours ago, stilgar said:

Who else thinks md typed all of that one handed?

 

4 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

wernt

 

[naraku360]

Hey, ChatGPT. Give me the dumbest political take you can:

4 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

 

[André Toulon]

Lol, she made...."essentially" the same post again. Like an encore performance from a top tier

[1pooh4u]

Professor Heather Cox Richardson explaining the destruction of our government and the inability or unwillingness of Republicans to save it. 
 

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-12-2025?r=kmtvs&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
 

pretty much sums up how and why MD is wrong and an absolute garbage person 

[MasqueradeOverture]

We've already reached the Cousin Greg stage.

[Dark_Cloud_Overhead]

U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents

Other than lacking “valid immigration status in the U.S.,” the parents have “no criminal history,” Woodward said.

But of course. Every time you think we can't sink to a new low... Badda boom! There ya go. Anyone remember a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away when we still had this magical little thing called compassion?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

[Jman]

2 minutes ago, Dark_Cloud_Overhead said:

U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents

Other than lacking “valid immigration status in the U.S.,” the parents have “no criminal history,” Woodward said.

But of course. Every time you think we can't sink to a new low... Badda boom! There ya go. Anyone remember a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away when we still had this magical little thing called compassion?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

There are literally videos from right wing leaders decrying compassion as an obstacle to progressing their interests and viewing empathy as a sin.

[rpgamer]

As has been said before, and MD has so gleefully demonstrated, "cruelty is the point."

[discolé monade]

19 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

it's weird, someone in your position, can't seem to grasp the adjectives you are using, and yet....that is exactly what you have to look forward to...from your own party. 

this is YOUR trumptopia. your muskville. YOU asked for this. 

this is nothing to celebrate, and  it's so woefully obvious how YOU people pick HOW you want to see the way the words are being used.

you simple carbon based life form. you don't win. they don't win. this is not a win situation...this is an absolute lose situation. 

go to your senior center...put that energy to helping them understand they may lose the very bed they occupy, the only sanctuary left on this blue rock. 

 

stop being such a hypocrite.  you are no longer hidden in the safety of keyboard warrior.

they know 

[tsar4]

[tsar4]

[tsar4]

[tsar4]

[Sieg67]

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-spiritual-advisor-indicted-sex-crimes-texas-megachurch-2044019

 

 

[katt_goddess]

20 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

This should hopefully do something about your horrifying case of constipation of the brain / diarrhea of the keyboard. 

It doesn't matter how lengthy the response someone types up to one of your copypastas from a toadhole, you should know you aren't 'owning a lib' or 'triggering' anyone. Pretty much everyone here I can all but 100% guarantee can whip out a response calling you out for posting complete garbage without hurting a single brain cell in the process. 

Case in point, I'm literally typing this up with a single hand while keeping the kitten occupied with a wand toy because she's got storm energy right now and just realized she's too big to fit into a sephora bag. 

[Master-Debater131]

20 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

Didn't even take 24 hours from my post for Democrats to cave.

And it sounds like its following the exact off ramp that I laid out as well. Thune let Schumer know they will bring up a vote on the Democrat bill. Once that is voted down, Democrats will support the GOP CR, itll pass, and the government will stay open.

Will be interesting to see how the actual vote tomorrow goes, but all signs point to it passing.

 

[katt_goddess]

36 minutes ago, tsar4 said:

Looks like he finally beat Obama in something. WInning!

3 minutes ago, Sieg67 said:

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-spiritual-advisor-indicted-sex-crimes-texas-megachurch-2044019

 

 

[scoobdog]

4 minutes ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Didn't even take 24 hours from my post for Democrats to cave.

And it sounds like its following the exact off ramp that I laid out as well. Thune let Schumer know they will bring up a vote on the Democrat bill. Once that is voted down, Democrats will support the GOP CR, itll pass, and the government will stay open.

Will be interesting to see how the actual vote tomorrow goes, but all signs point to it passing.

 

Oh…. So you were setting up your own bowling pins.  I mean of course you were.

Idiot.

[stilgar]

You mean to tell me democrats are weak and cowardly? I am shocked, shocked.

[Insipid]

The bill includes huge cuts to medicaid, and this will definitely cause many rural hospitals to close. I say what the fuck ever. We all are gonna suffer, but let the red areas rapidly accelerate into third world shitholes they were always destined to become. They can blame whoever the fuck they want. Much of the world is watching this shit unfold and can see the truth themselves. In this globalized world, you either adapt or get left behind. American exceptionalism is not gonna cut it anymore. Time is too precious and limited to waste on stubborn morons.

[tsar4]

[PenguinBoss]

3 hours ago, Sieg67 said:

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-spiritual-advisor-indicted-sex-crimes-texas-megachurch-2044019

 

 

It's amazing how Trump, a definite non-pedophile, keeps associating with pedophiles. How unlucky can one guy be?

[Doom Metal Alchemist]

So here's a post Musk retweeted:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/03/13/musk-retweets-hitler-didnt-murder-millions-message-amid-ongoing-nazi-controversy

[1pooh4u]

15 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said:

So here's a post Musk retweeted:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/03/13/musk-retweets-hitler-didnt-murder-millions-message-amid-ongoing-nazi-controversy

He quickly deleted it but he believes that tweet. he doesn’t think “oh hey who ordered those murders?”

I hope he goes bankrupt. 

[tsar4]

Could only be better if the "carpet" was covering an open manhole.

[Insipid]

I didn't realize 538 got shut down. They were fairly accurate in predicting the 2024 election. I'm sure Trump's approval rating showing a downward trend and the site being associated with ABC had nothing to do with it. 🙄

[discolé monade]

22 hours ago, Insipid said:

The bill includes huge cuts to medicaid, and this will definitely cause many rural hospitals to close. I say what the fuck ever. We all are gonna suffer, but let the red areas rapidly accelerate into third world shitholes they were always destined to become. They can blame whoever the fuck they want. Much of the world is watching this shit unfold and can see the truth themselves. In this globalized world, you either adapt or get left behind. American exceptionalism is not gonna cut it anymore. Time is too precious and limited to waste on stubborn morons.

it would be lovely to think like that. 

but as a transplant in a red state, it would be easier to keep the chip on the shoulder....but i want to be better then the MAGAtards...and help the people they mislead.  

rural areas are painfully unaware of the outside world, and get regurgitated two-speak from people like MD that like to pretend intellegence, hold positions* of power and authority...but also are painfully uneducated or just too obtuse to be anything else. 

Edited March 14 by discolé monade
see....can't even be mad at them. like little ignorant imbeciles.

[1pooh4u]

The CR passed fuckin clown Dems afraid Trump will have expanded powers but since he’s already gobbling up liberties we should fight. Not roll tf over.  Both NY Senators voted “yes” they both need to gtfo 

[katt_goddess]

4 hours ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said:

So here's a post Musk retweeted:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/03/13/musk-retweets-hitler-didnt-murder-millions-message-amid-ongoing-nazi-controversy

So is he saying that he's totally off limits but go ahead and hunt down his minions?  

[1pooh4u]

Just now, katt_goddess said:

So is he saying that he's totally off limits but go ahead and hunt down his minions?  

Yes. Yes, he’s saying exactly that. He’s also implying those that give the orders have no responsibility for the results. He’s a total piece of shit. I wish they would strip him of his citizenship and deport him. 

[Insipid]

8 minutes ago, katt_goddess said:

So is he saying that he's totally off limits but go ahead and hunt down his minions?  

"A lot of you [CEOs] are mass murderers, you just don't pull the trigger." - Bill Burr

[katt_goddess]

4 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said:

Yes. Yes, he’s saying exactly that. He’s also implying those that give the orders have no responsibility for the results. He’s a total piece of shit. I wish they would strip him of his citizenship and deport him. 

I was being semi-sarcastic. We all know that neither of those two f*ckwits take responsibility for anything if that anything is seen as negative. 

I am honestly waiting for the world's biggest piggy to realize that as long as he thinks he's king, he could seize all Husk's crap and either deport or disappear him to the middle of nowhere. And large chunks of his own admittingly shitty cabinet probably wouldn't even manage a Willy Wonka 'No. Wait. Stop.' comment. 

Send him to Germany. I hear he's about to lose his massive cyberplant there for lack of payments. And being an active speaker for the new Hitler youth group there isn't going to keep him safe. Not even if he covered his entire body with fetus-shields. 

[1pooh4u]

[1pooh4u]

34 minutes ago, katt_goddess said:

I was being semi-sarcastic. We all know that neither of those two f*ckwits take responsibility for anything if that anything is seen as negative. 

I am honestly waiting for the world's biggest piggy to realize that as long as he thinks he's king, he could seize all Husk's crap and either deport or disappear him to the middle of nowhere. And large chunks of his own admittingly shitty cabinet probably wouldn't even manage a Willy Wonka 'No. Wait. Stop.' comment. 

Send him to Germany. I hear he's about to lose his massive cyberplant there for lack of payments. And being an active speaker for the new Hitler youth group there isn't going to keep him safe. Not even if he covered his entire body with fetus-shields. 

Killed me with “fetus-shields” 😆😆😆😆

[Jman]

4 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said:

The day Rupert dies and the Fox machine is thrown into chaos will be a very, VERY interesting day.

[Raptorpat]

2 hours ago, Insipid said:

I didn't realize 538 got shut down. They were fairly accurate in predicting the 2024 election. I'm sure Trump's approval rating showing a downward trend and the site being associated with ABC had nothing to do with it. 🙄

It was right after his net approval turned negative. But ABC like scrubbed the entire site so all the useful archives and polling averages etc. are all just gone.

[1pooh4u]

27 minutes ago, Jman said:

The day Rupert dies and the Fox machine is thrown into chaos will be a very, VERY interesting day.

I hope they fire Jesse Watters so fast his fuckin head spins right tf off 

[1pooh4u]

Oh and that former attorney bitch who sounds like she eats 100 lit cigarettes a day 

[Dark_Cloud_Overhead]

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/14/trump-doj-speech-prison-opponents-00231438

This speech was just so much awful that you just can't count the ways. It included calls for the lawyers who prosecuted him (calling some of them out by name) to be imprisoned, labeling news networks that are unfriendly to him as "corrupt" and "illegal", and several minutes of praise for his favorite judge Aileen Cannon, which included a blatant attack on free speech saying that simply criticizing her and other judges he likes basically should be illegal and that people should go to jail for it. Ignoring the hypocrisy of course of how many times he's attacked specific judges himself. Sad thing is, most of this was really nothing all that new or anything he hasn't said in one way or another before at his rallies. It's where he was spewing all this crap from that was most notable.

It's just a constant pushing of the line of people's perception of what can be considered tolerable behavior. Every day. Every day just a little bit further. That's how he does it. He makes the people around him accept one indignity after another, till the ones supporting him are willing to look the other way at just about anything. It took a little while, but we're pretty much at that point already now.

[naraku360]

59 minutes ago, Jman said:

The day Rupert dies and the Fox machine is thrown into chaos will be a very, VERY interesting day.

The day Rupert dies can't come soon enough.

Hurry the fuck up, dude.

[Jman]

13 minutes ago, naraku360 said:

The day Rupert dies can't come soon enough.

Hurry the fuck up, dude.

Kissinger took his sweet-ass time.

[1pooh4u]

40 minutes ago, Jman said:

Kissinger took his sweet-ass time.

Right?!? He was a truly horrible person yet he was like 100 years old when he died. I guess it’s true what they say “only the good die young”