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Will the Trump supporters that lost much of their nest egg on DJT have to rely on the Nanny State now?

I don't like Chuck Todd at all. He has been sane-washing the GOP garbage for years. I wondered how Trump would perform with Tulsi Gabbard as coach. She is still appearing on Maher's show and bringing up Hillary. Whatever her plan, it didn't seem to prevent Trump from looking like a weak old geezer. I effing hate her, so hurrah!! That Trump killing the border bill didn't define a clear enough policy difference between Harris and the "Mexico will pay for it" approach tells me people are not able to interpret how Harris policy will represent an immediate difference versus the Orange guy. Frankly, Trump doesn't know or care how the government works. I expect the doubters wouldn't be satisfied hearing any policy statements from Harris if they don't already buy her statements on the border and women's health. Maybe a lot of it is their sexist playbook. For me it's tired BS. Why is being amplified so much? Like Michelle said, don't fall victim to the Goldilocks syndrome if we want Trump to lose.

It pisses me off that on MSNBC Chuck Todd and John Kasich are criticizing Harris's debate performance and sewing doubts this morning for her lacking any specifics That is the same playbook used against Pete Buttigieg when he was rocketing upward. Pete sounded good, but what exactly were his specific plans? Typical playbook used to sew doubt but in the end an argument without much merit. How can Harris make promises now without knowing if we get a blue wave or not. And even if we knew the Senate and House will be majority Dem, she is stuck with a a corrupt judicial system, including the Supreme Court, that is shaping the playing field and painting our Democracy into a corner. Challenges lie ahead. For me "we're not going back" is a most important specific. Yet Chuck Todd and John (smarmy pants) Kasich look right past that. In comparison Trump shares a lot of specifics, all crazy. But the media sane-washes Trump's craziness. We're going to build a wall and Mexico will pay for it. I'm going to put tariffs on all future imports, and it won't cost Americans a cent. On day one we are going to round them up and blah blah blah... This morning MSNBC reminds me why I follow less and less corporate media. So lame.

Trump channeling Archie Bunker. I saw it on TV Edith.

Afterwards, Taylor Swift released a well crafted endorsement of Harris and included a link to register to vote. King Baby gets hit by the childless cat lady. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-2024-election-1235099608/

To the OP, of course I could be wrong. Does anyone else ever have the slightest doubts? It's human nature after hearing the same lies over and over In Russia the opposition has either given up or they doubt themselves or both. Perhaps Putin and Trump know what's right for everyone. So yeah, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Trump tells the truth. Maybe the earth is flat. Maybe the election was stolen. Critical thinkers and influencers like Mike Lindell think they have pretty solid evidence. Let's give his side a voice instead of fact checking him and ruling against in court. What could go wrong?

There are flat earth critical thinkers that produce charts and graphs just as impressive as yours. The number of people in the West that believe the earth is flat is growing surprisingly fast, thanks to this brand of influencer. More importantly, I think about recent history where influencers caused genocides in Myanmar and Rwanda. Pre-internet influencers made their mark as well. The Khmer Rouge. The Third Reich. Influencers around the world are demonizing journalists so that more and more are being attacked, even in the US. Is there a problem? Merrick Garland says yes. I agree.

Yeah, the handwriting is on the wall. Alina is manning the station on Air Force 1. Otherwise, stay tuned.

I remember growing up in the Midwest, our newspaper was highly regarded. Our Sunday paper was monstrous. So much great content to pour over. We had a weekday edition, and also an afternoon edition delivered 6 days a week. As a kid I recall hearing complaints our newspaper was slanted. I thought to myself "what is wrong with them, complaining about the newspaper?" I lived in a lower middle class neighborhood. Most homes had the newspaper delivered, all the editions. Not getting the newspaper seemed unthinkable. So, who were these cranks complaining about the newspaper, I thought. At one point one of my most respected grade school teachers suggested not everything we read in the newspaper is true. I recall thinking "but how can that be?" But the reality was reporting behind the Iron Curtain wasn't the only place where the editing was jiggered a bit to suit a purpose. Not everything published in the NYT for example was meant to report news as much as to sell newspapers. Fast forward to today, newspaper circulation and readership tends to be digital. NYT now even has podcasts. The idea of media influence is a lot more apparent to me and likely everyone than it was back in the days when we mostly treasured our newspaper back home. There seems to be enough transparency and evidence to learn we should question a lot of what we hear now from corporate media. One might wonder what exactly drives Sinclair, Fox, OAN and Newsmax to color their news into alternate facts. Is it merely greed? I expect so. Why does corporate media tend to parrot the alternate facts already trumpeted by right wing media as if they deserve reporting, while rarely including fact checking of the lies? Today I listened to a corporate media piece on Omaha, Nebraska. They interviewed a couple that supported Trump. When asked why, they agreed how only Trump is willing to tell the truth. That upset me, how ridiculous that story was, and how corporate media needs to take responsibility for their role in fostering such a false opinion of Trump. So what should we think about Russian money that paid for production of propaganda spread by influencers on YouTube? How corporate media has reacted to this reminds me of Captain Renoir in Casablanca. We're shocked how false news was easily spread by funneling money from Russia! Does anyone remember that $20,000,000 the NRA funneled to the 2016 Trump campaign came from Russian oligarchs. The lamestream media is willfully acting stupid. The DOJ is on their game. The media ought to do a better job connecting the dots that the election interference spread by the influencers cited by Merrick Garland directly benefits Russia and Trump. But they don't. Corporate media isn't doing their job. My last point to the OP is if you reach the point where you doubt whether the folks trying to help, such as board members, might actually be on the take, one can't blame you. One fellow on Daddy's board parroted so much Kremlin garbage that I accused him of being a Russian troll. I was eventually banned from that board. I don't miss it. I don't know what to tell you, other than keep on your toes and be careful when it seems others merely want to hit your emotional hot buttons.

My understanding of Halperin and his GOP strategist guest's discussion of the Lichtman prediction model is that the criteria is not applicable to this election cycle. They believe Lichtman is wrong, at least this time. I have just begun listening to Halperin. So far he seems more apt to criticize Democratic arguments such as his comments on the Walz/Harris CNN interview. When there is a mountain of Republican hypocrisy for all to see, Halperin nitpicking the Dem's seems annoying and suggests to me an underlying bias. Perhaps I need to listen more to gain a clearer appreciation. I recall Halperin latched onto Nate Silver predicting Trump would win PA, and therefore probably the White House. I hope I am remembering the correct vloggers. Please correct me if not.

You drift away from Alina and Malaria? Are you really gay? 😉 I expect the media and the Trump cult wouldn't care who is giving King Baby his sponge bath. And by now would anyone be surprised Malaria has probably handed off the (tiny) baton to Alina? As far as tending to him in his jail cell, I listened to a convincing vlog why Trump will never do time for Federal crimes. But that might deserve another thread. Yes, the idea of GOP eradication prompted me to also have thoughts what that might mean and how soon the GOP could evolve into something reasonable. Would Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and the others that have jettisoned from the Party ever want to work with the ilk that remains? I'm certain the GOP won't ever return to the same place. I see how Harris might be considered an emergency candidate, as suggested in the Politico article. I recently made a similar comparison to Obama, how he may have won because Bush was so extremely unpopular. We were ready to try something (anything) else. Back then, Bush's approval ratings were so low the media stopped reporting it. Ultimately Obama was a good President in my eyes. I have faith Harris will also do well. This time it is even more an emergency. I have not lost hope for the Senate, this cycle. I am still donating to Tester and Allred. I am also donating to Dan Osborne for Senate in Nebraska. The latest polls show he is in a tight race. Osborne is running without a Party endorsement. He has a donation Website, although ActBlue also lists him as a Senate candidate. Osborne is not perfect, but he is one less Republican. I will add the Florida Senate race to my list. Perhaps, that race can make the difference! One of the vloggers I follow is excited about Florida and North Carolina for various reasons. I also continue hearing wishful thinking about Texas turning Blue. I sadly have my doubts about beating Ted Cruz. I still want to hope Allred will defeat Grandpa Munster. But Texas is what it is.

Yes, the GOP needs to be eradicated but I won't count on it happening as long as Fox News and the Kremlin have a say in it. As long as there is money on the table, Alina Habba will probably stick with King Baby. I hope gay men don't turn Malaria into some kind of hero. With a decent speech writer, she can travel the right wing circuit. In her own words "stay tuned"! 😆

Malaria is no spring chicken. Alina must have more youthful spunk and talent needed to make Trump's toadstool happy. Her form must be a lot more tight than the former FLOTUS.

Youtube began recommending a lot of short films to me. Perhaps one thread might be a good idea, for anyone like me that comes across short films they enjoy, Here is one I just finished watching that was nicely done. I recommend it.

Peter Thiel does not believe that diversity is an advantage, rather he is against policies to promote it. He needs to open his eyes and see evidence all around us. Corporations know diverse teams are an imperative. But Theil is from a different world. He appears ready to move on from Democracy and from the protections provided to everyone. Billionaires don't give a 💩 It is baffling he had opposed marriage equality even though he has a husband and kids. Yeah, he sounds like the LCR ilk, missing the safety of their closet, or at least longing for elements of that lifestyle and secrecy for some weird reason.

Like the former Broward LCR president that couldn't make rent, or Miss George Santos for that matter, maybe a lot of their world is made up inside of their sad, twisted heads, just like King Baby.

Trump would rather go bankrupt than pay his bills. It's the art of the deal. His slimy lawyers make it work for him. I'm convinced the Russian mobsters that officed in Trump Tower taught him all about money laundering. Almost everyone has forgotten Trump paid cash for his UK golf resort deal. The SPAC that delivered $300,000,000 to the DWAC / DJT merger sounds bigly sketchy, explained in this WAPO article. https://wapo.st/4cQqdcX Trump doesn't seem to aim for a strong balance sheet. Doesn't he aim to cheat and is that why US banks don't do business with him?

I remember coming across a Log Cabin Republican table at Pride in San Francisco, 30 years ago. I got the sense they were made up of rich, white and prejudiced men. That's the word we used back then. Why is this Log Cabin group still around? It's pretty clear by now a lot of Republicans suck dick and love Trump. Is it more of a social group? Is that what it always was? A way to meet other rich, conservative, prejudiced queens? Do they have any token members that aren't white men? Perhaps they've evolved a bit.

WAPO has published several articles on DJT stock. One article quoted billionaire media mogul Barry Diller that Trump Media is a "scam stock bought by dopes". Retail investors have lost much of their retirement nest eggs by sinking everything into Trump Media. Faith in Trump is driving buyers. I'm not surprised his cult is willing to be swindled by King Baby. Some of them claim the Deep State is manipulating the price downward. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/14/truth-social-investors-faith-trump/ IMO it's fair to say DJT stock is not a value investment.

We are not going to lose to Trump. I agree, we have had enough. So I don't want to worry about losing. But to answer, it seems ridiculous to predict mass mental illness. I'd say Americans would start counting the days until he is gone, while trying to remain as calm as possible. Sadly, that is how they deal with Putin in Russia. Sad to think that is what we would become. You are absolutely correct. Trump dominates the media. I look for him to appear on the news constantly. We may get effed over by the lamestream media. Let's hope not. I just hope the Dems have put together the right stuff for a blue wave to appear up and down the ballot.

I donated to Mucarsel-Powell in Florida but that race still seems like the Dems would have to pull a rabbit out of a hat to win. I contributed multiple times to Tester, Kunce and Allred campaigns. Montana, Missouri, and Texas. I don't see how Missouri can equate Kunce with woke radicalism if they are paying attention. Same with Tester and Allred. The GOP derailed the Senate border bill. The GOP candidates are beatable. Come on Dems!! “Josh Hawley has never had to run for election as the man that he is right now. He’s never had to run as the guy who thinks that in vitro fertilization and contraception or abortion are murder. He’s never had to run after taking away rights of everyday Missourians. He’s never had to run after being exposed for supporting no-fault divorces and thinking people should be trapped in marriages.” ~Lucas Kunce

An interesting question, how would Americans take the news, if Trump returns to the White House. A lot of people shed real tears the first time he was elected, when the topic was raised during the days that followed. People were distraught. Voters are much more alarmed this cycle, due to Trump's track record and due to very specific issues that pose dangerous consequences to Democracy and to specific segments of the population. It is possible that mental health crisis centers and therapists would deal with an increase in individuals seeking relief. However, Halperin's claim we will face a mental health crisis gets under my skin, too, for additional reasons than what S.K. posted. I don't agree with Halperin. I am not familiar with him. As a first taste of his worldview, I start off with some doubts.

Yes, let's pray. Our poor man-baby is scheduled to be sentenced in less than a month. Bless his orange heart. 🍊

Many of them are too dumb to see they are flawed people who never own their sh!tty choices. Ahshli Babbett is just one example, how many of them can't hang onto a buck and refuse to take responsibility. For them, it's always the Dems fault. Everyone I know that has filed for bankruptcy to avoid a mountain of debt is MAGA. The GOP drives up debt and wrecks the economy yet the MAGA crowd believes Trump when he preaches just the opposite. Trump doesn't know how the Government or the economy work, and neither do his MAGA nitwits.