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BeyondGeography

(40,876 posts)
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 10:04 AM 20 hrs ago

The worst part of that speech for me was when he said that NATO has never and would never answer the call for the US

Which as we all know is not only false (the only time Article 5 was invoked was after 9/11 and 18 European countries came to our aid in Afghanistan) but the country who suffered the most in terms of human casualties is the very country he is targeting now, Denmark.

One of the most disgusting things about being a thinking American under Trump is the lies.

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The worst part of that speech for me was when he said that NATO has never and would never answer the call for the US (Original Post) BeyondGeography 20 hrs ago OP
mainstream press continues to white wash it all. mucifer 20 hrs ago #1
And (most of) Congress is ignoring it. nilram 15 hrs ago #22
This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 20 hrs ago #2
The ignorance, the lies and the gaslighting. littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #3
Another alternative response to gaslighting! Ray Bruns 19 hrs ago #5
Thanks Ray. I'll consider it when I get time. 🤓😉 littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #7
I want to make sure I wasn't telling you personally to fuck off. Ray Bruns 19 hrs ago #8
Damn. Now I'm disappointed. Unfortunately, F off doesn't meet the assertive requirement. littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #9
Thanks for the excellent graphic, pants. yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #24
My pleasure, yd. Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #33
I spent some time working popsdenver 13 hrs ago #28
In my instance... littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #34
Trump's lips were moving so you know it's a lie. Ray Bruns 19 hrs ago #4
As if Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #6
An ignorant idiot who thinks he's a genius. surfered 19 hrs ago #10
The worst part for me was he did not drop dead in the middle... Moostache 19 hrs ago #11
Save a seat for me. calimary 19 hrs ago #12
"I want to watch him die in a public collapse." 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #18
Yes, may he die instantly. Wednesdays 17 hrs ago #19
Speaking of "standing back and doing nothing...." AZ8theist 13 hrs ago #29
I've never wanted to see anyone die. It's horrible. But... AllyCat 10 hrs ago #31
It was an insult to all the countries that showed up for US and lost citizens in Afghanistan Bev54 19 hrs ago #13
Thank you BeyondGeography 19 hrs ago #14
Widows and their kids. Justice matters. 17 hrs ago #20
It is a shameful lie. Martin68 19 hrs ago #15
He is an evil demonic malignancy on the world, goddamnit! LymphocyteLover 19 hrs ago #16
Another disturbing attribute of life in the Trump era PJMcK 18 hrs ago #17
Proving once again what a fucking idiot he is Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago #21
Agreed. Such an ignorant, self-serving a-hole. Evolve Dammit 14 hrs ago #23
Agree 100% The Revolution 13 hrs ago #25
He's a psychopath. I'm unequivocal in that conclusion and he is in his exhibition of the support of my stance. littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #35
He is wrong, of course. The ONLY time NATO invoked Article 5 was immediately following 911. SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #26
Disgust Marvin Jones 13 hrs ago #27
He's not alone and that is a big part of our problem. littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #36
I will never get over the horror of all this. viva la 12 hrs ago #30
Canada was 3rd in casualties behind the UK and he's going after Canada Jarqui 8 hrs ago #32
As a psychopath, his behavior is typical and predictable. littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #37
He just showed what an ignoramus he is Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 min ago #38
For me, it's the ignorance Betty Boom 1 min ago #39

Response to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Ray Bruns

(6,027 posts)
8. I want to make sure I wasn't telling you personally to fuck off.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 11:09 AM
19 hrs ago

I was just adding to list in the graphic.

littlemissmartypants

(31,949 posts)
9. Damn. Now I'm disappointed. Unfortunately, F off doesn't meet the assertive requirement.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 11:13 AM
19 hrs ago

Does work as an aggressive reply though. If you want to get confrontational with whoever is abusing you.

popsdenver

(1,712 posts)
28. I spent some time working
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:12 PM
13 hrs ago

at a battered women shelter, and the battered women would all quote their husbands/boyfriends as saying:

If you don't say this or that, I won't have to beat you......it's all YOUR fault I do it...........

One of the counselors told me that most of the work is directed at the woman, who think they deserve it, just like their mothers who were also abused......She said if they can't get through the message that it is NOT them, but him, they will go right back into that relationship, or one similar, because that is what they have been conditioned to thinking/believing all their lives....

littlemissmartypants

(31,949 posts)
34. In my instance...
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 04:38 AM
2 hrs ago

I'm very thankful that I had an epiphany. I never got any rest, I was hiding injuries. Crying all the way to work and all the way home. Toward the end , the sound of duck hunter's guns across the branch had me thinking, "If I only had a gun."

He kept telling me repeatedly that he didn't like the smell of my shampoo. So, I kept trying different shampoos. One day I opened the bathroom cabinet and counted 13 different bottles under the sink. He had not thrown any away (typical because he was a cheapskate) and I realized that it didn't matter how many times I changed shampoo, he was going to blame me. It was not me, it was him and if I didn't get out of there soon ...

In the 80's police were still always prioritizing the husband's case and overwhelmingly subjugated the wife. Even with visible injuries, holes in the walls and escalation with every call made by me and the neighbors, he was who they believed. I was the problem.

That day I realized that I couldn't change a thing about myself and make him happy. He was sick. In less than a year, one thing at a time, I secretly planned my escape.

Unfortunately, even then he found me. The emotional abuse and destructive abuse of my home, my property and my family continued until I was able to transfer to another position in another state and I won't say more here but that trauma never really goes away. I was lucky that day. I saw the light, under the bathroom sink.

Farmer-Rick

(12,519 posts)
6. As if
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 11:06 AM
19 hrs ago

As if pedo Trump knows what answering the call means. He never did it, never, ever in his entire life. His father never did. His German descents never did. Just another Trumped up lie.

Moostache

(11,033 posts)
11. The worst part for me was he did not drop dead in the middle...
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 11:17 AM
19 hrs ago

I want to watch him die in a public collapse. I want to see the light go out of his eyes and roll back into his empty head. I want to watch people stand back and DO NOTHING while he gasps his last breath. THAT was the worst part of the series of incoherent lies and nonsense gibberish our national shame poured out of his festering gob.

Die Trump, do it now, do it on camera and do it so that I can watch it on an endless loop of replays from every possible angle.

3catwoman3

(28,711 posts)
18. "I want to watch him die in a public collapse."
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 01:20 PM
17 hrs ago

As do I. If he is found dead in bed, you know his worshippers will be sure that our side offed him in some way.

My preferred scenario is for him to be struck by lightning while on one of his golf courses.

Wednesdays

(21,700 posts)
19. Yes, may he die instantly.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 01:25 PM
17 hrs ago

No way would I want him to linger in pain and discomfort. And to die slowly, in agony. No way.

AllyCat

(18,585 posts)
31. I've never wanted to see anyone die. It's horrible. But...
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 08:03 PM
10 hrs ago

would watch this one and feel humanity finally got a win.

Bev54

(13,258 posts)
13. It was an insult to all the countries that showed up for US and lost citizens in Afghanistan
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 11:25 AM
19 hrs ago

This is some bullshit, when you think some people might like you, but you really only want to make enemies, not friends

BeyondGeography

(40,876 posts)
14. Thank you
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 11:32 AM
19 hrs ago

Imagine being a Dane hearing that, especially one who was directly impacted by Afghanistan.

Justice matters.

(9,481 posts)
20. Widows and their kids.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 01:27 PM
17 hrs ago

I can't imagine the real pain of hearing these LIES from the peace* of shit dicktraitor Bonespurs!

PJMcK

(24,818 posts)
17. Another disturbing attribute of life in the Trump era
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:29 PM
18 hrs ago

The media is spineless. They NEVER challenge his lies or historical misstatements.

Pathetic especially since the same media was relentless in the negative stories about President Biden. Yet all we hear from these so-called journalists is crickets.

The Revolution

(883 posts)
25. Agree 100%
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:00 PM
13 hrs ago

Is he ignorant or just an asshole? I guess both, but does he really not know about this? Or he does know and just want to piss people off?

littlemissmartypants

(31,949 posts)
35. He's a psychopath. I'm unequivocal in that conclusion and he is in his exhibition of the support of my stance.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 04:57 AM
1 hr ago

Everyone needs to learn and know how to identify a psychopath. They make up 30% of the general population in the US. Even more exist in power positions in politics and business.

Unfortunately, he's not a lone wolf.

Folks keep wondering why we have 30% of the population that's so deranged and as undemocratic as recalcitrant...

I'd like to offer a suggestion:

Stats on Psychopaths

Psychopathy is a very common
mental disorder. It is twice as
common as schizophrenia,
anorexia, and bipolar disorder.
It is equally common as bulimia,
panic disorder, and autism.
The only mental disorders
significantly more common than
psychopathy are substance abuse
or dependence, depression, and
post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychopathy affects all
ethnic, cultural, racial,
and socioeconomic groups.

...psychopathy
is a spectrum disorder,

Prevalence in the United States
Approximately 70% of the
population is estimated to
have no psychopathic traits
whatsoever.

Key Point
👇👇👇👇👇👇
The remaining
30% have low, medium, or
high levels of psychopathy.

Source:
https://psychopathyis.org/stats/


Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior


*psychopath indicates that the disorder has a genetic basis, sociopath, that the basis is societal. I'm unequivocal in my stance because of his familial history and because of the expanded knowledge of the genetics of mental health disorders that supports the notion. He has benefited (his pathology is exacerbated and sustained) from and by the support for his psychopathic personality by the many other psychopaths that exist among us in the US population.

Marvin Jones

(30 posts)
27. Disgust
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:12 PM
13 hrs ago

As someone who served under NATO Command, there are no words to adequately convey my feelings. So, I have been apologizing to our Allies and trying to light a fire under my Representative and two Senators to get rid of this creature pretending to be human.

littlemissmartypants

(31,949 posts)
36. He's not alone and that is a big part of our problem.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:08 AM
1 hr ago
Folks keep wondering why we have 30% of the population that's so deranged and as undemocratic as recalcitrant...

I'd like to offer a suggestion:

Stats on Psychopaths

Psychopathy is a very common
mental disorder. It is twice as
common as schizophrenia,
anorexia, and bipolar disorder.
It is equally common as bulimia,
panic disorder, and autism.
The only mental disorders
significantly more common than
psychopathy are substance abuse
or dependence, depression, and
post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychopathy affects all
ethnic, cultural, racial,
and socioeconomic groups.

...psychopathy
is a spectrum disorder,

Prevalence in the United States
Approximately 70% of the
population is estimated to
have no psychopathic traits
whatsoever.

Key Point
👇👇👇👇👇👇
The remaining
30% have low, medium, or
high levels of psychopathy.

Source:
https://psychopathyis.org/stats/


Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior


*psychopath indicates that the disorder has a genetic basis, sociopath, that the basis is societal. I'm unequivocal in my stance because of his familial history and because of the expanded knowledge of the genetics of mental health disorders that supports the notion. He has benefited (his pathology is exacerbated and sustained) from and by the support for his psychopathic personality by the many other psychopaths that exist among us in the US population.

I'm sure that you already know much of this. But I can't stop sharing. Thank you for trying to light a fire, Marvin Jones. It only takes a spark. ❤️

viva la

(4,521 posts)
30. I will never get over the horror of all this.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 06:01 PM
12 hrs ago

Every time he speaks, he says something that is indescribably wrong and corrupt and perverse.
His dementia and insanity and downright badness are destroying our country-- and no one around him cares enough to stop him.
Every day it gets worse and worse.

Jarqui

(10,842 posts)
32. Canada was 3rd in casualties behind the UK and he's going after Canada
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 09:59 PM
8 hrs ago

Trump's lying is so bad it is embarrassing to the species

littlemissmartypants

(31,949 posts)
37. As a psychopath, his behavior is typical and predictable.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:11 AM
1 hr ago

Unfortunately, he's not a lone wolf.

Folks keep wondering why we have 30% of the population that's so deranged and as undemocratic as recalcitrant...

I'd like to offer a suggestion:

Stats on Psychopaths

Psychopathy is a very common
mental disorder. It is twice as
common as schizophrenia,
anorexia, and bipolar disorder.
It is equally common as bulimia,
panic disorder, and autism.
The only mental disorders
significantly more common than
psychopathy are substance abuse
or dependence, depression, and
post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychopathy affects all
ethnic, cultural, racial,
and socioeconomic groups.

...psychopathy
is a spectrum disorder,

Prevalence in the United States
Approximately 70% of the
population is estimated to
have no psychopathic traits
whatsoever.

Key Point
👇👇👇👇👇👇
The remaining
30% have low, medium, or
high levels of psychopathy.

Source:
https://psychopathyis.org/stats/


Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior


*psychopath indicates that the disorder has a genetic basis, sociopath, that the basis is societal. I'm unequivocal in my stance because of his familial history and because of the expanded knowledge of the genetics of mental health disorders that supports the notion. He has benefited (his pathology is exacerbated and sustained) from and by the support for his psychopathic personality by the many other psychopaths that exist among us in the US population.

Betty Boom

(396 posts)
39. For me, it's the ignorance
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:54 AM
1 min ago

It’s his complete ignorance of history and government. His fourth grade vocabulary. He’s like that drunk at the end of the bar just spouting off crap confidently like the blowhard he is, and everything he says shows his ignorance.

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