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lostincalifornia

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56. because they didn't have the votes in the Senate. The fact is, this should have been stopped in 2016,

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 08:05 PM

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when the Supreme Court was at stake, in the general election between Hillary and the sociopath.

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The mountains of absolute SHIT some of us took eight years ago or seven years ago or six years [View all] Eliot Rosewater Sep 15 OP

Until quite recently people were saying that Trump was totally stupid, incompetent, and not at all dangerous Irish_Dem Sep 15 #1

Well stated. Thank you. OLDMDDEM Sep 15 #2

Pelosi said Trump wasn't worth impeaching leftstreet Sep 15 #4

Many people do not realize how dangerous psychopaths are. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #7

True, but you'd hope an elected Rep would leftstreet Sep 15 #8

What are you talking about? Blaming Pelosi for Republicans refusing to impeach Trump? Why? betsuni Sep 15 #51

I've tried many times here to describe to people moniss Sep 15 #25

Yes most people think psychopaths are all psychotic serial killers, like Charles Manson, etc. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #29

Two attempts on my life. nt moniss Sep 15 #38

You are lucky to be alive. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #39

One with drugs and once with a car. moniss Sep 15 #40

Psychopaths are excellent at gaslighting. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #41

Yes and to show you how deep they take you under their influence moniss Sep 15 #45

Yes this is classic, life with a psychopath. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #46

Yep. And more apropos, it seems: Dark n Stormy Knight Tuesday #64

When we read the dystopian novels, we never thought it would come to us full blown. Irish_Dem Tuesday #65

Honestly, I'm pretty generally pessimistic, at best cautiously optimistic. Dark n Stormy Knight Saturday #85

Same here. I am a realist and cynic. Irish_Dem Saturday #91

I know, right? Greed. Lack of true patriotism. Dark n Stormy Knight Sunday #92

Every day is a history lesson revisited. Irish_Dem Sunday #93

I would argue that Trump is a symptom lonely bird Tuesday #68

It's a mental health mess for sure and there's an amplification going on. harumph Tuesday #75

I had to interview one during a domestic violence Phoenix61 Tuesday #71

Democrats have completely underestimated Trump from the beginning. hadEnuf Tuesday #83

Mental health professionals have been warning about Trump for years. Irish_Dem Tuesday #84

She said that because she could count votes. nt Trueblue Texan Sep 15 #16

she said it was too divisive Celerity Sep 15 #50

She said that ALSO because she can count votes Trueblue Texan Tuesday #78

He was impeached MorbidButterflyTat Sep 15 #17

Yikes, and you had to go and interject facts. Eliot Rosewater Sep 15 #49

The Pelosi-bashing addiction is really hard to beat, I guess. Maybe there are patches, Pelosi Patches. betsuni Sep 15 #54

It's utterly pointless MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #60

Guess we're supposed to get upset and not vote because the previous Speaker could count votes betsuni Tuesday #74

because they didn't have the votes in the Senate. The fact is, this should have been stopped in 2016, lostincalifornia Sep 15 #56

And yet the House, under Pelosi, impeached him twice mcar Tuesday #73

Well, in addition to all the things you listed...... SergeStorms Sep 15 #28

He is not a complete ninny or moron. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #31

+1. People spent too much time mocking him and severely underestimated his popular appeal and demonic thirst for power. dalton99a Sep 15 #34

Yes and they do so at their own dire peril. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #36

An inate reptilian cunningness. yellow dahlia Sep 15 #58

Yes exactly. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #59

T is an idiot IbogaProject Tuesday #69

Great points. We, as a society , though, Dark n Stormy Knight Yesterday #94

People don't understand that intellectual functioning is complex Irish_Dem Tuesday #79

And he also hires people just like him mdbl Tuesday #72

He hires ignorant psychopaths who will help him with his crimes. Irish_Dem Tuesday #80

Democratic voters have have always said he was fascist a Nazi and a traitor, Autumn Sep 15 #3

But we have some right here that have tried to minimize the danger that Trump poses and still do so to this day. W_HAMILTON Sep 15 #19

Got a link to any one here who is minimizing the danger Trump Autumn Sep 15 #32

Check my posting history, since I usually respond when I see it. W_HAMILTON Sep 15 #35

I must have the right people on ignore Autumn Sep 15 #37

same Skittles Saturday #90

the fly-under-the-radar trolls Skittles Saturday #89

I tend to think people listen most carefully to those who best validate our biases Torchlight Sep 15 #33

I was aware of what was comming, and it's going to get far worse, and was surprised to see that people weren't taking Dave Bowman Sep 15 #5

No one had ever been exposed.... SergeStorms Sep 15 #30

Many Democrats refused to entertain such a possibility dalton99a Sep 15 #6

Thank you and no, the following which I just read here is total bullshit Eliot Rosewater Sep 15 #9

We are just so conditioned to having white males running things. ananda Sep 15 #10

And not just white males BaronChocula Sep 15 #22

I'm thanking you too! ananda Sep 15 #42

Here ya go Nigrum Cattus Sep 15 #11

Thank you for this post and I hope you remember me as one of which you speak. hamsterjill Sep 15 #12

Thank you, consider yourself included in my "we." Eliot Rosewater Sep 15 #23

Thank you homegirl Sep 15 #24

The alternative for them would be to accept Buddyzbuddy Sep 15 #13

Bullshit MorbidButterflyTat Sep 15 #20

Certainly for the most part for term 1. But people saw what he was... electric_blue68 Sep 15 #47

Distraction Ksout Sep 15 #14

Way to miss the point! Ray Bruns Sep 15 #18

Really? Ksout Sep 15 #27

NOTHING TRUMP DOES would be approved by Jesus Skittles Saturday #88

Consider my pearls clutched over the fact that you are put off. Scrivener7 Tuesday #76

it's a killer! Skittles Saturday #87

LOLOLOL!!!!! Skittles Saturday #86

I reached a point . . . AverageOldGuy Sep 15 #15

I paid attention Cirsium Sep 15 #21

Thank you, I am still waiting for a single one of the Eliot Rosewater Sep 15 #26

Well, I held my nose and voted for Hillary. ananda Sep 15 #43

Same here. I dont have to worship or even like a Democrat to vote for them. Autumn Sep 15 #52

Still waiting... Eliot Rosewater Sep 15 #48

"Hold my nose" "lesser of two evils" means "I'm gullible, don't know anything, a very bad judge of character, and betsuni Tuesday #61

And the only criticism of Hillary that was out of the ordinary Eliot Rosewater Tuesday #62

Not letting Republicans fill Supreme Court seats should have been reason enough... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #70

Let me say this. A group of people (not exactly sure who they are) picked TSF as a chosen one, and bluestarone Sep 15 #44

He's been playing the fascist playbook since day one. usonian Sep 15 #53

It could have been ALL AVOIDED in 2016 when the supreme court was at stake. In every swing state, Hillary lost lostincalifornia Sep 15 #55

Exactly, and another 1 to 2% would have been voting for her in all of those states Eliot Rosewater Sep 15 #57

This!!! Take heart. Many of us are with you. Joinfortmill Tuesday #63

I don't understand what's the problem . . . AverageOldGuy Tuesday #66

And those who are insisting that all is well with our response are still not understanding what we are dealing with. Scrivener7 Tuesday #77

Thanks, I need a new keyboard now. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #81

I was on Radio Free Liberal lonely bird Tuesday #67

Too bad others do not see what you just nailed Stargazer99 Yesterday #95

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