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some_of_us_are_sane

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4. Trump's shutting himself and his cabinet off

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:40 PM

Monday

and DENYING illnesses and threats as he did Covid in his first disastrous four years, reminds me now of Trump's DESIRING above all ELSE to build an underground fortress for himself and favored others.

He can't outrun death. Try and distract and deny all he wants, it's coming.

Reminds me of Poe's "THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH"....

Prince Prospero's futile attempt to escape a deadly plague, the "Red Death," by secluding himself and his court in a fortified abbey.

IT'S COMIN' FOR HIM!

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Important Monday Night News Update [View all] littlemissmartypants Monday OP

And the hits keep coming... Nittersing Monday #1

United States and the CDC used to be the gold standard. Not anymore. Walleye Monday #2

Taking your comment a bit further, I would say that the CDC is currently the pyrite standard. alwaysinasnit Monday #3

I've felt that that "fools gold" is what trump is after. erronis Monday #10

Trump's shutting himself and his cabinet off some_of_us_are_sane Monday #4

And sadly homegirl Monday #5

So what if they go in a personal capacity? scipan Monday #6

Fire them. niyad Monday #8

you used to have a reason. not sure what happened with that. nt scipan Tuesday #25

Decimation of unions and free speech biophile Tuesday #26

All of this was predictable and very dangerous. yellow dahlia Monday #7

Reduce the surplus population. niyad Monday #9

Scrooge's quote! some_of_us_are_sane Monday #20

I would like to see that tombstone for real. niyad Monday #21

Spot on, my friend! some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #27

Being anti-science Matthew28 Monday #11

Well, that's the line preached by lots of 'religious' folks. And they're "freaking dumb"! erronis Tuesday #28

And what does America gain from this? mountain grammy Monday #12

This, like everything else that doesn't make sense is all about project 2025 Jvp Monday #22

They are killing us. spanone Monday #13

This is exactly along the same line as trump wanting all Covid testing stopped, slightlv Monday #14

What the hell is their end game with all this crap at Figarosmom Monday #15

The more old people they can kill, the more Social Security to steal. hamsterjill Monday #17

There's no endgame. It's just how they think. It's the MO of the psychopath. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #24

It all fits. John Farmer Yesterday #29

He must have forgotten that even HE was hit by Covid, Bayard Monday #16

MAGA wants it this way. mn9driver Monday #18

Slow, indirect genocide? moondust Monday #19

Autogenocide... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #23