Why can't they be normal and stay out of people's lives? It's nobody's business if a woman that they don't know gets an abortion or their neighbors sexuality. Let people live their lives and find their own version of happiness.
I love this new “back away, they are weird” narrative— it’s accurate and effective, and they had their chance in Milwaukee to seem reassuringly normal. They failed.
#WeirdAF is now trending on Twitter, and I see a video of Eric Swalwell calling Trump “weird” and “creepy” and how his policies represent the past, while Kamala represents the future.
It looks like the Democrats have finally figured out how to get their sound bites out there consistently. Republicans have been doing this since forever. It’s refreshing to see Dems all on the same page.
I think creepy, dangerously creepy, is a better term foisy on the public. There can be no doubt that these people are creepy and they all are in the cult of overtaking America. That's fucking creepy! Fascistly creepy!
We need to bring out the thesaurus, but creepy/cringey/cringe/strange is a start. I like the direction the D's are taking, but using "weird" everywhere is gonna get old. So, shake it up!
I like weird, but I prefer pedophile. I don't understand why no one is talking about Trump being accused for RAPING 13 year-olds with Epstein. Epstein files were opened and no one is talking about it. Perez Hilton wrote 3 articles in July regarding this matter. The court transcript of the girl's depositions are on line-google Trump/Epstein court case. https://perezhilton.com/donald-trump-accusation-raped-13-year-old-girl-jeffrey-epstein-lawsuit-katie-johnson/ WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS??? SOMEONE, ANYONE--PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME.
Yes! I'm going to use both 'weird' and 'creepy' but I don't want to have to go on 'Creep on Social' to write about it. Where can we tell them they're weird to their faces somewhere else?
I was thinking the same thing. Creepy is a better description. I know a lot of people who are weird but not dangerous and some in fact are lovable. But weird doesn’t send chills up my back. But creepy does.
I think the difference is that weird is (mostly) just different from what we are used to. Creepy is something that hits home with many people, who have had bad experiences in life. I highly recommend going with creepy.
LOOK! Even Charles Dickens had foresight in 1849! “The Creeps!”
“… creeping in the flesh, was first used in 1831, but it was Charles Dickens who coined and popularized the term "the creeps" in his 1849 novel David Copperfield.”
Remember "Creepy Crawlers" that toy from the 60s.......you put the "gobelty goop" in this heater mold contraption??? The Orange Maggots are truly the new Cteepy Crawlers that hump couches...watch dolphin porn...wear diapers....use the common piss bucket.....shoot there own DICKtaor in waiting...........the beat goes on
Yes! I could say something like "What you said was weird and even creepy!" There, I got both words in one sentence, but would use only for most serious infractions...lol - everything they say is an infraction...right? But maybe not 'serious' so I think I've got it down in how to use it...I just have to find where. I guess maybe in a comment on an article about something written about Trump or Vance and maybe 'typed word of mouth' might get others using those words! It could be kind of 'revolutionary'! Okay, maybe not...but maybe yes?!
Bonnie, I couldn't read all of it, but what is in there is no surprise. I wouldn't be surprised if trump had done more than just talk about wanting to "date" Ivanka, finding her very attractive even as a baby. I've had suspicions about that for a long time. Thank you for the link.
Today, there are 7 or 8 countries globally who are fighting autocratic takeovers of their government. Horrible men are working together in a myriad of ways, to control the globe and their own particular country. TFG admires and emulates these men, who are orchestrating ideas from the past. Deal with these dictators. It is all about money. Power=Money.
Below quote from Anne Applebaum in an interview from The Ink.
"So like the autocrats of the past, we're talking about men who don't believe there should be any check on their power. There..."
It is encouraging that Democrats are doing better with the sound bites but there doesn't appear to be an organized effort. One of the strategies employed by the Obama presidential campairesponses. Was very effective was rapid response teams with people like David Axelrod and others on the team firing back immediately to any and all falsehoods put out by McCains people.
It was highly effective because they did not give the Republicans any time to make use of the claims because the Obama teams rebuttals shut down the Republican momentum.
Perhaps Obama could enlist some of his team to help put in place a similar rapid resonses team.
While the one liners are effective for an election I am more concerned with a fully developed strategy to address going forward after Nov 5. I trust the Democrat leadership to develop a defensive strategy to protect the citizens against:
1. A protracted election settled in the court. Quell violence if it exists.
2. Cleaning up ethical violations in SC, Congress, and Executive Branch.
3. Address all forms if Inequality in America.
This is just the beginning, not an all inclusive list.
A tolerable Democratic victory in November, but not a dramatic and undeniable repudiation of MAGA and affiliated re-Confederates.
In that case, expect sporadic violence around the country.
Then what? Who will be at the lines of contact, licensed to use force and holding weapons furnished by taxpayers? Local sheriff's deputies and police officers. And maybe even a few deputized posses. (Cf: Constitutional Sheriffs.)
And who has the authority to decide who gets prosecuted "with the full force of the law"? Your county prosecutor, of course!
Were your local sheriff and prosecutor elected because they understand the value of protecting citizens' civil rights? I doubt it.
All of this is my way of warning:
A mere win in November will not be adequate! Now is the time to call on all of our resources to crush the MAGAs and their flag-bearer, the felonious former obnoxious occupant.
There are certinly enough people in D.C. to address all the ones I mentioned, as well as all the ones you mentioned. I just hoppe they are thinking like we are thinking.
. . . "A mere win in November will not be adequate! Now is the time to call on all of our resources to crush the MAGAs and their flag-bearer, the felonious former obnoxious occupant."
I hope that no reader here misunderstands me.
I am not (yet) suggesting any one take physical, kinetic action on the street. I trust that relying on our voices, our laughter, our good common sense and sense of common good are sufficient, if all are willing to make the effort. I trust that working hard to get voters to the polls between now and 5 November will bury the unAmerican Project 2025 and Agenda 47.
. . . and do what you can to find and influence all of those voters who are not yet paying attention.
I imagine you know more than a few people who are just joyriders who disclaim any responsibility as citizens of the Republic. What do you think you can say to them?
Can you even *imagine* how BUSY a Harris Rapid Response Team would be trying to keep up with the volume of lies, inverted statements, and just blatantly false information that Donald spews every time he opens his mouth?! ;0)
I can picture this HRRT now: Approximately 12-15 volunteers who do nothing but monitor every word they can, hitting back online before his campaign ever knows his words have been heard by the oppo. A subset can infiltrate rallies, and hit back in the moment — all of it being done with a sense of joy, humor, and of course…mockery. :0)
JMO: The late Sen. John McCain was quite possibly the last of the ‘old school’ Republicans, an officer and a gentleman — and although he played politics, I don’t ever remember him behaving with such vitriol towards any of his opponents in the same way that Donald does. I rarely agreed with his politics, but I sure did admire the man and respected the way he handled himself in the Senate.
I can imagine a seasoned pro like Carville or Axelrod having the ability to sift through the garbage Trump specs and decide which if any has "staying power" like his no more elections remark or his denying knowing about Project 2025. These two comments have caused his campaign and fellow Republicans to jump in to repair the damage. After listening to this crazed individual since he emerged by questioning Obama's citizenship I would guess the majority of sane Americans have learned when to tune out the usual garbage he spews but there are political gems among the dirt which demands to be held up to the light for inspection.
We have very sophisticated technology and people who know how to use it effectively, so let's do it. I believe Trump, like Vance, is his own worst enemy. Neither have any censors nor any decency. As the pressure mounts on Trump, he'll become more unhinged. He won't be able to hide the darkness within. I'd say that whatever it costs to make this happen is worth it.
Once again......here we go.......Donald Trump is the poster child for Narcissitic Personality Disorder. Mary Trump has pointed that out often. He is a cult leader and Maggots are his souless, zero empathy followers. He does not give a flying fc#k about anybody but himself.
Narcs will do anything for attention.......they demand total control over your entire body and spirit.
His cult followeres will do anything he wants..........wear diapers and use the communal piss bucket at the hate rallies.
Kamala Harris is like the sun that will kill the 'very weird" vampire. Conigula will not debate her and this growing Blue tidal wave is lookg good!!!
One of The Guardian’s political sketch writers likened Trump’s ear bandage to a panty liner. In case you call them something else in the US, panty liners are a feminine hygiene item used to maintain ‘freshness’ of their knickers/underpants.
Not to be rude but I just want to let you know that you can swear without asterisks on Substack. I hate censorship. The asterisks don't get by children.
Now, everything you wrote about is true and deserving of a Like. I just wanted to pass that along about swearing.
This is actually true & not true in my state, Mississippi. Our state will use swear words against someone if the comment incites a riot, disorder, or causing any type of physical harm. It’s safest for those in red states, like me, to use asterisks. We absolutely do not have freedom of speech in my city. We don’t even have the right to protest without getting a permit, & then they just deny your permit.
KatVers, you are right about the drug power being really strong. I know Trump and his crew (Kump) are all addicted to it and money. It seems to me to be a far worse addiction than any heroine, fentanyl or cocaine. It is going to take some really strong "tough love" to get them to kick the habit. We need to do it though by keeping them, all of them out of power or we all pay!
I agree with you, but I will say that at least IMO billionaires don't "need" more money. That said, you just made me understand why they can't seem to get enough.
Since the beginning, I've said that the magats are addicted to anger. In the same way that a gambler can get addicted to his or her own emotions, a magat gets a rush every time they feel enraged. I've seen this in my own family. Fox and other right wing media know this, so they dispense the anger-inducing news ony every hour of every day. They are the drug dealers.
I feel like they need those fits if anger because they don't have all the power and control. If you notice they want to control everything, womens bodies, schools and who is paying for them, what is taught in schools, (if it ain't white, heterosexual, and Christian you can't have it), all the guns and rules surrounding them, etc. It must all be in keeping with the Magat view of Christianity, and nothing else will do. Some of them will kill for that power, and they have linked theselves to Trvmp by espousing teachings from the pulpit as directed by the likes of Heritage Foundation, Federalist, Christian Nationalist, et al. They are bent on changing everyone to their idea of virtue, or else expel them from the country. I think they have this notion because they feel they are Right, that admitting any other thought to the contrary is too scary to think. So basically, fear preached from the pulpit continues to lend to their motivations. I hope the vote count is such a landslide that they see they are in the minority and that their way will not be followed. We are NOT going back!
You would love"Bad Faith," a new documentary by Alex Gibney, about the rise of Christian Nationalism. It's terrifying, my knowledge is power. My God, the sheer number of people they reach through those megachurches and Sinclair media. And those people hear nothing to counter it!
I watched Bad Faith last week, it is a very good expose' on Christian Nationalism, how it started here this most recent time, and how it has spread into a nationwide thought. I am going to watch God and Country this weekend with my sister. We have been sharing our psycho analysis of ourselves, our family, and our community for 5 years or so. We were raised in the religion, but it didnt "take" permanently. We have Christian Nationalist in our family, (which we are divoced from since 2020) in some of our neighbors, and in this state somewhat. I started developing my thoughts to the contrary when I was about 10 y.o. I'm a hard head, ha! I finally realized the brainwashing we were exposed to at age 57 or so, and started really making personal progress, with counseling help. Dont get me wrong, I value all the things my family taught me, as I feel grateful for the wonderful life I have had. I've done a lot. I look forward to my future. Thanks for recommending the movie and your time.
Because their 'normal' is to want to control others around them and far away. It's a menagerie of people with narcissistic personality disorder, and DT is king of the island of misfit toys.
If the religion is by man and for man, like most, then I agree. But that which is found only in the New Testament is not about control because it gives people a choice. God never forced anyone into a decision; He has always given mankind a choice. I don't understand why so many evangelicals (who don't know the Bible) believe in taking choices away from people.
In his Time Magazine interview last April, Donald made a campaign promise to hunt down, arrest, imprison and deport 15 million to 20 million men, women and children. He will use the National Guard. He said he will bribe the local police forces. He said he will use the full power of the military. Even though that is illegal. Thousands of moms and dads and kids would be killed in this atrocity. Thousands of their family members and friends and employers will be harmed and die in protest. This is one of Donald's campaign promises that has been ignored by the Press and the expert political pundits on TV. Because it is beyond weird. It is INSANE!
Burke, yes, Trump wants to do this to immigrants because he needs a group large enough to cause enormous harm and one that won't have sufficient power in our nation to stop him and his forces. Despite being the grandson of an immigrant, Trump certainly does hate them. We need that word out in all our media. We need some kind of huge demonstration. We also need President Biden to push to make everyone eligible to become a citizen, a citizen ASAP, if they choose to become one. We need huge ceremonies all across this nation in the next 2 months or so. Trump and Kump are evil! There is just no other word that describes their appalling selves and their actions; EVIL! We all need to stand against them and what they are planning to do to this nation and our people.
Ruth, don't forget that two of trump's wives are also immigrants. It reminds me of what I heard every day from my mother when I was a child: do as I say, not as I do. That is as good a description of trump's beliefs/behavior, as any. I agree completely about making everyone eligible to become a citizen and pushing that citizenship through quickly. Great idea!
PeachBlossom, I can understand your concern, but it is harder to deport citizens than those who hold green cards or are undocumented. I figure if Rupert Murdoch and Melania Trump could get citizenship almost upon arrival, we should be able to do that for others who have actually contributed positively to our society: construction workers, nurses and other care-givers, agriculture workers, and more. They have raised families here and invested a lot in our nation and deserve to be citizens as much as people recruited by silicon valley to take jobs Americans actually want.
Because they’re not about happy. They’re about selling “creep” to the highest bidder in order to give the wealthy, the creepy wealthy, what they want. Otherwise life is boring to them.
The "creepy wealthy." Have you heard about Tim Mellon, Trumps largest donator? He thinks Amelia Earhart's head is in a plastic bag in the ocean next to a banjo and a roll of toilet paper.
I know, right?! I saw Rachel talking about that last night. She was talking about it with such utter disbelief that she started laughing, and the more she talked, the more she laughed. I was right there with her. It is a bizarre story. And the way she was telling it added some comic relief I desperately needed. That man is short several perfectly preserved tp rolls under the sea. lol. I just can't with these people. Talk about creepy & weird.
Rachel Maddow losing it ROFL at Mr Mellon, the bizarre insanity of him, was GREAT! She's fun to watch, but her going into Sponge Bob & toilet paper rolls remaining in perfect condition under the sea wás refreshing & fun!
Thank you for telling us about Rachel talking about Mellon. We always record her and watch the next day, so our evenings are calming, but I've been put off by her lately, so I wasn't planning to watch. We will watch today.
Debi, I loved Rachel's bit last night too. I laughed right along because the whole story was just so ridiculous it was hilarious. I needed the laugh and am still smiling as I write this.
I know they do. I had a horse since I was 10 until I was 21 and got married. I miss them so much now that I have no where to keep one. I so miss the peace they gave me and I loved taking car of them.
Roberts ( the perverted brain prominent in Project 2025 ) says our freedom is to do what we “ought” not what we want. But they want to use the unChristian Nationalists’ definition of “ought” based on a truly perverted interpretation of the Bible—one that leaves out love and joy, and most of what Jesus taught, lived and died for. They take the Lord Jesus’s name in vain.
They are Christians in name only: CINOs or XINOs. (X is often used to denote The Christ, as in XMAS).
Barbara, the "pseudo-christians in Trump's camp don't really care as much about christianity as they claim. They just want power. More than christians, they are toddlers who just must have their own way or will tantrum. As toddler-adults, their tantrums can be pretty destructive. Christianity is just their excuse for their whining demands and attempts to control others. We have gone through it over and over throughout history but since we know what it really is now, we can stand against it and call them out on their lack of true christianity and refer to them as the toddler-adults they are. "Oh my, you're acting just like a toddler right now, did you realize that?"
Joe, I think the problem is that Trumpers and Trumpettes want to control everything in their lives and everyone else's too because they are so scared of just living. They get a cause they like, particularly one that will hurt the people they don't understand or who just scare them, then figure out how to cause the most pain while they can continue to claim they are christian, "doing god's work." These are not good people but we can't just dismiss them because they have as many needs as any American; they just have a lot of biases (things they don't like but don't know they are biased), prejudice (things they despise and know well that they are prejudiced and use those prejudices to deliberately target people), and bullying (they like to bully because it makes them feel strong, something they rarely get in the rest of their lives). Is there a way to infuse some joy, hope, love, and a little peace in their lives without sending them into a trauma of disorientation because what will they do if they learn they are hating the wrong people?
Very well stated. You could be talking about some of my family and neighbors. The most common thread I have found in this subset of people is their fear of not going to heaven. (And in turn their loved ones not being in heaven with them). (A lot of them live in totally enmeshed families). They have heard the hell fire and brimstone sermon so many times that they know it by wrote. They don't realize they are brainwashed. A lot believe it is their God Job to proselytize and if they dont do their part God will smite them.
Sandra, it is so sad that these people claim to be christian while christianity really centers on love if one reads scripture. Yet, they are so sure that if they do the tiniest thing "wrong" they will not reach Heaven. How very sad. A loving god would never do that to anyone. However, they come from a tradition that told enslaved persons their life here was hard, but when they got to Heaven there would be true joy (or some other such nonsense). It makes me so sad to see what christians have done to so many people over time. Maybe when a religion becomes a majority, it inevitably turns whatever the main beliefs are into something to beat people over the head with. We see that in Buddhism too, particularly in Myanmar where Buddhists are killing other Buddhists with impunity while telling believers they should not kill a fly. One way I once helped someone think through it was to ask them what they thought God was like and what scripture said was the most important commandment. She said love. So I asked what that meant to her and if a god who had love at the center would first of all condemn someone to someplace like hell for choices she had made. She said "no" and I prayed with her. You should know the woman was quite ill but torn up with grief and guilt over something she had done (I didn't know what). I went to see her the next day and the nurses told me she had passed overnight. Her blood pressure went back to normal and she seemed at peace for the first time in the three weeks she had been in the hospital. I consider that a true miracle that love brought to her. Maybe we can reach some of the most negative people by holding out some honest love to them and some questions about their faith and the way what they are believing and standing for do not mesh, and help to work through it to a better understanding.
I agree with you, but I see them wanting to destroy rather than build. They don't know how to build, in the positive sense of the word. They are only into the negative.
Why can’t they be normal is a valid question Joe Z. Sadly, the “they” you refer to are deeply wounded individuals. If you care to know more of how this happened, find a few well-researched biographies of each, and then study some Info on child development. Two fine texts- People of the Lie, The Hope for Healing Human Evil by M. Scott Peck, MD & “Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes”, Peter Levine & Maggie Kline. Both of these men grew up in severely abusive, dysfunctional homes, with generational family histories with this pattern.
“Attempts to find their own version of happiness” to quote your last sentence, are exactly what the 2 candidates themselves do, projecting their sadly dominating demonic obsession of revenge against their early tormentors. Warped by hatred for perceived present day enemies, are inner substitutes. Instead of dealing with their own inner demons, they Self-righteously become false “Leaders,” of others desiring pyrrhic “solutions” to gloriously Reign. As history shows destruction follows these demonic creatures, always will.
prtty weird, as in outside the mainstream. None of them are psychopaths. I worry this word could backfire on those of us who are diabled, trans, overweight, loudly vocal, introverted or otherwise not seen as "normal". Weird, too me is harmless; these fascist psychopaths are quite the opposite.
I suppose the politicians know what they are doing, and winning this is critical. But the toxification of this word scares me.
Joel, I think you have a good point here. Among my group of close friends, 'weird' is rather a term of affection. For Trumpet and the MAGAts, I think 'creepy' is much more appropriate--certainly descriptive and not likely to be seen in any sort of positive light.
Agreed. Honestly, I believe everyone is weird in one way or another-unique, individual, one of a kind. And that’s what diversity is all about-celebrating the differences. Creepy is better-it’s got the tone of sinister, harmful, sneaky, and malicious that is wishing ill on someone else. To me, creepy is the appropriate vibe. Just my opinion.
Which I strongly agree with! I take “weird” (especially from mindless people) as a compliment. Too nice for a couple of misogynistic liars with no moral compass.
Well, (adopting John Lewis’s useful model) there’s good weird, often someone who’s a bit quirky or a good lateral thinker in problem solving (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking).
Bad weird is choosing completely fallacious thinking to try to find solutions and therefore often ending up with foolish non-solutions to problems or foolish solutions to non- problems.
“Actress Jennifer Aniston, who has spoken about her own fertility struggles, wrote on social media that she hopes Vance’s daughter is lucky enough to bear children one day.
“”I hope she will not need to turn to IVF as a second option,” Aniston wrote. “Because you are trying to take that away from her, too.”
“Vance slammed Aniston’s remarks in an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show on SiriusXM on Friday, saying they were “disgusting because my daughter is 2 years old” and that even if she did have fertility problems down the road, “I would try everything I could do try to help her because I believe families and babies are a good thing.””
I find it more than a little creepy-weird that if Vance’s now two-year-old has fertility problems he would “help her all he can.” Doesn’t sound like he’s planning to raise her to be a thinking woman who would want to make her own decisions. To me, this is as icky as Trump saying he’d probably date Ivanka if she weren’t his daughter
And I'm not concerned with what Mary says here, so much as the Democrats' use of the word to describe Republicans. The American Heritage Dictionary agrees with them, that the word often denotes something "Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way".
Nonetheless, most people I know use the word to mean someone or something that's just a bit odd, but often in a likable way. Maybe the people I know are not representative of Americans in general (they almost certainly are not, in some ways).
Much though I hate the Republican candidates, I think it is reasonable to be concerned about otherizing those who are different from what's considered "normal". I wrote separately that it is important for us "to question the rhetorical toxification of otherness. To those of us who’ve ever been bullied, those weirdos are our people and we must stand with them."
I agree. In my circle, it's a badge of honor to be called weird because it's outside the norm, it's creative, it's authentic, it's original, it's freeing, it's quirky, ..
The Republican candidates are creepy and psychotic. Not sure how either of those would work as sound bites.🤷♀️
Thanks for the elucidation Joel. Makes a lot of sense. Today's world is polarising twixt hatred and compassion. Most of us yoyo, it's nature's way to reach resolution.... Peace, Maurice
While that is true in the normal world, the Magas are determined to present themselves as the only normal available. They treat everyone who isn't in their cult as being weird. So I like using the term for them because it is the kind of thing that gets under their skin and stays there, festering, itching, becoming more than they can bear. And we all know that the term 'weird' is harmless. But they think it is horrific. Just think about how Katie Britt speaks: we know she is scary weird, like some demonic robot, but magas think she is the epitome of perfection. Magas think, How dare you call her weird! Katie is perfect. But we know Katie is seriously unwell.
I understand what you’re saying. If it helps just think about our collective attention span for things of this nature. This strategy, effective as it sounds, may not make through a couple of press cycles before we are chasing the next shiny objects.
Let’s forget about semantic nit picking such as redefining “weird” as some adjective that refers to friends with idiosyncrasies.
The point is to pin the an undesirable label on Donald et al. that sticks. Weird will stick. So will creepy. Yes he’s a psychopath. Use whatever you like. He is weak and he is weird.
The difference this election is that Trump does not control the DoJ. Those who work to illegally undermine the election are going to be in a world of hurt, as long as WE keep the faith and all do the work to elect Vice President Harris as well as Democrats up and down the ballot.
Since Kamala Harris is giving our voices back we need to remember that we are a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Our voices must be heard again so we can let all those dirty, weird creeps are not going to take our Democracy away; that we are demanding Life in Prison for all those traitors, including Justices who have abandoned the Rule of Law, all those who will allow the Christian Nationalists to trash our Constitution and rewrite to suit their ideals, the entire of the Heritage Foundation, and all the near 1,000 hate groups that would be a part of Donald's hand picked army. Project 2025 is the only document to be trashed.
I asked this very question on a Lincoln Party town hall. Rick Wilson said they’re prepared for this and one of the ways to combat it was to elect VP Harris in such overwhelming numbers that contesting the results would be laughable.
A lot voted like he'll to elect Hillary yet the election was stolen. We need to know how our government is preparing to prevent Trump from stealing the election again.
Yes, as per Rachel Maddow tonight, he is repeatedly telling his supporters that he doesn't need their votes, not to bother voting. He is planning to steal the election. This needs serious attention and publicity.
As I see it, if he tells people not to vote, maybe they won't and that would make a democratic win that much more of a landslide. It seems to me that if one didn't have many votes it would be much more difficult to steal the election, especially since all the voter suppression laws are made by republicans against democrats.
I saw Rachel talk about that, too. Elizabeth Warren says that the solution is to have so overwhelmingly many voters vote that their efforst won't be enough to overturn the results, or refuse to certify them.
Well, the supreme court just gave POTUS many immunities. If Biden would play dirty, he could use one of those immunities and have Trump locked up or assassinated. We all know Trump will take advantage of any loopholes if he is re-elected, and will make himself a king! Hell at this point, Biden could call off the election.
They won’t because they will choose what Biden can do and what can’t which will be different than with Trump. SC has already broken the law by manipulating the constitution. I’m not sure why they are getting off free which that immunity ruling.
Because there are no checks on the SJC. The while system of checks and balances we were taught as children would safeguard our democracy was unfortunately built on an honor system.
What can we do? Sink to his level (never thought I'd think like that) and ridicule, let the world know how unhinged and ignorant he is. He'll HATE the ridicule and over-react: More and more on-the-fencers will therefore realise how unsuitable he is to be in charge of ANYTHING.
Mary makes the point that millions more voted for Biden than DJT in 2020. But what really frightens me is that so many millions voted for DJT. They have to be shown what they voted for. Them's my views.
There are a LOT of republicans jumping ship and will be voting for Harris. The only people voting for tRump are his cult and the millionaires. He's not picking up any new voters, quite the opposite, but Kamala and the Democrats sure are!
And who knew "childless cat ladies" would become a constituency to be reckoned with? Speaking as one myself. We have a Facebook group of many thousands, who come up with some deliciously wicked memes.
MSNBC showed a vid set to the Bee Gee's 'Stayin: Alive" with 3 cats coming from under the Resolute Desk marching in sync across the Presidential Seal in the Oval. So cool! 😻😻😻
Yes. Just watched Rachel. I will be looking to hear what Mark Elias has to say, as well as Brian Tyler Cohen. I also just emailed Texas Paul about this, I am sure he will address. This is a mess for sure, but my mind veers towards DOJ and Secs of State. Very glad Rachel addressed this problem on a large forum. It's out there now.
I agree that these dishonest people have great plans to not certify the election or rig the results if Trump loses. His latest comments directed at Christian’s not needing to vote means there is some plan afoot. I sure hope the Dems also have a plan. Otherwise Biden:Harris can have a boatload of votes and they won’t be worth a tinker’s dam.
Are there regulations? I don't know? Remember when they tried to do this before and they all signed the paper-and the one police officer wouldn't let the others inside. It was a crime in real time. It was a close call and they are working out the bugs
Indeed, that is dangerous but the bigger the Harris win the harder that move becomes. I still think they are mainly cowards and the cold light of day, maybe not willing to act in an illegal way.
Americans are not aligned with Republicans. That's the keynote headline. When a party becomes a cult of personality, things are looking down for that party. If only shame was something TrumpVance understood.
“I can tell you based on the research I've had to do and another still-frame of the bullet in motion that what injured Trump was the air displacement of the bullet.
If he'd been struck anywhere on the ear by the actual round fired from an AR-15 - even just clipped - it would have torn most of his ear completely off and possibly part of his face or scalp. AR-15s inflict their signature devastating degree of damage to living tissue because they fire small rounds at unbelievable velocity.”
@thejackhopkins on X laid out how a "2 cm" wound (per Ronny Jackson) is the size of a nickel. Pete Souza's pic post "attempt" showed a normal Turd ear.
Yes, MAGATS are weird but more importantly , they are on the WRONG side of EVERY issue, EVERY issue. It’s easy to campaign when you’re on the RIGHT side of every issue. Keep it simple, KH.
In a way, 2020 was a,practice run in terms of stealing the election. Some of the swing states had principled Republican officials like Georgia’s Raffensberger who refused to go along with it. Trump’s backers have spent the last four years replacing them wherever possible.
Assuming Harris wins, Americans need to change the system. Get an independent organisation like our Electoral Commission in overall charge of ensuring a free and fair system, and use non-partisan local officials to oversee them. Scrap the Electoral College and end the political appointment of judges.
The opposition doesn’t care about the vote and instead will have 70 election deniers across all the electoral college swing states and take it to SCOTUS for the win!
Trump has 70 election deniers in the 7 swing states to block the state certification process and kick it either to the House or to SCOTUS for a win. He’s been telling his base to not vote, he doesn’t need ‘em!
Yep, I figured that would happen since the Jan.6th insurrection, tRump should have been arrested and charged right away for that! Let's hope there's something in place to stop it this time!
Yes, for three years the GOP state houses have been playing dirty tricks with rule changes and new laws. This cabal wants power and is working on destroying democracy. Project 2025 didn't just get written, the Koch groups like the Heritage Foundation have been working at this; first corrupt and change the Republican party and next the country.
Ain’t it wonderful to be on offense, taking the fight to the weirdos and liars and cultists? Let them defend their indefensible record. Let them defend their feeble, old, degenerate lying liar candidate. Let them worry about their creepy VP pick, Jim D Vance (or whatever the hell name he is currently using), being an albatross and dragging what’s left of their cult right down the drain. I was dreading November. Now I can’t wait.
Yes, it's important to show clearly that so much of their accusations and blames against others are actually flipping the narrative and projection, things that they are actually doing themselves. This is so frequent, it seem to be their go-to strategery!
So true, John. I’ve been seeing a campaign ad produced by the MAGAs, attacking Kamala Harris for lying. If they really want to make the election about who lies the most, holy crap, I’ll take that action every day of the week. It shows they’re covered with the stink of desperation.
Yes, look at most of their accusations and you will see, if you look, that Donnie and Co. are the ones doing it. Most of thew rest of it are just lies and baseless demeaning.
He's dangerous because he's a deeply weak, deeply insecure man who's bolstered at every turn by people who thirst for power and see him as the quickest way to get it.
⭐️ This IS the quote I wanted to point out because trump probably thinks it’s cool he is called dangerous. But, he’s dangerous because he’s weak and ignorant!!
Weird in the worst ways.. like the clammy hand, wet mouthed elder at church who everyone respects & reveres - except young kids who still have sharp senses they haven’t learned to ignore. Then time passes and reveals they were right to be creeped out by this strange smelling creep.
IMO there's nothing weirder than Q-Anon. How anyone can have anything to do with that craziness is beyond me.
Speaking of mocking, I've been wondering something. Does he know that people make fun of his orangeness? It seems impossible that he doesn't, but if he does, why doesn't he do something about it?
It does! Just google < Trump makeup collar 2024 > , and you’ll see a few pics from his NYC trial which look as if he was in a rush with his trowel…or maybe lousy lighting in his gilded bathroom at Trump Tower is to blame.
If he doesn't it's because he doesn't pay attention to anything. Remember that his attorney in the election interference/hush money case, referred to him repeatedly as "the orange turd", during a cross examination.
Thank you, Mary, for pointing out (indirectly) that the entire MAGA cult from Donald Trump all the way down to the voters who support him are ABNORMAL. It is not normal for an adult Homo sapiens to long for "daddy" to tell them what to do and what to think. It is not normal to agree to GIVE yourself into slave labor because that's what "daddy" tells them is good for them. It is not normal to worship wealth above and beyond all other "prizes". Nor is it normal in the United States to be so uneducated you don't understand the difference between freedom, and enslavement and be willing to die for that "privilege"
Why can't they be normal and stay out of people's lives? It's nobody's business if a woman that they don't know gets an abortion or their neighbors sexuality. Let people live their lives and find their own version of happiness.
I love this new “back away, they are weird” narrative— it’s accurate and effective, and they had their chance in Milwaukee to seem reassuringly normal. They failed.
#WeirdAF is now trending on Twitter, and I see a video of Eric Swalwell calling Trump “weird” and “creepy” and how his policies represent the past, while Kamala represents the future.
It looks like the Democrats have finally figured out how to get their sound bites out there consistently. Republicans have been doing this since forever. It’s refreshing to see Dems all on the same page.
This "Weird & Weirder" t-shirt is great 🤣 👇
https://libtees-2.creator-spring.com/listing/weird24
Make America Cool Again. Vote for Kamala!
I think creepy, dangerously creepy, is a better term foisy on the public. There can be no doubt that these people are creepy and they all are in the cult of overtaking America. That's fucking creepy! Fascistly creepy!
We need to bring out the thesaurus, but creepy/cringey/cringe/strange is a start. I like the direction the D's are taking, but using "weird" everywhere is gonna get old. So, shake it up!
Basic psychology - say something enough times and it sticks in people's minds. Weird works here. It's also easy to understand.
You are right Marycat. We want to say it so many times that everyone knows. That is what the Republicans do with their lies-especially tRump!
I like weird, but I prefer pedophile. I don't understand why no one is talking about Trump being accused for RAPING 13 year-olds with Epstein. Epstein files were opened and no one is talking about it. Perez Hilton wrote 3 articles in July regarding this matter. The court transcript of the girl's depositions are on line-google Trump/Epstein court case. https://perezhilton.com/donald-trump-accusation-raped-13-year-old-girl-jeffrey-epstein-lawsuit-katie-johnson/ WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS??? SOMEONE, ANYONE--PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME.
Will you accept "goofy"?
Or, in the right context, "alien"?
\Vince S
How about "churlish"?
\Vince S
THAT’S THE WORD!! “CREEPY” 😵💫
We can do weird and creepy because they both convey the truth!
Yeah but there’s a good weird and a bad weird so would rather not get those confused. You can spin “weird” sort of but not the word “creepy.”
You have a point Debserious. Creepy seems worse than weird.
Yes! I'm going to use both 'weird' and 'creepy' but I don't want to have to go on 'Creep on Social' to write about it. Where can we tell them they're weird to their faces somewhere else?
“Creep on Social.” 🤣
I was thinking the same thing. Creepy is a better description. I know a lot of people who are weird but not dangerous and some in fact are lovable. But weird doesn’t send chills up my back. But creepy does.
I think the difference is that weird is (mostly) just different from what we are used to. Creepy is something that hits home with many people, who have had bad experiences in life. I highly recommend going with creepy.
LOOK! Even Charles Dickens had foresight in 1849! “The Creeps!”
“… creeping in the flesh, was first used in 1831, but it was Charles Dickens who coined and popularized the term "the creeps" in his 1849 novel David Copperfield.”
Remember "Creepy Crawlers" that toy from the 60s.......you put the "gobelty goop" in this heater mold contraption??? The Orange Maggots are truly the new Cteepy Crawlers that hump couches...watch dolphin porn...wear diapers....use the common piss bucket.....shoot there own DICKtaor in waiting...........the beat goes on
Great to know. Thank you!
Yes! I could say something like "What you said was weird and even creepy!" There, I got both words in one sentence, but would use only for most serious infractions...lol - everything they say is an infraction...right? But maybe not 'serious' so I think I've got it down in how to use it...I just have to find where. I guess maybe in a comment on an article about something written about Trump or Vance and maybe 'typed word of mouth' might get others using those words! It could be kind of 'revolutionary'! Okay, maybe not...but maybe yes?!
https://perezhilton.com/donald-trump-accusation-raped-13-year-old-girl-jeffrey-epstein-lawsuit-katie-johnson/
Bonnie, I couldn't read all of it, but what is in there is no surprise. I wouldn't be surprised if trump had done more than just talk about wanting to "date" Ivanka, finding her very attractive even as a baby. I've had suspicions about that for a long time. Thank you for the link.
I would walk past "weird" on a sidewalk, but would cross the street to avoid "creepy"!
Exactly! Perfect analogy 👏
I prefer menacing.
🎯
Weird works, but not as effectively as creepy. Perhaps using “weird & creepy”
is what we should use so we can gradually switch over to creepy (& dangerous).
Cringey is another great descriptor that comes to mind…
Yes! How many times have we cringed over trump’s words, let alone his presence?
Debserious.......is there a number that is larger than infinity????
Seriously true 🤦🏻♀️
Today, there are 7 or 8 countries globally who are fighting autocratic takeovers of their government. Horrible men are working together in a myriad of ways, to control the globe and their own particular country. TFG admires and emulates these men, who are orchestrating ideas from the past. Deal with these dictators. It is all about money. Power=Money.
Below quote from Anne Applebaum in an interview from The Ink.
"So like the autocrats of the past, we're talking about men who don't believe there should be any check on their power. There..."
Make America Laugh Again! Vote for KaMALA!
I think I'll make that a t-shirt. 🩵
Don't let The Weirds take the Constitution
also Don't let The Creeps take the Constitution!
It is encouraging that Democrats are doing better with the sound bites but there doesn't appear to be an organized effort. One of the strategies employed by the Obama presidential campairesponses. Was very effective was rapid response teams with people like David Axelrod and others on the team firing back immediately to any and all falsehoods put out by McCains people.
It was highly effective because they did not give the Republicans any time to make use of the claims because the Obama teams rebuttals shut down the Republican momentum.
Perhaps Obama could enlist some of his team to help put in place a similar rapid resonses team.
While the one liners are effective for an election I am more concerned with a fully developed strategy to address going forward after Nov 5. I trust the Democrat leadership to develop a defensive strategy to protect the citizens against:
1. A protracted election settled in the court. Quell violence if it exists.
2. Cleaning up ethical violations in SC, Congress, and Executive Branch.
3. Address all forms if Inequality in America.
This is just the beginning, not an all inclusive list.
Sandra:
That is already a very ambitious list.
Here's my concern --
A tolerable Democratic victory in November, but not a dramatic and undeniable repudiation of MAGA and affiliated re-Confederates.
In that case, expect sporadic violence around the country.
Then what? Who will be at the lines of contact, licensed to use force and holding weapons furnished by taxpayers? Local sheriff's deputies and police officers. And maybe even a few deputized posses. (Cf: Constitutional Sheriffs.)
And who has the authority to decide who gets prosecuted "with the full force of the law"? Your county prosecutor, of course!
Were your local sheriff and prosecutor elected because they understand the value of protecting citizens' civil rights? I doubt it.
All of this is my way of warning:
A mere win in November will not be adequate! Now is the time to call on all of our resources to crush the MAGAs and their flag-bearer, the felonious former obnoxious occupant.
\Vince S
There are certinly enough people in D.C. to address all the ones I mentioned, as well as all the ones you mentioned. I just hoppe they are thinking like we are thinking.
Sandra:
I hope you live in a jurisdiction where the sheriff and the prosecutor at least understand the concept of civil rights.
Not all do.
May I suggest a troubling story from the other side of the tracks, so to speak?
https://www.pushblack.us/news/why-are-sheriffs-three-times-deadlier-other-police
\Vince S
Sandra:
What if they are not thinking the way we are thinking?
Should we be ready to mount some physical resistance in defense of democracy?
Listen to today's news from Venezuela.
It can happen here.
\Vince S
. . . "A mere win in November will not be adequate! Now is the time to call on all of our resources to crush the MAGAs and their flag-bearer, the felonious former obnoxious occupant."
I hope that no reader here misunderstands me.
I am not (yet) suggesting any one take physical, kinetic action on the street. I trust that relying on our voices, our laughter, our good common sense and sense of common good are sufficient, if all are willing to make the effort. I trust that working hard to get voters to the polls between now and 5 November will bury the unAmerican Project 2025 and Agenda 47.
\Vince S
We need a Blue Wave to wash those MAGAs out of the
White House, the Senate and the House! Join the Blue Wave voters!
. . . and do what you can to find and influence all of those voters who are not yet paying attention.
I imagine you know more than a few people who are just joyriders who disclaim any responsibility as citizens of the Republic. What do you think you can say to them?
\Vince S
Can you even *imagine* how BUSY a Harris Rapid Response Team would be trying to keep up with the volume of lies, inverted statements, and just blatantly false information that Donald spews every time he opens his mouth?! ;0)
I can picture this HRRT now: Approximately 12-15 volunteers who do nothing but monitor every word they can, hitting back online before his campaign ever knows his words have been heard by the oppo. A subset can infiltrate rallies, and hit back in the moment — all of it being done with a sense of joy, humor, and of course…mockery. :0)
JMO: The late Sen. John McCain was quite possibly the last of the ‘old school’ Republicans, an officer and a gentleman — and although he played politics, I don’t ever remember him behaving with such vitriol towards any of his opponents in the same way that Donald does. I rarely agreed with his politics, but I sure did admire the man and respected the way he handled himself in the Senate.
I can imagine a seasoned pro like Carville or Axelrod having the ability to sift through the garbage Trump specs and decide which if any has "staying power" like his no more elections remark or his denying knowing about Project 2025. These two comments have caused his campaign and fellow Republicans to jump in to repair the damage. After listening to this crazed individual since he emerged by questioning Obama's citizenship I would guess the majority of sane Americans have learned when to tune out the usual garbage he spews but there are political gems among the dirt which demands to be held up to the light for inspection.
We have very sophisticated technology and people who know how to use it effectively, so let's do it. I believe Trump, like Vance, is his own worst enemy. Neither have any censors nor any decency. As the pressure mounts on Trump, he'll become more unhinged. He won't be able to hide the darkness within. I'd say that whatever it costs to make this happen is worth it.
MACA ! yo Lol
Once again......here we go.......Donald Trump is the poster child for Narcissitic Personality Disorder. Mary Trump has pointed that out often. He is a cult leader and Maggots are his souless, zero empathy followers. He does not give a flying fc#k about anybody but himself.
Narcs will do anything for attention.......they demand total control over your entire body and spirit.
His cult followeres will do anything he wants..........wear diapers and use the communal piss bucket at the hate rallies.
Kamala Harris is like the sun that will kill the 'very weird" vampire. Conigula will not debate her and this growing Blue tidal wave is lookg good!!!
One of The Guardian’s political sketch writers likened Trump’s ear bandage to a panty liner. In case you call them something else in the US, panty liners are a feminine hygiene item used to maintain ‘freshness’ of their knickers/underpants.
Yeah we call them that in the US as well.
oh no- we call them the same, and he / she was ‘spot on’
Not to be rude but I just want to let you know that you can swear without asterisks on Substack. I hate censorship. The asterisks don't get by children.
Now, everything you wrote about is true and deserving of a Like. I just wanted to pass that along about swearing.
Richard La France
This is actually true & not true in my state, Mississippi. Our state will use swear words against someone if the comment incites a riot, disorder, or causing any type of physical harm. It’s safest for those in red states, like me, to use asterisks. We absolutely do not have freedom of speech in my city. We don’t even have the right to protest without getting a permit, & then they just deny your permit.
Because they aren't normal, the Republicans are tripping on power. It's their drug of choice, and they can't get enough of it.
KatVers, you are right about the drug power being really strong. I know Trump and his crew (Kump) are all addicted to it and money. It seems to me to be a far worse addiction than any heroine, fentanyl or cocaine. It is going to take some really strong "tough love" to get them to kick the habit. We need to do it though by keeping them, all of them out of power or we all pay!
Absolutely correct, and like any addict will tell you, the more you use, the more you need.
I agree with you, but I will say that at least IMO billionaires don't "need" more money. That said, you just made me understand why they can't seem to get enough.
Since the beginning, I've said that the magats are addicted to anger. In the same way that a gambler can get addicted to his or her own emotions, a magat gets a rush every time they feel enraged. I've seen this in my own family. Fox and other right wing media know this, so they dispense the anger-inducing news ony every hour of every day. They are the drug dealers.
I feel like they need those fits if anger because they don't have all the power and control. If you notice they want to control everything, womens bodies, schools and who is paying for them, what is taught in schools, (if it ain't white, heterosexual, and Christian you can't have it), all the guns and rules surrounding them, etc. It must all be in keeping with the Magat view of Christianity, and nothing else will do. Some of them will kill for that power, and they have linked theselves to Trvmp by espousing teachings from the pulpit as directed by the likes of Heritage Foundation, Federalist, Christian Nationalist, et al. They are bent on changing everyone to their idea of virtue, or else expel them from the country. I think they have this notion because they feel they are Right, that admitting any other thought to the contrary is too scary to think. So basically, fear preached from the pulpit continues to lend to their motivations. I hope the vote count is such a landslide that they see they are in the minority and that their way will not be followed. We are NOT going back!
You would love"Bad Faith," a new documentary by Alex Gibney, about the rise of Christian Nationalism. It's terrifying, my knowledge is power. My God, the sheer number of people they reach through those megachurches and Sinclair media. And those people hear nothing to counter it!
I watched Bad Faith last week, it is a very good expose' on Christian Nationalism, how it started here this most recent time, and how it has spread into a nationwide thought. I am going to watch God and Country this weekend with my sister. We have been sharing our psycho analysis of ourselves, our family, and our community for 5 years or so. We were raised in the religion, but it didnt "take" permanently. We have Christian Nationalist in our family, (which we are divoced from since 2020) in some of our neighbors, and in this state somewhat. I started developing my thoughts to the contrary when I was about 10 y.o. I'm a hard head, ha! I finally realized the brainwashing we were exposed to at age 57 or so, and started really making personal progress, with counseling help. Dont get me wrong, I value all the things my family taught me, as I feel grateful for the wonderful life I have had. I've done a lot. I look forward to my future. Thanks for recommending the movie and your time.
Because their 'normal' is to want to control others around them and far away. It's a menagerie of people with narcissistic personality disorder, and DT is king of the island of misfit toys.
I listened to a psychologist who explained how malignant narcissism is contagious. Clearly true.
Isn't that a scary thought.
And the actual purpose of religion-control.
If the religion is by man and for man, like most, then I agree. But that which is found only in the New Testament is not about control because it gives people a choice. God never forced anyone into a decision; He has always given mankind a choice. I don't understand why so many evangelicals (who don't know the Bible) believe in taking choices away from people.
In his Time Magazine interview last April, Donald made a campaign promise to hunt down, arrest, imprison and deport 15 million to 20 million men, women and children. He will use the National Guard. He said he will bribe the local police forces. He said he will use the full power of the military. Even though that is illegal. Thousands of moms and dads and kids would be killed in this atrocity. Thousands of their family members and friends and employers will be harmed and die in protest. This is one of Donald's campaign promises that has been ignored by the Press and the expert political pundits on TV. Because it is beyond weird. It is INSANE!
Burke, yes, Trump wants to do this to immigrants because he needs a group large enough to cause enormous harm and one that won't have sufficient power in our nation to stop him and his forces. Despite being the grandson of an immigrant, Trump certainly does hate them. We need that word out in all our media. We need some kind of huge demonstration. We also need President Biden to push to make everyone eligible to become a citizen, a citizen ASAP, if they choose to become one. We need huge ceremonies all across this nation in the next 2 months or so. Trump and Kump are evil! There is just no other word that describes their appalling selves and their actions; EVIL! We all need to stand against them and what they are planning to do to this nation and our people.
Persecution of the Vulnerable is Weird. Fascism is Weird. GOP is sooo yesterday
I'm sorry, but in my life experience, persecution of the vulnerable is creepy. I agree with you about your other two statements.
Ruth, don't forget that two of trump's wives are also immigrants. It reminds me of what I heard every day from my mother when I was a child: do as I say, not as I do. That is as good a description of trump's beliefs/behavior, as any. I agree completely about making everyone eligible to become a citizen and pushing that citizenship through quickly. Great idea!
Do you think that Trump would cease deporting people because of their citizenship status??
PeachBlossom, I can understand your concern, but it is harder to deport citizens than those who hold green cards or are undocumented. I figure if Rupert Murdoch and Melania Trump could get citizenship almost upon arrival, we should be able to do that for others who have actually contributed positively to our society: construction workers, nurses and other care-givers, agriculture workers, and more. They have raised families here and invested a lot in our nation and deserve to be citizens as much as people recruited by silicon valley to take jobs Americans actually want.
I like this!
Me. too.
My thought exactly.
Make America Safe. It never has been.
Sounds like what Pvtin is doing in Ukraine.
Because they’re not about happy. They’re about selling “creep” to the highest bidder in order to give the wealthy, the creepy wealthy, what they want. Otherwise life is boring to them.
The "creepy wealthy." Have you heard about Tim Mellon, Trumps largest donator? He thinks Amelia Earhart's head is in a plastic bag in the ocean next to a banjo and a roll of toilet paper.
I know, right?! I saw Rachel talking about that last night. She was talking about it with such utter disbelief that she started laughing, and the more she talked, the more she laughed. I was right there with her. It is a bizarre story. And the way she was telling it added some comic relief I desperately needed. That man is short several perfectly preserved tp rolls under the sea. lol. I just can't with these people. Talk about creepy & weird.
Rachel Maddow losing it ROFL at Mr Mellon, the bizarre insanity of him, was GREAT! She's fun to watch, but her going into Sponge Bob & toilet paper rolls remaining in perfect condition under the sea wás refreshing & fun!
Thank you for telling us about Rachel talking about Mellon. We always record her and watch the next day, so our evenings are calming, but I've been put off by her lately, so I wasn't planning to watch. We will watch today.
I think you will get a kick out of it. Laughter like that is infectious. I was giggling along with her. And I swear I heard my cat giggling.
Aren't cats great? Love 'em, and I know at least some of them have a good sense of humor.
Kathy, we did watch today, and definitely enjoyed it. Thank you again for recommending it.
Debi, I loved Rachel's bit last night too. I laughed right along because the whole story was just so ridiculous it was hilarious. I needed the laugh and am still smiling as I write this.
And Mellon put a ton of money into RFK's run so he can draw some votes away from Kamala from some of those undecided voters. Crazies are taking over.
(P.S. Like your horse. :-)
Thanks Kate. My horses give me some peace in all of this!
I know they do. I had a horse since I was 10 until I was 21 and got married. I miss them so much now that I have no where to keep one. I so miss the peace they gave me and I loved taking car of them.
And isn’t that the “freedom” they say they believe in? Apparently not one bit. Control of the citizenry is now the goal.
Roberts ( the perverted brain prominent in Project 2025 ) says our freedom is to do what we “ought” not what we want. But they want to use the unChristian Nationalists’ definition of “ought” based on a truly perverted interpretation of the Bible—one that leaves out love and joy, and most of what Jesus taught, lived and died for. They take the Lord Jesus’s name in vain.
They are Christians in name only: CINOs or XINOs. (X is often used to denote The Christ, as in XMAS).
❤️ the bumper sticker "America is OUR Country, Not Your Church"
Coercive Christianity isn't Christianity at all; rather, it's a satanic substitute.
I always knew they were phonies.
Barbara, the "pseudo-christians in Trump's camp don't really care as much about christianity as they claim. They just want power. More than christians, they are toddlers who just must have their own way or will tantrum. As toddler-adults, their tantrums can be pretty destructive. Christianity is just their excuse for their whining demands and attempts to control others. We have gone through it over and over throughout history but since we know what it really is now, we can stand against it and call them out on their lack of true christianity and refer to them as the toddler-adults they are. "Oh my, you're acting just like a toddler right now, did you realize that?"
Well stated.
AMEN!!!
Joe, I think the problem is that Trumpers and Trumpettes want to control everything in their lives and everyone else's too because they are so scared of just living. They get a cause they like, particularly one that will hurt the people they don't understand or who just scare them, then figure out how to cause the most pain while they can continue to claim they are christian, "doing god's work." These are not good people but we can't just dismiss them because they have as many needs as any American; they just have a lot of biases (things they don't like but don't know they are biased), prejudice (things they despise and know well that they are prejudiced and use those prejudices to deliberately target people), and bullying (they like to bully because it makes them feel strong, something they rarely get in the rest of their lives). Is there a way to infuse some joy, hope, love, and a little peace in their lives without sending them into a trauma of disorientation because what will they do if they learn they are hating the wrong people?
Hitler's Playbook is GOP's Bible
Very well stated. You could be talking about some of my family and neighbors. The most common thread I have found in this subset of people is their fear of not going to heaven. (And in turn their loved ones not being in heaven with them). (A lot of them live in totally enmeshed families). They have heard the hell fire and brimstone sermon so many times that they know it by wrote. They don't realize they are brainwashed. A lot believe it is their God Job to proselytize and if they dont do their part God will smite them.
Sandra, it is so sad that these people claim to be christian while christianity really centers on love if one reads scripture. Yet, they are so sure that if they do the tiniest thing "wrong" they will not reach Heaven. How very sad. A loving god would never do that to anyone. However, they come from a tradition that told enslaved persons their life here was hard, but when they got to Heaven there would be true joy (or some other such nonsense). It makes me so sad to see what christians have done to so many people over time. Maybe when a religion becomes a majority, it inevitably turns whatever the main beliefs are into something to beat people over the head with. We see that in Buddhism too, particularly in Myanmar where Buddhists are killing other Buddhists with impunity while telling believers they should not kill a fly. One way I once helped someone think through it was to ask them what they thought God was like and what scripture said was the most important commandment. She said love. So I asked what that meant to her and if a god who had love at the center would first of all condemn someone to someplace like hell for choices she had made. She said "no" and I prayed with her. You should know the woman was quite ill but torn up with grief and guilt over something she had done (I didn't know what). I went to see her the next day and the nurses told me she had passed overnight. Her blood pressure went back to normal and she seemed at peace for the first time in the three weeks she had been in the hospital. I consider that a true miracle that love brought to her. Maybe we can reach some of the most negative people by holding out some honest love to them and some questions about their faith and the way what they are believing and standing for do not mesh, and help to work through it to a better understanding.
Well said Joe !!!
I sense you're a good man, but you're naive.
It's about wealth and power. Take from and control or destroy those that are weaker, and build a country based on your warped beliefs.
I agree with you, but I see them wanting to destroy rather than build. They don't know how to build, in the positive sense of the word. They are only into the negative.
Why can’t they be normal is a valid question Joe Z. Sadly, the “they” you refer to are deeply wounded individuals. If you care to know more of how this happened, find a few well-researched biographies of each, and then study some Info on child development. Two fine texts- People of the Lie, The Hope for Healing Human Evil by M. Scott Peck, MD & “Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes”, Peter Levine & Maggie Kline. Both of these men grew up in severely abusive, dysfunctional homes, with generational family histories with this pattern.
“Attempts to find their own version of happiness” to quote your last sentence, are exactly what the 2 candidates themselves do, projecting their sadly dominating demonic obsession of revenge against their early tormentors. Warped by hatred for perceived present day enemies, are inner substitutes. Instead of dealing with their own inner demons, they Self-righteously become false “Leaders,” of others desiring pyrrhic “solutions” to gloriously Reign. As history shows destruction follows these demonic creatures, always will.
Because they are using these means to eventually destroy society as we know it. It's called authoritarianism.
Another word for weird is psychopathic…..
I don't agree. Most of my friends are
prtty weird, as in outside the mainstream. None of them are psychopaths. I worry this word could backfire on those of us who are diabled, trans, overweight, loudly vocal, introverted or otherwise not seen as "normal". Weird, too me is harmless; these fascist psychopaths are quite the opposite.
I suppose the politicians know what they are doing, and winning this is critical. But the toxification of this word scares me.
Joel, I think you have a good point here. Among my group of close friends, 'weird' is rather a term of affection. For Trumpet and the MAGAts, I think 'creepy' is much more appropriate--certainly descriptive and not likely to be seen in any sort of positive light.
Agreed. Honestly, I believe everyone is weird in one way or another-unique, individual, one of a kind. And that’s what diversity is all about-celebrating the differences. Creepy is better-it’s got the tone of sinister, harmful, sneaky, and malicious that is wishing ill on someone else. To me, creepy is the appropriate vibe. Just my opinion.
Which I strongly agree with! I take “weird” (especially from mindless people) as a compliment. Too nice for a couple of misogynistic liars with no moral compass.
Agree. Weird, weirdo can be affectionate, even complimentary. I vote for creepy. There is no mistaking that for anything good.
Well, (adopting John Lewis’s useful model) there’s good weird, often someone who’s a bit quirky or a good lateral thinker in problem solving (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking).
Bad weird is choosing completely fallacious thinking to try to find solutions and therefore often ending up with foolish non-solutions to problems or foolish solutions to non- problems.
Speaking of creepy weird. From NPR:
“Actress Jennifer Aniston, who has spoken about her own fertility struggles, wrote on social media that she hopes Vance’s daughter is lucky enough to bear children one day.
“”I hope she will not need to turn to IVF as a second option,” Aniston wrote. “Because you are trying to take that away from her, too.”
“Vance slammed Aniston’s remarks in an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show on SiriusXM on Friday, saying they were “disgusting because my daughter is 2 years old” and that even if she did have fertility problems down the road, “I would try everything I could do try to help her because I believe families and babies are a good thing.””
I find it more than a little creepy-weird that if Vance’s now two-year-old has fertility problems he would “help her all he can.” Doesn’t sound like he’s planning to raise her to be a thinking woman who would want to make her own decisions. To me, this is as icky as Trump saying he’d probably date Ivanka if she weren’t his daughter
Joel ! reread Mary's clarification of her use of the word "Weird"..... Please
I did.
And I'm not concerned with what Mary says here, so much as the Democrats' use of the word to describe Republicans. The American Heritage Dictionary agrees with them, that the word often denotes something "Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way".
Nonetheless, most people I know use the word to mean someone or something that's just a bit odd, but often in a likable way. Maybe the people I know are not representative of Americans in general (they almost certainly are not, in some ways).
Much though I hate the Republican candidates, I think it is reasonable to be concerned about otherizing those who are different from what's considered "normal". I wrote separately that it is important for us "to question the rhetorical toxification of otherness. To those of us who’ve ever been bullied, those weirdos are our people and we must stand with them."
I agree. In my circle, it's a badge of honor to be called weird because it's outside the norm, it's creative, it's authentic, it's original, it's freeing, it's quirky, ..
The Republican candidates are creepy and psychotic. Not sure how either of those would work as sound bites.🤷♀️
Thanks for the elucidation Joel. Makes a lot of sense. Today's world is polarising twixt hatred and compassion. Most of us yoyo, it's nature's way to reach resolution.... Peace, Maurice
I agree. It seems like a very juvenile expression and does not convey that these guys are very dangerous.
We’re dealing with Weird x10. See George Conway’s @paychoPAC24
While that is true in the normal world, the Magas are determined to present themselves as the only normal available. They treat everyone who isn't in their cult as being weird. So I like using the term for them because it is the kind of thing that gets under their skin and stays there, festering, itching, becoming more than they can bear. And we all know that the term 'weird' is harmless. But they think it is horrific. Just think about how Katie Britt speaks: we know she is scary weird, like some demonic robot, but magas think she is the epitome of perfection. Magas think, How dare you call her weird! Katie is perfect. But we know Katie is seriously unwell.
I understand what you’re saying. If it helps just think about our collective attention span for things of this nature. This strategy, effective as it sounds, may not make through a couple of press cycles before we are chasing the next shiny objects.
Haha, you could be right about that!
I'm just pleased that people are at least thinking critically about it.
Let’s forget about semantic nit picking such as redefining “weird” as some adjective that refers to friends with idiosyncrasies.
The point is to pin the an undesirable label on Donald et al. that sticks. Weird will stick. So will creepy. Yes he’s a psychopath. Use whatever you like. He is weak and he is weird.
The word that came to mind was perverse.
Trump has 70 election deniers in place to “certify” the election. He is planning the steal again.
What can we do?
The difference this election is that Trump does not control the DoJ. Those who work to illegally undermine the election are going to be in a world of hurt, as long as WE keep the faith and all do the work to elect Vice President Harris as well as Democrats up and down the ballot.
“We must VOTE like hell or we’re not going to have a country.”
Since Kamala Harris is giving our voices back we need to remember that we are a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Our voices must be heard again so we can let all those dirty, weird creeps are not going to take our Democracy away; that we are demanding Life in Prison for all those traitors, including Justices who have abandoned the Rule of Law, all those who will allow the Christian Nationalists to trash our Constitution and rewrite to suit their ideals, the entire of the Heritage Foundation, and all the near 1,000 hate groups that would be a part of Donald's hand picked army. Project 2025 is the only document to be trashed.
Richard La France
I asked this very question on a Lincoln Party town hall. Rick Wilson said they’re prepared for this and one of the ways to combat it was to elect VP Harris in such overwhelming numbers that contesting the results would be laughable.
A lot voted like he'll to elect Hillary yet the election was stolen. We need to know how our government is preparing to prevent Trump from stealing the election again.
Yes, as per Rachel Maddow tonight, he is repeatedly telling his supporters that he doesn't need their votes, not to bother voting. He is planning to steal the election. This needs serious attention and publicity.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show
Thank you for the link!
As I see it, if he tells people not to vote, maybe they won't and that would make a democratic win that much more of a landslide. It seems to me that if one didn't have many votes it would be much more difficult to steal the election, especially since all the voter suppression laws are made by republicans against democrats.
Put him in a cage and cut off his media access.
I saw Rachel talk about that, too. Elizabeth Warren says that the solution is to have so overwhelmingly many voters vote that their efforst won't be enough to overturn the results, or refuse to certify them.
Well, the supreme court just gave POTUS many immunities. If Biden would play dirty, he could use one of those immunities and have Trump locked up or assassinated. We all know Trump will take advantage of any loopholes if he is re-elected, and will make himself a king! Hell at this point, Biden could call off the election.
They won’t because they will choose what Biden can do and what can’t which will be different than with Trump. SC has already broken the law by manipulating the constitution. I’m not sure why they are getting off free which that immunity ruling.
Because there are no checks on the SJC. The while system of checks and balances we were taught as children would safeguard our democracy was unfortunately built on an honor system.
He could just lock them up before they can rule on anything.
Maybe Joe just spoils Weird Donald’s plans by taking away those illegal electors.
I think he should and tie the whole thing up in court. The rule is quite vague.
Arrest him immediately on the spot! He needs jail time!
What can we do? Sink to his level (never thought I'd think like that) and ridicule, let the world know how unhinged and ignorant he is. He'll HATE the ridicule and over-react: More and more on-the-fencers will therefore realise how unsuitable he is to be in charge of ANYTHING.
Mary makes the point that millions more voted for Biden than DJT in 2020. But what really frightens me is that so many millions voted for DJT. They have to be shown what they voted for. Them's my views.
There are a LOT of republicans jumping ship and will be voting for Harris. The only people voting for tRump are his cult and the millionaires. He's not picking up any new voters, quite the opposite, but Kamala and the Democrats sure are!
And who knew "childless cat ladies" would become a constituency to be reckoned with? Speaking as one myself. We have a Facebook group of many thousands, who come up with some deliciously wicked memes.
MSNBC showed a vid set to the Bee Gee's 'Stayin: Alive" with 3 cats coming from under the Resolute Desk marching in sync across the Presidential Seal in the Oval. So cool! 😻😻😻
I saw an amazing video.. The Cats are coming out to vote.. or something like that. I normally don't like AI, but every once in a while... :D
“We must VOTE like hell or we’re not going to have a country.”
Yes. Just watched Rachel. I will be looking to hear what Mark Elias has to say, as well as Brian Tyler Cohen. I also just emailed Texas Paul about this, I am sure he will address. This is a mess for sure, but my mind veers towards DOJ and Secs of State. Very glad Rachel addressed this problem on a large forum. It's out there now.
I agree that these dishonest people have great plans to not certify the election or rig the results if Trump loses. His latest comments directed at Christian’s not needing to vote means there is some plan afoot. I sure hope the Dems also have a plan. Otherwise Biden:Harris can have a boatload of votes and they won’t be worth a tinker’s dam.
VOTE
We need to pay closer attention to local races and vet the candidates carefully.
Are there regulations? I don't know? Remember when they tried to do this before and they all signed the paper-and the one police officer wouldn't let the others inside. It was a crime in real time. It was a close call and they are working out the bugs
Make sure that every qualified person in your radius is registered and gets their ass to the polls in November. The clock is ticking.
Indeed, that is dangerous but the bigger the Harris win the harder that move becomes. I still think they are mainly cowards and the cold light of day, maybe not willing to act in an illegal way.
Good question. Which agencies are tasked with making sure the election is not stolen.
Americans are not aligned with Republicans. That's the keynote headline. When a party becomes a cult of personality, things are looking down for that party. If only shame was something TrumpVance understood.
Then there's Pete Souza's photo of Trump's perfect ear. So what actually happened there?
Leah LaSalla posted this opinion:
“I can tell you based on the research I've had to do and another still-frame of the bullet in motion that what injured Trump was the air displacement of the bullet.
If he'd been struck anywhere on the ear by the actual round fired from an AR-15 - even just clipped - it would have torn most of his ear completely off and possibly part of his face or scalp. AR-15s inflict their signature devastating degree of damage to living tissue because they fire small rounds at unbelievable velocity.”
And those rounds tumble, unlike a standard "rifled" firearm. It would have chewed his ear off. I'm thinking blood packet ala WWE.
I’m not a Guns Guy, but I’m pretty sure AR-15s are rifled. Shotguns are basically the only smoothbore firearms nowadays.
I should have researched the topic of rifle bore a little more(that rhymes)! You are righr.
Do you know anything about the wounds to spectators?
Do you know anything about the wounds to spectators?
What I've heard is that he was hit by a piece of shrapnel, and the blood was real. Being hit by the bullet wasn't what happened.
I wondered if that blood splat was what he felt and if THAT was from one of the other victims; the man that died or?
Stolen valor of another kind - Corey Comperatore’s blood? The irony there would be deafening. Corey’s blood on Trump.
That is what I believe is possible.
I love Pete, have his book of photos & tweets called Shade! Highly recommend it.
That is a GREAT book!
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/pete-souza/shade/9780316421836/?lens=little-brown
@thejackhopkins on X laid out how a "2 cm" wound (per Ronny Jackson) is the size of a nickel. Pete Souza's pic post "attempt" showed a normal Turd ear.
Yes, MAGATS are weird but more importantly , they are on the WRONG side of EVERY issue, EVERY issue. It’s easy to campaign when you’re on the RIGHT side of every issue. Keep it simple, KH.
Maybe Kamala should let others wield weird.
Do you think Rachel Maddow was right about his subterfuge in the swing states tonight? Effing scary!
In a way, 2020 was a,practice run in terms of stealing the election. Some of the swing states had principled Republican officials like Georgia’s Raffensberger who refused to go along with it. Trump’s backers have spent the last four years replacing them wherever possible.
Assuming Harris wins, Americans need to change the system. Get an independent organisation like our Electoral Commission in overall charge of ensuring a free and fair system, and use non-partisan local officials to oversee them. Scrap the Electoral College and end the political appointment of judges.
I missed Rachel Maddow tonight since I was sleeping. I will have to rewatch her at 11pm CDT.
Thank you, Mary. 💙
What did she say?
The opposition doesn’t care about the vote and instead will have 70 election deniers across all the electoral college swing states and take it to SCOTUS for the win!
I missed that, what did she say?
Trump has 70 election deniers in the 7 swing states to block the state certification process and kick it either to the House or to SCOTUS for a win. He’s been telling his base to not vote, he doesn’t need ‘em!
Yep, I figured that would happen since the Jan.6th insurrection, tRump should have been arrested and charged right away for that! Let's hope there's something in place to stop it this time!
Yes, for three years the GOP state houses have been playing dirty tricks with rule changes and new laws. This cabal wants power and is working on destroying democracy. Project 2025 didn't just get written, the Koch groups like the Heritage Foundation have been working at this; first corrupt and change the Republican party and next the country.
This 'Heritage Cult' Thang, when will this stop? It's beginning to stress me tha'eff out man!!
Yes
I’m glad you threw in a fair share of “creepy” into your essay. Cuz these guys aren’t weird they’re creepy creeps.
Ain’t it wonderful to be on offense, taking the fight to the weirdos and liars and cultists? Let them defend their indefensible record. Let them defend their feeble, old, degenerate lying liar candidate. Let them worry about their creepy VP pick, Jim D Vance (or whatever the hell name he is currently using), being an albatross and dragging what’s left of their cult right down the drain. I was dreading November. Now I can’t wait.
Yes, it's important to show clearly that so much of their accusations and blames against others are actually flipping the narrative and projection, things that they are actually doing themselves. This is so frequent, it seem to be their go-to strategery!
So true, John. I’ve been seeing a campaign ad produced by the MAGAs, attacking Kamala Harris for lying. If they really want to make the election about who lies the most, holy crap, I’ll take that action every day of the week. It shows they’re covered with the stink of desperation.
Every right-wing accusation is a confession.
Couldn’t agree more, Relish.
Yes, look at most of their accusations and you will see, if you look, that Donnie and Co. are the ones doing it. Most of thew rest of it are just lies and baseless demeaning.
I think it should be mandatory that he is always referred to as DON-OLD… every single time….
"...Ron DeSantis, from his odd choice of footwear to his inability to smile like a human..." So funny and so true! It is SO weird!
along with repulsive and disgusting and disturbing.
I think the MAGA has some kind of conspiracy about lizard people. If ever there was one.. Lol
He's dangerous because he's a deeply weak, deeply insecure man who's bolstered at every turn by people who thirst for power and see him as the quickest way to get it.
Thanks. I needed to know that.
⭐️ This IS the quote I wanted to point out because trump probably thinks it’s cool he is called dangerous. But, he’s dangerous because he’s weak and ignorant!!
He IS a puppet to many forces the american people have rejected from the founding to the present day.
He openly sells himself and our government direction
$1B for our energy policy
$25M for lunch with him.
He is such a narcissist he doesn’t realize these forces are also using him- he thinks he is using them.
In fact it’s a sick and sickening mutually parasitic relationship.
Weird in the worst ways.. like the clammy hand, wet mouthed elder at church who everyone respects & reveres - except young kids who still have sharp senses they haven’t learned to ignore. Then time passes and reveals they were right to be creeped out by this strange smelling creep.
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Sorry :)
IMO there's nothing weirder than Q-Anon. How anyone can have anything to do with that craziness is beyond me.
Speaking of mocking, I've been wondering something. Does he know that people make fun of his orangeness? It seems impossible that he doesn't, but if he does, why doesn't he do something about it?
Why doesn't that orange sh*t get all over his collar?
Permanent orange paint?
Or dye…
It does! Just google < Trump makeup collar 2024 > , and you’ll see a few pics from his NYC trial which look as if he was in a rush with his trowel…or maybe lousy lighting in his gilded bathroom at Trump Tower is to blame.
And don't forget that hair.....it's kind hair...the kind you find on an orangutans ass!
And don't forget that hair.....it's kind hair...the kind you find on an orangutans ass!
Crazy🤯
Ah he’s Weird DonOld.
If he doesn't it's because he doesn't pay attention to anything. Remember that his attorney in the election interference/hush money case, referred to him repeatedly as "the orange turd", during a cross examination.
🔨 nailed it!
Thank you, Mary, for pointing out (indirectly) that the entire MAGA cult from Donald Trump all the way down to the voters who support him are ABNORMAL. It is not normal for an adult Homo sapiens to long for "daddy" to tell them what to do and what to think. It is not normal to agree to GIVE yourself into slave labor because that's what "daddy" tells them is good for them. It is not normal to worship wealth above and beyond all other "prizes". Nor is it normal in the United States to be so uneducated you don't understand the difference between freedom, and enslavement and be willing to die for that "privilege"
Its more than just weird. Its evil.
Yes evil is very very weird