Trump Trial Time - banish all memories of Mueller.

[Spandauer]

Is this #132?
Still trying to rid the world of this troublesome twat.

Old thread here:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4912378-trump-gets-gagged-mccarthy-gets-booted-whats-next-in-trumpworld

I just looked it up, there hasn’t been an open Democratic Convention (one where there is no-predetermined candidate) since 1968 and they lost that election!

Just hearing there is a reason Trump hasn't been bragging about the ratings for teh RNC convention. They are pisspoor.

RNC is apparently a Grindr hotspot

Yeah, local usage increased 350% apparently

Can't understand why. They are totally unshaggable

I dunno. Matt Gaetz was looking pretty hot 😳

Plastic melt 😂

I guess there's nothing that can be done about the forehead?

And, while I hate to bring down the tone of the conversation, Kimberly Guilfoyle is one class act.

Crabs?
Thrush?
Spanx incident?
Grabbing her own 😺so Trump doesn't need to do it?

https://x.com/CalltoActivism/status/1814131770872213791

Why on earth is he still wearing that silly ear bandage? And more to the point why are so many other people wearing one? #OnlyInAmerica

Probably to hide that there is only a tiny scratch on his ear?

They spelled Comperatore's name wrong on the fireman's jacket

Melania doesn't want cooties.

Here's hoping Jonathan Freedland is right!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/19/donald-trump-run-good-luck-joe-biden-democrats?CMP=share_btn_url

I caught up with this thread specifically to ask if the pictures all over the place of T's supporters with bandages on their ears are real or photoshopped - you're not really telling me they ARE real, surely?!

Oh, they are real!

Be afraid, be very afraid. They walk amongst us.

@Spandauer I am. Can't believe just how apeshit they've gone.

I do have family there, who have totally gone down that rabbit hole (hopefully not bought the bandages yet...); I try not to think about it, it's too distressing :(

@Jaichangecentfoisdenom yes another great article from Jonathan Freedland promising a little bit of hope should Biden be replaced

But it's true a younger, healthier, more vigorous, non-crazy democrat candidate would highlight Trumps deficiencies in all these areas

I think that I've now got to the point where I concur with everything Freedland says here.

The Dems do need to shift the focus onto a "shiny new object" to break the downward spiral. And it really pains me to say it, but I'm not sure whether Kamala Harris now fits that requirement.

Trump has survived all the negative behaviour, history, accusations, evidence and verdicts thrown at him over the last 8 years and I can't see anything happening between now and November that would suddenly make any difference to his apparent upward trajectory unless Biden steps down as the Democratic candidate.

Great discussion on Trump and democracy from Ann Applebaum and Sam Harris here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/making-sense-with-sam-harris/id733163012?i=1000662787690

So with the Fed stripped of independence, the US dollar will become wallpaper. I think we can all see who that would benefit.

That's something Europe can prepare against. Slowly dumping the dollar.

Which is of course the pipe dream of the cryptobros. Whose esteemed ranks Rishi Sunak is hoping to swell by one.

My algorithm(s) often pop up these commentaries

E2A: In keeping with the UK politics thread, there is a cat tax at the end ...

Emily Maitlis seems to be gaining some US fans (see video upthread) here

https://www.thepoke.com/2024/07/18/emily-maitliss-kari-lake-masterclass-in-holding-politicians-to-account

I wish Biden well he is a good man and the tragedy in life and still remained good of heart.

I do think a younger honest candidate will topple Trump. I think Trump is struggling with cognition too, he seems unaware that he is still not president.

Amused that Hunter Biden case has collapsed because of the Florida Judge supporting Trump has started a roll of cases which are no longer valid with the Special Counsel

Interesting from Scott Dworkin.
https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/bidens-epic-takedown-of-trumps-rnc?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web