I really hate that no good son of bitch thread. Good God in butter. When is enough enough?

[Botany]

Trump Knew Putin Put A Bounty On US Troops And Did Nothing
Via: The New York Times:


American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan — including targeting American troops — amid the peace talks to end the long-running war there, according to officials briefed on the matter.


The United States concluded months ago that the Russian unit, which has been linked to assassination attempts and other covert operations in Europe intended to destabilize the West or take revenge on turncoats, had covertly offered rewards for successful attacks last year.

….

The intelligence finding was briefed to President Trump, and the White House’s National Security Council discussed the problem at an interagency meeting in late March, the officials said.

Putin placed a bounty on the heads of US troops in Afghanistan that was collected upon by militants, and Donald Trump has done nothing in response.

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/06/26/trump-putin-bounty-us-troops.html


Trump believes anyone who dies from Covid-19 is a 'loser' Let the losers perish.

So I re-read it this week, in the wake of Trump’s self-immolation in Tulsa, because something in the noxious spew he’d spouted there reminded me of a brief segment of O’Toole’s piece, specifically Trump’s remark that he’d asked that Covid-19 testing be slowed down so as to give the appearance of fewer cases. Like most people I thought this statement was so beyond the pale that it had to be a joke, and in fact that was how his staff tried to spin it the day afterwards. But much in line with Masha Gessen’s admonition to “Believe the Autocrat—He means what he says,” it now appears that Trump was deadly serious on this point, as he has in fact confirmed multiple times since.


“I don’t kid,” he stated. And that’s absolutely true. Sociopaths like Trump don’t “kid” because they don’t possess or understand any “sense of humor.” Humor, particularly of the self-effacing variety requires a certain degree of humility—a willingness to relinquish control, however temporarily. Trump, who rarely smiles except in certain, learned circumstances and then only as if on cue, has never exhibited any signs that he comprehends humor, its purpose or uses.

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In How to Get Rich, Trump links his own germaphobia to the idea that some people are born losers. Winners are people who think positively—and positivity repels germs. “To me, germs are just another kind of negativity.” He then goes on to tell the story of an unnamed acquaintance who is driven home from the hospital in an ambulance after being treated for injuries sustained in a crash. The ambulance crashes and he has to be taken back to the hospital: “Maybe he’s just a really unlucky guy. Or maybe he’s a loser. I know that sounds harsh, but let’s face it—some people are losers.” The train of thought here is typically meandering, but the logic is clear enough. Losers are inevitably doomed by their own negativity, of which germs are a physical form. Infection happens to some people because they are natural losers.

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As O’Toole points out, this goes a long way towards his continual, pathological playing down of the threat, his infamous press conferences in which he surrounded himself with scientists but demanded center stage, all to demonstrate to his voting base that he, one of life's "winners," was firmly in control and that the worst pandemic to strike this country in over a century was nothing to take particularly seriously, unless you happened to be one of the losers who die from it.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/6/25/1955974/-Trump-believes-anyone-who-dies-from-Covid-19-is-a-loser?detail=emaildkre

June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213660993

[RussBLib]

1. "I don't kid"

but if he lies about everything, that is a lie too.

This is how he tries to fuck with peoples heads. Bastard.

[Maru Kitteh]

2. No, he's not lying. He doesn't "kid."

Unless you count very mean-spirited sarcasm, he doesn't "kid."

[Demovictory9]

11. no, he doesn't have a sense of humor

[colorado_ufo]

6. He always leaves himself an "out" with his remarks.

That's why he so frequently says, "We'll see what happens." I think this (aided by many other things, including age) is behind his incomplete sentences and vague references - complete the sentence in your head - any way you like. Then he can never be wrong. Example: "It does a very strong number on the lungs . . . " What does - the disinfectant or the virus? "President Putin was very strong in his denial . . . " Denial of what, exactly? It's all smoke and mirrors in his con game on the American public.

This man is not stupid, but corruption and survival instinct and malignant narcissism and greed have completely overtaken any other aspect of his personality and intelligence. There is nothing else left: no charm, no humor, no curiosity, no growth, no love, nothing. He is operating at an base level.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. Yes, he is stupid.

He's also ignorant. He has a cleverness for the con, born of decades of being immersed in deception and diversion.

[colorado_ufo]

10. Learned at the knee of another con.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. That whole family is damaged.

They've always been surrounded by devious people, either exploiters or vultures.

Dumbass Donald may be trying to please Fred, still.
A Story About Fred Trump and Woody Guthrie for the Midterm Elections (Nov 6, 2018)

[dchill]

3. "...let's face it--some people are losers."

They're easy to spot - they don't wear masks in public.

[IronLionZion]

4. Sounds like treason

So Veterans and Military voters should turn against him since he's clearly proven to not be on America's side.

[Sneederbunk]

16. The Lincoln Project attack ad will write itself.

[Lonestarblue]

5. Trump hates losers.

I’m not on Twitter, but someone should start—and keep using indefinitely—a thread about Trump the Loser in November, as in history will record that Impeached Trump was also a Loser. Being called a loser would get to him. If he doesn’t want to be called a loser, he should just quit before the election.

[Traildogbob]

7. That is a lie

He and Epstein did years of “Kidding”. They loved Kidding. He even Kidded his own daughter. The sick bastard is a serial Kidder. He Kidded all those pageant Kids. His Vietnam was kidding while avoiding giving kids VD, and minimizing abortions.

[musclecar6]

8. Michael Cohen

Said all that needs to be said about Donald Trump. A ConMan liar and a cheat. Or more crudely in Donald Trump language, a fucking asshole.

[yardwork]

12. Treason.

[firstwife]

13. I am so stealing Good God in Butter

[Botany]

14. When you are rich and famous make sure you give me credit for that tag line.

BTW The only thing bigger than my enormous word talents is my modesty.

Do I have to add this?

[bronxiteforever]

17. K&R. This is GOP extinction level event (for 2020)

The coddling of MF45 is coming home to roost in the GOP heartland.

[cayugafalls]

18. The fact that he knew of the bounty and did nothing needs to be a commercial.

Preferably close to the election, run in all markets that we can afford.

Trump aided and abetted Russia in the killing of American Troops.

This is at the very least. Some investigations should result from this as well.

Talk about a loser.

[hedda_foil]

19. June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.

June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.
June 27, 2020: 67,334 new cases and 3,284 deaths in the past 24 hours.

[Botany]

20. Don't worry Mike Pence is praying about the problem right now.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a32984272/mike-pence-masks-social-distancing-trump-rallies/

I want to remind you again freedom of speech and the right to peaceably assemble is in the Constitution of the U.S. Even in a health crisis, the American people don't forfeit our constitutional rights and working with state officials as we did in Oklahoma and as we did in Arizona, we are creating settings where people can choose to participate in the political process. We will continue to do that. I think it is really important that we recognize how important freedom and personal responsibility are to this entire equation but allowing younger Americans to understand, particularly in the counties most impacted by the challenges we are facing. Their age group, we think is important but it is so important that we recognize that as we issue guidance to reopen America two months ago and has all 50 states are opening up our country again, people are going back to work, everyday life is being restored one step, one day at a time.