In the meantime ...

[NanceGreggs]

While I am loathe to find joy in the suffering of others, when it comes to Donald Trump, I am happy to make an exception.

I know we here are hoping for indictments, for convictions, for prison doors being slammed shut, But we should not lose sight of the fact that Donald's real punishment has already begun - and in his mind, it is already worse than being locked in a cell.

He is alone - and terrified of what is to come. His loyal base is looking at DeSantis as their "new and improved" saviour, His big donors are skeptical about his viability as a 2024 candidate. His enablers are weighing whether to cooperate with those who want to put him in prison, or face prison time themselves. His biggest supporter, Ivanka, has made it clear that even she has had enough.

Donald has realized that the media that used to hang on his every word has moved on, rendering him increasingly irrelevant.

He has watched as the man he tried to intimidate, Zelsnskyy, is lauded as a hero. He has watched as judges he appointed have rendered decisions against him. He has watched as his NFT "trading cards" have become an international laugh-fest.

Donald J. Trump is a man who would rather spend the rest of his life in prison while being lauded by sycophants as a political martyr than live his life at Mara Lago as the butt of every humiliating joke the world over.

Trump's punishment has already begun - and I, for one, am savouring every minute of it.

[rubbersole]

1. Hear! Hear!

You can't even use clothespins to clip the virtual trading cards on your bike spokes. Worthless...

[ArnoldLayne]

3. LOL

[evolves]

21. LOL!

[COL Mustard]

27. I was working on some NFT clothespins

But I got distracted by a squirrel!

[llmart]

2. I believe you are absolutely correct.

It's the old-fashioned notion of "shunning" as a punishment. Nothing could be more painful to a malignant narcissist than being shunned by the majority of society. I'm not sure I agree with you that Ivanka has had enough. Yes, she's distancing herself from him but she's still married to someone just as crooked as her father and they were both complicit in his crimes. She's just laying low and distancing herself so they can keep a low profile.

I'm right there with you in savoring all of it.

[3Hotdogs]

8. Ivanka: Rumblings about the collapse of her marriage to Jar-Jar were posted on D.U., yesterday.

She is in Paris with her daughter. By herself.

[llmart]

12. Oh, I did not know that.

I have company for Christmas and was busy shopping and cooking all day and was away from most of the news yesterday.

That'll be interesting if it's true.

[agingdem]

33. and the J6 committee implied

she was not completely truthful in her testimony...the sin of omission will fuck you every time...Daddy's daughter..a chip off the old block..

[CentralMass]

63. It is probably self serving she is trying to avoid getting indicted.

[fightforfreedom]

4. Trump is politically, legally, roadkill.

I am loving it. For years I have been waiting for this.

[rubbersole]

6. "Roadkill"!

Perfect.

[Maeve]

5. Just savor that word "irrelevant"

From center of the world's attention to "Donny who?" How the mighty have fallen. And no one deserves it more!

[agingdem]

37. I don't care if he's in a physical prison..

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I'd prefer 6 feet under but cockroaches don't die so I'll settle for an exiled despot, disgraced/isolated/ignored/irrelevant/diminished/invisible/forgotten..

[Maeve]

50. Even better that he tortures himself

Let him rage in his own hell

[Maine Abu El Banat]

7. I totally agree

The last straw would be if he lost all his money. Spend the rest of his life, broke and humiliated.

[COL Mustard]

29. I think an even better punishment

Is it he’s shown to never have had as much money as he claimed. Then when he loses it, he can’t regenerate it.

[2naSalit]

9. K&R x 1000!

For eloquence!

[secondwind]

10. You are not alone!!!

[ancianita]

11. Well said.

Thank you.

[Solomon]

13. Well I ain't satisfied 'til I see his ass locked up.

[niyad]

28. I would prefer him not wasting oxygen. Tired of paying to support his ass.

[NanceGreggs]

30. While I always look forward to ultimate 'satisfaction' ...

,,, it doesn't stop me from enjoying the foreplay.

[gab13by13]

14. Fantastic post Nance,

spot on.

[BlueJac]

15. Exactly!

[Atticus]

16. That is a TERRIBLE attitude---and one I unashamedly share. nt

[infullview]

17. All I can say is it's too bad he wasn't younger so he could enjoy more time in jail.

[Wednesdays]

18. They need to make up a ditty for children to sing for generations

Like Lizzie Borden.

And Lizzie Borden may very well have been innocent, unlike the Slobfather.

[DeeDeeNY]

19. The next best thing would be for him to be completely bankrupted

[evolves]

20. Lovely sentiments, Nance!

Thank you for sharing!

[Joinfortmill]

22. Damn right! Thank you.

[dalton99a]

23. Kick

[The Blue Flower]

24. W Bush is a nonperson now

No one consults him or asks for his opinion on anything. Same thing for drumpf but exponentially worse because of his defective character.

[niyad]

25. Thank you, Nance, for starting my day with a smile.

[COL Mustard]

26. As the old comic said....

Leave ‘em laughing. T*ump is doing that, but not the way he intended.




I will be delighted when he’s permanently off the political stage, but until then I’ll just keep laughing AT him!

[lark]

31. Glad for this, but much more is needed.

He needs to face actual penalties for once in his bloated tick life. Don't really care if he goes to jail, just needs to be convicted of a charge that prevents him from running again. The documents theft charges or the insurrection charge will both accomplish this purpose, but he needs to be convicted!

[TheCowsCameHome]

32. I revel in any misery he suffers.

In fact, I hope it becomes completely unbearable for him.

[Beastly Boy]

34. We are witnessing justice being done. And sometimes karma and DOJ work on different schedules.

Not that I am not looking forward to the Jack Smith brand of icing on the cake, but I suspect what you (and we all) are feeling is not really joy for Trump suffering but the relief and comfort in knowing that justice is being done.

When I imagine what Trump’s idea of hell might be, it appears to me as what he is going through right now.

[MyOwnPeace]

35. I think that ANOTHER thing that may be causing pain.....

is the loss of his "TEFLON" and his planning to make sure the he always remained 'untouchable.'

He has FINALLY been LOSING things besides elections: court rulings on top of court rulings, and no Attorney General to cover up his nefarious actions. And to make those loses even worse, some of the courtroom losses are at the hands of judges he appointed!

The fall can't be steep enough and fast enough!

[Martin68]

36. I feel neither guilt nor shame in wishing that Trump will suffer the worst fate of any U.S.

politician or businessman (using the term very loosely) in history. I sincerely hope he does not suffer a stroke or heart attack before he is hauled into court to be convicted and imprisoned. I hope he remains in robust health so that his imprisonment will last until his eventual demise behind bars.

[thomski64]

41. ..I for one hope to live long enough to..

...pour my finest Scotch Single Malt
Whiskey on his Golf Course grave...
........after passing it through my
kidneys, of course..

[Martin68]

43. I'll be right there with you, my friend!

[calimary]

60. Can I add some internally-processed hot tea?

[aggiesal]

38. All of this plus jail, that's when I'll start enjoying this. n/t

[Wounded Bear]

39. What he most hates, though, is that he is a LOSER...

He spent his lifetime cheating and working the system to avoid losing and the only thing he "succeeded" at was showcasing his inability to be anything but a loser. He lost two national popular elections personally, and he lost two more elections for his chosen party.

The Bigliest LOSER. That's what he is.

[Bo Zarts]

40. Trump's end is Shakespearean in its perfection, as coward Trump dies a thousand deaths.

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once." Julius Caesar, Act 2, Scene 2 - William Shakespeare

And now, the curtain rises on the final act. Enter, stage left, Jack Smith - Special Counsel ..

[ChazInAz]

42. I thought of MacBeth

Though without the Scots usurper's perverse grandeur.
Rather, just before the climax, deserted by his toadies, ranting at the Fates, and he notices that Birnham Wood is moving.

[Bo Zarts]

44. The Everglades doth move toward Mar-A-Lago

Yep .. Macbeth works well, too, for Trump.

[ChazInAz]

45. Remember the Sixties off-Broadway satire "MacBird"?

I've been thinking of updating it.

[Prairie_Seagull]

46. The country needs to see justice being done.

Will we all accept conviction with no jail time? My own thinking has always been that as long as he can never run for federal office again, that would be an acceptable outcome. If he has to do some time, it would be symbolic not really punitive. Right now the DOJ the Rule of Law and our country need a big win (so to speak) . Which, of course, sends a huge message to the rest of the nutbars out there.

I very much enjoyed this post. Thank you Nance. I relish the idea that this time has been uncomfortable in the extreme for the former guy but I never cared enough to get bent if he does not spend a day in Jail. If the rest of the country considers this enough, i won't swim against the current. (like it would matter what any one individual thinks)

For me, rather he does a little time or not is a, meh.

[BobTheSubgenius]

47. Stripping him of his exaggerated and mostly ill-gotten gains would be a GREAT second step.

Imagine that arrogant gasbag trying to find out who remains from his past that would let him couch-surf for a while.

[rubbersole]

49. Stormy.

Then she could hire some republicans to pee on it.

[BobTheSubgenius]

53. Good one!

[FoxNewsSucks]

48. All true, but I don't think that shitty family will

ever suffer as much as they deserve to.

[Lettuce Be]

51. I agree completely. No need to see him receive what normal folks might,

it's just as good to watch him lose his status (still shocks that he ever had status). His insatiable need for admiration is taking a serious hit. There's also knowing he's going to start dropping dirt on everyone else to try and get people to change the channel -- that'll be fun.

[Evolve Dammit]

52. Agreed. Those damn cards are probably (and very sadly) an excellent purchase. Not by me of course.

[The Wizard]

54. The trading cards

are a money laundry.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

55. I honestly don't think he's remotely terrified of what's to come.

He still believes totally that he won the election, and is genuinely outraged that no one is willing to overthrow the Constitution and reinstate him in the White House.

[DFW]

56. Definitely!

You have NOT seen the last Freedom Toast Video mocking him!

[NotANeocon]

57. Elba?

If he can't be put in an Alcatraz style facility perhaps the island of Elba - downstream from the city of Savannah, GA would be suitable. There is so much LNG there that Drumphs breath would not smell so foul,

[yellowdogintexas]

58. Is that where the paper mill is? That thing smells gawdawful

That would be perfect

I have long thought some isolated island would be perfect - no internet, no tv, no visitors.

[lambchopp59]

59. TFG to jail

Simply because it's the right thing to happen.
However... as a split-off, say he runs for president as an independent with Kari Lagoon. Splits about half the republican vote, and we have a solid democratic win.
God I loathe that creature but the whole Trumpy direction he's dragged the whole Republican mess into, he's the punitive measure they all deserve now.

[Cha]

61. Thanks, Nance! Wonder if ol Gaslit Melania

has had Enough.. she who is on his Joint Tax Reurns?

[FlyingPiggy]

62. It's called irrelevant. And that is a death knell for narcissists

[LetMyPeopleVote]

64. The Washington Post has a great but long article on TFG being isolated at Mar-a-Lago

TFG is miserable

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