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applegrove

(132,559 posts)
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 03:00 PM Aug 2025

Trump Is Omnipresent

Trump Is Omnipresent

August 27, 2025 at 1:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 102 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/08/27/trump-is-omnipresent/


Jonathan Last: “Nothing happens in public life without Trump putting his stamp on it. Cooperstown? Cracker Barrel? The Kennedy Center Honors? Trump has a will to dominate them.”

“He is the living embodiment of the leviathan, the totalized state.”

“No sector of American life exists beyond the reach of this president. There is no private sphere or civil society he feels should be outside his influence or control. There is only the dear leader, whose views must be considered in all matters.”
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Fiendish Thingy

(23,449 posts)
1. Omnipresent, but not omnipotent.
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 03:04 PM
Aug 2025

Although he’s masterful at commanding attention, he’s pretty shitty when it comes to controlling anything else.

Hey Joe

(687 posts)
13. Which is in itself amazing
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 08:29 PM
Aug 2025

I , like most here, find him to be incredibly boring and obnoxious. How he connects with so many or seems interesting in any way, astounds me.

FirstLight

(15,771 posts)
9. I literally just posted this picture, in response to his "banner" on the Labor Bldg
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 03:42 PM
Aug 2025
/revision/latest?cb=20201014210710

usonian

(25,857 posts)
6. His ego extends beyond limit. It includes the entire universe.
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 03:24 PM
Aug 2025

There's some DSM for that.

Not only that, He's IMMORTAL

Doctor FrankEpstein sees to that.

Redleg

(6,974 posts)
7. Until he dies, then comes blessed relief from the daily barrage
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 03:27 PM
Aug 2025

of bullshit, lies, and nonsense.

Diamond_Dog

(40,764 posts)
8. I'd better nor EVER hear any Republican say they want "small government."
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 03:39 PM
Aug 2025

Their demented orange oaf sticks his nose into everything.

dedl67

(232 posts)
11. Stalin was also omnipresent and imposed his opinions on all aspects of culture in the USSR
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 04:25 PM
Aug 2025

Stalin was very knowledgeable about the arts (films, music, etc.) and defined socialist realism as the basic method of Soviet literature and art. Compared to Trump, Stalin was highly educated - but perhaps an even worse human being.

Irish_Dem

(81,805 posts)
12. Americans now have no space at all from their government.
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 05:06 PM
Aug 2025

Even China realized it had to back off the total repression of its people.
They were headed for possible revolt.

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