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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Great Graftsby -- Tom Sullivan
A Little Party Never Killed Nobody
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Fresh off of demolishing the East Wing of the White House to erect a garish, 90,000 sq-ft ballroom funded by billionaires and megacorporations, Trump jetted off to Mar-a-Lago for an opulent, Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party for more rich friends. Associated Press White House Correspondent Danny Kemp posted a photo reporting Official theme is Gatsby and a little party never killed nobody, a song from the 2013 film The Great Gatsby.
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
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Do you think anyone will notice?
Daily Beast noticed: Trump Gathers MAGA Pals for Tone-Deaf Gatsby Theme Party
Hours before more than 40 million Americans were due to lose their SNAP benefits, the president and his court of cronies banqueted in style.
The Irish Star noticed: Trump seen at Mar-a-Lago Halloween party with dubious theme before SNAP aid ends
The president threw an opulent party at his Mar-a-Lago resort as more than 40 million low-income Americans faced losing SNAP aid.
Newsbreak: Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago Gatsby Bash Hits a Nerve as SNAP Benefits Hang by a Thread
Only Donald Trump could throw a party that looks like a scene from The Great Gatsby while millions of Americans food aid is vanishing.
The Daily Mirror: Donald Trump spotted at Mar-a-Lago Halloween party with questionable theme hours before SNAP aid ends
Mediaite: Trump Rants About Paying Food Stamps If He Gets Appropriate Guidance From Court As He Throws Great Gatsby Blowout
President Donald Trump attacked Democrats in a rant about being forced to pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown even as he threw a glitzy Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-lago.
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Fresh off of demolishing the East Wing of the White House to erect a garish, 90,000 sq-ft ballroom funded by billionaires and megacorporations, Trump jetted off to Mar-a-Lago for an opulent, Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party for more rich friends. Associated Press White House Correspondent Danny Kemp posted a photo reporting Official theme is Gatsby and a little party never killed nobody, a song from the 2013 film The Great Gatsby.
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
. . .
Do you think anyone will notice?
Daily Beast noticed: Trump Gathers MAGA Pals for Tone-Deaf Gatsby Theme Party
Hours before more than 40 million Americans were due to lose their SNAP benefits, the president and his court of cronies banqueted in style.
The Irish Star noticed: Trump seen at Mar-a-Lago Halloween party with dubious theme before SNAP aid ends
The president threw an opulent party at his Mar-a-Lago resort as more than 40 million low-income Americans faced losing SNAP aid.
Newsbreak: Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago Gatsby Bash Hits a Nerve as SNAP Benefits Hang by a Thread
Only Donald Trump could throw a party that looks like a scene from The Great Gatsby while millions of Americans food aid is vanishing.
The Daily Mirror: Donald Trump spotted at Mar-a-Lago Halloween party with questionable theme hours before SNAP aid ends
Mediaite: Trump Rants About Paying Food Stamps If He Gets Appropriate Guidance From Court As He Throws Great Gatsby Blowout
President Donald Trump attacked Democrats in a rant about being forced to pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown even as he threw a glitzy Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-lago.
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The Great Graftsby -- Tom Sullivan (Original Post)
erronis
Nov 2025
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Ocelot II
(130,973 posts)1. Is that Little Marco off to the right, looking, as usual, like his soul is being sucked from his body?
I think Rubio knows very well that he sold his soul, and he's either starting to regret it or wondering if he got a fair deal.
Pachamama
(17,565 posts)2. Yes - that is the soulless little Marco on his left