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Miles Archer

(21,613 posts)
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:25 AM 4 hrs ago

OK, show of hands...who DID NOT THINK Trump would viciously troll the Kennedys after JFK's granddaughter's death?

Once again, I am not going to post his vile, hateful shit here. If you need to see it, here is the link.



ALL "CIVILITY" BETS ARE OFF WHEN THIS FAT FUCK HEADS OFF TO HIS DIRT NAP.
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OK, show of hands...who DID NOT THINK Trump would viciously troll the Kennedys after JFK's granddaughter's death? (Original Post) Miles Archer 4 hrs ago OP
Trump has to destroy anything the American people love and respect. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #1
I'd wonder how rfk feels about it but he sold his soul to trump Samael13 4 hrs ago #2
He's either a sociopath or mentally ill, so he doesn't care. Chasstev365 4 hrs ago #4
Dude swims in sewage...I'm not sure I'd seek out his thoughts on any subject. Miles Archer 4 hrs ago #5
I wondered that too but then I remembered that his family doesn't seem ecstatic 4 hrs ago #9
When he reaches his expiration date there should be one of those New Orleans type funeral parades Blumancru 4 hrs ago #3
Poor piece of shit - it's because malaise 4 hrs ago #6
Ironically, Trump's daughter, Ivanka worships the Kennedys. no_hypocrisy 4 hrs ago #7
Is this why he is so jealous of their family? SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #8
Wow. nt ecstatic 4 hrs ago #10
I think she likes how they are viewed by the public JI7 3 hrs ago #12
I read the article ecstatic 3 hrs ago #11
I'd say that because of the "Camelot" factor, there has always been a tremendous pressure to "be a Kennedy." Miles Archer 3 hrs ago #15
There are some errors in that AI-generated summary. yardwork 3 hrs ago #16
It's not Trump who horrifies me. It's his followers. yardwork 3 hrs ago #13
THIS malaise 1 hr ago #20
Here's to a better year ahead! yardwork 56 min ago #22
I predicted that he wouldn't be able to control himself. (nt) Paladin 3 hrs ago #14
Paywall. nt Disaffected 1 hr ago #17
When I first heard the news of her death, MarineCombatEngineer 1 hr ago #18
The only surprise is that people are surprised MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #19
There's the naive and futile hope that he'll "take a pass" just ONCE. Miles Archer 1 hr ago #21
The remarks largely referenced the Kennedy family's criticism of renaming the DC allegorical oracle 40 min ago #23

Irish_Dem

(79,516 posts)
1. Trump has to destroy anything the American people love and respect.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:28 AM
4 hrs ago

They are only allowed to love and respect him.

Miles Archer

(21,613 posts)
5. Dude swims in sewage...I'm not sure I'd seek out his thoughts on any subject.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:46 AM
4 hrs ago

And...the Kennedy family hasn't exactly been high-fiving him as he's served his dark lord, so we're probably better off not knowing what he thinks.

ecstatic

(35,009 posts)
9. I wondered that too but then I remembered that his family doesn't seem
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:53 AM
4 hrs ago

to support his actions. He's a selfish, narcissistic fuck like tRump who likely views himself as a victim of the Kennedy family.

Blumancru

(201 posts)
3. When he reaches his expiration date there should be one of those New Orleans type funeral parades
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:41 AM
4 hrs ago

from coast to coast, with a marching band and people dancing.

malaise

(292,429 posts)
6. Poor piece of shit - it's because
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:46 AM
4 hrs ago

only the heroin addict accepts this criminal vulgarian low live rapist.
It hurts.

no_hypocrisy

(54,178 posts)
7. Ironically, Trump's daughter, Ivanka worships the Kennedys.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:47 AM
4 hrs ago

Named her daughter Arabella after JFK and Jackies' first child.

Named her son Teddy after Edward Kennedy.

Named her son Joseph after Joseph Kennedy, which, omitting the "P", gives him the initials JFK.

https://www.nylon.com/articles/ivanka-trump-kennedys-jfk-arabella-names

JI7

(93,138 posts)
12. I think she likes how they are viewed by the public
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:46 AM
3 hrs ago

and wants to be famous in that way. The Bush family isn't seen or loved or romanticized in the same way.

ecstatic

(35,009 posts)
11. I read the article
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:09 AM
3 hrs ago

And was struck by the graphic of all the Kennedy family tragedies. It seemed pretty bad so I asked Gemini if that is a normal amount of tragedies for a large family.

Whether this is "normal" depends on whether you look at it through a cultural lens or a statistical one.

1. The Power of "Clumping" and Family Size
While the list is long, the "Kennedy family" is actually quite massive. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy had 9 children, who eventually produced 29 grandchildren and dozens of great-grandchildren.

The denominator: Across four generations, the family includes nearly 100 people. Statistically, in any group of 100 people over a 80-year span, there will be multiple premature deaths, illnesses, and accidents.

2. High-Risk Lifestyles
The Kennedys lived lives that were significantly higher-risk than the average American family. Their tragedies often stem from three specific categories that aren't "bad luck" in the traditional sense...

... If you compare the Kennedys to other political dynasties (like the Bushes, the Rockefellers, or the Adams family), the Kennedys do have a higher-than-average number of sudden, violent deaths. However, most historians argue this is a combination of their immense visibility (which makes them targets for assassination) and a family culture that prized high-stakes risk-taking.

https://gemini.google.com/share/03ce2460af99


Disclaimer - I can't vouch for the accuracy of any of that.

Miles Archer

(21,613 posts)
15. I'd say that because of the "Camelot" factor, there has always been a tremendous pressure to "be a Kennedy."
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:55 AM
3 hrs ago

The name carried so much weight that the media scrutiny was intense.

ALSO...during "Camelot"...we basically had Walter Cronkite and Huntley & Brinkley. No Internet. No YouTube. No Social Media. No 24/7 news cycle.

We got whatever the evening news (and actual print newspapers) gave us. And what they gave us was a lot of Kennedy coverage, so the people who were not JFK, were not Bobby, were not Jackie, all had to live under the glare of that same spotlight.

So whatever perks came from having that family name also carried a mind-numbingly unfair amount of media coverage and scrutiny. It's a trade-off. Famous people seldom get one without the other.

yardwork

(68,931 posts)
16. There are some errors in that AI-generated summary.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:57 AM
3 hrs ago

Joe Kennedy, Jr. didn't die in a "private aviation accident." He was killed in action during war.

The reference to Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy confused me because the contemporary Kick Kennedy is still living. I had to go to Wiki to learn that there was a Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy in the family who died in a private plane crash in 1948.

Unfortunately, I don't think AI can answer your question. You'd probably need to ask a statistician and provide them with all the data.

yardwork

(68,931 posts)
13. It's not Trump who horrifies me. It's his followers.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 09:50 AM
3 hrs ago

Trump is one severely damaged, evil person. It's the hundreds of millions of Americans - many of whom call themselves Christians - who think he's terrific who worry me.

Those people walk among us.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,602 posts)
18. When I first heard the news of her death,
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 11:46 AM
1 hr ago

my first thought was prayers for the family, my second thought was how long before Trumpedo was going to start his vicious insults on "Truth" social.

He didn't disappoint.

MustLoveBeagles

(14,616 posts)
19. The only surprise is that people are surprised
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 11:48 AM
1 hr ago

His reaction after the Reiner murders should've put that to bed for good.



🎉 🥳

Miles Archer

(21,613 posts)
21. There's the naive and futile hope that he'll "take a pass" just ONCE.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 11:54 AM
1 hr ago

Of course, he sits like a fat-assed spider in the web, looking for daily "opportunities" to inject himself into the news cycle, so yeah. No surprise.

allegorical oracle

(6,143 posts)
23. The remarks largely referenced the Kennedy family's criticism of renaming the DC
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 12:19 PM
40 min ago

center. One that bowled me over was, "Trump always supported the arts. The Kennedys supported the Kennedys."

HUH? When did Drumpf ever support the arts beyond having his own portraits painted? (And even then, one artist had to fight to get paid.)

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