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In reply to the discussion: Why Trump will not finish his term [View all]Straw Man
(6,943 posts)76. OK, here's a cold-blooded joke ...
Last edited Tue Mar 11, 2025, 02:29 PM - Edit history (2)
... that supposedly comes from the former Soviet Union. I may have read it here, and if so, hats off to whoever posted it.
A man stops at the same newsstand every day, buys a paper, looks at the front page, and then drops it in the trash. Finally, the newsstand clerk can't suppress his curiosity any longer, and asks the man why he does this.
"I'm checking to see if someone died," the man says.
The clerk says, "But if that's what you want to know, why aren't you looking at the obituaries? Why only the front page?"
"When this person dies," says the man, "it will be on the front page."
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I want a heart attack. Let him leave earth, dont pass go and move directky to hell where he belongs.
Trueblue1968
Mar 2025
#85
Yep, the plutocrats, theocrats, techbros, Putin, etc. have all seen him as a vehicle for pushing their agendas
JHB
Mar 2025
#19
I don't believe Trump is going anywhere. He has a cult following. He has the GOP behind him. He has
Doodley
Mar 2025
#29
This is it in a nutshell. It's like one of those Russian Matryoshka dolls, they just keep coming out.
BamaRefugee
Mar 2025
#38
When Trump dies so does the cult. No one else has the charisma. He dies, it's over. NT
Alsteen
Mar 2025
#73
I would like to think so. However, those who benefit from it will do their best to continue. /nt
artemisia1
Mar 2025
#74