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bucolic_frolic

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30. Independence Day

Reply to Botany (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:19 AM

17 hrs ago

The Deliverance, the Irony, the Symbolism

May our Founders have their Day

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MEDICAL ALERT: Update on observations of FTD and CHF/RF [View all] PCIntern 19 hrs ago OP

Our "all hands on deck" moment is the GOP's "clear the deck!" moment. eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #1

It's just a wafer thin mint... PCIntern 12 hrs ago #62

I am no Medical expert, but I have EXPERIENCE with Heart issues! ProudMNDemocrat 19 hrs ago #2

I'm sorry for your loss MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #50

Thank you so much. ProudMNDemocrat 13 hrs ago #59

I got FTD for him EYESORE 9001 19 hrs ago #3

The stink from his diapers will overwhelm your flowers. KS Toronado 18 hrs ago #13

I knew a doctor iwillalwayswonderwhy 17 hrs ago #28

whatever end stage disease that causes his demise, it can't come soon enough LymphocyteLover 19 hrs ago #4

I agree MoseShrute 18 hrs ago #7

On one level I agree, Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #55

How much damage could Jv do in two years? Tbear 11 hrs ago #75

That's not a question that I would ask Wicked Blue 10 hrs ago #84

It is one I asked myself a couple nights ago. Tbear 7 hrs ago #112

I'll take Vance any day because he has no control over the cult LymphocyteLover 9 hrs ago #92

And he has to dance to Theilʻs tune as well as soothe Chump mahina 4 hrs ago #120

I suspect FTD as well Raven123 19 hrs ago #5

Briefly, I thought that episode very strange... Escape 17 hrs ago #31

I don't know, I think it is SO on brand for him LR3 13 hrs ago #52

From your keyboard 3Hotdogs 18 hrs ago #6

Don't threaten me with a good time!!! questionseverything 18 hrs ago #8

Famous line by Negan in Walking Dead.... FarPoint 17 hrs ago #22

Last March I had a nurse who had been doing it for 30 years and she said that any ..... Botany 18 hrs ago #9

Independence Day bucolic_frolic 17 hrs ago #30

Oh my, that would just be the best... ECL213 10 hrs ago #91

As long as it is the former of her predictions, the latter is already here RandomNumbers 6 hrs ago #113

But he doesn't need to be able to fake functionality. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #10

Once upon a time Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #57

He's ditched the ridiculous hats lately too. Hugin 18 hrs ago #11

I think a hat messes up his new wig, gab13by13 18 hrs ago #14

He had a hat on yesterday IbogaProject 18 hrs ago #17

I'm going to start checking to see if it's file footage. Hugin 18 hrs ago #18

It was where recent danage to the WH Columns is shown IbogaProject 17 hrs ago #21

Great post and explanation. Better than the Meidas Touch (and other) youtuber videos promising "IT'S HAPPENING!!" or... QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #12

My favorites are: PCIntern 18 hrs ago #16

But Meidas Touch doubles and sometimes triples Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #26

They look like idiots... that's not the kind of "marketing" that impresses me. Our side needs to do better. QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #73

They may not be trying to impress you... vanlassie 11 hrs ago #74

I can see that my contempt for their repetitive nothing-burgers and clickbait style has probably ruffled the feathers... QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #76

I can't stand Meidas Touch. But I LOVE vanlassie 11 hrs ago #80

Gotcha! 🫂 QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #89

Sure. That's it. Your high standards have ruffled our feathers. Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #99

Clearly. 😂🤣 QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #101

If you don't like it, don't watch it. Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #98

LOL! I don't. But I've watched enough in the past to figure out their cheap gimmick... QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #100

With the big yellow arrow mcar 17 hrs ago #24

Kick dalton99a 18 hrs ago #15

I'm sure the smell is worsening too wolfie001 17 hrs ago #19

Renal failure causes a distinct body and breath odor. RockCreek 16 hrs ago #35

Noice! No sympathy from me wolfie001 13 hrs ago #60

I try to look on the bright side too MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #53

..... wolfie001 12 hrs ago #61

;-{) THIS Goonch 17 hrs ago #20

I noticed the hair. The hair makes the rest of this believable to MAGATs. Festivito 17 hrs ago #23

22 lying medical specialists? GusBob 17 hrs ago #25

Many years ago, I worked for an eye doctor. wnylib 14 hrs ago #40

can get all on Perjury dave99 13 hrs ago #49

Doesn't perjury apply only if the liar is under oath? wnylib 12 hrs ago #64

Just need a Democract, Raskin, to get the 22 to talk in front of a Congresstional Board dave99 10 hrs ago #86

They might use HIPPA as a reason not to answer. wnylib 7 hrs ago #108

Question: Is the thing posing as president a well man ? dave99 7 hrs ago #111

The corneas can swell during pregnancy. 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #93

Yes, that is one example that the doctor gave me. wnylib 7 hrs ago #109

Do you remember any of the other eye signs the doc told you about? 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #117

I only remember one other one. It was a long time ago. wnylib 4 hrs ago #119

trump went to Camp David possibly for treatment LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago #27

Doesn't he hate Camp David? 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #94

trump is NOT a wooded log cabin type of guy LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #105

Sheesh! Look how he's junked up the Oval Office. calimary 2 hrs ago #125

Maybe FTD but radical noodle 17 hrs ago #29

Sure Jan.... (sadly) OhioBack2Blue 17 hrs ago #32

First of all... PCIntern 16 hrs ago #34

So you're saying he may be down to only 2 years left give or take. Torchlight 14 hrs ago #39

You don't know when he was initially diagnosed. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #47

True, but the more comorbidities Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #58

Exactly and PCIntern 8 hrs ago #106

The last of the great Miguelito Loveless 5 hrs ago #118

When did he play golf last? The Madcap 16 hrs ago #33

*heehee* buzzycrumbhunger 11 hrs ago #79

Couldn't he have the common decency to wait until the election night BLUE FUCKING WAVE to die? Submariner 16 hrs ago #36

This "patient" has been doing this for years. progressoid 15 hrs ago #37

Be that as it may, the deterioration is rapidly accelerating. flashman13 15 hrs ago #38

According to this site, The Felon has golfed every Saturday and Sunday the past 2 weeks Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #42

Last weekend was the gladiator games. This weekend Camp David. flashman13 14 hrs ago #44

Yeah, the last golf outing I could find cited outside that site was in March. Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #46

Well they are SAYING he's playing golf, that much is certain. BannonsLiver 13 hrs ago #48

22 specialists say he is the healthiest man ever to occupy the oval office. flashman13 12 hrs ago #66

Yep. Nobody has ever seen anything like it before. BannonsLiver 12 hrs ago #67

Oh, I hate that phrase soooo much. The Madcap 11 hrs ago #82

The "nobody has ever seen anything like it before" part is certainly true. 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #97

Is swatting balls into ponds & bunkers for your caddy to 'fetch' then riding in a cart really golfing? Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #114

And I know people who smoked 2 1/2 packs a day and lived to nearly 100 PCIntern 14 hrs ago #41

We could go through thousands of posts detailing trump's poor health over the last 11 years progressoid 12 hrs ago #63

I knew Reagan had early Alzheimer's in his first term PCIntern 12 hrs ago #65

Right. progressoid 12 hrs ago #70

Alzheimer's in particular can progress at varying speeds PCIntern 12 hrs ago #71

There's also roadkill loon RFK Jr. running the Dept. of Health Wicked Blue 10 hrs ago #88

I hope you're right. However I've been waiting for him to disappear for quite some time... NNadir 14 hrs ago #43

Like a monkey, he will eventually start throwing shit at people. Dan 14 hrs ago #45

Followed by... The Madcap 11 hrs ago #83

Got fireworks on standby!!! N/t gay texan 13 hrs ago #51

For some reason wendyb-NC 13 hrs ago #54

trumps his ugly & dumber twin MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #56

They are propping up Vance is also a big tell on the orange one's future. boston bean 12 hrs ago #68

Yup, they have him all over the place obamanut2012 12 hrs ago #69

The day Orange Julius Caesar dies, the US will have TWO Independence Days to celebrate! generalbetrayus 12 hrs ago #72

The downside of this genetic combination of Anolis lizard and octopus that has laid her last eggs DFW 11 hrs ago #77

Well what about President Jeffries? NNadir 11 hrs ago #78

Even assuming we take the House DFW 10 hrs ago #87

I'm fairly confident we will take the house. NNadir 10 hrs ago #90

So am I, however.... DFW 9 hrs ago #102

Well, the problem with soothsaying about the future is that it is only good until the future comes. NNadir 8 hrs ago #104

True enough DFW 2 hrs ago #124

That is a very scary situation! CaliforniaPeggy 11 hrs ago #81

The suspense is killing me buzzycrumbhunger 10 hrs ago #85

His father is said to have lived to 93 nitpicked 9 hrs ago #95

His father undoubtedly did not live on a diet of Big Macs PCIntern 9 hrs ago #96

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy! Bluepinky 9 hrs ago #103

Waiting for FacePlant as it walks down a staircase, hitting several step edges as it ozes down dave99 7 hrs ago #107

Chunks and limbs falling off all the way down Blue Owl 4 hrs ago #122

The least he can do for us is to drop dead on camera. Iggo 7 hrs ago #110

Mom actually drove the car through the garage wall TBF 6 hrs ago #115

TickTock. Thank you for this. Made my day. He's a menace to the world. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #116

Oh Donny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling..... Blue Owl 4 hrs ago #121

K&R spanone 4 hrs ago #123