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31. Briefly, I thought that episode very strange...
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:35 AM
23 hrs ago

Of course, he lies constantly, but to make up such a silly story based on nothing was bizarre...BUT, as the disaster of the Iran War, his idiotic birthday bash and the green slime pool were unfolding, the media and the American people were captivated by the blatant bullshit about Meloni.

So, it became the distraction du jour, just as it was intended.

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Our "all hands on deck" moment is the GOP's "clear the deck!" moment. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #1
It's just a wafer thin mint... PCIntern 19 hrs ago #62
I am no Medical expert, but I have EXPERIENCE with Heart issues! ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #2
I'm sorry for your loss MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #50
Thank you so much. ProudMNDemocrat 19 hrs ago #59
I got FTD for him EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #3
The stink from his diapers will overwhelm your flowers. KS Toronado Yesterday #13
I knew a doctor iwillalwayswonderwhy Yesterday #28
whatever end stage disease that causes his demise, it can't come soon enough LymphocyteLover Yesterday #4
I agree MoseShrute Yesterday #7
On one level I agree, Miguelito Loveless 19 hrs ago #55
How much damage could Jv do in two years? Tbear 18 hrs ago #75
That's not a question that I would ask Wicked Blue 17 hrs ago #84
It is one I asked myself a couple nights ago. Tbear 13 hrs ago #112
I'll take Vance any day because he has no control over the cult LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #92
And he has to dance to Theilʻs tune as well as soothe Chump mahina 11 hrs ago #120
I suspect FTD as well Raven123 Yesterday #5
Briefly, I thought that episode very strange... Escape 23 hrs ago #31
I don't know, I think it is SO on brand for him LR3 20 hrs ago #52
From your keyboard 3Hotdogs Yesterday #6
Don't threaten me with a good time!!! questionseverything Yesterday #8
Famous line by Negan in Walking Dead.... FarPoint Yesterday #22
Last March I had a nurse who had been doing it for 30 years and she said that any ..... Botany Yesterday #9
Independence Day bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #30
Oh my, that would just be the best... ECL213 16 hrs ago #91
As long as it is the former of her predictions, the latter is already here RandomNumbers 13 hrs ago #113
But he doesn't need to be able to fake functionality. Scrivener7 Yesterday #10
Once upon a time Miguelito Loveless 19 hrs ago #57
He's ditched the ridiculous hats lately too. Hugin Yesterday #11
I think a hat messes up his new wig, gab13by13 Yesterday #14
He had a hat on yesterday IbogaProject Yesterday #17
I'm going to start checking to see if it's file footage. Hugin Yesterday #18
It was where recent danage to the WH Columns is shown IbogaProject Yesterday #21
Great post and explanation. Better than the Meidas Touch (and other) youtuber videos promising "IT'S HAPPENING!!" or... QueerDuck Yesterday #12
My favorites are: PCIntern Yesterday #16
But Meidas Touch doubles and sometimes triples Scrivener7 Yesterday #26
They look like idiots... that's not the kind of "marketing" that impresses me. Our side needs to do better. QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #73
They may not be trying to impress you... vanlassie 18 hrs ago #74
I can see that my contempt for their repetitive nothing-burgers and clickbait style has probably ruffled the feathers... QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #76
I can't stand Meidas Touch. But I LOVE vanlassie 17 hrs ago #80
Gotcha! 🫂 QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #89
Sure. That's it. Your high standards have ruffled our feathers. Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #99
Clearly. 😂🤣 QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #101
If you don't like it, don't watch it. Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #98
LOL! I don't. But I've watched enough in the past to figure out their cheap gimmick... QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #100
With the big yellow arrow mcar Yesterday #24
Kick dalton99a Yesterday #15
I'm sure the smell is worsening too wolfie001 Yesterday #19
Renal failure causes a distinct body and breath odor. RockCreek 23 hrs ago #35
Noice! No sympathy from me wolfie001 19 hrs ago #60
I try to look on the bright side too MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #53
..... wolfie001 19 hrs ago #61
;-{) THIS Goonch Yesterday #20
I noticed the hair. The hair makes the rest of this believable to MAGATs. Festivito Yesterday #23
22 lying medical specialists? GusBob Yesterday #25
Many years ago, I worked for an eye doctor. wnylib 21 hrs ago #40
can get all on Perjury dave99 20 hrs ago #49
Doesn't perjury apply only if the liar is under oath? wnylib 19 hrs ago #64
Just need a Democract, Raskin, to get the 22 to talk in front of a Congresstional Board dave99 17 hrs ago #86
They might use HIPPA as a reason not to answer. wnylib 14 hrs ago #108
Question: Is the thing posing as president a well man ? dave99 14 hrs ago #111
The corneas can swell during pregnancy. 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #93
Yes, that is one example that the doctor gave me. wnylib 14 hrs ago #109
Do you remember any of the other eye signs the doc told you about? 3catwoman3 12 hrs ago #117
I only remember one other one. It was a long time ago. wnylib 11 hrs ago #119
trump went to Camp David possibly for treatment LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #27
Doesn't he hate Camp David? 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #94
trump is NOT a wooded log cabin type of guy LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #105
Sheesh! Look how he's junked up the Oval Office. calimary 8 hrs ago #125
Maybe FTD but radical noodle Yesterday #29
Sure Jan.... (sadly) OhioBack2Blue 23 hrs ago #32
First of all... PCIntern 23 hrs ago #34
So you're saying he may be down to only 2 years left give or take. Torchlight 21 hrs ago #39
You don't know when he was initially diagnosed. BannonsLiver 20 hrs ago #47
True, but the more comorbidities Miguelito Loveless 19 hrs ago #58
Exactly and PCIntern 14 hrs ago #106
The last of the great Miguelito Loveless 11 hrs ago #118
When did he play golf last? The Madcap 23 hrs ago #33
*heehee* buzzycrumbhunger 17 hrs ago #79
Couldn't he have the common decency to wait until the election night BLUE FUCKING WAVE to die? Submariner 22 hrs ago #36
This "patient" has been doing this for years. progressoid 22 hrs ago #37
Be that as it may, the deterioration is rapidly accelerating. flashman13 21 hrs ago #38
According to this site, The Felon has golfed every Saturday and Sunday the past 2 weeks Wednesdays 20 hrs ago #42
Last weekend was the gladiator games. This weekend Camp David. flashman13 20 hrs ago #44
Yeah, the last golf outing I could find cited outside that site was in March. Wednesdays 20 hrs ago #46
Well they are SAYING he's playing golf, that much is certain. BannonsLiver 20 hrs ago #48
22 specialists say he is the healthiest man ever to occupy the oval office. flashman13 19 hrs ago #66
Yep. Nobody has ever seen anything like it before. BannonsLiver 19 hrs ago #67
Oh, I hate that phrase soooo much. The Madcap 17 hrs ago #82
The "nobody has ever seen anything like it before" part is certainly true. 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #97
Is swatting balls into ponds & bunkers for your caddy to 'fetch' then riding in a cart really golfing? Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #114
And I know people who smoked 2 1/2 packs a day and lived to nearly 100 PCIntern 20 hrs ago #41
We could go through thousands of posts detailing trump's poor health over the last 11 years progressoid 19 hrs ago #63
I knew Reagan had early Alzheimer's in his first term PCIntern 19 hrs ago #65
Right. progressoid 18 hrs ago #70
Alzheimer's in particular can progress at varying speeds PCIntern 18 hrs ago #71
There's also roadkill loon RFK Jr. running the Dept. of Health Wicked Blue 17 hrs ago #88
I hope you're right. However I've been waiting for him to disappear for quite some time... NNadir 20 hrs ago #43
Like a monkey, he will eventually start throwing shit at people. Dan 20 hrs ago #45
Followed by... The Madcap 17 hrs ago #83
Got fireworks on standby!!! N/t gay texan 20 hrs ago #51
For some reason wendyb-NC 20 hrs ago #54
trumps his ugly & dumber twin MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #56
They are propping up Vance is also a big tell on the orange one's future. boston bean 19 hrs ago #68
Yup, they have him all over the place obamanut2012 19 hrs ago #69
The day Orange Julius Caesar dies, the US will have TWO Independence Days to celebrate! generalbetrayus 18 hrs ago #72
The downside of this genetic combination of Anolis lizard and octopus that has laid her last eggs DFW 18 hrs ago #77
Well what about President Jeffries? NNadir 17 hrs ago #78
Even assuming we take the House DFW 17 hrs ago #87
I'm fairly confident we will take the house. NNadir 16 hrs ago #90
So am I, however.... DFW 16 hrs ago #102
Well, the problem with soothsaying about the future is that it is only good until the future comes. NNadir 15 hrs ago #104
True enough DFW 8 hrs ago #124
That is a very scary situation! CaliforniaPeggy 17 hrs ago #81
The suspense is killing me buzzycrumbhunger 17 hrs ago #85
His father is said to have lived to 93 nitpicked 16 hrs ago #95
His father undoubtedly did not live on a diet of Big Macs PCIntern 16 hrs ago #96
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy! Bluepinky 15 hrs ago #103
Waiting for FacePlant as it walks down a staircase, hitting several step edges as it ozes down dave99 14 hrs ago #107
Chunks and limbs falling off all the way down Blue Owl 10 hrs ago #122
The least he can do for us is to drop dead on camera. Iggo 14 hrs ago #110
Mom actually drove the car through the garage wall TBF 12 hrs ago #115
TickTock. Thank you for this. Made my day. He's a menace to the world. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #116
Oh Donny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling..... Blue Owl 10 hrs ago #121
K&R spanone 10 hrs ago #123
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