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The bar is so low for the Republican party it's in hell.

He is going to summon politicians from another country? Good god, and I thought Trump had a massive ego and an inflated sense of what he can actually do. This is going to get interesting. According to some Musk thinks he actually is the VP. But even if that were actually the case he's not the kind of person who would be content to be second in command. Gonna be some fireworks there before long I think.

This is a perfect encapsulation of the last 4 years. Just when you think one of these people might finally get a comeuppance they just don't.

Now, now, it's not a contest, we can despise them all equally.

This is Trump World now though where rules don't apply. I am betting he gets his seat back before dinner tonight. (I am hoping not but...)

The expression punchable face is probably a little over used but honestly if it's true of anyone it is very much true of Gaetz.

Back when I lived in the city and took taxis a lot the common thing I found in almost every taxicab was that the drivers had their radios tuned to a very right wing radio station. I was a captive audience and it was awful. If those men (and yes it was always men for me) were listening to this hour after hour, day after day, it's no wonder they believe the things they do.

It is shocking to me that adults who have lived through the last 8 years are still unaware of what Trump did, what he stands for and what he wants to do. Saying these people are uninformed is just being way too kind.

It's a Lorre pattern. We saw it in Big Bang and we saw it in Young Sheldon and now we're seeing it in this show. Throwing a woman under the bus in order to redeem the man. On Young Sheldon they threw out everything we had ever been told about George Sr and made Mary the bad guy - on this show they're doing something similar in order to build up Georgie. I'm giving it some time because I do like most of the characters and want to see what happens but if they continue in making Georgie a saint and Mary, Missy, Mandy and Audrey into "difficult" women then I admit I am checking out.

For me what it comes down to with people who voted for Trump this time around are: (1) Did they vote for him because they believed him when he said he won in 2020? (2) Did they vote for him even though they knew he lost in 2020? Either scenario is appalling to me but the second is even worse because that means they knowingly and intentionally voted for a man who tried to overthrow their government. (3) They held their nose (so they say) and voted for Trump because "he can fix the economy". These people are deluded. The US economy is mirroring the world economy right now and time and good decisions will hopefully bring about improvements but people want simple solutions to complex problems and if you want simple, well I guess Trump is your man. (4) They voted for him because he "hates all the people your relatives hate". And these are the people saying things like the biggest problem facing America are transgender people...I can't even with these people. Beyond contemptible. Bottom line if you voted for Trump you voted against democracy.

Sigh, the only positive in all this is my sister has finally stopped bitching about Trudeau. It took putting a fascist in the White House so silver lining...

Anyone who once wondered how Hitler could have happened need wonder no more. We often hear about the resistance but we don't hear enough about the people who went along with what was happening - not just turned a blind eye but who actively participated. We are seeing this now in the US. Stupidity and ignorance, yes, but also wilful cruelty, people who are delighting in what is to come and who will be cheering it on.

I keep reading about some Trump voters having buyer's remorse. But is there one damn thing he's said post November 6th that he wasn't saying before then? But these people, bad as they are, aren't nearly as bad as the ones still out there cheering him on with every cabinet pick and with every threat levelled against anyone who dared speak out against him. Pure evil and they don't care.

They will force poorer white kids into a choice between military service or working on farms for a pittance.