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KY_EnviroGuy

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97. What we're seeing may be normal behavior for a psychopath.....
Mon May 5, 2025, 06:05 PM
May 5

and many mental health professionals believe he is one, along with being a hard-core narcissist.

This term, he has a different group of enablers along with a manifesto (Proj. 2025), along with the knowledge this is his last term. So, if they're going to burn it all down, it could be their last chance for decades. From what I've read, these circumstances can drive a psychopath to do some very radical and destructive.things.

In a normal, sane world, serous efforts to remove him would be well under way by now. However, we know what happened to those efforts during the last term......

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This is a serious post. [View all] madaboutharry May 4 OP
From your lips to God's ears The Blue Flower May 4 #1
Two words BonnieJW May 4 #24
I have reached the conclusion that Vance would be an improvement. TomSlick May 4 #29
They both must go. Presuming there are midterms we'll have the Senate and Hakim will be Speaker so .... Marcuse May 4 #32
A Democratic Senate Majority is unlikely. maxsolomon May 5 #82
He doesn't have the slob appeal that King Slobby has. usonian May 4 #35
From your keyboard to God's screen. calimary May 5 #92
So, in other words, anything would be better than Trump. Intractable May 4 #37
I'm sure there is someone out there in the current GOP that would be worse than Trump. TomSlick May 4 #53
Vance has the Linda ladeewolf May 4 #41
Exactly. The MAGA base will not follow Vance. TomSlick May 4 #54
even more importantly in my opinion, barbtries May 5 #96
Exactly. TomSlick May 5 #99
the nurses all gathered round. they said leave this one alone Tetrachloride May 4 #30
One word wnylib May 5 #88
4 more...Vice President Stephan Miller... MiHale May 6 #101
I Agree.......... RSH May 4 #50
May we see it tomorrow !!!! #InvestigateTrump #ImpeachTrump. #LockUpTrump Trueblue1968 May 4 #52
IDK..been hearing of his mental demise for years now and I can't see any difference Deuxcents May 4 #2
Agree republianmushroom May 4 #11
Yep. His unhinged babbling is worse only because e ev Dark n Stormy Knight May 5 #59
Yep, he rarely comes up with these ideas on his own Bev54 May 5 #75
i agree with you mokeyz May 5 #87
It's like he's throwing these ridiculous ideas out for the shock value. greatauntoftriplets May 4 #3
Yes, a new outrage every day Beck23 May 5 #98
honestly, how would we fucking even tell Skittles May 4 #4
bats may sue for defamation *nt* DoBW May 4 #22
yeah OK Skittles May 4 #23
His brain has been rotting since early adolescence..... lastlib May 4 #57
I think he's just having difficulty bucolic_frolic May 4 #5
This! FailureToCommunicate May 4 #6
Susie Wiles is the Putin/Russian connection. kerry-is-my-prez May 4 #18
Krasnov Iamscrewed May 4 #7
I think Trump is suffering from "Long Covid" Pototan May 4 #8
Interesting thought... Wiz Imp May 4 #10
Maybe I missed it? I don't see anything about the life saving treatment he received Meowmee May 4 #13
You are correct about the symptoms Pototan May 4 #28
I still see no link there or anywhere between that treatment and long covid Meowmee May 4 #31
From link Pototan May 4 #43
Those are simply a list of the symptoms which I am already aware of...I have it Meowmee May 4 #46
I never said that the treatment causes long covid Pototan May 4 #48
Perhaps you didn't mean that but your first statement suggests it 😁 Meowmee May 4 #49
If you read my reply #28 Pototan May 4 #56
Please correct your original post. It is extremely misleading. RockCreek May 5 #60
More likely tertiary syphillis. Pacifist Patriot May 5 #84
The non existent guardrails are on full display. cachukis May 4 #9
Probably Narcissistic Collapse...again chowder66 May 4 #12
I wish he'd hurry up and get to the social withdrawal stage. 2MuchNoise May 4 #19
I wish he'd get to the very last one. 58Sunliner May 5 #70
That'll work. 2MuchNoise May 6 #100
It seems more like this than long covid. fierywoman May 4 #33
"... Social withdrawal Self-harm and suicide attempts..." Make it so and the soonest the better. Texin May 5 #78
I don't see it happening, but wake me up when he is gone, and I mean for good! Meowmee May 4 #14
To me, it's serious that Gordcanuck May 4 #15
Excuse me... madaboutharry May 4 #40
Basically Trump already has Narcissism now he's got dementia. kerry-is-my-prez May 4 #16
He is deadly serious Cirsium May 4 #17
Unless they can do the 25th Amendment. kerry-is-my-prez May 4 #20
Trump's cabinet? Cirsium May 4 #21
Trump brains Historic NY May 4 #25
Is he dead yet? WestMichRad May 4 #26
"...Trump is having a mental breakdown." LudwigPastorius May 4 #27
open unconstitutional clap trap out his asshead. pansypoo53219 May 4 #34
I hope you are right, perhaps just a bit more pressure!? 😈 Linda ladeewolf May 4 #36
It can't come soon enough. Joinfortmill May 4 #38
The pope thing was pretty crazy Renew Deal May 4 #39
He can't take a break either. underpants May 4 #42
He's "flooding the zone" with bullshit and these latest activities are more of it AStern May 4 #44
Agree completely Grim Chieftain May 4 #45
What's equally disturbing is JD Vance tuning up his banjo in the wings..... Blue Owl May 4 #47
That doomed character portrayed by Ronny Cox, an Appalachian Elegy. John1956PA May 4 #55
Yes he is losing it biggly. kimbutgar May 4 #51
His behavior is that of a person in mental health crisis blubunyip May 5 #58
i think they will invoke 25a. it's face saving, and easier than impeachment. mopinko May 5 #61
You make many great points. madaboutharry May 5 #63
well mopinko May 5 #65
That's true. madaboutharry May 5 #66
i mean, in some ways there is no bottom mopinko May 5 #67
He should follow that with a cardiac breakdown Orrex May 5 #62
don't think it... know it!!! Peacetrain May 5 #64
Abyss of paranoia SpankMe May 5 #68
gawdess I hope cilla4progress May 5 #69
We all know he isn't going to get better. 58Sunliner May 5 #71
I disagree, I think he and his handlers know what he is doing. And because after 100-days with very little Hotler May 5 #72
I hope the only reason he is strapped to the gurney is so his corpse won't roll off during transport. ECL213 May 5 #73
What are the chances of a stroke? CaptainTruth May 5 #74
trump is a very sick person LetMyPeopleVote May 5 #76
Can't wait for him to assume room temperature bif May 5 #77
Why can't he have a public meltdown Freddie May 5 #79
Trump is showing the same signs of dementia his father started to show at his age before it seriously progressed. LetMyPeopleVote May 5 #80
I live for this moment malaise May 5 #81
How is it possible to tell if Trump is having a mental breakdown? elocs May 5 #83
Good question, since he's acted insane for ages. I assume it's where he starts talking in pure indecipherable gibberish, LymphocyteLover May 5 #85
What we're seeing may be normal behavior for a psychopath..... KY_EnviroGuy May 5 #97
He's honestly just an idiot who thinks he's the smartest person ever. Oneironaut May 5 #86
If any Paramedic witnessed a patient DENVERPOPS May 5 #89
By nature The Wizard May 5 #90
Much of it is dementia-incuced. ananda May 5 #91
Dementia equals tariffs on uninhabited islands Number9Dream May 5 #93
George Conway does not think that trump will finish even one year of his term LetMyPeopleVote May 5 #94
Who's going to step in? Family, friends, GOP? I don't see anyone at present. Intervention needed. n/t Evolve Dammit May 5 #95
The maga idiots have to pretend that trump is not crazy LetMyPeopleVote May 6 #102
Dementia Don LetMyPeopleVote May 6 #103
Here are some pictures from today's meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister LetMyPeopleVote May 6 #104
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