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hay rick

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5. Incompetent at their jobs, highly useful in providing distraction from the coup. It's the Clown Car Coup.

Reply to edbermac (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 10:57 AM

Jul 12

The same people are the ones who are ignoring court orders, impounding congressionally mandated funds, denying due process rights, and forging a masked, unaccountable secret police. The NYT seeks refuge from reporting on the coup by reporting on the poor makeup jobs on the clowns instead.

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NYT: Trump's Cabinet of Incompetents [View all] edbermac Jul 12 OP

I learned something today. 3catwoman3 Jul 12 #1

Thanks! I was about to look it up. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #3

Being a word nerd, it really bugs me when I don't know the meaning of something. 3catwoman3 Jul 12 #16

I took Latin in high school. Paladin Jul 12 #11

Thanks for that...saved me the trouble... MiHale Jul 12 #13

Same here. Had to confirm pronunciation. CountMyVote4Reality Jul 12 #15

The trump administration is full of idiots LetMyPeopleVote Jul 12 #2

"The usual gang of idiots." calimary Jul 12 #6

Least qualified cabinet in U.S. history. No competition. (nt) Paladin Jul 12 #12

trump only hired one qualified person LetMyPeopleVote Jul 12 #18

What do you call an 11 way tie? 3catwoman3 Jul 12 #17

No one in my memory.... kentuck Jul 12 #4

Incompetent at their jobs, highly useful in providing distraction from the coup. It's the Clown Car Coup. hay rick Jul 12 #5

I had to look up the phrase "puer aeternus" seems fair and a very direct insult to Hegseth irisblue Jul 12 #7

Strictly speaking, "anus aeternus" also fits BoRaGard Jul 12 #20

puer aeternus DoBW Jul 12 #8

A claque of clowns. Borogove Jul 12 #9

They weren't selected for their competence. They were chosen for their weak spines and fealty to Trump. Fla Dem Jul 12 #10

Is the ny times itself Hornedfrog2000 Jul 12 #14

Krasnov's Krappy Kronies (R) BoRaGard Jul 12 #19

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