I have several thoughts on this.

To begin with, I don't think people calling Trump "low IQ," "stupid," etc, has anything to do with how any of us feel about people with developmental disabilities. Imo, it's a mistake to interpret insults leveled at Trump in that way. (Stick a pin in that, as I'll be coming back to it later.)

I agree with what twodogsbarking said upthread, that Trump constantly uses the phrase "low IQ" to insult others, and that has led to people using it against him. In other words, he started it. That doesn't make it okay, of course, but "so and so has a low i.q." is an insult I don't ever remember hearing out of anyone's mouth before Trump started hurling it at everyone who does anything he doesn't like.

I think he normalized that expression to the point that it was inevitable that people would start using it against him. We all got acclimated to it (along with all the other insults he constantly spews) whether we wanted to or not. As much as we all hate his rudeness and the constant stream of invective he spews, I think he has created a culture of insults that we have gradually gotten desensitized to, willingly or not, and "low IQ" is just one piece of a larger and very ugly picture.

Remember the way he insulted all the other candidates in the early Republican debates? I watched those debates with my mouth literally hanging open. I had never heard a grown adult dish out schoolyard level insults at other adults in such a fashion, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. You could tell that his opponents were equally taken aback. They didn't know how to respond, and as a result, he was able to get away with it. Again and again.

Those of us with a sense of decorum and an awareness of how people are supposed to behave in such situations were baffled and horrified, but a sizeable segment of the country got a kick out of his childish behavior, lapped it up like kittens drinking milk, and begged for more. Those were the people that gave him the Republican nomination and elected him potus twice.

While he went on his merry way insulting people right and left, he also, constantly bragged about his "very large brain" and claimed to know more about anything and everything than anyone else. There are video montages on YouTube of him saying things like, "I know more about X than anybody!" and "Nobody knows more about Y than me!" over and over and over again. He seems to think that if he says, "I'm really smart!" eough times, that will magically make it so.

In addition to all of the above, I truly believe that he is not an especially bright guy. Smart people have traits like intellectual curiosity, rational thinking skills, and the ability to understand complex issues, NONE of which Trump has ever displayed. I have called him stupid on many occasions, because I believe he IS stupid, in a way that has nothing to do with IQ points. He has ZERO emotionally intelligence, and his understanding of any issue he has ever opined on is demonstrably and distressingly shallow, especially for someone in the position of power snd responsibility he has managed to worm his way into.

Tk bring thiscpback around to where I started, i want to say that I would be absolutely appalled if I saw anyone insulting developmentally disabled people at DU or elsewhere, but as I said at the outset, I don't believe deriding Trump's intelligence has anything to do with them or our attitude towardd them. I'm very much aware of the issues those people race and would never want to add to them. But I think we all need to be free to say the things we need to say about the manchild who currently holds all of our futures and possibly the future of our whole species in his hands, while we watch powerlessly and helplessly and those who actually have the power to do anything about him pretend there's nothing wrong. I really, really believe we need that.

"You know what Socialism looks like? It's when the government comes in and tells you what you're gonna do!"

Oh, do you mean like when the government comes in and tells you that you can't get an abortion or get gender affirming health care for your trans kid?

If that's the case, I'd say there's a lot of that there socialism stuff going on down there in Oklahoma!

Narrator: The state of Oklahoma has a complete ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest. Gender-affirming health care for minors is also banned in Oklahoma. Efforts have also been made (as yet unsuccessfully) to ban this care for people under the age of 21.

Mary Trump: Donald isn't Going to His Son Don Jr's Wedding

My take: Schlump has no interest in attending an event in which he is not the star.

ICE detains person with child as federal agents again spotted in Waukegan, North Chicago area

Another YouTuber weighs in on Virginia Foxx's rude response to a 10 year old

This story has been all over DU this last week. If you missed it somehow, check out one or more of these links:

Grumpy meemaw GOP Rep Virginia Fox Humiliates Boy, 10, for Writing Letter About Electric Cars https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221236621

Congresswoman Accuses 10-Year-Old Of Being Indoctrinated By Propaganda After He Sends Her A Letter About The Benefits Of EVs For A Class Assignment https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016428927

'Unhinged': MAGA lawmaker melts down over 10-year-old's letter - All In - MS NOW https://www.democraticunderground.com/132172447

I found this YouTuber's take on the story to be uproariously funny, especially her impersonation of Foxx.....

How I Will Stop Trump's Brazen Grift: Jamie Raskin

Allow me to recommend a book about that!

The title is The Worst of Times, and the author is Patricia G. Miller. It was published in 1993 and has been out of print for a while now, but there are still used copies floating around that can easily be found online wherever used books are sold. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about what abortion was like in this country pre-Roe.

This book is not for the faint of heart; there are stories in it that will curl your hair. But this information has never been more vitally important than it is now.

From the jacket blurb:

Dr. John Gartner makes a terrifying prediction 😵‍💫

My heart sank when I read that the victim was a trans woman.

Trans women, especially black trans women, are more likely to be the targets of violence than any other group in this country. Some cis males just can't tolerate the idea of anyone wanting to leave their "superior" ranks and will use any excuse to "punish" anyone who does so.

Trans women are the real targets of the bogus war on trans people that the right is currently waging. Bullies always go after the most vulnerable. It makes me sick.

AOC Is Running for President and No Establishment Can Stop Her

What do y'all think? I think Riverboat Jack made some really good points here.