Today should be exciting. Ol’ stupid rowed all the way into a different universe over the weekend and has provided enough material for several psychiatric books, and maybe a new page in the DSM. Someone finally figured out what he might be talking about when he says Biden/Harris are giving credit cards to immigrants, he confuses a US visa with a Visa credit card. Cool, eh? There should be some good discussions, which is what he likes, all about him.
Immigration is neutralized. Her deficit dramatically down from Biden’s 60-40 split. Apparently the “Border Czar” lie hasn’t worked. In general, Biden’s vulnerability on issues is not transferring to her as much as Republicans expected.
His campaign’s private polling on immigration must show what we see in public surveys. She’s slipping through his fingers. And all he does in this post is repeat the same claims that aren’t working.
It might help him if he presented a real workable plan other than rounding up 11 million people into camps, because her stump speech line seems persuasive: “He really doesn’t want to solve the problem”
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Kamala Harris was put in sole charge of the Border. It quickly became the WORST AND MOST DANGEROUS BORDER IN HISTORY. As President, Harris will completely DESTROY OUR COUNTRY! Aug 11, 2024, 11:04 PM
The fine print on that topical poll is that it is based on swing state samples in MI, PA, MI, etc. An NYT/Siena general election poll in MI, PA & MI have Harris up 4 over SFB.
Tom Nichols just used the term Narcissist Compensation to describe Dumbass’ recent behavior. I love that term.
Pumpkin is busy online this morning. Posting about every half hour since 5am. A sampling…
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump ·IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR AMERICA TO SURVIVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF A DEMOCRAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE! …………………. Kamala Harris has flip-flopped on virtually every policy she has supported and lived by for her entire career, from the Border to Tips, and the Fake News Media isn’t reporting it. She sounds more like Trump than Trump, copying almost everything. She is conning the American public, and will flip right back. I will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! There will be no flipping!!! …………………. Dear Christians, vote like your lives, your values, and your children’s futures depended on it. Because they do. Make a plan to vote. If we don’t show up, the void will be filled by those who hate your faith and despise our values. VOTE!!
Yep Pat, that Time cover will get under Trump’s skin. Although the magazine has lost its cache he is totally obsessed with Time covers, even had a fake one made of himself so he could post it on the wall at Mar-A-Lago and pretend he was Man of the Year.
Ms. Bronc’s suggestion that there may need to be a new page added to the DSM is probably more right than wrong. And I suppose if someone comes into the US without a visa or a Visa card, it would be very difficult for someone with the raging confusion displayed daily by SFB to distinguish between a visa and a Visa card.
Oh, and another thought – if building a wall on the southern border was supposed to cure our immigration problem, how come after Dumbass built part of it we now, from his perspective, have, ” the WORST AND MOST DANGEROUS BORDER IN HISTORY”? Did Kamala knock down his big and beautiful wall and we didn’t notice?
Are you a narcissist? Do you interact with someone who is? Contrary to popular belief, narcissists do not love themselves or anyone else. They cannot accept their true selves, constructing instead fixed masks that hide emotional numbness.Influenced by forces in culture and predisposed by factors in the human personality, narcissists tend to be:• More concerned with how they appear than what they feel• Seductive and manipulative, striving for power and control• Egotists, focused on their own interests but lacking the true values of the self — self-expression, self-possession, dignity, and integrity• Without a solid sense of self, which leads them to experience life as empty and meaninglessIn this groundbreaking study, Dr. Alexander Lowen uses his extensive clinical experience to demonstrate how narcissists can recover their suppressed feelings and regain their lost humanity. By the use of Bioenergetic Analysis, the psychotherapy created by Dr. Lowen, a new possibility of a fulfilling and authentic life is presented for people with narcissistic characteristics and for those who interact with them.
From the authoritative expert in personality disorders, Search for the Real Selfis a thorough dissection of how one’s real self is developed, how it relates to the outer world, and how personality disorders are understood and treated in our modern society.Personality disorders—borderline, narcissistic, and schizoid—have become the classic psychological disorders of our age. Outwardly successful, charming and powerful, personality-disordered individuals have long confounded their colleagues, family, lovers and employees—as well as mental health professionals. The author helps the reader understand them. After describing how the healthy real self develops and functions, he explains what can go wrong. Drawing on case histories, he shows how the false self behaves in relationships and on the job, and then delineates appropriate treatments, offering real hope for cure.
“Man arrested after girl and woman stabbed in central London”
“Police said they do not believe there are any outstanding suspects from the attack in Leicester Square, one of the busiest tourist destinations in the capital.”
“In a later update, Westminster Police said that the 11-year-old girl will require hospital treatment but her injuries are not life-threatening, and that the second victim suffered more minor injuries.”
Very sad event, but it would be worse if the UK was flush with guns.
Thanks, Craig.
Any chance Elon could completely destroy himself, too, by lying and positing conspiracy theories?
Will it help Don-Old at all?
Do two narcissists negate each other?
Is Elon the son he wished he had instead of the ones he’s got?
BiD, thanks for sharing Randy’s latest effort. truly a tour de force and magnum opus. hope it gets a lot of social media plays and replays. too bad it’s too bawdy for cable to make good use of it.
This new Trump ad buy tells us everything we need to know about how much the fundamentals have shifted. Republicans have gone from ludicrous fantasies about winning NY to spending $23 million to shore up Georgia after DumbAss went down there and spent an hour insulting 61% approval governor Kemp (and his wife). Also, the high NC number is surprising, and what’s up with such a small buy in Pennsylvania?
Acting totally in our self-interest is shortsighted and foolishly simple. Attacking another person or another nation reflects upon us like a mirror. When any person is undermined, the human race is diminished in some measure. And humanity is our family. Sometimes we see a reflection of ourselves in someone else and fail to recognize it. What we hate most in another may well be what we hate in ourselves. Knowing this can be useful. Perhaps our teeth are set on edge when we think about an ex-wife, or father, or former friend, or a religious or racial group. How are we like that person or group? What do they cause us to face within ourselves? When we stop diminishing the other person we may still not like him or her, but we can come to terms with ourselves. We learn to live and let live.
-Touchstones
PARIS — “The Star-Spangled Banner” was climbing to its conclusion, and Brittney Griner couldn’t stop the tears. Because her right hand was over her heart and she held a Paris Olympics poster in a cardboard box in her left, Griner had no way to wipe her reddened, wet eyes. She swallowed hard, as if to calm and reset herself. And try as she might, blinking them away didn’t work, either.
“And then to be here and win gold for my country, representing when my country fought for me so hard for me to even be standing here. This gold medal is going to hold a special place amongst the other two.”
This was from our “night at the opera” when we went to see Pirates of Penzance. It was uproariously fun and we would go to another show anytime. And we only got to the pre-show, reservations were filled.
Drag Me To The Opera
July 27 at approximately 9:15PMRouge in the Teller HouseFree to attend, RSVP required
Ladies, Gentlemen and Friends beyond the binary! Join us Saturday, July 27th, for Central City Opera’s inaugural evening of Drag Me To The Opera! Fellas fetch your heels, and Gals grab those bowties (or just dress like a pirate) as we celebrate in style at our late bar and live Piano Karaoke Cabaret at Rouge in the Teller House, hosted by CCO’s very special guest, The Queen of Camp and Gender Illusionist Extraordinaire, Mrs. Eda Bagel! Admission to this post-show event is free with the purchase of a July 27 ticket to Pirates of Penzance, but space is limited—so be sure to RSVP to reserve your spot.
Deadbeat Trump on the Road has long been an issue, ever since unpaid bills in 2015. Glad to see it’s getting more attention. He believes these places should be thankful for all the attention he brings to them and just eat the expenses. Thanks the same about lawyers.
Apropos of today’s “news”: Here’s the scathing 46-page sanctions order against Trump and Alina Habba issued by federal judge, Donald Middlebrooks, ordering them to pay almost $1 million dollars for the “completely frivolous, both factually and legally” lawsuit “brought in bad faith for an improper purpose.” Judge Middlebrooks called Trump a “mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process
Elon – Trump “Interview of the Century” a bust. All I’ve seen for the last 15 minutes since it was supposed to start is the error page above and this fundraising appeal:
Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) @TeamTrump This is the biggest interview in history, and now, we’re asking YOU to make this President Trump’s BIGGEST FUNDRAISING DAY EVER! Before the interview is over, we’re calling on TEN MILLION Patriots to donate ANY AMOUNT and proudly say, I STAND WITH TRUMP!Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) @TeamTrump This is the biggest interview in history, and now, we’re asking YOU to make this President Trump’s BIGGEST FUNDRAISING DAY EVER! Before the interview is over, we’re calling on TEN MILLION Patriots to donate ANY AMOUNT and proudly say, I STAND WITH TRUMP!
Elon Musk says X is suffering from “a massive DDOS attack” that he implies has delayed the broadcast of his interview with Donald Trump on the platform:
There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on 𝕏. Working on shutting it down.
Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later.
“Newly leaked training videos confirm how the staffing initiative of Project 2025, the controversial rightwing plan for the next Republican presidency, is gearing up for a major effort to replace non-partisan civil servants with conservative loyalists, and is being led by many former Trump administration officials.”
“In the 23 training videos, totaling more than 14 hours, former Trump administration officials gave advice to future appointees on governing and how to best advance their conservative policies.”
“If the American people elect a conservative president, his administration will have to eradicate climate change references from absolutely everywhere,” Kozma said. The training video was titled “Left-Wing Code Words and Language.”
“In a statement sent to ProPublica after the videos were released, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign said that Trump’s only official policy agenda is Agenda 47.”
Knocked off his bearings?” What “bearings?” The main problem with Trump is that he never had any bearings. He doesn’t have a core, a center, a belief system, or any of the other things that really make a person an actual person. He is not interesting. Does he know about music? Art? Does he travel? Read books? Is he an interesting conversationalist? He has no soul. He is a floating, grifting, empty shell that makes a lot of noise, but does nothing else of any substance or value. He is miserable because somebody else took away the attention that he desparately requires to think that he is actually the “best, most phenominal, like nobody has ever seen before.” He is realizing that he is no longer even at the center of the phony universe that he created. And he has no idea what to do about it. Trump’s life is a mirage. And the thing about a mirage is that as you get closer, you don’t just see it fade away, you realize that it was never actually real to begin with.
– GerrySt. Petersburg Florida
reposting Jamie’s 5:00 a.m. question:
Jamie, never fear. our fearless leader will surely answer the call and go once more into the trenches of torment for the trail.
surprised this isn’t said muskrat’s rally theme song
Trump and the truth about America’s narcissism obsession (usatoday.com)
Today should be exciting. Ol’ stupid rowed all the way into a different universe over the weekend and has provided enough material for several psychiatric books, and maybe a new page in the DSM. Someone finally figured out what he might be talking about when he says Biden/Harris are giving credit cards to immigrants, he confuses a US visa with a Visa credit card. Cool, eh? There should be some good discussions, which is what he likes, all about him.
Jamie, PatD — I’m on it.
Although, as happens with these high traffic events on X, it will probably crash, which Trump will use for bragging points.
Immigration is neutralized. Her deficit dramatically down from Biden’s 60-40 split. Apparently the “Border Czar” lie hasn’t worked. In general, Biden’s vulnerability on issues is not transferring to her as much as Republicans expected.
His campaign’s private polling on immigration must show what we see in public surveys. She’s slipping through his fingers. And all he does in this post is repeat the same claims that aren’t working.
It might help him if he presented a real workable plan other than rounding up 11 million people into camps, because her stump speech line seems persuasive: “He really doesn’t want to solve the problem”
The fine print on that topical poll is that it is based on swing state samples in MI, PA, MI, etc. An NYT/Siena general election poll in MI, PA & MI have Harris up 4 over SFB.
Tom Nichols just used the term Narcissist Compensation to describe Dumbass’ recent behavior. I love that term.
Pumpkin is busy online this morning. Posting about every half hour since 5am. A sampling…
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR AMERICA TO SURVIVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF A DEMOCRAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE! …………………. Kamala Harris has flip-flopped on virtually every policy she has supported and lived by for her entire career, from the Border to Tips, and the Fake News Media isn’t reporting it. She sounds more like Trump than Trump, copying almost everything. She is conning the American public, and will flip right back. I will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! There will be no flipping!!! …………………. Dear Christians, vote like your lives, your values, and your children’s futures depended on it. Because they do. Make a plan to vote. If we don’t show up, the void will be filled by those who hate your faith and despise our values. VOTE!!
Time cover this week.
that time cover adds to his misery. watch for violent talk escalation and foment.
Yep Pat, that Time cover will get under Trump’s skin. Although the magazine has lost its cache he is totally obsessed with Time covers, even had a fake one made of himself so he could post it on the wall at Mar-A-Lago and pretend he was Man of the Year.
George Conway speaks to the office pool ie the coming psychological implosion
https://x.com/Morning_Joe/status/1822955915961585944
Amazing little girl plays the violin.
https://x.com/TheFigen_/status/1822901977832943658
Ms. Bronc’s suggestion that there may need to be a new page added to the DSM is probably more right than wrong. And I suppose if someone comes into the US without a visa or a Visa card, it would be very difficult for someone with the raging confusion displayed daily by SFB to distinguish between a visa and a Visa card.
Oh, and another thought – if building a wall on the southern border was supposed to cure our immigration problem, how come after Dumbass built part of it we now, from his perspective, have, ” the WORST AND MOST DANGEROUS BORDER IN HISTORY”? Did Kamala knock down his big and beautiful wall and we didn’t notice?
Sturg – A nice break from an orange lunatic playing an invisible accordion.
There’s a reason why Demented Donald is obsessed with fakery.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/12/uk/london-leicester-square-stabbing-intl-gbr/index.html
“Man arrested after girl and woman stabbed in central London”
“Police said they do not believe there are any outstanding suspects from the attack in Leicester Square, one of the busiest tourist destinations in the capital.”
“In a later update, Westminster Police said that the 11-year-old girl will require hospital treatment but her injuries are not life-threatening, and that the second victim suffered more minor injuries.”
Very sad event, but it would be worse if the UK was flush with guns.
Thanks, Craig.
Any chance Elon could completely destroy himself, too, by lying and positing conspiracy theories?
Will it help Don-Old at all?
Do two narcissists negate each other?
Is Elon the son he wished he had instead of the ones he’s got?
No, it would be a rivalry, not a relationship.
New Randy Rainbow
*
https://youtu.be/-Eo45EIZPCI?si=uwyCQVWmnJlC1mVs
Is Elon the son he wished he had instead of the ones he’s got?
Ivy, my guess is that it’s Elon’s money (not the person) that he wishes he had.
BiD, thanks for sharing Randy’s latest effort. truly a tour de force and magnum opus. hope it gets a lot of social media plays and replays. too bad it’s too bawdy for cable to make good use of it.
This new Trump ad buy tells us everything we need to know about how much the fundamentals have shifted. Republicans have gone from ludicrous fantasies about winning NY to spending $23 million to shore up Georgia after DumbAss went down there and spent an hour insulting 61% approval governor Kemp (and his wife). Also, the high NC number is surprising, and what’s up with such a small buy in Pennsylvania?
I was moved by how moved she was.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/08/11/brittney-griner-cries-national-anthem-paris-olympics-basketball/?
Blood is money to him, and money is blood.
It was Selfless Joe who done that.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5694533/2024/08/11/brittney-griner-olympics-womens-basketball-gold/?
JD Vance campaign has not denied this is him at Yale law School.
We do not shame those who enjoy drag, but we do shame those who viciously attack drag while enjoying it themselves.
This was from our “night at the opera” when we went to see Pirates of Penzance. It was uproariously fun and we would go to another show anytime. And we only got to the pre-show, reservations were filled.
Drag Me To The Opera
July 27 at approximately 9:15PMRouge in the Teller HouseFree to attend, RSVP required
Ladies, Gentlemen and Friends beyond the binary! Join us Saturday, July 27th, for Central City Opera’s inaugural evening of Drag Me To The Opera! Fellas fetch your heels, and Gals grab those bowties (or just dress like a pirate) as we celebrate in style at our late bar and live Piano Karaoke Cabaret at Rouge in the Teller House, hosted by CCO’s very special guest, The Queen of Camp and Gender Illusionist Extraordinaire, Mrs. Eda Bagel! Admission to this post-show event is free with the purchase of a July 27 ticket to Pirates of Penzance, but space is limited—so be sure to RSVP to reserve your spot.
Maybe some goobers will want to listen to Slump and smuk but I get the feeling it’s going to be a bust.
Deadbeat Trump on the Road has long been an issue, ever since unpaid bills in 2015. Glad to see it’s getting more attention. He believes these places should be thankful for all the attention he brings to them and just eat the expenses. Thanks the same about lawyers.
Uh-oh. Trump is tweeting again. Could that be because he’s doing the Elon interview tonight or a permanent change? If it is a switch that eliminates the entire value proposition for Truth Social platform.. https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1823034723867713700?t=OrYzyVLygsVQzuLcO5Xzug&s=19
el paso bill $569,000?
man, what was that for?
how could an august 22 raid have been campaign interference when he didn’t file to run until november of that year?
Trump to sue justice department over ‘improper purpose’ to Mar-a-Lago raid | Donald Trump | The Guardian
a good story for the cat ladies & gentlemen on the Trail:
The pet I’ll never forget: Bernie ruled our street with an iron paw – and became a local hero | Life and style | The Guardian
Not just weird. This is CREEPY!
KatiePhang
Apropos of today’s “news”: Here’s the scathing 46-page sanctions order against Trump and Alina Habba issued by federal judge, Donald Middlebrooks, ordering them to pay almost $1 million dollars for the “completely frivolous, both factually and legally” lawsuit “brought in bad faith for an improper purpose.” Judge Middlebrooks called Trump a “mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process
Trump and Musk – creepy doesn’t even describe that intersection.
Elon so desperately wants to be a beloved personality, the problem is his personality is terrible, unlikeable AF
…thinking back to the simpering kid in the 60 Minutes interview, he just wanted his astronaut heroes to praise him.
the one thing money can’t buy is what he wants
it’s what they all want
lol spent $44 billion to buy friends
Adolf’s old man and Elon’s old man are responsible for a lot of dysfunction in their sons and that has released horrible things into the world.
Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022)
@TeamTrump
This is the biggest interview in history, and now, we’re asking YOU to make this President Trump’s BIGGEST FUNDRAISING DAY EVER!
Before the interview is over, we’re calling on TEN MILLION Patriots to donate ANY AMOUNT and proudly say, I STAND WITH TRUMP!Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022)
@TeamTrump
This is the biggest interview in history, and now, we’re asking YOU to make this President Trump’s BIGGEST FUNDRAISING DAY EVER!
Before the interview is over, we’re calling on TEN MILLION Patriots to donate ANY AMOUNT and proudly say, I STAND WITH TRUMP!
What a joke.
George Conway may have cracked the secret code but, sadly, megalomania is an American ideal.
Something vaguely repetitive in that. Can’t put my finger on it though. 🙄
Elon Musk’s big X interview with Trump kicked off with major technical difficulties (msn.com)
US election live: Elon Musk claims ‘massive attack’ on X platform as technical difficulties stall Trump interview (theguardian.com)
Musk says X suffering from ‘massive DDOS attack’
Elon Musk says X is suffering from “a massive DDOS attack” that he implies has delayed the broadcast of his interview with Donald Trump on the platform:
DDOS stands for distributed denial of service and occurs when a site is flooded with traffic in an effort to make it inaccessible.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on 𝕏. Working on shutting it down.
CPT…
So Elon blew any argument Trump can make about his massive traffic being the problem, just blamed it on hackers
karma strikes again
Let’s ask the astronauts wtf could possibly go wrong.
Should that be…
irony is ALIVE.‼️
They finally got online. I didn’t realize it’s just audio..
https://x.com/i/spaces/1nAKEpNkLwoxL
3 minutes and I’m done. It’s your baby, Poobah
lol
Elon doesn’t have the gravitas he thinks he does.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/project-2025-training-videos-trump-officials
“Newly leaked training videos confirm how the staffing initiative of Project 2025, the controversial rightwing plan for the next Republican presidency, is gearing up for a major effort to replace non-partisan civil servants with conservative loyalists, and is being led by many former Trump administration officials.”
“In the 23 training videos, totaling more than 14 hours, former Trump administration officials gave advice to future appointees on governing and how to best advance their conservative policies.”
“If the American people elect a conservative president, his administration will have to eradicate climate change references from absolutely everywhere,” Kozma said. The training video was titled “Left-Wing Code Words and Language.”
“In a statement sent to ProPublica after the videos were released, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign said that Trump’s only official policy agenda is Agenda 47.”
A poo by any other name would smell as foul.
23 and He…
These boneheads want the nuke codes and still have a legitimate chance
Do the right thing, Vote Harris/Walz 🇺🇸
The Only Reason That There Is Only One Sane Choice This November Is Because Republicans Refuse To Nominate a Serious Person. Harris/Walz 2024 🇺🇸
(brainstorming bumper-stickers)
Those Arizona Republicans for Harris Walz are on board and are not jumping ship. That mayor of Mesa has great big balls of steel.
Abortion is officially now on the November ballot. 24 weeks all go.
Arizona Republicans for Harris. !
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/12/trump-musk-interview-x-twitter-spaces-disaster/74774628007/
Couldn’t have said it better…
Gerry from St. Pete has him pegged ⭐️
I gueth I mithrd the interview of the thentury. Did they flash any of that fabled fascist wit?
Or quack any good jokes?
Gerry from St Pete…….Reminds me of, “Hi, this is Bill, from White Plains”. Wonder how Mike Breen’s doing.
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