Don T’s Inferno

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“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

67 thoughts on “Don T’s Inferno”

  1. https://www.sister-mag.com/content/uploads/10_dante_gross.jpg

    • Limbo: Where those who never knew Christ exist.
    • Lust: Self-explanatory.
    • Gluttony: Where those who overindulged in food, drink, and other physical pleasures exist.
    • Greed: Where those who hoarded possessions and money exist.
    • Anger: Where those who were violent and aggressive exist.
    • Heresy: Where those who held beliefs contrary to the Catholic Church exist.
    • Violence: Where those who committed violence against others exist.
    • Fraud: Where those who deceived others for personal gain exist.
    • Treachery: Where those who betrayed others exist.

    looks like Don T has already put us through Dante’s original nine levels of hell. what next in this not-so-divine comedy?

  2. next level perchance?
    according to Colbert: :”madness”

    “Madness” is the word to describe President Trump’s tariff drama with Canada and Mexico, DOGE apologized to some fired CDC employees and asked them to return to work, and furious GOP lawmakers chastised Elon Musk by reading him fawning poetry.

  5. Wall Street Journal editorial:

    “He’s treating the North American economy as a personal plaything, as markets gyrate with each presidential whim. It’s doubtful Mr. Trump even has the power to impose these tariffs, and we hope his afflatus gets a legal challenge”

    https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tariffs-emergency-power-ieepa-trade-mexico-canada-33e2739a?mod=opinion_lead_pos1

    Speaking of Flatus, WSJ (his favorite newspaper) finds a word I’ve never heard: “afflatus” (a divine creative impulse or inspiration)

  6. I’m pretty sure that muk’s main accomplishment is creating smithereens.
    But he don’t care, he’s in the treasury now.

  7. RFK Posts Selfie from Coachella Hike As Measles Crisis Spreads to Nine States

  10. Revelation 13 

    • The second beast performs great signs, including making fire come down from heaven in front of people 
    • The beast deceives people into believing him and making an image of him

  14. That’s the real point of the tariff game: Is he telling his friends or his frauds-in-Congress what he’s doing, so they can sell before he ~says~ he’s imposing a tariff?

    The thing about his rinse-and-repeat action is that the market is now confused, so at what point does one buy low? It’s very squirrelly.

    Heck, the whole world is squirrelly. Gavin Newsome is a Charlie Kirk bro, bonding over alt-right views with his 13-year old son (who should not be listening to Charlie Kirk, Shapiro, Rogan, nor any of the other usual suspects).

  16. Why is Trump covering up the Epstein files?
    Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Epstein files will be redacted due to “national security concerns”.

  18. they are calling Coney-Barrett a “DEI hire” which means they want no women in positions of power at all

    They hired her

  19. …of the fat white male ghouls, by the fat white male ghouls, for the fat white male ghouls

  20. of course they see no irony in a gaggle of career sensationalist podcasters devaluing the work of federal employees

  23. Poobah, If I wsa stuck on the ISS for nine months after what was supposed to be a one week trip I’m not sure I’d have warm fuzzies about returning from the ISS in a used Skum capsule or whatever they’re calling them these days.

  27. https://apnews.com/article/bitcoin-reserve-trump-crypto-sacks-5c91a1ab3dab9a8c86d4bc42b8db3f8f

    “President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a government reserve of bitcoin, a key marker in the cryptocurrency’s journey towards possible mainstream acceptance.”

    “Under Trump’s new order, the U.S. government will retain the estimated 200,000 bitcoin it’s already seized in criminal and civil proceedings, according to Trump’s “crypto czar” David Sacks.”

    “The U.S. will not sell any bitcoin deposited into the Reserve. It will be kept as a store of value. The Reserve is like a digital Fort Knox for the cryptocurrency often called ‘digital gold,’” Sacks said on social media.”

    ~Great~ Essentially, we have an old, cigar box full of Chuck E. Cheese tokens.

    Crypto is crap. There’s your Ponzi scheme, MuskRat.

  28. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doge-job-cuts-bring-pain-to-trump-heartland/ar-AA1AsNim

    The renunciation of allegiance to Trump by Piggott, a church-going conservative and three-time Trump voter, comes as political analysts are parsing early signs of a possible backlash in Republican strongholds where the government-slashing efforts of the president and his cost-cutting czar Elon Musk are beginning to be felt.

    “Nobody that I’ve talked to understood the devastation that having this administration in office would do to our lives,” Piggott, 47, told Reuters in an interview, saying she would not have supported Trump if she knew then what she knows now.

    “As much as I think that President Trump is doing wonderful things for the country in some regards, I don’t understand this at all,” she said.

    Allow me to translate: A so-called “Christian,”
    who did not have love for neighbors, and who still doesn’t give a crap about other folks being hurt by tRUMPutin, is upset the leopards are eating their face, because they were not told. Oh, yes you were. Hard to feel sorry for these cult members.

  29. Keep in mind that muskovite wants to fly people in those grenades sooner, they can do human tests at the same time the engineers push the boom button.

  30. Sometimes when you appoint someone to a lifetime judgeship you gotta realize that they might, at some point, begin to think like an actual judge.

  32. https://meidasnews.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-promotes-measles-parties-for-kids-amid-deadly-outbreaks

    “Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly Outbreaks. Measles can cause brain swelling and pneumonia. A child in Texas has already died.”
    “Measles is a highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that can lead to severe complications, including pneumonia, encephalitis (brain swelling), and even death. Before the widespread adoption of the measles vaccine, the United States experienced approximately400-500 child deaths a year from the disease.”

    ***

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/please-stop-having-measles-parties-texas-government

    “Please Stop Having Measles Parties, Texas Government Beg

    “Cook is trying to get ahead of it, getting the word out that purposely giving your child a disease over a vaccine that protects them from that disease is perhaps a rather stupid idea. If you’re wondering why, Cook says “We can’t predict who’s going to do poorly with measles, be hospitalized, potentially get pneumonia or encephalitis, and or pass away from this.”

  33. i knew she was stupid but that is next-level stupidity

    “levels never seen before”

  36. https://thehill.com/homenews/5182666-us-economy-government-spending-detox/

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday the United States economy has become increasingly reliant on excessive government spending, adding, “There’s going to be a detox period.”

    As 401(k)s detox from having money in them.

    “Bessent added there will be a “natural adjustment” as the Trump administration seeks to move the country toward private spending.”

    Ah, yes! Life a la carte in the US.

    The little, metal things that go pew, pew are cheap. Just saying,

  37. i’m laughing that the algorithm finally snagged you with ancient historical battle animations, Mr. S

    they’re like “we got him!” *high fives*

    (i tried to watch one but when guys do that “in a world..” voice i can’t handle it)

  39. Hey i just had a crazy idea to bring peace to Ukraine

    Russia gets out of it

    *waits for Nobel prize

  40. Son’s latest five things report for DOGE

     

    1. Had my weekly meeting with The Flat Earth Society, suggested we work with the inner Earth group to dig to the bottom of the Earth.
    2. Went to multilabel daycares, gave the Kids energy drinks and a puppy.
    3. Attend my weekly class on how to paint a Rorschach test, but it had no meaning.
    4. Spent a Day with a Lie Detector test equipment in Congress, I couldn’t get the damn thing to stop beeping.
    5. Attended a Ground Hog seminar, it felt like the Day would never end.

  42. The parents who had chicken pox parties, also gave them the potential for Shingles. The parents who have measles parties might end up with a kid who is blind, deaf, or dead.

  44. https://www.ksbw.com/article/what-is-hantavirus-the-viruses-that-killed-gene-hackmans-wife/64095002

    “The rare but deadly virus is most commonly spread through breathing in contaminated air. Since the end of 2022, 864 cases of hantavirus disease have were reported in the United States since surveillance began in 1993.”

    “The syndrome is a rare lung disease that kills about a third of those infected. Symptoms can include fever, chills, cough, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, muscle aches and fatigue, though it is not communicable from person to person.”

    “In the United States, the carriers of hantavirus are deer mice, cotton rats, rice rats and white-footed mice.”

  45. https://newrepublic.com/post/192304/elon-musk-doge-staff-salary

    “Elon Musk’s DOGE Staffers Have Quite a Nice Salary—Thanks to Taxpayers”

    “…Kyle Schutt, a software engineer at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is making a salary of $195,200, the maximum annual salary that a “General Schedule” federal employee can make, including bonuses.”

    ”And Nate Cavanaugh, 28, whose work for DOGE comprises interviewing GSA employees, makes over $120,500 per year. That’s close to what the average GSA employee, who typically has been with the agency for 13 years, earns per year at $128,565.”

    “A recent report says that DOGE has received about $40 million in funding, and the White House did not respond to Wired’s questions about salary ranges or where DOGE’s funding is coming from in the federal budget.”

  47. I see DODO’s color is better.

    By the time the MMR combo vaccine came out I had already had Measles, Mumps and Chicken Pox – but did get the Salk vaccine so avoided polio. And I got shingles before I even knew a vaccine for it exists – got it when it was first recommended. Didn’t want that life experience again.

    So here’s the thing, I’m willing to bet that 95% of the people quacking about vaccines were vaccinated against the big 4 as kids — because their parents gave a shit about their health.

  48. I see DODO’s gone full Krasnov today. Motherfucker. If Dante’s right and I’m wrong, he’ll be on the express elevator down to the ninth circle.

  49. https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/business/tariffs-trump-canada?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_msn

    “Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada, including 250% tax on dairy”

    “A day after offering Canada a one-month reprieve on punishing, virtually across-the-board 25% tariffs, President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs as soon as Friday on Canadian lumber and dairy products. It’s yet another twist in a serpentine trade policy that seems to shift on an hourly basis.”

    High milk prices to go with high egg prices, I guess.

  50. https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-arctic-defense-b2037f06fb1c42fe3bdac9bd9d123a51

    “Denmark’s prime minister embarked on a tour of major European capitals Tuesday as the continent faces what she called “a more uncertain reality” and her country moves to strengthen its military presence around Greenland.”

    “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen planned stops in Berlin, Paris and Brussels, the latter to meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.”

    “On Monday evening, her government announced a roughly 14.6 billion-kroner (nearly $2 billion) agreement with parties including the governments of Greenland and the Faeroe Islands to “improve capabilities for surveillance and maintaining sovereignty in the region.”

    “Those will include three new Arctic naval vessels, two additional long-range surveillance drones and satellite capacity, the Defense Ministry in Copenhagen said.”

  51. “U.S. citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump: ‘Just following Hispanic people’
    Mar. 7, 2025, 4:26 PM EST
    A naturalized Virginia resident said he’s questioning his vote for President Donald Trump after agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained him this week when they were looking for another person on a deportation order.
    Jensy Machado said he’s a U.S. citizen and provided NBC 4 Washington documentation of his legal status.”

    lol fuckin dumbass

  52. Blocking, high tariff, Canadian lumber means a big drop in U.S. construction, homes, offices, sheds, etc. U.S. lumber production cannot make up any of it. At some point in time somebody is going to say sfb is beyond hope and put him in a padded cell.

  53. They may open the national parks and national forests to logging. If I were a Batman Villain that’s what I’d do.

  55. BB – Those national parks are full of trees that tRUMPutin will clear cut; they will dig & drill for other resources; he will sell that land to billionaires & take a large commission.

    https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-executive-order-cut-down-millions-trees-what-know-2041075

    “Donald Trump’s Executive Order to Cut Down Millions of Trees”

    “The White House says the initiative is necessary to lower construction costs, create jobs, and reduce wildfire risks​.”

    “Canadian wood imports satisfy around 25 percent of U.S. lumber demand.”

    “According to The House Designers, a site dedicated to home construction and design, a mature pine tree of 80 feet with a diameter of 2 feet would yield 754 board feet of lumber.”

    “This means approximately 17 million trees would have to be felled to match the quantity of lumber the U.S. imports from its neighbor.”

    Trump said: “We don’t need Canada’s lumber. So what I’m doing is I’ll be signing an executive order freeing up our forests so that we’re allowed to take down trees and make a lot of money and then re-harvest trees.”

    He added: “We don’t need trees from Canada, we don’t need cars from Canada, we don’t need energy from Canada, anything from Canada.”

    WTF is the “re-harvest”of a tree?

  56. Thing I like about the National Parks is you can get to all of them (Thanks Ike) without having to get into a damned airplane.

  57. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2025/03/07/trump-administration-plans-to-close-2-national-parks-offices-in-texas-parks-group-says/

    “Trump administration plans to close 2 national parks offices in Texas, parks group says.”
    “The facilities were among more than 400 federal properties the administration wants to unload.”

     “Quite simply and astonishingly, this is dismantling the National Park Service as we know it, ranger by ranger and brick by brick.”

  59. that guy requested the firing squad

    the nazis hate the National Parks because they can’t profit on them and they reinforce the idea that not everything has a profit motive

    get them away from government

  60. i turned down a social invitation from trumpers today because i don’t socialize with nazis

    they think i’m crazy, i think they’re evil

    ignorance stops being an excuse after 40 AT THE LATEST

  61. https://www.rawstory.com/trump-canada-2671286893/

    “The New York Times is reporting that the Canadian government is taking President Donald Trump’s threats to make it America’s “51st state” incredibly seriously based on a phone call Trump had last month with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.”

    “During the call, the Times’ sources say, Trump “told Mr. Trudeau that he did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the two countries was valid and that he wants to revise the boundary” and he also “mentioned revisiting the sharing of lakes and rivers between the two nations, which is regulated by a number of treaties.”

    Somebody deal with this Cheeto! Menace to society!

  62. Anon – You’re better off. Like the saying goes: If there are 9 n@zis at a table & you sit down with them, there are 10 n@zis at the table.

    It’s hard not to have community IRL, which I don’t. All of my lefty friends are in other states…and I may not fly for many years.

  63. you don’t get to warm yourself by a lib fire when you’re trying to put it out

    not mine anyway

  64. you should watch “somebody somewhere”

    point being, your community is there somewhere

  65. btw when i hang with trumpers they ALWAYS get political (even though if i do it’s “hey no politics!)and always say racist shit with a wink and a nod like “hey i know you’re liberal so i’ll just mince my racist words ain’t i cute”

    note to trumpers: if you have a thought that starts with something like “i’m not racist BUT”, just don’t express that thought

  66. or how ‘bout when it’s now your job to defend everything every liberal has ever said, that’s always such a party 😑

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