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Bluetus

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103. Anybody who has cared for dementia patients knows

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 03:36 PM

Oct 13

they have good days and bad days. So if Trump got a good night's sleep and gave a somewhat cogent speech, that should not be surprising.

People generally don't die of dementia. They die from not taking care of themselves, and from other age-related conditions that are not directly related to dementia.

I expect they can prop Trump up for another 3 years, but he will have increasingly frequent bad days. And on another tangent, if Trump had actually accomplished anything significant, one would think he would have moved this along so it could be considered for the Peace Prize. So evidently, this was not one of the 8 wars that Trump has personally ended.

It is, in fact, a genocide that is taking a pause. This "war" won't be over until Trump and his buddies can build hotels where Palestinians once lived. There is a lot more genocide to come before that point.

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This is probably going to be a (very) unpopular post. [View all] speak easy Oct 13 OP

You'll have no disagreement from me. The buck stops with Trump. Tommy Carcetti Oct 13 #1

I'm happy to make him "President of the MIddle East." If they love him, he can stay there. Win win, I say., RoeVWade Oct 13 #3

Well said. hamsterjill Oct 13 #41

Old Italian proverb...Fish rots from the head. BattleRow Oct 13 #119

It's not unpopular with this DUer. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 13 #2

I Think They Call It 'Sundowning' Mr.Bee Oct 13 #106

Is he taking questions? W_HAMILTON Oct 13 #4

When he doesn't like questions AdamGG Tuesday #128

The people who enabled Trump worry me more ... nt Jarqui Oct 13 #5

Agree blubunyip Oct 13 #126

I refused to watch malaise Oct 13 #6

As did I, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 13 #11

If I had to hear one of those two sounds all day subterranean Oct 13 #92

I have to I_UndergroundPanther Oct 13 #125

Me too. Gimpyknee Oct 13 #18

🌞 Good morning, malaise. I concur. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #25

Have a nice day malaise Oct 13 #26

Same here. I can't even stand to see a picture of him. 🤢 Dave Bowman Oct 13 #53

The only folks worse than him are his enablers malaise Oct 13 #63

Same here! DeeDeeNY Oct 13 #95

I never called him President or even Mr. and never will. It would make me sick. Dave Bowman Oct 13 #96

"shuffling off this mortal coil" J_William_Ryan Oct 13 #7

shithole is ill both mentally and physically................ Lovie777 Oct 13 #8

I think his issues are physical. Dulcinea Oct 13 #44

I never believed that about him being controlled by others JI7 Oct 13 #9

I guarantee you he is controlled by Putin gab13by13 Oct 13 #17

Controlled directly, no; but definitely manipulated. Ocelot II Oct 13 #39

A little flattery here, a little bribery there..... BarbD Oct 13 #85

There's the two-word rule: "he wants." calimary Oct 13 #90

Bingo. Ocelot II Oct 13 #91

The ultimate,terminal case of "I"itis. BattleRow Oct 13 #120

Turned it off, too -- before he began speaking -- after Ivanka got a standing ovation... allegorical oracle Oct 13 #10

WTF is she doing there? llmart Oct 13 #20

That's what I yelled at my TV. allegorical oracle Oct 13 #81

Maybe she still has designs on being the first female president. llmart Oct 13 #83

Trump Gaza Resort and Golf Course. haele Oct 13 #109

They both are, and they feed off each other. lostincalifornia Oct 13 #12

He has lucid moments and demented moments. surfered Oct 13 #13

Like the cockroach you can't kill, he scurries away. Joinfortmill Oct 13 #14

It took him over an hour to brag and mention Ilsa Oct 13 #15

Body double? Wicked Blue Oct 13 #16

Snort. Chuckle. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #28

Artificially Mme. Defarge Oct 13 #31

DUzy! 🏆🏅 littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #48

Merci! Mme. Defarge Oct 13 #97

Il n'y a pas de quoi! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #104

I call the effect "Debate Donny"... Hugin Oct 13 #67

I'd be hard pressed to conjecture trump having the cachukis Oct 13 #19

With access to very good (some would say top tier) medical care ... Grammy23 Oct 13 #21

Have you seen the movie "Elvis"? WinstonSmith4740 Oct 13 #37

Yep. It's definitely the drugs. Eventually, with any luck... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #49

He is still a figurehead designed to distract valleyrogue Oct 13 #22

I switched to watching the Ed Gein story instead of Krasnov. milestogo Oct 13 #23

Well, that's an improvement. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #29

Must be far less repulsive. Dave Bowman Oct 13 #82

Yes, because Gein didn't harm as many people milestogo Oct 13 #110

I always try to watch for this and your right. BradBo Oct 13 #24

Yeah he's evil and hate filled Farmer-Rick Oct 13 #27

His speech patterns are a dead giveaway. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #51

The monotonous drone, exactly. No emotional inflection. Tool. 58Sunliner Oct 13 #79

Dementia deterioration isn't linear. The symptoms come and go. Ocelot II Oct 13 #30

This. A family member is going through cognitive changes and, no, they're neither linear nor consistent ... Alice B. Oct 13 #35

In addition he was just at the hospital three days ago. Hope22 Oct 13 #59

A Peace Agreement was Reached. A Horrible War has Ended Darnell1972 Oct 13 #32

Calm down. BannonsLiver Oct 13 #34

Ended? Hardly. There's only a fragile cease-fire that either party could and probably will violate. Ocelot II Oct 13 #52

This is just a pause. The genocide is nowhere close to complete... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #56

I hope not, but it is a clear possibility Darnell1972 Oct 13 #107

Everyone there has likely been traumatized for eternity. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #108

The war has not ended. Straw Man Tuesday #127

Everyone knows that dementia-ridden NJCher Oct 13 #33

Did you watch any of it? speak easy Oct 13 #42

I watched all of it -- he was not this sharp, forceful, lucid person you are saying he was obamanut2012 Oct 13 #70

OK well, I only watched 10 minutes. speak easy Oct 13 #76

+1 BannonsLiver Oct 13 #45

😄🤓❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #57

Just proves he can still read a teleprompter infullview Oct 13 #36

This whole dementia and failing health may just be another con. leftyladyfrommo Oct 13 #38

Trump will die in bed of old age, in extreme luxury and comfort. dalton99a Oct 13 #40

Good days and bad days at that age. But yes the cruelty JCMach1 Oct 13 #43

Dementia patients can be dialed in but becomes Blue Full Moon Oct 13 #46

Don't lend too much credibility to one good performance. Think really good drugs. flashman13 Oct 13 #47

I muted him and used closed captioning. He was rambling on livetohike Oct 13 #50

Does anyone remember the first half of the year when he actively cheered the travelingthrulife Oct 13 #54

+1 dalton99a Oct 13 #58

Yep malaise Oct 13 #64

Yammering warmonger's escalator stalls at UN. Harbinger of things not to come. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 13 #55

Don't know if I agree angrychair Oct 13 #60

Nice use of the erroneous conclusion technique, speak easy. littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #61

Post removed Post removed Oct 13 #62

So far, I haven't bought into the dementia diagnosis. Polly Hennessey Oct 13 #65

100% Nasruddin Oct 13 #66

He very obviously has dementia obamanut2012 Oct 13 #71

Unpopular? Why? Patton French Oct 13 #68

It was labelled by the OP as "unpopular" NJCher Oct 13 #78

"Because the OP knew it would get a lot of hits. " speak easy Oct 13 #86

your subject head should always be your main point or at least the subject of the post NJCher Oct 13 #87

I will take that on board and be more judicious in future. speak easy Oct 13 #89

You didn't watch the same speech I did obamanut2012 Oct 13 #69

I was left wondering... Hugin Oct 13 #72

Yup, same obamanut2012 Oct 13 #88

My mother in law is 98. She has her lucid days, and she has her space cadet days. It's not linear. DFW Oct 13 #73

Unfortunately, Trump isn't as diminished as have been hearing. Groundhawg Oct 13 #74

Yes, he is obamanut2012 Oct 13 #112

Obviously not. Groundhawg Oct 13 #114

Probably upped his dose of Adderall for the day indusurb Oct 13 #75

Trump always brags about wars he stopped at140 Oct 13 #77

K&R orangecrush Oct 13 #80

It's Popular With Me ... mntleo2 Oct 13 #84

That speech was very early in the morning dsc Oct 13 #93

It depends on his Adderall intake Mblaze Oct 13 #94

Every day I wake up and turn the tv on in the bedroom to see if he has died. If the news is on Bev54 Oct 13 #98

He'll be shuffling off because his 80 year old mortal coil is breaking down. Iggo Oct 13 #99

The cruelty is ubiquitous. North Coast Lawyer Oct 13 #100

The two are not exclusive Metaphorical Oct 13 #101

Ignorance are cruelty are long-wedded partners Torchlight Oct 13 #102

Anybody who has cared for dementia patients knows Bluetus Oct 13 #103

From anecdotal experience with Dementia... SleeplessinSoCal Oct 13 #105

The most popular unpopular thread I have seen airplaneman Oct 13 #111

Sweaty And incoherent Trump Can Barely Finish His Speech In Egypt LetMyPeopleVote Oct 13 #113

I based my opinion on the first 10 minutes of his address to the Knesset. speak easy Oct 13 #115

I am surprised that a sane and rational person made it through even 10 minutes of a trump speech LetMyPeopleVote Oct 13 #116

I did not make it through Speaker Amir Ohana remarks. speak easy Oct 13 #117

Trump is deranged and evil. debsy Oct 13 #118

I've said from the start he's no different than 2016. Callie1979 Oct 13 #121

He is very different from 2016 obamanut2012 Tuesday #130

Well you're entitled to your opinion. To me he's the same dolt Callie1979 Tuesday #131

He is the author of the cruelty, no one else hibbing Oct 13 #122

Every time they say he's failing, he comes back. paulkienitz Oct 13 #123

You probably just caught him at a moment of optimal medication . . . hatrack Oct 13 #124

NONE of Trump's minions does anything B.See Tuesday #129