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PATRICK

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25. What is really disturbing

Reply to mountain grammy (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 02:15 PM

5 hrs ago

is that almost all these observations typify Trump throughout his life, at least when he dove in 200% to prove himself to his grandfather. Trying to parse out the dementia and aging effects as somehow the new CAUSE of his self-delusions seems to say he had some redeeming rationality before. He treats reality like a bad debt he can scorn and never repay. Then punish. And the pathological drive is aging out badly as he staggers across the world stage unimpeded. MAGA always believes there is(was) a better Trump, clever, friendly, beset by the really really bad people.

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I haven't been able to stop thinking about this piece by Adam Kinzinger.. so disturbing. [View all] mountain grammy 22 hrs ago OP

Great analogy of Grandpa vapor2 22 hrs ago #1

This is MUST READ malaise 22 hrs ago #2

Then there's this, which explains a lot: Amaryllis 22 hrs ago #3

Yes indeed malaise 22 hrs ago #8

Whether he has always reconstructed reality to match his fantasies, or whether deterioration has reached a point that... pat_k 22 hrs ago #4

I think both are true. Always but increasinly worse. Amaryllis 22 hrs ago #9

Adam, this was a most perceptive and disturbing piece. But you got niyad 22 hrs ago #5

She creeps me out, the way she was mostly expressionless. mountain grammy 9 hrs ago #19

She seems to be animated when she is on her social media. niyad 8 hrs ago #21

Luckily, I've managed to avoid any and all things Kai... mountain grammy 7 hrs ago #22

May it be so. niyad 7 hrs ago #23

Ivanka aged out Skittles 30 min ago #31

She posted a doctored drmeow 3 hrs ago #27

Very sad. niyad 1 hr ago #29

thank you Skittles 33 min ago #30

It's a feature not a flaw for MAGA Ponietz 22 hrs ago #6

Flaw of MAGA? More like a flaw of the media. dem4decades 5 hrs ago #26

The "MSM" could scream at the top of their lungs 24/7 and it wouldn't move the needle. maxsolomon 3 hrs ago #28

IMHO, the bigger issue is the millions of people who believe what he (and his media supporters) say progressoid 22 hrs ago #7

Yes indeed mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #13

Yes he's a sick man Katcat 21 hrs ago #10

Somewhere in Queens. 1954. 3Hotdogs 19 hrs ago #11

This message was self-deleted by its author MerryBlooms 19 hrs ago #12

I think you're describing Cawthorne mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #14

Yes. Exactly. PCIntern 12 hrs ago #15

Thanks, I was so tired, I just couldn't remember. 🥰 MerryBlooms 10 hrs ago #17

I self deleted after you guys helped me out. Thanks MerryBlooms 7 hrs ago #24

Madison Cawthorn was the Repub who talked about being invited to parties wishstar 12 hrs ago #16

Thanks so much for the info! 🥰 MerryBlooms 10 hrs ago #18

Adam Kinzinger never said any such thing obamanut2012 9 hrs ago #20

What is really disturbing PATRICK 5 hrs ago #25