Trump

[Little stoned kiwi]

Someone's opinion that I agree with; his behaviour could depend on it being televised.
If it's not he will likely slouch, fold his arms, disengage, and let his lawyers do it all.
If it is, he'll play to the camera. In a court he can't seize control as there are people with the authority to shut him down.

I can totally picture him thinking the judge and prosecution are social competitors in the courtroom. Grandstanding, responding to everything and everyone every minute.
The only way it could be better is if he defends himself.

[PFVA]

That's the last thing I would want to see when I'm having my morning coffee: Trump's photo on the mug.

What a way to start a day.

The Trump campaign is looking to cash in on the former president’s historic mugshot — hawking T-shirts and other merchandise featuring his booking photo.

https://nypost.com/2023/08/24/trump-alr ... -mug-shot/

[tufty]

They could print it on toilet paper, though. That would sell.

[SuperMappy]

I'm waiting to see his face imposed over Luigi's in the infamous Luigi's death stare meme.

[KlaxonCow]

In fairness, it's an obvious meme, isn't it?

It's called "a mugshot". So put his mug... on your mug. Then it's literally a mugshot.

But, no, I wouldn't want that thing staring at me either. But I appreciate the literal "dad joke" of a mugshot being on a mug. Classic.


(p.s. I was tempted to buy one as a joke present. But, ah, the profits are going to Trump's legal fees. So, yeah, fuck that. I'm not helping him. Perhaps just grab the image and use one of those "merch" sites to get it printed on a mug, buy one and then delete it? Nah, too much effort. I'm never going to be bothered for such a crap joke.)

[snaff]

Nah my boy in dat Bitch Banging on dem folks I know what ever deck he on he good in da hood for sure he finna run the prison… That boy finna be eatin like a mf all da blacks finna have my boy back.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/rappe ... n-da-hood/

The black communities are waking up to how the Dems have been deliberately impoverishing them so they can buy their votes with promises of welfare. Previous Democrat strongholds are now firmly behind Trump.

The most heavily imprisoned communities don't need to be told how politicised the justice system is.

[ThetaReactor]

I will absolutely concede that neoliberal Democrats have fucked over black folks.

But not to half the extent that the GOP has.

Fulton County, the heart of Atlanta where Trump was booked, voted >70% Dem in 2020. Neighbouring DeKalb was over 80%. These are some of the most influential black communities in the nation. These folks were waiting seven, eight hours to vote.

A Venn diagram of "people who think Donny is hard because mugshot" and "people who vote" doesn't touch in the middle.

[tufty]

Top marks for dem ebonics, but really, you're gonna need to try harder if you're gonna keep up with "It doesn't sound like something President Putin would do."

2/10 did not laugh.

[Foozwah]

A gentle reminder to not feed the resident dullard troll, who is also boring.

[SuperMappy]

I've only seen this point brought up, I cannot remember from where, what will the secret service do if Trump does go to jail? They are required to protect all living presidents, present and former, for life. Maybe they can have a cell next to him?

[noodles]

I've only seen this point brought up, I cannot remember from where, what will the secret service do if Trump does go to jail? They are required to protect all living presidents, present and former, for life. Maybe they can have a cell next to him?

Nah, they won't need to, he'll be in a VIP section of the jail with a golden "Trump" sign stuck to the cell door. He'll pay whatever it takes to get a special
sink put in with golden taps. Unlike Capone, though, I suspect the only thing he'll be reading is a menu for the food brought in from outside.

[funkstar]

Solitary confinement is technically very safe.

Many consider it torture, of course, but that’s never stopped the US before.

[PFVA]

I think he would go to the "Club Fed" for white collar crimes.

I don't know the real name of the prison, people called it Club Fed.

[tufty]

He won't go to jail, not even a white collar one. At best, he'll be detained in a special facility - unfortunately it won't be Guantanamo. It's been done before, not for a president, obvs, but some high placed official or other, I forget the name. Just MHO.

[SuperMappy]

Latest Polls

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/po ... /national/

What this poll is saying is that Trump has a 60% approval rating while all the other conservative candidates combined poll at only 32.2%.

Meanwhile, in a recent Newsweek article:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... r-AA1ljohs

Just be happy you live on the other side of the Atlantic. If you don't, just keep your head down.