Mr Dee Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Face palm! blue_gold_84, Fred C Dobbs and Eternal optimist 3
Tracker Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Trump’s unraveling: Mental health experts explain why the next 4 months could be really dangerous Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of his crony, Roger Stone. As Mitt Romney tweeted, “Unprecedented historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.” So the president of the United States takes action to help his buddy, a convicted felon, but he cannot take decisive steps to combat the coronavirus pandemic and save lives. This is an act of corruption of the highest order. And this is an example of Trump’s mental disorder and a stark preview of his unraveling over the next four months leading up to the November election. Heading to the November election, Trump’s mental disorder will continue to unravel in the face of mounting pressures and stress. Now, Trump has found a new foil and is attacking Anthony Fauci, a highly respected public health expert. Dr. Fauci has served in five presidential administrations. He relies on data and science. Trump trying to discredit Dr. Fauci is a desperate attempt to blame him for Trump’s own catastrophic handling of the deadly pandemic. And it is another reflection of the gravity of his mental disorder. Unstable and Unraveling What we are seeing in plain view is a narcissistic and antisocial president who is unstable and unraveling daily. He is faced with falling poll numbers, a ferocious and ignored pandemic, an economic recession that he caused, a damaging tell-all book by his niece and defeats by the Supreme Court. Trump’s responses: rants, tweets, lies, whining, conspiracy theories, threats, scapegoating, corruption, feeling victimized, stubbornness. The list goes on and on. Since taking office, Trump’s mental disorder has been in full display. Story after story has been written about his grandiose view of himself; his 19,000 lies to the American people, his bullying, his vindictiveness, his unprecedented breaking of norms, his reckless behavior, his total lack of empathy, his use of projection, his refusal to accept responsibility for his actions and his corruption. All combined, these symptoms and characteristics and behaviors constitute a mental disorder that is serious and debilitating. And the only way to change a personality disorder is with ongoing treatment, especially psychotherapy. Cognitive Issues, Too Added to his personality pathology is the strong likelihood of Trump’s cognitive decline. His vocabulary range has narrowed. His abstract thinking is limited. His reasoning is shallow. He is unfocused. He has difficulty processing complex information. His decision-making is impaired. His judgment is poor. He often appears listless and apathetic. He repeats simple words and phrases over and over. He cannot shift and adapt. His gait can be abnormal. He had trouble drinking a glass of water with one hand. Trump’s cognitive decline could be reflective of dementia; such cognitive problems gradually get worse, not better. Heading to the November election, Trump’s mental disorder will continue to unravel in the face of mounting pressures and stress. He will become increasingly erratic, unstable and desperate. His display of power and corruption may not be hidden any longer. He will take great measures to suppress voter turnout. He will incite racism and a culture war. He will blame and scapegoat others. He will engage in escalating rants, tweets, name-calling, accusations, overt threats, projections, bullying, lies, gaslighting, triangulation, obstruction and whining. His thinking, reasoning, decision-making and judgment will continue to wane. The next four months will be unnerving and unsettling for sure. Trump is unraveling before our eyes. Alan D. Blotcky, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Birmingham, Ala. He is clinical associate professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. John M. Talmadge, MD, is clinical professor of psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He is also Senior Medical Advisor, The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas. https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/trumps-unraveling-mental-health-experts-explain-why-the-next-4-months-could-be-really-dangerous/ (Trump is more than halfway there already, and will likely resort to Rx's to cope) Mr Dee 1
Wanna-B-Fanboy Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) This is good news. I hope they put him away. Edited July 15, 2020 by wanna-b-fanboy Mr Dee, bustamente and Tracker 3
Tracker Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Trump ‘Getting Involved’ in Case Against Viral Gun-Toting St. Louis Couple, Says Governor President Trump will be “getting involved” in the case against a white St. Louis couple who went viral after a photograph showed them pointing guns at a group of Black Lives Matter demonstrators passing outside their mansion last month, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said late Tuesday. Mark and Patricia McCloskey are under review for criminal charges and St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden confirmed Tuesday that he’s applied for unspecified warrants related to the case. Meanwhile, CNN reports St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has said Trump and Parson “came after her” for investigating the case and are “spreading misinformation and distorting the truth.” Parson, a Republican, said he’s spoken with Trump about the case and the president “doesn’t like what he sees and the way these people are being treated.” Parson said Attorney General Bill Barr “was represented on the call,” and that he thinks the president and Barr “are going to take a look” at the McCloskey case. In an interview clip posted by Townhall on Tuesday, Trump defended the McCloskeys, saying: “I understand somebody local, they want to prosecute these people. It’s a disgrace.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-getting-involved-in-case-against-viral-gun-toting-st-louis-couple-says-governor?ref=home (Trump may be demented but he is consistent) Mr Dee 1
Tracker Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Trump-endorsed GOP congressman charged with three counts of felony voter fraud minutes before debate Steve Watkins, an honorary co-chair of Trump's re-election campaign, allegedly used a UPS store address to vote. Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kansas, was charged with three counts of felony voter fraud and a misdemeanor after an investigation into his vote in a 2019 local election. Watkins, a first-term congressman, was charged with voting without being qualified, interference with law enforcement by providing false information and unlawful advance voting. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay, a fellow Republican, announced the charges Tuesday about 30 minutes before a televised debate between Watkins and his primary challengers. The congressman was also charged with a misdemeanor charge for failing to notify the DMV that he had changed his address. Watkins, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump and is an honorary co-chair of the Trump re-election campaign, denied the allegations. Watkins, who won his 2018 race by just 0.8 percentage points in a district Trump carried by 19 points, faced the scrutiny of the Federal Election Commission scrutiny in an investigation into whether his father, Steve Watkins Sr., illegally funneled money into his campaign through his daughters, a contractor and the contractor's wife. https://www.salon.com/2020/07/15/trump-endorsed-gop-congressman-charged-with-three-counts-of-felony-voter-fraud-minutes-before-debate/ Mr Dee, FrostyWinnipeg and Fred C Dobbs 2 1
Mr Dee Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Absolutely unacceptable. Somebody stop this lunatic.
johnzo Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 that "abolish the suburbs" line is one they've been rolling out. it's basically war-on-christmas / war-on-cars stuff. If I were a Goya PR or marketing person, I don't know if I'd want the White House in my lane. Fred C Dobbs 1
bustamente Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Just let Trump continue to talk and bury himself by the end of summer his job approval will be closer to 30% if people keep getting infected and dying, can wait till he turns on the Governors that licked his boots
Tracker Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Trump has all kinds of reasons to refuse to leave the White House: https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/trump-has-a-lot-to-fear-and-he-wont-leave-office-quietly/
FrostyWinnipeg Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 The public affairs officer for the Oklahoma Board of Elections, a representative for Kanye West appeared at their offices to formally file to run for President in the past 45 minutes along with the necessary filing fee. Tracker 1
FrostyWinnipeg Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mr Dee said: Absolutely unacceptable. Somebody stop this lunatic. That actually does not look like him upon closer inspection. Looks plasticky. Anyone else think that? Edited July 15, 2020 by FrostyWinnipeg
FrostyWinnipeg Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/15/21326206/donald-trump-pipelines-dapl-infrastructure-nepa
bustamente Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 If Trump was any sort of President he would of fired Navarro, but lets face it Navarro's op ed had Trump's seal of approval Tracker 1
Mr Dee Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: That actually does not look like him upon closer inspection. Looks plasticky. Anyone else think that? But, but this guy wants a chance.. Tracker 1
bustamente Posted July 15, 2020 Report Posted July 15, 2020 Trump back in court fighting New York's DA getting his tax returns.
Eternal optimist Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) Just to cheer everyone up, lets remember that time in 1912 Teddy Roosevelt was shot and did the following: - Survived - Convinced the mob of supporters not to harm the assassin. - Gave his speech anyways (which was 84 minutes btw) - Mocked the assassination attempt as part of his openinghttps://www.businessinsider.com/teddy-roosevelt-assassination-attempt-2017-6 Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful in his bid, but still, pretty cool story. Edited July 16, 2020 by Eternal optimist Tracker 1
Fred C Dobbs Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 These guys sure know how to troll Trump: Quote Wanna-B-Fanboy, bustamente, Eternal optimist and 1 other 1 3
bustamente Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 Surprised it didn't happen a lot earlier Mr Dee 1
Tracker Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 3 hours ago, bustamente said: Trump back in court fighting New York's DA getting his tax returns. His lawyers have said they will do that as long as they possibly can.
FrostyWinnipeg Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 2 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said: Some pretty awesome news! Ruth and Joe. Just got to hold on until the end of November.
Jacquie Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 36 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Ruth and Joe. Just got to hold on until the end of November. Until Inauguration Day. If something happened to RBG before then you know McConnell will do everything he can to have a replacement sworn in before the term ends. johnzo 1
Mr Dee Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 12 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: That actually does not look like him upon closer inspection. Looks plasticky. Anyone else think that? It had me wondering (it’s hard to get that exact shade of orange) but that is photo, apparently, is from his Instagram account..
Mr Dee Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 Here’s the proper reaction to Trump’s faux pas.. Tracker, JCon, bustamente and 1 other 4
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