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Thomas Howl's avatar

Just another reason billionaires shouldn’t be running countries.

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TriTorch's avatar

Billionaires have always run countries...

"Permit me to issue a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws" — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild

The root of the problem is central bankers with toilet paper currency that has zero moorings to anything of real value.

(Gold, in case you were wondering)

This currency (not money) is created out of thin air with a computer keystroke and used to buy everything, including and especially, politicians.

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Help! I'm Alive:'s avatar

Surprise Suprise:

How many of these do Trump align with?

1. Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest (e.g., theft, assault, vandalism).

2. Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure.

3. Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead (e.g., making decisions on the spur of the moment without considering consequences).

4. Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults.

5. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others (e.g., driving dangerously, neglecting personal or others’ well-being).

6. Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations (e.g., chronic unemployment, not paying bills or child support).

7. Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.

This is the criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Call it like it is- we need to study these people after they die to figure out how to prevent them from doing more damage to the entire world.

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Warrior4Justice's avatar

Mental health professional here. Agree…antisocial behavior disorder, narcissism and sadism. He should be in an institution.

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Help! I'm Alive:'s avatar

Same

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Katherine's avatar

Totally agree.

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Tiffany Rae's avatar

He has malignant NPD. Idk about ASPD but it’s definitely possible. Regardless, that man is cluster B AF.

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Help! I'm Alive:'s avatar

He might not meet full criteria of APD, but definitely has traits. In 2016, Dr. Kevin Dutton, a research psychologist at the University of Oxford, conducted a study using the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R), a standard psychometric tool, to assess psychopathic traits in various historical figures and then-U.S. presidential candidates, including Donald Trump. The study, published in Scientific American Mind, ranked Trump higher than Adolf Hitler on psychopathic traits, with Trump scoring 171 points and Hitler scoring 169.

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Tiffany Rae's avatar

Oh he definitely has traits. He’s cluster B though so it makes sense he has traits for other cluster B disorders including ASPD. He for sure has undiagnosed NPD though. I’d bet my license on it.

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Help! I'm Alive:'s avatar

10000000% yes to NPD- his photo should be on page 669 of the DSM-V. Maybe one of our reps can spend useless time and money trying to get that bill passed by congress.

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Tiffany Rae's avatar

They better clear the picture by him first though. He’ll ruin their career if not. 🥴 lol

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Help! I'm Alive:'s avatar

You should check out @wefail1 on Instagram if you have one- they have the best paintings of him and other cabinet members

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Warrior4Justice's avatar

Agree! NPD seems very clear.

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Barbara Osborn's avatar

He exceeds criteria

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Hlin's avatar

100%

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Barbara Osborn's avatar

“the Dangerous case of Donald Trump” published 2017. I’m a therapist and that was sitting on an office side table first time around, dusted off and out again. Leave my office if you voted for him. I don’t want to treat people like him. I’m not the therapist for them.

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Help! I'm Alive:'s avatar

Fuck yeah! I actually went to Barnes and Noble today and asked if they had it and they said it needed to be printed to sell so it would take a few weeks. What kind of things stood out to you in the book?

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Randi's avatar

And yet here we are, with him and his dangerous incompetence running this country.

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Teddy Gingerich's avatar

A lot of these issues can also be part of his rapid cognitive decline, common in aging people. And I still think he has symptoms of tertiary syphilis.

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Help! I'm Alive:'s avatar

I hate to say this, but Joe Biden has a deep decline cognitively and didn’t possess these characteristics to harm Americans. These things are embedded into his core personality. I mean, I can get behind the later stages of Syphilis idea!

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Erin's avatar

We all warned these fools.

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Rhonda's avatar

We sure did Erin. Dumbfounds me how they still think he is great!

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Erin's avatar

Of course they think he’s great when their news sources appease him. If they took a step out of delusional land they’d have to face reality.

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Erin's avatar

That’s why the people that randomly try to attack him are his supporters….reality sucks when you’ve been lied to for a decade plus. Ruined friendships and other relationships over an orange tinted slob kabob. Can’t imagine doing that to anyone.

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Rhonda's avatar

Grateful in some ways that it has united lots of us. Mark my words they want to add trump derrangement syndrome to the DSM 5 and use it against the dems. Long term it will be for all those that left the maga cult or still hold on long after he is gone.

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Liz y S's avatar

Love the orange slob kabob!! Might have to use that one!

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Erin's avatar

Feel free. He always looks orange and unkempt. Like you know how you can tell that someone was attractive in their younger years? He’s not one of those ppl.

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Liz y S's avatar

Right? A face only his momma could love!!

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Erin's avatar

Did she though? He acts like he was ignored and bullied as a kid. The entire Trump administration does.

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Janice Darling's avatar

Go listen to Fox News and it will become abundantly clear why they still think he is great. Listen to conservative radio. They get bits of info -- "Hegseth's chat was on the Signal app which is sanctioned by the government as it is on all government worker's phones" -- but the newscasters conveniently leave off the part which says--"the workers are not allowed to use Signal for anything which contains sensitive or important information". So they get all kinds of dismissive and insulting about "the libs going crazy over something that is on everyone's government phone" without realizing they are being manipulated by mis-info and dis-info and lack of info. The radio podcasts and the people who call into talk radio are absolutely gushing with praise and literally think he is brilliant, awfully funny (when he is making fun of people or putting them down), and so misunderstood. They really believe he is the best president (maybe behind Washington but Lincoln is never mentioned). They worry about his health, they love him, they excuse his behaviors and think he is just pulling the libs chains and that he really won't do the things he is saying he'll do. It is so sad. But we also need to tune into the whole spectrum of news so that we also aren't just an echo chamber and we develop some compassion for those MAGA's who are hapless and brainwashed, as opposed to those MAGA's who are intentional, in it for the money, sadistic and know exactly what damage they are doing to our country.

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Pamela Sousa's avatar

Waiting for their s/s or their parents s/s to be taken froqm them along with all the other benefits that has helped their lives to be so comfy & the soldiers of death that will without notice drag their sons or daughter from their dorms or streets infront of everyone for writing a speech trump didn't like or a protest - u see u can't go from being borned free in all aspects of ur life to being punished for it all now..trump doesn't care about them & they just don't get it..trump is full of raging cruelty topped with extreme greed & a surge for power - his destructive nature has no direction - he's a fallen angel sent to simply destroy & all those that can't see that choose not top & will go down with in..We the people were given the responsibility to guard & protect the gift of freedom which we shared all over the world & we did help free many..What happened to us since then I don't know..u can't pinpoint it not really because those who didn't vote for him really have not taken to the streets at all..So in the end if we do not become the warriors of peace & freedom like we did for others - we will not survive & that will be r choice

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Rhonda's avatar

Ya know even with facts in their face they don’t get it. I have an uncle who thinks I should just surrender to trumps way of thinking. I have to remind him that trump likes the uneducated which isn’t me. It’s my uncle

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Erin's avatar

That sounds crazy that he said surrender. Sir you are in a cult!

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Mary's avatar

I love that you most likely say that very subtly and said uncle doesn’t get that it includes him! 😂

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Rhonda's avatar

Yeah that is the genX respect my elders programming 😂😂

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Jean Dean's avatar

And unfortunately, we all will pay the price .... even those who vehemently oppose, protest and fight to save this democracy or whatever it is the degradation of politics has devolved us to. We have not had an international war on this country in a looooooooong time. My fear is that it is imminent.

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Tiffany Rae's avatar

They don’t care. I still have people telling me EVERY DAY how great he is and how he’s going to “stop men from marrying men.” Fucking 90 year olds. SMH.

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Liz y S's avatar

I just wish that they could feel the sting without affecting those of us who knew better!

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RESIST's avatar

Thanks Aaron, although the latest developments are predictably bleak, appreciate you telling it like it is.

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RESIST's avatar

I am new here folks. I’m just getting started.

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Nonnie Rocha's avatar

I love you and you are quite literally my only source of news. Unfortunately, I will need to take a break for a week. This becoming a lot. This fool is playing games with a regime that can take into account nuclear war. I have a neighbor in Louisiana down the block that has 4 Trump flags and 2 Confederate Flags flying proudly. Everyday he sees me, he waves and smiles…it’s becoming increasingly difficult to smile and wave back. See yall in a week!!!!!

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Linda Castor's avatar

Good for you—taking a break! I scan Aaron’s news and then go write music, garden, hang out with sane friends. This intensity cannot sustain itself. A good future is coming. Sending you love!!💜

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Nonnie Rocha's avatar

Thank you darling. This is a very strange time. I work in Film and TV and the last two gigs got cancelled including CMT awards. So it’s a lot, but meditation, gardening and homework keeps me busy. Who knew once I became a full-fledged adult(52) I would have to learn how to entertain myself. Started making Tshirts and my garden is a little bit…well I over planted. lol. Sending love and light to you too❤️🫶🏼

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Danielle's avatar

You're not obligated to wave back. You can ease into the adjustment by waving without a smile. Half a wave of acknowledgement. To no response.

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Jean Dean's avatar

I respect you caring for yourself!

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ASIS's avatar

I would not be able to respond to that. Wow, I am thankfully isolated from that.

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Marc Klein's avatar

He knows damn well what Signal is and he definitely is responsible for it.... And everything to him is a "witch hunt" and "fake news".... Sure, OK.. Then where did all those war plans come from Alf? MELMAC? Pinky and the brain? Bugs Bunny? 😁

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Tim Arsenault's avatar

He needs a drug test

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Help! I'm Alive:'s avatar

Signs point to Adderall

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Sue sauve's avatar

Because him and his rich friends can afford price hikes. That man is on drugs

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Sharon Flynn's avatar

He certainly appears to meet the criteria. I’ve worried about a neurological disorder in addition to a personality disorder. He is clearly not well. He does need to be examined by a competent doctor because his White House physician is clearly in cahoots with him. He is a danger to others. I doubt he’s a danger to himself except that he too will be impacted by the destruction of society and our government that he has ordered.

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Phyllis Robinson's avatar

Most definitely!!!👍🏽

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Rhonda's avatar

Have no words to articulate his destruction.

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Laurie La's avatar

He’s a selfish bastard

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Sharon R's avatar

Well, it's not like he ever had to drive. 🙄

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Sharon Flynn's avatar

He also never had to worry about being able to afford to repair his work vehicle.

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Sharon R's avatar

💯💯💯

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Laura McLean's avatar

For the love of God, he was telling them they weren’t allowed to raise prices not that I ever believe that was a thing. He can’t control that, but I’ve never seen anybody off all the way this man does. Don’t do that. Oh I don’t care. Don’t do this. Oh I don’t care. No wonder we’re in such bad shape

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Penguin's avatar

What he doesn't mention is that domestically produced cars will cost as much as imports, because why sell at 25% below imports? Used car prices and repairs will skyrocket too.

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Randi Luedke's avatar

Didn't he say that Biden should've fired so many people over the withdrawal in Afghanistan?? Isn't he all about firing incompetent folks?

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Beth Ann's avatar

Just like any abuser, he is looking to isolate us so he can have complete control.

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JENNIFER's avatar

Why is tRump angry and possed off at Putin?

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Sharon Flynn's avatar

Because Putin will betray 47 the same way 47 will have betrayed his voters. Happy days are coming again.

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Phyllis Robinson's avatar

I wonder why as well and what the consequences will be

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lynda bonner's avatar

I didn’t understand that part either…Aaron can you clarify please?

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