WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026
...our journalists refuse to perform: It's very, very hard keep pace with the madness of the present day.
The constant flooding of the zone is stunningly effective. We're thrilled to see this stark citation in Michelle Goldberg's new column:
The Resistance Libs Were Right
For the last decade there’s been a debate, among people who don’t like Donald Trump, about whether he’s a fascist.
[...]
It’s striking how much the arguments that Trump is not a fascist have suffered in just the first few days of this year, in which we’ve plunged to new depths of national madness.
We've plunged to "new depths of national madness," Goldberg writes. Her formulation is colloquial, but it's also stunningly accurate.
We'll add a further thought:
Plainly, the driver of this national madness sits in the Oval Office. And at this point, does anyone doubt that the sitting president's form of "madness" does, in fact, involve diagnosable medical infirmities?
The safer way to picture this "madness" is as a form of cognitive decline. Our journalists will sometimes dare, though very rarely, to directly suggest some sort of cognitive issue.
Almost no one will ever suggest the presence of a (serious) "personality disorder." That's the technical medical term for what is sometimes still referred to as a type of "mental illness."
Our own guess would be that the president may be suffering some sort of cognitive decline, layered on top of the circumstance his niece described in her 2020 book. With apologies, here's her assessment again:
MARY L. TRUMP, PH.D. (pages 12-13): I have no problem calling Donald a narcissist—he meets all nine criteria as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)—but the label only gets us so far.
[...]
A case could be made that he also meets the criteria for antisocial personality disorder, which in its most severe forms is generally considered sociopathy but can also refer to chronic criminality, arrogance, and disregard for the rights of others...
The fact is, Donald’s pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neuropsychological tests that he’ll never sit for.
With apologies, there it is again! But as our nation unmistakably "plunge[s] to new depths of national madness," and as the president's behavior seems to become more erratic and more manic, our journalists and our academics still refuse to go there.
They insist on averting their gaze from these medical possibilities! As we experience new depths of national madness, we'd say that this is one of the great abdications of duty in the history of that pair of Blue elites.
The madness is general over America, and we all know where it starts. Then too, there is the difference between the kinds of representations to which we the people are exposed in our dueling pair of America.
Red Americans hear the darnedest things—but is it possible that those representations are sometimes true? We refer, for example, to yesterday's exchange between the Fox News Channel's Dana Perino and Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s primary spokesperson.
The exchange was triggered by Joe Rogan's use of the G-bomb—"Gestapo." As reported by Mediaite, Perino tossed this question at McLaughlin, and McLaughlin replied with a specific number:
PERINO (1/13/26): So I know you and I talk a lot about communications and PR, and how would the department respond to that concern that he raised?
MCLAUGHLIN: Well, this answer is very straightforward. If Tim Walz or Mayor Frey would let us in their jails, we wouldn’t have to be there at all.
Currently, there are 680 criminal illegal aliens, Dana. That includes murderers, that includes rapists, child pedophiles—people who, whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, you would never want these people on your streets or as your neighbors.
That’s the people who we are targeting, and we are trying to get out of Minneapolis. Because we don’t have state and local law enforcement’s cooperation, we do have to have a physical presence on the ground there.
That's the sort of thing Fox viewers hear all the time—but how about it? Are there really 680 "criminal illegal aliens"—whatever that phrase is supposed to mean—currently housed in Minnesota's prisons and jails?
If so, how many of those 680 "criminal illegal aliens" are murderers, rapists, child pedophiles and the like? Because McLaughlin made it sound like The Minnesota 680 are pretty much all cut from that cloth.
Such claims are made on Fox all the time. Blue America's journalists never report or fact-check these claims, which may sometimes even be accurate.
There seem to be two basic rules in play as we continue to "plunge to new depths of national madness:"
Our journalists won't discuss the president's medical state. And our journalists refuse to report what happens on the Fox News Channel.
"New depths of national madness?" Goldberg gets it right!
BalasPadam"We've plunged to "new depths of national madness," Goldberg writes."
Good. Democrat squealing is good.
Squeal harder, Democrats, so that we know things are going well.
And, as usual, thank you Mr. President for draining the swamp. Keep draining the swamp, please.
Troll.
PadamHighly trained and vetted nazis, only the best nazis.
BalasPadam://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis
"“OK. And what location is your preference?” After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York. That was the last question; the entire process took less than six minutes. The woman took my résumé and placed the form she’d been filling out on top. “They are prioritizing current law enforcement first. They’re going to adjudicate your résumé,” she told me. If my application passed muster, I’d receive an email about next steps, which could arrive in the next few hours but would likely take a few days. I left, thanked her for her time, and prepared to hear back never."
The agent took the opportunity to gush about ICE’s new state-of-the-art semi-automatic tasers and brand-new pepper-ball guns. “It’s mostly very liberal cities—San Francisco, Los Angeles—where groups will come and try to stop ICE officers from arresting somebody. They’re like, ‘We’re going to form a human wall against you,’ ” he said. “When they do that, you can just pop ‘em up. Let them disperse and cry about it.”
When Donald Trump took office, ICE numbered approximately 10,000. Despite this event’s lackluster attendance, their recruitment push is reportedly going well; the agency reported 12,000 new recruits in 2025, which means the agency has more new recruits than old hands. That’s the kind of growth that changes the culture of an agency.
Trolls, do go yawn about professionalism. So boring.
Someone should join ICE, collect evidence, and then whistleblow on the whole gang.
PadamAnti-Trump US reporter says she was offered job at ICE after ‘minimal vetting’
Padamhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/slate-reporter-ice-job-offer
Cognitive decline??? If I could correctly identify the cartoon of a giraffe, I’d be bragging about my genius IQ as well. Then again, we haven’t seen the results of that test.
BalasPadam"Giraffe? Stop pulling my leg. That's a narcoterrorist."
PadamAlso, Tricia McLoughlin seems to be unable to open her mouth without spilling an exaggeration. Until she shares hard data, there's no reason to accept what she says as being accurate.
BalasPadamCBS New has tweeted that Ross was treated for internal bleeding. He was released from the hospital that night so it could mean heavy bruising. This info came from two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
BalasPadamhttps://x.com/cbsnews/status/2011466240527655076?s=46&t=oYvKLjVc8YzJIvwKoQTYBQ
Ignorant troll. Go play in the sewers where your ilk hang out. We all saw the video you refuse to comment on, nasty asstroll.
PadamAnonymouse 4:48pm, oh, yeah, you know how I refuse to comment on things. You’re really getting loopy.
PadamRight just read it. He was evaluated. They found nothing. There's no mention of a CAT scan or anything. There are no pictures of any bruises. Are you following me, Cecelia? Or should I lay it out in simpler terms? Yes, they sent him to the hospital to provide a fig leaf for their blatant lie.
PadamIlya, actually, you’re following me by reading a post I made. No one made you do that and I specifically said that the injuries could have been bruising. As to you declaring the information to be a ruse, we’ll run that up the flagpole as we do with all your declarations.
PadamGood's vehicle did not hit Ross, when Ross shot Good her vehicle was barely moving so even if it did hit Ross it would not cause even minor internal bleeding.
PadamWe have all seen the video, you can not gaslight us, if there is any truth to this - which is doubtful - maybe Ross got minor internal bleeding (a bruise) by the recoil of his gun.
Ross calmly walked away from the scene, obviously uninjured, other than his pride (which he sure did fix), he was only briefly at the hospital, leaving the same day, which is routine for any officer-involved shooting.
More likely, Trump is trying to con the rubes, using corporate media, since CBS is now essentially a propaganda wing for the Republican party, it is owned by a Trumper and CBS News is run by another Trumper.
It is wild how blindly faithful Trumpers are to Republicans regardless of the evidence. If a Democrat were in office during a similar incident, Republicans would adopt a more critical stance. This inconsistency illustrates how political narratives are often influenced by the party in power rather than the actual events.
What a strange hill to die on.
Here is AI's take:
Changes in Public Sentiment
Factor Details
Polls and Approval Ratings Recent data showing a 30+ point drop in ICE approval signals widespread dissatisfaction with its operations and practices, particularly among constituents who previously supported strong immigration enforcement.
Abolition Support A 20-point increase in support for abolishing ICE indicates a growing call for reform or a complete overhaul of immigration enforcement, reflecting changing perspectives in a more progressive demographic.
Implications for Republican Strategy
Re-evaluation of Positioning: Given these shifts, Republicans may need to re-evaluate their hardline stances on immigration and law enforcement. Continued adherence to policies that are losing public favor might isolate them from key voter groups.
Responsive Messaging: The pressure to adapt messaging may push Republicans to focus on reform rather than strict enforcement, seeking to address the concerns raised by constituents regarding ICE's actions.
The Impact of Events
Polarizing Incidents: The incident involving Jonathan Ross may highlight existing tensions between community members and law enforcement. Events that reinforce negative perceptions of ICE can mobilize public support for alternatives, complicating political narratives.
Response to Grassroots Movements: Increased calls for reform often stem from grassroots movements advocating for immigrant rights, reflecting changing cultural values that both parties may need to acknowledge to remain relevant.
Conclusion
The declines in ICE's approval ratings and rising support for its abolition present crucial considerations for Republican partisans. Ignoring these trends could further alienate constituents, especially as immigrant rights become an increasingly prominent issue in American politics. Political strategy may need to evolve in response to a shifting landscape, balancing enforcement with justice and reform to meet the demands of voters.
Everyone should be able to agree that if Ross had simply taken a step to his right, there would have been no chance of contact with the car.
PadamInstead, in a supposedly life-threatening situation he chose to devote his energy to drawing and shooting.
Which raises the question: what if Renee Good HAD actually intended to run him over? From that close a distance, how would shooting her have prevented it?
The car would have done what it does in all the videos: lurch forward in the direction in which Good was steering it.
So if the car had been aimed at Ross, shooting her instead of getting out of the way would have ensured his own death.
He only survived because Good meant him no harm; she was just trying to get away from the armed goons coming after her.
I didn't follow your post. I saw it my news feed earlier. It was immediately obvious that it was a flimsy attempt at a coverup. The story mentioned nothing about any diagnostic tests and what they showed. There was no mention of bruising. I can show up at my friendly neighborhood ER now -- and I am perfectly fine -- still they will be obligated to "treat" me. That's how it works. Glad I could help.
PadamHector, so now the compelling evidence has changed from Ross intentionally ignoring Good’s tire placement during that crucial moment to Ross being remiss as to having failed to take a small step to his right. Got it.
PadamNothing happened to Ross. He steadied himself and shot Good in the face through the side window. He didn't have to step away or do anything. Somehow, though, I doubt that you "got it", Cecelia.
PadamIlya, the ER must exam you. They are not obligated to give out false information to your family, friends, or play-by-plays to coworkers. CBS got this news from Ross’s fellow govt employees. You not obligated to believe it, but it’s not my job to protect you or anyone else from reported info (reported by a news network) that you think is bunk. I’ll link anything I wish to link, tough guy.
PadamThe more people like Cecelia try to push these false narratives, the more resistant the general public becomes.
PadamThey are shooting themselves in the foot.
In the real world, investigations show that there has been a pattern of behavior among these federal officers of intentionally positioning themselves in front of vehicles in order to then justify use of force, which is against their own rules. Ross himself has a history of similar behavior.
The Republican branding apparently now involves this motto "defend the indefensible".
ER simply said that he was evaluated for internal bleeding. Not that he had internal bleeding. It's unlikely that they would've let him walk, if he had suffered internal bleeding.
PadamSee, I happened to know about things like that. After my first shoulder surgery, I developed a deep hematoma in my shoulder, so they had to open me up again.
Ross has no injuries. Period.
"...the compelling evidence has changed..."
PadamI'm unaware of the rule that caps the items of 'compelling evidence' in a crime to one.
Agree with 5:21.
PadamDoubling down is no longer working for Republicans.
When centrists like HCR says it is fascism, and right wingers like Rogan say they are like the Gestapo, the jig is up.
Apparently a Republican Senator recently said it is probably better if Dems take back Congress.
I’m sure the upcoming investigation (LOL) by the DOJ will provide truth and clarity. Its of no consequence that Trump and his DOJ have already declared Good a criminal, a domestic terrorist, and a lunatic. That couldn’t possibly affect anything could it?
PadamHector, yesterday the evidence was all about tire position, today we hear that he should have movies faster.THAT capped it,
PadamBruising=superficial injury that can be photographed.
PadamInternal bleeding= not visible at the skin surface.
You can have one, or both. You cannot have internal bleeding from being hit by a car without bruising. You can have internal bleeding after trauma from severe contracoup type organ displacement like splenic rupture or kidney trauma. Anyone who experiences such an injury is not briskly walking along a road after the event. The administration's narrative here is bullshit. Their goal is for their bullshit to be echoed by either fools and/or collaborators. That is where Cecelia comes in.
Cecilia,
Padamboth of these things can be true:
1. Ross should have noticed Good's tires turning away from him, and
2. Ross could have avoided the entire problem by stepping to the side.
These 2 things are both true and not contradictory of one another.
So as usual with you, I have to ask: what exactly is your point?
Hector, and Tommy should have seen the Orange Crush on the floor in the soda aisle before he slipped on it. With “truth” like that, we’d put all the lawyers out of business.
PadamRenee Good was shot because she was insolent, not because she harmed Ross. Its all gaslighting all the time with your tribe, Cecelia.
PadamAnonymouse 10:25pm, no, I think this ought to be investigated before you and the boys go hang Ross and any other doubter.
Padam"Orange Crush"
PadamWell, Ross was standing directly in front of Renee Good's car. His body cam video shows her in the center of the screen, energetically turning the steering wheel with the tire-turning clearly visible.
So it would be hard to believe he wasn't aware of it, and Tommy-slipping-on-a-soda-can seems a deliberately misleading analogy.
You wouldn't be deliberately misleading, would you?
Hector, it’s extremely easy to believe he wasnt aware it. It’s interesting to me that Ross is supposed to have complete clarity in all that confusion and noise, but every day things such as not having your car sideways in the road, not disobeying commands from officers, and not trying take off like a bat out of hell with a slew of people around you are all okey dokey.
PadamWe all remember Cecelia calling for calm, and a full investigation of whether Haitian immigrants were eating our pets, before anyone judged Haitians, immigrants, or our pets.
PadamLOL.
Anonymouse 11:14pm, how much longer will you dine out on Haitian cats? Save some for the alligators.
PadamDon't feed the as whole troll.
PadamCecelia,
PadamRelax. There's nothing to the Haitian immigrants eating our pets story, that can't be easily explained by the blatant bigotry of the Republican Party and their fascist voting base.
BTW, I can stop mentioning the blatant bigotry of the Right-wing any time I want. I hope you'll read my comments on TDH every day ,so you can witness it when I finally do so, maybe.
Please stop hurting Cecelia's precious snowflake feelings by continuously bringing up the fact that the Republican Party is a bunch of fascists who lied about Haitian immigrants eating our pets because their voting base cares about nothing but keeping minorities down.
PadamThank you for your attention to this matter.
"it’s extremely easy to believe he wasnt aware it"
PadamOnly seconds before, Ross had done a complete 360 around the car, filming it with his phone. He then planted himself directly in front of the car as if to prevent Good from leaving.
Then 2 other ICE officers drove up and strided toward Good's car (the one that was directly in front of Ross) and started yelling and cursing her and one yanked on the car door.
So all that noise and confusion you reference was all centered around Good's car.
Now as the car started forward, it was putting Ross' life in danger, no? Self-defense? Yet he didn't notice whether the tires were pointed at him or not? In other words, he didn't notice whether he was going to get run over or not?
What was he noticing? Was he just in lu-lu land? Was he thinking how unfair it was Trump hadn't won the Nobel? You must have some theories.
These fucking clowns have seen the same videos but only comment on ones doctored to their liking. Fuck all of them. What would the Trannysorostroll do with the truth?, ignore it like a troll bitch. Fuck em.
BalasPadamAnonymouse 4:54pm, you’re on my Watch List. I’ve seen less stereotyped performances in cartoons.
PadamCool story from the man pretending to be a woman.
PadamAny nymouse 5:25pm, you’re welcome.
PadamOof!
PadamCutting comeback.
Ow ow ow!
Anonymouse 5:52pm, try lotion.
PadamFight sarcasm with sarcasm, so clever!
PadamAnonymouse 6:08pm, not really. You aren’t much of a challenge.
PadamYou aren’t much of anything Cecelia, other a benighted fool.
PadamAnonymouse 6:58pm, and you’re still not a challenge.
PadamAnd you’re still a fool who rejects the analysis of your favorite blogger.
PadamAnonymouse 7:20pm, with that logic, I reject everyone’s analysis.
PadamYou gladly parrot the “analysis” of your GOP overlords, Cecelia.
PadamAnonymouse 9:18pm, what analysis is that?
PadamOh, gee, why not play dumb, Cecelia? The “analysis” that says that Good was a domestic terrorist and lunatic, and she ran over Ross. You’re such a tool.
PadamAnonymouse 10;24pm, show me where I’ve said that.
PadamCecelia,
PadamIt doesn't matter whether you said it or not. The American public feels you said it, so it's true.
I don't make the Right-wing media's nonsense rules that assist fascists in getting elected to positions of government power, I just play by them.
Anonymouse 11:19pm, you’re an anonymouse flying monkey. You don’t play by rules, your play with your poo.
PadamFucking useless troll. Go away you dumb prick. So fucking stupid and annoying.
PadamSee what happens when you feed the fucking asshole?, stupid. That's all he has.
PadamMy favorite way to play with shit is by asking it to identify the Republican voter who isn't a bigot.
PadamIt's fun, exciting, and always a hoot to see Right-wingers crumble when challenged.
McLaughlin's story makes no sense on so many different levels. Let's start with the most obvious: if these 680 criminal aliens are in jails, why are they harassing people in the street.
BalasPadamSecondly, if there are people accused of serious crimes, they need to be tried, not deported.
These people are pissing on our leg and telling us that it's raining. They don't even try to make their lies make sense. Sort of like David and Cecelia.
Ilya, yeah, David and I are bad liars. So what do you have to be so concerned about?
PadamI am concerned that you and David represent millions of people afflicted with your mental illness, which is some form of mass hysteria/anxiety syndrome.
PadamWe should all admire Ilya's empathy.
PadamI too am aware that Republicans/right wingers suffer from trauma and warped minds not of their making, but their noxious actions make it hard to feel their pain.
Ilya threads the needle well, pointing out their nonsense while empathizing with their suffering.
Ilya you are a good person, someone to admire, appreciate your efforts here.
No, Ilya, you’re concerned that it be your way or the highway to the point where you get angry at a link to a CBS News piece. As though anyone here is supposed to run info thru you before posting something that’ was on a national news network.
PadamThaks, anon@5:41. I do. I do pity the child.
PadamCecelia -- I read the news before you posted the link. I immediately noticed that it was vacuous bullshit.
Ilya 5:57 pm, you can post or not post what you wish. Don’t issue to me.
PadamIsn't it just due diligence to make sure a news report has credible sources and evidence?
PadamSee, Cecelia, I have this bridge...
Anonymouse 6:07pm, is that what Ilya did? He researched it? Asking because I believe he said that he read the news report and discerned the piece was bunk. When you have to pretend that linking to a CBS News piece is the same as going to NewsMax you may be less of a truthseeker than you think you are.
PadamCBS? Trump said to Doukoupil that he wouldn’t have his anchor job if Harris had won. Hmmmm..
PadamAnonymouse 6:20pm, in other words, you do have to pretend that linking to a story about Ross’ condition via CBS News is the same as linking to Newsmax.
PadamCBS news is now run by a Trump apologist. You do the math.
PadamAnonymouse 6:58pm, we know your math. Your “math” demands that Bob call the NYT red media.
PadamNo one has said that the NYT is “red.” That’s your straw man, Cecelia. It isn’t blue.
PadamAnonymouse 7:16pm, what do you mean “no one”? That’s been said repeatedly thru the years. The anonymouse gauge for the NYT runs from maroon to red.
PadamNo one is demanding anything of you. If pointing out the obvious places demands on you that you find onerous, that is your problem. There is zero evidence that Ross was hit by the car at all, but you show up here parroting administration bullshit. Trump said she ran over him. Why not go with that? At least such an event could have produced internal bleeding. I'm not demanding that you modify your narrative. I find it amusing and illustrative. You are comical. Don't change.
PadamCecelia -- I didn't say that the report was inaccurate. The report did say that Ross had any injuries. Only that he was evaluated. How hard is it to process two sentences? Ross was not injured. The CBS -- the newly minted propaganda outlet -- didn't say that he did. End of story. See if you can grasp this simple factoid.
PadamAnonymouse 7:24pm, oh.you do make demands depending upon sources, You demand that we hold CBS News and the New York Times as carrying water for Trump. That’s a “load” to carry. And we’re supposed to ignore— not post these news items based upon no current evidence that they’re of no value, but merely upon your demands.
PadamIlya, I don’t if Ross actually has injuries or not. What I do know is that CBS News said that two Trump team members claim that the hospital personnel told them that Ross had internal bleeding. They could all be lying but it’s a new story from a prominent media entity and that is worth linking whether you think so or not.
PadamThey did not say that he had internal bleeding. The used weasel words: he was treated for or evaluated for. Ross has nothing.
PadamWhat a tool you are, Cecelia.
PadamDon't feed asshole trolls. Simply tell them to fuck off. No talking reasonable to unhinged jagoffs. Look at me!
PadamIlya,would it be crossing your line as to what media we are allowed to link here if you posted something that reported the actual “weasel words”?
PadamAnonymouse 9;29pm, .talking or not talking to me won’t help you.
PadamYou’re the one who needs the help, Cecelia.
PadamAnonymouse 10:20pm, you’ll have to live with that.
Padam10:30,
PadamBe careful.
That's what they said about Charlie Kirk's racist propaganda.
“CBS News said that two Trump team members….” OK you can stop there. This is ludicrous. If an assessment for internal bleeding takes place in the ER of a hospital via CT angiography or a bleeding scan and is positive the patient is admitted to the hospital and either 1) monitored for spontaneous cessation of bleeding with serial imaging studies, 2) the bleeding treated via interventional radiology (embolization), or 3) he goes to the OR for exploration. Under no circumstances does a patient assessed to have internal bleeding get released home from the ER. So, yeah, it is layers upon layers of bullshit coming from the Trump team, to be passed along by tools like Cecelia, as if CBS reporting their bullshit gives it some shred of legitimacy.
PadamDon't feed an asshole troll who fills this space with ignorant shit all day every day. Fuck this asshole.
PadamAnonymouse 11:56pm, you are very correct. However, in trying to make sense of that CBS news piece, it occurred to me that he could have been released under the auspices of his government overlords who got him to a safe place with medical personnel and where there wasn’t hospital staff.who could leak his every facial expression to the media or potentially harm him.
PadamStephen Miller and his family now live in a “safe house” situation due to threats.
PadamGive Cecelia a break. All she's doing is trying to bring fascism to every corner of the United States of America, like every other standard-issue Right-winger.
Padam2:37,
PadamWhat's the address? I want to send him a welcome to the neighborhood present.
"Stephen Miller and his family now live in a “safe house” situation due to threats."
PadamThings are looking up.
2:30 Jumping the shark is not as graceful as you might think. You’ve reached into your bag of tricks with “it occurred to me” with about as much gravity as Carrot Top pulling a prop out of a box. Entertaining, yes. Worth further viewing? Hell no.
PadamTry this one on for size “It occurred to me that the entire incident was a skit funded by Soros using Ross‘s doppelgänger in the hanger where they filmed the lunar landing, which is is now the headquarters of antifa. Yeah, that looks good on you. Go with it.
Padamwho got him to a safe place with medical personnel and where there wasn’t hospital staff.who could leak his every facial expression to the media or potentially harm him.
PadamSimpler version of your post: his injuries were faked to support his story. Now you're making sense, Cecelia. Yes, you do get cross looks when you kill a mother of three in cold blood.
Stephen miller will be hung as a traitor to American democracy to cheering crowds.
PadamSomerby expresses that Trump is suffering from cognitive decline...or some kind of mental illness.
BalasPadamHot tip: could be both.
Mind blown.
Trump is little different than he has been his whole life, perhaps with somewhat less of a filter these days, emboldened by the power of his position.
Trump's whole life he has been corrupt and a criminal.
Somerby ignores all that and instead wants to noodle around the exact proper way to diagnose Trump. Somerby is a poor thinker but he tries to be clever, this noodling is a way to muddy the waters.
Trump is certainly a narcissist, possibly some form of sociopath. That does not equate to “mental illness”, it does not justify pity, it does not take him off the hook for his actions, nor does it disprove the clear authoritarian plan he is pursuing.
PadamAnonymouse 5:36pm, you’ve been saying that same stuff about Bob all the way from Trump’s first term to his re-election.
PadamAnd you continue to reject everything Bob has been saying since his first term, Cecelia.
PadamAnonymouse 6:22pm, you would be wrong on that one, even as you as you remark upon it being a close election
PadamWhich election Cecelia? The three Trump says he won?
PadamAnonymouse 6:25pm, the one where the VP candidate’s Somali pals couldn’t help him.
PadamAh yes, the one Trump got less than 50% of the vote, and you right wingers declared it a massive majority.
PadamAnonymouse 7:15pm, yes, that one. I mentioned it earlier as to an unfair remark about Bob. You know— the one where every vote was vital, but you were still attacking Bob for wanting a discussion on Trump’s mental health.
PadamYou believe Trump is of sound mind, Cecelia, in direct opposition to your favorite blogger’s view.
PadamLook at that POS troll pretending to have a place here defending Bob while hating everything he stands for. Get the FUCK out of here with your BULLSHIT.
PadamAnonymouse 9:08pm, it’s emblematic to me that you think this should stop me from admiring a smart and interesting person. It’s the same sort of mentality that you display to Bob whenever he less than scathing towards conservatives. This is your “my way or the highway” hangup. You nurse that thing at your breast. I don’t want it.
PadamSomerby is correct. Trump is a brain-addled mess who was elected President by people who support white supremacy.
PadamCalling Somerby anything other than "spot-on" for that observation is sour grapes for not thinking it first.
Fuck off asshole troll cikcelia, who cares what you think you nasty Nazi pos. Who the fuck named you the bob police? You just an ignant asshole with no moral compass. Fuck off with your stupid self. Nobody wants you here.
PadamA more interesting subject is not Trump's mental disorder, but how he managed to suck in millions of people into his pathology. So, now we are dealing with a mass hysteria.
BalasPadamIn 2020 CNN was riding around with ICE doing for a news piece as to how they were picking up illegals for deportation by Obama…. Crickets…
PadamWe don’t trust your recollection of facts, Cecelia.
Padam6:02 this was debunked here yesterday.
PadamNotably Trump was president in 2020, maybe you meant a different year, either way whatever your murky bothsidesism point is, it is neither valid nor sound.
This doubling down stuff is wild.
Anonymouse 6:11pm, the report wasn’t in 2020, it was 2016.
PadamLink to it Cecelia.
Padamhttps://x.com/mazemoore/status/2011245839096725808?s=46&t=oYvKLjVc8YzJIvwKoQTYBQ
PadamThat’s not a link to CNN.
PadamAnonymouse 6:22pm, it’s a tweet of a portion of that CNN piece. Back when ICE was okay.
PadamIlya, no, you’re dealing with millions who have a different opinion. I get that you find that the same as being crazy.
PadamA “different opinion?” It’s an alternate reality, or y’all really hate your fellow citizens.
PadamAnonymouse 6:56pm, you can’t tolerate BOB. He’s a Putin plant to you.
PadamI'm with you, Ilya. It's a mystery to me why so many people fell for an obvious con man.
PadamI agree with Bob, Cecelia. You do not.
Padam"Back when ICE was okay."
PadamCecilia's sarcasm here works like so:
1. Democrats at one point in time failed to make much complaint about ICE.
2. But now they do.
3. Therefore they are hypocrites.
Stated more generally, organizations may change, may even engage in thuggery or murder, but Dems may not change their opinion of those organizations. Or else face Cecilia's wrath.
We were all supposed to buy in to the FBI as a reputable organization after J. Edgar Hoover took over as well, according to the thing that calls itself Cecelia. What rubbish it defecates here.
PadamHector, you’re on a blogboard where people have written for years. Let me break it to you- you’re not being treated unfairly when you’ve gone from Obama’s deportations being virtually nonexistent as to vox populi, to highly organized 2026 protesters popping up in less than two month.
PadamAnonymouse 7:29pm, you were certainly buying into the FBI when McCabe and company were going after Trump.
PadamNice try regarding McCabe. You played your hand here. You have zero credibility in suggesting what my view is of him nor Comey at that time. But let's hypothetically posit that at a time when a politician was publicly soliciting help from Russia in his campaign, that Russia was found to be assisting his campaign. Purely hypothetical of course. Do you think the FBI would be appropriately accused of "going after" that politician for investigating his conduct? McCabe, who may have lied to congress under oath was doing so about a leak that ironically favored Trump. And was of course never charged with anything by the litigious clown and his minions.
PadamAnonymouse 8:20pm, Russia assisted Trump in order to hurt Clinton. She was who they thought would win. Of course I think the FBI was going after Trump and I know that they put FALSE info on a FISA warrant in order to wiretap him. That means that they listened in on several tiers of people. They listened into Trump, anyone Trump called, anyone those people called. That’s quite a lot of wiretapping and hours, days, weeks… Yeah, they went after Trump.
PadamIlya, no, you’re dealing with millions who have a different opinion. I get that you find that the same as being crazy.
Padam1. Millions of them are QANON. That's crazy, right?
2. Less obviously -- and David is one of them; not sure if you are -- they have become convinced that undocumented residents, many of whom have lived here for years and decades, represent an immediate existential threat to the people in this country. So much so that nothing but the most brutal and inhumane tactics will do.
Not to mention what Quaker mentions above: Trump is an obvious -- really obvious -- conman, who has done nothing else in his life. To imagine that the aforementioned conman loves this country and has your best interests at heart is nothing short of derangement -- let's call it TDS.
That's the mental illness.
"Yeah, they went after Trump."
PadamThank God. Letting a degenerate like him get into the White House without doing some pretty thorough vetting would have been a real mistake.
Trump (management) has a long documented history of hiring undocumented and temp documented aliens over legal and or more expensive US residents, and all the fucktards know it but always the one specific justification that applies only in this instance makes it OK this time. Jagoffs and weirdos.
PadamHey Sicecelia, stick to your lanes, tranny's and Jew globalists. None of this fucking Clinton China trolling allowed you fucking troll piece of shit. Go away you lying creep.
PadamFucking troll. If it won't leave don't feed it. Tell it to fuck off and go away. Nobody likes you you fucking asshole. Go away.
PadamIlya, no, they believe illegals are an actual threat. A threat as to not complying with the legal criteria of the nation that they entered. A threat to the notion that these things matter. Let alone a thousand other impositions, costs, safety matters, etc, that would weigh on my mind were I attempting to stay under the radar in their country of origin.
Padam“Illegals” have undergone more, risked more to get here, and worked far harder than millions of American citizens. They do it for the belief in the American ideal: give us your tired, your poor, etc. you know, that stuff you and your tribe regularly mock, Cecelia. They are not a threat merely by being here “illegally.”
PadamAnonymouse 10:45pm, they can show that by respecting our laws and following our procedures. That’s what many countries would expect from me were I to cross over their borders.
PadamCecelia,
PadamAre those the same crickets not making noise about the cost of living, because Trump is doing away with Affirmative action?
11:30,
PadamMaybe those crickets are in cahoots with Russia, and aren't just ignorant bigots, who would rather bring down the country than share it with black people.
8:47. Sorry, dear, you once again have your facts wrong. The FISA warrants you complain about were aimed at Carter Page and not Trump. An agent, Kevin Clinesmith, claimed by altering a report that Page was not a CIA informant, in a warrant to wiretap Page. Not Trump, as you state. Not a small error.
PadamDon't feed asshole trolls like cecickfuck. They know they are full of shit, and proud of it. Basic asshole know nothing useless fucking troll.
PadamAnonymouse 12:18am, no, the warrant on Carter Page was based on fraudulent info. With that warrant the Feds could listen in on Carter, the people Carter spoke with, and the people that THOSE people spoke with. Those tiers of people are called “hops”.That would have included anyone from Trump, to Steve Bannon, to Jeff Sessions, etc.And any other people who spoke by phone with Page. That’s why they obtained a FISA warrant.by hook or by crook.
PadamUseless fucking troll. Go eat another bag of dicks.
PadamYou claim that they listened in on Trump. Where is your documentation that they listened in on Trump?
PadamOn the same day as her interview with Dana Perino, Tricia McLaughlin was quoted in a news release from DHS:
BalasPadam“Governor Walz and Mayor Frey REFUSE to cooperate with ICE law enforcement and have released nearly 470 criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets of Minneapolis. We are calling on Walz and Frey to stop this dangerous policy and commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainers of the more than 1,360 criminal illegal aliens in Minnesota’s custody,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “It is common sense. Criminal illegal aliens should not be released back onto our streets to terrorize more innocent Americans.”
I can't tell you why there's a difference in the number of "criminal illegal aliens" McLaughlin cited in the two statements.
Nevertheless, is it true that Walz and Frey refuse to cooperate with DHS? Do they really not allow DHS into Minnesota jails?
Short answer, no. It isn't true.
What McLaughlin is referring to is a disagreement over whether Minnesota jails and prisons should honor DHS detainer requests. A detainer request is exactly what it sounds like: a request for a jail or prison to hold a person, even if that person has made bail, been paroled, or completed their sentence. A detainer is not a legal order. It isn't a warrant. It does not require a judge's approval. It is a request.
Minnesota state law and court decisions have held that jailers do not have the authority to hold a person only on the strength of a detainer request. What McLaughlin is asking is for Walz and Frey to violate state law so ICE take a day or two to take custody of a person who can't legally be held for any other reason.
Our Host's instincts are correct in questioning what, exactly, McLaughlin means by "criminal illegal alien." While she is quick to list the offenses of a few of the offenders, she's suspiciously quiet on the details. One needn't look far to find examples of DHS officials referring to a wide swath of people with this term. Some are people with legal status who have been charged with a criminal offense. Others are people who are in the country illegally but who have no other criminal record.
McLaughlin also pointedly references people who have been released from jail She doesn't give us any idea why they were released. Regardless of the reason, an ICE detainer isn't sufficient to continue holding someone according to both state law and the courts.
This is good info, QIB.
PadamAs usual, the facts matter.
PadamLong after I posted the above, I realized that the number in the news release (1,360) is exactly double the number McLaughlin cited to Perino (680). Was there a simple data blunder that accounts for the difference?
PadamThanks, Quaker!
PadamExponential growth! Everyone knows that undocumented residents double their numbers every few days!
Just met a woman in a restaurant whose husband is from Costa Rico and Green Card status is questionable under the current regime. She took solace that we are in a red state but I pointed out blue city and county. Fuck having these Nazi discussions with nice folks. Fuck all you troll fucking asshole nazis.
PadamIf you can stomach i, go read the trolls comments. Just not a real caring person, not an American, just a nasty sick fuck troll who adds not a thing other than hate. Go away Sickcelia.
Padam
PadamDetainer requests should be perfectly normal. Among other advantages is that they reduce the chance of harm to ICE, to the perp or to the bystanders. If detainers really are illegal,
Walz ought to be working to make them legal.
Fuck off troll.
Padam11:09 PM. Slight correction. If detainer requests are illegal, the feds should not be asking for them.
Padam"If detainers really are illegal,
PadamWalz ought to be working to make them legal."
If ICE got a court order, Minnesota would honor them. Until then, the law is clear--the state can't hold people in jail just because ICE says "pretty please."
Someday wants to blame the press and attribute Trump's behavior to mental illness but I blame Roy Cohn, the sociopath who trained Trump in flooding the zone, lying, doubling down, never admitting fault, retouching and suing everyone.
BalasPadamSomeday = Somerby, autocorrect error
Padamretouching = ratfucking
PadamAI sucks donkey balls, amiright?
PadamChina’s trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion.
BalasPadamSpeaking of bringing China to heel…LOL
"Trump’s reign of error and terror is spinning out of control.
BalasPadamMinneapolis becoming a war zone. Americans murdered in the street.
The Justice Department declaring the shooter innocent.
Investigators quitting.
Oligarchs contributing to the shooter’s defense fund.
The FBI investigating the victim’s wife.
Meanwhile, a criminal indictment of the head of the Federal Reserve because he won’t cut interest rates. Investigations of Democratic senators.
Trump and Hegseth committing war crimes.
Trump claiming to be president of Venezuela.
Deciding for himself which companies will get access to its oil.
Setting up slush funds in other countries to take the spoils.
Threatening imminent war on Iran.
Refusing to turn over the Epstein files, even though Congress demanded them."
Trump has dismantled funding for research and secondary education in STEM to the extent that academic scientists and graduate students are being actively courted oversees.
PadamTrump has issued roughly 1644 pardons (Obama issued 212), including to perpetrators of financial fraud, relieving them of over 1.3 billion dollars of debt owed from their crimes.
If you want to know why, you'll have to ask Putin.
PadamI'm not going to accuse Cecelia of being a Right-winger, until I see definitive proof she's raped dozens of pre-schoolers.
BalasPadam
BalasPadamSqueal harder, Soros-monkeys!
I see you're squealing hard now -- good, good monkeys -- but I know you can squeal harder! Much, much harder!
Yes, you can!!
Running over ICE agents will never not be funny.
PadamSomerby is correct.
BalasPadamThe child-raping white supremacist the Republican Party has nominated to be the President of the United States of America three times in the last 10 years, is in terrible cognitive decline.
In hindsight, the Founding Fathers giving us the right to shoot-up rooms full of First Graders, instead of the right to fight government tyranny, might have been a mistake.
BalasPadam