Sarah Matthews: "This image is a pretty good metaphor for this presidency. While Trump gets a cage fight on the lawn of the White House for his 80th birthday, everyday Americans are left struggling to afford things like rent, groceries and gas."
It isn't even that. Sadly. It is a bunch of 'expensive projects' which DO NOT cost as much as the ticket price. Likely half or even LESS than half that cost, the rest? Straight into the pockets of those grifting you. The rest, the amount actually used on the 'projects'? That is just wasted. The rest, if you actually investigate properly, may be able to recover.
it just dawned on me that for someone who keeps bitching about needing a ball room and that its a security issue...he's still going ahead with this ufc bullshit.
Remember when Republicans threw a shit fit because Obama, with congressional approval, installed a basketball hoop at his personal expense at the WH tennis courts.
If you don't have even one of those - the bread OR the circuses - the people will be hungry, and have lots of free time.
Senators and emperors alike knew that "the mob" *was* Rome. Without people, the city doesn't function. If widespread enough, many cities won't function. Keep them fed and relatively happy, they'll gladly do anything else you want.
It was bad but there are hundreds of schools that give nothing. They are not accredited. But charge more than actual schools and get away with it. So for his college to get shut down it had to be absolutely ridiculous.
This isn't a metaphor for this presidency, this is just what America is. Take away the mythology and the pretense of law and order and civility and this is just America. The reality just affects you now. It used to be that non marginalized people could ignore it, but now you can't.
And that's in addition to paving over the historic Rose Garden with white pavement and making the Oval Office decor look like a Saudi palace of cheesy Persian rich person's home with faux gold and White. ..like his homes and Mar-a-lago.
I just rewatched The Devil’s Advocate and laughed out loud when Craig T Nelson’s apartment (the rich construction tycoon on trial for murder) and it was Trump’s gaudy apartment.
The sad part is; a lot of gypsy/rumney people seem to adore Trump, despite them being the type of people he would target. My mum was a surrogate for her friend who is a rumney and him and his entire family think Trump is like the second coming. .....simply because of that shitty-ass fake bougie looking gold paintjob he slaps on everything. They think it's beautiful and amazing and surely he can't be THAT bad because of his tastes. Needless to say, we don't talk politics when visiting.
Trump ruins everything he touches. The Oval Office is ruined right now, all covered with so many "gold" tone painted adornments and objects... looks like a Trump resort office.
Everything he has done has been an abuse of the presidential redecoration budget. He didn't get approval. He just... did it. Republicans let him. They all need to pay for the CORRECTION required once the orange turd is out of office.
Oh good news on that front! A judge list rolled they illegally put his name on the Kennedy center AND they illegally voted to shut it down and remodel, so they can't do that now. Hopefully this means they tale his stupid fucking name off of it.
I’m pretty sure the judge only said that they can’t do what they’ve done because the board didn’t explore options to keep the center open while the renovations were going on.
The other stuff he’s added is to piss his base off so that when he calls them to arms in November they show up in force.
Thats all this is. It’s to piss them off and have them store their anger until he tells them to release it.
tooL8
Who is Trump fighting during UFC 250 ?
Hootykai
Gaza Strip copying.
AtmaDarkwolf
It isn't even that. Sadly. It is a bunch of 'expensive projects' which DO NOT cost as much as the ticket price. Likely half or even LESS than half that cost, the rest? Straight into the pockets of those grifting you. The rest, the amount actually used on the 'projects'? That is just wasted. The rest, if you actually investigate properly, may be able to recover.
randomthoth
It's a casino he's bankrupting it
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Slapping his name on shit and bankrupting it is the one thing he's good at.
Tr4desman
When you elect a clown, expect a circus
NOINITIATIVE
it just dawned on me that for someone who keeps bitching about needing a ball room and that its a security issue...he's still going ahead with this ufc bullshit.
NOINITIATIVE
like "yep, lets invite a bunch a people on the lawn with this big-ass hole in the wall; no security issue here, no sir-ee."
Bojovnik84
Reverse midas touch, where everything he touches turns to shit.
toolzgalore2
God I hate this
GlenL
The Roman government put on gladiator fights to distract the populace from the downfall of the empire, just sayin
SergeyPrkl
They issued free bread and wine though. But we can't have that in US!
Groose
It's like squatters making renovations to the unit they won't leave.
YpsilantiRomani
They are forgetting the bread
Ballztick
He's turned this country into a shithole faster than imaginable
reichstein
While he did make it a lot shittier, the USA has been a shithole for a VERY long time.
cgt9803
Remember when Republicans threw a shit fit because Obama, with congressional approval, installed a basketball hoop at his personal expense at the WH tennis courts.
DefundIsraelTheGenocidalNation
lifeActionFilm
He is a disgusting human being.
BoomerTheYounger
I’m an atheist but believe me, I’ve been praying like a motherfkr for one gdam thing!
aChungusAmongUs
I like how all the musical artists backed out of trump’s stupid “state fair”
SecretAgentSuperBooger
painterofdark
Next time it gets burned down it won't be the Brits that did it.
Borax
Without my glasses, it looks like a 6 flags seen from far
eion85
He's going to watch the fight from the Truman balcony, isn't he?
derpman4k
Noo, hes not cool enough for this
That fat lard could never replicate this, he just makes everything cheap and tacky
jtxyz
There is no doubt he will
SecretAgentSuperBooger
DukeDarkwood
If you don't have even one of those - the bread OR the circuses - the people will be hungry, and have lots of free time.
Senators and emperors alike knew that "the mob" *was* Rome. Without people, the city doesn't function. If widespread enough, many cities won't function. Keep them fed and relatively happy, they'll gladly do anything else you want.
OrionRex
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZHc1cTFnNnQ3bjJzMGFjN3V5M2FiNXR0dWpnamZxcGc0a3pmaW5lZyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3ornjSExjtUXRXY784/200w.webp
ToSisPoS
Their “bread” is being allowed to be racist out loud again. Their “circuses” is watching ICE agents harass and kill Libs and brown people on TV.
They will personally each offer up their daughters to Trump for this privilege.
kirby422
As long as Trump has to personally fight the wrestlers, I would be happy (even as a non-american) to put money to help him getting beat up
thelionandtheloon
Same thing he’s done to literally anything he’s ever been involved in - ruined it.
IDontKnowWhatToDoAnymoreAndImTired
The word you're looking for is "defiled."
billmontgomery529000
Amen
meme2zombie
ETTD
BananaForScaIe
Hey, I don't think he ruined Trump University. It was already bad.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
It was bad but there are hundreds of schools that give nothing. They are not accredited. But charge more than actual schools and get away with it. So for his college to get shut down it had to be absolutely ridiculous.
imgurianitarian
Sludgesoda
Ruined it in the most tacky way possibly
igoslow
When a clown moves into a palace, the clown doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus.
Comet260
Poor man's idea of a rich man.
Batman1702
Literally the White Trash House
gnowmgnight6
Under appreciated. Take ya updoot!
johneventually1
That... Yeah we deserve that
SpaceMarineWithAnUrgeToPurge
This isn't a metaphor for this presidency, this is just what America is. Take away the mythology and the pretense of law and order and civility and this is just America. The reality just affects you now. It used to be that non marginalized people could ignore it, but now you can't.
Quessir
An apt image of what the US has become.
What else to expect from a people who elected Trump?
Twice.
SergeyPrkl
Yeah. THis is what america is now. And we knew it already some 15 years ago. It was the destiny from 2001.
BiggRanger
It's like one of those traveling carnivals that show up in the parking lot of a run down half vacant shopping mall.
I just stay the F away from that kind of stuff.
NightOwlRally
And you constantly see Pokey the Dancing Clown shooting black tar heroin in the bathroom before performing for a kid's birthday party :v
UnattendedDeviant
And that's in addition to paving over the historic Rose Garden with white pavement and making the Oval Office decor look like a Saudi palace of cheesy Persian rich person's home with faux gold and White. ..like his homes and Mar-a-lago.
A man of the people and God, for sure. /s
RatsLiveOnNoEvilStar
I just rewatched The Devil’s Advocate and laughed out loud when Craig T Nelson’s apartment (the rich construction tycoon on trial for murder) and it was Trump’s gaudy apartment.
Ijustwantquiet
OMG is that gaudy
BklynPunisher
The room is too
pietone
people call this a gypsy palace where i come from. its not a compliment.
AutobotPrincess
The sad part is; a lot of gypsy/rumney people seem to adore Trump, despite them being the type of people he would target. My mum was a surrogate for her friend who is a rumney and him and his entire family think Trump is like the second coming. .....simply because of that shitty-ass fake bougie looking gold paintjob he slaps on everything. They think it's beautiful and amazing and surely he can't be THAT bad because of his tastes. Needless to say, we don't talk politics when visiting.
cytherians
Trump ruins everything he touches. The Oval Office is ruined right now, all covered with so many "gold" tone painted adornments and objects... looks like a Trump resort office.
Everything he has done has been an abuse of the presidential redecoration budget. He didn't get approval. He just... did it. Republicans let him. They all need to pay for the CORRECTION required once the orange turd is out of office.
Zobbie
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Nnk2NWF1Mnk0cDVhbmswcTA4eDJhbmRicXBvOTViMzJmemZ2a2pzNiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/xT1XGKfc0gwXshqA80/200w.webp
Good pictures , like cowbell I see it needed more and bigger flags
MadamPuddifoot
Oh good news on that front! A judge list rolled they illegally put his name on the Kennedy center AND they illegally voted to shut it down and remodel, so they can't do that now. Hopefully this means they tale his stupid fucking name off of it.
corndude101
I’m pretty sure the judge only said that they can’t do what they’ve done because the board didn’t explore options to keep the center open while the renovations were going on.
The other stuff he’s added is to piss his base off so that when he calls them to arms in November they show up in force.
Thats all this is. It’s to piss them off and have them store their anger until he tells them to release it.