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yellow dahlia

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133. There are people who can, but they are not doing so.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:53 PM
4 hrs ago

Why isn't Congress back in session?

Why isn't someone who isn't as insane as him, trying to talk to him? Instead he has religious nutjobs egging him on.

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Jesus Christ. What will stop this asshole? Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #1
An exploding Aorta unfortunately n/t Cheezoholic 10 hrs ago #14
I have a bdamomma 8 hrs ago #79
Who knew Dr Strangelove would turn out like this? ananda 8 hrs ago #91
Armageddon? yankee87 6 hrs ago #117
As of this time, 1:30PM ET, the markets are all in the red... Justice matters. 6 hrs ago #119
There are people who can, but they are not doing so. yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #133
Sicko. Pukes, do your job and remove this foul pestilence from the people's house! Blues Heron 11 hrs ago #2
Not gonna happen. orangecrush 10 hrs ago #24
Donald Trump has been itching to use YoshidaYui 11 hrs ago #3
Yeah, that would get the Straights of Hormuz open MadameButterfly 11 hrs ago #7
Not only is he jonesing to use a nuke, mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #18
I've been saying this for a while Javaman 10 hrs ago #21
Good assessment orangecrush 10 hrs ago #26
Psychologists have been saying similarly as well. I think KPN 8 hrs ago #76
His a malignant narcissist Diraven 8 hrs ago #80
I hate bdamomma 8 hrs ago #81
Trump, God Bless the Great People of Iran. Botany 11 hrs ago #4
Yes he is very dangerous. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #49
Where is his bdamomma 8 hrs ago #82
Stephen Miller agrees with this madness, nothing Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #95
THIS!!! Seinan Sensei 8 hrs ago #94
That's pretty specific, promising a whole civilization will die tonight. What will Trump say tomorrow? sop 11 hrs ago #5
He will say that he spared them because a johnnyfins 9 hrs ago #39
Hopefully not, "I told you so." Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #53
He would destroy everyone and everything on the planet. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #6
Gotta feel sorry for those Artemis II astronauts Attilatheblond 9 hrs ago #45
Reality has become a horror movie right in front of our eyes. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #48
Honestly, I thought about that last night hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #121
Two or three movies, I think Attilatheblond 5 hrs ago #122
Yeah, nothing seems to work for me any more. hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #125
Can't hike anymore but being outside with birds, bugs, trees used to help a lot Attilatheblond 5 hrs ago #126
I understand. hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #128
Very cool about your cat santuary! Also.... OhioBack2Blue 4 hrs ago #132
Absolutely. hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #141
And Donkeys... thought crime 2 hrs ago #143
Genocide coming, "glory to god." gab13by13 10 hrs ago #8
Pedo Trump Farmer-Rick 10 hrs ago #9
Is Putin bdamomma 8 hrs ago #85
I don't know. Farmer-Rick 5 hrs ago #120
Trump drools for a holocaust C_U_L8R 10 hrs ago #10
And the curesed survivors will still be asking Attilatheblond 9 hrs ago #47
This is a horrid Catch 22. If he does it, thousands die. If Iran capitulates, it bolsters his insanity Cheezoholic 10 hrs ago #11
Iran will not capitulate. Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #62
Iran won't give in. But they will have some surprises for the US. Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #66
I am honestly surprised that we haven't witnessed something yet from Iran. hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #123
Most likely Trump will claim that Iran gave in. yardwork 8 hrs ago #72
Did he write this? spinbaby 10 hrs ago #12
Probably written by Nazi in chief Steven Miller. yourout 10 hrs ago #17
Of course bdamomma 8 hrs ago #87
Exhibit 1,980,819 liberalgunwilltravel 10 hrs ago #13
What deal? Trump never identified even a single one of the "15 points" Bluetus 10 hrs ago #15
Yeah, that would be ours BeyondGeography 10 hrs ago #16
The horror of this is truly beyond belief 31st Street Bridge 10 hrs ago #19
Isn't the statement itself a war crime? MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #20
That's an excellent post. chouchou 10 hrs ago #23
If we survive this term, we need to join the ICC. Qutzupalotl 8 hrs ago #83
Sounds like a mobster treat. broiles 10 hrs ago #22
or just bdamomma 8 hrs ago #96
Or a member of his security detail with a brain and a conscience. Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #109
so rather than stop him before he commits war crimes and maybe drops a nuke... Javaman 10 hrs ago #25
I'm afraid a civilization will end, only multigraincracker 10 hrs ago #27
I'm reminded of the Oracle of Delphi... Wounded Bear 9 hrs ago #51
Right. Persian civilization has lasted 3 millenia, against much greater threats than this loudmouth piece of shit.. dedl67 3 hrs ago #140
Was thinking the same... The Madcap 1 hr ago #154
shithole gonna kill and destroy mother earth?...................... Lovie777 10 hrs ago #28
so has anyone called their congresspeople today? electron_blue 10 hrs ago #29
Threatening genocide alfredo 10 hrs ago #33
Somebody needs to march into the Oval Office. hadEnuf 8 hrs ago #84
I would bdamomma 8 hrs ago #88
I call every day Seinan Sensei 8 hrs ago #92
Living in AZ 6, we don't know if our congressman is still alive or if he skipped town. Where's Juan? Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #111
Lone Gunmen Are Never Around When You Need Them. ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #30
He never learned about Croesus and the Oracle of Delphi Tanuki 10 hrs ago #31
We need the Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #32
Vance is going to Hungary, he's not going to be any help to us FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #34
I guess that leaves option 2. Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #38
Our status in the world has been severely damage by that Orange Julius. alfredo 2 hrs ago #146
Vice President bcbink 10 hrs ago #35
That leaves Option 2. This country has seen this before. Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #40
That man will be our doom if he isn't stopped. Solly Mack 9 hrs ago #36
And where is the GOP leadership? Hiding behind bluster, innuendo, and preveracation! Ford_Prefect 9 hrs ago #37
Those who ridiculed Hillary in 2016, and either voted for trump, or DIDN'T vote, and did the same thing in 2024 against lostincalifornia 9 hrs ago #41
Hear, hear!!! Beacool 9 hrs ago #44
For all those that claim women are " too emotional" to be president. What say you now? tulipsandroses 9 hrs ago #42
The Persian civilization is thousands of years old. Beacool 9 hrs ago #43
He's already committed war crimes. Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #59
ya know , we will feel the radiation too. AllaN01Bear 9 hrs ago #46
Yes! Hope22 6 hrs ago #115
Wonder if t**** will order the MOAB ... Auggie 9 hrs ago #50
Why do I feel like he's talking about America? CaptainTruth 9 hrs ago #52
Absolutely lonely bird 9 hrs ago #54
He does bdamomma 7 hrs ago #98
Genocidal Maniac Kid Berwyn 9 hrs ago #55
This scene from The Dead Zone sums up my beliefs about Trump OnlinePoker 9 hrs ago #56
Susan Collins, that living mummy, should send him a strongly worded letter Blumancru 9 hrs ago #57
Fucking lunatics, the whole lot of p25. Every last one of them! Clouds Passing 9 hrs ago #58
Nothing will stop him AverageOldGuy 9 hrs ago #60
It was sort of nice knowing you, America. niyad 9 hrs ago #61
We had a pretty good run. LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #134
Not exactly covered in glory most of the time, but there were some niyad 4 hrs ago #135
I hope the morons in "Tehrangeles" are happy fujiyamasan 9 hrs ago #63
Removal from office will stop him. Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #64
Today? Leaders with sense? Nothing with an "r" after its name, and he niyad 9 hrs ago #70
Even just a sense of self-preservation should suffice... Trueblue Texan 8 hrs ago #73
I can understand that. Come on, cholesterol!!! niyad 8 hrs ago #75
Where is Kristi Noem when you really need her? Zorro 9 hrs ago #65
Did he specify which civilization? Asking because if anyone has noticed bucolic_frolic 9 hrs ago #67
No, he did not. But most here noticed. niyad 9 hrs ago #68
Waiting for a certain poster somethingshiny 9 hrs ago #69
Marjorie Taylor Greene: 25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. demmiblue 9 hrs ago #71
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is evil and madness." Botany 7 hrs ago #107
Really weird timeline when MTG and TC are voices of reason fujiyamasan 6 hrs ago #118
Fuck off, Marjo. LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #136
She's come a long way, and has a long way to go. thought crime 2 hrs ago #145
My God! Un-fucking-believable. He's threatening to use KPN 8 hrs ago #74
New mission for the next Artemis flight. thought crime 2 hrs ago #147
Works for me. Give him a spacesuit, a bag of squeezable "food in a tube" KPN 1 hr ago #152
Go to hell, shitbag.😡 Dave Bowman 8 hrs ago #77
He caused bdamomma 8 hrs ago #78
Call me logical, but wouldn't bragging how you are going to target bridges & power plants cause Iranians to arm those... Crowman2009 8 hrs ago #86
They can't hit a B-2 bomber cruising at 50,000 feet, headed to glass Tehran. LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #137
You know at some point he will declare blue states that don't agree with him enemies and also kimbutgar 8 hrs ago #89
He needs to cease wasting oxygen. That is the only thing that will niyad 7 hrs ago #106
Don the Con will do the TACO thing. What a deranged a-hole he is. n/t iluvtennis 8 hrs ago #90
Taco Tuesday. thought crime 2 hrs ago #148
Good one ☝️ n/t iluvtennis 1 hr ago #150
Setting aside the morality of wiping out "a whole civilization" Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #93
I am afraid that is what he is talking about. mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #110
Trump wants to be the greatest at everything -- including THE WORLD'S GREATEST TERRORIST Martin Eden 7 hrs ago #97
Is there anyone in the military or Congress or his effing administration brave LoisB 7 hrs ago #99
I agree with everyone else here--he's talking nukes Bayard 7 hrs ago #100
I don't know how it works but does F45 have the codes or does he order the person with the codes to lauch in2herbs 6 hrs ago #113
"He will be the most hated man in history." LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #138
Stop calling him deranged or delusional!!!! The word is PSYCHOPATH! Grins 7 hrs ago #101
The only "agreement" Trump and Netanyahu will make will be Iran's disarmament and eventual destruction. /nt artemisia1 7 hrs ago #102
Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes BlueWavePsych 7 hrs ago #103
This is all just theatrics for him. Like an episode cliffhanger. intrepidity 7 hrs ago #104
Hopefully, you're right. Another Taco Tuesday? thought crime 5 hrs ago #127
Do you want to play a game? BidenRocks 7 hrs ago #105
T. S. Eliot Poem, The Hollow Men: A Psychotic Excerpt Read By D.J. Trump 2na fisherman 6 hrs ago #108
And in his mind, he'll get the Nobel Peace Prize for 'saving' the Iranian people. Talitha 6 hrs ago #112
This man is what the term.... Hope22 6 hrs ago #114
If ever there was a time to enact AdamGG 6 hrs ago #116
And I thought John Lithgow enigmania 5 hrs ago #124
Iran promises regional war in response to Trump threat: 'Restraint has come to an end' LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #129
I thought the Straight was open to all shipping except for US and Israeli. ChicagoTeamster 4 hrs ago #130
Given that his behavior has exceeded every rational limit in the past, snot 4 hrs ago #131
Sadly, this moron is going to, via his actions and acts, going to cost us Americans a lot. SWBTATTReg 3 hrs ago #139
Trump really is blue-wave 3 hrs ago #142
Don't assume it will be Iran. He could end the US civilization or the human civilization IronLionZion 2 hrs ago #144
Think carefully about your next move, Donald Blue Owl 2 hrs ago #149
Maniacal Evolve Dammit 1 hr ago #151
Two possibilities: PCB66 1 hr ago #153
So which civilization was Trump on about? Aussie105 58 min ago #155
J. Robert Oppenheimer After 1st Atomic Bomb Test 1945 2na fisherman 49 min ago #156
Well not tonight, but, maybe in two weeks. T-A-C-O tuesday republianmushroom 47 min ago #157
Giving In? stillspkg 47 min ago #158
Oh well, Trump succeeded at being the center of attention...again.... LeftInTX 40 min ago #159
I think there will be another TACO moment.... Sancho 39 min ago #160
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