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8. Spectacle over substance...

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:42 AM

11 hrs ago

... when there is no substance to offer, unless it's the proverbial substance hitting the fan with a resounding SPLAT!

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And they say they want "unity" RussBLib 12 hrs ago #1

Their version of "unity" is "be reasonable, do it MY way." nt Wounded Bear 12 hrs ago #3

"the right way, the wrong way, and trump's way?" rampartd 10 hrs ago #21

In other news, scientists discover fire is hot and water is wet. Girard442 12 hrs ago #2

The Google AI Search Results Miles Archer 12 hrs ago #5

Fucking criminal: dalton99a 12 hrs ago #7

Spectacle over substance... GiqueCee 11 hrs ago #8

All of this in the absence of performing the job he was elected to do Miles Archer 11 hrs ago #9

+1. The only thing that matters to him is his monuments dalton99a 11 hrs ago #10

Trump who? ABC123Easy 11 hrs ago #11

He can't dazzle with brilliance or baffle with bullshit. littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #12

And he has surrounded himself w/flying monkeys that do his bidding. AnotherMother4Peace 10 hrs ago #15

Yes!! No man is an island and he's got an entire swamp full of enablers. littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #19

Ding ding malaise 10 hrs ago #13

Anyone paying attention back then PatSeg 10 hrs ago #22

umm, I figured this out in the eighties kbowman 10 hrs ago #14

I'll Add One More Step ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #17

Despicable, crazed, crooked, and dumber than a rock. Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #16

And a complete and total malaise 10 hrs ago #20