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MA Behavioral Sciences Interest Psychology Philosophy Advocate for finding/fixing the root causes of problems in lieu of our usual focus only on symptoms.
Joined June 2012
@itsJeffTiedrich One thing for sure, DT is consistent. Also, there are different levels of human moral development. The highest level is when by default a person does the right thing even when no one is watching. Oddly DT does the wrong thing even when everyone is watching--& feels no shame.
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@JohnWDean In 2016 the popular vote (3M) knew not to put someone in the OO who showed throughout his life to be seriously narcissistic with arrested emotional/moral development--& who also lacked self-regulation, so could potentially behave badly in that powerful position. So, no surprise.
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@OccupyDemocrats Ignoring orders by a judge (among other revealing rhetoric/behavior) are tell-tell signs that someone isn't telling the truth.
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@itsJeffTiedrich "Recognizing a kindred spirit in DT, his ruthless mentor Roy Cohn taught him to never admit guilt; when caught in a lie replace it with another lie & it's okay to keep changing his story as long as he doesn't admit he's doing that. Also deflect & distract, never give in, never.
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@gtconway3d DT's abnormal behavior reeks of sociopathy. In fact some mental health professionals believe he should be "detained involuntarily to assess his mental health." Many of us agree, especially now. He's clearly mentally not fit to hold office & is overall a clear and present danger.
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@CalltoActivism Talk about "woke." Nothing like personally experiencing the consequences of ones actions to wake one up. That would be similar to a picture is worth a thousand words. Why didn't someone come up with that fantastic idea before.
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@itsJeffTiedrich "It's better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool (an unwise imprudent person) than to keep opening it and removing all doubt."-- Mark Twain.
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@thedailybeast "Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth closed & let people think you are a fool than open it and remove all doubt."--Mark Twain.
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@SteveSchmidtSES Here's the rest of HB's excruciating story. He's 2. It's December 18, 1972. He's with mom Neilia, brother Beau, 13 month old baby sister Naomi. They are on their way to pick out the perfect Christmas Tree. Instead, there's a brutal car crash. It kills Neilia & Naomi & critically.
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@EARTHGHOSTPURRP No No No No No. Twitter is the bird. The bird is Twitter. It's iconic. To remove the bird is like removing the heart and soul of Twitter. In a time of great overall change, familiarity is vital and valued.
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@itsJeffTiedrich One's reactions to anything (even election loss) is either healthy & normal or unhealthy & abnormal. Whichever it is depends solely on one's maturity one's psychology & one's mental health (or lack thereof.) DT's sick reactions & the toxic consequences prove that those traits.
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@gtconway3d Hell hath no fury like a narcissist who thinks he's been scorned. That includes being obsessed with revenge that includes public humiliation when possible. That's who Rs gave more power to concluding DT learned his lesson. Sure. Wait and see. Big mistake. More pathology to come.
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@WindsorMann @davidfrum It's strange but for some potential death is easier to face than admitting to having been wrong about one's loyalty to and belief in Donald Trump being their safety net/superhero. It's like an addiction that's taken hold.
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@OmarRiverosays Lesson: "You are free to choose but you are not free from the consequences of your choices.".
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@robreiner It's not that getting caught & being impeached makes Donald Trump realize he's done something wrong (his narcissism prevents him from ever conceding that). Instead, he turns the tables claiming those who caught him are out to get him or they were making an inaccurate assumption.
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@Lawrence This tactic is pathological projection. It originated with Roy Cohn & is constantly used by DT. It's turning the tables & blaming legitimate accusers for the exact transgressions he's guilty of. It's so transparent, it's reached an embarrassing level of comic absurdity.
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@ReallyAmerican1 @CalltoActivism "The Due Process clauses of the United States Constitution require judges to recuse themselves from cases in two situations: Where the judge has a financial interest in the outcome. Where there's a strong possibility that the judge's decision will be biased.".
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@itsJeffTiedrich The moral high ground to which the Party of Lincoln once aspired, has turned into an unrecognizable toxic slippery slope. And it didn't gradually fall from grace but dove in headfirst. Alas, DT isn't the disease, he's a sick symptom of what was festering. Time for the GOP to.
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@robreiner “When I despair, I remember that all through history. there have been tyrants. and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”--Mahatma Gandhi.
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@RpsAgainstTrump Going against peer pressure & voting one's conscience is difficult to do. It's easier to get on the bandwagon. Thus it's a courageous & heroic act, especially when there are threats of exclusion or being primaried. Two thumbs way up for this impressive group of R's.
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@BeschlossDC Not showing respect is a reflection of the character of the offenders; not the target of the offense. Decorum is a particular requirement of good taste & propriety that sadly declined since 2016 when TFG lowered that bar to ground level.
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@brianstelter DT is deceptively trying to make it seem that the whistle blower has committed the "crime" of whistle blowing rather than DT accurately blaming himself for the real crime about which the whistle blower was blowing--his insanely bribing Ukraine that led to his impeachment.
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@ReallyAmerican1 Maybe this is a time that will even try Donald Trump's soul--but maybe not. And because he commonly accepts responsibility for nothing (Roy Cohn told him never do that) he doesn't learn grow evolve mature. He remains stuck in his man/child toxic ways.
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@brianstelter Fox needed Shep for balance. He's the reason I tuned in for a daily hour. He's a good and decent man. He apparently was disliked by many on the far right because he expressed displeasure with DT & the truth can hurt. He will be greatly missed by those of us who agreed with him.
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@nytimes First in January, DT refused WHO covid tests that 60 other countries accepted. Then he declared the pandemic a Dem hoax & squandered critical time. 2 years ago he fired the pandemic team there for a heads up. This is Inexcusable negligence for which he should be held responsible.
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@cnnbrk If mail-in voting was in fact corrupt but favored DT is there doubt in anyone's mind that he would say nothing. His narcissism & fragile ego can't stand the idea of being a loser so he will even destroy our voting system (the foundation of our democracy) to win. 113 reject/eject.
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@DanRather We're trying to understand how a party that was once the principled Party of Lincoln devolved to become the unprincipled Party of Trump. It's truly mind boggling.
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@RonFilipkowski In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt made this relevant statement: "No man's above the law & no man's below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.".
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@mmpadellan Here's the rest of HB's excruciating story. He's 2. It's December 18, 1972. He's with mom Neilia, brother Beau, 13 month old baby sister Naomi. They are on their way to pick out the perfect Christmas Tree. Instead, there's a brutal car crash. It kills Neilia & Naomi & critically.
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@ReallyAmerican1 "What is the main reason for imprisonment?.Prisons have four major purposes: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation." Only the first one would count. He won't be incapacitated or deterred (even in prison)--or rehabilitated (he doesn't learn) But, no matter what.
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@SteveSchmidtSES Shameful self-serving political play for power that if it materializes in a default would do so at the expense of ignoring the numerous serous toxic consequences that would impact everyone.
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@joncoopertweets There's only one logo that's the heart and soul of Twitter. Twitter is the bird; the bird is Twitter. It's an icon we're all familiar with and no one wants to lose. Remember when another logo was tried & we couldn't wait for the bird to fly back, & it did & we want to keep it.
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@MSNBC Donald Trump declared the coronavirus a hoax and lost lots of time doing anything about it. Also, 2 years ago he fired the entire pandemic response team and did not replace them. Projection is how he & his whole pathetic administration defend their ineptitude. Enough.
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@thedailybeast Who's responsible for this arrogant sans a moral compass juvenile delinquent (embroiled in controversy his entire life) ensconced in the Oval Office. Not the majority. It's our antiquated electoral system. They chose him despite his showing his spots prior. One person; one vote.
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@TheAtlantic @gtconway3d A narcissist made this warped decision. Narcissist are self consumed. They only act if it's beneficial to themselves. That's the nature of that disorder. With that disturbing thought in mind, people usually rally around their president during time of war. In his wicked dreams!.
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@OccupyDemocrats What does "the sins of the father are visited upon the children" mean? Also, "As the twig is bent so grows the tree." Directly and indirectly & as hand me downs, the children often suffer from the toxic beliefs & behaviors of their parents.
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@SteveSchmidtSES By the grace of God, we dodged the bullet once regarding someone in charge of whether our globe survives or not who daily demonstrates lack of self-regulation, fixation on vindictiveness, zero concern re consequences. Lesson: In a president proof of character maturity mental.
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@itsJeffTiedrich It's also said that city records show Trump Towers to be 58 stories while Donald Trump claims 68.
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@ABC These lawsuits aren't about winning, they are about keeping up the appearance of resistance to keep his base against Biden by making them believe the election was stolen. He wants to keep his base in his pocket to use them now or later to meet his narcissistic needs. Devious.
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@RawStory Innocence has nothing to hide. That's common knowledge. But honesty & truth telling & respect for doing the right thing & justice, excruciatingly seems no longer to matter. That's replaced by no limits to get what you want. Wait & see what DT does with that post acquittal.
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@AntiToxicPeople Brings the wisdom of Mark Twain to mind: "It's better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to keep opening it and keep removing all doubt.".
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@robreiner Tapes or no tapes, DT & his life of dishonest destructive narcissistic unethical demeaning self consumed behavior seems bizarrely immune to consequences. It's bizarre & impossible to understand. No one else could get away with a modicum of what he does. He's also often rewarded.
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@AP DT doesn't care about winning these lawsuits. They have one purpose to satisfy his base so it appears he's fighting for justice so they will keep contributing to his make believe "war chest." DT is a master con man snake oil salesman that's how he usually gets whatever he wants.
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@OccupyDemocrats Doesn't the following statement sound like an accurate description of DT? "A person by reason of mental defect incapable of knowing the nature of his act & of distinguishing right from wrong during the commission of a crime." Those are the factors required to plead not guilty by.
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@robreiner "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” a book in which 27 psychiatrists describe DT as having a severe personality disorder. Symptoms we observe: lying, grandiose sense of self importance, arrogance, self absorbed, above rules, excessive need for admiration, vicious when crossed.
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@OccupyDemocrats A prime example of someone who pathologically creates his own storms; takes zero responsibility for them; gets rage-filled when it rains while accusing threatening bullying name calling every Tom Dick Harry & Harriot. Misery in Misery out. Misery loves company.
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@ReallyAmerican1 This is a human who actually believes he's entitled to do anything he wants as if "the world is his oyster." It's as if he's a child who never learned there's anything that exists that's not his & his to do with as he wants & without consequences. Harrowing.
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@itsJeffTiedrich You are addressing a huge number of fundamentally fearful insecure people who before DT, perceived themselves as victims who had no control over their lives & who, in their weakened state, were spotted by DT (an expert conman) as ideal marks to control & from whom to get what he.
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@ReallyAmerican1 That's like T's "irrefutable report" that Obama wasn't born in the USA. Whether a deceptive tactic works or not, DT keeps using it, as if it's brand new. Yet for someone with zero scruples, zero self awareness, zero shame, zero sense of guilty, and zero lack of remorse, it is.
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@gtconway3d The whole obscene 1/6 assault on us our nation our reputation is sickening; so is the narcissistic behavior of the instigator. In 2016 had we chosen president by popular vote, we would have elected the most qualified ever instead of someone who by nature's a clear/present danger.
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@joncoopertweets TFG's loyalists (perceived themselves as misunderstood victims before DT empowered them in 2016 by identifying with them) believe he's innocent no matter. And R's ongoing support validates their view. Yet there's more of us than them, which may serve to keep our nation from.
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@gtconway3d It's hard to grasp the extraordinary level of DT's self-absorption. The truth is, lack of empathy is a main symptom of narcissism. That means he's (dangerously) incapable of getting out of his own shoes into anyone else's. Thus his decisions are distorted & lack compassion. Evict.
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@RpsAgainstTrump Bloviate--Overcompensating for deep-seated feelings of inferiority via utilizing braggadocio that causes the majority of readers/listeners to tune him out as just another example of his felt need to constantly pump himself up. Confidence doesn't do that. Insecurity does.
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@ReallyAmerican1 Mental health matters. That's because mental health impacts every aspect of one's life including one's emotional, psychological, social well-being, how one thinks feels relates to others makes decisions & handles stressful events. Good mental health is a life/death necessity for.
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@davidfrum Practicing protection means that parents need to ensure that their vulnerable children don't watch and listen to her husband and believe that he's in any way shape or form a role model for their behavior.
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@ReallyAmerican1 Nature or nurture? The sad unfortunate answer & truth couldn't be more clear here.
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@thedailybeast Having the mental age of an adult should be a prerequisite to run for president not to mention being one. There's a chronological age requirement but not a mental age one. Passing a mental status exam should also be required. This man is woefully immature & way in over his head.
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@Mollyploofkins A suffering soul. Brings to mind: "Be kind, everyone you meet is carrying a heavy burden.".
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@RpsAgainstTrump "I don't mean to brag but I put a puzzle together in 1 hour. And the box said 2-4 years.".
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@gtconway3d @JoyAnnReid Narcissists lack empathy. They cannot get out of their own shoes into anyone else's. It's hard to accept but that's the way DTs brain is wired. And that wiring includes self-absorption & pathological lying. The electoral college ignored DTs fatal flaws. This is the deadly results.
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@OccupyDemocrats Overall, DT appears to have zero relationship with truth; he appears to even lie to himself. Habitual liars aren't believed even if/when they tell the truth. One way people pay for their toxic behavior is with the personally miserable lives they lead.
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@SteveSchmidtSES @BetsyDeVosED In other words she meets all qualifications necessary to be in a member of the Trump administration.
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@itsJeffTiedrich It's best to accept that pathological lying is a useful tool & habit re a certain party, it's leader, & it's members-- that's only intensifying Thus it's best to ignore those who traffic in lies to avoid reinforcing them & their obnoxious misinformation with attention.
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@RichardEngel @NBCNews No world leader respects Donald Trump & that includes honoring agreements. Respect is earned. And that requires character including empathy, honesty, trustworthiness, predictability. But mentally still a child, respect is something DT will never get. And that impacts our nation.
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@AdamKinzinger Being labeled RINO at the present time (considering the abandonment of values, integrity, principles by the once Grand Old Party is a sign of AK knowing himself and his bravery, courage, and moral strength to speak out against that party's sad unhealthy decline.
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@robreiner It's worse than childish; it's psychopathological & should evoke the 25th amendment but there's no one to do that; corruption rules. As a vindictive narcissist, DT knows his anti social behavior is unacceptable but he doesn't care because he perpetually feels wronged. Sick!.
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@CNN Thinks 25th amendment. This dude is dangerous. Though a shock, it would be better, essential, to remove DT before more deaths/economic destruction due to lack of sound leadership, dishonesty, insanity coming from a pathological narcissist who projects & is in way over his head.
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@gtconway3d Any bets that Donald Trump will find a way to take credit for the National's win. After all, they won on his watch and not on Obama's. This may be tongue in cheek--or not.
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@politico This is an act that before DT no one could have possibly imagined. A president of the USA actually & openly (by way of a tweet) manipulating another country to do his bidding (for retaliatory/political purposes) by barring elected members of congress from entering that country.
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@SteveSchmidtSES Consider the void without CC's countering intervention & that's regardless his reasons which only he for sure knows. Yet he's doing a public service; no one else in his party is brave enough to do. And his authenticity is a breath of fresh air.🙏.
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@gtconway3d DT is master at gaslighting. He behaves badly then acts innocently & tries to make those who respond think they are misunderstanding/misrepresenting/hallucinating. It's crazy making. He's playing us like golf balls, feeling empowered, and having the time of his Narcissistic life.
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@davidfrum It's simple. DT doesn't know what he's doing & he's self-absorbed due to psychopathology (NPD). The only qualification he met for the presidency was chronological age. Period. We must raise the standards so never again will there be another DT in the Oval. No more dangerous GIGO.
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@itsJeffTiedrich Dear R's, Do yourself & everyone else a favor, stop using scapegoats for the purpose of deflection/distraction. Instead be willing to face the truth within your own party & right your own wrongs. One of your biggest is ignoring thus supporting the flawed character of your front.
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@gtconway3d Is MM suggesting that DT knew about the pandemic at the time of his impeachment in 12/2019 but he was so distracted he did nothing (even before squandering time labeling it a Dem Hoax.) It's called Covid 19, because it was discovered in 2019. That would be criminal negligence!.
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@itsJeffTiedrich Life Lessons otherwise known as Karma, as the law of cause & effect, as chickens coming home to roost, as you do the crime you do the time (actually/figuratively), as you're free to choose but you aren't free from the consequences of your choices etc. etc. .
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@robreiner If our country were like other democracies, the person with the most votes would be elected president. Lest we forget 3 million more of us saw Donald Trumps spots & the writing on the wall & didn't vote for him. The popular vote clearly knew better. Yes to one person; one vote.
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@TheTweetOfGod "Religion was invented when the first conman met the first fool."--Mark Twain.
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@PalmerReport "It's not how old you are, it's how you are old that counts." This list, that includes many more youthful agers, is a prime example of that.
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@gtconway3d If TFG had maturely/responsibly released his documents like everyone else, there would be no brouhaha now. But the former guy appears addicted to the dopamine rush he gets from a crisis because whatever he does/wherever he goes, he creates a crises & discord. Enough.
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@RichardEngel Nothing in Donald Trump's life prepared him for this serious job. Never before have the only 2 requirements, age/citizenship, come into serious question. He's not only unqualified his thinking/behavior is warped/twisted by untreated psychopathology that should evoke the 25th.
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@MadeInTheUSANJ Moral Lesson: Consider all the potential consequences of an action before making a myopic self-serving political decision--or a law. It will come back to bite &/or haunt you--& hurt lots of people.
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@tribelaw @gtconway3d It's more than just presidential ego. As mental health professionals have been warning for years, it's about untreated psychopathology that's in control of every word action deed of this president. He's at it's mercy. That makes it even more dangerous & should evoke the the 25tth.
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