I just finished watching the PBS Frontline program (a repeat) that tries to give a political biography of Trump and Biden. I must say, though PBS usually is weak-kneed and timid about appearing biased, this documentary pretty clearly laid out the Mary Trump point of view about her uncle Donald, that he's a bully, a racist, a liar and has no interest in anyone or anything except the continuing 'success' of Donald Trump.
Cool! Nice to see it all tied up with a bow and given out for free to the public right now as the voting happens.
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 06:08 (three years ago) link
Man, if only there was a way to convince his fans that he gives exactly as many fucks (read: zero) about them as he gave about his Omaha fans last night. Like I don't know how more stark an example you could provide, aside from a straight-up Greg Stillson moment.
― OrificeMax (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 12:07 (three years ago) link
(Not that I'm discounting the possibility of Trump using the child of a Trump supporter as a human shield at some point in the next week.)
― OrificeMax (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 12:08 (three years ago) link
with an altered mental status
idgi how can they tell
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 12:43 (three years ago) link
irl loled at work, thanks Hadrian (I aws on webcam - people probably wondering what the fuck i'm laughing at)
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 13:48 (three years ago) link
:)
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
lol
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 17:13 (three years ago) link
Vic Berger has made an hour-long "phantasmagoric odyssey into the presidency of Donald J. Trump"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZKkUyrklpc&
― Number None, Wednesday, 28 October 2020 19:43 (three years ago) link
― beard papa, Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:05 (three years ago) link
"Look, we'll probably lose half a million lives to this pandemic before it's all over, but so far it's nobody I really care about. All I care about is: me."
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:11 (three years ago) link
Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership. He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done. 🤙🏾 pic.twitter.com/Q9c5k1yMWf— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) October 29, 2020
― calzino, Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:56 (three years ago) link
^I clicked that, got this, seemed appropriate:
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― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Thursday, 29 October 2020 23:19 (three years ago) link
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/noam-chomsky-believes-trump-is-the-worst-criminal-in-human-history
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 30 October 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
a bold claim in a world where the hamburglar is still at large
― you are like a scampicane, there's calm in your fries (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 30 October 2020 18:51 (three years ago) link
I believe it's supposed to be spelled "Hamberdler."
― Anaïs Ninja (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 30 October 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
WTF is the platinum plan
― Ape Hole Road (Boring, Maryland), Friday, 30 October 2020 18:58 (three years ago) link
Healthcare for hip-hop magnates
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2020 19:09 (three years ago) link
It's the sole policy in Trump's platform.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Friday, 30 October 2020 19:10 (three years ago) link
Hip Hop Co-payyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Friday, 30 October 2020 19:15 (three years ago) link
Dud
― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Friday, 30 October 2020 19:15 (three years ago) link
any melania truthers here
― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Friday, 30 October 2020 22:07 (three years ago) link
"WTF is the platinum plan"
building platforms, creating growth .. for the lil community
― calzino, Friday, 30 October 2020 22:14 (three years ago) link
Photos taken of famous people together that you would never have expected to be together but make you sad all the same.
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Saturday, 31 October 2020 10:11 (three years ago) link
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!pic.twitter.com/85ySh1KYkh— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2020
― real muthaphuckkin jeez (crüt), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 14:40 (three years ago) link
When gpa thinks he knows what flossing is
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 14:42 (three years ago) link
"Pundits questioned the strategy of a dance-battle challenge as polls opened, but when the final results were tabulated ..."
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 14:49 (three years ago) link
is this a bluey reference
― adam, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 14:52 (three years ago) link
He was a massive failure in almost every regard, but no one can say he didn't move his arms a lot.
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:08 (three years ago) link
If never very high.
― OrificeMax (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:10 (three years ago) link
Here especially, he knew his limits.
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:12 (three years ago) link
Exclusive: Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank games ways to sever ties with the president - sources
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with President Donald Trump after the U.S. elections, as it tires of the negative publicity stemming from the ties, according to three senior bank officials with direct knowledge of the matter.Deutsche Bank has about $340 million in loans outstanding to the Trump Organization, the president’s umbrella group that is currently overseen by his two sons, according to filings made by Trump to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics in July and a senior source within the bank. The three loans, which are against Trump properties and start coming due in two years, are current on payments and personally guaranteed by the president, according to two bank officials.In meetings in recent months, a Deutsche Bank management committee that oversees reputational and other risks for the lender in the Americas region has discussed ways in which it could rid the bank of these last vestiges of the relationship, two of the three bank officials said. The bank has over the years lent Trump more than $2 billion, one of the officials said.One idea that has come up in the meetings: sell the loans in the secondary market, two of the bank officials said. But one of the officials said that idea has not gained traction, in part because it is not clear who would want to buy the loans and the attendant problems that come with it....The loans, which are against Trump’s golf course in Miami, and hotels in Washington and Chicago, are such that the Trump Organization has only had to pay interest on them so far, and the entire principal is outstanding, two of the three bank officials said. They come due in 2023 and 2024, the filings show.The businesses backing the loans face challenges. The coronavirus-driven economic slowdown has hit the travel industry, including hotels. Moreover, last month Reuters reported that Trump’s plan to make money by developing houses and hotels on his golf courses, including the one involving the Deutsche Bank loan, had not panned out so far.The Deutsche Bank executives are not unduly concerned about Trump’s ability to repay the loans, given the president’s personal guarantees and the time left before they come due, the three bank officials said.If Trump is not in office, Deutsche Bank executives feel that it would be easier for them to demand repayment, foreclose if he is not able to pay it off or refinance, or try to sell the loans, according to two of the three bank officials.Since Trump has personally guaranteed all the loans, Deutsche Bank could also seize the president’s assets if he is unable to repay, two of the three bank officials said.
Deutsche Bank has about $340 million in loans outstanding to the Trump Organization, the president’s umbrella group that is currently overseen by his two sons, according to filings made by Trump to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics in July and a senior source within the bank. The three loans, which are against Trump properties and start coming due in two years, are current on payments and personally guaranteed by the president, according to two bank officials.
In meetings in recent months, a Deutsche Bank management committee that oversees reputational and other risks for the lender in the Americas region has discussed ways in which it could rid the bank of these last vestiges of the relationship, two of the three bank officials said. The bank has over the years lent Trump more than $2 billion, one of the officials said.
One idea that has come up in the meetings: sell the loans in the secondary market, two of the bank officials said. But one of the officials said that idea has not gained traction, in part because it is not clear who would want to buy the loans and the attendant problems that come with it.
...
The loans, which are against Trump’s golf course in Miami, and hotels in Washington and Chicago, are such that the Trump Organization has only had to pay interest on them so far, and the entire principal is outstanding, two of the three bank officials said. They come due in 2023 and 2024, the filings show.
The businesses backing the loans face challenges. The coronavirus-driven economic slowdown has hit the travel industry, including hotels. Moreover, last month Reuters reported that Trump’s plan to make money by developing houses and hotels on his golf courses, including the one involving the Deutsche Bank loan, had not panned out so far.
The Deutsche Bank executives are not unduly concerned about Trump’s ability to repay the loans, given the president’s personal guarantees and the time left before they come due, the three bank officials said.
If Trump is not in office, Deutsche Bank executives feel that it would be easier for them to demand repayment, foreclose if he is not able to pay it off or refinance, or try to sell the loans, according to two of the three bank officials.
Since Trump has personally guaranteed all the loans, Deutsche Bank could also seize the president’s assets if he is unable to repay, two of the three bank officials said.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:27 (three years ago) link
The Deutsche Bank executives are not unduly concerned about Trump’s ability to repay the loans, given the president’s personal guarantees
Cannot help imagining subtext of "There is nothing unduly about our concerns. We are very duly concerned indeed."
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:35 (three years ago) link
yeah, i stared at that exact fragment, for a while.
they are not "unduly concerned" = one thingthey are not "unduly" concerned" = another
― just another 3-pinnochio post by (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
why can i not type letters and symbols without mistakes
they are not "unduly concerned" = one thingthey are not "unduly" concerned = another
This is interesting if true - the r/asktrumpsupporters line lately has been "meh, he'll just renegotiate / refinance loans."
Even the most rosy pro-Trump view is that the reason for his financial sitch is that he just buys properties and keeps them. He pursues "passion projects" like golf courses and is focused more on owning things than profiting from them. So debt is beside the point, because he has lots of assets that he doesn't sell, so his net worth is still comfy. I am not a money-knowing person so I won't speculate on the wisdom of this.
Perhaps Deutsche Bank wants to repossess a bunch of shitty hotels and stupid fairways, I dunno. But I think they'd like cash more.
― Kabob Dylan (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:58 (three years ago) link
i know it's the least important thing, but god if i ever dance like this, please just help me
Tops off! pic.twitter.com/I2ecdXE4WC— James Cullen (@jamescullen123) November 3, 2020
― just another 3-pinnochio post by (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 16:50 (three years ago) link
the finger up at the end is what makes me ia
― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 16:58 (three years ago) link
but yeah he looks like a woo girl on k
god he really does have tiny lil hands
― plax (ico), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link
hand moves reminiscent of Toni Collette's in the attic towards the end of Hereditary
― circa1916, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 17:34 (three years ago) link
I just saw his dance style referred to as the double hand job.
You're welcome.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 17:38 (three years ago) link
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/VacantDishonestIberianmidwifetoad-size_restricted.gif
― circa1916, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
and there it is
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 18:01 (three years ago) link
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!pic.twitter.com/85ySh1KYkh— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
Four years ago, his campaign videos were as awkwardly made as an episode of Decker. Today, his campaign videos are indistinguishable from Vic Berger edits.
― edited for dog profanity (sic), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 18:50 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdr2eLAAPuw&feature=emb_title
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 18:52 (three years ago) link
Well that didn't work, but it was supposed to link to the Season 1 finale of Silicon Valley. If you've seen it, you know the scene.
https://i.imgur.com/k4f6qRU.gif?noredirect
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 19:24 (three years ago) link
what an astonishingly petty little bitch, full thread for details
"And then I won't pay the bill of the company that does this crazy microphone, and they'll do a story, 'Trump is a horrible human being, he doesn't pay a bill.' No, I don't like to pay bills when people do a bad job ... [but] they look like nice people, they come from Kenosha." pic.twitter.com/TDvetjCszq— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 3, 2020
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
Am happy to see "YMCA"'s fate sealed. One of the biggest examples of pandering, crossover disco leading to its untimely demise, now being used on the daily amid the political equivalent of the Comiskey Park "disco sucks" rally.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
Going with dud
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link