Another political classic---

[rainman2]

“YOU WORKED FOR DONALD TRUMP!” CNN panel ERUPTS after Trump’s former campaign manager calls Jon Ossoff’s “travel with Natalie” jab BELOW THE BELT!  🙄
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager went on CNN and demanded that Sen. Jon Ossoff apologize for his crack about Trump traveling with his ever-present young aide Natalie Harp. That did not go according to plan.
“The follow-up there from the senator should’ve been an apology, because I agree, it was below the belt,” Bill Stepien, who managed Trump’s 2020 campaign, told Abby Phillip Monday night.
Keith Boykin, a former Clinton White House aide sitting across the table, could hardly believe what he was hearing.
“You worked for Donald Trump!” an incredulous Boykin shot back. Stepien tried to continue, only for Boykin to hammer him again:
“You worked for Donald Trump! How can you say anything is below the belt when YOU worked for Donald Trump in the White House?!”
Chaos ensued as the entire panel started talking at once.
Stepien argued that Trump and Ossoff are politicians who chose to run for office, while Harp is a government staffer and a private person who should be left out of the fight.
Boykin immediately brought up Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Georgia election workers Trump relentlessly attacked after the 2020 election despite neither woman being a politician.
“I want to talk about the fact that Donald Trump repeatedly, for 30 years, and definitely for the past 10 years, has attacked every single person,” Boykin said.
“You’ve already attacked people with attacks that are far lower than what Jon Ossoff said,” he continued, accusing Stepien of manufacturing “fake outrage” on CNN.
The whole argument is even richer considering what triggered it.
Ossoff told a Georgia rally that while American sailors fight Trump’s war, the president would rather “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.”
The White House responded to that supposedly unacceptable breach of political decorum by having Communications Director Steven Cheung publicly call Ossoff a “cuck loser” and “Jon Jackoff.”
Trump himself responded by comparing Ossoff to Pee-wee Herman, while his White House has now attacked a CNN reporter and even invoked her children because she dared to ask Trump about Ossoff’s remark.
So spare us the sudden concern about hitting below the belt.
Trump spent a decade teaching American politics that nothing is off limits.
His lackeys don't get to redraw the line the moment Trump is the one getting hit. If you agree, like and share this post.

[andrew]

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[rainman2]

 I think it's really important to emphasize not just the factual basis for what I'm about to say, but also to really make sure we all realize that this isn't normal, should never be allowed to be normal, and damn sure can't be the new "normal" going forward.
Donald Trump is the current President of the United States — and he's a pathological liar.
In fact, he's worse than that. I'm not sure there's a proper term that exists to really and truly describe the level of dishonesty we see from this president every single day, practically all day, with damn near everything he says or posts.
Politics has always been filled with half-truths, cherry-picked comments, and contextually inaccurate statements from both Democrats and Republicans. That's nothing new. It's been part of politics since some form of democracy and "politicians" were invented.
But what Trump does goes beyond anything we've ever seen before. He's not just a liar, he literally makes stuff up.
There's always some unnamed person of power or status who told him how "wonderful" he's doing and how "everything he's doing is right."
"They" are always telling him something — though we never know who "they" are... because "they" don't exist.
He just makes it up.
During his first administration, when he misspoke and accidentally mentioned Alabama as being part of a hurricane watch when it wasn't, did he simply apologize, admit he misspoke, and move on like a normal person might?
Nope — he used a Sharpie to draw a comically fake line to include Alabama that he sat right next to, then completely denied having any knowledge of how that black line drawn in Sharpie ended up on the map, when it was 100% either drawn by him or he told someone to do it.
Even on something as innocuous as that, Trump couldn't admit he did anything wrong.
He lied.
Now we have the Reflecting Pool, where his own Department of Justice has debunked all his lies about "vandalism" by citing flawed installation as the reason why the surface peeled, and he just keeps lying. Even after he spent weeks claiming there was video evidence of people on their "hands and knees cutting the surface with box cutters" that he never showed anyone — video evidence he then had to admit didn't actually exist, which is why he couldn't show it to anyone — he still keeps lying.
On Iran — forget it.
Let me try to write the following without going cross-eyed because it's such incoherent, illogical, and fictional bullsh*t that it's hard to follow.
We attacked Iran last year, "totally obliterated" their nuclear capabilities, but then had to go to war with them just a few months later to stop them from building a nuclear weapon, even though we were told their capabilities were "totally obliterated" — a claim this administration still stands by, which contradicts why they went to war. Then we "won" the war months ago, and Iran is "begging" and "desperate" to make a deal, but the war's still ongoing, Iran has clearly been defiant, the weak deal Trump did sign in June is all but dissolved by now, but Trump claims we control the Strait of Hormuz... even though data from that waterway shows it's still almost completely closed and attacks on ships are still occurring.
Yet Iran has no military, but somehow we "mostly" left their military alone (both comments made by Trump), but the war is still "won" — but then there are no ongoing or scheduled talks to end the war, per Trump just Tuesday morning.
Nothing of what I just wrote, which are all claims directly from this president, makes any sense. They're illogical, often completely contradictory, and not backed by any sort of factual information.
It's just Trump making stuff up.
There's lying, like the one time years ago I wrote about Sen. Ted Cruz citing a 17-year span of climate data to "prove climate change is a hoax," only for me to dig into the research and realize that the reason he stopped at 17 years is because if he went further back than that, it debunked his propaganda. That's typical political dishonesty. That's nothing all that extraordinary.
What Trump does goes even beyond gaslighting.
It's literally someone telling you the sky is red while you're looking right up and clearly seeing that it's bright blue — then saying you're "nasty" and "fake news" for saying that the sky isn't red and that it's, in fact, blue.
Donald Trump lives under the philosophy that, no matter what, you don't apologize and you don't admit a mistake.
Never, under any circumstances.
That's how weak and pathetic he is — but it also showcases how far he's really willing to go to never admit he's done anything wrong.
It's a level of dishonesty unlike anything most of us have probably ever experienced.
This is someone who'll lie about how "great" the economy is, demanding praise from everyone and whining when he doesn't get it — he's called the current economy the "best ever" — who will then come out and blame Joe Biden, who hasn't been in office in nearly two years, for anything negative.
If it's positive, he wants credit — if it's negative, it's never his fault.
Look at his bullsh*t about "rigged" elections.
The entire argument is completely and totally illogical and ridiculous.
He won in 2016 with a Democrat in the White House — but the popular vote, which doesn't elect the president, was "rigged" because Hillary Clinton won that.
In 2020, with him as president, and the government run by his own people, the election was "rigged." In fact, his most recent claim is that we had one of the biggest national security failures in history — while he was president. Somehow, in the warped and twisted mind of Trump, he wants to claim there was a huge national security failure that compromised our elections — but none of it was his fault — except he was president and the government was run by all people he chose to lead those agencies.
But, again, it wasn't his fault.
Then in 2024, he won again, with a Democrat in the White House and Democrats in charge of the Senate, and that election was totally fine. In fact, he didn't just win a second term. Republicans took full power in Congress. Trump even won in Democrat-run states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
But we can't forget for months he claimed that election, too, was going to be "rigged," claims he was making early on Election Day, until the data showed him likely to win, then -- just like that -- the election was "totally fair."   
So, it was "totally going to be rigged," and he already had "proof" that it was, until he won, then it wasn't, and we've never heard him make any of those claims about the validity of the 2024 election again.
Because he won.
Yet, just two years later, with Republicans in control of the House, the Senate, and the White House — with Democrats not in charge of any part of our federal government — Democrats are set to "rig" the midterms.
So, using Trump's "logic," Democrats didn't "rig" the 2016 Electoral College because he won, but they did "rig" the popular vote. Then, in 2020, when he was president, Democrats "rigged" that election, even though Biden won in red states like Arizona and Georgia. After that, in 2024, when Democrats held the White House and the Senate, they didn't "rig" that election — but now that they have no power, they're going to "rig" the 2026 midterms.
That makes no f*cking sense!
He just makes stuff up.
Donald Trump's lies have lies. His conspiracies have conspiracies.
It's endless.
I know I'm not saying anything here that's groundbreaking or that anyone doesn't already know. I just think it's important to remind the world that this isn't normal and we can't allow it to be normal. We cannot be desensitized to a reality where, even when we're currently at war with an adversary, it's not inappropriate to wonder who's being more honest about the status of that conflict: the Iranian government, which is a propaganda machine, or the current President of the United States, who lies faster than we can fact-check and once drew a line on a hurricane map to include Alabama in the potential strike zone because he would rather do that than simply admit he misspoke.
When Trump's finally gone, and that can't come soon enough, we have to erase the past 10+ years. Yes, let's preserve the shameful parts of this president and those who enabled him so we won't forget the damage and shame they brought to this country, but then we have to get back to the politics of pre-Trump and a country run by people who, yes, are going to twist facts and lie to us from time to time, but nothing like the dishonesty, gaslighting, and unbelievable just making sh*t up that we've become accustomed to with Donald Trump.
We cannot keep going down this path; otherwise, we're screwed.
It won't be easy, but we can do it. We can move on from this orange goblin and take our country back.
What we cannot do is allow what Donald Trump has done to how acceptable it is for someone in that position to literally just make sh*t up every single day to become an accepted norm.
That cannot happen.

[andrew]

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[rainman2]

rainfag keep trump outa his mind/mouth

always searching,, lookig for more

that called TDS, & know the true definition

SO 50/100,, i shall help

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The true definition of TDS

The Meaning: It means an extreme emotional or angry reaction to Trump. Users of the term say it makes people unable to see any good in his actions or policies.Who Uses It: Supporters of Donald Trump use it to brush off or dismiss negative news, anger, or serious political attacks against him.Not a Medical Disease: TDS is not a real medical or mental health condition. It is a political insult, not a diagnosis found in medical books


Trump Derangement Syndrome or the Foolish Fear of Tyranny
“There is Trump Derangement Syndrome, I believe that in many respects and I think it’s valid”

Governor Gavin Newsom, The Rest is Politics: Leading, 13:26, March 2 2026

Recently, a diagnosis has spread through American political commentary. Critics of the administration find themselves accused of suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS): an inability to identify or critically think about the actions of Donald Trump or his administration objectively. To talk of the administration as undermining democracy, the rule of law, or the public realm is a mere symptom of TDS, not a diagnosis of the current state of US politics. Some individuals have even begun to self-diagnose with TDS.

TDS is not the first term invented to pathologise the fear of tyranny. Tyrannophobia, the foolish fear of tyranny, has a longer history. Like all phobias, it is an exaggerated sense of fear that is debilitating, making the holder unable to act rationally towards the object. But it is an invention. And like TDS, it is both a form of ridicule but also similarly internalised. The aim is to silence those who raise concerns about emerging authoritarianism by making them figures of fun.

This blog post looks at the emergence of tyrannophobia and the role it plays in constitutionalism and authoritarianism. It then moves to TDS, how it has evolved, and how it is now moving into a new phase of self-diagnosis, in which those who raise legitimate concerns about the direction of the current US administration are couching their language in the possibility of their own ridiculousness.

As I outlined in my book On Tyranny and the Global Legal Order, naming tyranny is one of the first steps in either preventing or dismantling it. When that act of naming is made to seem ridiculous, bad actors are inoculated against both constitutional and political bulwarks that stand in the way of their consolidation of power.

Tyrannophobia
Thomas Hobbes first coined tyrannophobia in his Leviathan.

“So when a Monarchy is once bitten to the quick, by those Democraticall writers, that continually snarle at that estate; it wanteth nothing more than a strong Monarch which neverthelesse out of a certain Tyrannophobia, or feare of being strongly governed, when they have him, they abhorre.”

Hobbes says a lot in this quote. First, the use of phobia suggests an exaggerated fear. Those who suffer from it are silly and not to be taken seriously. Second, their concerns are misdirected because they confuse strong government with tyranny. They are either insufficiently wise or suffer from a debilitating fear that makes their judgement unsound when there is a strong government in place.

According to Hobbes, tyrannophobia leads to divisions, civil war, and a return to a brutish state of nature. Hobbes’ state of nature is, as Montesquieu described, a form of “blind fatality”. For Hobbes, strong government requires tough choices. And it is a binary choice: strong government or chaos. But where is the line between a “foolish” fear and a “real” fear? Hobbes writes that

“because the name of Tyranny, signifieth nothing more, nor lesse, than the name of Soveraignty, be it in one, or many men, saving that they that use the former word, are understood to be angry with them they call Tyrants; I think the toleration of a professed hatred of Tyranny, is a Toleration of hatred to Common-wealth in generall, and another evill seed, not differing much from the former.”

This suggests that any complaint against the sovereign – the state – in how it governs is an act of hatred, it is irrational, it is foolish. For Hobbes there is no space for a fear of tyranny that would not be foolish. Rather, it is disloyal or insincere.

John Locke argued that we can never be secure from tyranny and that vigilance is an absolute necessity. Arendt argues that totalitarianism is always a possibility. Justified fear of tyranny is part of the rationale for constitutional structures such as checks on power, term limits, separation of power, the rule of law, and processes such as impeachment. Impeachment constitutionalise d tyrannicide by providing ways to remove individuals from office in extraordinary circumstances. That fear, combined with democracy, forms the foundation of much of liberal constitutionalism . Though constitutionalism alone is insufficient. An active public realm is also necessary. But both require active engagement with the possibility of the emergence of totalitarianism.

Trump Derangement Syndrome

Fear of tyranny is not misplaced; it is not foolish. But the accusation serves a different function. It is a form of ridicule. It may seem trite to quote a Greek play and say nothing much changes. But Aristophanes’ play Wasps has a speech that could easily come out of the current White House Press room.

“Oh, everything is a “tyranny” or a “conspiracy” for you, no matter whether the accusation is of a big or of a small deed! For the last fifty years I haven’t even heard the word “tyranny”, and now it’s way cheaper than salt fish, and its name is tossed from mouth to mouth in the market!”

Coined by Charles Krauthammer, derangement syndrome dates from the Bush Administration and was also used under the Obama administration to describe those who opposed them or who suggested conspiracy theories about them. However, under the Trump administration, this has gone to a new level. In 2025, five Minnesota legislators sought to have TDS categorised as a mental illness that “seriously limits a person’s capacity to function in primary aspects of daily living such as personal relations, living arrangements, work, and recreation.”

“Trump Derangement Syndrome” means the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump. Symptoms may include Trump-induced general hysteria, which produces an inability to distinguish between legitimate policy differences and signs of psychic pathology in President Donald J. Trump’s behavior. This may be expressed by:

(1) verbal expressions of intense hostility toward President Donald J. Trump; and

(2) overt acts of aggression and violence against anyone supporting President Donald J. Trump or anything that symbolizes President Donald J. Trump”

In Arizona, a legislator sought to introduce a Bill requiring their health authorities to study TDS. Lawmakers have also proposed a similar bill at the federal level in the US Congress. Neither has been successful. But the mere fact that we have moved into this territory is deeply troubling.

There is a long history of mental health being used as a weapon by authoritarian figures. The pathologisation of tyrannophobia and, thus, of dissent is worrying. The moves to make TDS a legal category of incapacitation fit within that historical practice. TDS embodies the state as a single person so that any criticism of the state is a criticism of the person, here Donald Trump. Being accused of having TDS could then lead to a process that removes those individuals from the public sphere as dangerous to the state. TDS’s embrace by the Trump administration, the self-diagnosis by some, such as California Governor Gavin Newsom, and others, sits alongside a narrative in the media that warns critics of the Trump administration away from any critique that could come within the definition of TDS. This is deeply worrying.

This is for several reasons. First, it distorts the public realm, placing the emphasis on the critics of the administration to censor their own commentary and check it for paranoia, hysteria and the ability to distinguish between so called legitimate policies and what must, in turn, be illegitimate ones. But in this scenario, the definition of legitimacy always lies with the administration. Second, it curtails, delays, and even potentially forestalls acts within the constitutional structure to prevent policies and laws that foreshadow or introduce authoritarian practices. Before any acts can take place, they must prove the person does not have TDS. Third, by self-diagnosing, individuals are acting as if it is reasonable (and not also prejudicial towards those who have a mental illness but have the capacity to engage in political debate) to use an entirely made-up illness within the public realm as if it has bearing on political action. And finally, and most disturbingly, it enables authoritarianism to make its long, slow creep into established practice. Tyranny does not emerge suddenly; it most commonly emerges over a long, slow process.

TDS and Tyrannophobia
Accusations of tyrannophobia/TDS are a way to belittle opponents. If only the feebleminded fear strong government, exercising vigilance becomes foolish. Any actions taken are ridiculous, will make things worse, and may even bring about chaos. TDS can seem like a small issue, part of the public realm of AI memes, social media posts, and a never-ending news cycle where insults and mockery are the norm. However, TDS/tyrannophobia is more than an insult. It is a tool of silencing that paralyses action, including the tools of constitutionalism which were purposefully intended to prevent the advent of tyranny. It is essential that we do not embrace self-diagnosis but also that raising concerns about the dissolution of the public realm and constitutionalism as an essential act of vigilance overtakes the TDS narrative. Naming tyranny is an essential act to prevent its emergence or in starting the process of its removal. TDS is a way to stop that act of naming tyranny from occurring and should be resisted.

[andrew]

  ignorance at its finest

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[andrew]

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