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We Live In Interesting Times

by WaterGirl|  March 29, 20242:30 pm| 80 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Politics, Trump Indictments

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If you were asked to paint a picture of Trump in a single sentence, it seems like this would be a pretty good one.

Antichrist update: He’s selling Bibles during Holy Week to cover his bills while manipulating the stock market with a pump and dump IPO and attacking the daughter of a judge with a story he fabricated.

— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) March 29, 2024

Is this too many words for a tombstone (when the time comes)?  I think the only change we’d need to make would be to change “he’s selling” to “he sold”.

He’s selling Bibles during Holy Week to cover his bills while manipulating the stock market with a pump and dump IPO and attacking the daughter of a judge with a story he fabricated.

Feel free to submit your own one-sentence summary in the comments.

How long can community notes last on twitter if they are going to disrupt things by pointing out the truth?

Nancy Mace getting absolutely crushed by community notes 🤣 pic.twitter.com/b6xVdrk92I

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) March 28, 2024

This is the only line I’ve seen from Biden’s Big Event last night, but I already know it’s my favorite.

.@JoeBiden at the NY fundraiser:

Harry Truman said if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. I got one and it bit a secret service agent.

— Nandita Bose (@nanditab1) March 29, 2024

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Senior Judge Reggie Walton: “We do these jobs because we’re committed to the rule of law & we believe in the rule of law & the rule of law can only function effectively when we have judges who are prepared to carry out their duties without the threat of potential physical harm.” pic.twitter.com/V1GC7LVD2g

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 29, 2024

CNN interview with Judge Reggie Walton.

(Media-ite) interview excerpts

Collins asked senior United States district Judge Reggie Walton why he decided to speak out.

“I think it’s important that, as judges, we speak out and say things in reference to things that conceivably are going to impact on the process, because if we don’t have a viable court system that’s able to function efficiently, then we have tyranny,” Walton said. “And I don’t think that would be good for the future of our country or the future of democracy in our country.”

COLLINS: What do you make of how the judge here, Judge Juan Merchan, didn’t include himself or his family in the gag order?

JUDGE WALTON: Yeah, I understand why he wouldn’t do that. I mean, again, I think we cannot make ourselves a part of the case. I mean, obviously, we are a part of the case because we’re presiding over the proceeding, but we can’t make the case and the issue about us. And that can be very difficult, but it comes with the territory.

COLLINS: You’re someone who has always been really straightforward in your assessment of the former president. If you read your comments when you’re sentencing people, when you’re in these cases, you once referred to him as a “charlatan” at the sentencing of a January 6 defendant. I know you’ve gotten a lot of those cases before you. You’ve said that you don’t think he cares about democracy, only power. That you once seemed to suggest you didn’t, you weren’t sure he’d accept defeat if he lost in this election. Do you still feel that way tonight?

JUDGE WALTON: I’d rather not comment on that. I mean, I’ve made those, you know, the comments I made in the context of the sentences I imposed because I’m hoping that what I say to the individuals who I’m sentencing will resonate with them and cause them to rethink the activity that they engaged in that brought them before the court, and hopefully deter them from engaging in further conduct of that nature in the future.

COLLINS: Have you been on the receiving end of more threats since you’ve had the January 6 defendants in your court?

JUDGE WALTON: Yes, I’ve had more threats than what used to be the case. Yes, I have received a greater number of threats as a result of that incident and the fact that cases arising out of that incident have appeared before me. I mean, it was rare. I’ve been a judge for over 40 years, and this is a new phenomenon. I’m not saying that it didn’t happen before, but it was very rare that I would ever receive any type of a threat, regardless of what type of cases I was handling. And unfortunately, that is no longer the case. I know the marshals service has seen a significant increase in the number of threats against judges, and I think, obviously, that’s very, very, very concerning.

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    1. 1.

      HinTN

      March 29, 2024 at 3:36 pm

      Is this too many words for a tombstone (when the time comes)?

      No, I’ve seen stones with novellas inscribed upon them. They’re just large flat tablets. Tell him his stone will be yuuuuge and he’ll be all in.

      Reply
    2. 2.

      coin operated

      March 29, 2024 at 3:38 pm

      He’s selling Bibles during Holy Week to cover his bills while manipulating the stock market with a pump and dump IPO and attacking the daughter of a judge with a story he fabricated.

      Kinda hard to top that…

      Reply
    3. 3.

      Baud

      March 29, 2024 at 3:38 pm

      I’m curious how Community Notes actually gets authored.

      Reply
    4. 4.

      zhena gogolia

      March 29, 2024 at 3:38 pm

      I just saw that Trump’s tweet selling the Bibles started out “Happy Holy Week!” Holy Week is a time when we contemplate the sacrifice Jesus made, his trial, torture, humiliation, and excruciating death. If you are a Christian who has ever participated in Holy Week (as opposed to getting some chocolate bunnies on Sunday), you do NOT say “Happy Holy Week.”

      What a despicable piece of shit he is. (Happy Good Friday! //)

      Reply
    5. 5.

      JPL

      March 29, 2024 at 3:39 pm

      I mocked Kaitlin Collins when she did the town hall with trump.   It was one of her first interviews and she has improved ten fold.   I doubt that trump would appear with her now.

      Reply
    6. 6.

      Josie

      March 29, 2024 at 3:46 pm

      @zhena gogolia: ​
      This is on target. Last night I sang in the choir for an Episcopal Church Maundy Thursday service. After the foot washing, the stripping of the altar, and exiting the church in total darkness, one could hardly say “Happy Holy Week.” I doubt that he has ever gotten close enough to a church to have a clue.

      Reply
    7. 7.

      comrade scotts agenda of rage

      March 29, 2024 at 3:52 pm

      One sentence description:

      “Trump is a piece of shit that needs to be scraped off the proverbial shoes of the nation.”

      Or this:

      “A disturbing, highly destructive, incompetent, erratic and unprincipled symptom of the sickness that is the Republican Party and it’s supporters who not only elected him but allowed and encouraged him to be the absolute worst President in the history of the United States.“

      Neither are mine but I think they sum things up nicely in their own ways.

      Reply
    8. 8.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 29, 2024 at 3:55 pm

      @comrade scotts agenda of rage: “Nothing becomes his life so much as him finally, finally leaving it.”

      Reply
    9. 9.

      Baud

      March 29, 2024 at 3:57 pm

      Feel free to submit your own one-sentence summary in the comments

      Here lies an asshole’s asshole.

      Reply
    10. 10.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 29, 2024 at 3:58 pm

      @Baud: “public restroom here”

      Reply
    11. 11.

      WaterGirl

      March 29, 2024 at 4:01 pm

      @zhena gogolia:

      What a despicable piece of shit he is.

      He really is.

       (Happy Good Friday! //)

      I laughed out loud at that, at your mockery of his cluelessness.

      Also, I think you meant to say Happy Stations of the Cross!!

      He is not a normal human with normal human emotions.  I believe he is truly a sociopath.

      Reply
    12. 12.

      jimmiraybob

      March 29, 2024 at 4:03 pm

      Always up for a challenge…

      Donald John Trump, morally and ethically devoid serial-lying toxic narcissist, verified and unrepentant sexual assaulter and adulterer, verified life-long unrepentant conman and fraudster, twice impeached, proud owner of 91 felony indictments, absolute ignoramus, racist, failed presidential candidate, and failed president, and Hilter admiring aspiring fascist strongman is selling Bibles during Holy Week to cover his bills while manipulating the stock market with a pump and dump IPO and attacking the daughter of a judge with a story he fabricated.

      I hope I didn’t leave too much out. [damn, looks like I left out “…despicable piece of shit…”]

      Sure, “AntiChrist” works.  So would “Satan” if you consider that the original role of the Satan was as an advisor to God to test the faith of humans.  Pity the Christian MAGA/Trumpsters when they get to the gate and Saint Peter breaks the news to them.

      Reply
    13. 13.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 29, 2024 at 4:04 pm

      Solely out of curiosity, is there an appropriate greeting for this time?  Does it change with the day of the (this) week ?  Just curious.

      Reply
    14. 14.

      Jeffro

      March 29, 2024 at 4:07 pm

      @zhena gogolia:

      @Josie:

      I’m telling y’all, someone should have trolled him for being insufficiently excited about Easter – you know, Jesus’ birthday? ;)  – and just let events unfold.

      (yes I know 99% of the fundies still would have excused him for not knowing the difference between Easter and Christmas, but it’d be great to have everyone else laughing at him)

      Reply
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      Jeffro

      March 29, 2024 at 4:09 pm

      @WaterGirl:He is not a normal human with normal human emotions.  I believe he is truly a sociopath.

      Correct on both counts.

      Related, maybe: he has actually caused me to question my own atheism from time to time.  But that’s actually giving him too much credit.  He’s just the worst that humanity has to offer, in every dimension.

      Reply
    16. 16.

      pat

      March 29, 2024 at 4:10 pm

      @Chetan Murthy:

      I’m in Austria.  The greeting is “Frohe Ostern” (Happy Easter.)

      Oh, and the grocery stores and all other business are closed on Sunday and on Monday (Easter Monday).  Have to stock up….

      Reply
    17. 17.

      catclub

      March 29, 2024 at 4:11 pm

      @zhena gogolia: What a despicable piece of shit he is. (Happy Good Friday! //)

       

      Happy Good Friday? Fabulous Good Friday!

      replace the Bach St Matthew Passion with Sousa marches.

      Reply
    18. 18.

      zhena gogolia

      March 29, 2024 at 4:11 pm

      @Josie: Yep.

      Reply
    19. 19.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 29, 2024 at 4:11 pm

      @Chetan Murthy: 404: Greeting not found?

      Reply
    20. 20.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 29, 2024 at 4:12 pm

      @pat: i decided to Google, and it appears that for good Friday a solemn greeting is appropriate.

      Reply
    21. 21.

      zhena gogolia

      March 29, 2024 at 4:13 pm

      @Chetan Murthy: You might say “blessed Holy Week” or “happy Easter” (not before Sunday, though), but not “Happy Holy Week.”

      I heard a lot of people shouting “Happy Easter” in the grocery store today, and that grates on me too on Good Friday, but it’s not as bad as Happy Holy Week.

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    22. 22.

      zhena gogolia

      March 29, 2024 at 4:15 pm

      @Chetan Murthy: And if you’re Orthodox, after midnight on Saturday you can say “Christ is risen,” and the other person says, “He is risen indeed,” and then you kiss three times on the cheeks. That’s a really nice greeting.

      Reply
    23. 23.

      Quadrillipede

      March 29, 2024 at 4:15 pm

      I don’t think I really care what’s written on Lump’s tombstone as long as it’s waterproof and can be easily cleaned with a good hosing down every day or so. White ceramic seems like  a decent choice of material.

      Reply
    24. 24.

      pat

      March 29, 2024 at 4:15 pm

      @Chetan Murthy:

      When you are shopping and checking out in the grocery store, they say Frohe Ostern.

      Reply
    25. 25.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 29, 2024 at 4:15 pm

      If you were asked to paint a picture of Trump in a single sentence

      I would say, “No!  He’s a disgusting, fascistic, orange shitstain who sucks Kremlin asshole while wanting to have sex with one of his own daughters!  I’m not painting a picture of that disgusting, orange shitstain even if it would rival the painting in The Picture of Dorian Gray!”

      ETA

      Feel free to submit your own one-sentence summary in the comments.

      I think I misunderstood the assignment. 🤷‍♂️

      Reply
    26. 26.

      Brachiator

      March 29, 2024 at 4:16 pm

      Is this too many words for a tombstone (when the time comes)?  I think the only change we’d need to make would be to change “he’s selling” to “he sold”.

      Donald John Trump

      Infantile Grifter Asshole

      Reply
    27. 27.

      lollipopguild

      March 29, 2024 at 4:24 pm

      @HinTN: The bigger the headstone the bigger the target to piss on.

      Reply
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      m.j.

      March 29, 2024 at 4:29 pm

      He couldn’t lie his way out of this.

      Reply
    29. 29.

      Delk

      March 29, 2024 at 4:30 pm

      Not good enough for my piss.

      Reply
    30. 30.

      HinTN

      March 29, 2024 at 4:31 pm

      @lollipopguild: That’s what I’m taking about!

      Reply
    31. 31.

      gvg

      March 29, 2024 at 4:31 pm

      I copied “Arizonans are weary of her high-decibel imitation of Donald Trump’s sour, self-absorbed, backward-looking, fact-free, sore-loser, endless grievance tour.” about Kari Lake this morning. I was thinking it was some good lines to use against Trump in Bidens campaign ads. It could be adapted for Trumps tombstone too.

      Reply
    32. 32.

      hueyplong

      March 29, 2024 at 4:32 pm

      DONALD J TRUMP

      Human bacillus

      May the victims of his narcissism and criminality rest in peace.

      May he do otherwise.

      Reply
    33. 33.

      Baud

      March 29, 2024 at 4:33 pm

      Respecting sacred Christian holidays sounds woke to me.

      Reply
    34. 34.

      HumboldtBlue

      March 29, 2024 at 4:34 pm

      @WaterGirl: ​ 

      Also, I think you meant to say Happy Stations of the Cross!!

      We are currently on the family siblings thread, mocking having had to endure that drudgery every damn year. One sister posted a picture of the two Cali granddaughters out in the sun, coloring the sidewalk with chalk. No damn morosity and death told to you in horrific detail.

      Happy crucifixion!

      Reply
    35. 35.

      Mike in NC

      March 29, 2024 at 4:34 pm

      Saw a nice photo of a headstone labeled “TRUMP” with a note on the bottom: Please Wash Hands After Urinating.

      Reply
    36. 36.

      SiubhanDuinne

      March 29, 2024 at 4:35 pm

      @zhena gogolia:

      I have a vague recollection that at some point during his presidency occupation of the White House, he wished Jewish people a “Happy Yom Kippur.” (If he were educated enough in Judaism to know about Tisha B’av, I’m sure he’d send out a nice cheerful greeting for that day as well.) Same idea.

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    37. 37.

      WaterGirl

      March 29, 2024 at 4:35 pm

      @Chetan Murthy: I think I would go with “have a nice Easter”, but I guess you could always go with “yo, bitch, Easer be comin’.”

      Reply
    38. 38.

      narya

      March 29, 2024 at 4:36 pm

      Apropos of nothing, I decided to make some puff pastry. Last week I got some cherry galettes at a good local bakery, but, IMHO, the pastry was underbaked. (I realize you wouldn’t necessarily use puff pastry for galettes, but, other than being underbaked, they were pretty good.) Since I ordered frozen cherries for this week’s farm share (delivered today), I thought I could try to make my own galettes. And I made some chocolate pastry cream for the cream puffs that have been languishing in the freezer.

      And, of course, Monday is Peeps On Sale Day, though I might hold back a bit this year.

      Reply
    39. 39.

      M31

      March 29, 2024 at 4:36 pm

      “For one 4-year period the worst person in the America and the President of the United States were the same man, and God willing, it will never happen again.”

      Reply
    40. 40.

      WaterGirl

      March 29, 2024 at 4:37 pm

      @hueyplong: Most excellent!

      Reply
    41. 41.

      ewrunning

      March 29, 2024 at 4:39 pm

      Super-callous, fragile ego, extra braggadocious.

      Reply
    42. 42.

      Brachiator

      March 29, 2024 at 4:41 pm

      Donald Trump reminds me of the 17th century Dutch naval officer, Cornelis Tromp. Despite warnings about his character, he won promotion, and despite his military success, he engaged in plots and numerous unsavory activities that caused social havoc.

      Tromp was a vain man, having an extremely high opinion of himself, which he never hesitated in sharing with others. He felt that, son of a famous father, he had a natural right to the position of naval hero. During his life he posed as a sitter for at least 22 paintings, a record for the 17th century, many by top artists such as Ferdinand Bol. …

      As his wider family was among the most fanatical supporters of Orange, he participated in most of their schemes, especially those of his brother-in-law Johan Kievit, a shrewd and unscrupulous intriguer. Tromp however had no great enthusiasm for subtle plotting….

      I hope that Trump’s end is much like that of Tromp.

      … later in life he came to regret many of his actions. He died in great mental anguish, convinced he would go to hell as punishment for his crimes.

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    43. 43.

      M31

      March 29, 2024 at 4:41 pm

      @Quadrillipede: waterproof and can be easily cleaned with a good hosing down every day or so. White ceramic seems like a decent choice of material.

      and you could have a convenient handle to take care of the hosing, and a convenient tank to hold the water, maybe a privacy screen around it so mourners could have time with their memories, the public would be so appreciative

      Reply
    44. 44.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 29, 2024 at 4:42 pm

      @Chetan Murthy:

      Solely out of curiosity, is there an appropriate greeting for this time? Does it change with the day of the (this) week ? Just curious.

      🎶 Basketball jones 🎶

      Reply
    45. 45.

      WaterGirl

      March 29, 2024 at 4:45 pm

      @narya:

      My cherry galette is always awesome.  The pastry part is a buttermilk cornmeal recipe that cannot be beat! :-)  Maybe yours be just as good.

      Reply
    46. 46.

      WaterGirl

      March 29, 2024 at 4:45 pm

      @ewrunning: 5 stars!

      Reply
    47. 47.

      lowtechcyclist

      March 29, 2024 at 4:46 pm

      If I thought Dump had the least bit of perception about such things, I’d say that with the Bible thing, he was playing with white evangelicals’ heads, to see just how far they’d follow him as he does his best imitation of the Antichrist.

      Of course he has none, but it works out the same where the white evangelicals are concerned.

      Reply
    48. 48.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 29, 2024 at 4:48 pm

      @Quadrillipede:

      I don’t think I really care what’s written on Lump’s tombstone as long as it’s waterproof and can be easily cleaned with a good hosing down every day or so. White ceramic seems like a decent choice of material. 

      Yes.  Clean toilets are very important.

      Reply
    49. 49.

      Sure Lurkalot

      March 29, 2024 at 4:48 pm

      Fuckwad.

      Just keeeping it true and simple on a Friday afternoon.

      Reply
    50. 50.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 29, 2024 at 4:50 pm

      @lollipopguild:

      The bigger the headstone the bigger the target to piss on. 

      Yes, but then a larger amount of manure is needed to cover it.

      Reply
    51. 51.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 29, 2024 at 4:51 pm

      @Delk:

      Not good enough for my piss. 

      Look at you, Mr. Fancy Bladder!

      Reply
    52. 52.

      UncleEbeneezer

      March 29, 2024 at 4:55 pm

      Beyonce dropped her country album Cowboy Carter this morning and it is truly superb.  Amazing tunes, killer covers and some legendary cameos from Dolly, Willie, Miley and others.  This shit is so much better than the garbage, pop-country I used to have to play four sets of, about a decade ago.  And like everything Beyonce does it is just bursting with unapologetic celebration of Blackness.  I hope it wins “Best Country” and “Best Album” awards.

      Reply
    53. 53.

      BigJimSlade

      March 29, 2024 at 5:01 pm

      @comrade scotts agenda of rage: I was just going to go with:
      FART
      er, SHART

      Reply
    54. 54.

      different-church-lady

      March 29, 2024 at 5:03 pm

      “Do we have to wait until Trump’s words get someone killed? Wait… January 6, you say?”

      Reply
    55. 55.

      Another Scott

      March 29, 2024 at 5:03 pm

      @Quadrillipede: Nah.  We need to think outside the box.

      Military.com:

      When the Americans won their war of independence, Arnold relocated to Canada and later London, where the specter of his betrayal never left him. He was never fully trusted, struggled in his business ventures and was even burned in effigy in front of his family.

      Arnold died in 1801 and was interred at St. Mary’s Church, Battersea, in London, England. The basement crypt of the old church is where the Sunday school classes are held and, on weekdays, is rented out to a private kindergarten.

      Somewhere along the walls, amid the books, crayon drawings and fish tanks is a tombstone that reads “In this crypt lies the bodies of Benedict Arnold, 1741-1801, Sometime general in the army of George Washington and devoted wife Margaret Shippen and their beloved daughter Sophia Matilda Phipps. The two nations whom he served in turn in the years of their enmity have united in enduring friendship.”

      TIFG’s tomb should be in a similar situation, either in Puerto Rico or Haiti. Make his minions travel a bit if they want to pay their “respects”.

      Grr…,
      Scott.

      Reply
    56. 56.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 29, 2024 at 5:03 pm

      @narya:

      And, of course, Monday is Peeps On Sale Day, though I might hold back a bit this year. 

      Narrator: We all know she won’t.

      Reply
    57. 57.

      NotMax

      March 29, 2024 at 5:08 pm

      Tombstone inscription?

      “Nothing to see here. Please move along.”
      //

      Reply
    58. 58.

      FelonyGovt

      March 29, 2024 at 5:12 pm

      @zhena gogolia: Hell, I’m Jewish and even I knew that. It’s not a “happy” week.

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      cain

      March 29, 2024 at 5:12 pm

      @Josie:

      This is on target. Last night I sang in the choir for an Episcopal Church Maundy Thursday service. After the foot washing, the stripping of the altar, and exiting the church in total darkness, one could hardly say “Happy Holy Week.” I doubt that he has ever gotten close enough to a church to have a clue.

      His supporters don’t go to church either. They sit in the sofa pews of the church of Fox News.

      Reply
    60. 60.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 29, 2024 at 5:13 pm

      “Dog Relief Area”

      Reply
    61. 61.

      Brachiator

      March 29, 2024 at 5:24 pm

      @ewrunning:

      Super-callous, fragile ego, extra braggadocious.

      Bravo!

      Reply
    62. 62.

      Tehanu

      March 29, 2024 at 5:25 pm

      @mrmoshpotato:  I think I misunderstood the assignment

      Not at all!

      Reply
    63. 63.

      Attempted Chemistry

      March 29, 2024 at 5:31 pm

      Here lies Donald J. Trump, the most virtue-free American.

      Reply
    64. 64.

      Kayla Rudbek

      March 29, 2024 at 5:43 pm

      @UncleEbeneezer: sold! I started with the Smoke track. I can’t wait to see what the Gardiner Brothers do with the entire album (they do Irish dance and they did it for the Texas Hold-Em Beyoncé single)

      Reply
    65. 65.

      VFX Lurker

      March 29, 2024 at 6:07 pm

      @Baud:

      Here lies an asshole’s asshole.

      Baud wins the Internets for today and the foreseeable future.

      Reply
    66. 66.

      Elizabelle

      March 29, 2024 at 6:15 pm

      Never forget that Trump wanted to have all the churches open for Easter Sunday, when Covid was first taking its enormous toll.  Talk about promoting superspreader events.

      Fuck Trump, and fuck the evangelicals he rode in on.

      Reply
    67. 67.

      Citizen Alan

      March 29, 2024 at 6:26 pm

      @HinTN:  I think Shitgibbon’s memorial should just be a giant granite dildo. Well, I say giant. I mean it should be proportioned so that it’s small enough to match Stormy Daniels’ description.

      Reply
    68. 68.

      Citizen Alan

      March 29, 2024 at 6:30 pm

      @Jeffro:

      Related, maybe: he has actually caused me to question my own atheism from time to time.

      The same. I have truly, genuinely wondered if he might be the Antichrist. Because I think it would be a hilarious sign of God’s sense of humor that He finally allows the End Times to draw near, only for the Antichrist to be an absolute moron who might as well walk around wearing a t-shirt that says “I am Satan Incarnate” and still the evangelicals adore him.

      Reply
    69. 69.

      Citizen Alan

      March 29, 2024 at 6:36 pm

      @zhena gogolia:  To be fair, if you’re one of the people for whom Easter means “watching adorable little kids dressed in their Sunday best getting their picture taken with the Easter Bunny  before they go on the Egg Hunt and then get sick on chocolate,” why not say “Happy Easter”?

      Godless heathen that I am, I’m just disappointed that I didn’t realize until too late that you could order chocolate coins wrapped in silver instead of gold. I’d have ordered them for my Wednesday D&D group and dropped 30 of them on the table to commemorate “Spy Wednesday” instead of the Carrot Cake Cookies I made.

      (I was even more surprised to learn that silver chocolate coins are apparently sold for Passover. Which raises what TV Tropes calls “Unfortunate Implications.”)

      Reply
    70. 70.

      Citizen Alan

      March 29, 2024 at 6:39 pm

      @hueyplong:

      My vote is for:

      Donald John Trump
      The Worst.
      Just the Fucking Worst.

      Reply
    71. 71.

      sab

      March 29, 2024 at 6:53 pm

      @Citizen Alan: Like Dorothy re Kansas, you aten’t in Mississippi anymore.

      My great-great- grandmother from Ireland left her three married sons (2  married protestants, one married a jewish girl who converted to Anglicanism) 3 dollars in dimes (dimes were all silver back then.) She didn’t disown the son who never married but carried on a lifelong affair with an unhappilily married woman.

      We all hated Catholics after that for generations, until my baby sister and I both married Catholics. Mom decided that both of the sons in law were good eggs (her ultimate praise) as was her raised under Maoist communism third son in law. Not the family life she expected.

      Reply
    72. 72.

      NotMax

      March 29, 2024 at 7:05 pm

      @Citizen Alan

      Treat of long standing. First cousin to the chocolate coins which proliferate for Hannukah.

      American chocolatiers of the 20th century picked up on the gift/coin concept by creating chocolate gelt. In the 1920s, Loft’s, an American candy company, produced the first chocolate gelt, wrapped in gold or silver foil in mesh pouches resembling money bags. Loft’s was followed by another US-based company called Bartons. Source

      Reply
    73. 73.

      prostratedragon

      March 29, 2024 at 7:10 pm

      @zhena gogolia:
      Bach startled Europe with the vehemence of this. I don’t know what now would shake people up similarly, but someone might come up with something.

      Lightning and thunder have disappeared in clouds. May he open the fiery abyss, O hell, destroy, ruin, and swallow up with sudden anger the false betrayer, the murderous blood!

      Reply
    74. 74.

      Mike S. (Now with a Democratic Congressperson!)

      March 29, 2024 at 7:18 pm

      @Jeffro: Unless he is the Antichrist, if there is a Christian God he would surely have been struck down by lightening or mcokery for failed prophecies as a false prophet. So I’m sticking with there is no God.

      Reply
    75. 75.

      scav

      March 29, 2024 at 7:25 pm

      Here lies Donald J. Trump.  As he did every day of his life.

      Reply
    76. 76.

      OzarkHillbilly

      March 29, 2024 at 8:11 pm

      Is this too many words for a tombstone (when the time comes)?

      “Piss here.” seems an acceptable alternative.

      Reply
    77. 77.

      Citizen Dave

      March 29, 2024 at 9:06 pm

      Dying thread but for posterity, similar to  scav 2 posts above, my default on twitter is simply: Orange Man is 100% bullshit 100% of the time.

      Reply
    78. 78.

      kalakal

      March 29, 2024 at 9:30 pm

      Welcome to the Donald J Trump National Urinal & Spittoon

      Reply
    79. 79.

      wjca

      March 29, 2024 at 10:21 pm

      @WaterGirl: He is not a normal human with normal human emotions.  I believe he is truly a sociopath.

      Well, yes.  But that’s far from a complete explanation.  In fact, it’s a slur on sociopaths.  It is entirely possible to have no real empathy, but still treat others with respect and behave in a moral fashion.

      Being someone who apparently missed out on the empathy gene, I have some perspective here.

      Reply
    80. 80.

      wjca

      March 29, 2024 at 10:34 pm

      On balance, what he deserves is an unmarked grave.  Getting no attention would outrage him far more than even the nastiest epitaph.

      Reply

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