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We're supposed to be grateful (Original Post) orangecrush 6 hrs ago OP
CORRECT Skittles 5 hrs ago #1
It's definitely abuse. littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #2
Fascinating documentary orangecrush 1 hr ago #6
Long before people started whispering "dementia" when referring to Trump democrank 3 hrs ago #3
And, it's market manipulation for his family to profit on inside knowledge. John1956PA 3 hrs ago #4
Rollercoaster of fortune orangecrush 2 hrs ago #5

littlemissmartypants

(33,854 posts)
2. It's definitely abuse.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:52 AM
5 hrs ago
We are all now in an abusive relationship with our government.



Change my mind.




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democrank

(12,617 posts)
3. Long before people started whispering "dementia" when referring to Trump
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:29 AM
3 hrs ago

I noticed how he frequently made me feel the same way I did during an abusive childhood and first marriage. Trump’s cruelty really brought it home as did the enablers surrounding him who could have tried to stop him but did nothing. I could write a zillion paragraphs about this.

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