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Doris's avatar

I’m rooting for some country to kidnap Trump and Hegseth and bring them both before The Hague.

Dale K. Nichols's avatar

Thank you. I’m honestly scared shitless about what happens next. Trump is unhinged. Every day a different story with increasingly inflamed rhetoric. Some of your readers might appreciate this (admittedly very long) poem I wrote earlier today:

A Timeline of Lies and Deceit

When you put all of Trump’s shifting demands, conditions, and timelines together in one place and just read them chronologically, you get a picture of either a degenerate bullshitter, or a man who’s lost his mind.

—Jonathan V. Last

From the start of the war in Iran

in every direction it’s spun—

the story of a man obsessed

with all of the ways he has won.

It’s a long and disjointed tale

of the ludicrous things he’s said

since the day it first began—let’s pause

to tally his quotes and the dead.

2/28/26

This is our objective:

to eliminate imminent threats

from a vicious, hostile regime that was

as terrible as it gets.

To the wonderful folks of Iran:

Your freedom is soon at hand.

When we’re finished go take your country back.

It’s yours to grab while you can.

3/2/26

I don’t want to see it drag on.

I always thought four weeks.

We’re a little ahead of schedule, frankly,

in doing all that we seek.

3/4/26

One of the things I want

is to help them pick the man

who’ll replace that fool, Khamenei, as

the leader of Iran.

3/5/26

We want to clean out everything—

yes, one and done in Iran.

Not to return and do it again

after a ten year span.

3/5/26

They’re wasting their time with his son.

The guy’s a total lightweight.

I’ll get my say, and there ain’t no way

he’ll be their next head of state.

3/5/26

We’re going to have to choose him—

a new leader, along with Iran,

we’re going to have to choose him—yes,

of course that’s part of the plan.

3/6/26

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!

Without it there’s no deal.

Read my lips, you idiots.

Don’t think this isn’t for real.

3/6/26

In case there was any doubt

about what I said before

when I used the word “unconditional”—what is

needed to end the war—

it could be that they announce it,

or maybe that they’re so whipped

that there’s nothing and no one left standing

that they can fight us with.

3/6/26 -l

What the President meant, quite simply,

according to Karoline Leavitt,

is that the war will be over whenever

he damn well decides to say it.

3/7/26

Ari Larijani

in fact has already surrendered

to the countries in the Middle East.

We’re next, then the war will be ended.

3/7/26

NATO is totally worthless.

They refused to join in the fun.

We don’t need people that only enter

wars we’ve already won.

3/11/26

We’ve won. Let me tell you, we’ve won.

In less that an hour all done.

Done and dusted, their country busted.

All over. But we won.

3/13/26

Oh, how the Fake News hates to admit

we are great and they are inept.

Iran is defeated and wants a deal—

Just not one that I would accept.

3/14/26

We’ve decimated Iran

in every conceivable way.

The rest of you who want your oil,

step up and take care of the Strait!

The U.S. stands ready to help—

A LOT! And coordinate

so all goes quickly, smoothly and well,

but it’s time that you own your fate.

3/21/26

If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN

the Strait of Hormuz WITHOUT THREAT

in 48 HOURS from this exact

point in time we’ll get

their various POWER PLANTS

My patience they shouldn’t test.

We’ll START WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST and then

obliterate all of the rest.

3/23/26

We’re intent on making a deal.

They want to make one too.

We’re working on a plan as we speak.

The war will be over soon.

3/24/26

You know, I don’t like to say this—

because this war’s been won—

but the only thing that keeps it going

is how the fake news gets spun.

3/25/26

We’ve crafted a fabulous peace plan

they’d be stupid not to accept.

Dismantle their nukes, reopen the Strait—

how much better for them could it get?

3/26/26

I’m putting a pause on the period

of Energy Plant destruction

for 10 more Days till Monday, 8

P.M. per my instruction.

3/30/26

Open the Strait for Business now

or Obliteration Day!

We’ll blow up everything in sight

to end our lovely ‘stay.’

All your Electric Power Plants,

your Oil Wells and your Island

(and possibly desalinization plants)

You can kiss them all goodbye then!

3/31/26

I had one goal and it’s met.

They will have no nuclear weapon.

It took just a matter of hours for me

to teach them all a lesson.

3/31/26

We’ll be leaving very soon.

Now what happens to the Strait?

We’ll have nothing to do with that, okay?

But I think it’ll be very safe.

4/1/26

The countries of the world

that receive their oil through Hormuz

must take care of it and cherish it.

It’s for them to protect and use.

4/4/26

Remember when I gave them

ten days to MAKE A DEAL?

Their time is almost up, all Hell

will “reign” down on them for real!

4/5/26

You crazy Irani bastards,

now open the Fuckin’ Strait!

Or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!

Praise Allah—I just can’t wait!

4/5/26

If they don’t come through,

if they want to keep it closed

then they’re going to lose every power plant.

It’s up to them, you know.

Just read them all in order.

This list of things he’s said.

The ramblings of a mad, mad man.

And what yet lies ahead?

Dale K. Nichols

https://nevertrumppoetry.substack.com/

Joy Barnitz's avatar

It’s TACO Tuesday … TACO @ 7:02 pm ET. Trump is training other countries (and the markets) to tolerate his wild swings, counting on the last minute TACO. This time, just under an hour before the “deadline.” Russ Vought is getting his wish and then some: Trump is traumatizing ALL of us, not just the feds

Janet Hosey's avatar

From a sign of a peaceful "No Kings" protester: "Regime Change Starts at Home"

Sheehy, Bill's avatar

And speaking of the so-called Truth Social didn't I read a piece just a day or two about the program, old mad man trumpy's only link to the media, is broke and losing money? Gawd, one hopes it, just as with his MAGA idea, the comment is true and both simply fade away into the history books.

Wendy's avatar

Trump backed down.

I am constantly contacting my Congresspersons’ offices about holding this man accountable & removing his ass from office, as he is manifest UNFIT. At the minimum, while the Republicans are (maybe) getting their shit together on Impeachment or the 25th, or whatever, I have asked that Trump’s mobile phone be removed and stored in a lockbox after hours, and his access to his Truth Social shut down. ALL policies & statements must come from The White House via approved official social channels.

The guy is causing a global crisis by tapping away on his smartphone with his little fingers at all hours and bouncing that shit off of satellites

💣🔥💀

Leslie McCain (Travlingirl11)'s avatar

DJT is most definitely mad, self-serving in any and all endeavors, selfish, a moron of gargantuan proportion and just an all around evil man. He has no working knowledge of our Constitution and the parts he thinks he understands he has absolutely no regard for.

When I pray each night I pray that we have seen the end of his madness....but unfortunately when I awake each morning I find out he has found a new way to FUCK UP everything....where are the guardrails? Where the Hell are our legislators...oh, that's right they are on vacation!!! God help us.....