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Everything he does is for an effect. Call him demented but the madness is hardly spontaneous, it is PERFORMATIVE. His raptures and soliloquies, the vicious sotto voces strike me as scripted and rehearsed. He’s a player and a con, crazy or not.
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Everything he does is for an effect. Call him demented but the madness is hardly spontaneous, it is PERFORMATIVE. His raptures and soliloquies, the vicious sotto voces strike me as scripted and rehearsed. He’s a player and a con, crazy or not.
Tempting to say as much is true of this entire Performative administration, an organized criminal operation with boss, capos and buttons. Regardless of metaphor, can there be any doubt now, after murders, about the character and qualities of these players?
January 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Tempting to say as much is true of this entire Performative administration, an organized criminal operation with boss, capos and buttons. Regardless of metaphor, can there be any doubt now, after murders, about the character and qualities of these players?
Youth and energy help for sure. I take your point, I’m sympathetic to it. Charismatic personalities—a Kennedy (at age 43) Clinton (46) an Obama (47) attract the energy you require. Newsom, the available face man, is 58, will be over 60 next big election.
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Youth and energy help for sure. I take your point, I’m sympathetic to it. Charismatic personalities—a Kennedy (at age 43) Clinton (46) an Obama (47) attract the energy you require. Newsom, the available face man, is 58, will be over 60 next big election.
“60 fucking years old”sort of tipped us off on your sentiment. THAT suggested, don’t you concur on reexamining that tweet?
January 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
“60 fucking years old”sort of tipped us off on your sentiment. THAT suggested, don’t you concur on reexamining that tweet?
Memes have no minds of their own to care if we humans survive on earth or not.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Memes have no minds of their own to care if we humans survive on earth or not.
I am the reluctant host of a meme that despises the other memes🤷🏻♂️
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am the reluctant host of a meme that despises the other memes🤷🏻♂️
“Witty” graffiti: how to ruin a picturesque ruin.
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Witty” graffiti: how to ruin a picturesque ruin.
In a country that actually elected a Trump, what chance for satire to be rightly understood?
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In a country that actually elected a Trump, what chance for satire to be rightly understood?
Trump likes sassy performers. He thinks he stands in wise relief against these whippersnappers, like a high school principal to kids from the pep squad.
October 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Trump likes sassy performers. He thinks he stands in wise relief against these whippersnappers, like a high school principal to kids from the pep squad.
Talk about “unstable.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Talk about “unstable.”
He’s inauthentic. A Bollywood Hillbilly.
August 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
He’s inauthentic. A Bollywood Hillbilly.
Why is Governor Shapiro on this list of activists today? What has he done recently?
August 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Why is Governor Shapiro on this list of activists today? What has he done recently?
King of the Performatives.
August 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
King of the Performatives.
This is the right frequency for low information voters. More than a matter of wit, the people’s choice has always gone to the best promotional art. Remember Shepard Fairey’s Obama HOPE poster?
August 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is the right frequency for low information voters. More than a matter of wit, the people’s choice has always gone to the best promotional art. Remember Shepard Fairey’s Obama HOPE poster?
He’s good but he needs an act, like a saxophone.
August 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
He’s good but he needs an act, like a saxophone.
Ringo, John,George and—Wait—Ringo, Paul—No—Paul, John, George and Ringo?
George, Paul, Ringo, John…
George, Paul, Ringo, John…
August 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ringo, John,George and—Wait—Ringo, Paul—No—Paul, John, George and Ringo?
George, Paul, Ringo, John…
George, Paul, Ringo, John…
Probably has some major medical bills.
July 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Probably has some major medical bills.
Performative, but not n the same league as…
July 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Performative, but not n the same league as…
C’mon Carol, we need you at your best.
July 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
C’mon Carol, we need you at your best.
Reporters, get that story!! Balladeers, start singing it!!
July 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Reporters, get that story!! Balladeers, start singing it!!
Whether there is a list or not, the search and not the illusive prize had political value while it lasted, but the perception that Trump’s outfit has actual possession and won’t release it is proving disastrous for him.
July 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Whether there is a list or not, the search and not the illusive prize had political value while it lasted, but the perception that Trump’s outfit has actual possession and won’t release it is proving disastrous for him.