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senseandsensibility

(24,219 posts)
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:38 PM 23 hrs ago

So the media freaked out when Nancy Pelosi had fancy ice cream in her freezer

so they will be TOTALLY outraged by trump's performance on New Years Eve, the night before millions lose their healthcare subsidies, right? He bid one hundred thousand dollars for a painting, and then called another auction goer's bid of TWO MILLION dollars for a painting "peanuts".

Again, all of this happened at his estate last night on the eve of millions losing their healthcare. Real man of the people. right? And if a Dem did this........sorry, but I think the corporate media would need 24/7 medical emergency personnel on standby for the next six months to assist with all the heads exploding.

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So the media freaked out when Nancy Pelosi had fancy ice cream in her freezer (Original Post) senseandsensibility 23 hrs ago OP
Being a true Class-Lady........The media has turned into a Shithouse ditch. chouchou 23 hrs ago #1
Oh, I just saw that the media IS freaking out senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #2
The corpo media LOVES Trump. USS_Dauntless 22 hrs ago #4
I'm seeing a trend BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #7
I would rather call you 'observant', to be honest. OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #10
My first compliment of 2026 BaronChocula 21 hrs ago #11
True. OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #14
those green papers are becoming valueless rampartd 12 hrs ago #37
Socialists like silk pillow cases too Captain Zero 18 hrs ago #31
WHICH Media is "freaking out"? maxsolomon 1 hr ago #38
The money Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #3
Lol senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #5
Last time I checked Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #6
You really, truly, honestly believe Demobrat 21 hrs ago #9
Do you have Greg_In_SF 20 hrs ago #20
Maybe try grasping reality. MorbidButterflyTat 19 hrs ago #24
The best indicator of future behavior is past behavior. Demobrat 19 hrs ago #27
krasnov's entire, fucking, lying, thieving, grifting, scheming, traitorous, niyad 1 hr ago #42
Poor Donald Cirsium 24 min ago #45
Do we know if the money made it out of MaraLoco? Captain Zero 18 hrs ago #33
Hmmmmmmm......My Momma Raised A Skeptic..... ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #12
And you really believe that, Gregg? I wonder what else you believe. paleotn 20 hrs ago #18
What evidence Greg_In_SF 20 hrs ago #21
What evidence do you have that it is, Gregg? paleotn 19 hrs ago #22
You mean Greg_In_SF 19 hrs ago #23
Link? MorbidButterflyTat 19 hrs ago #25
Don't have a Greg_In_SF 19 hrs ago #26
You're sooooo believable. paleotn 18 hrs ago #29
The auction participants. Not Trump directly. paleotn 19 hrs ago #28
Yes Greg_In_SF 18 hrs ago #30
Reading comprehension. Re-read what I typed. paleotn 18 hrs ago #32
No thanks Greg_In_SF 18 hrs ago #34
Poor baby! paleotn 18 hrs ago #35
He may have thanked the auction participants, Demobrat 17 hrs ago #36
It probably did go to St. Judes, Greg in SF maxsolomon 1 hr ago #39
I'm not. Greg_In_SF 1 hr ago #41
Show me the proof, from a legitimate, reliable source. I'll wait. niyad 1 hr ago #43
And Obama liked Grey Poupon. MSM sux. C-Span and full confession, we like Velshi, Rachel, Lawrence, Nichole and most of Evolve Dammit 22 hrs ago #8
Can't wait for Lawrence to return senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #13
Only surpassed by the tan suit! Evolve Dammit 21 hrs ago #15
Plus hibbing 21 hrs ago #16
Forgetting so quickly that Reagan wore tan suits quite often. paleotn 20 hrs ago #19
It was just an ID10T error. Hoosier_Progressiv 21 hrs ago #17
Our media has capitulated tonekat 1 hr ago #40
IOKIYAR, forever and ever, Amen LymphocyteLover 51 min ago #44
Of course if a Dem did a tiny fraction of what trump did it would be non stop outrage Jbraybarten 10 min ago #46

senseandsensibility

(24,219 posts)
2. Oh, I just saw that the media IS freaking out
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:21 PM
22 hrs ago

but not about trump. Apparently, Mamdani's wife wore six hundred dollar boots to the inauguration. You see, some things are just not acceptable to the corporate media.

USS_Dauntless

(196 posts)
4. The corpo media LOVES Trump.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:32 PM
22 hrs ago

What are they gonna do when he finally flatlines? I DARE them to lecture us about "respecting the dead". I fucking dare them.

BaronChocula

(4,008 posts)
7. I'm seeing a trend
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:02 PM
22 hrs ago

Call me crazy, but it seems to me like white men who champion the preservation of white male privilege get all the passes, all the credit, and none of the blame. If you aren't with them you get none of the passes, none of the credit and all of the blame. And the MS media is in on it.

I'm just going out on a limb here.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,113 posts)
10. I would rather call you 'observant', to be honest.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:31 PM
21 hrs ago

Except you left out one thing...

It is wealthy white men privilege. I assure you that dirt-poor white men are either lost in the cult, or understand that all of this 'privilege' is only being given to the rich, white men. (Or the ones who have done a good job of passing as one.)

BaronChocula

(4,008 posts)
11. My first compliment of 2026
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:45 PM
21 hrs ago

Maybe my last.

I didn't dig into the details of the hierarchy, but wealthy white men are certainly on top. But being white and not so wealthy also has its privileges as data from police stops and criminal justice outcomes will suggest. I think the Southern "good old boy" is descended from the poor Southern whites who were granted status over newly freed blacks following the Civil War. That power didn't make them wealthy, but it gave them license to act as Jim Crow enforcers while the white folks of means still disparaged them as poor white trash.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,113 posts)
14. True.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:57 PM
21 hrs ago

But, money is always a factor.

Always.

My wish is to remove that power from the little green piece of paper, but I might as well wish for Godzilla to walk up from Lake Superior and visit.

rampartd

(3,725 posts)
37. those green papers are becoming valueless
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 02:00 AM
12 hrs ago

we should allow that, simultaneously outlawing the fraud of "crypto currency."

we will need to build an economy from essentially scratch in any case,

maxsolomon

(38,135 posts)
38. WHICH Media is "freaking out"?
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 12:24 PM
1 hr ago

The RW Noise Machine manufactures outrages - it's their purpose.

So, where did you see that "freak out"? NYT? San Jose Mercury News? Rawstory? NY Post? Twitter/X? Some Russian Bot account on FB?

Demobrat

(10,262 posts)
9. You really, truly, honestly believe
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:30 PM
21 hrs ago

the money will actually go to St. Jude’s - because he said so?
Have you been living under a rock for the last 20 years?
Wow. Just - wow.

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,147 posts)
24. Maybe try grasping reality.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:43 PM
19 hrs ago

NEW YORK –New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after Donald J. Trump was forced to pay more than $2 million in court-ordered damages to eight different charities for illegally misusing charitable funds at the Trump Foundation for political purposes:

“Not only has the Trump Foundation shut down for its misconduct, but the president has been forced to pay $2 million for misusing charitable funds for his own political gain....Funds have finally gone where they deserve — to eight credible charities. My office will continue to fight for accountability because no one is above the law — not a businessman, not a candidate for office, and not even the president of the United States.”

As part of a resolution of the lawsuit announced on November 7th, Trump was ordered to pay $2 million, or $250,000, a piece to eight different charities. Those charities are Army Emergency Relief, the Children’s Aid Society, Citymeals-on-Wheels, Give an Hour, Martha’s Table, the United Negro College Fund, the United Way of National Capital Area, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Additionally, Trump was forced to reimburse his namesake foundation $11,525 for sports paraphernalia and champagne purchased at a charity gala, which was added to $1,797,598.30 already in the foundation’s bank account. The combined $1,809,123.30 was split evenly and recently transferred to the eight agreed upon charities. Each charity ended up receiving a total of $476,140.41.

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2019/donald-j-trump-pays-court-ordered-2-million-illegally-using-trump-foundation


Quite defensive of Piggy, huh.

Demobrat

(10,262 posts)
27. The best indicator of future behavior is past behavior.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:14 PM
19 hrs ago

Grifters gonna grift.

Prove the money was actually donated. I’ll wait.

niyad

(129,425 posts)
42. krasnov's entire, fucking, lying, thieving, grifting, scheming, traitorous,
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 01:10 PM
1 hr ago

sexually perverted life, for one.

Cirsium

(3,342 posts)
45. Poor Donald
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 01:54 PM
24 min ago

Everyone is always doubting him. It is so unfair. Can he ever catch a break? When has he ever lied to us?


ColoringFool

(228 posts)
12. Hmmmmmmm......My Momma Raised A Skeptic.....
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:56 PM
21 hrs ago

A very cynical one.

Mexico will pay for The Wall.

Tariffs are paid by the Seller Country. And the US has taken in TRILLIONS!

We're all getting $2000 checks.

There is no inflation.

The 2020 election was rigged.

Russia wants the best for Ukraine.

What was that again that Trump didn't lie about?

paleotn

(21,487 posts)
18. And you really believe that, Gregg? I wonder what else you believe.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 05:39 PM
20 hrs ago

Perhaps I could make some money off your gullibility.

paleotn

(21,487 posts)
22. What evidence do you have that it is, Gregg?
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:23 PM
19 hrs ago


By the way...are you looking to buy a bridge?

Greg_In_SF

(849 posts)
23. You mean
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:37 PM
19 hrs ago

beyond St. Jude's Chief Revenue Officer thanking the auction participants on CNBC?

paleotn

(21,487 posts)
29. You're sooooo believable.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:19 PM
18 hrs ago


Now what about that bridge we were talking about. Do you wanna buy or what?

paleotn

(21,487 posts)
28. The auction participants. Not Trump directly.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:18 PM
19 hrs ago

If he did, perhaps it wasn't his choice. Kind of a difference there, no?

Greg_In_SF

(849 posts)
30. Yes
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:23 PM
18 hrs ago

that is what he said. He thanked the bidders. Do you think he would have done that if Trump stole the money?

But, sure, go ahead and call me a liar with absolutely no evidence to back up your claim. Whatever makes you feel better

paleotn

(21,487 posts)
32. Reading comprehension. Re-read what I typed.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:27 PM
18 hrs ago

He didn't have a choice. That was part of the event. Where'd "steal the money" come from? I merely stated I doubt he'd donate anything. Certainly not if he didn't have to.

Greg_In_SF

(849 posts)
34. No thanks
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:28 PM
18 hrs ago

I'll have you on 'ignore' in a few seconds.

I have no need for your kind of ilk.

Demobrat

(10,262 posts)
36. He may have thanked the auction participants,
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 09:09 PM
17 hrs ago

but so what? Doesn’t mean he will ever see a dime.

maxsolomon

(38,135 posts)
39. It probably did go to St. Judes, Greg in SF
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 12:27 PM
1 hr ago

The larger question is why you're white knighting Trump on DU.

Greg_In_SF

(849 posts)
41. I'm not.
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 12:31 PM
1 hr ago

I'm simply saying that a charity auction benefitting an organization that treats childhood cancers for free is a wonderful thing. My family has been donating to St. Jude's for decades. And, until St. Jude's comes out and says they didn't get the money, I will assume that they did get the money.

Evolve Dammit

(21,465 posts)
8. And Obama liked Grey Poupon. MSM sux. C-Span and full confession, we like Velshi, Rachel, Lawrence, Nichole and most of
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:07 PM
22 hrs ago

MS NOW.

paleotn

(21,487 posts)
19. Forgetting so quickly that Reagan wore tan suits quite often.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 05:41 PM
20 hrs ago

I guess one has to take an unintelligence test to gain entrance to the club of scribbling and yapping MSM morons.

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