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EnergizedLib

(1,897 posts)
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:02 PM Dec 2022

Who else is crying and can't breathe right now?

Of all the things I thought doofus was going to announce today, I didn’t think it was going to be digital trading cards for $99 dressed in different costumes.

This is too much. I need to calm down. This is the hardest and loudest I’ve laughed since Q nuts thought Keith Richards was JFK a little more than a year ago.

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Who else is crying and can't breathe right now? (Original Post) EnergizedLib Dec 2022 OP
I'm too embarrassed to laugh, frankly... hlthe2b Dec 2022 #1
+1000 it's pathetic. WarGamer Dec 2022 #19
I'm Howling leftieNanner Dec 2022 #2
I have family in Europe. thucythucy Dec 2022 #3
Oh, no! Well, if they're good peeps they know The Majority of USA'rs are rolling 🙄 their eyes! electric_blue68 Dec 2022 #82
Oh God, what did the idiot do now? I better go look at the headlines. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #4
You're not going to believe it gratuitous Dec 2022 #6
Right I cannot believe what I am reading on this thread. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #8
Nope EnergizedLib Dec 2022 #9
I see something about Trading Cards. But not finding details. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #11
Virtual trading cards!! MontanaMama Dec 2022 #59
Selling something that does not exist sure cuts down on business costs. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #79
I found the info. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #15
Holy smokes EnergizedLib Dec 2022 #17
Did I lie? gratuitous Dec 2022 #18
No you really hit it. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #25
I bet this was his idea. rubbersole Dec 2022 #41
+1, uponit7771 Dec 2022 #83
Not one of them of him visiting a military cemetery - oh, wait... UTUSN Dec 2022 #5
What I'd REALLY pay good money for nolabear Dec 2022 #7
I can't even tell what's real anymore spinbaby Dec 2022 #10
Well, the Homelander vibe fits Bettie Dec 2022 #26
How are they going to be gone very quickly? wryter2000 Dec 2022 #38
NFTs. Melania did one a year or two ago. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #60
He never looked that good... Bird Lady Dec 2022 #57
"Art of his life and career" but they are just fanfiction fantasy pictures ZonkerHarris Dec 2022 #63
No, you got that wrong. It's ART, not art. japple Dec 2022 #67
...raises hand... Docreed2003 Dec 2022 #12
You want some more laughs... Take a look at freeperlands reactions... Ohio Joe Dec 2022 #13
Thank you Rachel M at 6 pm Dec 2022 #22
No Freeper, you're the dumb one for not walking away from the start. Boomerproud Dec 2022 #32
What baffles me are the fools who are writing things like catbyte Dec 2022 #43
Awww.... progressoid Dec 2022 #44
And the true believers are even funnier Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #61
+33. Harker Dec 2022 #72
It's a way to monetize his name and fat face. CTyankee Dec 2022 #14
I'll be giggling ALL DAY! John Ludi Dec 2022 #16
I'm almost tempted to see what Freepland is making of this ThoughtCriminal Dec 2022 #20
It's a mixture of: catbyte Dec 2022 #45
KRAPTO Currency Another digital scam nt TigressDem Dec 2022 #21
And here I thought he was going to announce Herschel Walker as running mate. Sneederbunk Dec 2022 #23
I try not read or DU Rec non-criminal-prosecution-related stories about Trump... W_HAMILTON Dec 2022 #24
ahaha haha ahahaha musette_sf Dec 2022 #27
This one's my favorite. catbyte Dec 2022 #48
He needs some sort of tire rims to hold his pants up? nt Ilsa Dec 2022 #71
It's an industrial-strength girdle, doing a heck of a job (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2022 #84
MAGA nut cases are not happy LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #28
THIS is his big announcement? Talitha Dec 2022 #29
This is right there with another all-timer EnergizedLib Dec 2022 #30
You do realize it's a perfect opportunity, right? Jirel Dec 2022 #31
That's perfect! Mme. Defarge Dec 2022 #34
I want to start a trading card company that uses the same pics, but ACTUAL size! world wide wally Dec 2022 #52
Is Fox covering it? Haven't heard a peep on MSNBC or CNN. Talitha Dec 2022 #33
Pathetic! FuzzyRabbit Dec 2022 #35
I wouldn't want them EnergizedLib Dec 2022 #36
Sadly, I think the humiliation kills Trump's threat to the GOP ThoughtCriminal Dec 2022 #37
Good points, unfortunately. TheRickles Dec 2022 #39
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT HERE, TOO!!! relayerbob Dec 2022 #40
The comments on Free Republic are actually pretty similar to the ones here on DU. TheRickles Dec 2022 #42
I haven't been there in years and years! It looks the same, and it looked old even then renate Dec 2022 #51
THEY'RE still around? Rocknation Dec 2022 #55
It's going to be interesting to see if faux news covers this BonnieJW Dec 2022 #46
I wonder how much Melania made selling the NFT of her white hat. That may have given Trump Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #47
Her NFT auction was a bust. onenote Dec 2022 #69
This dude was *literally* the President of the United States and the most powerful man in the world renate Dec 2022 #49
I first saw the story in a British paper Rocknation Dec 2022 #50
Looks like we passed Peak Trump a while ago and didn't know it. yardwork Dec 2022 #53
Laughing and crying Wild blueberry Dec 2022 #54
Well he did it again got us all talking about him Tree Lady Dec 2022 #56
Don the Con at it again - just another avenue to milk his supporters of money. uggh iluvtennis Dec 2022 #58
When TFG looks down when peeing he definitely sees 10 in. Magats are fighting Pepsidog Dec 2022 #62
When I first saw the "major announcement", I was laughing so hard I nearly spit my drink out! Initech Dec 2022 #64
Me. H2O Man Dec 2022 #65
Oh, it just keeps on getting worse---DIGITAL trading cards? Warpy Dec 2022 #66
DailyKos is having a field day with this. DinahMoeHum Dec 2022 #68
I hate to say it but I'm embarrassed for the guy. Kablooie Dec 2022 #70
Copycats Marcuse Dec 2022 #73
End times?? nt wiggs Dec 2022 #74
And this man was once the President of the United States. Ray Bruns Dec 2022 #75
When does the Kari Lake Big Wonder Woman NFT Card Announcement drop? NBachers Dec 2022 #76
Just when you think that he can never get more outrageous Leith Dec 2022 #77
I believe Conjuay Dec 2022 #89
If you act RIGHT NOW do you get a second for just shipping and handling? Brainfodder Dec 2022 #78
Hal Sparks reacts (too funny!) Nictuku Dec 2022 #80
Ha! I wondered if This Was what you were Referring to. 😄 electric_blue68 Dec 2022 #81
What? You mean that ... Straw Man Dec 2022 #85
ROFL Joinfortmill Dec 2022 #86
One comment was mb he's setting up an insanity defence. sprinkleeninow Dec 2022 #87
Super zero. sprinkleeninow Dec 2022 #88

WarGamer

(12,452 posts)
19. +1000 it's pathetic.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:18 PM
Dec 2022

Obama was 10000x the man and 10000x the super hero and I could never see him debasing himself to do such a thing.

electric_blue68

(14,915 posts)
82. Oh, no! Well, if they're good peeps they know The Majority of USA'rs are rolling 🙄 their eyes!
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 06:01 PM
Dec 2022

Oh, Wait...

I have Relatives in Europe, too! 😮


It's ok...
The ones closest to me know how I feel/felt about
pResident drumphf! And it's not tossing roses!😄

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. You're not going to believe it
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:07 PM
Dec 2022

At least at first. Then it will seem like the most logical and inevitable thing in the universe.

Irish_Dem

(47,140 posts)
11. I see something about Trading Cards. But not finding details.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:11 PM
Dec 2022

WTF.

My question is has the man gone totally bat shit crazy or is he desperate for cash?

I thought he was sitting on a big pile of PAC money?

EnergizedLib

(1,897 posts)
17. Holy smokes
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:16 PM
Dec 2022

I didn’t read what he actually posted until I read it out loud just now and I started bursting into laughter again.

nolabear

(41,987 posts)
7. What I'd REALLY pay good money for
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:07 PM
Dec 2022

is to be a fly on the wall of all those minions right now.

How many ways can you say “Wut?”

Bettie

(16,111 posts)
26. Well, the Homelander vibe fits
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:28 PM
Dec 2022

I mean, evil, ugly, but no superpowers for Agent Orange.

ETA: He must be really, really desperate for cash.

wryter2000

(46,051 posts)
38. How are they going to be gone very quickly?
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:11 PM
Dec 2022

It's just a digital file. I don't suppose his cult will figure that out, though.

Bird Lady

(1,819 posts)
57. He never looked that good...
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 03:00 PM
Dec 2022

There should be one with him in his golf pants with shit stains in the back.
At least that would be truth.

Ohio Joe

(21,760 posts)
13. You want some more laughs... Take a look at freeperlands reactions...
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:12 PM
Dec 2022

They are calling each other cultists, dropping tfg in droves and very much not happy about this money grab.

It's pretty funny

Rachel M at 6 pm

(116 posts)
22. Thank you
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:22 PM
Dec 2022

I'm reading the comments on FR and you're right

Here's a good one...

This is just so f******g dumb. Really? This is his big announcement?

You know what. I'm done. Walking away.

Boomerproud

(7,955 posts)
32. No Freeper, you're the dumb one for not walking away from the start.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:34 PM
Dec 2022

Nothing bothered you until now? Idiots run amuk.

catbyte

(34,408 posts)
43. What baffles me are the fools who are writing things like
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:29 PM
Dec 2022

"He knows what he's doing." "This is a smokescreen to fool the libs into a false sense of security when he's actually planning something really really major." Oh, honey.

BTW, that Freeperville site looks like a middle schooler's blog from 1993 is never not hilarious. Apologies to middle school bloggers from 1993, lol.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,013 posts)
61. And the true believers are even funnier
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 03:30 PM
Dec 2022

I think he is just messing around with the criminal deep state. They
know some big bad news is coming, but have no idea about how and when
it will drop. Announcing a major announcement was just Trump’s way of
increasing the anxiety.
36 posted on 2022-12-15 by TBall

Harker

(14,026 posts)
72. +33.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 03:58 PM
Dec 2022

My working theory regarding comedy is that few people who are trying to be funny succeed, and that it's often the ones in earnest who are hilarious.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
14. It's a way to monetize his name and fat face.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:12 PM
Dec 2022

Even my Trumpy neighbor on Facebook gave up on him a while back. He then made a last stand on Hunter Biden's laptop. I've been expecting him to pop off again on the anniversary of Jan. 6, probably about the martyrdom of Ashley Babbit.

Honestly, I think the loonies have pushed him over the line. Was it MTG who talked about "Peach tree dishes"? Maybe that done him in...

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts)
20. I'm almost tempted to see what Freepland is making of this
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:18 PM
Dec 2022

Almost. I can't imagine that even his most devoted base is excited that THIS was the big announcement.

catbyte

(34,408 posts)
45. It's a mixture of:
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:31 PM
Dec 2022

"Huh?" "Seriously, wtf?" "Okay, I'm done." And "He's a genius so this must be a 3D chess move to fool the libs when he's really plotting his triumphant reinstatement as President."

W_HAMILTON

(7,869 posts)
24. I try not read or DU Rec non-criminal-prosecution-related stories about Trump...
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:25 PM
Dec 2022

...in order to give them just a little bit less life in the hope that we will someday soon stop having to read about them at all here, but this was all over the front page and I just had to look. I assumed it was all satire.

The traitorous fuck has jumped the shark with this bit of idiocy. Surely this will cause even some of his most ardent supporters to shake their head.

And it's almost $100 bucks for a fucking DIGITAL copy?

Oh well, I guess he's doing us a favor by taking even more of their money so they don't have it to give to actual politicians that might win their next election.

catbyte

(34,408 posts)
48. This one's my favorite.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:39 PM
Dec 2022

Trying to steal Joe's Ray-Bans here, too? And astronauts don't wear sunglasses like that. In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon."

Jirel

(2,018 posts)
31. You do realize it's a perfect opportunity, right?
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:34 PM
Dec 2022

We make trading cards of him being perp-walked, mugshotted, etc., and post with a link to ActBlue or similar for voluntary donations, suggesting that people give $99 to match Dump’s prices, and let’s see who gets more.

FuzzyRabbit

(1,967 posts)
35. Pathetic!
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:47 PM
Dec 2022

Trump's ego is pathetic. He thinks we are so in love with him that we will pay $99 for a digital picture of him.

He must think he is more popular than the Beatles. More popular than God even.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts)
37. Sadly, I think the humiliation kills Trump's threat to the GOP
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:07 PM
Dec 2022

Shockingly, I think this hurts that more than the criminal and civil cases pending against him. His base would always view those as political persecution. But that same base cannot escape the blinding and inescapable ridicule that will come from today's "Big Announcement".

Before today, I think they had to take the threat of Trump forming a 3rd party or running as an independent seriously. He could have pulled 15-30% of their most loyal base away.

But the complete embarrassment of today's stunt drains any chance of him being a credible candidate again. If he's still around in 2024, I doubt he will win any GOP primaries or pull even low single-digits in the General Election as an independent. It's just a question of what excuse he will use when he quits.


relayerbob

(6,544 posts)
40. MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT HERE, TOO!!!
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:12 PM
Dec 2022

For a mere $99, I will be selling digital trading cards of my cats, accompanied by a "NFP" (non-fungible poop). They will be the best trading cards EVER!!! Buy them now for a chance at a great drawing prize - an opportunity to feed and pet my cats for an entire day (all travel and cat food costs at your expense). BUY THEM NOW, they WILL run out (when the litter box is empty)

renate

(13,776 posts)
51. I haven't been there in years and years! It looks the same, and it looked old even then
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:47 PM
Dec 2022

It's fun to see some people bailing and some people opining that this is just a prelude to actual big news (???). For some of them, being a Trump supporter has become their entire identity and they can't let it go, but some of them are realizing that the emperor really doesn't have any clothes. Highly recommended reading!

Rocknation

(44,577 posts)
55. THEY'RE still around?
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:57 PM
Dec 2022

Last edited Fri Dec 16, 2022, 02:14 PM - Edit history (1)

And what was the name of that other site, that newspaper? Not the HuffPost -- they were on our side back then. Found it -- the Drudge Report!


Rocknation

BonnieJW

(2,266 posts)
46. It's going to be interesting to see if faux news covers this
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:31 PM
Dec 2022

And how they present it. Although, they're supposedly done with him.

Lonestarblue

(10,021 posts)
47. I wonder how much Melania made selling the NFT of her white hat. That may have given Trump
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:33 PM
Dec 2022

the idea. These images are too ridiculous for words. If this doesn’t make him a laughingstock among Republicans, nothing will.

He must figure he’s going to need a lot more money for legal costs when he gets indicted.

renate

(13,776 posts)
49. This dude was *literally* the President of the United States and the most powerful man in the world
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:42 PM
Dec 2022

(supposedly)

It's still so unreal.

Rocknation

(44,577 posts)
50. I first saw the story in a British paper
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:45 PM
Dec 2022

That's the ONLY reason why knew it wasn't satire or a joke.


Rocknation

Wild blueberry

(6,640 posts)
54. Laughing and crying
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:53 PM
Dec 2022

1) This would be the fitting finale for the failure.
2) What poor graphics person put these together for free? (They'll never get paid.)
3) Never, ever want to hear about Dumpy again, unless it's conviction, imprisonment, death.

Tree Lady

(11,477 posts)
56. Well he did it again got us all talking about him
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 03:00 PM
Dec 2022

And sucked up all the air in the room. Was something coming out today he didn't want on the news?

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
62. When TFG looks down when peeing he definitely sees 10 in. Magats are fighting
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 03:34 PM
Dec 2022

over these, I suspect, as we speak. And, Dark Brandon could use his laser vision to destroy this fraud.

Initech

(100,081 posts)
64. When I first saw the "major announcement", I was laughing so hard I nearly spit my drink out!
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 03:37 PM
Dec 2022

I was like "OMFG!!!" that's real??? I don't think a million Saturday Night Live writers could come up with the sheer madness of the latest grift!

Warpy

(111,282 posts)
66. Oh, it just keeps on getting worse---DIGITAL trading cards?
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 03:40 PM
Dec 2022

He's trying to sell NFTs to churchy dimwits in the Moron Corridor?

He can't even do imitation baseball cards right.


Leith

(7,809 posts)
77. Just when you think that he can never get more outrageous
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 04:12 PM
Dec 2022

I remarked to my husband. His answer?

"He will sell his sperm next."




Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
78. If you act RIGHT NOW do you get a second for just shipping and handling?
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 05:29 PM
Dec 2022
HE IS NOW SELLING NOTHING!


No dignity whatsoever, TFG.

Might need another "TEST"?

Ye & He should probably be roommates?

Paying less attention has been nice, I recommend it.



Nictuku

(3,614 posts)
80. Hal Sparks reacts (too funny!)
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 05:49 PM
Dec 2022

Ready for a laugh? This video is for you. Hal Sparks used to be on Air America. He cracks me up in this video:

?t=108

electric_blue68

(14,915 posts)
81. Ha! I wondered if This Was what you were Referring to. 😄
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 05:55 PM
Dec 2022

How pathetic in the overall - but another grift from this Ubergreedy Screwhead is here.

I guess as some DU'rs have said "Dark Brandon" (👍 is getting to him! 😄👍

Straw Man

(6,625 posts)
85. What? You mean that ...
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 07:35 PM
Dec 2022
This is the hardest and loudest I’ve laughed since Q nuts thought Keith Richards was JFK a little more than a year ago.

... Keith Richards isn't JFK? How do you know? Have you ever seen them together?
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