Just my own thoughts on WHY so many people are frustrated and shocked today...

[WarGamer]

And the answer is my favorite topic.

Misinformation from pundits.

"Massive judgement DEVASTATES Trump Organization"

"In my 40 year career, never seen a more open and shut case..."

"A career wrecking prosecution... he's done"

"Donald Poorleone"...






One more time. TV, digital and print media sources EXIST to make money.

Fox News doesn't make MONEY when THEIR AUDIENCE hears bad news about TRUMP.

And MSNBC loses money when they take it easy on Trump.

Thus...

These media outlets hire CONTENT CREATORS who might be former US prosecutors with a shady history... or Harvard professors... or even a Twitter lawyer with her name in her username...

These content creators are NOT paid to provide expert advice and discussion on complicated topics like the legal system

In reality they're no different than the Doctors who sell boner pills on late night TV commercials... they use their name and title to lend legitimacy to what they're selling.

Anyway, I have to get back to my stock market trading... a busy day today. Just wanted to share these thoughts.

In conclusion, don't believe what you see on TV or the internet... it's ALWAYS about the money.

[NewHendoLib]

1. Not in my case. I don't watch TV, or any videos here

Or open threads with capitalized histrionics.

I'm frustrated at an obvious piece of shit criminal continuing to get away with it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Yup, people here just swallow the over-the-top clickbait headlines. . . .nt

[bluesbassman]

3. You're on to something there. I think it's also a combination of fatigue and frustration.

The constant on air commentary, coupled with the consequences he so richly deserves being drug out yet again is exhausting.

[Sympthsical]

7. And people aren't obligated to watch this stuff

That's kind of what I don't get. People talk about how anxious they are, how their mental health is affected, how exhausted they're becoming. I think if I exposed myself to the nonstop stream of all things Trump, cable news, and social media for hours a day, I'd be completely burnt out rather quickly.

There's nothing going on in the world that can't be condensed into a few written paragraphs. And I'd even argue that watching lots of cable news and reading social media does very, very little in the direction of being informed. Oftentimes, what comes from those swamps is the opposite of information.

I literally haven't seen a Trump speech or press conference in years - years. So when I see people saying, "I'm so sick of watching him/seeing him/hearing about him!" . . . don't?

Not dealing with him is an option. We're all going to vote, I presume. That's the only way he's going to be dealt with. Everything else is a choice of exposure.

[KT2000]

4. Looking and hoping for justice

but all we see is how the wealthy can do whatever they want and get away with it. The last hope was the judicial system but we did not realize the depth of corruption that exists there. It was the last straw. The media reported as if the legal system was honest.

[Think. Again.]

5. That and the fact that they are supposed to be...

...meteing out justice fairly, which they did not do.

His position as a former President and/or candidate should not be considered, nor should be the judgement or bond amounts which are directly relative to his fraud.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. People still believe the system in this country can hurt the people they want it to.

Seeing it for what it is makes for a lot less disappointment IME.

[lindysalsagal]

8. Content creation is far cheaper than old-school investigative reporting

And they know it. No one is being paid to look behind the curtain and find wrong-doing on hunches anymore. The newspapers are gone.

[ecstatic]

9. I'm not shocked by today's news. It just confirms what I've already seen

and I'm numb to it, for the most part.

Our justice system has a very hard time holding rich white republican men accountable. Even former DOJ contributors on MSNBC sound like they want to give trump a pass at times.

That said, his bond is 175M and that's still a something-burger. Nothing to sneeze at.