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Fil1957

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8. When he was a preteen he invented a game he called "make the baby cry". There was a baby or toddler who lived next door

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 07:53 PM

May 11

to him, and the object of his "game" was to throw rocks at the little one. You win if you hit the kid and he/she cries. Hence the name of his game.

This was one of things that got him sent to the New York Military Academy, which was really just a fancy reform school.

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He Was Always This Way -- Digby [View all] erronis May 11 OP

Yep, the GOP was thrilled when they finally found the sociopath they'd been waiting for. tanyev May 11 #1

He was born and raised that way. A sociopath from a line of sociopaths. paleotn May 11 #2

That graphic is an AI slop mockup but the incident did happen. Maru Kitteh May 11 #3

I apologize for not recognizing AI slop! And for not being more critical. erronis May 11 #6

Look at the smaller print below the photo, "Evicted o it one od Donald Trump" Maru Kitteh May 11 #7

NOT a "sociopath" but a sadistic psychopath BigmanPigman May 11 #4

The story may be true but I don't think the headline is Bev54 May 11 #5

It's dated "Augut$ 20Q 194B" Maru Kitteh May 11 #9

When he was a preteen he invented a game he called "make the baby cry". There was a baby or toddler who lived next door Fil1957 May 11 #8

I think you're thinking of Rush Deadballs. Maru Kitteh May 11 #10

You could be right. I tend to get them confused. Fil1957 May 11 #11

The last two paragraphs... progressoid May 12 #12