Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Loga Almandar]

while i don't think trump is a bad person, shouldn't the people that do realize then he has what is called a freudian excuse? Goes without saying that what makes a villain is something pitiable.

I dont understand how anyone could have any doubt that he is a very flawed (bad) person, especially after the last four years.
Just one data point, and i could probably give you one for any given week: Do you rememer when a cruise ship had covid cases and he argumented that that situation should not be cared for in an american harbor? Because he likes his numbers low and it wasnt his fault.

Maybe he should have read the bible. Or the constitution.

[Leobald]

also, do you people ever wonder what happens to Trump himself if he loses? A lot of people make some ominous comments of corruption charges going to rain down on him.

He will be dodging lawsuits for the rest of his life.

[YUPPIE]

Considering he got over $400 million from his father, yes, he was set from childhood.

there's something weird about this. On top of his father being a sociopath, he apparently hated Donald at some point. Why would he give him $400 million?

1993, Harry Hurt III wrote in his book Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump that he overheard Fred Trump talking about Donald and his wife Marla Maples as they departed for a flight, saying, "I hope their plane crashes," because then "all my problems will be solved."

[Breccia]

nearly 1200 deaths.

God.

Fucking.

Dammit.

I knew, I knew this was supposed to happen, but it still sucks beyond the telling of it. The roling 7-day average never hit 1,200 in summer.

This better be a spike...it's not a spike, is it?

[szechuan]

there's something weird about this. On top of his father being a sociopath, he apparently hated Donald at some point. Why would he give him $400 million?

There's nothing weird about it, you're yet again making up BS for a Toxic Racist Sociopath.

[Benggaul]

I know everyone else has other important things to focus on right now--though I had to skip through at least a dozen pages of y'all responding to a sealion, so shame on you--but here it is anyway:

94,463 new cases; nearly 18k more than last Tuesday. Not even halfway through the week and it almost hit 100k.

Texas: 8,439 new cases; 92 deaths
Illinois: 6,516 new cases; 68 deaths
Wisconsin: 5,771 new cases (new record); 52 deaths
California: 5,209 new cases; 60 deaths
Fuck Florida (eeeextra special today just because, while I haven't looked, I'm sure they're fucking things up in the election again)
Ohio: 4,222 new cases (new record); 32 deaths
Minnesota: 3,476 new cases (new record); 15 deaths
Michigan: 3,437 new cases; 45 deaths
Missouri: 3,321 new cases; 37 deaths
Indiana: 2,881 new cases; 49 deaths
Pennsylvania: 2,868 new cases (new record*); 33 deaths
Colorado: 2,562 new cases; 19 deaths
New York: 2,428 new cases; 12 deaths
North Carolina: 2,349 new cases; 67 deaths (new record)
Georgia: 2,037 new cases; 32 deaths
New Jersey: 1,993 new cases; 16 deaths
Tennessee: 1,770 new cases; 75 deaths
Kentucky: 1,709 new cases; 11 deaths
Arizona: 1,679 new cases; 38 deaths
Utah: 1,669 new cases; 6 deaths
Iowa: 1,634 new cases; 21 deaths
Nebraska: 1,440 new cases; 4 deaths
Oklahoma: 1,331 new cases; 21 deaths
Virginia: 1,261 new cases; 8 deaths
Idaho: 1,179 new cases (new record); 15 deaths
North Dakota: 1,172 new cases; 15 deaths
Louisiana: 1,153 new cases; 17 deaths
New Mexico: 1,136 new cases (new record); 9 deaths
Alabama: 1,037 new cases; 14 deaths
Massachusetts: 1,036 new cases; 12 deaths
South Carolina: 1,035 new cases; 22 deaths
South Dakota: 1,004 new cases; 8 deaths

I'll keep this short given that there is--insanely enough--a more pressing matter happening. We've already got to nearly 95k meaning we'll likely hit 100k again tomorrow and 110k later in the week is increasingly probable. Several new records were set today and many more will be set throughout the week. This is the highest ever total for a Tuesday, for example. Connecticut just barely missed being on the list today which isn't good news considering they only had around 500 new cases last Tuesday. They nearly doubled it today. The outlook remains bleak for just about the entirety of the nation even though most states are now implementing mask mandates in some form or another--except South Dakota because Governor Kristi Noem is an absolute ignorant asshole in constant denial. Add in the elections happening today and we can reasonably expect next week to be even worse.

1,199 is about 150 more than last Tuesday and the total is now 238,641. 34 states had double-digit death totals with Texas topping the list at nearly 100. I expect this to remain the theme until Saturday when it typically starts dropping a bit lower again. The 7-day average is, naturally, heading up.

Related news:

Americans head to polls amid harrowing surge in cases and hospitalizations--This is like the last 5 minutes of a tense action thriller and we don't know if this is one of those films where we don't know if the good guys die defusing the bomb or not.

Here's why you can be contagious but still test negative--Highlighting the importance of frequent testing...that's not being done.

Wisconsin, Minnesota report record new coronavirus cases--Told you Wisconsin hadn't peaked yet.

Stay safe, folks.

And hydrated...I know several of you are probably drinking more tonight than you normally would.

[Breccia]

1,199 is about 150 more than last Tuesday

Because of course it's going up.

[swiftowner]

@Benggaul I don’t think the mask “mandates” will have any effect on this week or possibly even next week. Looking at the trends for the past several weeks, I think it’s likely we will flirt with 120k Friday =\

[YUPPIE]

after everything since yesterday, im shocked at the probability trump is going to likely win after all the biden victory assurances

[Machismo]

after everything since yesterday, im shocked at the probability trump is going to likely win after all the biden victory assurances

Why are you shocked? He has a legion of white supremacists who love to wave their flags.

Never underestimate the power of racists in large groups.

[YUPPIE]

Why are you shocked? He has a legion of white supremacists who love to wave their flags.

Never underestimate the power of racists in large groups.

disregarding the white supremacist lingo, it just shows how loud the internet is but is really a vocal minority in the long run. More people like Trump enough to have him around for almost 10 years, so he must've done a lot of good even if you don't hear it.

[nonameelf]

disregarding the white supremacist lingo, it just shows how loud the internet is but is really a vocal minority in the long run. More people like Trump enough to have him around for almost 10 years, so he must've done a lot of good even if you don't hear it.

Except he didn't have majority support in the last election and likely won't have it in this election even if he wins.

[Machismo]

disregarding the white supremacist lingo, it just shows how loud the internet is but is really a vocal minority in the long run. More people like Trump enough to have him around for almost 10 years, so he must've done a lot of good even if you don't hear it.

Maybe you should stop disregarding it, because you don't like reality.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

It's a shame you think white supremacists like Trump are good people.

https://www.splcenter.org/stephen-mi...eitbart-emails

[Fahrenheit]

after everything since yesterday, im shocked at the probability trump is going to likely win after all the biden victory assurances

He's not though. Trump's probably going to lose.

[YUPPIE]

He's not though. Trump's probably going to lose.

how are you sure?

[postman1782]

how are you sure?

Trump is losing Wisconsin and Michigan, and the outstanding votes in those 2 states, don't favor Trump. Trump could run the rest of the board, and still lose by 2 EC votes. But Biden is close in Georgia, and if that goes, it is definitely over. He is close to Trump in NC, again if that goes it is over. And he has a very good chance in PA with the outstanding votes, that Biden can still win there, because the votes are mail in votes, in Philly and Pittsburgh.

[Fahrenheit]

how are you sure?

Getting surer by the min. It's flatly not looking good for Trump.

[postman1782]

how can he win without having majority?

Because if the voting holds up right now, which it seems it might, not going to guarantee it, but Biden will get Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin, all of those EC votes make it out to be 270, which is the majority. Then there is Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina to count yet.

[YUPPIE]

Trump is losing Wisconsin and Michigan, and the outstanding votes in those 2 states, don't favor Trump. Trump could run the rest of the board, and still lose by 2 EC votes. But Biden is close in Georgia, and if that goes, it is definitely over. He is close to Trump in NC, again if that goes it is over. And he has a very good chance in PA with the outstanding votes, that Biden can still win there, because the votes are mail in votes, in Philly and Pittsburgh.

then why does the TV constantly go on about how grim it's looking for Joe

[postman1782]

then why does the TV constantly go on about how grim it's looking for Joe

I don't know what channel you are watching, but I don't think they are saying that unless it is Fox News. It wasn't looking good, because he didn't get what the polls were claiming he was supposed to get. But he still has a very good chance to win, a better chance than Trump does.