I wanted to use Trump's threat to levy 50% tariffs on Canada to discuss the behavioral reasons why I believe Trump is so fixated on tariffs.
Two cornerstone objectives for Trump, especially now that he's playing out his final chapter on Earth, are greed and grandiosity. These two things, which interrelate, permeate everything he craves. He is a giant id. He wants awards, he wants things named after him, he wants $10B here and billions more there, and all of that is but a subset of what he really wants: The knowledge and belief that he can do whatever the f*ck he wants.
The legacy media always tries to understand Trump's stubborn fixations by normalizing him and asking: "What's he thinking?"
Allow me: Trump doesn't think; he feels. He craves.
And he likes how tariffs make him feel, because he can be a bully, impose his will, make and remove threats, and cause countries to do his bidding and pay him tribute arbitrarily. THEY FUEL HIS GRANDIOSITY.
How much more American consumers, businesses, and importers pay, is immaterial. None of that matters to Trump. People don't matter. America doesn't matter.
Bullying, imposing his will, being the center of attention, and threatening others, is the essence of what a malignant narcissist does.
It's like America didn't even elect a person.
It elected a pathology.
A guy named Plumes goes to national parks, zoos etc and sings to animals as he plays his guitar.
The wolf here is called Dirvus, and he's the last remaining of his pack. The keepers said he had been very lonely and withdrawn and hasn't howled in a long time. Until now 🥹🥰
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@ZandiSussex I agree with you 99%. Why invite criticism by wearing an unflattering fit and colour? I just don't get it. She could have worn any number of dresses that didn't accentuate her tummy. More power to her for not being self-conscious, but does anyone think she looked great in it?
@syeahso@Yoda4ever Come back to me when you've seen assholes try to euthanise their puppies because they can't afford back surgery. Letting them play is normal and totally different from jumping off furniture or platforms before their bones are done growing. You're just trying to be an ass
Can we please go back to TV shows having 20 to 26 episodes a season?
I’m tired of getting 6 episodes, finally getting invested, then being told to come back in 3 to 5 years for the next season. By then I’ve forgotten half the plot and everyone looks 10 years older.