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    I followed the link to ShitSocial so you didn’t have to:

    I wanted to testify on Monday, despite the fact that I already testified successfully, answering all questions having to do with the Fake, No Victims, No Jury lawsuit, thrown at me by the Corrupt Racist A.G., Letitia James, and presided over by a Trump hating judge who suffers from a massive case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and is a puppet for the CROOKED A.G. Anyway, the Judge, Arthur Engoron, put a GAG ORDER on me, even when I testify, totally taking away my constitutional right to defend myself. We are appealing, but how would you like to be a witness and not be allowed free snd honest speech. THE TRIAL IS RIGGED. I DID NOTHING WRONG!!!

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      • Fake - I’m pretty sure it’s quite real.
      • No Victims - “Your honor, I didn’t successfully rob the bank, so there were no victims!”
      • No Jury - Bro, you opted not to have a jury trial.
      • Gag order…taking away my right to defend myself - Your defense of the facts requires that you attack the judge and his staff?
      • I did nothing wrong! - That’s for a court to decide. Also, you broke your golden rule: never do yourself what you can order someone else to do. Mob Boss 101.

      Thank you for your sacrifice, btw.

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        He’s the embodiment of the American stereotype if you ask me. It makes complete sense.

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          The American stereotype? Definitely an American stereotype (monopoly guy shithead), but there’s also broke ass honky, California dude, and cowboy goat fuckers.

          It’s a big place.

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            It’s a big place and yet the loud, fat American with more money than braincells is indeed the stereotype lol.

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    You know what? I can believe his lawyers didn’t want him to go on the stand because he would violate the gag order, and his brain filtered it to “the gag order is keeping me from going on the stand.”

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      Exactly as I keep saying. His NPD won’t allow him to lose. His brain has to cast about for reasons. The shit he spouts is zero surprise to me. How else would such a brain frame all this?

      I’m exhausted talking about it. But I doubt many people have had a true narcissist in their life. People with tendencies? Sure, we have all met those folks. But not a weapons-grade, DSM-5 diagnosed, narcissist like Trump.

      LOL, people can’t decide if he’s an idiot or playing games. He’s neither. He’s a narcissist.

      (Although I’d argue his dementia is becoming more and more clear by the day. BUT, much of that is fear, frustration and desperation.)

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          He came to the school thinking he already knew everything

          Yup pretty much par for the course

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        Narcissism is a spectrum. At the one end, you have people with low self esteem who look to getting reactions from others to feel better about themselves. At the other end, you have people with full on disassociation, that is, a lack of any sense of “self” at all, except from the reactions they get from others. It’s pretty clear Trump is pretty close to the pathological dissociative side of the spectrum.

        The reactions narcissists get from others is called “supply”, and each narcissist looks for a specific flavor of supply that fills the void in their life, whether that’s a mild feeling of inadequacy or full fledged lack of self. Some supply is being loved. Some supply is being seen as a villain. Some supply is just being the center of attention. For Trump? It’s pretty clear that his supply is being seen as “successful”.

        Narcissistic supply is an addictive drug to narcissists. It gives an instant high— a high of feeling “normal”— and also has instant lows. The moment supply is cut off, the narcissist’s mental dismay returns. Supply also has a problem of levels. A bigger dose of supply feels great, but it ALSO makes any additional supply that isn’t as strong as that one time feel like nothing.

        Narcissists are junkies. They need their hit of supply, and will do literally anything to get it. And to get it as big as they’ve ever had it before.

        While president, Trump got the biggest hit of supply the world has ever seen. Losing the presidency has lost him that supply… even the attention the news still gives him today isn’t anything like the supply of having the eyes of the entire world on him all the time.

        As a junkie, he will do anything to get supply back. He would literally kill to do so. It might yet come to that.

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          That was truly eye opening! What a great way to frame it, make it understandable.

          Everybody got a take on the man. I think it’s a simple as we’re talking about. It’s just that most haven’t run into anyone like that, not on a close, personal level.

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        This point really needs to be driven home constantly. Donald Trumps personality disorders are in control of every aspect of his life. He is incapable of self control.

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    And all of his supporters will gobble it up, feasting at the bullshit buffet with smiles on their shit-smeared mouths.

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    Anyone with half a brain cell knew the moment it was announced Sunday that he would no longer be testifying that he’d be on Truth Social claiming he wanted to testify by Tuesday. He’s as predictable as he is orange.

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      Same. How will we ever get by without access to Trump’s shitty non-federated mastodon server full of white supremacists?!

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    I’d love to see the judge call his bluff. “Oh, Mr. Trump, I see you posted to social media that you wanted to testify. I’m sure the prosecution is prepared to question you, so you can take the stand right now, unless your council objects.”

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    He probably got a gag order from his lawyers so he does not open his mouth while standing nose-deep in the shit.