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Talked to a neighbor today. Read the NY Times headline that Trump owes over $100 million back to the government for double dipping, taking the same write off twice. 


All the prosecution of Trump is political.

I think he's making it political. I think if anything he's under prosecuted for all the crimes he's done. He's violated his gag order, and Rikers' Island is ready for him, but the judge doesn't give him equal justice, he gets to avoid. Trump makes it political by running for president to avoid prosecution. 


The economy is down.

The economy is up.


It's democrats who are prosecuting him.

The Colorado people were republicans. It's hard to keep track of all the people, but most of the people holding him accountable are republican.


His stacking the court overturned Roe v Wade, got him favorable overturning in Colorado.

Non-comprehension. 


It's all false media reports.

I point out every time he says something that was in the media. 


This guy is a retired school bus driver, I was surprised he was a far right wing wacko. He's a nice guy. I'm going to see if I can turn him. I hold out zero hope, but he's a friendly guy so I can talk to him. I haven't felt that way in quite a while. Lost so many friends. Is the tide turning? Are we coming back together?


What I don't understand is why the media doesn't see through Trump's provocative attention getting statements. He was joking about Hannibal Lector being a great guy, you can see people laughing in the background, and the Guardian is reporting it like he's deranged. The left doesn't get his attention getting jokes. His absurdism creates the space for anything, which is how he likes to operate. If he wins the presidency, he could do it from jail, he could play the dictator, he could a stable genius, it's whatever whim he chooses, no, it's more likely the most lucrative tack, and chaos making destabilizing making space for his imagined freedoms.  

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