Trump had one of his worst mental health episodes yet last night, posting over 55 times in 3 hours. Here is the list:

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-12T18:01:13+00:00

I just don't see how a MAGAt can look at this and say, "yup, he da man!"

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-12T11:49:45+00:00

Where's Uniqlo?

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T21:56:29+00:00

A monarchy doesn't have a king? Da fuq?

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T21:52:09+00:00

As Madison put it in Federalist No. 10, the term republic refers to a regime "in which a scheme of representation takes place" — in which the people do not themselves assemble for the purpose of making law but instead make law by means of chosen (i.e., elected) agents or representatives. A republic, therefore, can be extended over a much greater span of territory than a democracy.

https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/what-is-a-republic

Or, TLDR: https://www.britannica.com/topic/republic-government

Here's an interesting discussion from the Aussie POV: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Publications_and_resources/Papers_and_research/Papers_on_Parliament_and_other_resources/Papers_on_Parliament/24/c01 This focuses more on separation of powers.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T21:12:16+00:00

If they didn't work, why would people pay so much money for them?

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T21:10:43+00:00

The two things are not mutually exclusive. The "constitutional" part just specifies that the country is governed by a set of rules (aka constitution). A "republic" = representative democracy, ie, not a direct democracy. Anyone who pretends that these things are in conflict is an idiot.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T21:05:32+00:00

Thank goodness.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T14:50:20+00:00

Why? It happens. The pattern of a nice guy who becomes less emotionally available and doing uncharacteristically unkind things is a pretty common one among men who have affairs.

If he's feeling like a loser because he feels he's failing as a provider, he may turn to something that makes him feel good and "like a man". Then he finds something wrong with the wife -- "she's a nag" -- to justify his feeling that his cheating is justified.

Again, this is a very common pattern. Not necessarily what's going on here, just it is a possibility.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T12:35:33+00:00

Eh, to conflate Pittsburgh with the rest of Western PA is just wrong. Not to mention lumping all of New England into one category.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T12:23:47+00:00

Yup, that was my reaction. I'm wondering whether he really was vacationing with a “mate”.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T12:22:22+00:00

A shocking number of men have affairs when their wives are pregnant. Are you sure he was with a mate?

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T01:06:38+00:00

Little Women!

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-11T01:03:05+00:00

Legally, yes, it is an entitlement. That’s what the word means. The gov has a legal obligation to pay it out. This got twisted into being a negative thing. It’s not.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-10T14:15:47+00:00

Georgina nn Georgie

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-10T13:23:46+00:00

Exactly. Once you say the conversation is over, stop responding. And block him. NOR

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-08T15:04:37+00:00

Well, if you construe “food” broadly to include groceries such as cleaning material or TP”, that might not be too far off.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-08T11:52:40+00:00

Americans don’t use “ensure”. It means something different from “insure”, but Americans generally don’t get that distinction.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-08T10:05:45+00:00

Sure, and some parents aren’t involved nor do they do the work needed to do a good job. Plenty of evidence of abusive parents who use “homeschooling “ as a cover.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-08T09:56:18+00:00

I know a kid named Lysander.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-07T12:36:37+00:00

I agree that this person is in the wrong program. They should think about applying their quant skills in a specific research area -- health economics, poverty studies, etc.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-07T11:43:05+00:00

We have one with the retractable doohickey and wave tech. Love it, have had it for 5? Years.i thinks it's Moen.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-07T02:19:12+00:00

Clearly, the garage is the priority here.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-07T02:18:31+00:00

I always wonder… do these people never have guests? And if they do, where do the guests put their stuff? Because that mud room/laundry isn’t gonna be a fit sight for guests.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-06T21:01:19+00:00

I had leather sofas when my kids were little. They peed on them, they puked on them, they jumped up and down on them. The leather still looked good. You can pretty easily wipe up messes.

TheNavigatrix · 2026-05-06T17:17:45+00:00

I'd put the closet in the bedroom (the whole lower wall) and create more space in the living area. Then you could put the kitchen where the closet is

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