Imagine voting for Trump bc you believed he'd "cut govt spending" then watching him try to get the debt ceiling raised before he even takes office and still not realizing how colossally you've been played. - ThreadSky

johnfugelsang.bsky.social • 65 days ago

Imagine voting for Trump bc you believed he'd "cut govt spending"

then watching him try to get the debt ceiling raised before he even takes office

and still not realizing how colossally you've been played.

Comments

grandpadavid.bsky.social•63 days ago

MAGA: he needs the debt limit raised to buy all the ponies and rainbows we were promised, duh.

pureimbecile.bsky.social•63 days ago

Realization is not a faculty they possess.

robinbudd.bsky.social•65 days ago

facts

expatcdn.bsky.social•65 days ago

That requires awareness of circumstances aka being woke.

co-wizard.bsky.social•65 days ago

Oh, he’s going to cut government spending (Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, SNAP, housing assistance, Meals on Wheels, Universal Pre-school, etc), but he needs to carve out more money to cover the massive tax relief for the wealthy and corporations. More for the rich at the expense of the poor.

necromaunzer.bsky.social•65 days ago

So, what do we have here? Is this more of a "Trump obviously lied but we'll pretend it was someone else's fault" fuckup or like a "Trump obviously lied but we'll pretend it's not a big deal and in fact actually good" fuckup?

jamminjean.bsky.social•65 days ago

Imagine believing he alone possesses consummate dealmaking expertise

madpussycat2438.bsky.social•65 days ago

chilicatsmom.bsky.social•65 days ago

There’s only a small fraction of maga that even understand any of it.

manatr0n.bsky.social•65 days ago

I'm not surprised they got fooled by something the GOP does every time they have the presidency.

itsnotbread.bsky.social•65 days ago

ah, the common clay

bridgetlewison.bsky.social•65 days ago

As a former deluded conservative who woke up during Obama’s first term, I'm all for forgiveness if they're truly repentant. I'm hoping the most harshly scorned insiders with the law degrees and real-world experience (ie Kimberly Guilfoyle) realize the err of their ways and come play in our sandbox.

oldswimdad.bsky.social•65 days ago

There’s nothing wrong with being conservative, per se.

jfohatesmaga.bsky.social•65 days ago

I’m hoping some of them wake up as well but I know smart people who defend them and say they won’t do that and so on and it’s been ongoing since 2015. So i don’t hold much hope. As far as guilfoyle. We don’t want or need her. No returns.

bridgetlewison.bsky.social•65 days ago

Not forgiving her recent evil behavior, but she once was a talented prosecutor married to Gavin Newsom. They were called California's new Kennedys 20 years ago. MAGA is a cult; some will escape, but not most.

jfohatesmaga.bsky.social•65 days ago

I’m well aware of how far down the ladder she’s slipped. I think there is a reason that didn’t work out and Newsome dodged a bullet. I feel bad for her but she chose to become a repulsive shell of a woman with potential.

oliverghardley.bsky.social•65 days ago

retcan.bsky.social•65 days ago

When the hurt comes and 45 is gone you won’t find anyone who will admit supporting him except Loomer and the caddy.

bscoder.com•65 days ago

Nobody was "played" - they only saw "cut govt spending" as an excuse to vote for the racist guy.

mshaino1984.bsky.social•64 days ago

Musk wants the US to default on the debt to crash the US dollar for crypto and ruin the economy. It will be the largest vertical transfer of wealth in history. He doesn't get that Americans will not put up with it. no billionaires, you cant have it all. Trump is scared of musk on this issue. why?

meggr99.bsky.social•63 days ago

He told you he was a snake you didn’t believe him? The only time he told the truth.

grrlgirl.bsky.social•65 days ago

Donald said the right things about "those people."

That's all that matters to MAGA.

megjc.bsky.social•65 days ago

I can’t imagine being that stupid , to be honest. The fact that these people celebrate their own stupidity really amazes me.

bigheadtales.bsky.social•65 days ago

If Republican supporters weren't already the most gullible group of bigots in the United States they wouldn't be Republican supporters.

cowgirlinthesand.bsky.social•65 days ago

frumiousblue.bsky.social•65 days ago

Sadly so. People who have been sucked in by him twice must have pretty thick blinders on

irish-pawpaw.bsky.social•65 days ago

Only for 2 years, so Dems can't use it if they ever win again

digitmusic.bsky.social•65 days ago

THEY are not paying attention. Not in the least.

auntpolgara.bsky.social•65 days ago

That's my daughter right there

sethetone.bsky.social•65 days ago

Realization involves awareness, which involves knowledge. Since the cult depends on the felon-elect for both, they have neither.

the-alchemist-01.bsky.social•65 days ago

America has been an oligarchy since before Emperor Drumpf; what have democrats done to eliminate the oligarchy other than pander to their corporate and billionaire masters?

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746

csbricker.bsky.social•61 days ago

Do they understand the debt ceiling? Will they research it? Perhaps they’ll just believe what Fox, newsmax, etc tell them?

daroob.bsky.social•65 days ago

I am so freaking tired of feeling sorry for Trump voters. I feel sorry for us!

kirkcolvin.bsky.social•65 days ago

Since 1980 the GOP has masterfully tricked many of the American public to consistently vote against their own best interests.

basschef.bsky.social•65 days ago

They weren't voting against their own interests, they were voting to keep a system in place, and now, that system is turning on them. They were also voting hoping "others" would get hurt, not realizing that they are those "others". Fun times!

thecheldo23.bsky.social•65 days ago

This

spiker715.bsky.social•63 days ago

They have also had the help of the media. I say this frequently. It isn't about Democrat's messaging. It is journalistic laziness that has sane washed, normalized Trump & looked the other way with his lifetime of failures. There has been a different set of standards for him than any other candidate.

kirkcolvin.bsky.social•63 days ago

True but in the end it's not the media or politicians that suck.... it's the American citizens that suck.

robdej.bsky.social•63 days ago

It's called intellectually challenged.

tuataradude.bsky.social•65 days ago

Or voting for him because he’ll bring the price of groceries down, and before he even takes office he’s already saying it probably won’t happen, and still not realise they’ve been duped.

jacksymay.bsky.social•65 days ago

They were not "played". They refused to see with their eyes and listen with their ears.

bbaz2024.bsky.social•65 days ago

Now Trump is copying Putin's playbook of talking about invading other countries to switch his cult's attention away from his campaign lies of helping THEM. And with the cult, that ploy will WORK.

lavendesic.bsky.social•63 days ago

“cut govt spending" means “excuse for racism and misogyny”

dawnyriver.bsky.social•65 days ago

Some know but don’t want to admit it. Some just spitting their tobacco spit into the tin can. Pa tang!

campinggrampa.bsky.social•64 days ago

Honestly, I don’t think they will ever realize it.

cupecoy4me.bsky.social•63 days ago

They don’t want to. They live miserable lives and want people to blame. He gives them the permission structure and Fascist
Oligarchy
X (Twitter)
“News”

Feeds them endless propaganda supporting the notion

Either that or they are Grifters in on the scam.

1uniquaphiliaism.bsky.social•65 days ago

keylime22.bsky.social•65 days ago

Duped.

lisasusanberger.bsky.social•65 days ago

Sure, but the #MAGA masses are too stupid to realize the hypocrisy.

paulinto47.bsky.social•61 days ago

The MAGA cult are so massively stupid. They will always support a guy who has their best interests at the bottom of his list of priorities. Morons.

https://youtu.be/wvVPdyYeaQU?si=k4e-dEtGVzrx5PZE

gstimalee.bsky.social•65 days ago

And yet they still don’t realize it.

alanallinger.bsky.social•65 days ago

I can’t. And I write SF &F stories, so my imagination is one of my most powerful tools… anyone who believed that was his intent can wear their I’M A FUKCIN’ IDIOT tee-shirt with real authority.

melodykayyoung.bsky.social•65 days ago

Had they imagination, we wouldn’t be in this mess. They make my head hurt.

writewhale.bsky.social•65 days ago

Don the Con, always and forever

michaelsheffield.bsky.social•65 days ago

Still

max1974.bsky.social•65 days ago

imagine your whole BluSky personality based off hating Donald Trump. How depressing that life must be. What a lonely, waste of a life you have.

deepstatedm.bsky.social•63 days ago

Still thinking they don't care. We are in unprecedented times when technology creates legions of braindead voters who believe only what comes thru their notifications from the angry social media sites they follow.

michigan-girl.bsky.social•65 days ago

But the right wing propaganda machine will tell them that raising the debt ceiling is good for the middle class and the fucking rubes will believe it.

twidget.wtf•65 days ago

I they were capable of learning, we wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place.

rdgreid.bsky.social•65 days ago

Well, tbf, the debt ceiling thing was about being able to give massive tax cuts to the wealthy.

johnlawrence2.bsky.social•65 days ago

I think most people voted for Trump because Kamala was such a terrible candidate. If we kept Joe in the race Trump would be on his way to prison now.

sundaedivine.bsky.social•63 days ago

Trump blew through the debt ceiling more than any other president, and he’ll do it again but this time he’ll blame Biden and McCarthy.

pfredp.bsky.social•63 days ago

We Fucking Told You So!!!!!!

cavaliers1971.bsky.social•63 days ago

Trump has been played by Musk. Or was this Trump’s plan all along—make campaign promises impossible to fulfill just to get elected then hand the powers of the Office over to Musk, but continue to be the face of Jesus.

auroraerratic.bsky.social•63 days ago

Trump didn't & doesn't have a plan, not really - his plan was to get elected & not be prosecuted. He said whatever it took to make that happen. Whether he could fulfill those promises or not never entered his head.

tonyjoyce.bsky.social•63 days ago

Only the names of the innocent have changed.

sundaedivine.bsky.social•65 days ago

Meanwhile, the restofus.

sentenne.bsky.social•65 days ago

We tried to tell the boys it isn’t sexy to be abusive.

sidmacleod.com•65 days ago

Janet Leigh never saw it coming either.

lupogato.bsky.social•65 days ago

The cluster fucks of train wrecks with a side of “ Hold my beer!”

tkniest.bsky.social•65 days ago

It doesn’t matter if they got played as long as liberals are crying.

raventerp1.bsky.social•65 days ago

They can't read. They've never had an economics class in their life. And if RW media doesn't report it, it never happened. https://thehill.com/business/4426965-trump-added-8-4-trillion-to-the-national-debt-analysis/

ladymachinist.bsky.social•65 days ago

I imagine it's because they're that stupid.

campingplease.bsky.social•65 days ago

Critical Self Awareness is not their thang!🤦🏽‍♂️😝

davek67.bsky.social•65 days ago

Not the brightest lights in the crayon box😉

crwaxlax.bsky.social•65 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUQUm3q9xS0

lslook.bsky.social•65 days ago

Fools got fooled again.

biffyeager.bsky.social•65 days ago

After he already exploded the deficit before

justbreathe0507.bsky.social•65 days ago

I’d bet my last dollar that 8/10 of his voters do not know what the debt ceiling is.

I might have been generous with 8/10.

therapissedoff.bsky.social•49 days ago

I’m with you. I don’t think they know much of anything. The outrage comes after the stupid statements (that are designed to evoke outrage) fall out of Republican’s dishonest mouths.

cupecoy4me.bsky.social•63 days ago

This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆

brian-the-fuzzy.bsky.social•65 days ago

I mean, we already know they don't/didn't know what tariffs are

redgp.bsky.social•60 days ago

Connecting the dots for some people isn't a skill they've developed. Sad😢

saegidius.bsky.social•65 days ago

The MAGA cauldron of hate, bigotry, stupidity and greed was never compatible - and it WILL explode.

I'm quite interested in seeing what Trump will do now? 😂

The sheep wont laugh this time, me thinks. hmae, hmae..🐏

With Twitter compromised it'll be Bluesky and Truth Social?

Prepare, folks!

benjustgiggles.bsky.social•65 days ago

The debt ceiling *removed*!

kuddy.bsky.social•63 days ago

Imagine thinking for just one second that the average MAGA understands that, even if you say it to their face.

cupecoy4me.bsky.social•63 days ago

THIS👆👆👆👆👆👆

correctquestion.bsky.social•63 days ago

“Not realizing you’ve been played” should be the GOP motto.

braveskimom.bsky.social•65 days ago

Those voters are getting their info from sources that lie. I’d wager they have no idea.

realeric.bsky.social•65 days ago

They stopped watching the day after the election.

gwn61.bsky.social•65 days ago

They aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer.

donnahud.bsky.social•65 days ago

Seemed odd to me he needed the debt ceiling raised when he’s planning to cut $2.5 trillion from the budget! Hmm…he must have other plans he’s not yet disclosed.

pechelele.bsky.social•65 days ago

It's astounding they thought tech guys 'just now realized'👏🤣👍, that the US thrives on immigrant labor. No matter WHAT the industry..
What makes maga think they won't look the other way on it when it comes to states like NE?!

reneevoicebrand.bsky.social•65 days ago

The 4-letter-election-word wasn't 'eggs' but 'hate'.

dvtgrl.bsky.social•65 days ago

They will ignore and discount every harmful thing he does because they can't admit they were wrong.

bumblebeetoona.bsky.social•65 days ago

Reagan is the cause of the demise of America against itself. He went after the public airwaves. He went after public education. Right wingers knew they had to keep the majority of citizens stupid, scared and prey on their ignorance. It has worked far too well.

silveryfir.bsky.social•65 days ago

I knew he was evil as a kid…how didn’t the grown ups see it?

truthbee.bsky.social•65 days ago

People don’t believe it. You forgot, God has His hand on him. Silly you

jactrak.bsky.social•65 days ago

It's a revenue problem. They will never admit that.

ginly47.bsky.social•64 days ago

People who support him will never get this.

khr5.bsky.social•65 days ago

It is crazy because most of the people who voted for him are low income people and they still voted for dumbo even though he told them what he would do

czarekpoplawski.bsky.social•65 days ago

they don't care about the hardship..... they just want their daddy in the WH

p8mann.bsky.social•65 days ago

This part of it: “and still not realizing how colossally you've been played.” 🤯🤯🤯

governorkilby.us•65 days ago

I have a fairly strong and active imagination.
I am unable to imagine voting for Trump.
In any universe or timeline.
I am unable to imagine voting for a felon in this one.

minouminou66.bsky.social•65 days ago

Unfortunately MAGA never was able to process anything logically.

whitchyprincess.bsky.social•65 days ago

Imagine…….

williamhaugh.bsky.social•65 days ago

Ignorance x arrogance = maga

bluedotblues.bsky.social•65 days ago

The vision that the less fortunate will be more less fortunate sustains MAGA.

southpawjc.bsky.social•65 days ago

He’s responsible for 25% of all the debt the U.S. gov has ever incurred-$8T.

ttice.bsky.social•65 days ago

And clearly not looking at his actual record when he was President in which he added $8t to our national debt. About 25% of the total and more than any President in history

jmlynn.bsky.social•65 days ago

I'm seeing the next iteration of deliberate blindness. First it was, "He won't do that." Now it's becoming, "He's asking for things he doesn't really want because it's all negotiating and he's a genius at that." Wonder how they'll spin it if he actually gets these things passed.

inhalo123.bsky.social•65 days ago

' Bbbbbaby.. You just ain't seen nothing yet.'

wordlebacon.bsky.social•65 days ago

adornmentinmetal.bsky.social•65 days ago

Right?! 🤣

wideinterests.bsky.social•65 days ago

👏🫡💯

writerwithcats.bsky.social•65 days ago

We can barely afford eggs but let's buy Greenland.
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

elizabethmike.bsky.social•65 days ago

Truth 👍

anthum.bsky.social•65 days ago

"He's the Chosen one sent by God."
Umm, God promised a deceiver to trick you and then destroy the world... but okay.

wunalia.bsky.social•65 days ago

A nation of Duning-Kruger graduates.

freyacerridwen.bsky.social•65 days ago

We need to raise the debt ceiling. Defaulting would cause an almost immediate recession, millions of jobs lost, increased interest rates, and devalue the dollar, to start. Thats why Dems have always pushed to raise the ceiling.

jfohatesmaga.bsky.social•65 days ago

You underestimate how colossally vapid they are

lewmarks.bsky.social•65 days ago

The people who were played don't know what a debt ceiling is and what the government spends on.

billt51.bsky.social•65 days ago

Do you really think all those clueless cave people, staring up at their cave ceilings, understand what a "debt ceiling" is?

bigredaries.bsky.social•65 days ago

What needs to be said over and over about US debt is what is the balance sheet? What number is assets of We the People? Musk knows better and conning MAGA fools into scare about one side of equation! Debt scare then sell our assets for nutin!

targhair.bsky.social•61 days ago

He absolutely wants to rob us with impunity

heidireinberg.bsky.social•65 days ago

That's because they don't even know what a debt ceiling is . . .

robklippel.bsky.social•61 days ago

💯

kenjansen.bsky.social•65 days ago

They burn their hand on the hot stove and don’t see the correlation/causation.

stevechirico.bsky.social•65 days ago

They don’t know what “colossally” means.

capecodcountry.bsky.social•61 days ago

Faux "news" knows how to play people.

manysoulswithin.bsky.social•65 days ago

They're already doing their ignorance and spinning things to explain it away.

rdale1982.bsky.social•65 days ago

Not being a Trump fan, I find myself bewildered that I actually agree with him in getting rid of the debt ceiling. Unless I misunderstand, the debt ceiling is about controlling payment, not controlling debt. Am I looking at this wrong?

ldj-jack.bsky.social•37 days ago

The crux is the reason for ending debt ceiling. The party of trump wants to eliminate it because they are going to free the oligarch class of tax burden, but need most government function to facilitate their income gain. Dems want to end it because it is an utterly impractical restraint.

clemtabs.bsky.social•65 days ago

I can totally see the Republicans getting rid of it and then reinstating it right before the Democrats regain power.

ldj-jack.bsky.social•37 days ago

Republicans intend never again to lose power. They have been telling us this since the preparation stage for Jan 6 2020. We need to listen.

rdale1982.bsky.social•65 days ago

Yeah. That wouldn’t shock me either. The debt ceiling serves as a “pinch point” for the to install chaos and frustration.

elisajstewart.bsky.social•65 days ago

This is why Donald loves the uneducated. They keep voting for him no matter what he does to them. More republicans died from Covid because of Donald and they put him back in office. What can you do with that mentality?

dewet0wie.bsky.social•65 days ago

Morons galore.

pamdess.bsky.social•65 days ago

Really

lubecwilburr.bsky.social•65 days ago

Got to own those Lib’s, no matter the cost,no matter how many times they bite off their nose to spite their face.stay well

itinerantbotanist.bsky.social•65 days ago

1,000,000% agree

cupecoy4me.bsky.social•63 days ago

Come on John, MAGA IS TOO STUPID to understand the concept. No education so they bash education. Debt ceiling? Please…seriously?

You can’t fix MAGA Moron and as long as right wing media continues to take over the public square and MSM bows down to kiss the Fascist’s ring? It’s not changing.

mangajunky.bsky.social•65 days ago

They’re not actually paying attention.

drlena60.bsky.social•65 days ago

The assumption here is that those who voted for him, even know what the debt ceiling is and does. THEY DON'T CARE. THEY WANT HATE. THEY VOTED FOR HATE. THEY GOT HATE.

stonemoon.bsky.social•65 days ago

I blame US education system. Too nationalistic. "We, we, we. The greatest country in the world"

vltak.bsky.social•65 days ago

TRUTH!!!

hermitage10ac.bsky.social•65 days ago

Trump supporters are like flies.

porschejunkie.bsky.social•64 days ago

Send Musk back to South Africa 🇿🇦

weriseupagain.bsky.social•65 days ago

Sickening! They knew everything and they still voted for him. I despise MAGA with everything in me left to fight.

wendyb2.bsky.social•65 days ago

I wish I had a dollar for every time a republican claimed trump was being used by god to make a more perfect world.
The delusions with the trump cult are strong. Not sure what it's going to take to snap them out of it and back to reality.

itstevew.bsky.social•65 days ago

I am neurodivergent & apparently smart. But I thought I was wrong & missing something, but now I see that a lot of people do think going in the barn with an axe murderer is the "right" move in a horror movie & are surprised it ends badly. #smh

neilaabond.bsky.social•65 days ago

Imagine voting for Trump and knowing what the Debt Ceiling is

eyeoftheidol.bsky.social•65 days ago

As long as stupid and uninformed citizens continue to vote and a terribly large percentage of others don’t even bother, we will continue to find ourselves in the predicament we have now.

hedgert.bsky.social•63 days ago

You could have cut that short John:
“Imagine voting for Trump”

instantkarma23.bsky.social•65 days ago

Anyone that thinks the guy that ballooned the debt the last time around will be different this time is working so hard to remain ignorant that it’s actually impressive

steve1970peng.bsky.social•65 days ago

You Got it John

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply