This is not an an accident.
He is doing this ON PURPOSE.
With the election nearing and the polls running very much not in his favor, his baseline narcissism is escalating into a narcissistic rage - which is being directed at his most devoted followers. (1/5)
Now that his "successful winner" image is threatened, their devotion must be tested - must be PROVEN.
The FIRST bus may have been unintended. But the rest of them are creating a toxic feedback loop: How many people will come out, knowing they will SUFFER, just to see me? (2/5)
It's what narcissists do. They cannot tolerate weakness or failure, in themselves or anyone else. (But it's never them.)
If polls show his support is flagging, then it's his supporters' FAULT. They have failed him, and he expects them to prove how much they still love him.
(3/5)
In a romantic relationship, that might mean going along with sexual activities you don't want to do.
In a political relationship, it means falling victim to completely predictable hypothermia or heat stroke (as well as COVID), as yet another rally goes tragically wrong.
(4/5)
Tomorrow, if you haven't yet, #VoteHimOut . #VOTE for a President who won't actively kill his own supporters for the sake of feeding his ego. Because if he's re-elected, come January, it won't only be his supporters he goes after. #VoteBidenHarris
(5/5)
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Lots of people are stressing about "social distancing". Why are they pushing this crazy new thing that we're all supposed to do, even though no one's ever mentioned it to us before? (1) because it works
and (2) It's not new. Not even close.
It's a medical history thread!
(1/16)
Remember the plague? Not as a bacterial illness treated now w/antibiotics - THE Plague, Black Death, the one that killed millions?
(In the current context, you may recognize it from tweets as "the thing happening when Shakespeare wrote instead of raising his kids".)
(2/16)
Well. People in the 17th century didn't know about bacteria or antibiotics.
But they knew symptoms, they knew it spread easily, they knew it was a terrible way to die.
So when the plague appeared in the town of Eyam (north England), townsfolk were understandably worried.
(3/16)
Good morning, kids! It's time for everyone's favorite show: Microeconomics and Empathy With Wilbur!
(1/Long Thread.) vox.com/platform/amp/2…
No doubt, the billionaire Ross is unfamiliar with the payday lending industry. It's incredibly predatory - even AFTER the consumer-protection laws enacted a few years ago.
But some of us are better educated about economics than the *checks notes* Secretary of Commerce 🤔
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Let's take a family like mine as an example.
Let's say I've lost my income to the #GOPShutdown .
We have 2 adults and 2 children to feed and a $1000 mortgage to keep up.
So off I go to our neighborhood short-term loan provider to see what they can do.
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