Kim

"I want you to think about the possibility the current president of the United States may have delusions.

I want you to think about the possibility he also experiences occasional hallucinations.

I want you to think about the possibility that others around him are manipulating him by using those delusions and hallucinations to serve their own agendas.

Worse yet, that the persons around him including his cabinet members have also acquired their own problematic thinking because they are enabling him and not preventing him from acting in a way that may harm others."

#Dementia #Fascists #Florsheim

https://emptywheel.net/2026/03/16/what-my-moms-dementia-continues-to-tell-me/

What My Mom’s Dementia Continues to Tell Me - emptywheel

Just as my mother’s dementia has gotten worse since I first wrote about it in January, so too the Trump administration has also gotten worse. We're dealing with delusional thinking.

emptywheel
Mar 16 at 3:43pmWeb
Show threadKim6d ago

"I thought of this when the Florsheim shoe incident occurred, and all the mad orange king’s men wore Florsheim oxfords to appease their liege, going so far as to look like they’re wearing clown shoes in Marco Rubio’s case.

Were they avoiding arguing with Trump, just as I have been coached not to argue with my mom?

Were they going along to get along, or behaving cravenly toward the man who allows them free rein to indulge in their own agendas, or their own grift?

Or have they internalized Trump’s delusional thinking – nothing must disturb his nibs, they must act as if he is right that Florsheims are the end-all, be-all of men’s footwear no matter one’s personal needs or preferences."

Show threadKim6d ago

"Were they avoiding arguing with Trump, just as I have been coached not to argue with my mom?

Were they going along to get along, or behaving cravenly toward the man who allows them free rein to indulge in their own agendas, or their own grift?

Or have they internalized Trump’s delusional thinking – nothing must disturb his nibs, they must act as if he is right that Florsheims are the end-all, be-all of men’s footwear no matter one’s personal needs or preferences."

Show threadKim6d ago

"Or the GOP caucus is just plain chickenshit and not competent to hold public office."

Bingo 🎯

Show threadBlueDot6d ago

@QueenOfTheCroneAge

I always resist the suggestion that Trump has dementia, because it's important to me that he be considered ready for trial until proven otherwise.

Show threadKim6d ago

@BlueDot

Oh god I didn't even think about that. 😩💀