A Revealing Joke in the Oval Office About Getting in Trumpâs Good Graces
The president of South Africaâs wisecrack about a free plane spoke volumes. It has been said that the best jokes are dangerous because they are in some way truthful. On Wednesday, a dangerous joke was told in the Oval Office. The South African president turned to the American president and said: âIâm sorry I donât have a plane to give you.â
There was a lot packed into this one little aperçu. Nothing has so succinctly summed up the way the rest of the world feels it must now approach America as these 10 words:
Iâm sorry I donât have a plane to give you.
The context was lost on no one. Earlier that day, the U.S. government had, under President Trumpâs directive, finally and officially accepted the free jumbo jet from Qatar that had become the object of so much controversy and intrigue. Now it has become a punchline.
Mr. Trump, for his part, took it mostly in stride. âI wish you didâ have a plane to offer up, he said with a touch of insouciance. âIâd take it. If your country offered the U.S. Air Force a plane, I would take it.â
â Shawn McCreese NYT, 5/24/25
There's something kind of tragic in all of this. It just feels like there is some kind of vacuity of the soul and a lot of personal pain and loss of direction underlying this whole movement. If I was a doctor, I'd be putting them into therapy, not government.
If I was me (which I guess I am) I'd take someone like that on an ocean cruise sailing voyage and show them the beauty of the world when you get outside of civilisation.
Second thoughts, maybe I wouldn't.
Kimberly Guilfoyle is the prime example of this. She really looked awful during the last campaign. She looked completely different when she was dating Gavin Newsom back in the 90s.
Location: right behind you. no, over there. Gender:
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May 22, 2025 - 5:41am
rgio wrote:
It's not by accident. It's a movement..
Defining Features of the âMar-a-Lago Faceâ Trend
The âMar-a-Lago faceâ trend is characterized by a set of highly visible cosmetic enhancements and styling choices, especially prevalent among women in Donald Trumpâs inner circle. Specific features include:
⢠Excessive use of Botox, resulting in unnaturally smooth, sometimes âfrozenâ facial expressions.
⢠Visible facial fillers, particularly in the cheeks and lips, creating overfilled cheekbones and âpuffyâ lips.
⢠A pronounced, Miami-bronze or fake tan, giving the skin a deep, artificial hue.
⢠Perfect, often whitened teeth.
⢠Heavy, thick makeup, including dramatic eye makeup, laminated brows, and full lips.
⢠Voluminous, styled hair, often with extensions or blowouts.
⢠A âpixie noseâ or surgically refined nasal shape.
⢠A look that is overtly artificial and unapologetically visible, aiming for a hyper-feminine, âReal Housewivesâ or âFox News anchorwomanâ aesthetic.
⢠The overall effect is a uniform, elite appearance that signals wealth, exclusivity, and political allegiance within Trumpâs circle.
If you don't have a feature or two that reminds me of Ivanka... "the hottest piece of ass on the planet"... you aren't getting the job.
Defining Features of the âMar-a-Lago Faceâ Trend
The âMar-a-Lago faceâ trend is characterized by a set of highly visible cosmetic enhancements and styling choices, especially prevalent among women in Donald Trumpâs inner circle. Specific features include:
⢠Excessive use of Botox, resulting in unnaturally smooth, sometimes âfrozenâ facial expressions.
⢠Visible facial fillers, particularly in the cheeks and lips, creating overfilled cheekbones and âpuffyâ lips.
⢠A pronounced, Miami-bronze or fake tan, giving the skin a deep, artificial hue.
⢠Perfect, often whitened teeth.
⢠Heavy, thick makeup, including dramatic eye makeup, laminated brows, and full lips.
⢠Voluminous, styled hair, often with extensions or blowouts.
⢠A âpixie noseâ or surgically refined nasal shape.
⢠A look that is overtly artificial and unapologetically visible, aiming for a hyper-feminine, âReal Housewivesâ or âFox News anchorwomanâ aesthetic.
⢠The overall effect is a uniform, elite appearance that signals wealth, exclusivity, and political allegiance within Trumpâs circle.
If you don't have a feature or two that reminds me of Ivanka... "the hottest piece of ass on the planet"... you aren't getting the job.
There's something kind of tragic in all of this. It just feels like there is some kind of vacuity of the soul and a lot of personal pain and loss of direction underlying this whole movement. If I was a doctor, I'd be putting them into therapy, not government.
If I was me (which I guess I am) I'd take someone like that on an ocean cruise sailing voyage and show them the beauty of the world when you get outside of civilisation.
from Reddit: âI donât think we ridicule DOGE enough for how badly they screwed up in such a large public way.
They had to retract their 5 largest claimed savings.
They let the president go on TV and make wildly inaccurate claims about condoms for terrorists
They fell 92.5% short of their goal and celebrated it as a win.
And all while ruining foreign relations for decades to come and literally taking food and medical care away from at risk children.
DOGE will be a case study in bad governance for generations. Our grandchildren wonât believe us when they learn about it in school.â
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Another Trump judgement failure. Sheesh.
Defining Features of the âMar-a-Lago Faceâ Trend
The âMar-a-Lago faceâ trend is characterized by a set of highly visible cosmetic enhancements and styling choices, especially prevalent among women in Donald Trumpâs inner circle. Specific features include:
⢠Excessive use of Botox, resulting in unnaturally smooth, sometimes âfrozenâ facial expressions.
⢠Visible facial fillers, particularly in the cheeks and lips, creating overfilled cheekbones and âpuffyâ lips.
⢠A pronounced, Miami-bronze or fake tan, giving the skin a deep, artificial hue.
⢠Perfect, often whitened teeth.
⢠Heavy, thick makeup, including dramatic eye makeup, laminated brows, and full lips.
⢠Voluminous, styled hair, often with extensions or blowouts.
⢠A âpixie noseâ or surgically refined nasal shape.
⢠A look that is overtly artificial and unapologetically visible, aiming for a hyper-feminine, âReal Housewivesâ or âFox News anchorwomanâ aesthetic.
⢠The overall effect is a uniform, elite appearance that signals wealth, exclusivity, and political allegiance within Trumpâs circle.
If you don't have a feature or two that reminds me of Ivanka... "the hottest piece of ass on the planet"... you aren't getting the job.
About ten years ago - pre-botox and lip filler (though to be fair, she apparently did have to undergo dental surgery after a bicycling accident several years ago).
