# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 20, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175 "2025-01-20T19:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 126
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2501 "2026-01-13T19:12:43Z")
I doubt that would help with the smell ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2502 "2026-01-13T19:28:29Z")
Looking at his picture, I find myself greatly surprised to find him an insurrectionist-type. Haha, who am I kidding, he’s the poster boy. [Fund Manager Jayden Scott Partners with Wilshire Financial Group to Revolutionize Midwest Business Funding Through The Mountain Movers Firm](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fund-manager-jayden-scott-partners-131500690.html) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2503 "2026-01-13T19:49:35Z")
Is there anyone named Jayden who isn’t a douche? ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2504 "2026-01-13T20:43:43Z")
So six prosecutors (so far) have quit rather than acquiesce to the Justice Department’s demand that they investigate Renee Good’s widow. Apparently the DOJ wants to create a smear campaign against her by trying to link her to activist groups they don’t like. Too bad that in losing those prosecutors, they’re also losing the ones who have been heading up the investigation into the fraud cases that were being used as the excuse to send ICE to Minnesota in the first place. Way to fuck everything up, morons. [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/prosecutors-doj-resignation-ice-shooting.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.EFA.hLC8.-AZRqtMTCvT2&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/prosecutors-doj-resignation-ice-shooting.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.hLC8.-AZRqtMTCvT2&smid=url-share) > Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned on Tuesday over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision. > Joseph H. Thompson, who was second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office and oversaw a [sprawling fraud investigation](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/fraud-minnesota-somali.html) that has roiled Minnesota’s political landscape, was among those who quit on Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the decision. > The Minneapolis police chief, Brian O’Hara, said in an interview that Mr. Thompson’s resignation dealt a major blow to efforts to root out rampant theft from state agencies. The fraud cases, which involve schemes to cheat safety net programs, were the chief reason the Trump administration cited for its immigration crackdown in the state. The vast majority of defendants charged in the cases are American citizens of Somali origin. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2505 "2026-01-13T22:53:49Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Looking at his picture, I find myself greatly surprised to find him an insurrectionist-type. Is he trying to give himself a vagina in that photo?! [![](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3c421A56v6b.M962j.HfMg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDE7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/accesswire.ca/19eb6fdb8afaa33cef2681ae6b2f7bec) ](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3c421A56v6b.M962j.HfMg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDE7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/accesswire.ca/19eb6fdb8afaa33cef2681ae6b2f7bec) It just seems like an extremely strange pose. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2506 "2026-01-13T22:54:50Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It just seems like an extremely strange pose. Probably a secret white power gesture. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2507 "2026-01-13T22:55:39Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Probably a secret white power gesture. It could very well be. I know about the “OK” thing but that’s it. It’s not like I spend time studying that cesspool or know anyone involved in it. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2508 "2026-01-13T23:03:46Z")
Photog: “Ok, even though it’s a stool, I’m going to need you to manspread. Like really manspread. That’s still not douche-y enough so get your hands involved” ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2509 "2026-01-13T23:13:39Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Is he trying to give himself a vagina in that photo?! He stole it from Angela Merkel of all people, her famous “Merkelraute” (Merkel Diamond or Triangle of Power) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Angela_Merkel_Juli_2010_-_3zu4.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Angela_Merkel_Juli_2010_-_3zu4.jpg) > **[Merkel-Raute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkel-Raute)** > > The Merkel-Raute (German for "Merkel rhombus"), termed the Merkel diamond, Triangle of Power, or simply, Merkel Hands, by English-speaking media, is a hand gesture made by resting one's hands in front of the abdomen so that the fingertips meet, with the thumbs and index fingers forming a rough quadrangular shape. This signature gesture of Angela Merkel, former Chancellor of Germany, has been described as "probably one of the most recognisable hand gestures in the world". > Asked about how the M... ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2510 "2026-01-13T23:14:18Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > He stole it from Angela Merkel of all people, her famous “Merkelraute” (Merkel Diamond or Triangle of Power) That’s not the same hand shape, and she’s not putting it over her crotch while spreading her legs wide. If he **was** trying to imitate her, that’s an epic fail. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2511 "2026-01-13T23:14:55Z")
Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2512 "2026-01-13T23:23:16Z")
He’s even got his sunglasses hanging low on a half unbuttoned shirt pointing straight at his groin. He’s emphasizing his crotch like the poseur he obviously is ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2513 "2026-01-13T23:33:26Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It just seems like an extremely strange pose. Everything akimbo _except_ his arms. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2514 "2026-01-14T01:19:02Z")
South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the former president who attempted to impose martial law. > **[South Korea prosecutors seek death penalty for ex-President Yoon](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/13/south-korea-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-for-ex-president-yoon?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialPulse)** > > Prosecutors say Yoon, who was impeached over a failed 2024 martial law declaration, threatened 'constitutional order'. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GDDK2vkXcAAro7S?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GDDK2vkXcAAro7S?format=jpg&name=small) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2515 "2026-01-14T01:22:47Z")
ICE is going to be doing battle with General Winter pretty soon. [https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/arctic-cold-and-snow-return-to-minnesota](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/arctic-cold-and-snow-return-to-minnesota) > Right now the coldest morning appears to be next Tuesday. The most likely bottom looks to favors low temperatures in the -30s north to between -10 and -20 around the Twin Cities and suburbs. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2516 "2026-01-14T01:26:44Z")
I can’t wait for more videos of ICE being bested by ice. Talk about schadenfreude! ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2517 "2026-01-14T01:46:15Z")
Worse, I see a new headline coming: “ICE members came into local business to use the bathroom, manager pointed to sign saying “Bathrooms for paying customers only” and was shot for _threatening Federal Officers_” ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2518 "2026-01-14T02:44:26Z")
Yes, I actually work with two of them one male one female. They are both good kids. Just sayin’ ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2519 "2026-01-14T04:24:00Z")
> **[Trump appears to flip someone off at a Ford plant. The White House says it’s...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/politics/ford-plant-trump-middle-finger-flip)** > > President Donald Trump appeared to flip someone off as he toured a Michigan Ford plant in an incident caught on video Tuesday, and the White House defended the action as an “appropriate” response to someone screaming at the commander-in-chief. Apparently, a Ford employee shouted at Trump that he’s a “pedophile protector”, and Trump flipped him off. The guy was only suspended, which is why it’s important to support unions. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2520 "2026-01-14T04:30:46Z")
“Appears to” my ass, CNN. Quit sanewashing this bullshit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=127)