# 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:** 198
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3942 "2026-06-09T22:03:17Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Employed illegal immigrants pay into SS but can’t collect it. As a person who is currently collecting Social Security, I find myself wondering if that fact should make me feel guilty. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3943 "2026-06-09T22:03:58Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I heard on NPR that Social Security benefits will have to be cut by 22%, in about a year [I just read that too](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5850279/social-security-funds-trustees-congress) but I’m a bit confused…will benifits be cut for people already getting retirement benefits? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3944 "2026-06-09T22:14:29Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I heard on NPR that Social Security benefits will have to be cut by 22%, in about a year, t My reading of that article is that this 22% cut will occur in 2032, unless Congress does something about it before then. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3945 "2026-06-10T01:04:15Z")
Thanks for the correction. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3946 "2026-06-10T01:07:23Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > but I’m a bit confused…will benifits be cut for people already getting retirement benefits? Yes. And this has been coming for a while - it’s just that recent policies are making it worse. Congress, as per usual, would prefer to kick the can down the road until the crisis smacks them in the face. [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/business/social-security-benefits-cuts.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.pFA.XJMC.AE383fGk3uYs&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/business/social-security-benefits-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pFA.XJMC.AE383fGk3uYs&smid=url-share) One immediate thing they can do is raise or eliminate the taxable income cap: > The taxes are applied up to only $184,500 in income, and rising income inequality means a greater share of Americans’ earnings exceeds that cap and is not taxed. Simply put, we need more from payroll taxes to make up the deficit. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3947 "2026-06-10T09:27:22Z")
Q. What do Riley Gaines and Nancy Mace have in common? A. They’re both transphobic women who came in fifth. > **[Nancy Mace blames Epstein files backlash as she concedes in South Carolina...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/pamela-evette-south-carolina-republican-governor-primary)** > > Lieutenant governor and attorney general advance but result signals decisive defeat for controversial Nancy Mace Her takeaway that she lost because she wanted the Epstein Files released is certainly… something. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3948 "2026-06-10T10:15:40Z")
I guess giving Trump that fake peace prize didn’t buy FIFA any extra goodwill as far as immigration is concerned. I feel bad for the athletes. > **[‘World Cup of Chaos’: FIFA players detained, referees deported, backlash...](https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/world-cup-of-chaos-stars-detained-refs-deported-as-backlash-grows-over-us-border-policies/4263738/lite/)** > > The 2026 FIFA World Cup faces controversy as players, officials, and fans encounter visa delays, interrogations, and entry denials at US borders, sparking global criticism and calls for fairer treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3949 "2026-06-10T10:16:14Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Her takeaway that she lost because she wanted the Epstein Files released is certainly… something. How is that wrong? She’s a garbage person, but that’s not why she lost (if anything, it’s an advantage) - she lost because the Trump machine turned on her. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3950 "2026-06-11T06:04:04Z")
Seattle’s famed alt-weekly the Stranger has a new “guest editor” for their Pride Month issue. > **[Welcome to The Stranger's Queer Issue - The Stranger](https://www.thestranger.com/queer-issue-2026/welcome-to-the-strangers-queer-issue/)** > > The Democrats and the mainstream media have pushed me out of the greatest cabinet in Earth’s 4,000-year history, and The Stranger, a publication I have never heard of but was familiar with my excellent track record, asked me to temporarily fill in as... > News Editor Vivian McCall’s column on the “safe” performance of anilingus did not make sense to me because I do not have an anus. Undermining the authority of the federal government, Deputy News Editor Nathalie Graham told readers how to “safely” take the dangerous illicit drugs trafficked into our country. I know drug enforcement. When I was Governor of South Dakota, we were on meth! > > I was tickled that Stranger contributor Kate Burns wrote about some Christian Nationalists I was familiar with. A few nice young men are consolidating power in your Godless city. You should be thankful. > > Clearly, you’re not. Editor-in-Chief Hannah Murphy Winter’s story blames innocent Christians, savaged by homosexuals, for calling on the police for help! Then goes after the police for not knowing that Capitol Hill is a gay neighborhood. Do we have to ask neighborhoods for their pronouns now? > > If you have pronouns—I do not—you can find a comprehensive list of “accessible,” “fun” events for your “pride” month. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3951 "2026-06-11T08:59:20Z")
Ok. I ..er… what ? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3952 "2026-06-11T13:09:00Z")
I kinda think _maybe_ Kristi Noem didn’t really write most of that. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3953 "2026-06-11T14:42:18Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > News Editor Vivian McCall’s column on the “safe” performance of anilingus did not make sense to me because I do not have an anus. That explains why she is so full of shit, I guess. A very funny and accurate impersonation, if you ask me. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3954 "2026-06-11T19:57:48Z")
[Poe’s Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law) is in effect here. It so could be actual. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3955 "2026-06-11T21:26:29Z")
It looks like “Big Uppies” Greg Bovino is following in Trump’s footsteps as far as only hiring the best for his Presidential campaign in Jacob Engel’s. I’m mildly curious what “double-jointed pussy.” might mean. > **[Meth Scandal Rocks Nascent Greg Bovino 2028 Campaign](https://www.thebulwark.com/p/meth-scandal-rocks-nascent-greg-bovino-2028-campaign)** > > Plus: MAGA media women fend off gay husband allegations. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3956 "2026-06-11T21:42:13Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > double-jointed pussy Band Name! ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3957 "2026-06-11T22:29:57Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I’m mildly curious what “double-jointed pussy.” might mean. Someone’s cat is unusually flexible? How could anyone tell? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3958 "2026-06-11T22:56:31Z")
But if it’s so edgelord who cares what it means amirite? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3959 "2026-06-12T00:11:38Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Someone’s cat is unusually flexible? How could anyone tell? They become a tessercat. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3960 "2026-06-12T00:59:56Z")
Even Babylon Bee is dunking on Trump. [![](https://i.imgur.com/Yu4c7LF.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/Yu4c7LF.png) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3961 "2026-06-12T14:37:34Z")
Jared and Ivanka’s purchase of the Albanian island has been mentioned in other threads, including that [ridiculous podcast interview](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E-f3oG63MRg?feature=share) she gave in which she talked about how wonderful and life-affirming it was to buy a private island, as if everybody should do it in the course of their own “tangible manifestation” of their life journey, in classic ‘let them eat cake’ fashion. So it gave me a little shadenfreude hit to see this: > **[Albanian protests over Kushner-linked resort project grow into...](https://www.ms.now/news/albanian-protests-kushner-linked-resort-project)** > > Activists say the projects — linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner — threaten sensitive ecosystems, including beloved Mediterranean flamingo habitats. > [@wguy123](#): > > Even Babylon Bee is dunking on Trump. I get the occasional link to Babylon Bee articles in my FB feed. I can’t figure that site out-- is it just simply a right-wing ‘The Onion’? Because most of the time that’s what it seems to be, but then other times, as in that article, it seems to take on a subversive meta-ironic quality similar to the ‘Colbert Report’ in which Stephen Colbert brilliantly walked a fine line pretending to be a right-wing blowhard while cleverly skewering the right. [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=197) [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=199)