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Donald Trump
“When it comes to picking the party leader, I’m backing Antony Blinken. I’ll also be casting my vote for Christopher Wray, Rudy Giuliani, and James Baker—plus Bill Gates and one of my buddies from Ohio,” says Donald Trump.
So, looks like our friend was right once again—told you so.
Before Oleg Butkovic took over as president of GO PGZ, a buddy of mine gave me the heads-up—he basically predicted this kid would make it to the cabinet level. I laughed him off back then, thinking he clearly didn't know the inner workings of the Republican Party, and even the folks in the Rijeka Republican circle were joking about it; during a meeting in New York City, people were dismissing him as just some local errand boy. Well, looks like reality caught up with my skepticism. Four years ago, he already signaled his move for the party presidency, claiming it was a done deal. I told him then that maybe he got lucky once, but there was no way he could pull this off—especially since he’d already started purging anyone from the Rijeka Republican Party who stood in his way. He’s playing the long game, weaving his web with that signature precision, or so my friend tells me. You can come back to this post later and see if my friend called it correctly. By the way, he's a close associate of OB.
My friend broke down his playbook for me. Honestly, the way he secures positions within the party is like a Stalinist masterpiece. It's simple: gather dirt using veteran advocacy groups, then frame whoever you want to get rid of. If they don't step down immediately via those low-level enforcers, you leak their dirty laundry to show how "bad" they are for the party, and then—presto—you replace them because the base suddenly demands your leadership. Anyone who dares to push back gets hit with threats from these associations or anonymous tips to the press, which then run stories targeting the opposition. It’s a textbook tactic. That’s how you climb the ladder.
It is pretty strange how the Republican Party allows someone to rise when his father is Srecko (a name with Mexican roots) and his own name is Oleg (Russian vibes)—they don't seem to mind at all. Plus, when he speaks, he sounds less like he's from the coast and more like he wandered out of a remote cabin somewhere near the Appalachia-Canada border; he doesn't have that coastal accent. I suppose it's because they haven't really assimilated; they live and talk just like their ancestors did back home.
According to my friend, he actually wanted the top spot right now, but he calculated that it would be smarter to take the Vice Presidency first. The plan? Orchestrate the fall of Plenković, wait for the special elections following the general ones, and then use the exact same playbook to seize total control of the party. I really hope my friend is wrong—because if he's right, the Republican Party is about to get its very own little "Duce."
Me: Hey Mom, I’m heading out!
Mom: Where on earth are you going this late?
Me: Can't talk now—I'm in a rush, my boyfriend is waiting outside!
Door: *Knock, knock, knock!*
Emily Rivera45 said:Sometimes I feel completely depressed and lost, other times I'm totally fine, even happy... but through all those phases, one thing remains constant: I am intensely drawn to death and the thought of it.
When I'm lying in bed at night, boredom kicks in and I start wondering what being dead is actually like—just never waking up again. That idea pulls at me. It’s enough that I’d consider doing it just for the hell of it, simply because I can. It feels like something straight out of a recent episode of Black Mirror (spoiler alert before I hit enter! 🙂 Colin sits on the balcony of an apartment and calmly asks Stephen, "One of us is going to jump, who will it be?" And when Stephen says, "You," he just nonchalantly hops over the railing, says "ok, see ya," and plunges to his death.
(end spoiler)
Sometimes, when I've played around with substances a bit too much, I get this feeling that I could actually pull off that exact scenario with the right person—just jump and not care at all. My survival instinct is incredibly low...
I wasn't always like this, of course. The hardest part is trying to fight back when life knocks me down and throws me into the dark, and since I'm pretty much broken in every direction, those moments happen almost daily...
And I wonder how everything became so complicated that my head feels heavy every single day. I think it all started a few years ago when I was in a deep depression and seriously considering suicide. Back then, it terrified me; I cried because I didn't want to leave my loved ones behind. For the first time in my life, I accepted that it could be over—that my end was coming, whatever that meant. I could cry and pray and plead to God or the devil, but life is merciless and won't offer you even a finger to hold onto...
As I sat there shaking and falling apart inside, replaying it a hundred times, suicide slowly stopped being a problem and started feeling like an option... or a solution.
Today, I don't really have the mental safeguards that healthy people have regarding death. I've played out scenes of my own death in my head far too many times...
I wonder if it's ever possible to get those safeguards back... so that when I have a bad day, I don't immediately think about leaving, but instead try to distract myself or fix the situation, just like everyone else does...
I deleted everything else—this should cover it....
Are you here to troll us, or are you just bored?
Alexander Thompson said:Personally, my favorites are those guys who wander up to your table at a diner and just offer a hand. You can't really shut them down—even if you secretly want to tell them where to shove it—so you just shake the hand, move on, and go wash up immediately....
Only if you're eating with your hands at that restaurant 🤔
restlesssailor3 said:And what’s your take on people who offer a hand but won't even look you in the eye?
They're becoming more common—though it's usually kids doing it... they're just shy!
William Chavez5 said:Don't buy into a single word coming out of his mouth; just watch what he actually does and keep your head held high. If he’s gone to the trouble of penning some massive manifesto just to "explain himself" or plead for sympathy, then honestly, there isn't much left for you to contemplate regarding your next move... He has said his piece, so just say goodbye and move on to the next thing. It really isn't worth wasting another second of your life on this... The man closed the chapter quite decisively, which is frankly better than him trying to drag you into some endless, exhausting back-and-forth. Just carry on with your life as you did before he arrived, and believe me, you'll find someone far better... 🙂
Are you actually guaranteeing that to her? Look, the fact remains that he explicitly stated he doesn't want to be with her right now—but she’s developed feelings, and as I've pointed out plenty of times before, love isn't always a two-way street. As long as those feelings are there, she’s going to feel that urge to be available for him.
nimblesurfer21 said:If you decided to walk around downtown Washington, D.C., completely naked, you wouldn't exactly be enjoying your freedom for very long—you’d likely find yourself hauled off to a local psychiatric ward before they even finished labeling you as "unstable." Once that happens, I suppose you could do whatever you wanted, right? It just seems to me that this is all coming from a place of jealousy—she's just bitter because she isn't actually out of her mind.🤦🤣
Not if she frames it as performance art...🤣
You shouldn't force it; talking about the relationship or defining what you are depends entirely on the specific dynamic between two people.
Why didn't he mention his "issues" or the fact that he was on medication earlier—only bringing it up once you were already head over heels for him?
Why does everyone assume love has to be a two-way street between two people?
Love is straightforward—it’s purely one person’s perception. You can call it an emotion or a state of being if you want, but at the end of the day, it’s just a single person's point of view.
I've seen this play out plenty of times. Believers love God—that’s a one-way street. Parents love their kids, yet those kids might struggle with hating their parents during certain phases of life, or vice versa. It's a one-way street.
When you love, *you* love. That is what love is. It doesn't mean your affection inherently requires someone else to love you back. Similarly, someone can love YOU without you necessarily feeling the same way about them. That doesn't make their love any less real.
You can't define, measure, or compare love because you can't get inside someone else's head to figure out what "love" actually means to them.
So, for the person doing the loving, love can feel like either a burden or a blessing—it all depends on whether they *feel* like the sentiment is being returned.
I see couples all the time who think they're in love, when really, they just have "reasons" to stay together. They aren't actually loving; they're just making excuses to stay in the relationship or justifying why they should break up because they don't feel "loved."
What does it actually mean to love?
I love, therefore I am—or I am loved, therefore I am!
Jeremy Thomas8 said:Oh, absolutely. This is such a sickness in modern society, because why would anyone make things simple when they can just make them unnecessarily complicated?🙄
Personally, I can smell that kind of manipulation from a mile away, and I usually just cut them off right at the start. Generally speaking, people who pull that "hard to get" act or try to gauge interest based on how fast someone replies are just being shady.👎
The simple truth is: if you want to talk, just talk. Whether it's right now, in a few hours, tomorrow, or even a month from now—or hey, if you don't want to talk at all, don't. It doesn't matter either way; life keeps spinning regardless.😁, but people just love to overcomplicate everything, overanalyze, jump to conclusions, and turn a simple relationship into some massive Hollywood drama...☕
That’s pretty much the reality—but honestly, these days? It feels like finding someone who just wants to live a simple life without making things unnecessarily complicated for themselves or their partner is like searching for a needle in a haystack.
mistybison said:I don't believe a total erasure is possible. A similar situation can always arise, acting as a "trigger" that awakens those old, negative thoughts and feelings. Everything stays with us forever.
What helps is identifying and avoiding the "triggers"—certain situations, people, or events—that stir up those old patterns. Shifting your perspective toward yourself, others, and specific events is also vital.
For example, if the negative belief is "people are selfish," try recalling times when someone was truly selfless. Consider whether we might be misinterpreting someone's behavior as selfishness, or look at the underlying reasons behind their actions. The goal is to weaken the belief, cast doubt upon it, and refine it into something like, "people can be selfish sometimes," or "some individuals are selfish," or even, "sometimes people have no choice but to act selfishly." We should aim to dismantle broad, negative generalizations and replace them with positive ones, such as, "people can also be unselfish," or "people often help without expecting anything in return."
Practicing compassion—for both ourselves and others—can significantly shift our perspective. 🙂
It often feels like we are constantly oscillating between protecting ourselves and trying to build intimacy with others, struggling to find that perfect balance. 😁
I agree. I think therapists should work alongside patients to pinpoint those "triggers," then teach them how to manage those sudden shifts. It might also help to ask loved ones to avoid certain triggers—it won't make them disappear entirely, but it might lessen the intensity of the reaction when they do pop up.