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[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 107 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I would bet he had an IV in his hand, and the IV caused bruising. He's slathered makeup on it like some fucking idiot.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 50 points 1 day ago (3 children)

He did this a few weeks ago, too. He absolutely is getting infusions of something on a regular basis. Could be hydration drips, could be anti-syphilis drugs. Who knows.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 46 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

The blood of children, like they accused others of doing

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The “every accusation is projection theorem” needs to be fully codified like Occam’s razor or Poes Law. Especially if we find out some of the craziest most off the wall qanon/blood libel shit is actually literally true it’s Trump, the GOP, billionaires, Putin, Netanyahu, Jerry Jones, etc that are all consuming human babies in order to stay young forever and doing the bidding of Peter Theil because he’s the one that figured it out and… wait, goddamn it! That’s the belief system of the Super Adventure Club in the South Park episodes mocking Scientology after Issac Hates left for the previous episodes mocking Scientology.

[–] Birch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Epstein's Law: every accusation from a Conservative [of being guilty of a thing] is a confession [of being guilty of the thing]

[–] moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks, Ima start citing it now and hopefully it catches on.

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Oh there's definitely at least one blood boy being used in that White House.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 points 22 hours ago

My money is it being Baron. Have we seen the giant recently?

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The White House says it’s from shaking so many hands.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Ah yes shaking hands with only the... Back... of the hand. And at the exact place an IV would be located on the back of the hand.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Dare you question the Bullshit Barbie of the great and powerful Oz?!?!

[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It looks more like where a thumb would grasp his hand, closer to the thumb than the center where an IV would be.

I wonder how many people who hate him have to shake his hand and try to hurt him a little while doing so.

That said I would be actually amazed that the trump white house ever told the truth about anything. And like someone else said it's not the picture of health to bruise from handshakes

[–] DirtPuddleMisfortune@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago

Did Biden have bruises from handshaking?

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago

So he's got such a weak grasp they are bruising him. Alpha!

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 64 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Soooo, the Epstein file "dump" is actually an interview with Maxwell, and she was given (bribed with) partial release from prison for it. I knew they were going to distract us with something, but them knowing that we want him to naturally die wasn't on my bingo card.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They raided Bolton looking for the Epstein files!!!

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

His mustache is covering up something

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago
[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 45 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I hope it's cancer and I hope it kills him quick.

[–] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 42 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I hope it disables him quickly and kills him slowly.

[–] Clasm@ttrpg.network 16 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

I want something that causes locked-in syndrome and a long ventilator-assisted life.

Maybe then he'll realize that yes, everyone does, in fact, hate him. And even the cowards he surround himself with will do it straight to his face for once.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

They'll still roll him out on stage and the morons will still celebrate.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago

and once they take all his money, he'll depend on medicare and suffer even more

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[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This story encapsulates the Trump administration - more concerned with appearances than substance.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Demented rapist leads 49% of registered voters into another lie-filled ditch.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

always has been

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 44 points 1 day ago

I agree. He’s covering an IV bruise.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago
[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 35 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I’m a woman and years ago some makeup artist had recommended a foundation shade that was a bit too light but I didn’t notice.

So one day wearing it, I walked into Sephora and this guy working there looked at me in horror and went “Oh honey…your face is a different shade from the rest of your body…”

I saw it then and changed things up. But seeing the picture in the article that’s immediately what I thought back to… “Oh honey…”

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[–] Beebabe@lemmy.world 23 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I’m no makeup artist but this seems like it wants to be seen and talked about. I feel they could have made it less obvious if they wanted.

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 13 points 20 hours ago

As we see from his face, he only applies it to himself and he's not good at it. He won't let anyone else do the job

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You’d think with those fuckloads of money he could afford an actual makeup artist. Then again, that would require paying someone to do their job.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You don’t understand. He never lets them do his makeup (at least not in the first (and jesus bonghitting christ should have been last) term). It’s a thing of his. Like fearing stairs or being poisoned.

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

But where them Epstein files at?

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

It's under the makeup

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

What the fuck in Reddit dip shit is this news story this is not news This is a fucking distraction.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

He’s been doing this for a while. Probably a big age spot or something similar that he is self-conscious and vain about. There was a similar article pointing this same spot out about 2-3 months ago.

[–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

He might be getting regular IV injections and getting some bruising there as a result.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Is the color on the picture weird?

He doesn't look orange, he looks jaundiced.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He looks even shittier than usual. It's impressive, in a gawky sort of way.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] moncharleskey@lemmy.zip 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago

Trump's not undead, AFAIK, but his attempts at concealing his health issues made me think about that pair, trying to hold themselves together with paint.

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

Did he just grab some fucking house paint? It's a totally different colour.

That hat too. Lol.

Any day now

[–] FarrellPerks@feddit.uk 3 points 13 hours ago

Archive link because paywall - https://archive.ph/wlZWZ

[–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

A makeup covered bandage? Makes demented sense. Looks like bondo.

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