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HAPPY SATURDAY CENTIPEDES 🐛💖🐛💖🐛💖🐛I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful afternoon! It's your girl /u/Ivaginaryfriend back at it again with another DANK Presidential recap!So sit back, relax, and let us BASK IN THE GLORY OF THIS TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION TOGETHER!!!Sunday, December 10th:🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Things are going really well for our economy, a subject the Fake News spends as little time as possible discussing! Stock Market hit another RECORD HIGH, unemployment is now at a 17 year low and companies are coming back into the USA. Really good news, and much more to come!Getting closer and closer on the Tax Cut Bill. Shaping up even better than projected. House and Senate working very hard and smart. End result will be not only important, but SPECIAL!Very little discussion of all the purposely false and defamatory stories put out this week by the Fake News Media. They are out of control - correct reporting means nothing to them. Major lies written, then forced to be withdrawn after they are exposed...a stain on America!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Employed every race and religion on the planet...gets called a racist. The left is full of lies and hatred. DJT is a great man!!Current State of the left.Stop Child Abuse!This is why California goes red in 2018 and 2020.HOLY SHIT!! Don Jr. just nuked Takei from orbit.🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:In honor of us having 538k "official" centipedes, I'm just going to leave this photo of Nate Plastic right here.This Tweet did not age wellSeeing A wild Pede out in the Wild.At Starcucks no less!Man of the year, every year.Just a couple liberals waiting for their daily dose of fake news.Monday, December 11th:TODAY'S ACTION:President Donald J. Trump Will Make America a Leader in Space Exploration AgainRemarks By President Trump and Vice President Pence at Signing Ceremony for Space Policy Directive – 1F.H. Buckley: “GOP tax bill is good for middle-class Americans”Statement from President Donald J. Trump Regarding Today’s Attack in New York CityFour Nominations Sent to the Senate TodayPresidential Memorandum on Reinvigorating America’s Human Space Exploration ProgramText of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the SenatePresident Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Another false story, this time in the Failing @nytimes, that I watch 4-8 hours of television a day - Wrong! Also, I seldom, if ever, watch CNN or MSNBC, both of which I consider Fake News. I never watch Don Lemon, who I once called the “dumbest man on television!” Bad Reporting.SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Wife of demoted DOJ official worked for firm behind anti-Trump dossierLive Thread: Explosion Reported in New YorkMaduro Bans OppositionOh Please No one is going to get murdered.🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:She's at it again.New York ExplosionK...?ALMOST HAD IT!"THE DUMBEST MAN ON TELEVISION!"Tuesday, December 12th:TODAY'S ACTION:Richmond Times-Dispatch: “Bottom line, GOP tax reform’s good for the middle class”President Donald J. Trump will Make the American Military Great AgainRemarks by President Trump at Signing of H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2018President Donald J. Trump Signs H.R. 2810 and H.R. 4374 into LawState and Local Leaders Push for Tax ReformArmstrong Williams: “Passing tax reform is a task that shouldn’t be taxing”Statement by President Donald J. Trump on H.R. 2810Support For President Trump’s Signing Of The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)A Message from President Donald J. Trump on HanukkahChristmas at the White House 2017Readout: Second Lady Karen Pence Visits with Young Patients; Gives Coloring Books and CrayonsPresident Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Andrea Thompson to the Department of State🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia - so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!The people of Alabama will do the right thing. Doug Jones is Pro-Abortion, weak on Crime, Military and Illegal Immigration, Bad for Gun Owners and Veterans and against the WALL. Jones is a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet. Roy Moore will always vote with us. VOTE ROY MOORE!Consumer Confidence is at an All-Time High, along with a Record High Stock Market. Unemployment is at a 17 year low. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Working to pass MASSIVE TAX CUTS (looking good).Wishing all of those celebrating #Hanukkah around the world a happy and healthy eight nights in the company of those they love.Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:NEW: Family of NYC terror attack suspect releases statement, saying they’re “outraged” by actions of law enforcementThese 4 officers saw the attempted bomber with wires all over him on the ground and held him down, stopping him from using his cell-phone to cause a 2nd blast. They are heroes.BILL O REILLY: "I have a tape of someone who is anti-Trump offering $200,000 to a woman to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault"Yeah, uh, no it's fucking not. Regardless of how you feel about Net Neutrality, this is a fucking lie and Reddit needs to be held responsible for their lack of transparency or register as a PAC.DACA needs to go when an illegal with 3.6 GPA scams $185k in scholarships from hardworking American born students.PRESS BRIEFINGS, INTERVIEWS, RALLIES:Press Beating🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:GOD BLESS THE NYPD!Never faltering before the MSM horde. Let's show some love for Sarah: Warrior PrincessSHOTS FIRED by Congressman Steve Smith at Gillibrand [Bill Clinton is a RAPIST!]Buck Sexton rewrites the statement by the failed pipe bomber's family for accuracy.Wednesday, December 13th:TODAY'S ACTION:Alfredo Ortiz: “Tax Bill Is Christmas Present Americans Have Been Waiting For”Final IT Modernization ReportRemarks by President Trump at Lunch with Bicameral Tax ConfereesAmerica Will Once Again Reach for the Moon—and BeyondRemarks by President Trump and American Taxpayers on Tax Reform🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!Wow, more than 90% of Fake News Media coverage of me is negative, with numerous forced retractions of untrue stories. Hence my use of Social Media, the only way to get the truth out. Much of Mainstream Meadia has become a joke! @foxandfriendsIf last night’s election proved anything, it proved that we need to put up GREAT Republican candidates to increase the razor thin margins in both the House and Senate.Thank you Omarosa for your service! I wish you continued success.SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Looks like the FBI has been caught planning an investigation of Trump since BEFORE his election purely as an “insurance policy” in case he got into office!Strzok, his Mistress, and (Now) Director McCabe discuss "Insurance Policy preventing Trump PresidencyHappy Hanukkah from President Donald J. Trump🚨🚨 HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! Remember when FBI tried to bribe a Russian Hacker to confess to hacking Hillary's email a while back? Guess what just hit the front page of Reddit!!! 🚨🚨Fake News CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper Calls The President A "Loser," Then Predictably Deletes Tweet, Claims He Was Hacked🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:Spicy Ben Garrison. Fake News Chasing Tall TalesNothing to see here, move along.Voter ID requirements need to be Federal law."There’s no way [Trump] gets elected — but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk." -Peter Strzok Deputy Asst Director FBIThursday, December 14th:TODAY'S ACTION:The Closing Argument for Tax ReformPresident Donald J. Trump’s Year of Regulatory Reform and Environmental Protection at the EPAPresident Donald J. Trump is Delivering on DeregulationMerry Christmas from President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania TrumpMerry Christmas from Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen PenceRemarks by President Trump on DeregulationPress Briefing by Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Neomi Rao on the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory ActionsReadout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Republican Tax Cuts are looking very good. All are working hard. In the meantime, the Stock Market hit another record high!As a candidate, I promised we would pass a massive tax cut for the everyday, working Americans. If you make your voices heard, this moment will be forever remembered as a great new beginning – the dawn of a brilliant American future shining with PATRIOTISM, PROSPERITY AND PRIDE!Today, we gathered in the Roosevelt Room for one single reason: to CUT THE RED TAPE! For many decades, an ever-growing maze of regs, rules, and restrictions has cost our country trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, countless American factories, & devastated entire industries.When Americans are free to thrive, innovate, & prosper, there is no challenge too great, no task too large, & no goal beyond our reach. We are a nation of explorers, pioneers, innovators & inventors. We are nation of people who work hard, dream big, & who never, ever give upIn 1960, there were approximately 20,000 pages in the Code of Federal Regulations. Today there are over 185,000 pages, as seen in the Roosevelt Room. Today, we CUT THE RED TAPE! It is time to SET FREE OUR DREAMS and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!“Manufacturing Optimism Rose to Another All-Time High in the Latest @ShopFloorNAM Outlook Survey”(Retweeting Ronna McDaniel) .@realDonaldTrump is the Paycheck President. Learn how the tax bill will put more money in your pocket & how to contact Democrats who are trying to stop it: http://paycheckpresident.comSIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:THROWBACK THURSDAY Reddit advocates "Net Neutrality" by conspiring numerous subs to push the same Red Image but censors T_D from /all for the last year because they dont like opposing viewpoints. Repealing Title II allows a freer internet-Reddit’s against that (they didnt even read the bill). Sad!The battle for Net Neutrality is over! The companies that spent hundreds of millions shilling to trick the public into supporting their agenda have LOST! Just like magic all the hysteria will disappear.HIS NEW STORY: His assistant left his phone “UNSUPERVISED” at the gym and some mystery person tweeted POTUS. Got it. Makes complete sense, definitely not FAKE NEWS.Based regulation slayer Ajit Pai TROLLS THE SHIT out of snowflake Soros NN shills. Shitposting has become an art form! TENDIES EVERYWHERE!Did He Just Say on Live T.V. that They Came from Another STATE to Vote in Alabama's Election?!? ~ This is Important: Being DownvotedPRESS BRIEFINGS, INTERVIEWS, RALLIES:Press Beating🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:(unemployed noises)NEW TRUMP TWEET ON NET NEUTRALITY REPEALJapanAnon mocks people saying Japan needs to accept immigrants to survive.Donald Trump Jr. Journalism is DeadJuanita Broaddrick: Why did I support President Trump?Friday, December 15th:TODAY'S ACTION:Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One DepartureIt’s Time To End Chain MigrationRemarks by President Trump at FBI National Academy Graduation CeremonyRemarks by President Trump to Marine Helicopter Squadron One🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:It was my honor. THANK YOU!To each member of the graduating class from the National Academy at Quantico, CONGRATULATIONS!You are always there for us – THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE. Thank you to our police, thank you to our sheriffs, and thank you to our law enforcement families. God Bless you all, and GOD BLESS AMERICA! #LESMToday, it was my tremendous honor to visit Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) at the Marine Corps Air Facility in Quantico, Virginia. I am honored to serve as your Commander-in-Chief. On behalf of an entire Nation, THANK YOU for your sacrifice and service. We love you!DOW, S&P 500 and NASDAQ close at record highs! #MAGA(Retweeting Sarah Sanders) .@POTUS historic tax cuts + doubling of the child tax credit will do infinitely more to empower working moms than liberals' personal attacks on women they disagree with ever will.(Retweeting Paul Ryan) For individuals and families, the final Tax Cuts & Jobs Act: ✔lowers individual taxes ✔nearly doubles the standard deduction ✔expands the Child Tax Credit ✔repeals Obamacare’s individual mandate ✔preserves the mortgage interest deduction(Retweeting Rep Krisi Noem) A lot of tough decisions got us to this point, but we’re closer than we’ve been in 30+ years to a fairer tax code that keeps more money in the pockets of hardworking Americans. Proud to sign my name to the Conference Report. READ THE BILL>> http://noem.house.gov/taxreformGreat job Kevin, we are all proud of you!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:TICK TOCK BOOM! Lisa Bloom offered women hundreds of thousands of "donor" cash to accuse Trump"Eric Trump Posted A Picture in the Oval Office That Nearly Broke the Internet." [in a good way]"Real talk: The only reason John McCain hasn't resigned yet, given his condition and mountain corruption scandals, is because in AZ, resigning senators have their replacement chosen by the governor. And our governor was an early Trump Supporter."IT'S OFFICIAL: WE HIT 4% GDP GROWTH! PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!Rahm Emmanuel declares Chicago a "Trump Free Zone". How about you make it a "Murder Free Zone" instead because 630 people have already been killed this year, Mayor🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:They're with her.Here we see a wounded and weak candidate. Sensing its weakness, the strong bull offers it as sacrifice for the safety of the nation.WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUBNo Thanks.Saturday, December 16th:🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Congratulations to two great and hardworking guys, Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, on the success of their just out book, “Let Trump Be Trump.” Finally people with real knowledge are writing about our wonderful and exciting campaign!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:HOLY SHIT! The Lisa Bloom "accuser" she was texting with who abruptly cancelled the press conference was the same girl that also sued Jeffrey Epstein! Was this a STING OPERATION? They were trying to frame Trump w/ Epstein and got caught! These people really are stupid -- HOLY FUCK!!THE FACE YOU MAKE WHEN for 14 years you had one of the highest rated shows on television, got bored and decided to create the GREATEST and HIGHEST rated reality show the world has ever seen. Oh and you save America and Western Civilization in the process.But Trump is the bad guy. insane.🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:Life comes at you fast media cucks.Legendary Japanese wrestler The Great Sasuke dressed as The Great Trump. He cut a promo to the Tokyo crowd saying "TPP is Bullshit" before fighting Rocket Man.REMINDER: SIKHS ARE OUR ALLIES AND FRIENDSSOOOOOOO MUCH WINNING!What's a recap without a couple jams to help you get through it!One Man Can Change The WorldThe New Workout PlanDoing it Right - Daft PunkLana's ThemeOnly OneFamousGold Dust - Flux Pavillion RemixBulletproof - La RouxMAGA THE FUCK ON PATRIOTS!! via /r/The_Donald

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declinetospecify · 4 years

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This An't A Scene. It's a Goddamn Arms Race!

Dear Missing America,

This Ain’t A Scene, It’s a Goddamn Arms Race!

I take that line from a Fall Out Boy song that I am rather fond of; and I am rather fond of that song and line because it resonates a strong and vital truth in modern America: The political parties are fucking us,...every one. It is a sad and hard truth, that they don’t want you and me to see, but they are lost, and they are desperate, and they are dying. And in their vain efforts to remain relevant and appear vital, they are failing to listen to any voice from outside their castle walls; lest they risk it being one of treacherous nature. So, as a result, every voice from beyond the wall must be a dangerous one. So, why then, are any self confident Americans actually listening to a damn thing the Republicans or the Democrats say anymore? Well, ...we’re not. So if you do fancy yourself to be a self confident American, and you are still listening to their shit, without questioning it, all of it, then you’re a fucking moron. And you’re still drinking the kool aid.

Now, as for the rest of us, we still listen, we just hear it more clearly than you do. Now that’s not to say that you can’t too; only that you are prevented from doing so by the illegitimate influence of one of the two ruling political parties. This is easy for them to do. They have the power, the money, the machinery, and control of the government. So, what is there to do, but choose coke or pepsi and get on with life, right? Well, that used to be the idea, but not anymore. Ever since Coke and Pepsi both started using arsenic in their water, it’s becoming more and more dangerous to pick either one. When I say coke and pepsi, I mean Republicans and Democrats. I don’t say that because I think you are stupid, I say that so they won’t sue my ass.

Anyway, in my youth, a wise T Shirt once said to me on a Super Bowl Sunday: “Who Cares?”, Let’s Have A Party! And I am inclined once again, to see the wisdom in that thought. “Who Cares?” I mean seriously, who? Do you? Do you care which party is in control of the government anymore? Really, truly care? As in, you genuinely believe that they can and will make good on their promises, and that their way is the best way for all Americans to move forward together? Because if you do...SAY IT WITH ME NOW...You’re a fucking moron! But, that doesn’t mean you can’t be saved. After all, stupid is a choice, and not a condition. Leave the parties behind. Join the Missing Americans. We are here, and we outnumber the left and the right, 2 to 1.

Look, 2020 is screwed. Legit, screwed. There is only one choice coming out of the right, and that is DJT, the worst living example of what can happen when two, not just one, but two ruling political parties go off the rails, together. From the left, you are going to get “Anyone But Trump!”...whoever that may end up looking like. The problem here, is that regardless of which party wins the next Presidential Election, and the 2022 Mid Terms, it’s going to be four more years of the same old shit, on a different day, politics as usual. American life is going to continue this one step forward, two steps back dance that gets us nowhere. But,...we can change that forever by 2024! Seriously! We just need to take away our overt and visible support for both the Republicans and the Democrats! Instead of trying to elevate a third party to be able to challenge the two ruling parties, we should simply shrink the two ruling parties down to size. Make them have to fight harder for our support, and they will do just that, fight harder. Then we will see who is more important in this country, us, or them.

The Missing Americans in this country constitute a growing majority of pissed off people. Sure, a lot of us left all together and don’t even bother to vote, or even register, but there are an awful lot of Missing Americans who do vote, and we vote for both parties, and even other parties, but we don’t look at other voters and wonder if they are friend or foe while we’re doing it. I know you know what I am talking about. It happens every time we have an election, and these past three years, it seems like it just kept on burning, like a continental tire fire...stank-nasty, and toxic!

So no, the modern Republican and Democrat Political Parties ain’t a scene! But they are most definitely a Goddamn Arms Race! Just look at the U.S.’ Senate over the course of Obama and Trump’s combined eleven years in office. First, when the Republicans were strong enough to halt any forward movement by the Democratic majority, the Democrats famously enacted the “Nuclear Option” and changed their own rules to make it easier to get around the Republicans. Then, when the Republicans held the majority, guess what they did...the exact same fucking thing, but worse. All through Barack Obama’s presidency, the Republican party as a whole, concentrated all its force on blocking him and the Democrats, and thus deactivating our government. They did it through politics, money, and power. All through Donald Trump’s presidency, the Democratic party as a whole, concentrated all its force on blocking and thus deactivating our government. They did it through politics, money, and power. They are still doing it, and neither party has given any indication that they will consider trying any other tactic, like... ever again. So, then why should any one who calls them-self an American, ever expect anything new or productive to come out of these two parties, until one is utterly destroyed by the other one; which of course is due to happen sometime between blow me, and go fuck yourself? Come the fuck on, America! Leave those worthless fuckers behind, and join the Missing! We are everywhere! We are where America is heading, despite the best efforts of both the Republican and Democrat Parties to try and keep us reigned in! Don’t you want to at least try and be free one last time, before a giant space rock hits planet earth and fucks us all? (Thanks for that by the way, NASA. You bunch of cosmic Karens!)

You can! You don’t even have to keep reading this blog to do it! But seriously, keep reading this blog! I need friends! About 165,000,000 of them to be exact. So stay with me, stay Missing, America! They are not as powerful as they appear to be; we just take away their fuel supply, and we can cut them off. We can choke them out, and they will be forced to deflate themselves to a proper size and scope for their roles in modern America. The Republican and Democrat parties are just glorified talent agencies, hocking glorified janitors, to do a simple job: run our government right. They are not the actual government, they are not the real majority of Americans, and they are not the all powerful politi-gods that they pretend to be. See the menagerie of snake oil salesmen, hiding behind the curtain America! For fuck’s sake! They’re all trying to slip roofies in our drinks and date rape us in their limo’s! Get a grip...and then rip off their shit and throw it out the window! Leave the Parties, Join the MIssing, and save America!

Sincerely,

B.Voll

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lindyhunt · 6 years

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What’s the Deal with Trump and Playboy?

It’s been recent news that Donald Trump Jr., the desperate-eyed, chinless heir to the Trump throne, had an affair with singer/reality TV personality Aubrey O’Day. They worked together on season five of Celebrity Apprentice in 2012. In 2009, O’Day posed for Playboy. She and Donald Trump Jr. reportedly had their affair in 2011. And in 2013, the first song on O’Day’s album was a torch song called DJT. (Shhh those happen to be Trump’s initials.)

What’s interesting about all this, other than the mystery of how anyone finds members of the Trump family at all attractive, is the Playboy connection. Fun fact: Out of the seven seasons of Celebrity Apprentice, there was only one season that didn’t include a contestant who had posed for Playboy.

Season 1 had two!

Carol Alt—the super swimsuit model of the 80s—posed for the magazine in 2008, when she was 48.

Tiffany Fallon was the Playmate of the Year in 2005. It’s a wonder diehard Christian Stephen Baldwin was able to participate. That season also happened to be the last time Omarosa was ever heard from again…

Season 2

The season that the late, great Joan Rivers won (another fun fact: she was one of only two female winners in the entire run of the series. Probably just a coincidence,) also starred Brande Roderick, Playboy’s Playmate of the Year for 2001.

Season 3

The Donald (and Donald Jr) would have to be satisfied with Selita Ebanks, a Victoria Secret Angel and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model.

Season 4

Perhaps making up for the previous year, this season had three women who posed for Playboy. Though, to be fair, La Toya Jackson and Lisa Rinna (who posed for the magazine twice, once in 1998 when she was pregnant, and again in 2009) are certainly famous for other things. But Hope Dworaczyk, Playmate of the Year in 2010, not so much.

Season 5

Another banner year. In addition to Aubrey O’Day, this season starred former pop icon Debbie Gibson (who posed in March 2005) and Relic Hunter Tia Carrere (Janurary 2005). And, though she didn’t pose for the magazine, comedian Lisa Lampanelli wrote a column for Playboy for a while.

Season 6

This All-Star season saw the return of Lisa Rinna, Brande Rodericke, and La Toya Jackson. Also, Stephen Baldwin.

Season 7

This season really only had Vivica A. Fox, who was in Playboy in 2004, but it remains a mystery to what degree of undress she was.

Season 8

This season was actually hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, much to the chagrin of POTUS. Nevertheless, in the name of transparency—because clearly it wasn’t just the Donald demanding Playboy models—this season did include celebrities who also happened to pose for the magazine: Brooke Burke-Charvet, Carrie Keagon, and Carrie Wilson of Wilson Phillips. Right?

While a similar article could be written linking the Real Housewife franchise with Celebrity Apprentice, since there were plenty that were fired by Donald Trump, there has yet to be any rumours about either Trump dallying with one of them. Whereas Trump’s fondness for Playboy—as well as Playboy’s embarrassment over the same—is well-documented. In fact, just this week, Karen McDougal (PMOY 1998) filed suit similar to Stormy Daniels’ against Trump seeking the right to speak publicly about an alleged affair she had with the future POTUS.

The connection between the Donald and Playboy made a certain kind of sense though, at least in the 90s and early aughts. Back then, Playboy and Trump were both past their prime, making money on regrettable licensing deals, and bordering on self-parody. They both represented a kind of waning machismo and false luxury. They’ve since gone in different directions. Under the creative control of Cooper Hefner, Playboy has tried to make a return to social justice and free expression, whereas Trump has become the embodiment of all that is wrong with America. Example: Trump tried to ban transgendered people from joining the military, Playboy, under the creative control of the slightly less problematic Cooper Hefner, had their first transgender Playmate. Obviously, serving in the military and getting your picture taken topless are not comparable activities, but you get the point.

Now, to be clear, I am throwing absolutely no shade on the Celebrity Apprentice contestants, either for posing for the mag, or for starring on a sad reality show that contributed to the downfall of democracy—a woman’s got to work, and even Donald Trump himself didn’t think he’d win the presidency. But, since the Trumps seem to treat the adult entertainment industry—and Playboy in particular—as a kind of Ashley Madison catalogue, it does make us wonder if there will be more stories to come.

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