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Who here skipped Trump's SOTU? (Original Post) Botany 17 hrs ago OP
I missed it MoseShrute 17 hrs ago #1
I would not watch that worthless piece of garbage. Trueblue1968 7 hrs ago #185
I did! What would be the point of watching it other than hope for a trainwreck? Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #2
I skipped it. That "thing" has nothing to say that I wish to hear. Glorfindel 17 hrs ago #3
never planned on watching in the first place. I was also busy frying ice. CTyankee 17 hrs ago #4
To remain somewhat sane, I make it a rule to never watch Trump speak, will only read excerpts from the transcripts. sop 17 hrs ago #5
I couldn't watch some blathering idiot Emile 17 hrs ago #6
My exact sentiments! Wuddles440 16 hrs ago #7
Volunteered to work jonstl08 16 hrs ago #8
Not gonna watch him ever newdeal2 16 hrs ago #9
Exactly what I did. Far less painful chicoescuela 16 hrs ago #40
I had a book to finish The Blue Flower 16 hrs ago #10
I did laundry BonnieJW 14 hrs ago #108
✅️ Native 16 hrs ago #11
Dammit, missed it! bagimin 16 hrs ago #12
I didn't waste my time RainCaster 16 hrs ago #13
I don't watch reruns. Especially when it sucked the first time. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #14
My doctor told me The Wizard 16 hrs ago #15
My doc said the same, but added: Keep going to the protests, they are REALLY helping you conditions. Attilatheblond 10 hrs ago #159
My son had it on in the kitchen while I was in my den watching Turkish TV series with English subtitles. I had to put on Pepsidog 16 hrs ago #16
My perfect counter programming choice: Queer Eye (Netflix) Auggie 16 hrs ago #17
Me! Me! Me! PCIntern 16 hrs ago #18
I went to bed just before 9 pm EST BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #19
Similar story here. mwooldri 15 hrs ago #56
Same here. My mom always said ... FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #182
I have the eBook version of "1929" by Andrew Ross Sorkin BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #187
I would have watched it, if they'd guaranteed it would be his last. dem4decades 16 hrs ago #20
May it be so! A-Schwarzenegger 15 hrs ago #72
I did what the entire Democratic House and Senate should have done yaesu 16 hrs ago #21
no Streaming service Homoudont 16 hrs ago #22
Us - me and my hubs. lark 16 hrs ago #23
I did. Of all the things I contemplate doing at 3 A.M. DFW 16 hrs ago #24
I make a point of not listening to pedophiles. CapnSteve 16 hrs ago #25
I skipped it. Good God in butter, why would I waste an instant on that mess? Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #26
"Good God in Butter" that is a brilliant line. Botany 16 hrs ago #47
I have to admit I have borrowed that line a few times. Botany. Diamond_Dog 16 hrs ago #49
I watched a new series "Law & Order: Epstein Victims Unit" Ritabert 16 hrs ago #27
I gladly skipped this stupidity LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #28
I didn't watch it. Trueblue Texan 16 hrs ago #29
Didn't miss a thing C_U_L8R 16 hrs ago #30
When it comes to Krasnov, I prefer STFU over SOTU. Prof. Toru Tanaka 16 hrs ago #31
Nah, I was watching "Waking Ned" Conjuay 16 hrs ago #32
I didn't miss it. I declined to be held hostage for nearly two hours of the American version of a Kim Jong Un Texin 16 hrs ago #33
Nope. Ugh, just the thought of listening to him ramble on incoherently makes me cringe. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #34
Hand Raised ProfessorGAC 16 hrs ago #35
It's as though... GiqueCee 16 hrs ago #36
The sound of his voice makes my teeth itch Klondike Kat 16 hrs ago #37
I checked a couple of times to see if it was over. Ilsa 16 hrs ago #38
When was it on? Last night? Yonnie3 16 hrs ago #39
MEEEEeeeee lamp_shade 16 hrs ago #41
Hand Up. obnoxiousdrunk 16 hrs ago #42
I did't wendyb-NC 16 hrs ago #43
I didn't watch it but... Dave Id 16 hrs ago #44
Me. But I watched Kimmel's coverage afterwards. ChicagoTeamster 16 hrs ago #45
That made me so sad and so angry at the same time. I have a beautiful trans granddaughter and her parents generalbetrayus 10 hrs ago #151
It was painful to watch. I think everyone could see with their own eyes how staged that was. And, she wasn't part of it. ChicagoTeamster 10 hrs ago #157
We skipped it and will not watch or read commentary on it AverageOldGuy 16 hrs ago #46
The SOTU was on? Prairie_Seagull 16 hrs ago #48
🙋🏼 Clouds Passing 16 hrs ago #50
I watched the alternative programming Martin Eden 16 hrs ago #51
Netflix had on a documentary on Homo naledi that is older than Homo sapiens by @ least 150,000 years .... Botany 15 hrs ago #61
✋🏼 UpInArms 16 hrs ago #52
I did. I'm going to watch Rachel's panel discussion right now over coffee. Greybnk48 16 hrs ago #53
... catbyte 16 hrs ago #54
I didn't watch Marthe48 15 hrs ago #55
Oh, was that on TV recently? SergeStorms 15 hrs ago #57
I'm still sane...didn't even think of watching... MiHale 15 hrs ago #58
I listened to APM's Marketplace instead SouthBayDem 15 hrs ago #59
I couldn't put blinders on and cup my ears. Omnipresent 15 hrs ago #60
I avoided any exposure to the Creep. tonekat 15 hrs ago #62
Trump's SOTU... what's that? Montauk6 15 hrs ago #63
Didn't watch a single second angrychair 15 hrs ago #64
I'm not interested in anything he has to say - TBF 15 hrs ago #65
I watched The People's State of the Union instead EuterpeThelo 15 hrs ago #66
"These are not normal times." BarbD 14 hrs ago #103
I was too busy MaineNative 15 hrs ago #67
Carcinogenic air( waves) pollution BattleRow 15 hrs ago #68
Yup! Trump is a cancer. Botany 15 hrs ago #76
I have more important things to do like watching grass grow or gargling razor blades. state of stupid 15 hrs ago #69
Didn't watch. MontanaMama 15 hrs ago #70
Me! Delmette2.0 15 hrs ago #71
I can't hear his voice LittleGirl 15 hrs ago #73
Me! City Lights 15 hrs ago #74
Oy! WestMichRad 15 hrs ago #75
Put me in the didn't-watch column. democrank 15 hrs ago #77
Me Jilly_in_VA 15 hrs ago #78
I was pushing the SOTU alternatives, so naturally I skipped TSF's shitshow. nt Wednesdays 15 hrs ago #79
I did cate94 15 hrs ago #80
Call me a wimp, but I don't handle pain and suffering very well. So no, I didn't watch it. I'd rather have a root canal. Fil1957 15 hrs ago #81
Oh yes! ChazInAz 15 hrs ago #82
Me, but now I hear the recaps -- the screeching insults and Nixie 15 hrs ago #83
me. myself and i.:) AllaN01Bear 14 hrs ago #84
I did.. Playingmantis 14 hrs ago #85
Yeppers I watched Forensic Files TommieMommy 14 hrs ago #86
I'd rather stick pins in my eyes Danmel 14 hrs ago #87
Didn't miss it MurrayDelph 14 hrs ago #88
Why would Rebl2 14 hrs ago #89
Watched alternative SOTUs on YouTube DinahMoeHum 14 hrs ago #90
No way I was watching that garbage. Six117 14 hrs ago #91
Instead I watched DownriverDem 14 hrs ago #92
When was it? bif 14 hrs ago #93
I listened to the first half hour on my local NPR station. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #94
Couldn't face it. Can't stand even looking at him. Bobstandard 14 hrs ago #95
Didn't watch tRump Wolf Frankula 14 hrs ago #96
I can't listen to him for any length of time. cab67 14 hrs ago #97
I literally saw maybe 5 secs Roc2020 14 hrs ago #98
🤚 sarchasm 14 hrs ago #99
My hand is raised. Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #100
Stopped watching all of them since 2000. BigmanPigman 14 hrs ago #101
oh snap RANDYWILDMAN 14 hrs ago #102
I fell asleep as soon as he started talking. colorado_ufo 14 hrs ago #104
Me. nt LAS14 14 hrs ago #105
Watched Oak Island Mopar151 14 hrs ago #106
Got a link? That sounds interesting. byronius 14 hrs ago #113
I said they will find treasure... Chemical Bill 7 hrs ago #178
Skipped IbogaProject 14 hrs ago #107
I did. Dulcinea 14 hrs ago #109
My sock drawer wasn't going to sort itself. mac56 14 hrs ago #110
I've heard him lie before NewLarry 14 hrs ago #111
Raises hand here. Didnt waste my time with that virgdem 14 hrs ago #112
Me ellemb 13 hrs ago #114
Me. greatauntoftriplets 13 hrs ago #115
I skipped it, watched some of the democrats on YouTube Tree Lady 13 hrs ago #116
I was watching basketball. kentuck 13 hrs ago #117
Me! LogDog75 13 hrs ago #118
I watched Paradise emmybee43 13 hrs ago #119
I watched the classic film "Gaslight" on TCM, instead. Knew I'd catch the allegorical oracle 13 hrs ago #120
Ooo! Ol Janx Spirit 12 hrs ago #121
Are you channeling "Welcome Back Kotter"? llmart 11 hrs ago #137
watched grass grow. B.See 12 hrs ago #122
I chose to have a colonoscopy while getting a root canal while listening to nails scraped across a chalkboard, instead. Buddyzbuddy 12 hrs ago #123
OMG! lol vapor2 9 hrs ago #171
Watched pro wrestling. Much more believable than listening to trump Callie1979 12 hrs ago #124
I watched Robert DeNiro Felicita 12 hrs ago #125
I didn't even remember it was on... mike_c 12 hrs ago #126
My kitchen floor mgardener 12 hrs ago #127
me samsingh 12 hrs ago #128
I can't stand to even hear that idiot's voice. Warren_Pointe 12 hrs ago #129
Didn't waste my time charliea 12 hrs ago #130
👋 i just cannot abide hearing his voice. Puts my stomach in knots. Nt Figarosmom 12 hrs ago #131
I did not watch or listen. No clips or news, either. Talitha 12 hrs ago #132
Missed it Colorado Liberal 12 hrs ago #133
Me! Owl 12 hrs ago #134
I watched Miles Taylor's "State of the Swamp" instead. CousinIT 12 hrs ago #135
ME!!! llmart 12 hrs ago #136
Include me. I did something beautiful instead. NNadir 11 hrs ago #138
Seeing/hearing him makes me nauseous -- actually nauseous. pat_k 11 hrs ago #139
Had to give my pet raccoon a sponge bath! FireUpChips10 11 hrs ago #140
Proud to say I watched none of it and don't care what he says - even a little. mdbl 11 hrs ago #141
I did, and I'm so glad of it! Sogo 11 hrs ago #142
I watched the defiance one and skipped watching the 🍊🐖💩 kimbutgar 11 hrs ago #143
I watched about an hour I think... EndlessMaze 11 hrs ago #144
No way could I listen to 107 minutes of the Orange Shitgibbon's verbal diarrhea. MuirHero 11 hrs ago #145
I didn't watch it. Beacool 11 hrs ago #146
can NOT listen or look Jimmy76 11 hrs ago #147
I watched college basketball instead... maspaha 11 hrs ago #148
Nope DiverDave 11 hrs ago #149
My girlfriend and I made it through the verbal diarrhea OJC spewed last night until 10:18 PM EST generalbetrayus 11 hrs ago #150
I watched a happy movie about a boy and his Dog. Flash953 10 hrs ago #152
Not completely. carpetbagger 10 hrs ago #153
Aye. Exp 10 hrs ago #154
Moi Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 10 hrs ago #155
I did MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #156
Me, too. I am barely browsing headlines.... Bread and Circuses 10 hrs ago #158
Skipped. BHDem53 10 hrs ago #160
I cannot listen to him at ALL Skittles 10 hrs ago #161
Best Option for me stillspkg 10 hrs ago #162
I've never been into masochism... regnaD kciN 10 hrs ago #163
I refuse to even read anything he says Sweet Rosie Red 10 hrs ago #164
I got myself nearly killed on my bike just to avoid hearing him talk again. Wonder Why 10 hrs ago #165
I did watch to see who was present from SCOTUS but watched season 4 of Heroes the rest of the time vapor2 9 hrs ago #166
Saw bits and pieces of it in commentaries on YouTube Rob H. 9 hrs ago #167
I did. BlueKentuckyGirl 9 hrs ago #168
I deliberately switched to Netflix--can't stand listening to Trump and watching his facial expressions. . . . h2ebits 9 hrs ago #169
Of course I did. I'm not a masochist. I've read the analysis and summaries, an that's enough. Martin68 9 hrs ago #170
Me. Ugh. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #172
I skipped his rant Progressive dog 8 hrs ago #173
missed it on principle oldinmtdem92 8 hrs ago #174
My blood pressure can't take even 5 minutes of his bragging and lies. appleannie1 8 hrs ago #175
I did. CozyMystery 7 hrs ago #176
I did! PJMcK 7 hrs ago #177
I can't do videos of him JBTaurus83 7 hrs ago #179
Thanks to DUers and Thriends for posting updates. Nt spooky3 7 hrs ago #180
Yo mahina 7 hrs ago #181
So busy, so busy! Aussie105 7 hrs ago #183
Did laundry. Watched some Three Stooges on YouTube Blumancru 7 hrs ago #184
Missed the whole thing! Sancho 7 hrs ago #186
Former political junkie hibbing 6 hrs ago #188
My wife and I watched it. We ended up yelling at the TV a lot. But Maddow did a good recap with the MS Now crew. PatrickforB 6 hrs ago #189
Skipped indigoth 6 hrs ago #190
Me. love_katz 6 hrs ago #191
I watched the ENTIRE THING AND I SCREAMED And THREW THINGS at my TV YoshidaYui 5 hrs ago #192
One more nice thing about Hawaii - 5 hours behind EST. waterwatcher123 5 hrs ago #193
We did debsy 5 hrs ago #194
I did Faux pas 5 hrs ago #195
Yes- I don't know who's more infuriating, Trump or the sycophants cheering. kerry-is-my-prez 5 hrs ago #196
I did iemanja 5 hrs ago #197
Actually Timewas 4 hrs ago #198
Meeeeee! zok21 4 hrs ago #199
I didn't want my temper rising BunnyMcGee 4 hrs ago #200
I did not watch. Instead, evemac 4 hrs ago #201
I had something meaningful to do. IGoToDU 3 hrs ago #202
I won't give that hulking piece of shit pedophile one second of my attention Blue Owl 3 hrs ago #203
Me!! SirReal69 3 hrs ago #204
Me! Me! Count me in please! Dem4life1970 3 hrs ago #205
🙋‍♀️ AllyCat 2 hrs ago #206
I intended to skip it in favor of The People's State of the Union. But our guest and my husband voted to watch it. summer_in_TX 1 hr ago #207
Me SimplyHadEnough 1 hr ago #208

sop

(18,174 posts)
5. To remain somewhat sane, I make it a rule to never watch Trump speak, will only read excerpts from the transcripts.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:20 AM
17 hrs ago

jonstl08

(562 posts)
8. Volunteered to work
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:30 AM
16 hrs ago

Was supposed to be off volunteered to work the night shift at the tax office so to avoid the speech.

newdeal2

(5,158 posts)
9. Not gonna watch him ever
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:30 AM
16 hrs ago

I looked through a live blog and DU while watching basketball. Got the gist of it: lots of lies and self-promotion

The Blue Flower

(6,438 posts)
10. I had a book to finish
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:30 AM
16 hrs ago

Besides, I knew it would be a N. Korea kind of audience and I couldn't stomach it.

RainCaster

(13,565 posts)
13. I didn't waste my time
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:34 AM
16 hrs ago

Life is too precious to waste watching an idiot embarrassing himself.

The Wizard

(13,659 posts)
15. My doctor told me
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:36 AM
16 hrs ago

to change the channel when I hear his voice or see his face. He gives this advice to all patients being treated for hypertension.

Attilatheblond

(8,599 posts)
159. My doc said the same, but added: Keep going to the protests, they are REALLY helping you conditions.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:04 PM
10 hrs ago

Pepsidog

(6,361 posts)
16. My son had it on in the kitchen while I was in my den watching Turkish TV series with English subtitles. I had to put on
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:37 AM
16 hrs ago

my noise canceling headphones so my head wouldn’t explode hearing his whiney voice spout lie after lie.

PCIntern

(28,165 posts)
18. Me! Me! Me!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:45 AM
16 hrs ago

Can’t look at him for any length of time. Never could even in the 1980’s.

BumRushDaShow

(168,002 posts)
19. I went to bed just before 9 pm EST
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:46 AM
16 hrs ago

but normally keep the radio on our local news station overnight, with volume down real low. Fell asleep right before he even started but then woke up around 10:24 pm to hear his nightmarish voice rambling on and exclaimed "OMFG he's still going!", immediately reached over, turned the radio off, and went back to sleep.

mwooldri

(10,804 posts)
56. Similar story here.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:30 AM
15 hrs ago

I have to be up at 3am for work. So bed early. Wifey sadly has taken to watching Fox News Lite (aka NewsNation) for Cuomo and somehow tolerates the others (ex Fox News "hosts" ) being on (probably cos she's actually asleep by the time Cuomo is finished). To counter this I have white noise playing in my Bluetooth sleep mask. That man doesn't stand a chance.

FakeNoose

(41,073 posts)
182. Same here. My mom always said ...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:42 PM
7 hrs ago

... "If there's nothing on TV, read a good book!" And that's what I did.

BumRushDaShow

(168,002 posts)
187. I have the eBook version of "1929" by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:18 PM
7 hrs ago

and had started it when I was on jury duty last fall and need to get back to it! Sorkin was able to make a gripping literary masterpiece out of a historic event.

yaesu

(9,184 posts)
21. I did what the entire Democratic House and Senate should have done
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:48 AM
16 hrs ago

Skipped Hitlers liefest.

Homoudont

(108 posts)
22. no Streaming service
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:49 AM
16 hrs ago

I don't get rabbit ears because I am too far from a metro area. I only subscribe to a streaming service (hulu) 6 months a year because all I watch is football. But even if I did have access to watch it I wouldn't because I have better things to do then listen to Trump. Better things like literally anything.

lark

(26,021 posts)
23. Us - me and my hubs.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:51 AM
16 hrs ago

First time ever a SOTU wasn't on in our house. I finally convinced him not to watch it - yay~~ He hates krasnov, but always felt he should watch so he'd know for himself. Now, he's realized it's a bad use of time and not doing it was so much better!

DFW

(59,991 posts)
24. I did. Of all the things I contemplate doing at 3 A.M.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:52 AM
16 hrs ago

Listening to one and a half hours of Trump is not one of them.

Ocelot II

(130,015 posts)
26. I skipped it. Good God in butter, why would I waste an instant on that mess?
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:55 AM
16 hrs ago

I'm old. My time is limited and I'm not spending any more of it than absolutely necessary listening to or watching that festering fat heap of evil.

Botany

(76,916 posts)
47. "Good God in Butter" that is a brilliant line.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:11 AM
16 hrs ago

Whomever came up with it needs a Noble Prize, the Heisman Trophy, and the Pulitzer Prize too.

Diamond_Dog

(40,237 posts)
49. I have to admit I have borrowed that line a few times. Botany.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:17 AM
16 hrs ago


I also cannot stomach that lying POS so, no, I did not watch it.

C_U_L8R

(49,217 posts)
30. Didn't miss a thing
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:57 AM
16 hrs ago

Skipped the speech and judging from the lack of online reaction, the whole thing looks like it was a total bore for republicans and democrats alike. Trump is sundowning.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,919 posts)
31. When it comes to Krasnov, I prefer STFU over SOTU.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:57 AM
16 hrs ago

I was happy to miss that two hour barrage of bullshit.

Conjuay

(3,023 posts)
32. Nah, I was watching "Waking Ned"
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:00 AM
16 hrs ago

Which was quite a strange movie.

Not as strange as trump, but still a strange movie.

Texin

(2,849 posts)
33. I didn't miss it. I declined to be held hostage for nearly two hours of the American version of a Kim Jong Un
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:02 AM
16 hrs ago

propaganda harangue.

Joinfortmill

(20,772 posts)
34. Nope. Ugh, just the thought of listening to him ramble on incoherently makes me cringe.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:03 AM
16 hrs ago

GiqueCee

(3,773 posts)
36. It's as though...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:06 AM
16 hrs ago

... someone scraped the worst of humanity's instincts off the floor of a gas station bathroom, stuffed it into a rancid sausage skin, and taught it to make noises with its face.*

Why would anyone willingly subject themselves to such embarrassment?

(*Paraphrasing a colorful description I saw here some years ago)

Klondike Kat

(932 posts)
37. The sound of his voice makes my teeth itch
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:07 AM
16 hrs ago

It would take an astronomical amount of cash for me to listen to him (hey, a guy has to pay his utility bill somehow).

Ilsa

(64,151 posts)
38. I checked a couple of times to see if it was over.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:07 AM
16 hrs ago

Then I watched some recorded programs. I can't listen to his lies. I predicted a two hour speech and was certainly close enough.

Yonnie3

(19,339 posts)
39. When was it on? Last night?
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:07 AM
16 hrs ago

I must have missed it. I had absolutely nothing to do.

I am just lucky I guess.

wendyb-NC

(4,655 posts)
43. I did't
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:10 AM
16 hrs ago

I can't stand to hear his voice, let alone look at him for 2 seconds. I'm glad that didn't.

Dave Id

(265 posts)
44. I didn't watch it but...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:10 AM
16 hrs ago

I sure as hell didn't miss it. Fuck Trump and anyone who voted for the pedophile rapist.

ChicagoTeamster

(706 posts)
45. Me. But I watched Kimmel's coverage afterwards.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:10 AM
16 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:58 AM - Edit history (2)

Heard about the “black people aren’t monkeys sign”. Who was the girl that Trump said her teachers were trying to turn her trans and when Trump had her family stand up she clapped with her two fingers. She wasn't taken away, she willingly ran away from home to escape them because they denied her care and probably worse.

And, that's a private family matter. I'm sure the girl would have preferred to maintain her privacy like most teenagers but her parents obviously liked basking in the MAGA glow.

Her father gave her a dirty look. It was obviously all staged. She should have yelled out "what are you going to do? Beat me like you do at home?". Her parents wanted her to lie. So even if her lie wasn't true, neither was their BS for Trump.

And there was a guy standing next to her father who was also scowling at her. Was that their lying pastor?

generalbetrayus

(1,686 posts)
151. That made me so sad and so angry at the same time. I have a beautiful trans granddaughter and her parents
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:30 PM
10 hrs ago

accept her and would never do anything like that to her. I could tell the girl wanted to be anywhere else but there.

ChicagoTeamster

(706 posts)
157. It was painful to watch. I think everyone could see with their own eyes how staged that was. And, she wasn't part of it.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:47 PM
10 hrs ago

But parents who weren't decent enough to consider her physical and mental health wouldn't care about using her as a prop either.

Martin Eden

(15,507 posts)
51. I watched the alternative programming
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:22 AM
16 hrs ago

And if there wasn't "State of the Swamp" or "The People's State of the Union" I would not have subjected myself to the lies of that orange slug, nor the standing ovations of his corrupt minions.

Botany

(76,916 posts)
61. Netflix had on a documentary on Homo naledi that is older than Homo sapiens by @ least 150,000 years ....
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:36 AM
15 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:37 AM - Edit history (1)

…. whose bones were discovered in a cave in S. Africa in 2013. They were about half the size of us
but had complex behaviors such as burying their dead. The cave had a very small opening so the
paleontologist had to hire women who were small enough, were brave enough to crawl down and then
climb back up a very tight opening to the burial chamber, and they had to know science along with
how to excavate the bones too.

Just the thought of crawling into that cave gave me chills.



https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/unknown-cave-of-bones-trailer

Greybnk48

(10,706 posts)
53. I did. I'm going to watch Rachel's panel discussion right now over coffee.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:23 AM
16 hrs ago

I can't listen to that oily-voiced liar any more.

Marthe48

(22,949 posts)
55. I didn't watch
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:28 AM
15 hrs ago

I know he's a liar and a thief. I wouldn't let someone like that in my house and if I were on the street and saw him approaching, I'd cross to the other side. He isn't part of my real life. I can be aware and active in politics and live a life of service without recognizing his existence or giving him oxygen.



SergeStorms

(20,318 posts)
57. Oh, was that on TV recently?
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:31 AM
15 hrs ago
Yeah, I had to rearrange my socks according to age last night, so I was pretty busy.

I hope it went well.

Omnipresent

(7,376 posts)
60. I couldn't put blinders on and cup my ears.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:34 AM
15 hrs ago

I need to be aware of everything this modern day Hitler has to say.
He pretty much lied and exaggerated everything to make himself look good and Democrats look bad.

tonekat

(2,498 posts)
62. I avoided any exposure to the Creep.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:38 AM
15 hrs ago

I avoided the late nite shows too, just to not have to hear about the goddamn moron. I may watch them later today.

Montauk6

(9,337 posts)
63. Trump's SOTU... what's that?
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:38 AM
15 hrs ago

Oh wait! Is it a new series on Gas Station TV? Nah, I have a hybrid so haven't been to pump as much.

But seriously, no I did skip it. I can't stand the guy, moreover, if you've seen one speech, you've seen them all. Whoever his speechwriter is has the cushiest job in the world.

I may watch Reese Waters or Destiny's watchalongs on YouTube but the whole thing organically?? Nah, fam, I'm good.

TBF

(36,204 posts)
65. I'm not interested in anything he has to say -
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:48 AM
15 hrs ago

release the unredacted epstein files - in their entirely

EuterpeThelo

(292 posts)
66. I watched The People's State of the Union instead
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:49 AM
15 hrs ago

Was happy to see so many of our Dem lawmakers participate.

BarbD

(1,390 posts)
103. "These are not normal times."
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:52 AM
14 hrs ago

So said Senator Chris Murphy who spoke at the Peoples State of the Union sponsored by Move-On and Meidas Touch Network.

Botany

(76,916 posts)
76. Yup! Trump is a cancer.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:08 AM
15 hrs ago

The UN’s Human Rights Commission are now talking about the Trump/Epstein/Putin International
Child sex trafficking ring as a crime against humanity and femicide (killing women).

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21041741

LittleGirl

(8,994 posts)
73. I can't hear his voice
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
15 hrs ago

Much less his lies and boasting.

I watched Leanne Morgan on Netflix. She joked about men’s silly habits and menopause. Topics I’m willing to laugh about. I won’t watch him and even clips of him, I mute.

Fil1957

(647 posts)
81. Call me a wimp, but I don't handle pain and suffering very well. So no, I didn't watch it. I'd rather have a root canal.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:18 AM
15 hrs ago

Nixie

(17,973 posts)
83. Me, but now I hear the recaps -- the screeching insults and
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:20 AM
15 hrs ago

the WWE type presentation that this evil clown has turned our politics into. Seeing JD and Mike Johnson smirking in the background. What a horrible shame.

Rebl2

(17,598 posts)
89. Why would
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:32 AM
14 hrs ago

I watch a man that (has 34 felony convictions) stands up there telling multiple lies and watch people cheering for that. No thanks.

DinahMoeHum

(23,505 posts)
90. Watched alternative SOTUs on YouTube
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:35 AM
14 hrs ago

then watched the Lincoln Project's take on the fuckery at the Capitol

DownriverDem

(7,003 posts)
92. Instead I watched
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:40 AM
14 hrs ago

the People's SOTU speeches in front of the Capitol. The Dems were there with their guests.

MineralMan

(151,012 posts)
94. I listened to the first half hour on my local NPR station.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:44 AM
14 hrs ago

Then, I turned the radio off, rolled over in bed, and went to sleep.

My wife, on the other hand, watched the entire thing on MSNOW. This morning, she said, "I should have done what you did."

Roc2020

(1,768 posts)
98. I literally saw maybe 5 secs
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:48 AM
14 hrs ago

and that was between changing channels. 5 seconds I can never get back. ugh disgusting!!!

Quiet Em

(2,726 posts)
100. My hand is raised.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:49 AM
14 hrs ago

I did not waste my time listening to a con artist lie for two hours.

colorado_ufo

(6,216 posts)
104. I fell asleep as soon as he started talking.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:59 AM
14 hrs ago

Husband watched it. I woke up for a few seconds now and then to catch things like "blood spurting" and tariffs and fell back to sleep.

Does that count for awake or skipped it?

Mopar151

(10,347 posts)
106. Watched Oak Island
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:03 AM
14 hrs ago

The story grows ever more complex....
There are staff archaeologists now, and an onsite lab.

IbogaProject

(5,756 posts)
107. Skipped
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:04 AM
14 hrs ago

I didnt "miss" it I just prefer to read transcripts or in this case read unbiased or foreign fact checks.

Dulcinea

(9,939 posts)
109. I did.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:06 AM
14 hrs ago

I gave myself a facial & read a book. I knew if I watched it, I'd get mad & yell at the TV like my father used to. Did I miss anything?

Tree Lady

(13,189 posts)
116. I skipped it, watched some of the democrats on YouTube
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:44 AM
13 hrs ago

Then continued series I am watching.

LogDog75

(1,213 posts)
118. Me!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:23 PM
13 hrs ago

I can't stand listening to someone who has trouble putting a lucid, complete sentence together. Also, the way he talks is like a used car salesman trying to sell a used car to a used car salesman.

allegorical oracle

(6,375 posts)
120. I watched the classic film "Gaslight" on TCM, instead. Knew I'd catch the
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:26 PM
13 hrs ago

forever-liar on video clips today. So, for me it was "Gaslight" vs. being gaslighted in real time.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,398 posts)
123. I chose to have a colonoscopy while getting a root canal while listening to nails scraped across a chalkboard, instead.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:36 PM
12 hrs ago

Felicita

(77 posts)
125. I watched Robert DeNiro
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:42 PM
12 hrs ago

and the mayors of Minneapolis and Chicago at one of the alternative venues, "The State of the Swamp". All gave excellent speeches.

mike_c

(36,990 posts)
126. I didn't even remember it was on...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:45 PM
12 hrs ago

...until about midnight. I checked DU for commentary and was surprised at how little there was.

Talitha

(7,864 posts)
132. I did not watch or listen. No clips or news, either.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:04 PM
12 hrs ago

Got the AP's transcript this morning, though - will read later.

CousinIT

(12,430 posts)
135. I watched Miles Taylor's "State of the Swamp" instead.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:21 PM
12 hrs ago

And I fell asleep about 2 hours into it! When ya ass gets old, that's what happens.

Had I listened to the lying PedoFelon, I'd have been up all night mad as hell at his sociopathic goddamned lies about everything.

I think I made the right choice for my health and sanity.

llmart

(17,498 posts)
136. ME!!!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:26 PM
12 hrs ago

I don't have enough years left on this earth to waste a millisecond on the lying pedophile.

pat_k

(12,904 posts)
139. Seeing/hearing him makes me nauseous -- actually nauseous.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:32 PM
11 hrs ago

For my health and sanity I must minimize exposure and do my best to avoid images and clips. It's bad enough when I subject myself to skimming transcripts. Actually hearing that voice?? I can't afford the nightmares.

mdbl

(8,433 posts)
141. Proud to say I watched none of it and don't care what he says - even a little.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:45 PM
11 hrs ago

I watch what he does. His comments and actions prove his verbiage means nothing. Why waste time listening to it.

kimbutgar

(27,074 posts)
143. I watched the defiance one and skipped watching the 🍊🐖💩
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:56 PM
11 hrs ago

But at one point they showed the speech in the corner of their event with subtitles and it made no sense.

EndlessMaze

(79 posts)
144. I watched about an hour I think...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:03 PM
11 hrs ago

I had to turn it off (I think) when he yelled at the Democrats for not standing up for his lie about protecting US citizens not illegal aliens. Regardless, I could only take an hour of his bullshit.

MuirHero

(128 posts)
145. No way could I listen to 107 minutes of the Orange Shitgibbon's verbal diarrhea.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:06 PM
11 hrs ago

I watched "State of the Swamp" on Defiance.com that was emceed by Miles Taylor.

Beacool

(30,512 posts)
146. I didn't watch it.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:12 PM
11 hrs ago

Why was there any reason to listen to his self-aggrandizing proclamations, exaggerations, fantasies, and outright lies? Trump has always been the same. A bad seed who bullied others since early childhood, a cruel man who relishes belittling and mocking others to hide his insecurities and inadequacies. I can't find one redeeming quality in the morally bankrupt lowlife.

Jimmy76

(21 posts)
147. can NOT listen or look
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:12 PM
11 hrs ago

I told by wife I would need money to watch, $10 per minute, nobody went for it though, huh.......

generalbetrayus

(1,686 posts)
150. My girlfriend and I made it through the verbal diarrhea OJC spewed last night until 10:18 PM EST
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:24 PM
11 hrs ago

when we couldn't take it anymore. She switched the TV to the Utah - CU women's basketball game. Sadly, our beloved women Buffs lost a close one. Last night was an all-around suck.

Flash953

(139 posts)
152. I watched a happy movie about a boy and his Dog.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:31 PM
10 hrs ago

Theres a point when the outrage about all the different things going on becomes too much. I trust the BBC , and Freedom now to give me information with integrity.

carpetbagger

(5,456 posts)
153. Not completely.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:33 PM
10 hrs ago

I checked the NBC and CBC websites before bed to see if there was anything of substance.

MustLoveBeagles

(15,550 posts)
156. I did
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:37 PM
10 hrs ago

I went to a movie 🍿🎥. On the way back I heard about a minute on Serius. That was all I could manage.

Bread and Circuses

(1,800 posts)
158. Me, too. I am barely browsing headlines....
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:58 PM
10 hrs ago

Explanation

I come to DU for support and read how others like me are processing this coup.

I have accepted that we are now in survival mode as fascism has taken over. I have ZERO expectations that any politicians can stop this, Republican voters are content because they simply are filled with hate and anger. They don’t care about the rape, cruelty lies and the consequences to the economy or our diplomatic and security relationships.

I expect this country to become worse.

I’ll continue to organize, rally, vote, donate, and be VERY active as I have been. Find your tribe and resist!

stillspkg

(185 posts)
162. Best Option for me
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:10 PM
10 hrs ago

I had it on with the sound muted while I listened to the alternative rally on YouTube. It was a great soundtrack for watching the liars.

Sweet Rosie Red

(53 posts)
164. I refuse to even read anything he says
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:22 PM
10 hrs ago

I dont have enough years left in my life to deal with 2 faced lying idiots!

vapor2

(4,251 posts)
166. I did watch to see who was present from SCOTUS but watched season 4 of Heroes the rest of the time
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:33 PM
9 hrs ago

Rob H.

(5,808 posts)
167. Saw bits and pieces of it in commentaries on YouTube
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:37 PM
9 hrs ago

He came across as an even bigger nut job when he was yelling into his microphone about, "Please, please, please, Mister President, we’re winning too much. We can’t take it anymore.”

I had to laugh when he pointed to the Democrats and said, "Those people are crazy!" because they weren't sufficiently obsequious for his taste. He was just so angry and you could tell he was losing his temper.

h2ebits

(993 posts)
169. I deliberately switched to Netflix--can't stand listening to Trump and watching his facial expressions. . . .
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:42 PM
9 hrs ago

Been avoiding him speaking since the beginning and just catch-up later from people who listen and report to us later.

Martin68

(27,451 posts)
170. Of course I did. I'm not a masochist. I've read the analysis and summaries, an that's enough.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 04:07 PM
9 hrs ago

appleannie1

(5,441 posts)
175. My blood pressure can't take even 5 minutes of his bragging and lies.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:24 PM
8 hrs ago

Even with meds, hearing him raises it into the danger zone.

CozyMystery

(717 posts)
176. I did.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:27 PM
7 hrs ago

Can't stand to hear his voice, and from experience, I know I won't like what he says.

PJMcK

(24,968 posts)
177. I did!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:28 PM
7 hrs ago

We have guests arriving tomorrow so I cleaned the bathrooms and set up the guest room.

Time well spent.

Fuck Trump.

mahina

(20,582 posts)
181. Yo
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:37 PM
7 hrs ago

But it really deeply upset my mother, and she doesn’t even need that.

I wish she wouldn’t know watched it and I wish none of our legislators attended. I can’t imagine how much it hurts their hearts. They just got used and it makes me sad for them and for the whole country because that footage will be used against us and didn’t have to happen.

I think we’re under value generally how incredibly valiant courageous and brilliant so many of our legislators are. I’m worried for them. And of course for us.

Aussie105

(7,767 posts)
183. So busy, so busy!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:43 PM
7 hrs ago

America will be so busy undoing the cloud of insanity he radiates from every cell of his decaying mind and body.
Once he is gone.

Didn't try to tap into any US internet streaming to watch any of it, but I'm sure there were a few media streaming all of it.

Why didn't I watch?
I'm starting the believe that what he has is contagious!

Saw some coverage, and the rapture on some of the audience faces reminded me of brainwashed cult followers.

BBC did a bit of fact checking on gas prices, but I'm still looking for more in-depth fact checking from non-US media.

Blumancru

(248 posts)
184. Did laundry. Watched some Three Stooges on YouTube
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:49 PM
7 hrs ago

The one where Moe’s head gets stuck in a pipe and Larry and Curly have to twist him out.
Much better to watch than the Stooging going on during the State of Delusion Address.

hibbing

(10,562 posts)
188. Former political junkie
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:01 PM
6 hrs ago

I used to enjoy watching them regardless of who was president. I certainly yelled at the tv during the lies of Reagan, Bush and Bush. I lasted about 3 minutes last night. The asshole ruins everything as we all know.

PatrickforB

(15,398 posts)
189. My wife and I watched it. We ended up yelling at the TV a lot. But Maddow did a good recap with the MS Now crew.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:09 PM
6 hrs ago

We also thought Abigail Spanberger's rebuttal speech was very well done. She is really good, and an effective communicator. Unlike fucking Trump. I mean, he just stood there and LIED. The whole time. He just stood there and lied.

love_katz

(3,232 posts)
191. Me.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:15 PM
6 hrs ago

I watched the Alternative SOTU held by the Democrats in front of the Capitol.
I mainly wanted to boost their watched ratings, and reduce watched ratings for the official shit show inside the Capitol.
FTDJT. 8647.

YoshidaYui

(45,284 posts)
192. I watched the ENTIRE THING AND I SCREAMED And THREW THINGS at my TV
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:40 PM
5 hrs ago

That smug son of a bitch deserves everything that is coming to him including life in PRISON

debsy

(857 posts)
194. We did
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:54 PM
5 hrs ago

My husband started watching a clip on his phone and I started yelling at the orange 🍊 fucker so he stopped the video before I scared our feline babies.

Faux pas

(16,261 posts)
195. I did
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:58 PM
5 hrs ago

and am proud I did. It's shitty enough that we have hear about him all day every fricking day.

iemanja

(57,707 posts)
197. I did
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:11 PM
5 hrs ago

I never watch him. I see no reason to submit myself to watching a child rapist lie for two hours.

Timewas

(2,705 posts)
198. Actually
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:47 PM
4 hrs ago

I have never listened to any "state of the union" address by anyone... I can find out all I need to know afterwards....The las major speech I listened to was Obamas keynote address to the 2004 Dem. convention in Chicago and I told my wife afterwards the there was the man that would be our first black president..

BunnyMcGee

(482 posts)
200. I didn't want my temper rising
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:05 PM
4 hrs ago

I'd rather read the text with remarks, than listen to that POS

IGoToDU

(208 posts)
202. I had something meaningful to do.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:55 PM
3 hrs ago

Long conversation with a very dear friend. We’re both very busy people and don’t get to have a relaxed chat that often.

Blue Owl

(58,787 posts)
203. I won't give that hulking piece of shit pedophile one second of my attention
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:11 PM
3 hrs ago

Fuck him and I hope he eats shit and dies.

AllyCat

(18,705 posts)
206. 🙋‍♀️
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:57 PM
2 hrs ago

Decided to try video gaming with the younger set in the house. We had a great time!

summer_in_TX

(4,082 posts)
207. I intended to skip it in favor of The People's State of the Union. But our guest and my husband voted to watch it.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:48 PM
1 hr ago

HShe's in the Norwegian Health Ministry and her country has to deal with the U.S.

I had realistically low expectations I thought. But it was even worse than that. Setting Dems up to be crazy and the villains. Very hard to listen to.

Sickening. There's exactly one thing he may actually be a genius at: marketing. He wove a myth that reminded me of the World Wrestling Federation. Or maybe The Hunger Games.



I've concluded that as unpleasant as that was, it's good to know how bad it is.

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