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(174,912 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2025, 05:47 PM Dec 9

Mike Luckovich-trump's next cabinet meeting

— Mike Luckovich (@mluckovich.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T21:18:56.016Z

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Mike Luckovich-trump's next cabinet meeting (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Dec 9 OP

Surprised he looks awake -- shouldn't he be resting? Blue Owl Dec 9 #1

Didn't Louis XIV (or one of those types) used to do his governing from his bed? erronis Dec 9 #2

Charles (or Carlos) III of Spain might well have, soldierant Dec 9 #5

"He was the last of the reigning Hapsburgs" speak easy Dec 9 #8

Of what country? soldierant Dec 9 #9

The Austro-Hungarian empire. speak easy Dec 11 #10

Where's "Cognitive Test Champeen"? nuxvomica Dec 9 #3

I hear there's a team of experts training him to sleep with his eyes open. patphil Dec 9 #4

I'm re-watching some of the MASH series. Seems like that was Blakes and Potter's MO. erronis Dec 9 #6

And the Huge Hands Award goes to the Short Fingered Vulgarian! madinmaryland Dec 9 #7

Blue Owl

(58,163 posts)

1. Surprised he looks awake -- shouldn't he be resting?

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 06:30 PM

Dec 9

erronis

(22,651 posts)

2. Didn't Louis XIV (or one of those types) used to do his governing from his bed?

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 07:09 PM

Dec 9

soldierant

(9,285 posts)

5. Charles (or Carlos) III of Spain might well have,

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 07:30 PM

Dec 9

since he was so deformed from inbreeding he could barely stand. He was the last os the reigning Hapsburgs.

We often speak of MAGAs (and before that, impoverished Republicans) as being inbred. But they ain't got nothin' on the Hapsburgs.

speak easy

(12,595 posts)

8. "He was the last of the reigning Hapsburgs"

Reply to soldierant (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 08:25 PM

Dec 9

I thought that was Charles 1

soldierant

(9,285 posts)

9. Of what country?

Reply to speak easy (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 11:24 PM

Dec 9

Charles III of Spain was also incapable of fathering a child, and that resulted in The War of the Spanish Succession. He was definitely the end of that road.

And by that time all the reigning Hapsburgs wee so deformed, I don't know who would have been able to continue. If you do, pleas let me know.