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Thread #173989 Message #4222576
Posted By: Helen
15-May-25 - 03:00 PM
Thread Name: Convicted felon US 47 Pres /Musk coup 2
Subject: RE: Convicted felon US 47 Pres /Musk coup 2
Donuel, you said, "The kind of pain Trump will inflict upon the modest and poor is something Trump and his family will eventually pay for."
That is exactly what I am hoping for. The Nobel Peace Prize is getting further from his reach, now that Putin declined his invitation to attend the peace talk with Zelenskyy.
[Note: the quote below is from a quick internet search result which provided a link to the Wordnik page.]
"A punishment or retribution that one deserves; one's just desserts. An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts.
"'the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation"
"A negative outcome which is justly deserved.
"The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition"
Among the examples on the right hand side of the Wordnik page is this:
"'If you love to hate the superrich, The Valet, a delectable comedy in which the great French actor Daniel Auteuil portrays a piggy billionaire industrialist facing his comeuppance, is a sinfully delicious bonbon,' writes Stephen Holden in the New York Times.