Trump shuts down his sad blog because everyone kept mocking it

[View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter]( June 3, 2021 Happy Thursday! Here's an update on one of the more pathetic developments to emerge from Donald Trump's post–White House life. After just one month, the former president on Wednesday [abruptly quit his blogging ambitions]( at donaldjtrump.com/desk—the sad website where he would randomly post various statements and rants seemingly related to the news—because the notoriously thin-skinned Trump had heard from friends that no one was reading it. Instead, to Trump's chagrin, everyone had been mocking it. As someone who blogs as part of their living, I'd like to say that I sort of feel for Trump here—blogging is harder than people think! But that small morsel of empathy dies when I read [my colleague Tim Murphy](, who reminds us that Trump's blogging efforts failed because, like all of his other professional endeavors, they had no substance: He was the winner of [fictitious awards]( and the preservationist of a [fictitious battle](. His “university” was [sued for fraud](. He rode into office on the strength of his reputation as a businessman, even though it was mainly just a part he played on a slickly produced TV show. His net worth was reportedly [smoke and mirrors](. In office, he held elaborate signing ceremonies for meaningless orders and [claimed]( others’ successes as his own. Of course the innovative new communications platform was just a blog, and of course the blog was hardly even that—it wouldn’t really be a Trump product if it were anything else. Sad! —Inae Oh Advertisement [ACLU]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Wave Goodbye to Donald Trump’s Blog, Which Lasted One Month]( Isn't this how all of his projects end? BY TIM MURPHY SPONSORED POST [Sponsored Content]( [How Climate Change Challenges Farmers Producing the Food You Eat]( Fairtrade collaborates with farmers to adapt to escalating conditions THIS CONTENT WAS PAID FOR AND SPONSORED BY [FAIRTRADE AMERICA](. [Trending] [New front in the ride-hailing wars: stopping blue states from treating drivers as workers]( BY NOAH LANARD [The stigma of “late-term abortions” is the point]( BY BECCA ANDREWS [The Supreme Court is about to rule on the biggest student free speech case in 50 years]( BY LIL KALISH [Spending by G7 nations favors fossil fuel interests over green energy]( BY SANDRA LAVILLE Advertisement [ACLU]( [The Big Feature] [Special Feature]( [The Shot in the Eye Squad]( After losing a retina to "less lethal" police munitions during a George Floyd protest, I decided to start a club. PHOTOS AND INTERVIEWS BY WIL SANDS [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( [Recharge] SOME GOOD NEWS, FOR ONCE [A Texas Valedictorian Spoke Out Against an Abortion Ban at Commencement]( Paxton Smith, the valedictorian of Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, scrapped her planned speech this weekend to give an impromptu address about the necessity of women’s autonomy over their own bodies. Smith criticized the six-week abortion ban that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott [signed into law]( last month. The law, which does not include exceptions for rape or incest, is subject to litigation and likely will not take effect as written. Still, it’s part of a worrisome trend of states chipping away at abortion rights in attempts to challenge Roe v. Wade. “Before [women] have the chance to decide if they are emotionally, physically, and financially stable enough to carry out a full-term pregnancy—before they have the chance to decide if they can take on the responsibility of bringing another human being into the world—that decision is made for them by a stranger,” Smith said. “I am terrified that if my contraceptives fail, I am terrified that if I am raped, then my hopes and aspirations and dreams and efforts for my future will no longer matter.” “I cannot give up this platform to promote complacency and peace when there is a war on my body and a war on my rights,” she said, to cheers and applause, “a war on the rights of your mothers, a war on the rights of your sisters, a war on the rights of your daughters. We cannot stay silent.” [Watch the video](. —Abigail Weinberg Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755