Nice! Here’s my dad and a couple of his buddies standing on Hitler’s windowsill in Berchtesgaden after they negotiated him into killing himself and his family.
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Nice! Here’s my dad and a couple of his buddies standing on Hitler’s windowsill in Berchtesgaden after they negotiated him into killing himself and his family.
Holy shit! What a gigunda fucking head! Oh. I’m sorry. That’s kind of rude isn’t it? Um. Can I help you?
May I suggest Green-Wood Cemetery? An amazing & beautiful place. Historic landmark & world class arboretum. Gothic main gate on 5th Ave with raucous squawking monk parakeets in huge communal nests. Basquiat, Bernstein, Boss Tweed all buried there. A wonderful place to walk in our beautiful Brooklyn.
More like Dimwit-Dumbass
He and his billionaire pals must need more money, so now they can buy low and, when TACO chickens out, they can sell high. Over and over again.
Question I wish some reporter would ask one of these clowns: “Where exactly in the Constitution or in a statute does it say a pardon has to be signed?” Hint: it doesn’t. Perfect handwriting, autopen, X mark, or no sig at all. Doesn’t matter. If the President says you’re pardoned, you’re pardoned.
I agree with your sentiment, but let's be clear: Jesus (assuming he actually existed) was a Jew and a Rabbi. While he obviously never read a New Testament, he certainly read the Bible as it existed in his time - i.e. the Torah and other Jewish holy books.
The bill of attainder clause is contained in article one and is addressed to the legislature. For it to apply to Trump, an EO would have to be held to be quasi legislative. Which I believe it to be, but would SCOTUS vote that way?
Just to be accurate, Trump’s dad Fred was born in NYC, though moron Trump has incorrectly stated his dad was born in Germany. That was his dad’s dad, a German draft dodger. Not a one of them has ever served.
This account just posts food at British football stadiums and it's the most upsetting shit I've ever seen
I call them “faux progressives.” I used to let myself get drawn into arguments with them on the hellsite. They liked to attack me as a “centrist boomer” LOL. They were proudly anti-racist but ageism is cool. Many were not much brighter than the MAGAs.
Donnie Dimwit
He’s simply searching for opportunities where he can appear in public and people will be too polite to boo him, as much as they may want to.
Remember the 6 men who forcibly removed Dr. Teresa Borrenphol from the Coeur d'Alene town hall? They’ve been arrested and charged! www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...
“For this study, the birds would look at a computer screen and see a group of six shapes. To get a treat of tasty mealworms, they'd have to peck on the shape that was different from the others.” Most MAGA people couldn’t do that. I doubt Trump could do it consistently. Seriously.
I predict the kompromat will come out after his death. It will be Putin’s way of pissing on Trump’s grave after he’s no longer useful to him. It’ll mark him forever as a traitor. His final legacy.
Absolutely. I am opposed to the death penalty in all situations, but if they have to do it, or if I had to make the choice for myself, firing Squad every time. Those lethal injections are torture.
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I haven’t done legal research (OK it’s Wikipedia,) but it seems law firm cases fall squarely under Lovett. The only question, & it’s a large one, is whether a bill of attainder has to be from the legislature to be unconstitutional. These EOs are quasi legislative. I would say it’s worth a shot.
Class actions aren’t my area but seems to me arguable to name a class of firms and individual attys who’ve investigated Trump or are associated with those who have. ONLY those attys being punished. Clear retribution and arguably illegal.
Someone whould ask him to name any 5 countries in the EU. I'd bet he'd have trouble getting past France and Germany, and would probably start with "England."
Not to mention actual military leaders. Duh!
Ouch! Also, maybe JD should work on distinguishing South Africa from South America.
Exactly why I finally left that shithole.
I wish you were right (which would be a pretty low bar in this case,) but I just don't think there's a bottom. I believe he could have all of their spouses lined up and sent to El Salvador and they'd just say how grateful they are that Dear Leader let them say goodbye first.
Everything comes around again. A decade or two ago Port Authority bus station installed those things. Leaners instead of benches. I’m not sure how long they had them, but I doubt if it was more than a year or two. Long gone. But back again!
When the judge issues a “verbal” order, there is a court reporter writing down everything the judge says. At that moment, the order is in writing. There is actually no such thing as a verbal order.
There’s nothing in the constitution that even requires a pardon to be in writing. Let alone signed or hand signed. Not required.
In Brooklyn, when you go to a barber and say, “Make me look like an asshole,” this is the haircut you get.
Wouldn’t matter anyway. Pardon power comes 100% from the constitution and the constitution does not say that pardons even need to be in writing, let alone signed, let alone signed by hand.
I would ask this moron to point out the place in the constitution where it says that pardons even need to be in writing, let alone signed, let alone signed by hand.
Unfortunately, any court would recognize his pardon. The presidential pardon power is pretty much absolute, as far as federal crimes are concerned. State crimes and civil cases are another story.
Nothing requires judges to appear. Rather than being humiliated, most would laugh off sham impeachments. MAGA clowns would be humiliating themselves, as usual.
That’s criminal contempt. Trump can pardon them in the blink of an eye. Judges need to haul officials into court and throw them in until they obey court orders. Civil contempt.
Criminal contempt is meaningless when Trump can pardon them. We need judges to bring officials before them and hold them in civil contempt until they obey court orders. Fine them or throw them in. Or both.
I’d bet he couldn’t even tell you how many grandkids he has.
Another asshole blocked!
He especially seems to hate “anti-senimism” whatever that is.
His only lane is being an asshole, so I guess he actually is in his lane.
OK the price is great, but 10? What happened to a dozen? Come on! That's carrying this metric system stuff too far!
Punishing Maine because the governor talked back to the Big Baby? Or are they just going to enact this ridiculous burden nationwide?
Here’s the speaker of the house, talking about one of the dumbest human beings to ever walk the face of the Earth.
Trump is actually playing Tic Tac Toe, though unfortunately he doesn’t understand the rules.
How about proper use of “me” and “I.” Non-MAGAs could use to improve on that one also.
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It is a fact that there will one day be statues of Zelenskyy, a courageous hero. Trump and Vance are more likely to be memorialized as figures in a wax museum, next to other monsters, such as Jack the Ripper and the late, great Hannibal Lechter.
Exactly.
She’s a democrat, not a republican.
This is what Nazis do.
Maybe we should just call him President Krasnov.
Kompromat + stupidity + cruelty.
Trudeau should always refer to him as assistant president Trump. Or maybe just as musk‘s assistant Donald Trump.
So to Anglicize it a bit, Germany’s new chancellor is Fred Merz. Am I the only one hoping his wife’s name is Ethel?
One of my favorites! I’ve loved this book pretty much my whole life.
Does this dickhead have any law-enforcement experience at all? Like maybe before he became a professional asshole?
Honestly, I didn't know. You got me to look it up. :) It depends on timing. If it's within 90 days of the June 25 primaries, the acting mayor stays in office until the election winner is decided and that person takes office immediately. If before that, the acting sets a special election date.
That's not correct. Andrew Cuomo is apparently planning to run for mayor in the coming election, but he currently holds no government position. If Adams resigns or is booted out, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams becomes acting mayor. Williams is a smart guy with a good heart.
Stupid BS
I'm a career defense atty. Am I missing something here, Marc? This is a bribery scheme. Exchanging a thing of value (dismissal) for a govt official's agreement to perform an official act. This is not an ordinary cooperation agreement. He's not informing on co-Ds, he's enacting policy!
"To his credit?" Are you serious? Why don't you mention that maybe he's nice to his dog.
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This. And this is the first of Mr Coyne’s many articles that I have read with which I can agree on all points. Never thought I would ever have reason to say this.
The unity & passion of these Canadians singing their hearts out reminds me so much of the scene in Casablanca where a group of Nazi officers walks into Rick's cafe & starts singing in German and the whole cafe stands & drowns them out singing the Marseillaise, with tears in their eyes. So stirring.
I think he should appoint a private prosecutor to investigate this bribery scheme. Bove, Adams, Adams’ lawyers, and possibly Holman. All are clearly implicated. Offering or soliciting a thing of value (the dismissal) in exchange for taking particular action as mayor. That’s bribery.
This is a bribe. Holding the threat of re-indictment over his head is far from the usual cooperating defendant situation. Is there a cooperation agreement? It appears not. It is the dismissal of a strong case in exchange for political favors. That’s bribery. Ho should appoint a private prosecutor.
I think she meant to block the MAGA asshole. I just did.
This is bribery! Holman, Bove and Adams should be charged. A Fed judge can appoint a private prosecutor. Where did the meeting take place? Bragg? You listening?
The definition of integrity.
Hegseth takes his orders from Trump. Trump takes his orders from Putin. Fuck Putin. Fuck Trump. Fuck Hegseth
The problem with criminal contempt is that it can (and presumably will) be pardoned. I'd suggest civil contempt - the kind that says "you're going in until you do whatever is necessary to obey my order." The keys to the cell are in the contemnor's hands. No pardon available. Sorry, not sorry.
Despite being a lawyer, he knows little about the law. When a prosecutor (i.e. the AG) or an executive official is abusing their discretion, they are subject to a Writ of Prohibition or a Writ of Mandamus. These writs are decided by judges, who can indeed order these officials to do or cease doing.
JFC! Get a fuckin court order to be allowed to enter. Are they even trying to do that?
I wonder if any (or all) of Musk’s college boy squad have any outstanding student loans? Or if they HAD student loans that mysteriously disappeared after the Dept. Of Education computers were invaded. Just wondering.
This is an example of idiots dealing with the fact that the head idiot is even stupider than they are. "He didn't mean that! You know, the words he said. Didn't mean that." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump may have immunity, but none of the others do. Find them in contempt and throw them in jail until they comply with court orders. It's simple and no, Trump can't pardon them.
Sorry, but there ARE no people stupider than he is. Well… maybe Tuberville. But that’s it.
Is this a joke? That asshole’s really in that position? That tweet is from 3 months ago! He can’t even claim to have “evolved” from his former racist views. JFC!
I hate fucking Twitter and haven’t opened the app for weeks, but I just opened it now and have to repost this stuff here. Un fucking believable.
Er-lye in the morning!
Same for Knob Creek.
My first job, soda jerk in a candy store, maybe 1962, we sold them for 33cents a pack and 2 for 65 cents. The part that amazes me is that the one penny saved was actually a bargain!
Tubby is far and away the dumbest US senator. Probably the dumbest I’ve ever seen. I think he’d even be the dumbest in the House, although it’s a much closer contest there.
Someone should market these here in the US. I think they’d be popular and would really piss him off.
Well, I certainly won’t repost this everywhere
That's about the best you can do. Good job, LVMPD! Give the fascist bastards just what the law requires and not a bit more.
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic. (posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
It's the battle of the giant assholes!!! I'm genuinely having trouble trying to decide if I even care who wins. Will Bannon "take this guy down?" Will Elmo censor Bannon off Twitter? Who gives a fuck? Wheeeeee! Battle on, oh MAGA gladiators!! www.yahoo.com/news/steve-b...?
Ask him to name his grandkids.
I always wish someone he calls "low IQ" would challenge him to an IQ contest. I'd even let him take the test at home as many times as he wants before the contest. Nothing would help this dimwit score any better. If he was lucky, he might hit 100 but I doubt it.
Wordle 1,290 1/6* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I never publish my Wordle, but this time is an exception. I always use the same start word and it had to happen eventually.
I just returned from Everglades National Park. That's apparently where all those mosquitoes went. In case you're looking for them.
Oh no! Way too young. One of the greatest. RIP.
I don’t think he is the devil, but I do believe that the power of destruction that follows wherever he goes is almost supernatural. I have no doubt that under just the right (or wrong) set of circumstances, he could cause the destruction of the entire world.
So the Chevron Doctrine is reversed and Congress can no longer delegate its Constitutionally mandated powers to agency experts, but the Executive Branch is free to delegate its policing power to right wing vigilantes? Doesn’t seem consistent. But that’s just me.
Makes me crazy, too, but it's not limited to the MAGAs or even to the poorly educated. And it's really so easy. Just leave out "...Jerry and..." and your native speaker ear will tell you whether to use I or me.