Doing my civic duty to identify those who hide in shadow Rants about the rule of law. Kidnapping is still kidnapping even if you have a badge. ICE Agents - this Admin will be gone before you know it, and your names are on documents that will be public.
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Its a helluva lot easier to push back if the efforts are coordinated by states and cities. We can make it hard and uncomfortable for the Federal Agents and National Gaurd. Remember, these federal agents are CHOOSING to invade our communities. Its a job. If someone at your office asked
You to grab people off the street or take kids away from their parents you would probably say no and if push comes to shove, you'd quit. They have the same option. They are taking a paycheck and bonus money to make our communities afraid, to deprive us of our rights. Let's make them feel our anger
Its a helluva lot easier to push back if the efforts are coordinated by states and cities. We can make it hard and uncomfortable for the Federal Agents and National Gaurd. Remember, these federal agents are CHOOSING to invade our communities. Its a job. If someone at your office asked
The weird thing about Johnson is that he's a bad liar. His lies are not believable, sometimes outright silly, and he doesnt sell them. You can tell he doesnt believe them and doesn't expect you to either. Its almost like he just has to get the words out there for Fox to report he said them.
Once there is a record of him saying x the right wing "news" ecosystem repeats it and looks for ways to justify or bolster it. Its weird to see.
The weird thing about Johnson is that he's a bad liar. His lies are not believable, sometimes outright silly, and he doesnt sell them. You can tell he doesnt believe them and doesn't expect you to either. Its almost like he just has to get the words out there for Fox to report he said them.
I do believe the Trump kids work hard to sell influence to Donnie's inner circle. Hunters bs paintings seem so quaint by comparison.
While I have no interest in reading anything Eric Trump had ghost written for him, I am curious what he does all day. Imagine its similar to the activities of any other nepo baby with the added intrigue of being a bag man for people who need to get $ to trump in exchange for official acts.
Trump may in fact be a snitch......but not for American law enforcement. Fun fact I typed snitch and autocorrect changed to bitch. Which is actually a better fit.
Iam good with it as long as nobody attending wears a tan suit.
For internet based fraudsters, Bari Weiss' subscriber list is the holy grail. Literally a list of fools and dupes with money they dont mind parting with.
Just shows he's a savvy negotiator and businessman. Next up? Getting his hands on a free motor home. The Thomas Special.
Assuming Nate Silver types is now shorthand for know nothing blowhard? I love it.
They are never going to let this man go. I wont pretend to know much about his past, but damn the man has shown some courage. I'd trade him for Schumer or Jefferies in a heartbeat.
Forget short lists. Hassert belongs on a short bus. Hes an imbecile.
RFK talks about public health ( and science in general) the way a college kid who drank all night and crammed over breakfast talks about the tension between Hobbes and Rousseau. Its just a lot less amusing.
bsky.app/profile/benj... If you're a political polling/prognosticator that turns out to be bad at polling and prognosticating.....can we just call you a Nate? Or a Silver? Nate sounds better. Remember when John went all in for Liz Truss? Oh yeah, he's such a Nate.
If you're a political polling/prognosticator that turns out to be bad at polling and prognosticating.....can we just call you a Nate? Or a Silver? Nate sounds better. Remember when John went all in for Liz Truss? Oh yeah, he's such a Nate.
I've been so busy lately I almost forgot how much I loathe Ed Martin. Almost.
Lots of these republican cowards are just praying Father Time steps in and frees them from their indentured servitude.
Trump was going undercover to catch people improperly classifying documents.
She's not John Fetterman bad.....but its close.
If every news agency doesn't hound Kash Patel about this claim for the next 6 months.....Come on.
So he's going to look like a hero in the files. What's the holdup? The Nobel Prize for Pedo-Busting awaits!
Easiest explanation is that Mike Johnson had a stroke and is off the reservation.
What could be worse than Trump was a snitch that knew all about underage rapes and did and said nothing about it? Pee Tape? Pimped out Ivanka? Hard to fathom.
Would be like Brett Kavanaugh saying he went undercover as a rapey drunk to take down PJ and Squee.
Donald Trump was a snitch? Who knew all about Epsteins crimes and never said/did anything??? A hilarious lie that makes him look terrible. I love it.
Do you know how much paperwork there would be to document Trump as a confidential human source targeting Epstein? And who do sources or snitches usually report on ????? Their co-consporators. The ones they do the crimes WITH.
Do you know how much paperwork there would be to document Trump as a confidential human source targeting Epstein? And who do sources or snitches usually report on ????? Their co-consporators. The ones they do the crimes WITH.
Who do informants rat on? Co-conspirators mostly. People they do the crimes with.
Usually informants are ratting out their co conspirators.....so....
A hilariously bad lie but made me think of this: scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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Hmm my bad. Yes I see i was not clear. My angry screed was directed at Trump. I was mocking his use of "we" sorry for the confusion Kraut!
Melania Trump as the face of Prager U is just too perfect.
If you want trumps attention and support, buy $25 million of his crypto currency. Yes, this is a serious suggestion. Cheaper and more effective than any traditional diplomacy. Corrupt? Absolutely. But there are Ukrainians dying every day.
Good thing we learn from mistakes and dont attack boats without verifying who is in them anymore.
There is no "we". You lost India fuckface. Russia was never our friend. You are an idiot.
Lots of talk about killing people smuggling in illegal "powders" but cocaine is the only logical explanation for the Trump cabinet. No way these people look and act the way they do drug free....
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Some great questioning from a few of the Senators today. There was a lot RFK Jr didn't know and I felt like there was an opening for a Olivia Nuzzi sexting joke left on the table. What? You dont know how many people died from Covid? Maybe if you spent less time sexting.....
Tim Apple has turned out to be a real disappointment. You expect dbags like Zuck to be at these propaganda events. He runs a company that produces nothing. But the leader of apple, I thought he'd have better things to do.
You can just tell by this guy's face and body language he has posed for a mug shot in the past and is expecting to do so again in the near future.
The obvious difference being that may blow up a marriage and RFK is blowing up our public health system
The RFK Jr hearing had the tenor of a domestic scene where a guy comes home shit faced with lipstick on his collar and smelling like perfume and gets grilled by his wife. Come to think of it i am sure RFK Jr has literally played out that scene in real life....
Botulism is natural.
Embarrassing. For the legal profession, for DOJ, for America.
Put him in charge of converting the bribe/ jet. The man knows luxury travel.
All the guns seized were Trans guns.
RFK Jr's testimony was Biden debate level bad. The guys brain is toast.
bsky.app/profile/char... I can kill drug dealers as if they were war time combatants. I can determine who is classified as a drug dealer. Guess what? Bang.
Could you imagine the good will and publicity it would buy if the Eagles put out some serious $ to help kids get to and from school? Come on Jeff Lurie open up the wallet for a city that has treated you well and made you a billionaire.
Man i hate Florida
Would assume any applicable statute has long run.....unless they took pics or videos and shared them.
He reminds me of the beef jersey they used to have in old general stores. The stuff that sat in the glass jar for months or years.
There is a near 0 percent chance Cook is ever charged. The discovery and testimony about how this case began would be brutal. Get a few news cycles to beat her up, make her play defense, and then the case dies a quiet death. On the other hand we are talking about very stupid people.
I dont doubt Tucker knows a lot about gay sex.
There is only one person who has ever been a USG sniper. That man is Dan Lalota. Everyone knows this. The fact his brother is a R Congresman is a coin idence.
could throw in one more line about him being evasive, stuttering, and ill informed. If you knew nothing at all about the issues and watched the hearing you know he was out of his depth and lying. But you are NPR so your not uninformed and you know he was all of those things. Put it in the lede.
could throw in one more line about him being evasive, stuttering, and ill informed. If you knew nothing at all about the issues and watched the hearing you know he was out of his depth and lying. But you are NPR so your not uninformed and you know he was all of those things. Put it in the lede.
When i think cutting edge science and technology i definitely think Melania trump. Glad she was there to add her two cents.
If you are ever going to fight (big if), you do it when you have leverage and are willing to use it. Its rare the Dems have leverage. This is one of those times. If they aren't willing to use it here, its safe to assume they arenever going to dig in their heels and go to the mat. Its so infuriating
Charlatan is the fancy senate way of saying dbag.
If you watched the RFK Jr testimony and couldn't tell he was lying.....man I know some defense lawyers that would love to get you on a jury.
You can surge certain law enforcement efforts, but if you have ever seen how a federal case is put together ( slowly with lots and lots of evidence) you know trying to "surge" prosecutions will not end well.
Coukd you imagine Fetterman and Weiss representing the same state? Oof.
Tony Blair is still alive? Who knew?
Brilliant
Show this picture to 100 people. Pretty sure everyone will know who the bad guy is.
What do stupid men create? We are about to find out.
Hey, you and your family may get sick, but at least your fruit loops won't turn your milk weird colors anymore.
Bondi looks more and more waxen as the months drag on. Giving off a real late book, voldemort vibe.
Exactly.
As a rule I don't like jokes about Trans people. But I do make exceptions.
Chance it was coordinated on Signal? High. Emojis galore, no doubt.
The scariest thing isn't the crazy authoritarian shit the Trump administration is doing, its that people aren't foaming at the mouth angry about it. Letting so many hard freedoms slip away quietly.
I'm surprised they didn't go with smuggling WMD
“The former official also said it was unusual to have 11 people manning a vessel that could easily be crewed by two or three, especially since traffickers are always trying to maximize the amount of cargo space devoted to carrying drugs, not human beings.”
Trump will hire him to stand at the entrance to one of his clubs. Holding a lantern. Dressed as a jockey.
Paramount is doing to CBS news what the Trump admin is doing to the USG....gleefully running it into the ground while losing a stitload of money.
I clicked on this article not to read it but just to see if it was recent. How in the world could anyone write that with a straight face after the last four years of SCOTUS rulings?
Chances Ken Paxton has bought the abortion pill for a mistress? 100%
Liberals hate Bari Weiss because she is a vapid, disingenuous hack. Conservatives love Bari Weiss in the way a turncoat or traitor gets love, but only as a pundit or talking head in small doses. Who would want her work product on a large scale? There is no audience. Also, its garbage.
And I am agreeing with Marisa. Its the small independent journalists that are still doing this. Giving context to a world gone mad.
Its ok to report what you see with context. The readers, the viewers, they aren't there. The value you add is not just the information you are providing but the lens your experience brings. If you frame My Lai as, "USG a a new, muscular foreign policy" it matters. It was a massacre. Say the words
When you blast a ship of alleged drug runners out of the water, you killed them. You executed them without a trial. The headline is "Government brazenly kills 11 men without trial, brags about it in social media post"
Its ok to report what you see with context. The readers, the viewers, they aren't there. The value you add is not just the information you are providing but the lens your experience brings. If you frame My Lai as, "USG a a new, muscular foreign policy" it matters. It was a massacre. Say the words
Looks like they kind of lady that would have a roast beef sandwich in her pants.
Like Voldemort. No doubt making horcruxes left and right.
Nate is a sad, lonely little man. Don't be a Nate.
When a surgeons hands get shaky, it would be shameful to keep operating.
Nothing shameful about aging. When you are responsible for safeguarding people, protecting their rights, ensuring their fair treatment, and age deprives you of your ability to do that ....AND you stay in your job. There is shame in that.
There will be an impact no doubt. But to give this a sense of scale, there are over 500 FBI Agents assigned to the Chicago Division. Even if they wore raid jacket 24-7 most people wouldn't see one for months. These TDY Agents will make arrests, be visible, but mostly, instill fear. Thats the point
In addition to costing a lot of $ and depriving people of their rights, one assumes there are a lot of investigations just sitting while the investigators watch subway/metro turnstile.
www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump... Kash tool $800k in stock from sugar daddy trump and $5 million from a Chinese company. Dudes got conflicts everywhere.
Two corrupt new yorkers* trying to help a third become mayor of a city all three despise. By New Yorkers I mean NY metro area to include north jersey. Obviously.
Think about it this way....what kind of people are applying to work at DOJ/USAO right now? Jobs are relatively low paying, so you get people who believe in the mission. When the policy of DOJ is literally the word of Trump is law....your going to get people attracted to that mission. Bad people.
Good thing he doesn't have brown skin. Video would have ended very differently.