There may still be a few votes to come in, but the House of Representatives now has sufficient “yea” votes to impeach the worst president in US history for the second time.
The second impeachment. Hopefully he’ll be the only one to unlock this grotesque achievement.
And only 10 of the Republicans voted for it, which is disgraceful but who expects any better from the GOP in the Trump era?
When I updated my screen name a few weeks ago, I didn’t think they’d really have a reason to DO it…
Now CONVICT!!!
OOOF. @MikeDrucker for the forever win pic.twitter.com/OYu3kZSY95
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 13, 2021
Holy shit, PBS NewsHour just allowed Bill McCollum (R-Floriduh man) claim that there there votes that were mysteriously flipped from R to D* in the middle night and that this vote flipping was never explained.
*fixed the typo
Why? She’s going to show concern, a furrowed brow, and then equivocate that Trump will have learned his lesson again.She and the rest of the GOP are treasonweasel enablers who got us here b/c they refused to act responsibly at any point during past 4 years.
— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) January 13, 2021
All of these GOPers who claim and feign concern over Trump’s actions… history has its eyes on you.
I don’t expect any of them to act to put nation above party. If they do, I’ll be surprised. After all, these are the same treasonweasel enablers who refused to remove Trump for extortion and crimes in the Ukraine matter and Collins said that the impeachment alone was sufficient to chasten Trump.
These are the enablers of the most corrupt and criminal admin in history, and even when their own lives were risked by Trump, they stand by and cover for him. Stockholm Syndrome? Genuine fear of the Trumpist/GOP base that they’ve radicalized for 40+ years thanks to Fox and right wing talk radio and online shitposters and the misinformation tsunami that propaganda they’ve done?
Rumor is if Trump gets impeached a third time he gets a Free round of golf with Kim Jong Un.
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History has been made this day. Feels real good man.
So the final count was 229-195 with 9 “no votes”.
(Two House seats are vacant atm)
Wonder who the 9 holdouts (cowards?) were?
re: #8 thedopefishlives
History has been made this day. Feels real good man.
More coming next week. :)
re: #1 i(m)p(each)(again!)sos
When I updated my screen name a few weeks ago, I didn’t think they’d really have a reason to DO it…
ITS YOU”RE FAULT!!1!
Well, with only 10 Republicans voting to impeach, it seems like the hope of removing Trump is all but gone.
Sure, Romney will vote to remove, and make some grandiose speech.
Collins will be concerned.
Murkowski may vote to remove just because she likes grandstanding at the right moment.
Lee may follow Romney.
And that is all I expect.
I expect the rest to be complicit.
Chances are Mitch will vote last. He’ll position himself as some great defender of America. Then… perhaps not even vote. He may vote to remove just for fun. Or he may not.
re: #11 stpaulbear
ITS YOU”RE FAULT!!1!
I’ll gladly take credit for the “they impeached him again” part! Now if they’d just convict him…
We should mark this day as the best evidence yet that the GOP has become a religious cult, bred from Christian fundamentalism.
re: #12 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Well, with only 10 Republicans voting to impeach, it seems like the hope of removing Trump is all but gone.
Sure, Romney will vote to remove, and make some grandiose speech.
Collins will be concerned.
Murkowski may vote to remove just because she likes grandstanding at the right moment.
Lee may follow Romney.
And that is all I expect.
I expect the rest to be complicit.
Chances are Mitch will vote last. He’ll position himself as some great defender of America. Then… perhaps not even vote. He may vote to remove just for fun. Or he may not.
I feel that the Senate is more up in the air than we think. The House is full of die-hard treasonweasels who care more about their precious constituency than on anything else.
re: #12 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Well, with only 10 Republicans voting to impeach, it seems like the hope of removing Trump is all but gone.
Sure, Romney will vote to remove, and make some grandiose speech.
Collins will be concerned.
Murkowski may vote to remove just because she likes grandstanding at the right moment.
Lee may follow Romney.
And that is all I expect.
I expect the rest to be complicit.
Chances are Mitch will vote last. He’ll position himself as some great defender of America. Then… perhaps not even vote. He may vote to remove just for fun. Or he may not.
Conviction won’t happen again until after the inauguration. At that point, it’s not really the conviction that’s important, but the vote on keeping him from running for office again.
If there were in fact people texting or calling Republican representatives with death threats during the impeachment debate, I hope the FBI will be on those asshats like horseapples on a road.
I am in the mood for another insurrectionist’s arrest to cap off a good afternoon.
He has two more impeachments than he has Twitter followers.
— Antifa Tech Support (@kronocide1) January 13, 2021
Now we hope Trump doesn’t do something insanely stupid in his final week.
re: #14 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
We should mark this day as the best evidence yet that the GOP has become a religious cult, bred from Christian fundamentalism.
I saw that as soon as I was old enough to vote. Heck, “Mr. Conservative” Barry Goldwater predicted it.
re: #16 Belafon
Conviction won’t happen again until after the inauguration…
Unless Trump does some more shit, in which case the Senate might reconsider reconvening early. In this sense, the impeachment gives him one more thing to worry about.
30 House Democrats have requested a formal investigation into House Republicans providing tours of the Capitol complex before the insurrection.
https://t.co/WYqIJhYtDX via @politicususa— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 13, 2021
My prediction. Trump gets convicted in the Senate after Biden is inaugurated.
Mitch, and the rest get rid of trump for 2024 (at least in theory, the top candidates will all be trump light).
Mitch gets to say he did the right thing.
you heard it here.
I have never rarely almost always wrong
re: #1 i(m)p(each)(again!)sos
When I updated my screen name a few weeks ago, I didn’t think they’d really have a reason to DO it…
When I changed mine last week, I knew 100% there was a reason to do it.
re: #21 Eclectic Cyborg
Now we hope Trump doesn’t do something insanely stupid in his final week.
As I’ve said, my biggest fear is that he starts a war/launches a nuke. The “normal” process for such a thing is geared toward speed above all else, so there are no checks and balances - once a president gives the order, nukes are launched within minutes.
Nancy Pelosi had discussions with Pentagon top brass about this, but who knows what their response was. Hopefully more than a shrug emoji and “whatchagonnado?”
re: #4 Dr. Matt
Holy shit, PBS NewsHour just allowed Bill McCollum (R-Floriduh man) claim that there there votes that were mysteriously flipped from D to R in the middle night and that this vote flipping was never explained.
Did they ask him why Bill Barr, who would have been in charge of investigating crimes like “mysteriously flipped” votes, said flat out that there was no evidence of fraud? Was Barr in on the plot? Or just really, really bad at his job?
I suspect this is going to look really bad on the GOP who defended this treason, because as the press and the Congress and a certain number of citizen analysts who live for this kind of shit… the truth will out. I suspect that we’re going to see some fears realized, some false assumptions and still some very dark shit as people follow the money, track the cell-phone pings and connect the social media dots.
I hope that the Biden DOJ has the collective will to take down this white supremacist conglomerate and bury it but good.
re: #314 Axolotl
One of my friends (former) is and Indian American who came to America as a small child. Raging Trumper.
He joined the police force and made national news recently when he pulled his gun and threatened a prone and handcuffed suspect. He held the gun to the back of the guys head and said he would splatter his brains all over the sidewalk if he didn’t identify himself.
He was fired and now faces felony assault charges.
re: #316 Punish Domestic Terrorists
One of the dumbest people you went to high school with?
He was an asshole.
re: #12 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Well, with only 10 Republicans voting to impeach, it seems like the hope of removing Trump is all but gone.
Sure, Romney will vote to remove, and make some grandiose speech.
Collins will be concerned.
Murkowski may vote to remove just because she likes grandstanding at the right moment.
Lee may follow Romney.
And that is all I expect.
I expect the rest to be complicit.
Chances are Mitch will vote last. He’ll position himself as some great defender of America. Then… perhaps not even vote. He may vote to remove just for fun. Or he may not.
Mitch isn’t going to get to control when he votes relative to everyone else.
BREAKING: Melania 2 Hope Hicks Reportedly Leaves White House
How many times has she quit now?
re: #32 Mike Lamb
Mitch isn’t going to get to control when he votes relative to everyone else.
So the vote is going to happen after Kamala is sworn in and after both GA Senators are sworn in?
re: #24 garzooma
Unless Trump does some more shit, in which case the Senate might reconsider reconvening early. In this sense, the impeachment gives him one more thing to worry about.
Exactly, removal from office is now loaded in the chamber.
This is a really good thing.
re: #30 piratedan
I suspect this is going to look really bad on the GOP who defended this treason, because as the press and the Congress and a certain number of citizen analysts who live for this kind of shit… the truth will out. I suspect that we’re going to see some fears realized, some false assumptions and still some very dark shit as people follow the money, track the cell-phone pings and connect the social media dots.
I hope that the Biden DOJ has the collective will to take down this white supremacist conglomerate and bury it but good.
And all these crimes from the insurrectionists are going to be going through the courts as the campaigns heat up for election.
I remember how they made it all about how it was important to have a president with strong moral character.
And I remember how the leaders of the impeachment, who presented themselves to the nation as moral compasses, were all the while carrying on affairs themselves. https://t.co/2zbXaJhXnh— Senator Megan Hunt 😷 (@NebraskaMegan) January 13, 2021
And now to the president for comment on this historic day: pic.twitter.com/PbTu3pBGy7
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 13, 2021
re: #36 Dr. Matt
Yeah, but we as a nation are still fucked.
This is now twice as funny as it was the first time around pic.twitter.com/4lEQWLACLu
— Coping MAGA (@CopingMAGA) January 13, 2021
Man, Trump’s rage-tweets about this will be epi…
Oh wait.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 13, 2021
re: #43 Charles Johnson
Yeah I am wondering what has him madder: The fact he just got impeached again or the fact he has nowhere to vent about it this time?
I wonder how many pairs of pants Putin pissed through today.
re: #28 Interesting Times
As I’ve said, my biggest fear is that he starts a war/launches a nuke. The “normal” process for such a thing is geared toward speed above all else, so there are no checks and balances - once a president gives the order, nukes are launched within minutes.
Nancy Pelosi had discussions with Pentagon top brass about this, but who knows what their response was. Hopefully more than a shrug emoji and “whatchagonnado?”
Same here, but the fact that Pelosi and the Pentagon discussed ways to avoid it made me feel a little better.
Presidents should not have the power to destroy the world on a whim. I understand the rationale for doing it this way in the Cold War, but that was before we had a president who might very well use it because someone insulted him in a tweet.
re: #34 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
So the vote is going to happen after Kamala is sworn in and after both GA Senators are sworn in?
Probably.
Old McTurtle (in probably his last unconstrained act as Senate Leader), adjourned that House until Jan 19: by which time Ossoff and Warnock may have had their elections certified, so possibly.
Though Pence is still technically President of the Senate until noon on the 20th.
So who knows when the Trump “ conviction” vote might come up?
Also, just as an aside, I wonder when Kamala Harris is actually going to resign and hand the seat (unfortunately now the least-senior) to Alex Padilla?
This seems like a good time for a reminder that @MonicaLewinsky is a real person and that I have *absolutely no sense of humor* about obscene and indecent jokes targeting her.
— Rabbi Ruti Regan 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 (@RutiRegan) January 13, 2021
thanks. https://t.co/4vvDNL3Lqd
— Monica Lewinsky (she/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) January 13, 2021
re: #43 Charles Johnson
I’m surprised Fox & Idiots, Newsmax, or even OANN haven’t given him 60 minutes on air to rage.
re: #47 Jay C
Probably.
Old McTurtle (in probably his last unconstrained act as Senate Leader), adjourned that House until Jan 19: by which time Ossoff and Warnock may have had their elections certified, so possibly.
Though Pence is still technically President of the Senate until noon on the 20th.So who knows when the Trump ” conviction” vote might come up?
Also, just as an aside, I wonder when Kamala Harris is actually going to resign and hand the seat (unfortunately now the least-senior) to Alex Padilla?
Certification is to be performed “no later than Friday of the second week following the election”, which would be Friday, January 22. They may certify before then, but that’s the official deadline.
re: #49 Dr. Matt
I’m surprised Fox & Idiots, Newsmax, or even OANN haven’t given him 60 minutes on air to rage.
I’ve been wondering if he’ll make a video statement or something before the day is out.
re: #25 jaunte
30 House Democrats have requested a formal investigation into House Republicans providing tours of the Capitol complex before the insurrection.
Really seems like with all the cameras in the Capitol, this should not be too hard to prove/disprove.
.@RepSherrill and 33 other House members want an investigation into access given by fellow House lawmakers to visitors to the Capitol on Jan. 5 before the violent attacks on Congress the next dayhttps://t.co/Tj1FmCjuVT
— K Tully-McManus (@ktullymcmanus) January 13, 2021
McConnell doesn’t consider time of the essence when Trump’s actions led to an armed insurrection and failed coup attempt just a week ago. These treasonweasel GOPers had no problem nominating and confirming an unqualified SCOTUS judge in less time.
— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) January 13, 2021
re: #51 Eclectic Cyborg
I’ve been wondering if he’ll make a video statement or something before the day is out.
If an old man rages on video and no one sees it, did it happen?
re: #45 nines09
I wonder how many pairs of pants Putin pissed through today.
Pissed nothing. He got his money’s worth from Trump and then some.
Trump did in four years what the USSR, the Confederates, the Axis, and Al Queda couldn’t do over the course of several decades; permanently damage America’s rep as the greatest example of democracy in the modern world.
re: #47 Jay C
Also, just as an aside, I wonder when Kamala Harris is actually going to resign and hand the seat (unfortunately now the least-senior) to Alex Padilla?
It’s expected she’ll resign the day she is sworn in as Vice-President.
Vice-President Pence was listed as governor on Indiana’s state Website until the day he was inaugurated.
Maybe they’ll also look into who disabled the panic buttons.
every president who has been impeached twice, please stand up, but stand up awkwardly leaning forward pic.twitter.com/aKqb9nyd8V
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 13, 2021
This would be beautiful if it could actually be done - anyone with more knowledge on the issue want to weigh in?
@kurteichenwald pic.twitter.com/GqEUp98FYd
— James Fireman (@jameskfireman) January 13, 2021
re: #58 jaunte
Maybe they’ll also look into who disabled the panic buttons.
???
First I’ve heard of either the buttons themselves (though not surprising they exist), or them being disabled.
re: #58 jaunte
Maybe they’ll also look into who disabled the panic buttons.
They just didn’t want to cause a panic, like with Covid.
Healthcare plans: 0
Impeachments: 2
re: #60 Interesting Times
This would be beautiful if it could actually be done - anyone with more knowledge on the issue want to weigh in?
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The power of the President to issue pardons is absolute. As far as I understand it, there is no power in heaven or on earth that can now prevent Trump from issuing whatever pardons he wants for the next seven days. The legality of those pardons can only be tested in federal court, and will likely have nothing to do with impeachment.
Missed this, but Madison Cawthorn straight up told his local paper he had a loaded gun on him in the Capitol during the riots, meaning he brought a gun on the House floor. https://t.co/FswfonLCeh
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 13, 2021
re: #59 jaunte
Looks like an insect that needs to implant eggs into a living host.
dictionary.com is really moving fast
impeach [ im-peech ] 🔊
verb (used with object)1. to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
2. see Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump now holds 50% of all impeachments. (Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson each hold 25%.)
I had totally forgotten about this
Apparently, even back in 2008, T**** had trouble telling whether pro wrestling was real or not. I guess he sees his entire life as a pro wrestling match. Explains a lot.
re: #61 Mattand
???
First I’ve heard of either the buttons themselves (though not surprising they exist), or them being disabled.
Panic buttons in Ayanna Pressley’s office had been ‘torn out’ before the Capitol riot, chief of staff says
boston.com
re: #60 Interesting Times
This would be beautiful if it could actually be done - anyone with more knowledge on the issue want to weigh in?
He’s only saying the Democrats should publicly state that position to put the GOP and Trump in particular in a bind. Make them defend the position.
re: #69 John Vreeland
It’s a claim by Dave Meltzer, who is usually clued in on what is happening in wrasslin’.
But yeah, supposedly a TV angle in which Vince McMahon dies in an exploding car fooled Trump.
re: #61 Mattand
???
First I’ve heard of either the buttons themselves (though not surprising they exist), or them being disabled.
According to Ayanna Pressley’s chief of staff Sarah Groh, the panic buttons in the Congresswoman’s office were all “torn out—the whole unit.”
They don’t know why or who did it. https://t.co/MLhxhi7nUp pic.twitter.com/l7wgoHOJKN— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) January 13, 2021
.@telegram - there’s an issue on your platform, a channel posing as the President (presumably a fake or hacked account) is inciting violence and advocating that Biden should be killed. The channel has >350K members. Might want to take a look. (trump_33)
— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) January 13, 2021
“Many people are saying they’ve never seen anything like it! A big tough police captain came up to me with tears streaming down his face, saying ‘Two impeachments, sir! it’s tremendous, thank you sir!’. I know it and you know it, the impeachment was perfect.”
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 13, 2021
Having watched a lot of Trumpist interactions, I’ve noticed that there is almost zero camaraderie. There is a kind of perfunctory civility, people using each other and agreeing to be used. But these feel like large groups of isolated people, living out their fantasies together.
— Keith “Gas Station Earbuds” Petit (@expatriateact) January 13, 2021
re: #76 Teukka
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Indiana already didn’t want him. Now they’ll probably kill him. His remains will have to be interred in an undisclosed location, like Trump’s.
Is it wrong to feel empathy and fear for Mike Pence’s safety? I was genuinely horrified over the mob and their lust for Mike Pence’s blood.
re: #74 jaunte
seems gone now. Pretty fast work on @telegram’s behalf. pic.twitter.com/vF86lcZTX7
— Darren Kriln (@DKriln) January 13, 2021
re: #79 electrotek
Is it wrong to feel empathy and fear for Mike Pence’s safety? I was genuinely horrified over the mob and their lust for Mike Pence’s blood.
Nope. It makes you fully human.
re: #79 electrotek
well, he can always ask The Squad for tips on how to deal with that…. they’ve been doing it since they were elected.
re: #72 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
It’s a claim by Dave Meltzer, who is usually clued in on what is happening in wrasslin’.
But yeah, supposedly a TV angle in which Vince McMahon dies in an exploding car fooled Trump.
Interesting coda to that story: A week after that explosion happened, Vince had to kill the angle and appear in the ring, unharmed, to start the RAW program…and announce that Chris Benoit and his family had died over the weekend in what would ultimately be determined to be a murder-suicide perpetrated by Benoit.
re: #79 electrotek
Is it wrong to feel empathy and fear for Mike Pence’s safety? I was genuinely horrified over the mob and their lust for Mike Pence’s blood.
I’m sorry you’re having a crisis of conscience.
Today is the one day I wish Trump had a twitter account. Damn it.
Actually, I think I prefer the impeachment trial to take place after Biden is sworn in. There’s some MAJOR advantages to this.
First and foremost, Mitch McConnell will NOT be setting the rules on the trial - that would instead be in all likelihood be the job of Chuck Schumer.
What this means is that, unlike the first trial, instead of debate being shut down, key witnesses being suppressed, and incriminating evidence not allowed to be submitted, there will be a full accounting.
This would include calling Donald Trump to the witness stand, and he would be compelled to testify, as claims of executive privilege for ex-presidents is significantly limited.
The Republicans are going to regret not taking the 25th Amendment option, which gave them a fairly painless out - as it is pretty much guaranteed that there is going to be plenty of daylight shone on Trump’s criminal deeds directly related to his insurrection against the United States.
re: #81 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Nope. It makes you fully human.
I can’t explain in words alone how horrified and distraught I was over it. Those chants of “HANG MIKE PENCE” will forever instill terror in me.
And honestly, I had a little bit of a soft spot for him since he had the balls to tell Aung Sung Suu Kyi to her face that she was wrong in disenfranchising the Rohingya. That doesn’t mean I supported Pence on everything obviously.
re: #79 electrotek
Is it wrong to feel empathy and fear for Mike Pence’s safety? I was genuinely horrified over the mob and their lust for Mike Pence’s blood.
No, not for his safety. In this country it seems to be a defining trait that the ability to feel empathy for others is a liberal/Democratic trait, whilst the ability to feel empathy only when it affect you personally is a conservative/libertarian/Republican trait.
I don’t want anybody killed. I understand the results of his actions led to this, but I don’t want him killed just because he’s a moran.
re: #79 electrotek
Is it wrong to feel empathy and fear for Mike Pence’s safety? I was genuinely horrified over the mob and their lust for Mike Pence’s blood.
So I guess Pence and Mothers house hunting expedition to Eastern Europe or UAE was cancelled?
My only issue is that Pence has done his fair share of enabling these morons so I just can’t feel that bad for him no matter how hard I might want to.
re: #90 Eclectic Cyborg
My only issue is that Pence has done his fair share of enabling these morons so I just can’t feel that bad for him no matter how hard I might want to.
I agree, he did enable the bloodthirsty mob with his lack of spine and unfortunately it came back to haunt him in the worst possible ways. I just don’t want his wife and children to have to pay the ultimate price for it.
Participants in failed banana republic coup to flee, join their money in Florida. https://t.co/9UU28nRVSk
— Robert Arthur (@jaunte) January 13, 2021
I swear, I think my rep, Tom Rice, might have voted yes by mistake. I have checked every local news source—no comment from him or his staff; no tweet; no nothing (and he was in the challenge the vote group last week.) The WaPo story on the ten has quotes from nine of them—nothing from Rice. Can’t wait till he finally speaks.
re: #92 jaunte
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If I had 5 minutes with Donald this is what I would say… #Resign, by Helen Philpot from Margaret and Helen.
… This latest shenanigan. This insurrection at the Capitol. What the hell did you think was going to happen? Did you really think that you would remain in office? Are you really that stupid? From where I sit, nobody is home, the porch light isn’t on, and the bulb isn’t even screwed into the socket. Your screw isn’t just loose. It’s lost. You are not just one fry short of a Happy Meal. The burger, the fries, the small drink, the shitty toy, even the napkin isn’t in your bag. You could throw yourself on the floor and miss. If you had an intelligent thought it would die of loneliness. You are an asshat wearing an asshat.
My emphasis.
An oldie but a goodie
Q: Will you commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the election?
TRUMP: “We’re gonna have to see what happens.” pic.twitter.com/Dzj7Q9ZJqv— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 23, 2020
re: #79 electrotek
Is it wrong to feel empathy and fear for Mike Pence’s safety? I was genuinely horrified over the mob and their lust for Mike Pence’s blood.
“You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din!”
Seven days ought to do it.
YouTube removes Trump content and bans him from uploading new videos for a minimum of 7 days, citing ‘ongoing potential for violence’ (Business Insider)
re: #95 retired cynic
If I had 5 minutes with Donald this is what I would say… #Resign, by Helen Philpot from Margaret and Helen.
My emphasis.
The problem is that leads to flying.
re: #16 Belafon
Conviction won’t happen again until after the inauguration. At that point, it’s not really the conviction that’s important, but the vote on keeping him from running for office again.
I’m not sure the trial can continue once his term expires… we have a few examples of judges resigning while their impeachment trials were pending and the trial being dismissed.
Historically*, you would think simply being impeached would be enough to prevent someone from seeking office again. But Trump is genetically incapable of shame, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried to run again.
*Also, when you consider the fact that the Framers thought that electors would exercise independent judgment in selecting a president, the idea that electors would pick someone who had been previously impeached is a bit absurd, I suppose.
re: #101 KGxvi
I’m not sure the trial can continue once his term expires… we have a few examples of judges resigning while their impeachment trials were pending and the trial being dismissed.
Historically*, you would think simply being impeached would be enough to prevent someone from seeking office again. But Trump is genetically incapable of shame, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried to run again.
*Also, when you consider the fact that the Framers thought that electors would exercise independent judgment in selecting a president, the idea that electors would pick someone who had been previously impeached is a bit absurd, I suppose.
I read something the other day that there’s historical precedent for an impeachment and trial after the person resigned.
re: #101 KGxvi
I’m not sure the trial can continue once his term expires… we have a few examples of judges resigning while their impeachment trials were pending and the trial being dismissed.
It seems to be a large grey area amongst Constitutional scholars; the plain text does not speak to it one way or the other, so it’s up to interpretation of “they’re out of office, so the trial is moot” vs. “if an official could just resign before their impeachment trial and thus avoid being barred from holding office, why even have the power in the first place”.
We have finally seen the fact that Trump supporters are just as fucking deadly as ISIS supporters.
My Republican, Trump-defending brother just posted this:
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re: #79 electrotek
Ask the families that lost lives to Mike’s HIV decisions when he was Gov of Indiana.
Ask families who had kids torn apart by so called “Gay Conversion Therapy”.
He fucked Indiana then he got to fuck us all.
Feel sorry for? Who? What?
I had nothing to do with who and what he is.
He choose his path, and I’m sure he had a plan.
How’s that plan panning out?
Now we feel sorry for this parasite?
I wish him nothing more than what he wished for others.
That’s called a number of things. I call it small justice.
re: #49 Dr. Matt
I’m surprised Fox & Idiots, Newsmax, or even OANN haven’t given him 60 minutes on air to rage.
They didn’t do it yet but I sure as all hell expect them to let him vent!
I don’t think Trump will run again. Hes too old and sick for starters. Given the amount of court cases he will be embroiled in he probably in jail, bankrupt or just disgraced. Also i have a hunch that his lawyers will use insanity plea or to sick to serve jail time at least once. Nobody comes back into politics after that.
Charles - FYI
The tweet feature is working fine, but the reply, quote, and new comments buttons are non-responsive for me.
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re: #101 KGxvi
That would seem to be something that’s up to Congress to decide, since it is the only authority on impeachment and impeachment trials.
Trump is a clear and present danger and that should suffice to distinguish from impeachment of a judge becoming moot if the judge resigns. The possibility of barring Trump from ever holding Federal office again is worth going for, and might even get support from Republicans who see Trump as a threat to their own ambitions.
re: #106 nines09
Ask the families that lost lives to Mike’s HIV decisions when he was Gov of Indiana.
Ask families who had kids torn apart by so called “Gay Conversion Therapy”.
He fucked Indiana then he got to fuck us all.
Feel sorry for? Who? What?
I had nothing to do with who and what he is.
He choose his path, and I’m sure he had a plan.
How’s that plan panning out?
Now we feel sorry for this parasite?
I wish him nothing more than what he wished for others.
That’s called a number of things. I call it small justice.
Great points, thanks for providing much needed perspective.
I can sometimes be dangerously naive at times when it comes to empathy.
re: #49 Dr. Matt
I’m surprised Fox & Idiots, Newsmax, or even OANN haven’t given him 60 minutes on air to rage.
Because the ‘5 second switch’ would be on most of the time?
That silence would lead to watching trump turn red and spraying spittle would make it too obvious the man’s a raging loon.
Moral/ethical question: Is it wrong to feel empathy for Hitler in the Fuhrerbunker? The thought surely fills one with revulsion, but I submit that Hitler - despite being one of the most evil human beings ever to exist - was still, nevertheless, a human being. As such, one is allowed to empathize with, and feel sorry for, his mental state in those final hours that drove him to commit suicide, whilst still having absolutely no regret at such an outcome taking place.
I have started the flame war. This is the way.
re: #65 jaunte
Looking at that guy you can tell he’s more comfortable in a hood than a suit.
re: #102 Belafon
I read something the other day that there’s historical precedent for an impeachment and trial after the person resigned.
Here’s the list, for what it’s worth.
William W. Belknap, Secretary of War, resigned after impeachment but before trial and was acquitted. That was in 1876.
Samuel B Kent, District Court Judge, impeached June 19, 2009, resigned June 30, 2009, trial dismissed July 22, 2009.
George W English, Distric Court Judge, impeached April 1, 1926, resigned November 4, 1926, trial dismissed December 13, 1926
Mark W Delahay, District Court Judge, was impeached by the House for drunkenness, but he resigned before any formal articles of impeachment were drawn up, so no Senate trial at all.
So there’s precedent for continuing with trial after someone has left office.
Too many people are always quick to call women that rely on OF to be “whores”, yet they don’t realize how OF has become saturated itself:
As the pandemic devastated sections of the economy, particularly those dominated by women, some turned to OnlyFans to make money. The platform for selling explicit photos has boomed, but competition on the site means earnings are far from guaranteed.https://t.co/QwLyDbKIsu
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 13, 2021
re: #105 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
My Republican, Trump-defending brother just posted this:
I cannot square what your brother does for a living with the fact he’s an unapologetic Trumpkin.
Also - edit button not working, and when I posted that comment, the liitle green arrows slowly spun for a long time - refreshing the page in my browser got the comment to show but the buttons still don’t work
re: #114 thedopefishlives
Your comment reminds me of how I told my priest that I would never be a truly good Christian because I am not a pacifist. I have always believed that it is preferable to defend those who can not defend themselves - through inability or belief. It is a similar issue in many ways. Rather like Sisyphus standing on the side of that mountain watching that freaking rock bounce down the hill again…
And, just in case Mark Meadows, Trump’s Chief of Staff, ever claims that he opposed the insurrection attempt, here’s a freeze-frame of him sucking up to Trump’s son backstage on Wednesday: pic.twitter.com/p1LNLPAFkq
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 10, 2021
re: #112 electrotek
Great points, thanks for providing much needed perspective.
I can sometimes be dangerously naive at times when it comes to empathy.
I don’t want him killed. I do want him disgraced and his political ambitions reduced to trying to be the manager of a coffee shop.
re: #112 electrotek
Great points, thanks for providing much needed perspective.
I can sometimes be dangerously naive at times when it comes to empathy.
I think some people here are starting to go over the edge a bit. It’s ok to feel empathy when a person is threatened by others even if you don’t like them, even if they have done some bad things. That doesn’t make you any less of a person. I’m against the death penalty even though I don’t think they should ever walk free again because I don’t think their lives should be taken by someone else.
I remember as a kid in the 70s, Richard Nixon was the butt of jokes. I was young, so I really didn’t understand what he did. But, it was clear he was a bad guy. Looks like DJT will get to carry that honor for today’s youth.
re: #121 William Lewis
Your comment reminds me of how I told my priest that I would never be a truly good Christian because I am not a pacifist. I have always believed that it is preferable to defend those who can not defend themselves - through inability or belief. It is a similar issue in many ways. Rather like Sisyphus standing on the side of that mountain watching that freaking rock bounce down the hill again…
Indeed. I am not a pacifist either, nor could I ever be. However, I am finding that my empathy runs much deeper than I ever thought possible when I was a young, angsty, and borderline-suicidally depressed teenager.
re: #124 Belafon
I think some people here are starting to go over the edge a bit. It’s ok to feel empathy when a person is threatened by others even if you don’t like them, even if they have done some bad things. That doesn’t make you any less of a person. I’m against the death penalty even though I don’t think they should ever walk free again because I don’t think their lives should be taken by someone else.
I just don’t want what has happened in Pakistan in the past with politicians like Salman Taseer and Shahbaz Bhatti to be met with the same fate.
re: #118 electrotek
Too many people are always quick to call women that rely on OF to be “whores”, yet they don’t realize how OF has become saturated itself:
It isn’t helped by the fact that many banks/credit card companies are refusing to service charges from OF.
re: #79 electrotek
Is it wrong to feel empathy and fear for Mike Pence’s safety? I was genuinely horrified over the mob and their lust for Mike Pence’s blood.
No, just as I was pained by the Georgia man who killed himself.
New evidence the attack was planned. On CNN right now.
— President Elect Joseph Biden VP Kamala Harris!! (@jjntx2020) January 13, 2021
re: #125 Dr. Matt
I remember as a kid in the 70s, Richard Nixon was the butt of jokes. I was young, so I really didn’t understand what he did. But, it was clear he was a bad guy. Looks like DJT will get to carry that honor for today’s youth.
The #1 Nixon Joke that circulated on the Pitt campus in 1974—“Richard Nixon had to watch Deep Throat 5 times to get it down Pat…and he had to watch it 10 times to get it down Checkers…”
Equipment used specifically for their mission had to have been stored for the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building. Investigations ongoing for who funded the attack, how long it had been planned. etc etc but appears to Investigators, the attack had been planned.
— President Elect Joseph Biden VP Kamala Harris!! (@jjntx2020) January 13, 2021
re: #123 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
I don’t want him killed. I do want him disgraced and his political ambitions reduced to trying to be the manager of a coffee shop.
That outcome was already assured in the aftermath of the November election. He was already damaged goods because of what he inflicted on Indiana. Trump put him in an impossible position from which he literally could not win. His choice to stand up to Trump and abide by the rules ensured the Republican party will never see him as a viable candidate for office again.
re: #103 thedopefishlives
It seems to be a large grey area amongst Constitutional scholars; the plain text does not speak to it one way or the other, so it’s up to interpretation of “they’re out of office, so the trial is moot” vs. “if an official could just resign before their impeachment trial and thus avoid being barred from holding office, why even have the power in the first place”.
My gut sense is that the Framers wouldn’t have considered someone who had been impeached (regardless of conviction) capable of becoming president, at least the way they thought the system would work - with electors exercising independent judgment on the election. Obviously, with any position requiring Senate confirmation, it is highly unlikely that someone who was impeached and resigned would get confirmed.
I think the idea is that once out of office they would be subject to criminal liability, and again, the idea that a convicted felon could win elected office is something that wouldn’t have crossed the Framers’ minds.
Of course, part of our problem is that while we have the trappings of the Framers’ system in the electoral college, electors don’t exercise independent judgment and there’s - at least in theory - nothing to prevent Trump from running again if they dismiss the trial as moot.
We’ve once again run into the problem that while we operate broadly under the Framers’ system, we have modified how it works and created some blind spots.
re: #123 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
I don’t want him killed. I do want him disgraced and his political ambitions reduced to trying to be the
manager of a coffee shoporder taker at Arby’s.
re: #135 🌹UOJB!
The “Sir, this is an Arby’s” memes write themselves.
The nuts are extending their tentacles at every opportunity. They figure if they become entrenched in enough places they’ll be on equal footing with people who aren’t batshit crazy.
BREAKING — Small WA Town Government Overthrown by QAnon Mayor
Wearing a “thin blue line” punisher pin, open QAnon supporter William Armacost, the unelected Mayor of Sequim, WA, in closed exec session fired the city manager yesterday.
There’s lots more to the story… (1/) pic.twitter.com/mabYbFXbaX— Matthew Randazzo V (@RandazzoTweets) January 13, 2021
Senior Trump adviser tells @Acosta Trump is “clueless what any of this means internationally or historically,” but Trump has told aides and advisers he does fear what the violence at the Capitol has done to his businesses and “the long-term brand.”
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) January 13, 2021
Your brand is trash, Fatso. Nobody to blame but yourself,
re: #139 makeitstop
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Your brand is trash, Fatso. Nobody to blame but yourself,
Trump will be an example of “be careful what you wish for because you might just get it.”
“There are more troops right now in Washington DC than in Afghanistan. And they are here to defend us against the commander in chief, the President of the United States and his mob.”— Rep. Seth Moutlon (D-MA), arguing on the House floor in favor of impeaching President Trump.
the president is a fucking menace
It actually takes two impeachments to vaccinate against Trump
— Paul Musgrave (@profmusgrave) January 12, 2021
re: #139 makeitstop
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Your brand is trash, Fatso. Nobody to blame but yourself,
Yes…the brand is now trash…utter trash…
Modified due to what Marky Mark would do on Facebook
re: #139 makeitstop
The shaming means little to a sociopath, but the money means everything to a rich one.
He doesn’t have the money coming in he banked on, and a lot of people are coming after the money he has.
re: #143 🌹UOJB!
Yes…the brand is now trash…white trash…
Can’t even say that on Facebook or get sent to FB jail.
re: #140 Belafon
Trump will be an example of “be careful what you wish for because you might just get it.”
I think he will be remembered as an American version of Icarus, who flew flew to high, got burned by the sun and crashed.
re: #146 Greup
I think he will be remembered as an American version of Icarus, who flew flew to high, got burned by the sun and crashed.
I liken him to an American George III, who thought he could do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted, and quickly revealed himself to be a completely insane loser.
re: #147 thedopefishlives
I liken him to an American George III, who thought he could do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted, and quickly revealed himself to be a completely insane loser.
That also works. :)
re: #146 Greup
I think he will be remembered as an American version of Icarus, who flew flew to high, got burned by the sun and crashed.
Yeah and when Trump Crashes and Burns he can’t escape an encounter with…
re: #139 makeitstop
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Your brand is trash, Fatso. Nobody to blame but yourself,
If the theory that he ran for no other reason than to boost his brand’s marketability is true, then the events of the past week have seen an end to that. Nobody wants to touch Trump-branded projects/products, no bank will loan to him and most of those who have are prepared to call in his debts, and his spawn will be lucky if they don’t end up in jail alongside him.
re: #139 makeitstop
Your brand is trash, Fatso. Nobody to blame but yourself,
Is trash better or worse than tacky? (which is what the brand has always seemed to me)
re: #145 electrotek
Can’t even say that on Facebook or get sent to FB jail.
But Marky Mark allows conservatives to post whatever racial slurs they desire!
re: #79 electrotek
If so, you and I are in this together. I’m genuinely worried about him.
re: #65 jaunte
Or that he lied about it to sound tough.
Most bipartisan impeachment in American history!
On CNN @jaketapper points out this is the most bipartisan impeachment in American history, based on votes from House members from the presidents party.
10 Republicans voted for Trump’s today (0 did in 2019)
1-5 Democrats voted for Clinton’s
0 Democrats voted for Johnson’s— Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) January 13, 2021
re: #118 electrotek
Too many people are always quick to call women that rely on OF to be “whores”, yet they don’t realize how OF has become saturated itself:
Theres no self respect in selling yourself for capital.
Self respect means you treat your body as a temple and only a few worthy people can see it. But these people treat it worse than a used car. So they have no self respect, no matter how much they lie to themselves.— Ache (@nomadadebarrio) January 13, 2021
All athletes, actors, manual labourers, &c. Even professors, scientists, entrepreneurs, stockbrokers, &c “sell themselves” to make money. That’s how labour and capital work
Wholly fuquin’ shitballs there are a bunch of puritanical prudes (the majority probably Christians here, but not all).
I’d rather see Mike Pence and Donald Trump smashed with an egg on their head, like Fraser Anning was by a 16 year old Australian teen named Will Connolly.
That act did a lot more to turn Anning into an embarrassing footnote of history.
re: #157 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
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All athletes, actors, manual labourers, &c. Even professors, scientists, entrepreneurs, stockbrokers, &c “sell themselves” to make money. That’s how labour and capital work
Wholly fuquin’ shitballs there are a bunch of puritanical prudes (the majority probably Christians here, but not all).
“The body is a temple” means you take care of it. Back in the olden days, literally everybody went inside a temple. ;)
re: #79 electrotek
Is it wrong to feel empathy and fear for Mike Pence’s safety? I was genuinely horrified over the mob and their lust for Mike Pence’s blood.
I don’t feel a lot of empathy for him. He’s neck deep in a lot of corruption, poor leadership, and criminality - and he walked into it with open eyes.
And the investigations will turn up multiple places where Pence was directly involved in approving illegalities (and at least deeply unethical acts) or at a minimum turning a blind eye to them being carried out. Which still makes him culpable.
re: #156 b.d. (We Won!)
Most bipartisan impeachment in American history!
presidential impeachment, sure, but some of the judicial ones were pretty straight forward. Thomas Porteous, for example, had four articles of impeachment each get over 400 votes for and none against.
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re: #156 b.d. (We Won!)
Most bipartisan impeachment in American history!
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re: #147 thedopefishlives
I liken him to an American George III, who thought he could do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted, and quickly revealed himself to be a completely insane loser.
For your love, for your praise
And I’ll love you till my dying days
When you’re gone, I’ll go mad
So don’t throw away this thing we had
Cuz when push comes to shove
I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love
re: #162 teleskiguy
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re: #92 jaunte
I guess they’re too dumb to realize the FBI can get to Florida just the same as NYC. They’re stupid enough to buy some MAGA lawyer telling them they can fight extradition to NY lol.
re: #147 thedopefishlives
I liken him to an American George III, who thought he could do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted, and quickly revealed himself to be a completely insane loser.
Problem with that is that George III when not in the grips of whatever his affliction was (and that’s still heatedly argued about) he was actually a very good monarch. That he had troubles with the wealthy colonists who wanted more say in their situation (the poor ones neither side gave a f*** about) was just something that could have probably been dealt with if they’d paid more attention to what the real issues were. Hell, if they’d given the colonies even one MP per colony, they probably could have increased the taxes even higher (well, on the peons anyway) and the ones who in our time line lead the rebellion would have remained good little Tory’s.
re: #151 Targetpractice
If the theory that he ran for no other reason than to boost his brand’s marketability is true, then the events of the past week have seen an end to that. Nobody wants to touch Trump-branded projects/products, no bank will loan to him and most of those who have are prepared to call in his debts, and his spawn will be lucky if they don’t end up in jail alongside him.
I don’t know if it got posted here, but the City of New York announced today that when he leaves office the city will terminate all business with the Trump Organization.
$17 million a year, pretty much just set on fire.
re: #139 makeitstop
And the dead? Fuck them.
My brand.
And Genghis Con murdered over 360,000 Americans.
My brand.
There is no bottom. Never was and now we don’t know how far the true bottom is.
re: #167 William Lewis
That’s a fair enough point.
re: #162 teleskiguy
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On the craziest of impeachment outcomes, it might well be Alcee Hastings… lifted wholecloth from wikipedia:
In 1988, the Democratic-controlled United States House of Representatives took up the case, and Hastings was impeached for bribery and perjury by a vote of 413-3. He was then convicted on October 20, 1989, by the United States Senate, becoming the sixth federal judge in the history of the United States to be removed from office by the Senate. The Senate, in two hours of roll calls, voted on 11 of the 17 articles of impeachment. It convicted Hastings of eight of the 11 articles. The vote on the first article was 69 for and 26 opposed. He was removed from the bench, but the Senate did not preclude him from holding office in the future.
He allegedly accepted a $150,000 in 1981 in exchange for a lenient sentence in a RICO case. But was acquitted in the criminal trial when a co-conspirator refused to testify.
re: #169 nines09
And the dead? Fuck them.
My brand.
And Genghis Con murdered over 360,000 Americans.
My brand.
There is no bottom. Never was and now we don’t know how far the true bottom is.
Minor edit offered: Dingus Con
Thread:
What is happening on the floor of the United States of House of Representatives is tragic.
Tragic because it was preventable. Tragic because most of the Republicans in the House are themselves brainwashed into believing that this is all *just politics.*
1/— Lindsey Simmons (@LynzforCongress) January 13, 2021
Oh this is just beautiful:
FBI is using neo-nazi loser Baked Alaska’s livestream to identify rioters, but Baked himself faces no charges despite storming the capitol while COVID positive. https://t.co/fyLXroh43g
— Nathan Bernard (@nathanTbernard) January 13, 2021
re: #176 b.d. (We Won!)
Oh this is just beautiful:
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I wonder if they plan to charge him after they’ve used him for all the information they can get. He can’t do them any good if he’s sitting in Uncle Sam’s B&B.
re: #176 b.d. (We Won!)
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WHY are they letting Baked Alaska off the hook? Did he turn State’s Evidence?
Who here was waiting for a statement from Tom Rice? Here it is.
GOP Rep. Tom Rice of S.C. , who surprised everyone when he voted for impeachment: “I have backed this President through thick and thin for four years. I campaigned for him and voted for him twice. But, this utter failure is inexcusable.”
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 13, 2021
re: #162 teleskiguy
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re: #109 Greup
I don’t think Trump will run again. Hes too old and sick for starters. Given the amount of court cases he will be embroiled in he probably in jail, bankrupt or just disgraced. Also i have a hunch that his lawyers will use insanity plea or to sick to serve jail time at least once. Nobody comes back into politics after that.
I think there is a standing need for many to “Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.” Trump’s candidacy in 2015 was viewed as a stunt, cheap publicity for selling books, etc. and it ended up in what many perceive as a multiple year nightmare that did huge amounts of damage, perhaps irreparable, to our national institutions and international relations among other things. So making sure there is no comeback by the man itself is simply being prudent.
Plus the trial will be a good method to start bringing out a lot of the dirty laundry that needs to be exposed to the light.
re: #178 🌹UOJB!
WHY are they letting Baked Alaska off the hook? Did he turn State’s Evidence?
All the comments are claiming he flipped or is a rat. lol, we’ll find out but his pals can’t be too happy with him.
I guess my rep didn’t vote yes in error. His statement:
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC) released the following statement after the House votes on impeachment.
“Under the strict definition of the law, I don’t know if the President’s speech last Wednesday morning amounted to incitement of a riot, but any reasonable person could see the potential for violence.”“Once the violence began, when the Capitol was under siege, when the Capitol Police were being beaten and killed, and when the Vice President and the Congress were being locked down, the President was watching and tweeted about the Vice President’s lack of courage.”
“For hours while the riot continued, the President communicated only on Twitter and offered only weak requests for restraint.”
“I was on the floor of the House of Representatives when the rioters were beating on the door with tear gas, zip tie restraints, and pipe bombs in their possession. It is only by the grace of God and the blood of the Capitol Police that the death toll was not much, much higher.”
“It has been a week since so many were injured, the United States Capitol was ransacked, and six people were killed, including two police officers. Yet, the President has not addressed the nation to ask for calm. He has not visited the injured and grieving. He has not offered condolences. Yesterday in a press briefing at the border, he said his comments were ‘perfectly appropriate.’”
“I have backed this President through thick and thin for four years. I campaigned for him and voted for him twice. But, this utter failure is inexcusable.”
I honestly didn’t think he had it in him.
re: #184 BeachDem
I guess my rep didn’t vote yes in error. His statement:
I honestly didn’t think he had it in him.
Well, whaddya know. Some Republicans have balls after all.
Looks like Trump has been forced to read another prepared statement again.
Suddenly, he’s against last weeks’ attacks.
re: #186 Vote Cthulhu - No longer the greater evil!
Looks like Trump has been forced to read another prepared statement again.
Suddenly, he’s against last weeks’ attacks.
He’s so full of shit.
re: #186 Vote Cthulhu - No longer the greater evil!
He is probably pumped up to his ears with Thorazine.
I’m sure the cultists will either hear what he said, and form a conspiracy theory that he is talking in code to them and asking them to riot, or they will consider him a RINO and will go out and riot because…crazy.
re: #174 makeitstop
Thread:
Alternate view in that thread (and the one I hold):
Almost no Republican at the highest level is brainwashed, (there are maybe 3-4 exceptions that I’m aware of) every single one of them knew what was going on and did nothing to stop it to save their own election chances. They knew, yet they still stayed silent.
— THEHuertaExpress 👺 (@THEHuertaExp) January 13, 2021
re: #162 teleskiguy
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Why do we give Ben Shapiro so much attention? He says shit to make us react for the attention he craves. He is nothing more than a right-wing troll.
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) January 13, 2021
re: #179 makeitstop
Who here was waiting for a statement from Tom Rice? Here it is.
So Trump is tossed in the ditch for failing conservatism?
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re: #176 b.d. (We Won!)
Oh this is just beautiful:
Well, stand by for another Republican Covid spike. It’s really self-preservation to stay away from Republicans if you can.
re: #178 🌹UOJB!
WHY are they letting Baked Alaska off the hook? Did he turn State’s Evidence?
I don’t know the answer, but it would be responsible to speculate about how much of a rat he is, loudly, near as many of his fellow chuds as possible.
re: #188 Egregious Philbin
He is probably pumped up to his ears with Thorazine.
I’m sure the cultists will either hear what he said, and form a conspiracy theory that he is talking in code to them and asking them to riot, or they will consider him a RINO and will go out and riot because…crazy.
I think the general nut take is that his wooden (drugged) readings of prepared statements are not really Trump, but a not-good-enough CGI Trump that has been programmed to make the desired speech.
re: #186 Vote Cthulhu - No longer the greater evil!
Looks like Trump has been forced to read another prepared statement again.
Suddenly, he’s against last weeks’ attacks.
If so, he’s throwing his insurrection army under the bus. Whatever he says, its just words, meaningless words.
re: #195 The Ghost of a Flea
I don’t know the answer, but it would be responsible to speculate about how much of a rat he is, loudly, near as many of his fellow chuds as possible.
He is going to jail in AZ, he violated his bail when he traveled to DC.
re: #198 Egregious Philbin
He is going to jail in AZ, he violated his bail when he traveled to DC.
Woopsy.
My Republicypher representative rejected impeachment, as I expected.
I never received a contact back from his office on urging impeachment after they tried to murder him, which I also expected.
I love a happy ending.
Parler may never come back? Parler CEO John Matze says, “It could be never,” and “It’s hard to keep track of how many people are telling us that we can no longer do business with them.” https://t.co/vi8BkxkMeu via @businessinsider
— Parlertakes🇺🇸 (@parlertakes) January 13, 2021
Hehe.
And now to the president for comment on this historic day: pic.twitter.com/PbTu3pBGy7
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 13, 2021
re: #201 makeitstop
I love a happy ending.
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He was forced to “retract” that statement the following day.
Thanks for that big commitment, Gov. Ricketts.
Nebraska is sending 200 more National Guard troops to D.C. for inauguration security (Omaha World-Herald)
That’s in addition to thirty who are already there. Three-zero.
The security personnel who will deploy to Washington are still being identified and notified, said Maj. Scott Ingalsbe, a Nebraska Guard spokesman. They are being drawn from several units in both the Army and Air National Guard.
Gov. Pete Ricketts authorized the deployment of additional troops Tuesday, and it was approved late in the day by Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, the state’s adjutant general.
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Wait, who asked you?
“Donald Trump belongs in jail.”
Ex-FBI Director @Comey says while he “obviously believes” the president should be in jail, he doesn’t think “pursuing that is in the best interests of the American people”, adding Joe Biden should “consider” pardoning Donald Trump#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/RUghKyq5nW— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) January 13, 2021
re: #162 teleskiguy
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re: #201 makeitstop
I love a happy ending.
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re: #207 makeitstop
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It’s absolutely in the best interests of the American people, you asshat. I understand pardoning Nixon; this is not Nixon. HE TRIED TO DO A COUP. We don’t put up with that here.
re: #207 makeitstop
Comey’s take here is intrinsically disordered. How could such a fuckwit have been head of the FBI?
re: #209 stpaulbear
Plan stupid insurrections, win stupid banishments.
And lose all your dough at the same time!
Morons.
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re: #210 thedopefishlives
It’s absolutely in the best interests of the American people, you asshat. I understand pardoning Nixon; this is not Nixon. HE TRIED TO DO A COUP. We don’t put up with that here.
With the benefit of hindsight, the pardon of Nixon was a big mistake. All it got us was worse Republicans.
Naturally any pardon of Trump would be millions of times worse.
re: #207 makeitstop
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It’s not in the best interests of the American people to hold a president who whipped up a lynch mob to attack Congress accountable for his actions?
Get out of here with this horseshit, Jim. Your 15 minutes are up.
re: #214 EPR-radar
With the benefit of hindsight, the pardon of Nixon was a big mistake. All it got us was worse Republicans.
Naturally any pardon of Trump would be millions of times worse.
And this man in particular gets ZERO fucks from me after he singlehandedly fucked up our chance at NOT having this particular Charlie Foxtrot go down. I fart in your general direction, Mr. Comey.
re: #182 b.d. (We Won!)
All the comments are claiming he flipped or is a rat. lol, we’ll find out but his pals can’t be too happy with him.
they “break” pretty fast and easily dont they
re: #185 thedopefishlives
Well, whaddya know. Some Republicans have balls after all.
Only when it hits home personally. Last week, he was all for challenging the results, was one who refused to wear a mask last summer—oh, and shortly after this pic was taken, both he and his wife had covid. (that’s him in the pink shirt and khakis)
I’ll give him kudos for this vote, but it doesn’t make up for his 8 years of sucking canal water.
Let’s skip to the ending, Jim: The only reason anybody felt any amount of sympathy for you was because Trump shit-canned your ass when you wouldn’t agree to be his capo.
We haven’t forgiven you for that June presser where you spent a whole lot of time talking up why you weren’t charging Hillary despite your belief that she’d broken the rules.
Nor will we ever forgive you for what was a blatant effort to jam your thumb down on the scale in the last week of the election with a letter you knew would “leak.”
You’re a Republican, which these days means your only concern in this matter is saving your party at any cost, including “moving on” from Trump. It’s not going to fucking happen. YOU BUILT THIS!
re: #207 makeitstop
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I don’t agree with Comey. The jail experience for Trump is necessary. Of course it is Biden’s call. If President Biden’s call is a Pardon I would prefer Trump experience the complete trial to (guilty) verdict and some time in the slammer before he is pardoned.
He’s got us right where he wants us now. pic.twitter.com/7NkRuvSxVB
— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 13, 2021
5D Chess continues!
I understand the circumstances that led to pardoning Nixon.
Trump is no Nixon.
Trump tried to instigate a VIOLENT COUP.
It is absolutely in the best interests of the American people that Donald Trump not be pardoned ahead of any criminal investigations once his term ends.— Arch (@Arch_LGF) January 13, 2021
re: #139 makeitstop
Your brand is trash, Fatso. Nobody to blame but yourself,
Trump’s been a great example of the fact that a person can be able to walk around and speak very much like a healthy person, while being entirely unable to process information outside of the very narrow topic that has been the focus of his whole life.
Could be frontal lobe dementia, or just that he’s a moron.
Earlier Jim Comey; “I’m a lying dick.”
Today Jim Comey; “I’m a lying dick.”— nines09 (@nines091) January 13, 2021
A couple bills introduced in the Unicameral today.
Gay panic. Defendants would not be able to use a “gay panic” defense under LB 321, introduced by Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha. The bill would bar courts from considering evidence that a defendant’s actions resulted from finding out or knowing a crime victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
Malcolm X Day. The birthday of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X, would become a state holiday under LB 349, introduced by Sen. Terrell McKinney of Omaha. El-Shabazz was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha. He grew up to become an influential Black leader, who was assassinated on Feb. 21, 1965.
A resolution was also introduced as a proposal to reduce Nebraska’s famously high property taxes and underfunding of rural school districts in what might be a compromise for those seeking to lower property taxes and those improving schools.
The proposal by state senator Tom Briese would transfer the cost of funding everything but buildings to the state general fund. Teachers, aides, schoolbooks, &c would all be paid for by the state (about 60% of the costs of running schools here). The bulk of state aid currently goes to a few large school districts, and very little goes to over two hundred rural school districts.
Those who seek to reduce or eliminate the state income tax would probably be opposed to this measure.
re: #223 jaunte
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Yeah, just like his prior impeachment was going to allow him to put the “Deep State” on trial.
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Great podcast Charles
Had a great conversation w/Charles Johnson—@Green_Footballs on the #StartMeUp #podcast. Topics: Will GOP Senate convict Donald? Where is the country is headed when Biden takes over? Will any of the Trump crime family do time? We covered a lot of ground.https://t.co/rAIV9VgGEP pic.twitter.com/2jd5REhxA0
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) January 13, 2021
The modern GOP, ladies and gents:
Marjorie Taylor Greene, in an effort to murder irony right in front of a horrified nation, claims she is being censored…
…while speaking *as an agent of the government*
…in a *nationally televised speech*
…from *the United States Capitol*. pic.twitter.com/tCf1jNghVb— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 13, 2021
Kudos to the ten Republicans who did the right thing.
THE 10 REPUBLICANS WHO DID THIER JOB & VOTED TO IMPEACH!
Liz Cheney (WY)
Adam Kinzinger (IL)
Jamie Herrera Beutler (WA)
John Katko (NY)
Peter Meijer (MI)
Dan Newhouse (WA)
Anthony Gonzalez (OH)
Tom Rice (SC)
Fred Upton (MI)
David Valadao (CA)#ImpeachmentDay👊🏽#KidVicious🇺🇸— Kirk Acevedo🇺🇸 (@kirkacevedo) January 13, 2021
re: #231 Patricia Kayden
Kudos to the ten Republicans who did the right thing.
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The first text I sent out after Rice voted yes was “Hell has frozen over.”
re: #147 thedopefishlives
I liken him to an American George III, who thought he could do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted, and quickly revealed himself to be a completely insane loser.
“We’ve had our revolution.”
re: #185 thedopefishlives
Well, whaddya know. Some Republicans have balls after all.
Like I told BeachDem, I called his local office last Thursday & got to tears. I always hope they keep a tracker of the calls.
Totally shocked that he voted to impeach.
Listening to the same cascade of Republican lies who appear to believe they can only defend a psychopath & pathological liar … with MORE LIES. 4 lies out of 5 … only the 4th one is true. #5 is clearly directed at white supremacists (the audience for this bullshit). pic.twitter.com/UTyghNReBs
— John Moffitt 🌊🌊🧢🧢 (@JohnRMoffitt) January 14, 2021
re: #226 nines09
Comey really needs to go knit.
Heal the country for a GOPer means ignoring all the crimes committed, cover up the crimes, and give a slap on the wrist while forcing Democrats to accede to these traitorous demands.
We don’t negotiate with terrorists and insurrectionists.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) January 13, 2021
Update: Capitol Police added tables to block Republicans from walking around new metal detector
Pelosi’s office asked cops to make it physically impossible to evade machine en route to House floor pic.twitter.com/35qKfys2cC— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) January 13, 2021
They’re going to have to tackle someone to the floor.
It took four years, two impeachments and nearly 400,000 official deaths for him to sound remotely normal.
And not a bit of it sounded as if he was remorseful or saddened or repentant about any of it.
Still another in line of hostage tapes where he read off a script.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) January 13, 2021
Found this hand gesture odd -it was just on CNN from the room where Speaker Pelosi was about to sign the 2nd impeachment of DJTrump pic.twitter.com/ydnSnXgwrV
— 🚀 (@JRofATX) January 13, 2021
re: #238 jaunte
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They’re going to have to tackle someone to the floor.
I’d be perfectly happy with the normal GOP proposal for how to respond to failure to comply with law enforcement — i.e., instant death — being applied to members of congress that evade security measures.
It was actually MSNBC I saw the footage in he seems to be a press photographer -took his red jacket off here a few minutes later. pic.twitter.com/4wTDv6EyM5
— 🚀 (@JRofATX) January 14, 2021
Capitol cops know what’s up.
This seems like a very big deal https://t.co/LcWBwp9smC
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) January 13, 2021
re: #237 lawhawk
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Real story: James Comey had to go to the foreign press to get listened to, as the domestic press is fed up with his bullshit.
Has Barr been on the talking head circuit recently or did he just scuttle off to hide under a rock around Christmas after tendering his resignation? Given that he is not a totally ignorant operative he had to know something was in the air and about to come down.
re: #246 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Has Barr been on the talking head circuit recently or did he just scuttle off to hide under a rock around Christmas after tendering his resignation? Given that he is not a totally ignorant operative he had to know something was in the air and about to come down.
In hindsight, I wonder if Barr knew what was about to go down and resigned so he wouldn’t be criminally liable. Spoilers: It doesn’t work that way.
re: #226 nines09
Shut the hell up, Comey. You directly assisted Trump’s election bid. We don’t need to hear anything more from you.
Excellent stuff here about the
cop who posted that he wasn’t doing anything illegal alongside his selfie from breaking into the Capitol, and is now seeing that quoted in his charging documents. Via @ryanjreilly https://t.co/zXTmieQ27V pic.twitter.com/v6g0Kreozz— Andrew Prokop (@awprokop) January 13, 2021
“…Vincent Veloz, a special agent with the U.S. Capitol Police, wrote in a statement of facts that Robertson posted on social media that “we actually attacked the government,” and wrote that they “took the fucking U.S. Capitol” in one day. He also wrote that he was proud to have “put skin in the game.”
“If you are too much of a coward to risk arrest,being fired, and actual gunfire to secure your rights., you have no words to speak I value,” Robertson wrote in a message.
Fracker, on Facebook, wrote that he didn’t think he’d done anything wrong.
“Lol to anyone who’s possibly concerned about the picture of me going around… Sorry I hate freedom?” Fracker wrote on Facebook, authorities said. “Not like I did anything illegal, WAY too much to lose to go there but, y’all do what you feel you need to.”
re: #247 thedopefishlives
In hindsight, I wonder if Barr knew what was about to go down and resigned so he wouldn’t be criminally liable. Spoilers: It doesn’t work that way.
Barr drew a lot of Q and Nut ire when he deserted. The usual “traitor” and “Deep State” labels. But with a few weeks most of that shifted to Pence and Barr seems to be below their radar right now.
When Republicans forced Amy Coney Barrett through to SCOTUS like a fist through a straw before RBG was cold in her grave, did it incite people to violence? Was there any insurrection? No. Because the violent element in US politics is the fascist Republican Party.
— usa is a failed state (@BreeNewsome) January 14, 2021
re: #231 Patricia Kayden
Kudos to the ten Republicans who did the right thing.
Let’s see if an even crazier wingnut tries to primary Elizabeth Cheney in Wyoming after this.
The magic R won’t save her if another R goes after her.
Although they are the party of hypocrisy, there’s plenty to go after her for another Republican (like using a Wyoming fishing license to establish residency when she lived elsewhere to run for office).
Just up at the Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle:
Cheney votes to impeach Trump, drawing some local, D.C. pushback.
Meanwhile in the Casper Star-Tribune:
Nebraska Gov. Ricketts criticizes impeachment of Trump
Fuque yoo, Governor.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts on Wednesday criticized the decision to impeach President Donald Trump a second time, saying it “serves no good purpose” and will further divide the nation.
Ricketts, a fellow Republican and Trump supporter, said the president’s time in office is nearly over after his loss to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden in November.
“We ought to focus on healing, bringing Democrats and Republicans together and focusing on a smooth transition,” Ricketts said in a meeting with reporters.
The U.S. House impeached Trump for inciting an insurrection after the deadly mob siege at the U.S. Capitol. Pro-Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol after the president called on them to “fight like hell” against the election results.
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Interestingly, neither the regional Scottsbluff paper, which competes with the Casper paper in eastern Wyoming, nor the Omaha World-Herald have anything about this yet.
CAT CHECK: Donald Trump has been impeached 100% more than anyone with the surname Clinton, or any other surname. https://t.co/eEw3xLLfBv
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) January 13, 2021
re: #249 jaunte
Wondering if Section 3 of the 14th Amendment can be applied on cops involved in the coup?
We have a real ongoing problem.
Welcome to cop justice, where judges think the fact that you once took an oath to serve the public is more important than the fact that you violated it. https://t.co/syJhIHcY8t
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) January 13, 2021
re: #174 makeitstop
Thread:
They are not brainwashed into “just politics”. The Republicans are racist and evil.
If we deny the basic sense of immorality underneath their politics there is no path or will to change.
Horny is, as ever, undefeated. https://t.co/phDgSmHHPS
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) January 14, 2021
Et tu, Snapchat? https://t.co/dsgWIjHwc1
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 14, 2021
Deep State got him, fam. That’s a hologram. https://t.co/hKn2S0RZsm
— matt christman (@cushbomb) January 13, 2021
re: #255 🌹UOJB!
Wondering if Section 3 of the 14th Amendment can be applied on cops involved in the coup?
IANAL, but my reading of the text says elected or appointed. Police officers do not appear to be included.
Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
re: #256 jaunte
Ah yes just like their oaths stopped them from attempting to violently overthrow the government
— DogDadBod (@DogsDadBod) January 13, 2021
Ten brave House Republicans voted to impeach the President.
197 voted with Team Sedition.
Shame.— Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeem_jeffries) January 13, 2021
re: #231 Patricia Kayden
Kudos to the ten Republicans who did the right thing.
David Valadao just retook his California Central Valley House seat from first term Democrat TJ Cox with a 2% margin. He needs to keep support from the middle to stay in the House.
Lovely, including a wonderful short video in 3D, diving deep into space to look at “pillars of creation.”
re: #258 teleskiguy
Not all heroes wear capes.
— Mom says Get Your Flu Shot (@editorscontent) January 13, 2021
Sometimes they don’t bother with bras….
— Allison Reynolds is my spirit animal. (@casaclark) January 13, 2021
re: #261 teleskiguy
He still doesn’t take responsibility for what happened at the Capitol a week ago and he still doesn’t acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory. He sounds drugged. It sounds like he’s recording a proof-of-life hostage video. He’s also throwing all his MAGAt scumfuckers under the bus, again.
The entire High Plains and northern Intermountain West are under a high wind warning until tomorrow afternoon (it’s suddenly really windy here).
Sundown; off to raise the flags.
re: #270 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The entire High Plains and northern Intermountain West are under a high wind warning until tomorrow afternoon (it’s suddenly really windy here).
Sundown; off to raise the flags.
We are getting a snowstorm, 4-5” supposedly across tomorrow and into Friday morning.
Has the Internet identified this Trump insurrectionist yet? pic.twitter.com/OdtmFrEqtV
— Clear Cider (@TheClearCider) January 13, 2021
re: #258 teleskiguy
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— Zeddy (@Zeddary) January 14, 2021
Talk about your dick pics…….
re: #272 Dangerman
Why sure! I know him! He’s my plumber, Buttsy McButtcrack.
Can you imagine how drugged up Trump is right now?
His normal state is simmering rage. With all the stress of last week, and the realization his POTUS-get-out-of-jail-free card is expiring, they must be pumping him full of elephant tranks every night just to get him to sleep for four or five hours.
re: #275 Mattand
Can you imagine how drugged up Trump is right now?
His normal state is simmering rage. With all the stress of last week, and the realization his POTUS-get-out-of-jail-free card is expiring, they must be pumping him full of elephant tranks every night just to get him to sleep for four or five hours.
Without Twitter he’s go no way to vent
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
West winds will shift into the northwest and become strong by
tonight. Gusts over 60 mph are possible. The High Wind Watch has
been upgraded to a Warning beginning at 11 PM late this evening.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
High Wind Warning continues through Friday for gusts over 60 mph.
.Spotter information statement…
Spotters are requested to report sustained winds of 40 mph or higher
and peak gusts exceeding 58 mph to the Cheyenne National Weather
Service.
re: #231 Patricia Kayden
Kudos to the ten Republicans who did the right thing.
I know I should not be like this, but it’s like “Here’s 10 people who showed up with a glass of water to help put out my house fire, after dousing it in gasoline and igniting it for four straight years.”
I keep going back to the thing I read last night that this is more of GoT power move on Liz Cheney’s part, than it is doing the right thing.
Via Cspan, an aide returns Nancy Pelosi’s lectern pic.twitter.com/DVNWg1cgDJ
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) January 13, 2021
re: #272 Dangerman
Isn’t that a shooting offence if you’re Black?
re: #280 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Isn’t that a shooting offence if you’re Black?
So’s breathing. Kind of a low bar.
re: #276 Dangerman
Without Twitter he’s go no way to vent
Except to the bastards that work for him. I’d almost want to be a fly on the wall.
re: #279 Dangerman
I briefly thought the aide was named Via Cspan. 🤦🏼♂️
— Steve Sykes (@DrAstroZoom) January 14, 2021
re: #275 Mattand
Can you imagine how drugged up Trump is right now?
His normal state is simmering rage. With all the stress of last week, and the realization his POTUS-get-out-of-jail-free card is expiring, they must be pumping him full of elephant tranks every night just to get him to sleep for four or five hours.
UPDATE: I’m working my way back through the thread. Had no idea about the most recent hostage video when I wrote the above.
I did click on it to watch it and then saw it was five minutes.
Pass. I don’t hate myself that much.
Wisconsin Senate Republicans blocked an effort to condemn the assault of the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. https://t.co/Y0iQUARobO
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 13, 2021
re: #283 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Via Cspan, Podium Driver
I can be nice to Republicans
You deserve some ice cream for a job well done.https://t.co/PojxMMKpCG
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) January 14, 2021
The ramblings of a traitor are worth less than dirt. pic.twitter.com/Zmb1HXSd5A
— Arch (@Arch_LGF) January 14, 2021
re: #283 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
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Are you referring to this
Twitter users mistake ‘Via Getty’ for name of Capitol rioter
Regarding the video: I’m sure he’s drugged up, but I also wonder if his alleged dyslexia is contributing to the pace of the reading.
Forget the guy’s name, but he’s a stand up who used to be a PA on The Apprentice, and he’s been spilling Trump tea for a few years. Supposedly it was common knowledge he was dyslexic and Princess Daughter-Wife used to mock him behind his back about it.
Worth noting that as litigious as Trump is, not once did he go after this guy. Speaks volumes, IMO.
Thread. Don’t let these right wing treason weasels gaslight you. They may be saying what happened last Wednesday was an aberration now, but when it was happening *they fucking loved it.* https://t.co/RWwjy0e4wO
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) January 14, 2021
JUST IN: Pelosi unveils plan to fine members who evade metal detectors outside House chamber. $5,000 for a first offense. $10,000 for a second. pic.twitter.com/T1AUx91L4a
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 14, 2021
re: #290 Mattand
Regarding the video: I’m sure he’s drugged up, but I also wonder if his alleged dyslexia is contributing to the pace of the reading.
Forget the guy’s name, but he’s a stand up who used to be a PA on The Apprentice, and he’s been spilling Trump tea for a few years. Supposedly it was common knowledge he was dyslexic and Princess Daughter-Wife used to mock him behind his back about it.
Worth noting that as litigious as Trump is, not once did he go after this guy. Speaks volumes, IMO.
Noel Casler. @NoelCaslerComedy
re: #290 Mattand
Regarding the video: I’m sure he’s drugged up, but I also wonder if his alleged dyslexia is contributing to the pace of the reading.
Forget the guy’s name, but he’s a stand up who used to be a PA on The Apprentice, and he’s been spilling Trump tea for a few years. Supposedly it was common knowledge he was dyslexic and Princess Daughter-Wife used to mock him behind his back about it.
Worth noting that as litigious as Trump is, not once did he go after this guy. Speaks volumes, IMO.
Noel Casler is the guy’s name. Don’t worry, it’s easy to forget.
Meet Milo…Merle’s new brother.
So… This happened today. pic.twitter.com/COLMBg7jdL
— a different darth (@darthstar99) January 14, 2021
Today Donald Trump became precedent.
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) January 14, 2021
re: #151 Targetpractice
If the theory that he ran for no other reason than to boost his brand’s marketability is true, then the events of the past week have seen an end to that. Nobody wants to touch Trump-branded projects/products, no bank will loan to him and most of those who have are prepared to call in his debts, and his spawn will be lucky if they don’t end up in jail alongside him.
And soooo close to the finish line
His ego just wouldn’t let it alone
Aside from all the threats of civil and criminal liability
This is a well-executed murder: https://t.co/9Vc6G5g4Yz
— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 14, 2021
More Legaltainment (tm)*!
Wow - skimmed Parler’s reply in their “case” against Amazon. Entire platoons of clowns must be searching for their missing shoes, because Parler’s one lawyer is wearing all of them at the same time.
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) January 14, 2021
* = The Legaltainment tag line was coined by commenters at the excellent, if slightly libertarian, Groklaw, which followed technology lawsuits, most famously the coverage of SCO Group vs. IBM and SCO Group vs. Novell, a pair of copyright cases from notoriously litigious Darl McBride that ended in the total destruction of The SCO Group as a business enterprise.
re: #1 i(m)p(each)(again!)sos
When I updated my screen name a few weeks ago, I didn’t think they’d really have a reason to DO it…
Change it quick. //
ABC: Impeached Twice
CNN: Impeached Twice
Cartoon Network: Impeached Twice
Animal Planet: Impeached Twice
Fox News: Tips to Treat Dry Elbows
24 Hour Elbow Channel: Impeached Twice— Quinn Sutherland (@ReelQuinn) January 13, 2021
these are ridiculous people pic.twitter.com/CABo3CBuoo
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 14, 2021
re: #304 The Pie Overlord!
I’d go with very dangerous. They are propagandists who have weaponized the misinformation and radicalized white nationalists across the nation to the cause of an armed insurrection to keep Trump in power.
Have to wonder if Twitter was asked to shutdown Boebart’s twitter to preserve evidence…
— Brother Holy Cruise Missile Of Mild Acceptance (@dreggas) January 14, 2021
Well to be fair how often do you really need to consult the New York Times to research your story HOMELESS THUG MENACES WHITE GIRLhttps://t.co/ssINaroJUI
— LightlyThreatenHat (@Popehat) January 14, 2021
re: #298 gocart mozart
LOL.
Ben’s gone all the way around the bend if he’s now defending attempted kidnappers.
What a waste of an education.
re: #298 gocart mozart
Now that’s fucking funny.
GOHMERT! pic.twitter.com/en07qYFIb8
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 14, 2021
Yes, I’m that guy who yells GOHMERT!
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 14, 2021
It’s fun! Try it yourself; whenever you see a reference to Louie Gohmert, wherever you are, yell GOHMERT! as loud as you can get away with. Win friends and influence people!
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 14, 2021
re: #312 thedopefishlives
Mrs. Fish just looks at me funny.
My wife just told me to stop acting like a flamingo. I had to put my foot down!
never underestimate the value of a good editor. pic.twitter.com/aS0tR7zpwP
— C.J. Chivers (@cjchivers) January 14, 2021
I responded to a letter in the Omaha World-Herald which just went up titled “Democratic Mob.” Let’s see if they print it, but they more often print my letters than the Scottsbluff Star-Herald does (I think the World-Herald likes having a Panhandle voice occasionally).
Mr. Scott Long in his letter on January 10, “Democratic Mob,” are we really going for DARVO again? (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender)
Small numbers of people did not “act inappropriately.” All of them did. They ransacked the seat of our democracy, and have created a national security nightmare which will take years to sort out.
As for Democratic figures being a “mob,” were they the ones who ransacked the Capitol?
As for loading their pocketbooks, are you writing of President Trump charging the Secret Service hundreds of millions of dollars to rent golf carts at his businesses laughably put into a blind trust his children are running whilst simultaneously working in the White House? The elitists here aren’t that long list of Democratic figures, but the guy who owns the gold-leaf tower in New York and resorts around the world.
I find it especially laughable those who simultaneously claim Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is an elitist and “just a bartender.”
President-elect Biden would like to be a unifier, but there cannot be healing without accountability. In his words, “Come on, man.”
re: #287 gocart mozart
I can be nice to Republicans
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Wait, Jason Crow?! He’s no GOPer, not by a long shot - he only said “republican colleagues” as in “republicans who are also in the House like me”. Unlike GOPer scum, Jason Crow - Democratic Rep from Colorado - is brave:
I’ve long believed photojournalists are the most important journalists we have and @pennstatetom is truly the best. This photo of Jason Crow comforting a colleague will be in a history book one day. pic.twitter.com/fukvEBhovn
— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) January 6, 2021
Then- @RepJasonCrow yelled at the officer, “give me your gun if you ain’t going to use it.” Well, he’s done 101 combat missions as an Army Ranger… I’d have handed that shit over to him immediately, and then held his beer.
— Tom DeLonge (@tomdelonge) January 12, 2021
re: #313 Barefoot Grin
My wife just told me to stop acting like a flamingo. I had to put my foot down!
*WHACK!*
re: #311 Charles Johnson
BTW, Charles, if I haven’t done it before, let me proffer my thanks for fiddling the embedded tweets thing: the site now loads way way better on my iPad: 319 comments, and no issues at all.
>@pkcapitol remembers months ago running around asking GOP senators whether they supported a peaceful transfer of power after Trump wouldn’t commit to it.
“They mocked us for it. ‘Why would you ask?’ Well a week ago at this time they were all hidden behind a wall of security…”— Libby Casey (@libcasey) January 13, 2021
re: #238 jaunte
Act like babies, get treated like babies.
IDENTIFIED: Laura Daube Kronen from Atlanta, GA, who brought her children with her. pic.twitter.com/dlQnBz7Bxi
— Cleavon MD (@Cleavon_MD) January 14, 2021
Home Skoolin
Surprising absolutely no one, Trump is going to screw anyone who ever worked for him. Again. Rudy is no exception.
Screw that guy. They all deserve the coming legal tsunami of indictments, prosecutions, and lawsuits. https://t.co/gptjZiOuKi— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) January 14, 2021
Who could not have seen this coming except absolutely everyone who ever worked for Trump and got stiffed by Trump, no matter how good a job Trump did.
And all of these Trumpists facing getting stiffed could not deserve this fate more.
Fuck every last one of them.
re: #325 lawhawk
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Who could not have seen this coming except absolutely everyone who ever worked for Trump and got stiffed by Trump, no matter how good a job Trump did.
And all of these Trumpists facing getting stiffed could not deserve this fate more.
Fuck every last one of them.
RUDY: “Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!”
re: #162 teleskiguy
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Oh, as for Comey’s latest wankery, this is the most likely reason for it - CYA:
Comey doesn’t want Trump to be investigated because doesn’t want his own activity to be investigated. Comey spent his tenure at the FBI protecting a mafia syndicate linked to the Kremlin — a mafia syndicate two other former FBI heads went on to serve.https://t.co/IpjLWP20iy pic.twitter.com/yufa3thVjH
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) January 6, 2021
Someone is lighting off lots of fireworks near my neighborhood. I hope it’s because they’re celebrating the impeachment.
re: #290 Mattand
Regarding the video: I’m sure he’s drugged up, but I also wonder if his alleged dyslexia is contributing to the pace of the reading.
Forget the guy’s name, but he’s a stand up who used to be a PA on The Apprentice, and he’s been spilling Trump tea for a few years. Supposedly it was common knowledge he was dyslexic and Princess Daughter-Wife used to mock him behind his back about it.
Worth noting that as litigious as Trump is, not once did he go after this guy. Speaks volumes, IMO.
Big Sis is as sociopathic as her dad and brothers.
Barron’s fucked…
So, does this mean that Rudy’s not going to be defending Trump at the trial?
Speaking of Rudy…
https://t.co/FDMKk9nOnU pic.twitter.com/****pD4obV
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) January 14, 2021
re: #325 lawhawk
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Who could not have seen this coming except absolutely everyone who ever worked for Trump and got stiffed by Trump, no matter how good a job Trump did.
And all of these Trumpists facing getting stiffed could not deserve this fate more.
Fuck every last one of them.
Speaking of stiffed…
I’m still hoping that what someone posted here about DT’s being told that pardoning himself would open him to a world of hurt, in the form of civil lawsuits (since accepting a pardon means admitting guilt) — and that he’s decided that if he can’t have a pardon, no-one can — turns out to be true.
One more week.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) just promised Newsmax to introduce articles of impeachment against Joe Biden on Jan. 21.
— Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) January 14, 2021
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We’re so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!
There behind the glass is an R horse’s ass
be careful as you pass.
Move along! Move along!
re: #334 jaunte
I was just going to post this because I saw it and was like, “Surely you can’t be serious.” She is, and I suppose we shouldn’t call her Shirley, either.
Missed most of the day online as I was on the road for six hours picking up Milo. But it was kind of nice just listening to the broadcast of the impeachment debate on NPR and taking it in…only turning it down to talk, TALK to the missus about occasional arguments. I enjoyed that.
re: #325 lawhawk
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Who could not have seen this coming except absolutely everyone who ever worked for Trump and got stiffed by Trump, no matter how good a job Trump did.
And all of these Trumpists facing getting stiffed could not deserve this fate more.
Fuck every last one of them.
Nelson Muntz: HAA-HA!
Trump is refusing to pay Rudy Giuliani his $20,000 a day legal fees and it’s beautiful.https://t.co/w5oYDVf3C7 pic.twitter.com/z9rbgebebo
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 14, 2021
I can’t remember. Did he already do Kid Rock and Nugent? (ETA: sorry to throw you in that mix, Ricky)
Trump is currently in the Oval Office awarding the National Medal of Arts to singers Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs, minutes after becoming the first president ever impeached twice.
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) January 13, 2021
re: #315 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
I responded to a letter in the Omaha World-Herald which just went up titled “Democratic Mob.” Let’s see if they print it, but they more often print my letters than the Scottsbluff Star-Herald does (I think the World-Herald likes having a Panhandle voice occasionally).
In the last letter to the editor that I had published in the paper, I called an opinion by Cal Thomas a ‘flatulent piece of pretzel logic’ . That was back when Carl Rove was trying to get anti-gay-marriage initiatives on all of the state ballots.
re: #334 jaunte
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We’re so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!
There behind the glass is an R horse’s ass
be careful as you pass.
Move along! Move along!
We still control the House, Marjorie.
She thinks she’s being complimented (she’s not, she definitely being insulted) *and* thinks she’s some kind of cinema warrior about to inflict a huge body count. https://t.co/slMFb7uiTo
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) January 14, 2021
re: #338 Charles Johnson
To be fair, would YOU want to pay for that lawyering?
Republicans: If Joe Biden is elected, Kamala Harris will take over.
Also Republicans: In his first week in office, we are hoping Kamala Harris will take over. https://t.co/6EINQnycrm— Nunca Trump (@NeverTrumpTexan) January 14, 2021
The stun gun just wanted unity.
— Christopher (@lakeoftheisles) January 14, 2021
re: #346 jaunte
I’m proud to be the voice of Republican voters who have been ignored.
Ugh. I’m so tired of this goddamn line. NO ONE IS IGNORING YOU, YOU IGNORANT FUCKWADS. You’re in the minority now. GET USED TO IT.
Comedy gold!!
Pompeo was just told to GTFO by all the European countries he was supposed to be visiting this week. Besides, I’m pretty sure Nobel Peace Prizes aren’t awarded to “Presidents” who attempt coups against their own country.
— Tom Tilley (@ttilley64) January 14, 2021
John Eastman, the attorney who falsely told Trump that Pence could block the certification of Biden’s win, is out at Chapman University, the school has announced, saying they “reached an agreement pursuant to which he will retire from Chapman, effective immediately.”
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 14, 2021
re: #349 Patricia Kayden
Comedy gold!!
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re: #334 jaunte
asshat
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) just promised Newsmax to introduce articles of impeachment against Joe Biden on Jan. 21.
— Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) January 14, 2021
re: #334 jaunte
That’s not how it works. She’s dumber than Gohmert which is quite a feat!!
How long does it take to construct a noose?
Nobody says anything to someone or a group constructing a noose on the Capitol grounds?— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) January 14, 2021
She means a complete gallows, with a flight of stairs attached, but yes, good point. Is this something park police just allow when there’s a crowd?
re: #351 gwangung
But I’m sure there are Trumpistas who’ll get all butt hurt about his not getting a Nobel Prize….
I mean the blah guy got it, dang it!!
I’d love to know, what, specifically, Joe Biden himself has done - what “high crimes and misdemeanors” he has committed - that are worthy of articles of impeachment on Day Fucking One of his term. Hint: “Stealing the election” don’t count, sweetie.
re: #334 jaunte
She’s going to make herself the #1 test case for the house in removing seditious members.
re: #357 stpaulbear
She’ll write up some garbage she calls article of impeachment and find no one willing to take it off her hands.
re: #330 TedStriker
Big Sis is as sociopathic as her dad and brothers.
Barron’s fucked…
Maybe he’ll run away.
Next big LGF project is finishing the move to HTTPS throughout the site. When your site’s been running in normal http mode for a lot of years, there’s a lot of stuff that needs to be refactored. I’m at the stage where I’ve pretty much identified the major issues.
re: #360 Charles Johnson
Next big LGF project is finishing the move to HTTPS throughout the site. When your site’s been running in normal http mode for a lot of years, there’s a lot of stuff that needs to be refactored. I’m at the stage where I’ve pretty much identified the major issues.
I’ve been wondering how that’s going! I never did catch your reply on using a proxy-level redirect for that.
re: #352 Dangerman
Can’t wait to read that crapulence.
Biden should be impeached because he’s being mean and making me wear a mask to keep me safe from a deadly pandemic and wants to make sure people have health care and jobs.
US House Appropriations Committee subcommittee chair says “We are having a hell of a time getting information out of the Capitol Police leadership”….. Please note the committee has oversight of - and funds - US Capitol Police
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) January 14, 2021
Oh look, the conspirators are showing themselves.
Members of the National Guard proudly taking photos with the statue of Rosa Parks.
Thank you for your service ladies and gentlemen.
Americans all.
🇺🇸#1u #UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/39Lnhb1Twk— Marc Perrone (@Marc_Perrone) January 13, 2021
re: #349 Patricia Kayden
Comedy gold!!
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trump made him do it
Pompeo suggests Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize https://t.co/v4Gg9Zat6J pic.twitter.com/1Bp3KkhcTf
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) January 14, 2021
A Proud Boys supporter was arrested after a search of his home found 1,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, two dozen shotgun rounds, 75 military-style combat knives, two hatchets and two swords.
He had posted threats against Raphael Warnock.https://t.co/hAgfEqXop0— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) January 14, 2021
re: #351 gwangung
But I’m sure there are Trumpistas who’ll get all butt hurt about his not getting a Nobel Prize….
So someone can buy/commission a gold gold-plated brass medal with a guy with a beard on one side, inscribe it “NOBLE PIECE PRIZE” , mount it up with a certificate signed and sealed by the “King of Scandinavia”, and Trump will be happy…
Just had a thought about the impeachment trial… under Rule XI of the Senate impeachment rules, they could kick the trial to a committee who after trial gives a recommendation to the full body. This is actually how most judicial impeachment goes where it is referred to the judiciary committee
That would allow the full senate to carry on with regular business. And has the added bonus of further sidelining Trump.
“…”This is not just rhetoric,” Francisco Navarro, the prosecutor, said in arguing against granting Mr. Florea bail. “This is rhetoric backed by action.”
“Given his willingness to travel to D.C. with criminals, the government believes the defendant is particularly dangerous in the current political environment,” Mr. Navarro added.
Ms. Eisner-Grynberg, Mr. Florea’s lawyer, told the judge that her client did not condone the “behavior” that had occurred at the Capitol last Wednesday.
“You can’t condemn what happened at the Capitol and hang out with the Proud Boys,” Mr. Navarro replied.
Ms. Eisner-Grynberg argued that Mr. Florea should be released from custody because he had not been charged with making threats online and that many of the statements he had made were false. She also said the “rhetoric was extremely high on all sides” on the day of the riot.
The judge, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sanket Bulsara, rejected that argument forcefully.
“This is not mere blather,” Judge Bulsara said. “And frankly, I think it’s deeply incorrect to make that suggestion.”
re: #350 jaunte
He was my con law professor at chapman. I’m honestly embarrassed by his actions of late. So I’m glad he’s out
Yes, Jim. One of the first requirements for a president should be that he doesn’t incite insurrection against his own government. To be fair, this may be too difficult for you to comprehend. https://t.co/FVmyqVopjw
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 14, 2021
re: #162 teleskiguy
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re: #351 gwangung
But I’m sure there are Trumpistas who’ll get all butt hurt about his not getting a
NobelNoble Prize….
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re: #356 thedopefishlives
I’d love to know, what, specifically, Joe Biden himself has done - what “high crimes and misdemeanors” he has committed - that are worthy of articles of impeachment on Day Fucking One of his term. Hint: “Stealing the election” don’t count, sweetie.
She mentioned ‘abuse of power.’
That Joe, he’s got so much power he’s abusing it a week before even being inaugurated.
//
re: #374 teleskiguy
Wish it could have been both.
I’m going to trundle off to bed and see if I can sleep in the howling winds.
I hope they don’t tear off my new roof. I’m getting tired of replacing it every six months.
Adam Newbold is an ex navy seal w extensive training who is co owner of Raptor Training services which has been awarded over 190 million in government contracts. How is this allowed? He also runs a private FB group https://t.co/EipwJYEuXZ
— Olga Lautman (@OlgaNYC1211) January 14, 2021
$190 million in government contracts for this bozo.
re: #365 Dangerman
Pompeo just seems like a character who would have gotten written out of Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove for being too unbelievably stereotypical.
re: #356 thedopefishlives
I’d love to know, what, specifically, Joe Biden himself has done - what “high crimes and misdemeanors” he has committed - that are worthy of articles of impeachment on Day Fucking One of his term. Hint: “Stealing the election” don’t count, sweetie.
ITS ALL ON HUNTER’S LAPTOP IN TEH FOLDER “CRIMES ME & MY DADDY DID” RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESK TOP!!!11!!1!!
re: #356 thedopefishlives
I’d love to know, what, specifically, Joe Biden himself has done - what “high crimes and misdemeanors” he has committed - that are worthy of articles of impeachment on Day Fucking One of his term. Hint: “Stealing the election” don’t count, sweetie.
“He’s making me do something I don’t want to do! WAAAAAHHHHHH!”
A historic front page, again pic.twitter.com/lJYeBz0WjG
— Matt Viser (@mviser) January 14, 2021
re: #381 retired cynic
I’m trying to figure out how much lumber to buy to make shelves.
re: #381 retired cynic
Add LPs and CDs to that list and you have a description of the inside of my house. It’s becoming major trauma thinking about downsizing for a retirement townhouse. Right now, I’d rather get rid of old furniture.
re: #356 thedopefishlives
I’d love to know, what, specifically, Joe Biden himself has done - what “high crimes and misdemeanors” he has committed - that are worthy of articles of impeachment on Day Fucking One of his term. Hint: “Stealing the election” don’t count, sweetie.
he’s a Democrat
in power
re: #386 thedopefishlives
I’m tagged in this image and I don’t like it.
I showed the meme to my wife, and she replied, “That’s why I like bookshelves.”
I answered, “I like bookshelves, too, but we’re running out of room to put them.”
re: #387 jaunte
I’m trying to figure out how much lumber to buy to make shelves.
Ikea is your friend.
re: #375 makeitstop
She mentioned ‘abuse of power.’
That Joe, he’s got so much power he’s abusing it a week before even being inaugurated.
//
Yeah, and if he can abuse power so badly NOW, just think how bad he’ll be if he gets to be President! Impeach him now! Before it’s too late!!
I have a ton of overfull bookcases, and a ton of overfull filing cabinets, and then a ton of boxes and crates of books and papers. And movie film. And slides. And negatives. Oh, my.
re: #393 Jay C
Yeah, and if he can abuse power so badly NOW, just think how bad he’ll be if he gets to be President! Impeach him now! Before it’s too late!!
If pre-emptive impeachment was a thing, we would’ve used it against Trump on 1/21/2017. Everyone knew Trump would be a complete shitshow, though I have a hard time imagining anyone actually predicted just how bad he would be.
Stop calling these 👇🏼 zip ties. They are 27-inch nylon tactical restraints. Zip ties are used for arts and crafts, gardening. Nylon tactical restraints are used to immobilize large amounts of prisoners or hostages. pic.twitter.com/IiB2vuiKFf
— David Marko (@DavidMarkoMiami) January 13, 2021
re: #353 Patricia Kayden
Is… Is that even possible?
Is it necessary to have a current license in order to drive an electric car?
re: #398 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Is it necessary to have a current license in order to drive an electric car?
Only in DC.
why do people keep falling for this https://t.co/C3QiUDmZXM
— Scafe says wear a gd mask (@erinscafe) January 14, 2021
For Trump to imagine how he’ll be seen in history he would have to imagine other people.
re: #334 jaunte
I love the fact that Dems have basically said anyone who voted against certification on the House will get no bills considered, no cosponsorships, basically completely frozen out of the legislative process
It’s nice to see them playing hardball
Of course, most of these idiots aren’t interested in legislating so maybe they’ll really enjoy throwing shit at the walls?
re: #403 KGxvi
I love the fact that Dems have basically said anyone who voted against certification on the House will get no bills considered, no cosponsorships, basically completely frozen out of the legislative process
It’s nice to see them playing hardball
Of course, most of these idiots aren’t interested in legislating so maybe they’ll really enjoy throwing shit at the walls?
They probably think that IS their job.
re: #401 jaunte
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The awareness pivot!
why do people keep falling for this https://t.co/C3QiUDmZXM
— Scafe says wear a gd mask (@erinscafe) January 14, 2021
Right wing domestic terrorists are going to get a lot more Americans killed.
Some [grim] news: National Guard units are being told to prepare for the possibility that improvised explosive devices will be used by individuals plotting to attack the Capitol in the days surrounding the Inauguration. w/@laraseligman https://t.co/2jf20tJEn5
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) January 13, 2021
re: #410 lawhawk
Why is Professor X at the Capital?
Who has he got in the basement? pic.twitter.com/EkKSL2L6rw
— Mark Gray (@rich29uk) January 13, 2021
re: #410 lawhawk
Secret Service launches massive security operation to protect Biden inauguration
The Secret Service and federal law enforcement agencies are spending the final days of the Trump administration bracing for a possible violent assault against the Jan. 20 inauguration, launching a security mobilization that will be unlike any in modern U.S. history.
re: #409 Dangerman
Yeah, Trump sounded presidential…
Umm… no. It took 4 years, 2 impeachments, and nearly 400,000 Americans dead from his disastrous covid19 response and a wrecked economy for Trump to read a statement off a teleprompter with the same emotion as a hostage video.
Trump didn’t believe a word he said. It was all about trying to convince a future jury that he didn’t really mean to incite a revolution/armed insurrection to overthrow the government.
Fuck that. None of what he says now matters unless he makes a simple announcement:
I resign effective immediately.
That’s it.
Everything else is deflection, projection, and obfuscation. He doesn’t believe he did anything wrong. He doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He will throw everyone else under the bus, even those sycophantic suckups in Congress who again covered up Trump crimes and ignore their oaths to the Constitution.
Trumpism isn’t a refuge for the white poor. It’s a nationalist, race-conscious movement of economically comfortable white Americans who are enraged about demographic change, plus a weird claque of Stockholmed Latino and Black cheerleaders who are obsessed with “Communism.” https://t.co/IgCDZ5ZAyB
— Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid 😷) (@JoyAnnReid) January 14, 2021
re: #415 lawhawk
Yeah, Trump sounded presidential…
Umm… no. It took 4 years, 2 impeachments, and nearly 400,000 Americans dead from his disastrous covid19 response and a wrecked economy for Trump to read a statement off a teleprompter with the same emotion as a hostage video.
Trump didn’t believe a word he said. It was all about trying to convince a future jury that he didn’t really mean to incite a revolution/armed insurrection to overthrow the government.
Fuck that. None of what he says now matters unless he makes a simple announcement:
I resign effective immediately.
That’s it.
Everything else is deflection, projection, and obfuscation. He doesn’t believe he did anything wrong. He doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He will throw everyone else under the bus, even those sycophantic suckups in Congress who again covered up Trump crimes and ignore their oaths to the Constitution.
He had to be talked into it, and they had to keep reassuring him he did the right thing. Meanwhile he wants to stiff Rudy for his legal fees (of course), aides are blocking Rudy from talking to him, and he keeps muttering “I won” like a dementia patient.
Even after Trump recorded/released the video, he had to be reassured by aides that it was the right thing to do https://t.co/lAmjj84uC1
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 14, 2021
re: #415 lawhawk
Yeah, Trump sounded presidential…
Umm… no. It took 4 years, 2 impeachments, and nearly 400,000 Americans dead from his disastrous covid19 response and a wrecked economy for Trump to read a statement off a teleprompter with the same emotion as a hostage video.
Trump didn’t believe a word he said. It was all about trying to convince a future jury that he didn’t really mean to incite a revolution/armed insurrection to overthrow the government.
Fuck that. None of what he says now matters unless he makes a simple announcement:
I resign effective immediately.
That’s it.
Everything else is deflection, projection, and obfuscation. He doesn’t believe he did anything wrong. He doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He will throw everyone else under the bus, even those sycophantic suckups in Congress who again covered up Trump crimes and ignore their oaths to the Constitution.
That was probably the Benadryl
These fucking people, man.
Lindsey Graham suggests that George Washington may face a post-presidential impeached for owning slaves. “where does this stop?” he tells Hannity.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 14, 2021
In the future when people listen to Speaker Pelosi declare Trump impeached people will remark how much she sounds like FDR. Not only because of the gravity of the matter, but also because the mask gives her that ol’ timey newsreel sound.
re: #417 NO SMOCKING GUN!
He had to be talked into it, and they had to keep reassuring him he did the right thing. Meanwhile he wants to stiff Rudy for his legal fees (of course), aides are blocking Rudy from talking to him, and he keeps muttering “I won” like a dementia patient.
This is the story everytime he makes one of these statements. The difference now is that he’s not retracting everything he said twenty minutes later on twitter
re: #415 lawhawk
Yeah, Trump sounded presidential…
Umm… no. It took 4 years, 2 impeachments, and nearly 400,000 Americans dead from his disastrous covid19 response and a wrecked economy for Trump to read a statement off a teleprompter with the same emotion as a hostage video.
Trump didn’t believe a word he said. It was all about trying to convince a future jury that he didn’t really mean to incite a revolution/armed insurrection to overthrow the government.
Fuck that. None of what he says now matters unless he makes a simple announcement:
I resign effective immediately.
That’s it.
Everything else is deflection, projection, and obfuscation. He doesn’t believe he did anything wrong. He doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He will throw everyone else under the bus, even those sycophantic suckups in Congress who again covered up Trump crimes and ignore their oaths to the Constitution.
I just read this:
He can do all the damage control he wants. The devil’s already put him on the “pineapple up the ass every day once he gets to Hell” list, and you do not get taken off that list once you’re on it.
re: #406 gwangung
They probably think that IS their job.
Boebert and Greene have already shown us that it’s their specialty.
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) January 14, 2021
Oh and this happened
Tanks and armored vehicles
They are not messing around
“Federal agents and police flooded the neighborhood and corralled Florea outside the well-kept two-story brick home where he lives in a basement apartment….[he] was previously arrested on Staten Island for choking his wife in 2014” https://t.co/BS7HpCzkDm
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) January 13, 2021
““It was nuts. A tank was going down the street. I couldn’t believe it, especially in a quiet neighborhood like this,” she added.” https://t.co/852lBJ9NDw
— Dana Rubinstein (@danarubinstein) January 13, 2021
re: #419 teleskiguy
These fucking people, man.
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And Served 2 terms…even before the amendment
He probably isnt gonna run again
Lindsey Graham suggests that George Washington may face a post-presidential impeached for owning slaves. “where does this stop?” he tells Hannity.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 14, 2021
re: #425 Dangerman
[he] was previously arrested on Staten Island for choking his wife
Shut this whole thing down by jailing everyone with a previous domestic assault charge.
re: #410 lawhawk
Right wing domestic terrorists are going to get a lot more Americans killed.
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If even one Guard member is maimed or killed, the country will explode in rage.
And I don’t think anyone would object to law enforcement dropping the biggest hammer they can find on whoever is responsible.
An 18-yr veteran of the Houston Police has been relieved of duties & has resigned after participating in the storming of the Capitol. Chief Art Acevedo says, “There is a high probability this individual will be charged with federal charges and rightfully so.”
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) January 13, 2021
re: #428 makeitstop
If even one Guard member is maimed or killed, the country will explode in rage.
And I don’t think anyone would object to law enforcement dropping the biggest hammer they can find on whoever is responsible.
Yeah. Most Republicans are praying like hell that NOTHING happens…because if there are Guard casualties, the rest of the country is gonna rise up and totally SMASH Republicans like fat houseflies in total rage.
re: #410 lawhawk
Right wing domestic terrorists are going to get a lot more Americans killed.
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More consequences of Bush’s War of Choice in Iraq: troops coming home know how to make IED’s much better than the pipe bombs of old thanks to many practical examples they’ll have seen.
OTOH, those guard troops have training I wouldn’t have had: In the current Manual of Common Tasks that every soldier must know and is tested on at least once a year, there are three tasks dealing with detecting and safely dealing with IED’s and on on unexploded ordinance. Because of this they have a much better chance of finding the bombs first.
re: #419 teleskiguy
These fucking people, man.
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Fuck off, Lindsey. No one’s gonna impeach a dead guy who hasn’t been president since 1797.
re: #432 A Three Hour Tour
Fuck off, Lindsey. No one’s gonna impeach a dead guy who hasn’t been president since 1797.
I think that miss Lindsey is worried they may try and impeach him next. I’m all for that.
Critical tidbit from @MaggieNYT and @nytmike: Trump’s video tonight was crafted by just one speechwriter – but two attorneys. https://t.co/X477M0tKVv pic.twitter.com/xO68xmVwM6
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) January 14, 2021
Fact: If Hillary was president, this wouldn’t be happening.
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) January 13, 2021
My friend is a snowbird in AZ right now just reported a guy who was overheard saying he was going to blow power grids and cell towers, h*ng Nancy Pelosi, put dems in concentration camps and $hoot any dem that gets close. He called the FBI. Be careful folks. They are out there.
— Lisa Mona (@LisamonaNet) January 14, 2021
re: #433 I Would Prefer Not To
I think that miss Lindsey is worried they may try and impeach him next. I’m all for that.
Senators can’t be impeached. They have to be expelled through other means.
re: #437 A Three Hour Tour
Senators can’t be impeached. They have to be expelled through other means.
Let’s indict him for trying to interfere in an election then.
ETTD
John Eastman, the attorney who falsely told Trump that Pence could block the certification of Biden’s win, is out at Chapman University, the school has announced, saying they “reached an agreement pursuant to which he will retire from Chapman, effective immediately.”
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 14, 2021
They guy was a loon anyway.
re: #434 jaunte
That WH Counsel was the same guy who warned everyone not to work with Trump by saying that doing so might expose every last one of them to charges of treason.
Trump is screwed and so too is everyone else in Trumpworld.
Misprison is a felony.
Failing to report a crime as it is occurring is itself a crime.
Conspiring to overthrow the government is a crime.
So, expect to learn just how many knew and did nothing, how many knew and were actively involved, and who was totally out of the loop (a vanishingly small number).
The President did a video where he refused to say the one thing that would calm down the violent part of the @GOP base: “the election was not stolen.”
Instead he continues to make his base believe he won & Biden lost. This is what is fueling the violence. @POTUS must be removed. https://t.co/lP5BsUGDJm— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 14, 2021
re: #437 A Three Hour Tour
Senators can’t be impeached. They have to be expelled through other means.
Does he know that?
re: #437 A Three Hour Tour
No. They can be indicted and prosecuted for conspiracy to commit insurrection, accessory to felony conduct, and sedition.
re: #441 jaunte
The election wasn’t stolen, but the GOP has been radicalized by Fox (from Carlson, Hannity and the rest on down) and primed by Trump to believe the lie. They repeated the lie enough that Fox viewers and the GOP base (interchangeable) wouldn’t believe that Trump admits it was a hoax. They’d sooner believe that it too was part of the conspiracy, or that the conspirators got to Trump.
The GOP base are a right wing domestic terror group, and they’ve already shown their violent inclinations and intentions.
Thank you Charles for the work-around for the crashes. It’s working out great! Can’t wait for https.
BREAKING: According to the Washington Post, Donald Trump has instructed his staff not to pay Rudy Giuliani’s legal fees.
I’ll write more when I’m done laughing.— Steve Hofstetter (@SteveHofstetter) January 14, 2021
re: #435 gocart mozart
It would have. In 2016-2017 at this exact time.
re: #446 (((Archangel1)))
Nobody could see that coming.
re: #419 teleskiguy
God I despise that piece of garbage.
re: #425 Dangerman
I guess Porkus is getting his military parade after all.
The $200 prescription drug gift cards for Medicare patients haven’t been sent out — and Administrator Verma told me she doesn’t anticipate they will be. https://t.co/DytjNwH5a1
— Kimberly Leonard (@leonardkl) January 13, 2021
There’s nothing non-Christian about Christian nationalism and violence. Christianity comes in many varieties. It is not always or inherently benign. The Illinois congresswoman who said Hitler was right about indoctrinating kids? She teaches Sunday schoolhttps://t.co/6eQqdMHBBX
— Chrissy Stroop in the winter of our discontent (@C_Stroop) January 14, 2021
Ok. Anything else you need done? https://t.co/fAVAPtExHp
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 14, 2021
Oh, is it a C R I M E for a man to keep a shovel, twenty feet of rope, night vision goggles, balaclava, bargain bag of Reese’s Cups, and 38 copies of Catcher in the Rye in his panel van now? pic.twitter.com/a40Fx4qatg
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) January 13, 2021
re: #453 🌹UOJB!
You mean to tell me that being a Christian doesn’t make you better than the filthy heathens?!!!? No way!!
In the last year, I’ve eaten in a restaurant fewer times than the president has been impeached.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) January 14, 2021
re: #459 jaunte
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What hurts are over two dozen restaurants in Los Angeles that I loved to go to that are gone for good…and we still have no clue when others may reopen…
re: #460 🌹UOJB!
What hurts are over two dozen restaurants in Los Angeles that I loved to go to that are gone for good…and we still have no clue when others may reopen…
Almost afraid to ask which ones… Sheesh, I’ve been away too damn long…
re: #458 jaunte
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Meh. I insult them. When the whine about ad hominem I laugh and say “Yep, you don’t deserve real thinking.”
Look at the date.
Look at the time. pic.twitter.com/S5OTHXgExl— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 14, 2021
I’ve been saying this for days, look at her twitter timeline. pic.twitter.com/vQ1Cz2yKDo
— Jacqui 🏴☠️ Lock up Trump, Cruz, Hawley Now! (@JacquisBackup) January 14, 2021
re: #433 I Would Prefer Not To
I think that miss Lindsey is worried they may try and impeach him next. I’m all for that.
I think miss Lindsey should be on suicide watch,
Trump is going to betray each and every one of the lunatics and thugs and lowlifes who have supported him and it’s going to be like grinding up pure joy and snorting it off of Aphrodite’s ass
— LightlyThreatenHat (@Popehat) January 14, 2021
re: #432 A Three Hour Tour
Fuck off, Lindsey. No one’s gonna impeach a dead guy who hasn’t been president since 1797.
Oh wait for it.
With the reliable “what they accuse others of, they’ll do” metric at hand, they’ll probably impeach Obama for something and then start working their way backwards.
re: #469 The Ghost of a Flea
Oh wait for it.
With the reliable “what they accuse others of, they’ll do” metric at hand, they’ll probably impeach Obama for something and then start working their way backwards.
And yes I do remember when Fox wanted Obama impeached over the tan suit.
This is going to end like that pope who disinterred his predecessor, put the skeleton on trial, and had it flogged.
I mean, all these people have in authoritarian theater, death fetishism, and giving money to rich people.
re: #469 The Ghost of a Flea
Oh wait for it.
With the reliable “what they accuse others of, they’ll do” metric at hand, they’ll probably impeach Obama for something and then start working their way backwards.
I think Matt Gaetz has already suggested it.
You really have to give credit where it’s due. It’s really, really hard to get yourself impeached. But Donald Trump not only did it twice, he made it look easy.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 13, 2021
I don’t care for Liz, but I really doubt Jim is capable of taking on the Cheney’s:
Liz has more support now than she did two days ago. She has gained immeasurable respect. Since the discussion is opened though, we may have to also have a discussion about who in our party fomented this, and their roles as ranking members. https://t.co/kMFleuhSst
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) January 13, 2021
re: #476 Belafon
I don’t care for Liz, but I really doubt Jim is capable of taking on the Cheney’s:
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It’s tough to swallow, but better neocons than fascists. Trouble is, the voting base is mostly fascist.
⚡️ Ah ah ah ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/S89fwkjBJV
— Muppet History (@HistoryMuppet) January 13, 2021
NEW: Telegram acknowledges to me it’s battling an uptick in violent extremism on its platform amid a surge in new users.
In the last 24 hours, the company has shut down what it said are “dozens” of channels that had posted “calls to violence for thousands of subscribers.”— Brian Fung (@b_fung) January 13, 2021
Statement from Telegram pic.twitter.com/2F9PbPnVUc
— Brian Fung (@b_fung) January 13, 2021
re: #476 Belafon
I don’t care for Liz, but I really doubt Jim is capable of taking on the Cheney’s:
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Liz Cheney’s Dad extends an invitation to Jim Jordan to go duck hunting with him in five … four … three …
re: #453 🌹UOJB!
In my opinion, in America Christianity became entwined with white supremacy in the years before the Civil War. Especially in The South.
Slavery was the source of The South’s wealth and as is usually the case, religion supported that. Any pastor, reverend, or preacher who said otherwise was punished and/or exiled.
So Christianity became the American Faith, where America is the deity and the deity has said that white people are better.
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