Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump spending his last full day as president of the United States stewing in private, mulling pardons for well-connected allies and releasing a meaningless, lie-filled farewell message.
The End.
Better than the end of any movie ever.
I watched a couple of new sitcoms tonight. Mr. Mayor is funny. Kat is painfully unfunny.
The Conways are trending because of troubling videos Claudia posted on TikTok capturing what appears to be abusive behavior by Kellyanne.
All I will say is: this is a 15-year old we’re talking about. I hope the familial toxicity can be resolved because none of this is good.— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 20, 2021
So Bannon gets his Get Out of Jail Free Card. Now he can’t plead the 5th on all he knows. Subpoenas!!!
Lizards time to call it a night. Thank you all for your kind words. They really do mean a lot to me.
re: #5 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
All the best to you. Take comfort is the warm memories you have. And the support you have here.
Don Lemon has been entertaining tonight. It’s good to see anchors finally not giving a fuck what Trump thinks.
This was a few days ago…
The wildlife search was fruitful. pic.twitter.com/4A5shBHgiF
— Peg (@PFlowerstone) January 20, 2021
re: #5 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Good night. <3
re: #8 darthstar
Yeah, he was on fire from the outset. No effs to give at all. And tomorrow, Lemon still has a job. The other guy named Don does not.
re: #5 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Lizards time to call it a night. Thank you all for your kind words. They really do mean a lot to me.
May the goddess as I see her, Mary, mother of god, bless you and keep you gentle in her arms.
re: #13 GlutenFreeJesus
Whee! That took a moment! I thought it was snowing through a panel removed in the ceiling!
re: #13 GlutenFreeJesus
That pic looks weird, GFJ: rotated 180 degrees it looks like someone/something looking out of a brick building way down to the sidewalk….
(Good snowblowing job, anyway)
re: #16 Jay C
That pic looks weird, GFJ: rotated 180 degrees it looks like someone/something looking out of a brick building way down to the sidewalk….
(Good snowblowing job, anyway)
That’s what I thought at first, that we were looking down a skyscraper.
The Democrats in the Senate must make NO concessions to Mitch McConnell. We have the majority—I don’t care that it’s only one vote—and we need to govern that way.
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) January 20, 2021
You say it’s people over politicians, Marjorie, but here you are chasing around a young victim of a mass shooting at his high school, envious he was able to speak with legislators, so you became one on the backs of their pain. You are vile, & disgusting. https://t.co/oKWEP0D1DF
— Victoria (@Doh_Doh_Burrd) January 19, 2021
re: #21 gocart mozart
I watched her be a b*tch to David Hogg. What a thing to be proud of.
re: #4 TarHellion
So Bannon gets his Get Out of Jail Free Card. Now he can’t plead the 5th on all he knows. Subpoenas!!!
Hate to be a killjoy, but if there is arguably a state crime he could be charged with, he can still plead the 5th.
re: #21 gocart mozart
Is this the storm I’ve been hearing so much about. Seems legit. pic.twitter.com/MKL8weYayT
— Bert Salter (@bertsalter) January 19, 2021
re: #26 I Would Prefer Not To
How can you tell?
Because in the movie, the president listens to smarter people.
There’s a name to go with the face:
This is a wake up call for republicans. https://t.co/ZPkWdAKEjF
— Matthew Cooke (@thematthewcooke) January 17, 2021
Bannon got pardoned because he knows where the bodies are buried. It’s no more complicated than that.
Quick interview with NYT photojournalist Doug Mills.
re: #30 Ace Rothstein
And T thinks he can be useful.
re: #3 Dread Pirate Ron
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re: #32 retired cynic
And T thinks he can be useful.
Well, there’s rumors that Trump wants to start up a new political party, the “Patriot Party” and the sentient cirrhotic liver Bannon could prove useful to that end.
re: #35 Dr Lizardo
Well, there’s rumors that Trump wants to start up a new political party, the “Patriot Party” and the sentient cirrhotic liver Bannon could prove useful to that end.
If they do that, splitting the right-wing vote would be a great service to the country. So they probably won’t.
re: #35 Dr Lizardo
Well, there’s rumors that Trump wants to start up a new political party, the “Patriot Party” and the sentient cirrhotic liver Bannon could prove useful to that end.
That would give him a convenient excuse to keep the grift train rolling.
re: #36 NO SMOCKING GUN!
If they do that, splitting the right-wing vote would be a great service to the country. So they probably won’t.
I don’t think they’ll care. They’re willing to kill both sides.
Something I worry about is a kid-gloves treatment of the Biden administration, particularly b/c it presents such a stark contrast to the Trump administration. Public power should be challenged at all turns, and maintaining sharp scrutiny of admin actions is key to public trust.
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) January 20, 2021
The Times is making his Peloton out into a scandal, Chuck Todd is already warning that Biden’s presidency might already be a failure, you have folks hyperfocusing on how his cabinet choices are already a betrayal, and constant freakouts over Biden being ‘too easy’ on the GOP already. All abetted by the same media that still can’t fucking stop talking about how Trump Voters in Trump Country still love Trump and how concerned they are about Taking Back The Country.
It’s like, people literally only find their fucking concern about media complicity and passivity whenever Dems have any sort of power.
Trump pisses on his own supporters one more time, pardoning Bannon for grifting off of them.
re: #36 NO SMOCKING GUN!
If they do that, splitting the right-wing vote would be a great service to the country. So they probably won’t.
Bannon is a nihilist and Trump is a megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur. They really don’t care if they split the right wing vote.
Back later today; off to work. And less than 12 hours to go until Cheeto Mussolini is out of the White House, so the day is off to a good start.
re: #40 NO SMOCKING GUN!
And proving once again his utter contempt for his cult.
Could someone also please impeach and convict Glenn Greenwald
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) January 20, 2021
re: #36 NO SMOCKING GUN!
If they do that, splitting the right-wing vote would be a great service to the country. So they probably won’t.
Way more money to be made by creating an even-more-conservative-than-Fox “news” network, and fleecing the MAGATs further.
I can’t take credit for that; Michael Cohen came up with that one. I believe he’s right though.
So the list is coming out—L’il Wayne, Duke Cunningham, Robin Hayes, and Maria Butina’s lover Paul Erickson among 143 others.
Fuck this.
It’s time for retaliation. Kick every Representative and Senator who voted to overturn electors out of Congress and sanction them for life under the 14th Amendment.
Sick of seeing Republicans get away with anything…
You can get a pardon easier than you can get a vaccine. pic.twitter.com/Fge2m41Ral
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) January 20, 2021
More info on Trump pardons at the Post
re: #46 Mattand
Way more money to be made by creating an even-more-conservative-than-Fox “news” network, and fleecing the MAGATs further.
I can’t take credit for that; Michael Cohen came up with that one. I believe he’s right though.
Trump and Bannon could take over OAN, and it’s ratings would soar.
re: #49 🌹UOJB!
More info on Trump pardons at the Post
All that ass kissing Bannon did paid of with the pardon he was desperate for. I hope he gets indicted on state fraud charges.
Is there a list of pardons available anywhere?
re: #47 🌹UOJB!
So the list is coming out—L’il Wayne, Duke Cunningham, Robin Hayes, and Maria Butina’s lover Paul Erickson among 143 others.
Fuck this.
It’s time for retaliation. Kick every Representative and Senator who voted to overturn electors out of Congress and sanction them for life under the 14th Amendment.
Sick of seeing Republicans get away with anything…
re: #49 🌹UOJB!
More info on Trump pardons at the Post
re: #51 NO SMOCKING GUN!
All that ass kissing Bannon did paid of with the pardon he was desperate for. I hope he gets indicted on state fraud charges.
I want to know how much money went into Trump’s pockets to make these pardons happen.
re: #53 TedStriker
I want to know how much money went into Trump’s pockets to make these pardons happen.
Rudy said it ‘s $2 million for a pardon!
BTW, Rudy didn’t make the list…
Sounds good to me… pic.twitter.com/7jO76BqONk
— The Goat (@Mr_Jitters) January 20, 2021
re: #52 Eclectic Cyborg
Is there a list of pardons available anywhere?
Some of the pardons are “secret” and won’t be revealed until they are unsealed by courts.
re: #54 🌹UOJB!
Rudy said it ‘s $2 million for a pardon!
BTW, Rudy didn’t make the list…
So far…
Anyway, there’s some on that list, such as Cunningham, whose reputations will never have the stank removed from them, even with dodgy (and, presumably, expensive) pardons.
So, I heard back from a local FBI agent after filing a report on their tip website about the former acquaintance-gone-full-Q who claimed to be at the Capitol insurrection, and witnessed the killing of Babbit. Sent screenshots of her FB. I know she’s lying about being there. At the very least, maybe she will get a visit. If they dig into her phone history and find out she actually was there? She’s fucked.
Am I wrong in thinking that Bannon can be brought up on State Charges? If he defrauded anyone in any state that is blue/purple/sane he can be charged.
We need a beacon for Lawhawk. Charles, please. Also, I’m a little tipsy, but need to go to sleep and get up and watch President Biden get sworn in.
I love you people.
Now THIS is a Presidential Schedule!
This is Joe Biden’s official schedule on his first day as president. pic.twitter.com/vuDYGgPUuL
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 20, 2021
re: #29 Belafon
That guy put a lot of effort into preventing Hillary Clinton from becoming president. I want to hear from him about as much as i want to hear from his backer, Susan Sarandon.
re: #60 I Would Prefer Not To
If Bannon broke a state law then he’ll be open game for being prosecuted on that.
More practically, though, is his ability or lack thereof in regards to the 5th Amendment. A lawyer needs to chime in here… but my take is that he can be compelled to testify in any case against someone else.
A yes, the five stages of right-wing grief:
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
“It’s the fucking Jews’ fault!”— Ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) January 20, 2021
— Julie Cohen (@FilmmakerJulie) January 20, 2021
Trump pardoned Bannon, but not Brian Kolfage, Andrew Badolato or Timothy Shea, the other people indicted in the We Build the Wall scam. I think Bannon could now be forced to testify against them with no Fifth Amendment protection.
— Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) January 20, 2021
re: #41 Dr Lizardo
Bannon is a nihilist and Trump is a megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur. They really don’t care if they split the right wing vote.
Back later today; off to work. And less than 12 hours to go until Cheeto Mussolini is out of the White House, so the day is off to a good start.
Stand back and watch Mitch and Biden squash them like bugs. Mitch is already saying that trump lied and caused the insurrection. Enemy of my enemy and all that.
There were many times in the last 4 years when I had to fight off despair, when everything looked dark and hopeless. Today I feel overwhelming joy, sadness at what was lost, and a cold rage at the monsters of the GOP who literally tried to steal an election.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 20, 2021
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