Anyone who doubts the hypocrisy of the recent James Comey indictment need only go on the internet and see the Maga merchandise that was for sale on its website during the Biden presidency.
There are tshirts for sale featuring this logo: "86 46". I don't remember any Trump supporter who bought or wore one of these tshirts being arrested or indicted, do you?
Just more blatant hypocrisy from Trump and his minions.
In case you hadn’t noticed, they have no problem with hypocrisy, or with being easily upset snowflakes for that matter. If that stupid seashell case doesn’t get laughed out of court immediately, I hope Comey maintains his equanimity and smiles wryly as he enters the courtroom.
...maybe some numeric runes relating to some particular Reich of special interest to them? Where did I put my Cracker Jack decoder ring? ...2 can play the hidden meaning game 😉
I know this point gets tired and tedious to those who actually follow the news, and you all are well aware of it already, but it is worth a moment of our time to reflect upon the point that exactly none of what is coming out of the power circles in Washington is about Us the People. It has become solely and exclusively a vanity project for the individuals involved and the advancement of their own agendas and self interests. There is no longer even a hint of their choices being about us and the fact that we are the ones who pay their salaries, pensions, and benefits. They speak and act as if they are there by birthright, and those who oppose them must be punished for believing that they are relevant and have the right to express an opinion other than what they want to hear. The next time any of them say "we serve at the behest of the American taxpayers, all of them" will be the first time in a long time, if ever. The mindset is that we are very lucky to have them there to determine our fate and should spend much more time appreciating it rather than asking questions and seeking information. Hint: history shows that these scenarios usually end very badly.
Thus endeth the reminder that we are dealing with, and too often controlled by, some of the worst people on Earth. Have a nice day. If they will allow it.
And a worthy reminder it is, DM. But don’t you think that this is indicative of their true thought process, i.e., that as citizens of a country that elected them, we really don’t matter to them any more. The Supreme’s decision yesterday to gut the voting rights act is but another indication that they (the Republican Party and their infrastructure) actually have set the terms for perpetual minority rule in the United States. It is incumbent on us to shout from the rooftops for as long as we can that the next three years represent our last chance to fend off this attempt. If the R’s remain in charge in January of 2029 - of even one branch of the elected government, I don’t think there will be much of a chance to reverse their attempt. Certainly not in my lifetime, maybe not in anyone’s lifetime.
Agreed. We live in dark times not just because the people who have attained power are able to rig the game to achieve their desired outcomes, but also because of their lack of shame about doing so, despite all of our common teachings otherwise and the arc of American history (that Exceptionalism thing) working against it. One can only imagine how many American Presidents have sat back in their chair and thought that they could wield much more power and influence if they chose to disregard the people they work for and the legally limited responsibilities that come with the office -- but then dismissed the idea as wrongheaded and out of sync with the trust that was placed in them. Only Nixon comes readily to mind, and increasingly he looks like an amateur compared to 45-47.
At least Nixon reportedly had his martini(s) to make excuses for observed behaviors (like this). What excuse does Trump have? What excuses do his supplicant psychophants have? [No answer expected].
Timothy - RN may have been tempted by false gods like ambition and jealousy (et al) but I don't think even at his least sober moment he confused himself with his ultimate deity... and that's taking into account my coming of draft age during his campaign,* his Vietnam manipulations, then Watergate!
* I was in elementary school for the 1960 contest so don't claim extensive recollections of that era
I have been thinking the same thing. I think as long as we live in this world of extreme partisanship it’s inescapable. It is also on both sides of the divide. I live in New York and have been watching George Conway campaigning for Jerry Nadler’s old seat. I like George and I think he is smart, but his adds are all about fighting Trump…nothing about the people of the districts broader needs. No explanation of his connection to a broad swath of the city. Because I am petty I can’t help, but question his judgement knowing that he was once married to good old Kelly Ann.
I don’t think it’s petty to want to know your candidate has a connection to and understanding of the district, even when national concerns may demand more urgent attention.
Have a nice day just to spite them. Enjoy the spring flowers, breezes, and sunshine, dammit! They don’t own those (which is why they hate solar & wind power).
Yes, indeed. This has become my favorite time of the year. Each day spring emerges a little more, there is so much green out there from the winter moisture, and the entirety of summer still is on the horizon. As I get older I appreciate nature's rejuvenation more and more, as a gift that no price tag adequately can convey.
I wasn't gonna mention that but now that the (sun)light is shining on it... 😇
That "If they will allow it" doesn't quite sound like you. Hoping maybe just a brief low moment, or a semi-satirical comment? THIS post right here sounds more like my picture of you - thoughtful, deep, paying attention to energy/strength/renewal. Self-care, brother, we all gotta make sure we have our own masks on first. Yesterday I got so pumped spending an hour with neighbors at a streetside demonstration, sort of a weekly no kings continuation, with great tunes on a boombox - will keep a spring in my step for a few days for sure! Keep walkin in sunshine 💙
Thanks for the concern, J. I was just mocking them with "if they will allow it," as that seems to be their master plan in quelling opposition and deciding for us what is best. I content myself with knowing that history is a good barometer of where these movements ultimately wind up, and what becomes of the reputations of those who place themselves above the people in service to the self. The real issue remains how much damage they will do before their rightful place in the bigger picture is cemented into the future.
Sooner or later, electoral systems create a nobility. The only difference between a Nobility of the Electorate and a Nobility of Blood, is that they started off differently
The Nobility of Blood was based on martial prowess. The Nobility of the Electorate is based upon popularity.
Once in place, the Nobility is protected and empowered by the system. They accrue wealth and power and influence and are loathe to surrender it. They work to pass these things along to their children. If they are inept enough, they CAN fall out of the nobility, but this is fairly rare 9and usually happens with later generations). Small batches of "new blood' can work their way in. But the overall dynamic doesn't change.
The contention between the factions of Nobility (and access to power) become more important than the things that the Nobility is supposed to be doing. It increasingly eats up time and resources that were supposed to be used for other things, attention that was supposed to be paid to other things, ostentatious displays to build or maintain status, lots of performance art masquerading as governance.
Because governance is no longer the concern, status and access to power is the concern.
And all of these people increasingly see themselves as indispensible, as better than their "lessers." It is ABSOUTELY VITAL that they remain in place, because only they can do it. They will put on false airs of humility at times, but they do not really believe that, aren't actually humble. You do not get to the top of the system by being humble.
The system does not select for nice people, it selects for people who can appear nice and who can build or mobilize a following--usually tribal in nature.
Business works the same way, but the nobility there is somewhat less visible because most of them are smart enough to stay out of the public eye for the most part... and what they do (and how) makes it easier for them to often remain below the radar. They do not have to please or mollify the crowd, they just have to please and mollify the stockholders. Which means that they usually DO have to provide some visible result.
It is less about direct family ties (and succession), than it is about mindset and about having a general class of people who are all networked together, educated together, socializing, in compettion with each other for power/wealth/influence in what is, in effect a semi-closed society that is effectively divorced from "common" society.
And there is a lot of crossover between the corporate and electoral nobility.
This is from someone on Malcolm Nance's Substack Podcast. "There once was a chump named Trump Who's head was stuck in his Rump It developed a boil He drilled it for oil And charged you to keep up the pump."
A perfect example of this: When Trump learned of the despicable SCOTUS decision yesterday, his first and only question was, “Does it help us?”—as in Republicans, not the people of this country. Learning it would, he was all yippee about it.
Deutschmeister - I was thinking this last night, reading Lauren Egan's deep reporting here (great read BTW) on Scott Colom's campaign... when incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was asked to comment for the story, her staff gave only boilerplate culture-war attacks, not one mention of any issue actually impacting the lives of her constituents. I mean, I like to hear all the hits too, but at some point even golden oldies fade. Meanwhile, ya got ANYthing remotely contemporary and relevant to me today?
I wonder if he has smashed all the mirrors in his house. Because no way can he look in a mirror every day and like what he sees. And without a spine, he's probably a real slouch in front of the mirror, no?
I think trump will regain interest in resolving the Iran war he started once someone makes clear to him that the price and availability of jet fuel will damage the World Cup here in June with small crowds and possibly lots of missing teams because flights are cancelled. But of course, that will be Iran's fault or Europe's fault, not the guy who decided to Fyre Festival a war in the Middle East.
I keep waiting for the World Cup organizers to realize that very few people will be showing up thanks to jet fuel, cancelled flights, TSA and ICE snafus at airports, passport problems, among others. Maybe they'd be better off rescheduling to friendlier climes.
Yeah, if there's a jet fuel shortage, it doesn't matter how big a soccer fan you are or how much you're willing to pay for a flight, planes can't fly. But I'm sure trump will just tell them to sack up and fly anyway, see what happens. shrug
“you can’t tell me, when [Comey] arranged those shells on the beach that day and posted that picture, he just innocently didn’t know what he was doing. He knew exactly what he was doing.”
He didn't arrange the shells, he simply took the picture
Evidently the position of the regime is that if you happen upon a crime (of their interpretation, not necessarily a legal one), you are a criminal for taking a picture of it and sharing it with others. Perhaps that principle should be extended also to photos of someone cavorting with Epstein when we know what egregious and unlawful things he did to women. If guilt by association is now guilt of a crime, then that is a very good place to start.
Josh Hawley knows "exactly what he was doing" in blatantly lying. Everyone in the MAGA government knowingly and enthusiastically lies, because they believe, with some justification, that 40% of the country doesn't care about (or no longer believes they can know with certainty) facts anymore.
My understanding was that he shared the photo that was already on social media somewhere.
I really hate that I am in a position of being sympathetic to this man in this situation. I think his big announcement of renewed investigation of H Clinton's emails a month before the 2016 election had a lot to do with its outcome...all because he thought he was protecting the FBI or making a big show of his independence from politics.
Kash Patel began his remarks with, "As you heard from the attorney general, and the U.S. attorney, former FBI Director James Comey has now been indicted for two felony counts. "
I hope that in a few years, another FBI director will make a similar announcement, replacing the words "James Comey" with "Kashyap Patel."
Now we know how they got Trump out of the room when they were trying to rescue the downed pilots in Iran: They gave him a sack of coins and a bottle of glue.
I’m whiling away a few moments trying to picture this in my head. Are they all at the same level? Are some of them crooked? Have a few fallen off? Is glue squishing out all over the doors?
Sigh, now all the doors need to be re-finished, too.
DJT is putting stickers on the woodwork? My five year old self can hear my mother’s voice now. (And, now that she’s gone, it’s a mixture of “I’m in big trouble” and how much I miss her.)
Interesting that Mike Lee seems to think that the Capitol Hill reporters are responsible for the debt created by congressional votes. Didn’t realize that the reporters do all the votes in congress….not the congressmen. Sheesh!!
I think Lee's drunk ALL the kool-aid in the barrel at this point. He presents like he's having a mental health crisis. But when you've decided to support and justify everything you used to loudly proclaim was a grotesque abomination as righteous, all you can do is to put on some magic armor and keep heading down hill.
Mike Lee’s post looks a lot like an audition for Pam Bondi’s old job. No wonder Todd Blanch is scrambling to indict Jim Comey.
The real question though, is what is truly motivating these people. A year ago (even 6 months ago) I would have been convinced it was all greed and a lust for power. But Trump is so weak now, (and yes, Andrew is correct, it only takes on republicans with a spine to bring the gears of authoritarianism to a halt) that I am beginning to wonder if these sycophants don’t have a death wish when it comes to their careers.
The cannibalism and public humiliation is becoming too pervasive to ignore.
Verbal vomiting (ie everything that comes out of Trump, Hegseth's, Patels et al's mouths) is addictive. They love spewing venom against 'the other' because of the twin dopamine hits - the thrill of dumping on other people with impunity and the likes/publicity.
It’s really becoming evident how much they all exist in a bubble. No one is accustomed to any kind of pushback and everyone is so caught up in scrambling to avoid pissing off ‘Daddy’ that they can’t see his weakness or their own. That’s definitely true of the sycophants but even the Dems and media aren’t acting like they can just stand strong amidst the frenzy.
While I want a blue wave this year, I am afraid the Dems are facing even bigger barriers now that the VRA is pretty blown up. This will render the house to be as difficult as the senate in the years to come.
Leave it to SCOTUS to once again ride in to save the day for Trump and company. Race can be used when ICE picks people up off the street, but we can’t let it infringe on those lily white voters from the Louisiana.
It's not even about infringement on white voters. It's just purely partisan gerrymandering which is not justiciable and therefore a perfectly legal thing to do, dontcha know?
John Roberts has to be the worst chief justice in modern history. It is one thing to be grounded on conservative principles, but conservatism should also be about conserving things worthy of preserving. If sticking to your priors result in blowing up what’s worthy to conserve, you should change course instead of keep driving towards the cliff.
Oh Roberts is all about conserving the status and prerogatives for people who look like him.
We knew Roberts hated the VRA going back to his time in the Reagan administration. This has been one of his life long goals just like Trump and tariffs and so he joins an opinion about our *color blind* constitution a complete hypocrisy given our constitution describes how slaves are to be counted not as full human beings for census purposes.
I try to not have as dark of a view of Roberts (for Alito and Thomas is a completely different matter). But the result is largely the same when it comes to the majority rulings on the 14th amendment, presidential immunity and now VRA.
I don’t see Roberts the same way I do Alito or Thomas, but the outcomes are, as you say, often not different and Roberts has hated the VRA since his days in the Reagan administration. It really does sting though that they let Alito right this opinion.
To Hell with the pedophile Trumps and their voting base. They’re un-American deviants. They all need to be deported. America is in desperate need of a shower. The MAGA stench is overwhelming.
I don’t know how anyone reasonable could sit thru that shitbag’s testimony without smacking the shit out of him.
This was a strategic error on Trump’s part, and Blanche’s.
It is idiotic to put anyone (especially someone like Comey, w real cred within FBI and significant legal resources) on trial for taking a picture of seashells arranged in a message that is at best ambiguous.
Not only will they fail to obtain a conviction (if the case ever goes to trial), but the jokes on seashell crimes write themselves.
It is almost guaranteed that SNL will spoof this episode this coming Saturday. It will be source of jokes on numerous talk shows for at least the duration of any proceedings. It will be an albatross around Blanche’s neck for his remaining career in TrumpWorld. And it I’ll be the one thing everyone remembers about Blanche, that he sought a conviction for ambiguous seashell messaging, and (surprise!) did not get it.
Trump could have avoided all the above, if he was not blinded by thirst for revenge. Just as he could have avoided closure by Iran of Straight of Hormuz, if he was not blinded by military megalomania.
Anyone who doubts the hypocrisy of the recent James Comey indictment need only go on the internet and see the Maga merchandise that was for sale on its website during the Biden presidency.
There are tshirts for sale featuring this logo: "86 46". I don't remember any Trump supporter who bought or wore one of these tshirts being arrested or indicted, do you?
Just more blatant hypocrisy from Trump and his minions.
In case you hadn’t noticed, they have no problem with hypocrisy, or with being easily upset snowflakes for that matter. If that stupid seashell case doesn’t get laughed out of court immediately, I hope Comey maintains his equanimity and smiles wryly as he enters the courtroom.
But...but..."86 46" rhymes or something. Makes it literary.
There is no small irony in making 86-46 literary when the people who invoked it hardly ever read anything more than a paragraph in length (TL;DR).
So "47 - Off to Heaven!" would be OK?
stop...you are making eternal damnation sound good. ;-)
Ben - not sure how good, but ya gotta consider the company you'll keep 🤔
Mark Twain said heaven sounds good but the conversation would be better in Hell.
😆
Saving Western Civilization!
Western civilization has needed saving ever since the Greeks were fighting the Persians.
...maybe some numeric runes relating to some particular Reich of special interest to them? Where did I put my Cracker Jack decoder ring? ...2 can play the hidden meaning game 😉
Hypocrisy has always been a hallmark of the right. Sexual misbehavior is a sin ....unless it's a GOP pol involved, and thtn it's not.
Hypocrisy is a hallmark of pretty much everyone, politicians just do it in public.
The right has raised hypocrisy to an art form!
This shell game of a case by DOJ, writ small, puts Dock 86 in the docket.
I know this point gets tired and tedious to those who actually follow the news, and you all are well aware of it already, but it is worth a moment of our time to reflect upon the point that exactly none of what is coming out of the power circles in Washington is about Us the People. It has become solely and exclusively a vanity project for the individuals involved and the advancement of their own agendas and self interests. There is no longer even a hint of their choices being about us and the fact that we are the ones who pay their salaries, pensions, and benefits. They speak and act as if they are there by birthright, and those who oppose them must be punished for believing that they are relevant and have the right to express an opinion other than what they want to hear. The next time any of them say "we serve at the behest of the American taxpayers, all of them" will be the first time in a long time, if ever. The mindset is that we are very lucky to have them there to determine our fate and should spend much more time appreciating it rather than asking questions and seeking information. Hint: history shows that these scenarios usually end very badly.
Thus endeth the reminder that we are dealing with, and too often controlled by, some of the worst people on Earth. Have a nice day. If they will allow it.
And a worthy reminder it is, DM. But don’t you think that this is indicative of their true thought process, i.e., that as citizens of a country that elected them, we really don’t matter to them any more. The Supreme’s decision yesterday to gut the voting rights act is but another indication that they (the Republican Party and their infrastructure) actually have set the terms for perpetual minority rule in the United States. It is incumbent on us to shout from the rooftops for as long as we can that the next three years represent our last chance to fend off this attempt. If the R’s remain in charge in January of 2029 - of even one branch of the elected government, I don’t think there will be much of a chance to reverse their attempt. Certainly not in my lifetime, maybe not in anyone’s lifetime.
Agreed. We live in dark times not just because the people who have attained power are able to rig the game to achieve their desired outcomes, but also because of their lack of shame about doing so, despite all of our common teachings otherwise and the arc of American history (that Exceptionalism thing) working against it. One can only imagine how many American Presidents have sat back in their chair and thought that they could wield much more power and influence if they chose to disregard the people they work for and the legally limited responsibilities that come with the office -- but then dismissed the idea as wrongheaded and out of sync with the trust that was placed in them. Only Nixon comes readily to mind, and increasingly he looks like an amateur compared to 45-47.
Nixon talked to portraits - but they weren’t portraits of himself!
At least Nixon reportedly had his martini(s) to make excuses for observed behaviors (like this). What excuse does Trump have? What excuses do his supplicant psychophants have? [No answer expected].
Timothy - RN may have been tempted by false gods like ambition and jealousy (et al) but I don't think even at his least sober moment he confused himself with his ultimate deity... and that's taking into account my coming of draft age during his campaign,* his Vietnam manipulations, then Watergate!
* I was in elementary school for the 1960 contest so don't claim extensive recollections of that era
Absolutely! Keep calling out their bullsh*t for as long as possible. The winfow is closing on us.
I have been thinking the same thing. I think as long as we live in this world of extreme partisanship it’s inescapable. It is also on both sides of the divide. I live in New York and have been watching George Conway campaigning for Jerry Nadler’s old seat. I like George and I think he is smart, but his adds are all about fighting Trump…nothing about the people of the districts broader needs. No explanation of his connection to a broad swath of the city. Because I am petty I can’t help, but question his judgement knowing that he was once married to good old Kelly Ann.
Speaking of which, has anybody heard from Kelly Ann? Has she officially gone silent, or has she been drowned out by the even crazier....
I have trouble missing her even if she has gone away.
Maybe Dan Hicks could write ver 2.0 for his classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUiFYWd6xNs
I think she is lurking, but don’t really care.
I don’t think it’s petty to want to know your candidate has a connection to and understanding of the district, even when national concerns may demand more urgent attention.
Have a nice day just to spite them. Enjoy the spring flowers, breezes, and sunshine, dammit! They don’t own those (which is why they hate solar & wind power).
Yes, indeed. This has become my favorite time of the year. Each day spring emerges a little more, there is so much green out there from the winter moisture, and the entirety of summer still is on the horizon. As I get older I appreciate nature's rejuvenation more and more, as a gift that no price tag adequately can convey.
I wasn't gonna mention that but now that the (sun)light is shining on it... 😇
That "If they will allow it" doesn't quite sound like you. Hoping maybe just a brief low moment, or a semi-satirical comment? THIS post right here sounds more like my picture of you - thoughtful, deep, paying attention to energy/strength/renewal. Self-care, brother, we all gotta make sure we have our own masks on first. Yesterday I got so pumped spending an hour with neighbors at a streetside demonstration, sort of a weekly no kings continuation, with great tunes on a boombox - will keep a spring in my step for a few days for sure! Keep walkin in sunshine 💙
Thanks for the concern, J. I was just mocking them with "if they will allow it," as that seems to be their master plan in quelling opposition and deciding for us what is best. I content myself with knowing that history is a good barometer of where these movements ultimately wind up, and what becomes of the reputations of those who place themselves above the people in service to the self. The real issue remains how much damage they will do before their rightful place in the bigger picture is cemented into the future.
Sooner or later, electoral systems create a nobility. The only difference between a Nobility of the Electorate and a Nobility of Blood, is that they started off differently
The Nobility of Blood was based on martial prowess. The Nobility of the Electorate is based upon popularity.
Once in place, the Nobility is protected and empowered by the system. They accrue wealth and power and influence and are loathe to surrender it. They work to pass these things along to their children. If they are inept enough, they CAN fall out of the nobility, but this is fairly rare 9and usually happens with later generations). Small batches of "new blood' can work their way in. But the overall dynamic doesn't change.
The contention between the factions of Nobility (and access to power) become more important than the things that the Nobility is supposed to be doing. It increasingly eats up time and resources that were supposed to be used for other things, attention that was supposed to be paid to other things, ostentatious displays to build or maintain status, lots of performance art masquerading as governance.
Because governance is no longer the concern, status and access to power is the concern.
And all of these people increasingly see themselves as indispensible, as better than their "lessers." It is ABSOUTELY VITAL that they remain in place, because only they can do it. They will put on false airs of humility at times, but they do not really believe that, aren't actually humble. You do not get to the top of the system by being humble.
The system does not select for nice people, it selects for people who can appear nice and who can build or mobilize a following--usually tribal in nature.
Business works the same way, but the nobility there is somewhat less visible because most of them are smart enough to stay out of the public eye for the most part... and what they do (and how) makes it easier for them to often remain below the radar. They do not have to please or mollify the crowd, they just have to please and mollify the stockholders. Which means that they usually DO have to provide some visible result.
I don't see an electoral nobility anywhere in all this. I repeatedly see a capitalist nobility however.
It is less about direct family ties (and succession), than it is about mindset and about having a general class of people who are all networked together, educated together, socializing, in compettion with each other for power/wealth/influence in what is, in effect a semi-closed society that is effectively divorced from "common" society.
And there is a lot of crossover between the corporate and electoral nobility.
This is from someone on Malcolm Nance's Substack Podcast. "There once was a chump named Trump Who's head was stuck in his Rump It developed a boil He drilled it for oil And charged you to keep up the pump."
A perfect example of this: When Trump learned of the despicable SCOTUS decision yesterday, his first and only question was, “Does it help us?”—as in Republicans, not the people of this country. Learning it would, he was all yippee about it.
Deutschmeister - I was thinking this last night, reading Lauren Egan's deep reporting here (great read BTW) on Scott Colom's campaign... when incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was asked to comment for the story, her staff gave only boilerplate culture-war attacks, not one mention of any issue actually impacting the lives of her constituents. I mean, I like to hear all the hits too, but at some point even golden oldies fade. Meanwhile, ya got ANYthing remotely contemporary and relevant to me today?
Norms, norms?! These people are citing norms as a reason for Powell to exit? The irony is just too delicious.
Norm: It's a dog eat dog world and I'm eating Milk Bone underwear.
No fair! You were supposed to keep fighting with one arm tied behind your back!
Warsh having a steely spine? He can’t even say Biden won the 2020 election.
"Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent decried the “violation of all Federal Reserve norms.”"
Speaking of poker-facing your way thru something. . . .
I wonder if he has smashed all the mirrors in his house. Because no way can he look in a mirror every day and like what he sees. And without a spine, he's probably a real slouch in front of the mirror, no?
I wonder that about so many of our leaders. I suppose, if they can sell *baloney* to us, they sell it to themselves.
He actually handles himself pretty well on the big stage for a modest farmer.
Plus he's so busy now with it being planting season and all . . . .
What norms did Bessant cite when he threatened to punch Pulte in the face.
I think trump will regain interest in resolving the Iran war he started once someone makes clear to him that the price and availability of jet fuel will damage the World Cup here in June with small crowds and possibly lots of missing teams because flights are cancelled. But of course, that will be Iran's fault or Europe's fault, not the guy who decided to Fyre Festival a war in the Middle East.
"Fyre Festival a war in the Middle East" is an AMAZING turn of phrase. Bravo.
I keep waiting for the World Cup organizers to realize that very few people will be showing up thanks to jet fuel, cancelled flights, TSA and ICE snafus at airports, passport problems, among others. Maybe they'd be better off rescheduling to friendlier climes.
The Canada and Mexico stadiums will be full, while the US stadiums may not. It will be delicious, but also really dumb.
Yeah, if there's a jet fuel shortage, it doesn't matter how big a soccer fan you are or how much you're willing to pay for a flight, planes can't fly. But I'm sure trump will just tell them to sack up and fly anyway, see what happens. shrug
No matter the actual crowd sizes - they will be the “largest of all time”.
Nah, it'll be Biden's or Obama's fault. Definitely not chump's.
“you can’t tell me, when [Comey] arranged those shells on the beach that day and posted that picture, he just innocently didn’t know what he was doing. He knew exactly what he was doing.”
He didn't arrange the shells, he simply took the picture
Evidently the position of the regime is that if you happen upon a crime (of their interpretation, not necessarily a legal one), you are a criminal for taking a picture of it and sharing it with others. Perhaps that principle should be extended also to photos of someone cavorting with Epstein when we know what egregious and unlawful things he did to women. If guilt by association is now guilt of a crime, then that is a very good place to start.
Josh Hawley knows "exactly what he was doing" in blatantly lying. Everyone in the MAGA government knowingly and enthusiastically lies, because they believe, with some justification, that 40% of the country doesn't care about (or no longer believes they can know with certainty) facts anymore.
My understanding was that he shared the photo that was already on social media somewhere.
I really hate that I am in a position of being sympathetic to this man in this situation. I think his big announcement of renewed investigation of H Clinton's emails a month before the 2016 election had a lot to do with its outcome...all because he thought he was protecting the FBI or making a big show of his independence from politics.
Yeah, but what does the truth really mean when you need to curry favor?
Kash Patel began his remarks with, "As you heard from the attorney general, and the U.S. attorney, former FBI Director James Comey has now been indicted for two felony counts. "
I hope that in a few years, another FBI director will make a similar announcement, replacing the words "James Comey" with "Kashyap Patel."
Now we know how they got Trump out of the room when they were trying to rescue the downed pilots in Iran: They gave him a sack of coins and a bottle of glue.
I’m whiling away a few moments trying to picture this in my head. Are they all at the same level? Are some of them crooked? Have a few fallen off? Is glue squishing out all over the doors?
Sigh, now all the doors need to be re-finished, too.
DJT is putting stickers on the woodwork? My five year old self can hear my mother’s voice now. (And, now that she’s gone, it’s a mixture of “I’m in big trouble” and how much I miss her.)
(I always jump to Cheap Shots first. 😃)
Interesting that Mike Lee seems to think that the Capitol Hill reporters are responsible for the debt created by congressional votes. Didn’t realize that the reporters do all the votes in congress….not the congressmen. Sheesh!!
Mike Lee is running for the "biggest idiot in Congress" award.
He has a lot of competition.
I think Lee's drunk ALL the kool-aid in the barrel at this point. He presents like he's having a mental health crisis. But when you've decided to support and justify everything you used to loudly proclaim was a grotesque abomination as righteous, all you can do is to put on some magic armor and keep heading down hill.
Mike Lee’s post looks a lot like an audition for Pam Bondi’s old job. No wonder Todd Blanch is scrambling to indict Jim Comey.
The real question though, is what is truly motivating these people. A year ago (even 6 months ago) I would have been convinced it was all greed and a lust for power. But Trump is so weak now, (and yes, Andrew is correct, it only takes on republicans with a spine to bring the gears of authoritarianism to a halt) that I am beginning to wonder if these sycophants don’t have a death wish when it comes to their careers.
The cannibalism and public humiliation is becoming too pervasive to ignore.
Verbal vomiting (ie everything that comes out of Trump, Hegseth's, Patels et al's mouths) is addictive. They love spewing venom against 'the other' because of the twin dopamine hits - the thrill of dumping on other people with impunity and the likes/publicity.
It’s really becoming evident how much they all exist in a bubble. No one is accustomed to any kind of pushback and everyone is so caught up in scrambling to avoid pissing off ‘Daddy’ that they can’t see his weakness or their own. That’s definitely true of the sycophants but even the Dems and media aren’t acting like they can just stand strong amidst the frenzy.
While I want a blue wave this year, I am afraid the Dems are facing even bigger barriers now that the VRA is pretty blown up. This will render the house to be as difficult as the senate in the years to come.
Leave it to SCOTUS to once again ride in to save the day for Trump and company. Race can be used when ICE picks people up off the street, but we can’t let it infringe on those lily white voters from the Louisiana.
It's not even about infringement on white voters. It's just purely partisan gerrymandering which is not justiciable and therefore a perfectly legal thing to do, dontcha know?
And yet somehow their rulings benefit those of a certain skin color. Funny how that just accidentally happens.
John Roberts has to be the worst chief justice in modern history. It is one thing to be grounded on conservative principles, but conservatism should also be about conserving things worthy of preserving. If sticking to your priors result in blowing up what’s worthy to conserve, you should change course instead of keep driving towards the cliff.
Oh Roberts is all about conserving the status and prerogatives for people who look like him.
We knew Roberts hated the VRA going back to his time in the Reagan administration. This has been one of his life long goals just like Trump and tariffs and so he joins an opinion about our *color blind* constitution a complete hypocrisy given our constitution describes how slaves are to be counted not as full human beings for census purposes.
I try to not have as dark of a view of Roberts (for Alito and Thomas is a completely different matter). But the result is largely the same when it comes to the majority rulings on the 14th amendment, presidential immunity and now VRA.
I lost all respect for Roberts when I learned he wrote that monstrosity of an opinion on presidential immunity
I don’t see Roberts the same way I do Alito or Thomas, but the outcomes are, as you say, often not different and Roberts has hated the VRA since his days in the Reagan administration. It really does sting though that they let Alito right this opinion.
86 47!!!
Thanks to Todd Blanche those numbers are now all over the Internet. Surprised that orange snake hasn't figured out that people are laughing at him.
69 42 -- Moral crime in the Oval?
To Hell with the pedophile Trumps and their voting base. They’re un-American deviants. They all need to be deported. America is in desperate need of a shower. The MAGA stench is overwhelming.
I don’t know how anyone reasonable could sit thru that shitbag’s testimony without smacking the shit out of him.
This was a strategic error on Trump’s part, and Blanche’s.
It is idiotic to put anyone (especially someone like Comey, w real cred within FBI and significant legal resources) on trial for taking a picture of seashells arranged in a message that is at best ambiguous.
Not only will they fail to obtain a conviction (if the case ever goes to trial), but the jokes on seashell crimes write themselves.
It is almost guaranteed that SNL will spoof this episode this coming Saturday. It will be source of jokes on numerous talk shows for at least the duration of any proceedings. It will be an albatross around Blanche’s neck for his remaining career in TrumpWorld. And it I’ll be the one thing everyone remembers about Blanche, that he sought a conviction for ambiguous seashell messaging, and (surprise!) did not get it.
Trump could have avoided all the above, if he was not blinded by thirst for revenge. Just as he could have avoided closure by Iran of Straight of Hormuz, if he was not blinded by military megalomania.