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Post by aj2hall on Mar 30, 2024 19:46:04 GMT
This is what you're getting if you vote for Trump - violence, revenge and retribution. He doesn't hide his agenda, he's made it crystal clear in his statements. Trump's former advisors are raising the alarm of the dangers of a Trump presidency and confirming the revenge and retribution agenda. violence, revenge & retribution. @quentinfulks on Donald Trump's brand of politics and vision of America:"He is not looking for peace, he is not looking for freedom, he is looking for violence, he is looking for revenge, and he is looking for retribution."www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/donald-trump-cpac-republican-primary-retribution/673373/www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/us/politics/trump-retribution-presidency.htmlJohn Bolton has a warning about what a second Donald Trump presidency might look like.
“Trump really cares only about retribution for himself, and it will consume much of a second term,” Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser, writes in a new edition of his White House memoir, “The Room Where It Happened.”
“I am your warrior. I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution,” Trump told supporters last year. He promised to appoint a special prosecutor if he’s re-elected to “go after” President Biden and his family. |
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Post by Merge on Mar 30, 2024 19:51:34 GMT
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Mar 30, 2024 19:56:20 GMT
I don’t want this to get lost in all of the back and forth, because this is really dangerous and alarming. In think there were signs in 2020 of the violent insurrection on January 6, but in the middle of covid and a presidential election, Trumps statements about not accepting election results didn’t get enough attention. Now we know what’s he capable of, we shouldn’t get distracted by his trials or anything else happening. We also know that the Republicans for the most part do not have the courage to stand up to Trump, even when he says or posts outrageous, completely unacceptable things like this. We should take him seriously when he uses violent rhetoric like this. I’m worried about what will happen in November when Trump inevitably loses. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/us/politics/trump-biden-image.htmlTrump Shares Video Featuring Image of a Hog-Tied Biden
The social media post reflects the increasingly violent and personal attacks that Donald J. Trump has employed during the presidential campaign.
Former President Donald J. Trump posted a video on Friday to his social media website that features an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied together.
Macabre imagery targeting Mr. Trump’s perceived enemies frequently circulates online among right-wing provocateurs and pro-Trump groups, and in some cases has been featured at conservative conferences. Photos of trucks featuring similar images of Mr. Biden tied up have been shared across social media, and online vendors sell vehicle stickers with the image.
Mr. Trump’s promotion of the video featuring the image reflects the increasingly caustic and personal attacks that he has directed against Mr. Biden — for example, in a speech this month he said that “everything Joe Biden touches turns to” filth, though he used an expletive — and it extends a record in which the former president features violent imagery on his social media accounts
Mr. Trump has previously posted doctored photos and videos depicting him physically attacking political opponents, focusing particularly on Mr. Biden in the last year. The former president has, for example, repeatedly shared videos depicting him hitting Mr. Biden with golf balls. Mr. Trump also posted a photo last year of him holding a baseball bat next to Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, who is prosecuting Mr. Trump in connection to a hush money payment made to a porn star during the 2016 campaign.
Mr. Trump has also used increasingly authoritarian language on the campaign trail, repeatedly saying that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” and describing his political opponents in a Veterans Day speech last year as “vermin” who needed to be “rooted out.”
This month, Mr. Trump said that some migrants were “not people” and, amid a discussion of the auto industry, that the country would face a “blood bath” if he lost the election. A few days later, he attacked Jewish Democrats in a radio interview, saying that Jews who vote for Democrats hate their religion and Israel.This is completely unacceptable. How is this ok with people? How is he not getting in trouble for that? |
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 30, 2024 19:57:14 GMT
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 30, 2024 20:01:53 GMT
I don’t want this to get lost in all of the back and forth, because this is really dangerous and alarming. In think there were signs in 2020 of the violent insurrection on January 6, but in the middle of covid and a presidential election, Trumps statements about not accepting election results didn’t get enough attention. Now we know what’s he capable of, we shouldn’t get distracted by his trials or anything else happening. We also know that the Republicans for the most part do not have the courage to stand up to Trump, even when he says or posts outrageous, completely unacceptable things like this. We should take him seriously when he uses violent rhetoric like this. I’m worried about what will happen in November when Trump inevitably loses. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/us/politics/trump-biden-image.htmlTrump Shares Video Featuring Image of a Hog-Tied Biden
The social media post reflects the increasingly violent and personal attacks that Donald J. Trump has employed during the presidential campaign.
Former President Donald J. Trump posted a video on Friday to his social media website that features an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied together.
Macabre imagery targeting Mr. Trump’s perceived enemies frequently circulates online among right-wing provocateurs and pro-Trump groups, and in some cases has been featured at conservative conferences. Photos of trucks featuring similar images of Mr. Biden tied up have been shared across social media, and online vendors sell vehicle stickers with the image.
Mr. Trump’s promotion of the video featuring the image reflects the increasingly caustic and personal attacks that he has directed against Mr. Biden — for example, in a speech this month he said that “everything Joe Biden touches turns to” filth, though he used an expletive — and it extends a record in which the former president features violent imagery on his social media accounts
Mr. Trump has previously posted doctored photos and videos depicting him physically attacking political opponents, focusing particularly on Mr. Biden in the last year. The former president has, for example, repeatedly shared videos depicting him hitting Mr. Biden with golf balls. Mr. Trump also posted a photo last year of him holding a baseball bat next to Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, who is prosecuting Mr. Trump in connection to a hush money payment made to a porn star during the 2016 campaign.
Mr. Trump has also used increasingly authoritarian language on the campaign trail, repeatedly saying that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” and describing his political opponents in a Veterans Day speech last year as “vermin” who needed to be “rooted out.”
This month, Mr. Trump said that some migrants were “not people” and, amid a discussion of the auto industry, that the country would face a “blood bath” if he lost the election. A few days later, he attacked Jewish Democrats in a radio interview, saying that Jews who vote for Democrats hate their religion and Israel.This is completely unacceptable. How is this ok with people? How is he not getting in trouble for that? No idea. If an ordinary citizen posted something like this, he or she would probably get a visit from the Secret Service. Not surprisingly, crickets from Republicans. This is how Trump's campaign responded www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68698627But Steven Cheung, a spokesman for the Trump campaign, responded: "That picture was on the back of a pickup truck that was travelling down the highway. Democrats and crazed lunatics have not only called for despicable violence against President Trump and his family, they are actually weaponising the justice system against him." |
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 30, 2024 20:04:59 GMT
connedFormer Trump supporter Chris Nelson has a message for current Trump supporters: It’s ok to admit you were conned. If grifting was an art, Donald Trump would be Picasso… If you were taken by him, don’t feel bad, a lot of people were. It’s ok to admit you were wrong.
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Post by Merge on Mar 30, 2024 20:05:21 GMT
www.inquirer.com/opinion/baltimore-bridge-collapse-immigrant-deaths-20240328.html“The immigration debate America ought to be having is one that safely manages asylum-seekers at the border while creating a more efficient pathway to citizenship and the American dream for the likes of Suazo, who was said to be close to gaining legal U.S. residency and making plans to return to Honduras to complete the process. Instead, an ex-president who launched his political career in 2015 by claiming Mexican migration was larded with murderers and rapists — and who doubles down as he seeks to return to the White House by telling his mostly white rally crowds that today’s refugees are “not people” — is echoing the worst tyrants of the last century by inventing demons to gain power.”
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Post by Merge on Mar 30, 2024 20:11:50 GMT
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Post by Merge on Mar 30, 2024 21:09:19 GMT
Texas GOP meets with group who advocates for the death penalty for women who have abortions, and who are supporting several candidates this election cycle. www.newsweek.com/texas-gop-meeting-death-penalty-women-abortions-1884950If you think that Texas exists in a vacuum and that this can’t/won’t happen nationwide under another Trump presidency, you’re wrong. Full stop. |
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 30, 2024 21:10:52 GMT
morecowbell . here is another topic I would like your thoughts on. You want a discussion so let’s have one about this from Speaker Mike Johnson. “The Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter — which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Banning sacred truth and tradition—while at the same time proclaiming Easter Sunday as “Transgender Day”—is outrageous and abhorrent. The American people are taking note.” x.com/speakerjohnson/status/1774147658841493617?s=61&t=j45uMgNk1i8O0YllKF58nwHere is some information in case you want to have a discussion about what Speaker Johnson said. Acyn…. “We should note that this day, the Transgender Day of Visibility, always falls on March 31. It just so happens that this year, Easter is going to be on the same day. Easter, of course, often changes year by year.” x.com/acyn/status/1774196999350301153?s=61&t=j45uMgNk1i8O0YllKF58nwAnd… Elisabeth Alexander “Fyi on all the misleading swirl re White House and Easter: the American Egg Board flyer’s standard non-discrimination language requesting artwork has been used for the last 45 years, across all Dem & Republican Admins—for all WH Easter Egg Rolls —incl previous Administration’s.” x.com/ealexander46/status/1774171002684993579?s=61&t=j45uMgNk1i8O0YllKF58nwOne wonders if this guy knows that not using religious symbols on eggs has been in place for decades? That it was accepted by both Democratic and Republican Administrations, including the newest bible salesman trump. Aaron Rupar… “GOP Rep. Mike Turner on Trump selling $60 bibles: "You know, I haven't really seen that. I think I'm more concerned about the White House restricting the ability of children to put religious symbols on Easter eggs."” x.com/atrupar/status/1774450885579395230?s=61&t=j45uMgNk1i8O0YllKF58nwKyle Griffin… ”The President and CEO of the American Egg Board debunks a conservative non-controversy: "The American Egg Board has been a supporter of the White House Easter Egg Roll for over 45 years and the guideline language referenced in recent news reports has consistently applied to the board since its founding, across administrations." A random response…. “Well Mr. American Egg Board President speaks up a little too late. Mr, @realdonaldtrump & his minions already flooded the masses with the lie. The campaign for @joebiden must do a better job of anticipating these false social narratives moving forward & get out in front of them”
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Post by Merge on Mar 30, 2024 21:11:10 GMT
I don’t want this to get lost in all of the back and forth, because this is really dangerous and alarming. In think there were signs in 2020 of the violent insurrection on January 6, but in the middle of covid and a presidential election, Trumps statements about not accepting election results didn’t get enough attention. Now we know what’s he capable of, we shouldn’t get distracted by his trials or anything else happening. We also know that the Republicans for the most part do not have the courage to stand up to Trump, even when he says or posts outrageous, completely unacceptable things like this. We should take him seriously when he uses violent rhetoric like this. I’m worried about what will happen in November when Trump inevitably loses. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/us/politics/trump-biden-image.htmlTrump Shares Video Featuring Image of a Hog-Tied Biden
The social media post reflects the increasingly violent and personal attacks that Donald J. Trump has employed during the presidential campaign.
Former President Donald J. Trump posted a video on Friday to his social media website that features an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied together.
Macabre imagery targeting Mr. Trump’s perceived enemies frequently circulates online among right-wing provocateurs and pro-Trump groups, and in some cases has been featured at conservative conferences. Photos of trucks featuring similar images of Mr. Biden tied up have been shared across social media, and online vendors sell vehicle stickers with the image.
Mr. Trump’s promotion of the video featuring the image reflects the increasingly caustic and personal attacks that he has directed against Mr. Biden — for example, in a speech this month he said that “everything Joe Biden touches turns to” filth, though he used an expletive — and it extends a record in which the former president features violent imagery on his social media accounts
Mr. Trump has previously posted doctored photos and videos depicting him physically attacking political opponents, focusing particularly on Mr. Biden in the last year. The former president has, for example, repeatedly shared videos depicting him hitting Mr. Biden with golf balls. Mr. Trump also posted a photo last year of him holding a baseball bat next to Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, who is prosecuting Mr. Trump in connection to a hush money payment made to a porn star during the 2016 campaign.
Mr. Trump has also used increasingly authoritarian language on the campaign trail, repeatedly saying that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” and describing his political opponents in a Veterans Day speech last year as “vermin” who needed to be “rooted out.”
This month, Mr. Trump said that some migrants were “not people” and, amid a discussion of the auto industry, that the country would face a “blood bath” if he lost the election. A few days later, he attacked Jewish Democrats in a radio interview, saying that Jews who vote for Democrats hate their religion and Israel.This is completely unacceptable. How is this ok with people? How is he not getting in trouble for that? The left is exhausted trying to speak out against every outrageous thing he does, and the right has apologists like Gia who spend all their time explaining what he “really meant” or why “it’s OK because.” |
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Post by Merge on Mar 30, 2024 21:30:43 GMT
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Post by Merge on Mar 30, 2024 21:33:36 GMT
Texas GOP meets with group who advocates for the death penalty for women who have abortions, and who are supporting several candidates this election cycle. www.newsweek.com/texas-gop-meeting-death-penalty-women-abortions-1884950If you think that Texas exists in a vacuum and that this can’t/won’t happen nationwide under another Trump presidency, you’re wrong. Full stop. ETA: my apologies; I didn’t see this had already been posted. I’m going to renew a plea I made a few years ago: please don’t post all or most of an article. Post the link and a salient quote. Do your best to find an article without a paywall that covers the relevant topic. If you have to post something from WaPo, NYT, Rolling Stone, or The Atlantic (or even the Houston Chronicle), feel free to hit me up for a gift link. Posting entire articles (1) is a violation of the journalist’s copyright and (2) makes these long threads all but impossible to read on a phone. Stuff gets missed. Thanks for your consideration. |
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 30, 2024 22:19:11 GMT
Texas GOP meets with group who advocates for the death penalty for women who have abortions, and who are supporting several candidates this election cycle. www.newsweek.com/texas-gop-meeting-death-penalty-women-abortions-1884950If you think that Texas exists in a vacuum and that this can’t/won’t happen nationwide under another Trump presidency, you’re wrong. Full stop. ETA: my apologies; I didn’t see this had already been posted. I’m going to renew a plea I made a few years ago: please don’t post all or most of an article. Post the link and a salient quote. Do your best to find an article without a paywall that covers the relevant topic. If you have to post something from WaPo, NYT, Rolling Stone, or The Atlantic (or even the Houston Chronicle), feel free to hit me up for a gift link. Posting entire articles (1) is a violation of the journalist’s copyright and (2) makes these long threads all but impossible to read on a phone. Stuff gets missed. Thanks for your consideration. Sorry, I'm probably guilty of this. I know I've posted a couple of long, full articles from substack, I will try to remember to shorten them. I may have posted full articles from other sources, too. I will make more of an effort to post them with a gift link. I made a lot of posts today which also makes it easy to miss things. |
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Post by Gem Girl on Mar 30, 2024 22:28:06 GMT
Blech.  Oh, and "Christian Leader," we don't bid one another "Happy Holy Week" or "Happy Good Friday," as that was when our Savior was crucified. He sure doesn't let his absolute ignorance put the brakes on his mouth. |
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Post by Merge on Mar 30, 2024 23:11:27 GMT
And here the Trump campaign/supporters show their stupidity. Trans Day of Visibility is March 31 every year. Biden has nothing to do with the date. It falling on Easter this year is as much of a coincidence as it is when my husband’s birthday falls on Easter. How dare that godless heathen celebrate his birthday on a Christian holy day!?! 🙄 Two, Loomer just insulted millions of Catholics by suggesting they are something other than Christian. Celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is pretty much the defining characteristic of a Christian, Laura. x.com/lauraloomer/status/1774150271163093323?s=46&t=5ZPLoWY3enez0Oe8WYfajwOh and the “they hate you” at the end? Typical victim mentality. Anyone not living their lives in a Trumplican approved way must hate them. Not everything is about you, Laura. ETA: is anyone else concerned (though not surprised) that the Trump campaign feels it’s appropriate for government to decide what is “blasphemous?” Or that they seem to feel that acknowledging the existence of one group of Americans is an insult to another group? |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 30, 2024 23:39:34 GMT
^^^ maybe we should change the calendar!! I want my birthday to always be on a work day so I can take the day off!!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 30, 2024 23:41:50 GMT
And here the Trump campaign/supporters show their stupidity. Trans Day of Visibility is March 31 every year. Biden has nothing to do with the date. It falling on Easter this year is as much of a coincidence as it is when my husband’s birthday falls on Easter. How dare that godless heathen celebrate his birthday on a Christian holy day!?! 🙄 Two, Loomer just insulted millions of Catholics by suggesting they are something other than Christian. Celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is pretty much the defining characteristic of a Christian, Laura. x.com/lauraloomer/status/1774150271163093323?s=46&t=5ZPLoWY3enez0Oe8WYfajwOh and the “they hate you” at the end? Typical victim mentality. Anyone not living their lives in a Trumplican approved way must hate them. Maybe tell those christians to stop changing the date for Easter! (rolling eyes) |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 31, 2024 0:03:33 GMT
Also: looks like MAGA God Donald Trump 'banned religious-themed egg designs' from the WH contest too, as has every WH for the last 45 years," Favreau wrote. *** "For anybody on the fence about buying a Trump Bible to fund his porn star hush money defense, he's lying about Easter now too so maybe don't," Lee wrote Saturday. www.rawstory.com/trump-biden-egg-religion-fact-check/ |
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 31, 2024 1:08:57 GMT
morecowbell here’s another situation I would like your thoughts on. You say you want to have discussions so how about this? Mueller She wrote… ”NEW: Trump is now posting PHOTOS of Judge Juan Merchan's daughter on Truth Social. I'd say this has gone too far, but it had gone too far months ago. Someone needs to hold him in contempt. HE IS OUT ON BAIL. This is simply unacceptable and has been for a long time.” He has a history of doing this. History of singling out family members of those individuals who are just doing their jobs. Like this judge and Jack Smith. Remember the attacks on his 2016 opponents wives? By continuing to post and apparently now post pictures on Truth Social some believe this could put these folks in danger from some of his crazier supporters. Can’t say I disagree. Your Thoughts? A random response to the original tweet… “I'm a (recovering) lawyer, consider myself to be a civil libertarian, and a big believer in the First Amendment but enough is enough. Between this and the hog-tied Biden thing someone just needs to put this guy in cuffs and haul him away. Let the courts sort it out later.” Updated to include this from a Hugo Lowell… ”Trump did not post a photo of Judge Merchan’s daughter — he posted a link to a NY Post story and the link preview included a photo of the daughter. But it’s just not credible at this point to say that Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing.”
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Post by mollycoddle on Mar 31, 2024 1:57:36 GMT
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 31, 2024 2:00:16 GMT
morecowbell here’s another situation I would like your thoughts on. You say you want to have discussions so how about this? Mueller She wrote… ”NEW: Trump is now posting PHOTOS of Judge Juan Merchan's daughter on Truth Social. I'd say this has gone too far, but it had gone too far months ago. Someone needs to hold him in contempt. HE IS OUT ON BAIL. This is simply unacceptable and has been for a long time.” He has a history of doing this. History of singling out family members of those individuals who are just doing their jobs. Like this judge and Jack Smith. Remember the attacks on his 2016 opponents wives? By continuing to post and apparently now post pictures on Truth Social some believe this could put these folks in danger from some of his crazier supporters. Can’t say I disagree. Your Thoughts? A random response to the original tweet… “I'm a (recovering) lawyer, consider myself to be a civil libertarian, and a big believer in the First Amendment but enough is enough. Between this and the hog-tied Biden thing someone just needs to put this guy in cuffs and haul him away. Let the courts sort it out later.” Good luck with that. Don't hold your breath waiting for her response. Probably when she responds to questions about Project 2025, Hillary's lawyers, the video Trump posted of President Biden tied up, questions about the binary choice in November, questions about Putin, questions about Trump's authoritarian / fascist tendencies etc. Just as she'll never correct the falsehoods she posted about the Secretary of State in Colorado and the effort to remove Trump from the ballot, misinformation about the bipartisan border bill and factual inaccuracies about Trump's family separation policy among others. |
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 31, 2024 2:02:54 GMT
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Post by Merge on Mar 31, 2024 3:21:21 GMT
“Trump was invited by the family.” Turns out he was actually invited by a MAGA politician from Nassau county hoping to score points.  www.thedailybeast.com/the-hypocrisy-behind-trumps-visit-to-nypd-officer-jonathan-dillers-wakeThe article neatly portrays the hypocrisy of Trump describing those who used weapons against cops on Jan. 6 as “patriots” and “wrongly imprisoned” and then pretending to sympathize with Diller’s family. Anyone who believes Trump cares about anyone but himself needs to have their head examined. |
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 31, 2024 3:38:59 GMT
Predictably, Republicans have been silent about Trump posting a video of President Biden hog tied in the back of a pick up truck. no oneFormer GOP rep. @walshfreedom on Trump sharing a video showing Biden hog-tied on a pickup truck:
“It has been almost 24 hours. How many Republicans have spoken out against this? How many Republicans have called him out? No one. They’re cowards and they are enabling him…They want to keep their jobs; they want to stay in Congress, so they keep their mouth shut”
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Avlon: We shouldn't have to keep learning this lesson, but when people show you who they are, believe them… They're supporting a man who is running on an authoritarian platform, engaging in the politics of incitement
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 31, 2024 3:45:32 GMT
Comer was making false accusations against President Biden while trying to sell an upcoming book. book dealSo that’s what this whole impeachment scam was about.
James Comer spent millions of dollars of taxpayer money on his disastrous impeachment “investigation” with zero evidence.
All so he could cash out with a book deal.
Think about it: while Comer was falsely accusing President Biden of enriching himself via the presidency, Comer was trying to enrich himself from his position.www.axios.com/2024/03/29/comer-book-deal-biden-probeHouse Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is in discussions with at least one publisher about a book deal at the same time that he is leading the Biden impeachment probe, Axios has learned. |
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 31, 2024 3:51:40 GMT
Regrettably, Trump keeps receiving special treatment and probably won't be held accountable for intimidating the judge and his family. tighten, warn & enforce1. tighten the bail release conditions ASAP
2. Warn that jail will result from threatening ANYONE while out on bail, or posting about witnesses, jurors, court or prosecution families
3. Enforce- that is what it means to treat likes alike. The foundation of the rule of law.
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NEW: Trump is now posting PHOTOS of Judge Juan Merchan's daughter on Truth Social. I'd say this has gone too far, but it had gone too far months ago.
Someone needs to hold him in contempt. HE IS OUT ON BAIL. This is simply unacceptable and has been for a long time.
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Holy cow. Donald Trump is now posting literal photos of Judge Merchan’s daughter on Truth Social. Gag orders won’t stop him. Fine him. Hold him in contempt. Trump is a danger & threat to the fabric of our democracy & it’s way past time we hold him accountable.
Trump knows exactly what he’s doing. He knows that posting photos of the [judge's] daughter is going to inflame his base and stir more violence against our legal system. This has gone on for far too long. He will never change. It’s time he is held accountable—like any other person.
From attacking the judge’s daughter by name earlier to posting photos of POTUS being tied up in a pick up van as if he were kidnapped yesterday to now posting photos of the judge’s daughter, Trump has crossed lines. Stop giving him passes & treating him differently.
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 31, 2024 3:57:51 GMT
selling biblesIf you think the guy selling Bibles during Holy Week wouldn’t sell our nuclear secrets to the highest bidder any day of the week, I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in.
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 31, 2024 4:14:31 GMT
reflectionIt’s important to reflect on where we started and where we are.
We started with Trump entering politics pushing Birtherism, the racist lie that Obama wasn’t a legitimate president.
When he ran in 2016, he ran on a platform of “locking up” his opponent…
Now, it’s 2024, and we’re at a point where Trump is threatening the life of his opponent, the current president. And of course, don’t forget January 6th, when he sicced a mob on his Vice President and the entire Congress.
So in other words …
…we’ve gone from racist accusations against those legitimately in power to threats of violence (and ACTUAL violence on Jan 6th ) against those legitimately in power…
Trump is only getting worse, more emboldened, more violent, more lawless.
Is there anyone who thinks that if he once again could wield state power, that he wouldn’t try and use it VIOLENTLY against his opponents?
Is there anyone who thinks that he wouldn’t try and use it VIOLENTLY against the media?
Is there anyone who thinks that he wouldn’t try and use it VIOLENTLY against ordinary citizens who speak out?
The thing is there are still so MANY people in the media, so many establishment voices, and so many others with power and influence in our society who still don’t believe it.
They platformed Trump when he lied about Obama’s birthplace...
…They normalized Trump when they made a bigger deal about Hillary’s emails than his demagoguery. They forgot about Jan. 6th because we “had to move on” and it “wasn’t really an insurrection.” And they’re dismissing the threats now cus “It’s just a meme. He doesn’t believe it.”
Maybe these people don’t believe Trump. Maybe they just don’t care because it’s in their self interest not to care.
Maybe there’s nothing I can say or anyone can say to change these folks’ minds.
Maybe the only thing that can change their minds is to see Trump actually do these terrible things. Maybe experience is the only way they can learn this lesson. But given the stakes, it’s hard for me to accept this. And so I’d ask these folks to consider the following. What if you’re wrong? What it we’re not overreacting? What if this dynamic with the press and the establishment acting like this is an ordinary election and telling everyone else to calm down is how so many dictators throughout history have come to power?
All we’re asking is for you to be vigilant. Is that too much to ask? And again… What if you’re wrong? Do you want to look back at this moment and think of yourself as someone who didn’t take this threat seriously? Who didn’t do what was necessary for your country?
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 31, 2024 4:23:34 GMT
there aren't 2 sides to factswww.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/our-trump-reporting-upsets-some-readers-but-there-arent-two-sides-to-facts-letter-from-the-editor.htmlOur Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts: Letter from the Editor Published: Mar. 30, 2024, 8:16 a.m. The truth is that Donald Trump undermined faith in our elections in his false bid to retain the presidency. He sparked an insurrection intended to overthrow our government and keep himself in power. No president in our history has done worse.
This is not subjective. We all saw it.
The facts involving Trump are crystal clear, and as news people, we cannot pretend otherwise, as unpopular as that might be with a segment of our readers. There aren’t two sides to facts.
As for those who equate Trump and Joe Biden, that’s false equivalency. Biden has done nothing remotely close to the egregious, anti-American acts of Trump. We can debate the success and mindset of our current president, as we have about most presidents in our lifetimes, but Biden was never a threat to our democracy. Trump is. He is unique among all American presidents for his efforts to keep power at any cost.
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