ICE is detaining a 5 year old boy. If you get off on this, you’re a monster and don’t you dare pretend to worship God.

Watching EVERY Republican in this hearing interrupt Jack Smith when he says something they don't like and EVERY Democrat let him speak is EXTREMELY telling of how afraid the GOP and Trump are of Jack Smith

And this was Donald Trump at Davos World Economic Forum, there were no truths, only vengeful attacks, lies, petty grievances, more lies, incoherent rants, and the petulance to a 2-year old brat.. Not to mention his mafia protection money scam....you're not grateful....pay me or else...

I have to wonder how Trump supporters can just mindlessly follow along with Trump's incoherent ramblings punctuated with claims of greatness. I mean, they've gotta get a memo each morning about "Here's the b.s. we're shoveling today," right? (Mindlessly is key)

Trump hates being the president. He only ran to stay out of prison. Trump is not capable of holding that office. He’s incompetent, lies constantly, and only supports the ignorant, the fearful and the most hate filled Americans. I think they are called MAGA.

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

Lunch is a meat pie and Caesar salad

Israeli attacks on Gaza killed at least 11 Palestinians Wednesday, including three journalists who were working with the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief. Mohammad Qeshta, Abdul Ra’ouf Shaath and Anas Ghunaim were killed when an Israeli missile struck their vehicle.

Here's the 7 Democrats who joined Republicans to fund Trump's out of control ICE Gestapo force:

There’s no way I could vote to give ICE more money. Let’s be clear: ICE is now one of the wealthiest law enforcement agencies in this country, and they continue to prove they are ineffective and unqualified. (1/2)

If the DOJ takes up this indictment, Clinton’s can require all of the Epstein files in discovery, as I understand it. Bondi has a big decision to make.

And Barr cut off the other women who came forward to bear witness against Kavanaugh

He shouldn't need it, since these charges are bs since they both agreed to testify in public before Congress, they just want Gym Jordan, and the rest of the nazis that have ignored Congressional subpoenas

You’d think so.

No one should testify until congress releases the entire Epstein files. Stay focused

My guess is that they may claim a medical emergency and have JD deliver the address as kind of the initiation of passing the baton. Then they will do the 25th amendment as they try to lionize Trump as a great man who worked himself to death for America How dare anyone speak ill of him? 🤮🤮🤮

State of the Union is on Feb 24. I am betting IF he makes it until then (doubtful), it will be a big problem for both sides of the aisle. The optics of grandpa going full throttle dementia in front of all of government is going to wake up people who don’t follow politics. He’ll push to do it, too.

Medical experts in senior care including stroke, dementia, alzheimer’s, etc. believe he had a stroke around Labor Day. The many cognitive tests are to monitor frontal temporal dementia. Trump doesn’t exercise, his diet is atrocious and he doesn’t follow doctors orders. Experts say he has 2-4 months

I seriously hope you're right about him not surviving this term. If so, I plan to use the fact of his passing as a giant middle finger to everyone who got on my case for not voting for him in 2016, 2020, or 2024. Idk, it would make ME happy at least.

And given that the Clinton’s have volunteered to give written testimony and at a location outside of Congress, no judge will find them in contempt. This is a wasted exercise on Comer’s part.

I can see why you're confused. All Presidents have absolute immunity from any and all prosecution, excluding the first 44, all even numbered Presidents, and any Democratic presidents elected in the future.

As soon as Jim Jordan gets in trouble for not following his subpoena…. They can do whatever they want it to the Clintons

Americans heard today that if #Trump wasn't elected that he 100% would have been sent to prison. They didn't hear anyone deny the evidence against him. They saw repubs attack Jack Smith personally. #JackSmith needed today to complete his job. The public presentation of the evidence. PERIOD 💯 💯 💯

Yes, for actions considered within official presidential duties. Clinton is good here. Not official duties: Rape, trafficking, murder, revenge attacks on political opponents, loyalty to Russia, shooting civilians for protesting.

Not for events that precede his presidency or are unrelated to the job.

. I don't think so. They gave him immunity from official acts, not acts which are illegal, even if a president claims an act is official. . 47 signed hundreds of "Executive Orders," i.e. official acts. He has been reined in on those that are not legal. .

. My understanding is that Presidential Immunity allegedly does not give a president permission to commit illegal acts within, or outside of, his presidential job duties. . An illegal act is an illegal act and isn't protected. .

Funny that a consensual BJ is considered more relevant than the behavior of a sexual predator who BRAGS of his molestations, proud that he assaulted and molested women... Who is all over a sex trade ring of giant proportions, and who bragged of ogling young pageant girls in their dressing rooms.

It doesn't matter, the idea is to keep Clinton's name more related to Epstein than donnie dotard's..remember, reality TV show donnie looks at image, not facts. Like when he threatens to sue because "fake news", but it never happens, because the discovery portion of the trial would out his bullshit.

Funny how the right is outraged at Fanone flipping off a congressman just days after celebrating a president flipping off a working American .

No one should ever want civil war in the United States: a country with an estimated 400 million privately-owned firearms, 2.5 million police firearms and 4.6 million military firearms. Military commanders have a huge responsibility to, potentially, become the guardians of peace and democracy.

Release the Epstein Files NOW!

This presidency feels like an abusive household.

DO NOTHING and Let Trump + MAGA Republicans continue to destroy our democracy by going after Social Security, NPR and PBS, and let Trump continue his DICTATORSHIP. → The GOP will maintain majorities in Congress, and we’ll have to bow down to KING TRUMP.

I'm convinced they're waiting for Trump to die before releasing the Files. We all know he's not well, he's clearly trying to collect accolades so he can bargain his way into heaven, and once he's gone his cronies can throw him under the bus and try to make themselves look good by comparison.

Trump is a singularly loathsome man, but there are literally *hundreds* of unpatriotic, anti-American cowards in the Republican Party who care more about their own fear than they care about democracy. The entire party has betrayed the democratic values of the United States — and is *irredeemable.*

Frost: Any person who sees the president in his speeches blabbering incoherently knows that there is something bigger going on there.

I have no obligation to let you speak on my posts. I let people I follow respond to my posts. If I don't want to have an argument, I don't have to give you one. I want to put my thoughts out there because I want to. If you don't like it, get over it.

Shorter: Republicans are entitled to do whatever they want. For everyone else, the law.

Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.

Isn't it awful that Jim Jordan didn't even pass the Bar Exam and further kinda makes him a dick of a Judicial Chairman when he isn't even qualified?! We the ( D)s have at our side Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives. Constitutional lawyer. 💙⚖️

All those guns, and so far the 2nd amendment has chiefly been used to protected the gun rights of child killers. Where's that Militia to protect us from brutal lawless thugs? If this isn't what it was designed for, what is?

@repbonamici.bsky.social Thank you for your vote of no today, Congresswoman. It is upsetting that the bill passed, and I hope that @wyden.senate.gov and @merkley.senate.gov vote no in the senate. I hope there's discussion in the party for change in party leadership, though.

The Trump administration's Big Ugly Bill increased ICE funding exponentially, with false promises of "safety" and "security." Meanwhile, communities in Oregon and across the country continue to be ravaged by ICE abductions. I voted no on a funding bill for this lawless, out-of-control agency.

AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.

As I said in another post, the Project 2025 strategy (contradicting decades of propaganda) seems to be "fuck you, what are you going to do about it." A lot of people are responding to that and stepping up to the challenge. And the fash hate it, that's not how they are "supposed" to answer.

The US gov has been big sponsors of sporting events for decades. This year, though, with the backdrop of the Mad King, and the pomp of America250, curious how deep the relationship between the military and the NFL will be at the Super Bowl. We know we'll get flybys, but will we see ICE ads?

A cute cockerpoo, Lexi, which I painted in watercolour for a friend. #dogs #art #petportraits #watercolours #painting

Alliums in my garden. May 14, 2024