Summary

Donald Trump, speaking at the Justice Department, called for jailing officials behind the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal and defended allies while attacking critics.

He praised Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed his classified documents case, and condemned those who criticized her.

Trump called former special counsel Jack Smith “deranged” and referred to Jan. 6 defendants as “hostages.”

His remarks, delivered before Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, underscore his escalated rhetoric on retribution now that he holds presidential power again.

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      Damn… that hadnt crossed my mind. I get Schumer, fuck him still, but i kinda get it.

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      I don’t give half a damn. Judges die to do their job. Politicians die to do their job. If you’re such a coward you can’t risk your life for your country then you can fucking retire or go be a divorce lawyer.

      Just because America used to be safe for such jobs doesn’t mean the base reality didn’t hold. These jobs require the courage to risk your life. Otherwise you just risk other people’s

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      I’d also add the fact that his donors might have not liked the idea of a government shutdown causing further turbulence to the stock market.

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    If I was that asshole, I would forgive all the student loans tomorrow to to see all those transexuals squeal. You know how gays, lesbians and transexuals GLT really hate final payments of loans. I just wish In could see their faces on their last payment.

    Nah, but seeing Tesla tumble to Craigslist level makes me happy.

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    I’m calling for killing the king, should we ever get one in the United States. I’m not saying that the president is a king, I’m just saying that if someone were to become a king, instead of a president, they should be executed.

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      ASAP. And ideally before they actually become king. Like, if there’s gonna be a crowning or whatever ceremony, they shouldn’t get to make it. They’ll have a prior engagement with a hooded figure.

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      I mean, I publicly say I wish Trumps shooter hadn’t missed so badly, and that Trump had caught the bullet with his empty fucking skull. I just wish when his skull gets blown apart, it’s on live TV, so I can enjoy having it as my screensaver in uncensored HD.

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          As bad as I wanted to see that happen, this problem doesn’t go away when one man dies. It’s clear that we need to see where this path leads before we learn our lesson. I wish that weren’t true, but it is.

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            Cults of personality fall apart when the leader dies though.

            However, I agree that you can’t just assassinate your way out of a deep, societal sickness. You have to address the underlying symptoms or it will just flare up again.

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              The Germans did a remarkable job at addressing their issues and changing their society for the better.

              Unlike the US did after the civil war. Or after Trump’s first reign and insurrection.

              Hopefully they’ll learn the lesson there.

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                Honestly, my country learned its lesson only through a new generation having grown up in the results of the war. Before 68 talking about Nazis still being judges, prosecutors, heads of police etc. wasn’t really tolerated in polite society. Policy was always “Don’t speak about it, don’t acknowledge it, just move along and everything’s fine.”

                Only the gigantic student protests in the late 60s early 70s changed that and created the culture of honest confrontation and dealing with the past. And it is highly under threat now that the post-war generation, the babyboomers are leaving the demographics, because people are forgetting how hard that culture had to be fought for. They had to fight conservatives tooth and nail for it and now it’s slowly drifting out of focus.

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          Very little in life is staged. I’ve worked in a theatre, with professional actors, and it still takes weeks of work to pull off a play.

          This also includes some improv work.

          So the very first thing you have to acknowledge is that Trump would never do the work needed to pull off anything staged. He can read (sort of) a speech written by someone else, but the smarmy bastard cannot act to save his life.

          The next thing here, Crooks was using live rounds. And killed a guy behind Trump. Trump would never allow his own life to be put at risk.

          And third, Crooks was a notoriously bad shot. He was kicked out of his highschool gun club over it and some safety violations.

          The kid was a mass shooter in waiting who just so happened to come across an opportunity to shoot a former president. And he blew it, just one more failure to add to the pile that was his life.

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          I have my doubts as well. I had the displeasure of being near him, in person, shortly after it happened and his ear looked fucking fine.

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            Small cuts can be sealed with medical grade super glue. Also, the thought is that Trump was hit by glass or other debris. Not the bullet itself.

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        What? And make him a martyr?

        I want him to cark it at a campaign rally. Pop a blood vessel in his skull, while pushing a little too hard on a constipated shit, only to lose the last shred of a fragment of sanity. To see him collapse onto the ground growling and chewing on the podium.

        To quote G’kar… it’s a dream I have.

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        How about his party gets voted out in the mid terms and a new President in 2028? And Donald retires peacefully and alive somewhere in Russia?

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          You wanna deal with this scumbag for another 3.5 years, I don’t. I’d rather drag his fat ass out on the street and hang him for treason.

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        They should have never made it this far. obviously a fully corrupt and for sale president is ideal for a lot of powerful people.

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      If your guillotine blade isn’t sharp, at least make sure it’s heavy.

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    The number of pages from Putins book are disturbing. What countries will take skilled American refugees?

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      You can pretty much go anywhere in Latin America and a lot of Asia is aware they need immigration to succeed, as for Europe Spain is he most friendly to immigrants, they will work with many people who wish to immigrate rather than combat them. Stay far far away from Australia, or NZ, they are generally hostile to immigrants, and if you’re really unlucky they might strand you on an island and never let you back off. I’ve really not looked seriously at Africa, it’s an interesting prospect, but anyway, it’s hard to immigrate, but it’s possible and a lot of people enjoy the changes.

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        Only concerning thing is climate change. if America keeps going its path I’m not sure warmer countries are where I want to be.

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        a lot of Asia is aware they need immigration to succeed,

        While this is true, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re open to it or that the immigration process is any easier for it.

        as for Europe Spain is he most friendly to immigrants

        I’ve heard that attitude is changing due to gentrification issues. Lots of remote workers have taken to the country and cost of living has apparently risen up in response.

        I’m not entirely sure about either of these personally though(insight from people who live there would be wonderful), but I have heard about about the issues.

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    Does Schumer know that Trump means him? He can’t be that dence, can he? We know he’s spineless, but does he grasp the situation in full.

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    well, i don’t know about that

    Grandfather that was just read this article.
    These people don’t care. It’s infuriating.

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    Nazis. Either you are Nancy, or you decree the Nazis. Anything less than denouncing Nazis means that you are a Nazi that was the standard in the 1940s, and it carries to today.

    Unless you denounce Nazis, you’re automatically a Nazi.

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      Correct. Nazi apologists are Nazis.

      If 10 people are at dinner when a Nazi joins them, and none leave or tries to kick them out, you have 11 Nazis.