President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon to keep his son Hunter out of prison, MAGA loyalist Kash Patel is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for FBI Director, and Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense has a history of workplace incidents involving alcohol.
Today is Cyber Monday one of the holiest shopping days of the year, there was a foot and a half of snow before the Bills/Niners game, a lot of people like to fry their turkey and it’s very easy to mess up, Donald Trump spent his holiday at Mar-a-Lago with his family and new best friend Elon Musk, Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden and there is outrage from the GOP, Trump announced that his wacky pick to run the FBI is Kash Patel, the first lady unveiled the décor for the Biden’s last Christmas in office, and a new twist on the Elf on the Shelf that was supposed to be the hottest toy of the season until the results of the election came in.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Miscarriages by the U.S. Supreme Court, Attorney General Merrick Garland and half of the U.S. electorate forced Special Counsel Jack Smith to issue President-elect felon Donald Trump ‘GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS’ by dropping the two remaining felony cases against him.
That injustice will further endanger American democracy for the next four years or however long despot-elect Donald chooses to remain in office while the nation’s founding fathers and mothers turn in their graves.
one more from the comedians (AKA future DOTUS targets)
Jon Stewart on Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Biden’s last-minute pardon for his son Hunter, and how Democrats can’t seem to hold the high ground no matter how low Republicans sink.
RE: My last, three posts on Pete Hegseth & Kash Patel from last night. I have to hunt for news to find out that Hegseth seems to be an abusive drunkard and Kash seems to be a Q-razy grifter…or maybe just a grifter pretending to be Q-razy because it’s his marketing plan. Why is the MSM sitting on this stuff? Still complicit.
MADDOW: “Maybe what President Biden should have done is not just pardon his son, Hunter, but named him ambassador to France. Maybe then the criticism would be a little more muted.”
“Not only does Kant fail to give a compelling argument for an absolute prohibition against lying, there are positive reasons to reject his absolutism. The duty not to lie can conflict with other moral duties. If lying is always wrong no matter what, then the duty not to lie must always be more important than any conflicting duty. However, it is most implausible to hold that the duty not to lie is always more important than any conflicting duty. Kant’s own example of lying to thwart the plans of a would‐be murderer is one of the best illustrations of this.”
What’s a media outlet supposed to do when its longtime host is picked to run the Pentagon, and then a series of eyebrow-raising news stories trigger doubts about his appointment? If you’re Fox News, evidently, you just pretend the stories don’t exist. Fox, which employed Pete Hegseth for a decade, has not covered the past week’s controversies involving Hegseth at all, according to SnapStream and TVEyes database searches. Zero mentions of the NYT story. Zero mentions of The New Yorker story.
Best reason for Biden to pardon his son: Say he believed Trump’s threats of vengeance against his “enemies”. Then he could pardon everyone Trump has named.
Question can Biden pardon those convicted of State crimes? I don’t believe there are currently any Federal death row convicts.
In January’s issue of The Atlantic, George Packer tries to coin a name for this era, and I think he succeeds. “We are living in the Trump Reaction,” he writes, for all the reasons explained here. This paragraph is of note:
“Journalists will have a special challenge in the era of the Trump Reaction. We’re living in a world where facts instantly perish upon contact with human minds. Local news is disappearing, and a much-depleted national press can barely compete with the media platforms of billionaires who control users algorithmically, with an endless stream of conspiracy theories and deepfakes. The internet, which promised to give everyone information and a voice, has consolidated in just a few hands the power to destroy the very notion of objective truth.” So “instead of chasing phantoms on social media, journalists would make better use of our dwindling resources, and perhaps regain some of the public’s trust, by doing what we’ve done in every age: expose the lies and graft of oligarchs and plutocrats, and tell the stories of people who can’t speak for themselves.”
“Donald Trump suggested “maybe Canada should become the 51st state” when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told him his proposed tariffs would “kill the Canadian economy,” Fox News reports citing unnamed sources.”
Is this how we get universal healthcare???
Seriously, though, other countries are going to hold his feet to the f*cking fire for the next four years to save themselves and us. The global economy is going to be a shambles with all of the nasty, little tricks MAGAts have in store.
“South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s cabinet has reversed a martial law order in the country, just hours after he issued the surprise decree that plunged Seoul into political uncertainty and sparked fierce backlash from lawmakers across the political spectrum.
South Korean lawmakers – who had scrambled earlier in the night to block the martial law order with a parliamentary vote – are now calling for resignations.
We will not sit idly by and watch President Yoon’s crime of destroying the Constitution and trampling on democracy,” the party said. “President Yoon should immediately resign voluntarily.”
Yoon had declared martial law in a surprise late-night address on Tuesday, reviving memories of a more painful, authoritarian past as troops attempted to enter the main hall of the National Assembly and people against the measure gathered outside following his announcement.
The president accused the main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of anti-state activities, citing a motion by the opposition Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, to impeach top prosecutors and reject a government budget proposal.
Lawmakers worked swiftly to block the martial law decree in the hours after Yoon’s declaration, with 190 of the 300 members of parliament voting to overturn the measure.”
Mandrake, do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk… ice cream. Ice cream, Mandrake, children’s ice cream.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Lord, Jack.
General Jack D. Ripper: You know when fluoridation first began?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: I… no, no. I don’t, Jack.
General Jack D. Ripper: Nineteen hundred and forty-six. 1946, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It’s incredibly obvious, isn’t it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That’s the way your hard-core Commie works.
Oh, sorry, that was Jack again. So hard to tell them apart.
President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon to keep his son Hunter out of prison, MAGA loyalist Kash Patel is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for FBI Director, and Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense has a history of workplace incidents involving alcohol.
Today is Cyber Monday one of the holiest shopping days of the year, there was a foot and a half of snow before the Bills/Niners game, a lot of people like to fry their turkey and it’s very easy to mess up, Donald Trump spent his holiday at Mar-a-Lago with his family and new best friend Elon Musk, Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden and there is outrage from the GOP, Trump announced that his wacky pick to run the FBI is Kash Patel, the first lady unveiled the décor for the Biden’s last Christmas in office, and a new twist on the Elf on the Shelf that was supposed to be the hottest toy of the season until the results of the election came in.
so who needs a pardon when you’ve got buddies like this sending you seasonal greetings
Trump Christmas cards: Darcy cartoon – cleveland.com
one more from the comedians (AKA future DOTUS targets)
Jon Stewart on Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Biden’s last-minute pardon for his son Hunter, and how Democrats can’t seem to hold the high ground no matter how low Republicans sink.
Challenging Rebellious Renee for Meme of the Day
RE: My last, three posts on Pete Hegseth & Kash Patel from last night. I have to hunt for news to find out that Hegseth seems to be an abusive drunkard and Kash seems to be a Q-razy grifter…or maybe just a grifter pretending to be Q-razy because it’s his marketing plan. Why is the MSM sitting on this stuff? Still complicit.
MADDOW: “Maybe what President Biden should have done is not just pardon his son, Hunter, but named him ambassador to France. Maybe then the criticism would be a little more muted.”
Ivy, yep that’s how I learned it too
“Not only does Kant fail to give a compelling argument for an absolute prohibition against lying, there are positive reasons to reject his absolutism. The duty not to lie can conflict with other moral duties. If lying is always wrong no matter what, then the duty not to lie must always be more important than any conflicting duty. However, it is most implausible to hold that the duty not to lie is always more important than any conflicting duty. Kant’s own example of lying to thwart the plans of a would‐be murderer is one of the best illustrations of this.”
Brian Stelter
Media Capture is a thing.
“How Hungary’s Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark”
https://apnews.com/article/hungary-media-democracy-orban-magyar-european-parliament-f6315d7cc252f210c360863de403054e
Craig… you win….
today’s meme…
Best reason for Biden to pardon his son: Say he believed Trump’s threats of vengeance against his “enemies”. Then he could pardon everyone Trump has named.
Question can Biden pardon those convicted of State crimes? I don’t believe there are currently any Federal death row convicts.
Good thread. On our way to see the Vulcan and pray at his feet.
Another Trump oligarch: Trump offers Pentagon’s No. 2 job to billionaire
If anyone wonders what black hole the Pentagon money has fallen into which can not be accounted for in audit after audit, just wait.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-suggested-canada-could-become-51st-state-justin-trudeau-report-1994552
“Donald Trump suggested “maybe Canada should become the 51st state” when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told him his proposed tariffs would “kill the Canadian economy,” Fox News reports citing unnamed sources.”
Is this how we get universal healthcare???
Seriously, though, other countries are going to hold his feet to the f*cking fire for the next four years to save themselves and us. The global economy is going to be a shambles with all of the nasty, little tricks MAGAts have in store.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/martial-law-south-korea-intl/index.html
“South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s cabinet has reversed a martial law order in the country, just hours after he issued the surprise decree that plunged Seoul into political uncertainty and sparked fierce backlash from lawmakers across the political spectrum.
South Korean lawmakers – who had scrambled earlier in the night to block the martial law order with a parliamentary vote – are now calling for resignations.
We will not sit idly by and watch President Yoon’s crime of destroying the Constitution and trampling on democracy,” the party said. “President Yoon should immediately resign voluntarily.”
Yoon had declared martial law in a surprise late-night address on Tuesday, reviving memories of a more painful, authoritarian past as troops attempted to enter the main hall of the National Assembly and people against the measure gathered outside following his announcement.
The president accused the main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of anti-state activities, citing a motion by the opposition Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, to impeach top prosecutors and reject a government budget proposal.
Lawmakers worked swiftly to block the martial law decree in the hours after Yoon’s declaration, with 190 of the 300 members of parliament voting to overturn the measure.”
Patterns?
Just topped 5,000 on Bluesky, inviting folks to hop on here so be welcoming to any strangers
RFK Jr. – Jack D. Ripper – fluoridated water –
1964. Stuck in the 60s again…
More RFK Jr.
Oh, sorry, that was Jack again. So hard to tell them apart.
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