The reference in the article to the spokesman saying Kean is "where there are no cameras" .........That's one of the best comments ever from a shady politico. Supposedly, he's having some sort of medical issue--but there are cameras in hospitals and psychiatric treatment centers......Maybe he's out in a desert somewhere, eating locusts and honey and wearing hairy goatskins?
To those of interest on this post, credits go to The Bulwark if they make a statement that flops it is time to wear the ‘Hair Shirt’ which they explain is a Christian thing to suffer like Jesus did. The hair shirt I think is an animal with very coarse hair that aggravates the wearer constantly, it’s penance. It’s a great thing they can pull out an insult at any time. It’s fun.
My rep, Kay Granger (R-Texas, of course) missed months of votes in late 2024, and no one noticed. Somebody finally discovered that ol’ Kay was living in a memory care and assisted living facility. No worries, her office said, no problem. Don’t know how many months taxpayers paid her for not working. She couldn’t remember.
Apparently, Mike Johnson likes to look at other people's bodies because he and his son share a porn anonymous account so they can check that each other hasn't been a naughty boy.
That was probably intentional on his being made speaker. I've stated this idea before, that the oligarchs HATE change, of any kind. Passing legislation changes things. Change costs the oligarchs. Therefore Dickless Johnson is the perfect choise.
Maybe he knows something we dont know and he got him and his family out before the "whatever happens". If any other Republicans go missing, we should look into this.
Just read an article about how the race in the Dem primary is heating up, as 4 people vie for the chance to face off with him. Looks like a GREAT pickup opportunity!
I’m no expert…but something must have happened to Kean that he wants kept quiet. If it truly is a health issue, maybe he had some kind of mental/emotional breakdown? Or he’s in rehab? Why would he want to keep anything else medical quiet? So many elected officials have revealed cancer diagnoses…it can’t be that. And you know Lyin’ Mike knows what’s going on. He never tells the truth. After all this time, if I was a constituent, I’d be raising holy hell.
Like I said, no expert! But I guess that would depend on the problem…sex, drugs, rock ‘n roll? I’m all for privacy, but an elected official who disappears for close to three months has some explaining to do.
I do hope you " wean yourself" with your Dr. I am bipolar, I take several antidepressants . It has taken a long time and a lot of trial and errors. I find that my meds have to be adjusted from time to time.
Funny thing about the commodity markets. The big money is really only made when markets are volatile. The people who profit on a market drop are the same people who position themselves for the next time Trump threatens war again.
There are armies of lawyers challenging virtually everything the Trump administration is doing, and they have largely been successful in hamstringing him. There's a group sending out a newsletter every day about what they're up to. I can't find the link but they're working hard!
Here it is: https://www.citizen.org. They are doing a lot of winning. Also follow Norm Eisen at The Contrarian and Harry Littman at Talking Feds. These people are filing lawsuits and winning.
I gotta keep on the bright side and not let these assholes bury me in a hole of despair. It’s so hard sometimes not to just scream till I get laryngitis.
His actions have broken ethical boundaries for the practice of law, an ethics complaint filed would start the process, regardless of his AG title Unity.
I need clarification; to get some of the $1.8B taxpayer provided slush fund, do you need to attack a police officer AND molest a child, or is just assaulting an officer sufficient? Or perhaps there is a sliding scale depending on the number of crimes committed. It's all very confusing.
I think assaulting an adult woman in the nether regions with your mushroom dick, denying you did it because “she’s not my type” and then misidentifying her in a photograph as being your ex-wife, entitles you to the office of U.S. Preznit and along with it control of a $1.776 Billion slush fund, last time I checked
It doesn’t matter because pumpkin head is not responsible for anything and that’s official if yesterday’s bill passes. Just the way his whole life has been irresponsible.
Timing is very important. First you attack the police officer. Then, after being released for reasons, you molest at least one child. Engaging in burglary and/or drug transactions are a plus. The Commission will be maintaining an online scoring system so we can all follow along at home.
Really… terrible for the folks having a hard time since dumpie started his war - living week to week. Then they hear this unfathomable nonsense…. It just doesn’t make sense‼️
All I know is I never want to hear Trump regurgitate his stock talking point about being "tough on crime" again. He's so soft on crime marshmallows have nothing on him.
Likewise, if I ever hear another Republican say the words “waste, fraud, and abuse” - while Donnie is over here building Billion Dollar Ballrooms and setting up his $1.776 Billion Dollar White Grievance Fund - said Republican is getting punched in the throat.
Remember the term “carte Blanche” for Orange Hitler was derived from the last name of that lawless piece of shit:
Carte Blanche: (French for "white card/paper") A term meaning full discretionary power, complete freedom, or the authority to act entirely on one's own.
Joe it does make one wonder if this whole clusterfuck of a Trump nightmare was composed in a parallel universe for someone’s sick entertainment because how in the fuck does he end up with an attorney giving him carte Blanche whose name happens to be Blanche. Wanna bet he had his first name changed to Todd. Or maybe Todd is his middle name which he goes by for obvious reasons.
Up till now I’ve thought this multiverse thing was bullshit (like “Big Time wrestling or whatever they call it these days) — now I’m not so sure.
If Trump acquires a religious advisor named Johnny Rapture I’ll be getting really nervous.
I just snorted in public with your comment Melinda. My husband asked me what I was snorting about. Love him, but he worries about my passion, and serious emotional pain, I feel daily during 2.0 fuckistan.
I mean, John Mitchell was disbarred, why not Blanche? I suppose he will have to be convicted of a felony first. DOJ under Dem president is hopefully going to be very busy. Pardons don't erase convictions, just consequences.
ABA and their component state chapters are not directly accountable to the public the way other licensed professionals are. My license to practice was overseen by a state board with public representation and oversight by the state administration. The Bar is a private organization, and to my knowledge, in my state the only profession not covered by public purview. Only lawyers could somehow get themselves such a carve-out.
I don't see the ABA as a carve out because they were never intended to be a licensing or disciplinary body. It's a national professional organization that provides information, training and networking opportunities to attorneys. It's a resource to use.
All Attorney licensing and discipline are handled state by state since there isn't national bar licensing. Whatever jurisdiction you're licensed in is the jurisdiction that can yank your license for misconduct. I'm licensed in two states and the licensing requirements for each are different. I have to report and pay fees to each to maintain my license.
Complaints could be made against Todd with whatever jurisdiction he's currently licensed in.
Yeah, and my license to practice law was also issued by my state. You think we just graduate law school and then we can just start practicing law however we want? No, you have to pass the bar examination for your state to obtain your law license, and then are subject to the state bar’s continuing jurisdiction over disciplinary matters.
That is so ironically true. You can lodge a complaint against any business in my state with our Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and they will investigate if necessary.
That’s not really accurate. The ABA has no role regarding attorney licensure or discipline.
Each state has its own system, usually through a state bar that is responsible for licensure and disciplinary actions. It generally only takes a complaint from someone to initiate an investigation. Not sure how you see that as a carve-out.
State bar is not a public body like everyone else has to answer to. Why does their profession get to be an exception? Yes, you can complain to the Bar but the Bar has no public representation on its disciplinary board
I like Democrats, but if they get back in power and say some BS about putting the past behind and moving forward. No time to be vindictive, and say they arent going to prosecute Trump and his enablers, I'm going to go ballistic. I will vote for and or donate money to any candidate who's platform is throwing Trump in prison for years.
that is exactly what Trump and Do-nothing Merrick Garland said... and what made matters worse, Biden said that he was not going to go after Trump if he gets elected (when he was running for president)
Of course I had to vote for him anyway, there was no other choice. But I did not vote for Biden in the primaries ( Bernie Sanders) because I had a hunch he would be weak by not seeking aggressive justice for Trump and preventing another catastrphy from happening again.
I think they convinced themselves that Trumpwould just go away and dod what he always did. They didnt want a precedent of a former Pres. being charged and in prison. They were wrong.
Jeff, great piece today.. fuck tangle had me almost spit up my coffee, but I was steady. OK Golf with MAGAS fans, it’s been a while, I took a much needed break from the sheer insanity. Today’s episode centred around a discussion of that revival on the Mall. MAGAS were so excited that JC was coming back, our government endorses Christianity as an official religion. Asked how I viewed this revival.. First, I’m not a member of your tribe. Second, you guys have started a new religion. What with erecting 2 gold painted statues of your god king, having a preacher bless it while the audience is praying.. You guys are so excited I can see you becoming the newest preachers in the Church of Trump.. did not go over well, especially with the fundies. I call it as I see it.. you could hear a pin drop.. I then commented “don’t get me started on that fucking Epstein Pedo Dance Hall, they were pissed at my characterisation of that boondoggle. Best to all fellow travellers.
From way back in February. Use this, Fredo, on your whacko MAGA golfers every time (which is every time he speaks) Preznit Predator spews out his non sequitur-laden word salad:
To help distract me from my own rage and dismay, I have taken to watching Darwin award-type videos on YouTube of unbelievably stupid people, many of whom seem to be of the MAGA ilk.
Good one Doc! And thank you for giving me a new word — suffused!
The English language has been so abused by the kids these days.
Probably my biggest pet peeve is that kids are too lazy to enunciate the letter “t”. Even newscasters are no longer enunciating the letter “t”.
My wife says I’m an old fart and I guess that’s true. There’s a lot worse going on right now than the desecration of the English language. I guess I’m worried that the English language is going to take an unfortunate turn to the worst like pants did.
Remember when a kid that was around age 10 had no pants to wear because his had fallen apart so he grabbed a pair of his older brothers’ that was 4 sizes too big but he pulled it off with a group of older kids by acting so confident and cool that the other kids actually thought he was on to a new trend and copied him by buying oversized pants that they either held up with one hand or let slide down around their hips?
That whole trend that unfortunately is still with us was started by a kid who wanted to be part of the group but through no fault of his own had no pants to wear so he made the best of it by grabbing a pair of his older brothers’ pants and acting cool like he meant to do that.
This turned out to be a very unfortunate trend for kids that were thieves because after they stole something and were trying to run away from the police, they would easily be caught because while holding said stolen object they would let go of their pants which would proceed to fall down around their knees and cause them to trip and fall. This fact alone may cause the trend to end and maybe it already has. One can hope.
Is that going to happen to the English language also? Is our entire English language being modified by lazy kids or kids with speech impediments who convincingly act cool? Inquiring minds want to know.
Case in point: Did you know that Sacramento CA was named after a small fish called a minnow? I didn’t either. But apparently it has because everyone and their brother, including newscasters are saying “Sacraminnow” now. Oh the humanity!
Ok, I guess I’m ready to return to important things like hating Trump and his sycophants.
Julia. I looked that up. You are right. I am wrong. I did see an interview in the 80’s or nineties where the Huxtable son (Malcolm ?) was in an interview and told that story about one of his friends. I looked for the interview and couldn’t find it. Regardless of whether it happened or not, the more likely reason it became a fad was the prison story.
I appreciate your digression. Impor_en_ for important riles me.
Also the complete misunderstanding of pronoun case. The object of a preposition gets “me,” not “I” . With me, next to me, beside me, for me. Apparently it is now impolite to use “me” as in “for Joe and (for) me.” Now we are supposed to say “for Joe and (for) I. But we can now say “Me and Joe went shopping.”
THANK YOU Carol! I feel gaslit every time I hear these enunciations. Drives me crazy. Thank you for letting me know I’m not the only one.
“That’s just the way cool language is these days” doesn’t cut it for me. It’s like when the reporters and news readers regurgitate a quote from Donny boy as if it’s important news instead of commenting on how bat shit crazy it is. If they can’t bring themselves to do that then just don’t repeat it at all. They don’t report every false crazy thing that someone says and that’s because it’s false and it’s crazy. Why do they feel forced to repeat Donny boy’s crazy statements? If they feel compelled to spit up his lies and hate they should at least begin with “we know what we’re about to tell you is crazy and filled with lies and hate but here’s what the president said and we thought you should hear; and, Donny’s comments will be followed by a critical analysis of why what he said is crazy and should be treated as such.
Donny’s word salids are just enemy lines against democracy, patriotic Americans and institutions. Our news people should not be forwarding enemy lines against our own people and allies. It’s unamerican. They should know better.
Fredo, no Hebrews to play golf with? The fundamentalists take the fun out of life. I'm surprised they even play golf since they eschew any fun activities other than prayer.
Okay…I won’t go on TV and say stupid shit-BUT I will say your “Big Wheel of Moron” can continue spinning to hit all those a-holes in this administration! A bunch of suck-asses! Love the photos…of Claudia, Katie and You!❤️❤️❤️
Well they were young and probably idealistic. I remember reading McKenzie saying years ago about how they started as a mail order book store out of their garage. She talked about wrapping the books and mailing them out. All they sold were books. I heard it became amazingly popular because you could get so many titles that you couldnt find in bookstores. I give them a lot of credit.
I got the feeling he is trying to soften his image and seem more relatable to the common man by letting his grey scruff (beard) fly. He was also either speaking like a dumbass or he really is a dumbass. which is a whole other subject on how certain dumbasses (e.g. Musk) manage to work the system (unfairly, unethically) to get ahead.
John, I’d happily give you a like which I think you richly deserve but I’m already in the dog house with my wife for making, shall we say, provocative statements towards Trump and his minions. She’s threatened me with time out and i can’t go through that again. But just between you and me…sorry…i can’t do it.
Well it works if they are appointed for their expertise and education. when there is a Congress who refuses to swear in a judge appointed by a Democratic president, and instead waits until a Republican President is elected, then there is a problem. The Democrats if they get power, will have to force or impeach several justices or pack the courts.
As the chew toy GOP party leader just said and Jeff posted, “We are the Party of Government not the People”. Partly correct I guess definitely not the people.
I just listened to Senator Reed ask Blanche questions about his interview of Ghislaine Maxwell and moving her to cushier digs. If we didn't know Blanche only says what Trump wants to hear, his answers to Reed would make one think Blanche was a barely sentient human being.
Blanche was his former criminal defense attorney and still sucked at that. Donnie was found guilty of 34 felonies related to business fraud in New Yawk.
If those fucks in Congress don't kill that anti-weaponization fund you can bet your ass I'm going to file for benefits. I hope millions of others do as well. We can clownfuck this stupid embarrassment and hopefully gum up the works. If they send me money I will donate it to a local homeless shelter.
Yep-er. I was feeling a little traumatized myself... watching those brave patriots being brutalized by all those police stormtroopers. I FEEEEEL like I was victimized, vicariously, doncha know. The Committee will have to invest heavily in procedural filtering processes that include mental health professionals to triage out all the psychic damage done during this awful time of American history. A clown show has more dignity.
Me too, me too. I was permanently scarred watching it on TV. I bet a good lawyer could get me some of that money. Im not greedy. I'd settle for $100,000.
today Shit That Happened While I Was Busy Writing This Shit—
as we like to say, those markets aren't going to manipulate themselves.
"U.S. crude oil falls below $100 per barrel after Trump says Iran talks in final stages"
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/oil-price-today-iran-war-strait-hormuz-trump.html
whatever you say, Lucy.
also, how bugfuck is this?
New Jersey Republican Rep Tom Kean hasn't shown up for work or been seen in public for almost three months, and no one has any idea where he is
https://www.notus.org/congress/tom-kean-jr-absences-new-jersey
The reference in the article to the spokesman saying Kean is "where there are no cameras" .........That's one of the best comments ever from a shady politico. Supposedly, he's having some sort of medical issue--but there are cameras in hospitals and psychiatric treatment centers......Maybe he's out in a desert somewhere, eating locusts and honey and wearing hairy goatskins?
he went to europe for free healthcare
Haha. But "Socialism!"
or Canada. or Greenland.
*classic!*
He's that space alien walking with Trump the other day in handcuffs.
no cameras 6 feet under.
You sure? Remember the site "See Me Rot"?
So the clothing uh,…would that goat hair be on the inside?
To those of interest on this post, credits go to The Bulwark if they make a statement that flops it is time to wear the ‘Hair Shirt’ which they explain is a Christian thing to suffer like Jesus did. The hair shirt I think is an animal with very coarse hair that aggravates the wearer constantly, it’s penance. It’s a great thing they can pull out an insult at any time. It’s fun.
My rep, Kay Granger (R-Texas, of course) missed months of votes in late 2024, and no one noticed. Somebody finally discovered that ol’ Kay was living in a memory care and assisted living facility. No worries, her office said, no problem. Don’t know how many months taxpayers paid her for not working. She couldn’t remember.
🤣🤣😂
Monastery perhaps?
Swimming w/dolphins?
I’d bet that “he” keeps “voting” with the other Republinuts in Congress.
He's voting early and often?
Maybe he's getting loin extension? Personal surgery takes a while to heal.
this is precisely my question...is someone voting in his absence? I don't live in Jersey, but if I did, I'd want to know.
I am pretty sure the answer is No.
Mike Johnson probably isn't aware of that.
Mike Johnson isn't aware that he's Mike Johnson.
He isn't aware that he's a soft pink hairless little man-boy. He doesn't allow himself to look at his body in the mirror. Sinful.
Apparently, Mike Johnson likes to look at other people's bodies because he and his son share a porn anonymous account so they can check that each other hasn't been a naughty boy.
That's true--he and his son are voyeurs-watching each other's movements. Yuck.
He's aware of it, but he doesn't know the context of disappearing for over three months.
Are we sure Johnson hasn't disappeared? taking congress with him?
He’s always been a worthless POS.
I’ll trust your judgement on Kean Stephanie!
That was probably intentional on his being made speaker. I've stated this idea before, that the oligarchs HATE change, of any kind. Passing legislation changes things. Change costs the oligarchs. Therefore Dickless Johnson is the perfect choise.
Maybe he knows something we dont know and he got him and his family out before the "whatever happens". If any other Republicans go missing, we should look into this.
Yes, what about all those scientists who have gone missing? I think they were mostly nuclear scientists out of New Mexico.
Really?
I seriously doubt that he's one of them, he's definitely not a nuclear scientist.
my money is on a recovery program.
Just read an article about how the race in the Dem primary is heating up, as 4 people vie for the chance to face off with him. Looks like a GREAT pickup opportunity!
Is he the one being targeted for removal from the House for dereliction?
I’m no expert…but something must have happened to Kean that he wants kept quiet. If it truly is a health issue, maybe he had some kind of mental/emotional breakdown? Or he’s in rehab? Why would he want to keep anything else medical quiet? So many elected officials have revealed cancer diagnoses…it can’t be that. And you know Lyin’ Mike knows what’s going on. He never tells the truth. After all this time, if I was a constituent, I’d be raising holy hell.
Three months in rehab would be a long stay, no?
Like I said, no expert! But I guess that would depend on the problem…sex, drugs, rock ‘n roll? I’m all for privacy, but an elected official who disappears for close to three months has some explaining to do.
most programs are 30 days, but some are 90dys.
And “there’s no cameras where Tom is…”
🤔
Does that mean he’s passed on to another dimension? To the ‘no longer of material form’ space?
Suppose they’ll try a practice “Weekend at Bernie’s” with Tom to get ready for trump’s further decline?
Has anyone done a wellness check on Tom???🤦♀️
he heard mike johnson say congress would go home. he just never heard him say come back to work. Or did johnson ever say that?
one of his constituents needs to call the police, ask them to conduct a welfare check.
I figure he's in some rehab or another, OR he'll resurface after a while as Ms Kean.
Appalachian trail maybe?
wut
He's with Big Pussy in Puerto Rico.
JFC I think I’m gonna barf from not being able to get off this merry go round of blatant grift and corruption.
Someone hand me a barf bag please.
Breathe…slowly… that’s it keep breathing 😮💨
I think you’ll need more than one.
I think you’re right! Do they sell them in bulk at Costco by chance?
Well if they don’t, they should consider it a great business opportunity!
Only if you'll promise to mail it to Main Justice when you're done.
Exactly!
I went back on my wellbutrin, I can’t handle the depression.
I'm sorry you're struggling. I wish depression was something that simply commiserating with each other could help. If so, this would be the place.
I hear ya, Sue! Prozac wasn't doing the job any longer, so I cranked it up a notch to Cymbalta. Sigh...
I'm taking two pills for depression. One is Lexapro, which Kennedy wants to ban, for reasons unknown.
Maybe you should wean yourself off it. I need to do that with one of my meds.
I do hope you " wean yourself" with your Dr. I am bipolar, I take several antidepressants . It has taken a long time and a lot of trial and errors. I find that my meds have to be adjusted from time to time.
Funny thing about the commodity markets. The big money is really only made when markets are volatile. The people who profit on a market drop are the same people who position themselves for the next time Trump threatens war again.
There’ll be some kind of big move on Cuba soon. You can probably bet on that.
That makes me really, really angry. We can see that it's coming, probably the next time some Epstein stuff drops.
Touché Kim!
And tomorrow he’s going to threaten to bomb Iran out of existence.
And then announce another imminent resolution before the markets open on Monday. Same as it ever was.
markets are closed Mon for Memorial Day. probably early closing, if they even open, on Fri.
Also, you have bank holidays in the UK & Canada. probably France too, as they have 4 this month.
Ok fine, then he’ll announce before the markets open on Tuesday.
Transnational criminal syndicate of billionaires needs to keep a steady flow of cash Frank…
The Straits of Schrödinger are very profitable indeed!
I love the Straits of Schrödinger, Seth!
Orange Hitler meant to say he is in final stages of destroying our democratic republic.
SMH. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice.... well, there they go again.
Someone needs a quick infusion of cash?
two weeks away I'm sure
Followed immediately by:
“Oil prices jump more than 3% after Iran supreme leader says uranium must remain in country.”
I don’t understand how market traders are still falling for Donnie’s endless bullshit.
There's aren't. They are grifting on it legally.
Daily Claudia always brings down my anxiety levels.
That’s hilarious Jeff 😝
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Are there any lawyers in this thread? Bc I’d honestly like to know HOW THE FUCK CAN WE BRING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST BLANCHE!
He is supposed be OUR lawyer! WE THE FUCKING PEOPLE! Not the Orange turd burgler in the the Oval.
There are armies of lawyers challenging virtually everything the Trump administration is doing, and they have largely been successful in hamstringing him. There's a group sending out a newsletter every day about what they're up to. I can't find the link but they're working hard!
Democracy Docket
Thank God for these warriors of justice!!
Wish I could afford that subscription 🥺
Here it is: https://www.citizen.org. They are doing a lot of winning. Also follow Norm Eisen at The Contrarian and Harry Littman at Talking Feds. These people are filing lawsuits and winning.
Thank you so much for giving me some hope.
I gotta keep on the bright side and not let these assholes bury me in a hole of despair. It’s so hard sometimes not to just scream till I get laryngitis.
Turn the despair in rage and ACT!
Yaaaaassss!!! This is the way 100%!!!
Screw lawsuits. The Subprime Court would find a way to stop us. They expect to be paid by the Big Fugly Bribery Fund for their pain and suffering.
Let's impeach the assistant attorney general who is cosplaying Acting AG.
Oh, yeah. Congressional Republicans also expect a slice of the BFBF. Right, Senators Graham and Hawley?
Literally was my first thought when I heard about this BS slush fund for funding crime — god damn I hate those two cowardly traitors!
he is building his militia for stealing the election .
Disbarment should bout first option Unity.
Shit… forgot about that as an option. Is there a way to move on this while he’s still acting AG?
His actions have broken ethical boundaries for the practice of law, an ethics complaint filed would start the process, regardless of his AG title Unity.
Somewhere down the road, he still has to be confirmed by the Senate...
That’s some good news Patrick!
Here’s to hoping that rebuke that just happened in the senate is catching fire.
Jake Sherman from punchbowl news tweeted this out:
THE SENATE will go home until June, leaving the reconciliation bill unfinished.
THUNE just told senators in the room.
All because of the DOJ weaponization fund.
House is expected to follow suit soon.
Here’s an article on it too
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/senate-gop-turns-on-trump-freezes-ice-bill.html#
I’m with you Unity!
We gotta keep sticking together! And there’s no one I’d rather be stuck in the trenches with more than you and all my Uncle Jeff fam!!
FUCK THESE fascists!!
👍!!!!!!!!!
I need clarification; to get some of the $1.8B taxpayer provided slush fund, do you need to attack a police officer AND molest a child, or is just assaulting an officer sufficient? Or perhaps there is a sliding scale depending on the number of crimes committed. It's all very confusing.
these are important questions!
I think assaulting an adult woman in the nether regions with your mushroom dick, denying you did it because “she’s not my type” and then misidentifying her in a photograph as being your ex-wife, entitles you to the office of U.S. Preznit and along with it control of a $1.776 Billion slush fund, last time I checked
It doesn’t matter because pumpkin head is not responsible for anything and that’s official if yesterday’s bill passes. Just the way his whole life has been irresponsible.
Why not just do both to make really sure you get a good payout?
The more immoral the better! (in this current political climate).
Timing is very important. First you attack the police officer. Then, after being released for reasons, you molest at least one child. Engaging in burglary and/or drug transactions are a plus. The Commission will be maintaining an online scoring system so we can all follow along at home.
Uh, no. It's all gonna be double top secret, for REASONS....
Space Nazi ketamine stash. When it became cool to shit and piss your pants publicly
Really… terrible for the folks having a hard time since dumpie started his war - living week to week. Then they hear this unfathomable nonsense…. It just doesn’t make sense‼️
Good question Mark!
Are there any single Jan 6th girls looking to get married? My son is young and single and seems to like crazy girls. Please. Its time for him to go.
Sugar mama!
🤣😂🤣
All I know is I never want to hear Trump regurgitate his stock talking point about being "tough on crime" again. He's so soft on crime marshmallows have nothing on him.
Likewise, if I ever hear another Republican say the words “waste, fraud, and abuse” - while Donnie is over here building Billion Dollar Ballrooms and setting up his $1.776 Billion Dollar White Grievance Fund - said Republican is getting punched in the throat.
You know it. Donny is "waste fraud and abuse" central.
Only soft on his pos allies, enablers and rich white people.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
ooh! wouldn't Republican Congress Critters love being asked this.
Wow. Nailed it!
Bar associations, where are you? Blanche needs to be disbarred for 1.776 billion reasons.
Remember the term “carte Blanche” for Orange Hitler was derived from the last name of that lawless piece of shit:
Carte Blanche: (French for "white card/paper") A term meaning full discretionary power, complete freedom, or the authority to act entirely on one's own.
Joe it does make one wonder if this whole clusterfuck of a Trump nightmare was composed in a parallel universe for someone’s sick entertainment because how in the fuck does he end up with an attorney giving him carte Blanche whose name happens to be Blanche. Wanna bet he had his first name changed to Todd. Or maybe Todd is his middle name which he goes by for obvious reasons.
Up till now I’ve thought this multiverse thing was bullshit (like “Big Time wrestling or whatever they call it these days) — now I’m not so sure.
If Trump acquires a religious advisor named Johnny Rapture I’ll be getting really nervous.
Hahahaha!
The writers of this timeline are so lazy.
Carte Blanche: (French for "white card/paper")
Well, literally, but the actual equivalent in English is "blank check"
they won't do it while he's acting. but, like Bondi, he'll be fair game later.
I don't care about disbarment. I want to see hin & Bondi in prison, like John Mitchell.
1776 trombone reasons even.
I just snorted in public with your comment Melinda. My husband asked me what I was snorting about. Love him, but he worries about my passion, and serious emotional pain, I feel daily during 2.0 fuckistan.
Good one Melinda👍
I mean, John Mitchell was disbarred, why not Blanche? I suppose he will have to be convicted of a felony first. DOJ under Dem president is hopefully going to be very busy. Pardons don't erase convictions, just consequences.
ABA and their component state chapters are not directly accountable to the public the way other licensed professionals are. My license to practice was overseen by a state board with public representation and oversight by the state administration. The Bar is a private organization, and to my knowledge, in my state the only profession not covered by public purview. Only lawyers could somehow get themselves such a carve-out.
It figures.
I don't see the ABA as a carve out because they were never intended to be a licensing or disciplinary body. It's a national professional organization that provides information, training and networking opportunities to attorneys. It's a resource to use.
All Attorney licensing and discipline are handled state by state since there isn't national bar licensing. Whatever jurisdiction you're licensed in is the jurisdiction that can yank your license for misconduct. I'm licensed in two states and the licensing requirements for each are different. I have to report and pay fees to each to maintain my license.
Complaints could be made against Todd with whatever jurisdiction he's currently licensed in.
How to explain the lack of any public licensing body for attorneys, then?
Yes, it is a professional organization, the same as the American Dental Association, but my license to practice comes from my state government.
Yeah, and my license to practice law was also issued by my state. You think we just graduate law school and then we can just start practicing law however we want? No, you have to pass the bar examination for your state to obtain your law license, and then are subject to the state bar’s continuing jurisdiction over disciplinary matters.
worse than used car salesmen
There are good ones but the bad ones ruin the rep of the profession, like Bondi, Blanche, Ellis, Eastman, Rudy Colludy, Powell, Chesebro, et al.
That is so ironically true. You can lodge a complaint against any business in my state with our Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and they will investigate if necessary.
Law skool ejjicashun pays!
That’s not really accurate. The ABA has no role regarding attorney licensure or discipline.
Each state has its own system, usually through a state bar that is responsible for licensure and disciplinary actions. It generally only takes a complaint from someone to initiate an investigation. Not sure how you see that as a carve-out.
State bar is not a public body like everyone else has to answer to. Why does their profession get to be an exception? Yes, you can complain to the Bar but the Bar has no public representation on its disciplinary board
Illinois rules have non attorneys sitting on the disciplinary commission, the inquiry and hearing boards.
I like Democrats, but if they get back in power and say some BS about putting the past behind and moving forward. No time to be vindictive, and say they arent going to prosecute Trump and his enablers, I'm going to go ballistic. I will vote for and or donate money to any candidate who's platform is throwing Trump in prison for years.
that is exactly what Trump and Do-nothing Merrick Garland said... and what made matters worse, Biden said that he was not going to go after Trump if he gets elected (when he was running for president)
Of course I had to vote for him anyway, there was no other choice. But I did not vote for Biden in the primaries ( Bernie Sanders) because I had a hunch he would be weak by not seeking aggressive justice for Trump and preventing another catastrphy from happening again.
I think they convinced themselves that Trumpwould just go away and dod what he always did. They didnt want a precedent of a former Pres. being charged and in prison. They were wrong.
I remember when headlines were ‘Martha Mitchell The Mouth that Roared’ great line worth reusing.
Mitchell was convicted & served time in prison.
Of course Claudia was outstanding in her field. Love that!
Very very clever! I did not catch that…which my wife adds “is not unusual”.
🤣
I almost made the same comment! It’s a joke my mom would make about dad when he was working on the farm: “Your dad is out standing in his field.”
Jeff, great piece today.. fuck tangle had me almost spit up my coffee, but I was steady. OK Golf with MAGAS fans, it’s been a while, I took a much needed break from the sheer insanity. Today’s episode centred around a discussion of that revival on the Mall. MAGAS were so excited that JC was coming back, our government endorses Christianity as an official religion. Asked how I viewed this revival.. First, I’m not a member of your tribe. Second, you guys have started a new religion. What with erecting 2 gold painted statues of your god king, having a preacher bless it while the audience is praying.. You guys are so excited I can see you becoming the newest preachers in the Church of Trump.. did not go over well, especially with the fundies. I call it as I see it.. you could hear a pin drop.. I then commented “don’t get me started on that fucking Epstein Pedo Dance Hall, they were pissed at my characterisation of that boondoggle. Best to all fellow travellers.
From way back in February. Use this, Fredo, on your whacko MAGA golfers every time (which is every time he speaks) Preznit Predator spews out his non sequitur-laden word salad:
Hey MAGA turds
Did you proud anti-nerds
Catch in the garbled and tangled
Speech that he mangled
That lies suffused all his words?
I like that and thanks for keeping me sane in this fuck tangle of so called reality.😉
To help distract me from my own rage and dismay, I have taken to watching Darwin award-type videos on YouTube of unbelievably stupid people, many of whom seem to be of the MAGA ilk.
Good idea! I think I’ll do the same. Autocorrect fails always crack me up, yoo.
Good one Doc! And thank you for giving me a new word — suffused!
The English language has been so abused by the kids these days.
Probably my biggest pet peeve is that kids are too lazy to enunciate the letter “t”. Even newscasters are no longer enunciating the letter “t”.
My wife says I’m an old fart and I guess that’s true. There’s a lot worse going on right now than the desecration of the English language. I guess I’m worried that the English language is going to take an unfortunate turn to the worst like pants did.
Remember when a kid that was around age 10 had no pants to wear because his had fallen apart so he grabbed a pair of his older brothers’ that was 4 sizes too big but he pulled it off with a group of older kids by acting so confident and cool that the other kids actually thought he was on to a new trend and copied him by buying oversized pants that they either held up with one hand or let slide down around their hips?
That whole trend that unfortunately is still with us was started by a kid who wanted to be part of the group but through no fault of his own had no pants to wear so he made the best of it by grabbing a pair of his older brothers’ pants and acting cool like he meant to do that.
This turned out to be a very unfortunate trend for kids that were thieves because after they stole something and were trying to run away from the police, they would easily be caught because while holding said stolen object they would let go of their pants which would proceed to fall down around their knees and cause them to trip and fall. This fact alone may cause the trend to end and maybe it already has. One can hope.
Is that going to happen to the English language also? Is our entire English language being modified by lazy kids or kids with speech impediments who convincingly act cool? Inquiring minds want to know.
Case in point: Did you know that Sacramento CA was named after a small fish called a minnow? I didn’t either. But apparently it has because everyone and their brother, including newscasters are saying “Sacraminnow” now. Oh the humanity!
Ok, I guess I’m ready to return to important things like hating Trump and his sycophants.
Pardon my digression
Huh. I always thought the “too big pants “ trend came out of the prisons.
Julia. I looked that up. You are right. I am wrong. I did see an interview in the 80’s or nineties where the Huxtable son (Malcolm ?) was in an interview and told that story about one of his friends. I looked for the interview and couldn’t find it. Regardless of whether it happened or not, the more likely reason it became a fad was the prison story.
I appreciate your digression. Impor_en_ for important riles me.
Also the complete misunderstanding of pronoun case. The object of a preposition gets “me,” not “I” . With me, next to me, beside me, for me. Apparently it is now impolite to use “me” as in “for Joe and (for) me.” Now we are supposed to say “for Joe and (for) I. But we can now say “Me and Joe went shopping.”
Aaugh!
THANK YOU Carol! I feel gaslit every time I hear these enunciations. Drives me crazy. Thank you for letting me know I’m not the only one.
“That’s just the way cool language is these days” doesn’t cut it for me. It’s like when the reporters and news readers regurgitate a quote from Donny boy as if it’s important news instead of commenting on how bat shit crazy it is. If they can’t bring themselves to do that then just don’t repeat it at all. They don’t report every false crazy thing that someone says and that’s because it’s false and it’s crazy. Why do they feel forced to repeat Donny boy’s crazy statements? If they feel compelled to spit up his lies and hate they should at least begin with “we know what we’re about to tell you is crazy and filled with lies and hate but here’s what the president said and we thought you should hear; and, Donny’s comments will be followed by a critical analysis of why what he said is crazy and should be treated as such.
Donny’s word salids are just enemy lines against democracy, patriotic Americans and institutions. Our news people should not be forwarding enemy lines against our own people and allies. It’s unamerican. They should know better.
Another person who actually knows English grammar and the why of it. Stay strong, ther are still many of us!💗
Fredo, no Hebrews to play golf with? The fundamentalists take the fun out of life. I'm surprised they even play golf since they eschew any fun activities other than prayer.
They are opposed to dancing because it could lead to golf
Ooooh, Good One!
I do play golf with my non MAGAS, however most are snowbirds and they have gone back to their home states..
Curious, what is your location for this torture?
You are hilarious.. I’m here in the NW part of the Valley in Peoria AZ.I assume everyone is MAGAS unless they prove otherwise..
I’m in the Villages in FL. dumpf capital 🤢. Haven’t gone North yet…
Like your style Fredo! Nice piece!
Courageous
Bravo Fastball Fredo!!🥳🥳
Okay…I won’t go on TV and say stupid shit-BUT I will say your “Big Wheel of Moron” can continue spinning to hit all those a-holes in this administration! A bunch of suck-asses! Love the photos…of Claudia, Katie and You!❤️❤️❤️
Is that REALLY Bezos? He is unrecognizable. Has he been spending too much time with his over inflated boobie doll wife’s team of plastic surgeons?
Mackenzie Scott must be dying of embarrassment that she was ever married to him. She is so classy.
Well he can’t really move much because his inflatable Barbie’s flotation devices are in his face constantly!
Lauren Sanchez used to be nice looking but I cringe when I see her photos now. Talk about wasted money.
They both got the Temu version.
Mckenzie Scott is so much better than Bezos ever will be. She should be glad she is rid of him.
what did she ever see in Jeff to marry him? He wasn't even a millionaire at the time... I guess he changed when he became a billionaire
Well they were young and probably idealistic. I remember reading McKenzie saying years ago about how they started as a mail order book store out of their garage. She talked about wrapping the books and mailing them out. All they sold were books. I heard it became amazingly popular because you could get so many titles that you couldnt find in bookstores. I give them a lot of credit.
At least he looks less like a penis than he used to
Really? In what reality are we speaking of??
Haha. When he had the shaved head the resemblance was uncanny
Really?
https://youtube.com/shorts/dqiaCym6psE?si=7WLQUPypE85Khv0x
Once a dick always a dick
🤣🤣
She certainly is. She was beautiful, too. Maybe it was good that she got away from him. I hope she has a wonderful life.
I got the feeling he is trying to soften his image and seem more relatable to the common man by letting his grey scruff (beard) fly. He was also either speaking like a dumbass or he really is a dumbass. which is a whole other subject on how certain dumbasses (e.g. Musk) manage to work the system (unfairly, unethically) to get ahead.
I thought the same! It’s something beyond facial hair. It’s eerie.
I thought the same thing. He doesn't look good.
You’ll like this.
https://youtube.com/shorts/dqiaCym6psE?si=7WLQUPypE85Khv0x
He’s trying to grow his hair back.
I listened to the whole Bezos interview.
The man sounds like an idiot!
Can you imagine being that filthy rich and still being
so willing to genuflect to an imbecile like Trump?
Moral cowardice!
he desperately needs a french guillotine
John, I’d happily give you a like which I think you richly deserve but I’m already in the dog house with my wife for making, shall we say, provocative statements towards Trump and his minions. She’s threatened me with time out and i can’t go through that again. But just between you and me…sorry…i can’t do it.
I think Jeff is suffering from brain damage from lack of oxygen for too much time with his face buried between Lauren's personal floatation devices.
They’re probably filled with helium.
Bozos, not our Jeff.
Doesn’t Donny already have a fake resolute desk that he used when Biden was President?
The fucking injustice is having Todd Blanche as AG 🖕🏼
The government by the government, for the government doesn’t have the same panache as the original
The fucking injustice is having 6…let me repeat, SIX INJUSTICES rule the roost over 342.5 million people. How fucked up is that??
Well it works if they are appointed for their expertise and education. when there is a Congress who refuses to swear in a judge appointed by a Democratic president, and instead waits until a Republican President is elected, then there is a problem. The Democrats if they get power, will have to force or impeach several justices or pack the courts.
... by the regime, for the regime....
True Kay-El — with the underlying axiom of “The Donnie by the Donnie for the Donnie@
As the chew toy GOP party leader just said and Jeff posted, “We are the Party of Government not the People”. Partly correct I guess definitely not the people.
JEFF TIEDRICH'S A GOOD MAN, INDEED!
HE FIGHTS FOR US IN WORD, MOUTH AND DEED
HE SAYS, "FUCK THESE GUYS"
WITH HUMOR, SURPRISE!
KEEP IT GOING, MY MAN! SPECIAL BREED!
The voters of KY-4 have spoken
And made Massie the latest token
Of their unshakeable allegiance
To MAGA malfeasance
And how their cognition is broken
👍👍👍👍👍👍 Frosty! Give credit where credit’s due!
Has to be a hard year for Katie. Wishing you a few good days here and there, Jeff.
Each day my mind is immensely vexed
When I see what evil and stupidity are next
Liars, criminals, and rummies
Traitors, crooks, and dummies
This regime has America hexed
I just listened to Senator Reed ask Blanche questions about his interview of Ghislaine Maxwell and moving her to cushier digs. If we didn't know Blanche only says what Trump wants to hear, his answers to Reed would make one think Blanche was a barely sentient human being.
Drumpf hires him for his skill at prevarication, not necessarily cognition
Blanche was his former criminal defense attorney and still sucked at that. Donnie was found guilty of 34 felonies related to business fraud in New Yawk.
It's his #1 job requirement for anyone he appoints or hires. #2 must be a willingness to humiliate themselves.
I think Trump can never hire a person smarter than him and since he is a stupid trust fund baby, everyone around him is really stupid.
He definitely learned that from his first term, and lucky us, we get to have the new, 'improved' trump. blech, gag, vomit, hide under blanket....
If those fucks in Congress don't kill that anti-weaponization fund you can bet your ass I'm going to file for benefits. I hope millions of others do as well. We can clownfuck this stupid embarrassment and hopefully gum up the works. If they send me money I will donate it to a local homeless shelter.
First time I've ever seen James Comey actually laugh in actual delight came yesterday, when a reporter suggested he immediately file for a share.
Yep-er. I was feeling a little traumatized myself... watching those brave patriots being brutalized by all those police stormtroopers. I FEEEEEL like I was victimized, vicariously, doncha know. The Committee will have to invest heavily in procedural filtering processes that include mental health professionals to triage out all the psychic damage done during this awful time of American history. A clown show has more dignity.
Me too, me too. I was permanently scarred watching it on TV. I bet a good lawyer could get me some of that money. Im not greedy. I'd settle for $100,000.
Always remember your Murc's Law...only Democrats are responsible for knowing anything about anything!