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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

Joe should also issue as many protective pardons as he can to anyone at risk of being targeted by the fascists

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Linda Weide's avatar

What the press and the American people should be worried about is the number of ways Trump is planning on selling everything that is pinned down or not that conceivably belongs to the USA. Like I can easily see him selling our military as a mercenary army to anyone who puts enough money into his crypto currency or any other business he has.

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Mary Virginia Hughes's avatar

One very interesting headline around this morning in my world was Putin's rejection of Trump's plan for settling Ukraine-Russia. Putin does not like it. Wonder if he's noticed the economic precipice his country is teetering on. Expect some more people around the world to fly out of windows or get murdered mysteriously somewhere. Nothing more dangerous than the cornered rat.

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Rick Calegari's avatar

Putin's merciless and illegal invasion has cost over 115,000 Russian and 57,500 Ukranian lives. To think that President Anus Lips is going to come up with a solution is pure unadulterated bullshit. The Russian army and economy is in shambles as it was recently reported that the sanctions are working. So with a cornered rat and a pro Putin demented imbecile getting ready to call the shots, what the hell could possibly go wrong?

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Curt Andersen's avatar

Imagine that Putin had thought about just leasing Crimea and the eastern parts of Ukraine. Imagine the highest cost Ukraine would have charged, and then compare that to the incredible loss of troops, ships, tanks, personnel carriers, artillery pieces, and all that stuff. What a bargain that leasing would have proved to be! But dictators never use their noggins to think, just to plan murderous shit.

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skangirl's avatar

That's actually genius. It should be applied in the Middle East, too.

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skangirl's avatar

Of course, if you put it in trump's hands, it automatically becomes a slum and goes bankrupt. AND he will not allow non-white people to live there. That could be a problem if we apply it to the Middle East. Otherwise, spectacular idea!

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Mary Virginia Hughes's avatar

Wait until half the Latino male population that voted for him and a quarter of the Black males. Where exactly do they think he's going to fit restoring them to their better lives in and if they think the elite have caused their problems, don't they see who donated to Trump?

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

But Demented Donny will remove sanctions on Russia immediately

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Rick Calegari's avatar

You can count on it. That's probably one of the things that the Russian Foreign Minister was referring to as part of Dump's payback to them.

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Teri's avatar

IIRC the Senate approved Russian sanctions after they invaded Ukraine. turd still refused to act for months. The bill was "veto proof", as Senate GOP + Dem Senators voted overwhelmingly

for sanctions.

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Jan39's avatar

First, It's good to see I'm not the only one who thinks Orange A$$hole has anus mouth! In more ways than one. And I agree totally with your post.

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Jennifer Dyke's avatar

Yes, it's funny how so many windows turn out to be faulty when they're connected to Putin in some way, or that clothing, food, doorknobs, whatever turn out to be deadly poisonous. Just uncanny, isn't it?

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skangirl's avatar

After so many incidents of it, my laptop no longer puts a red "you're stupid" underline beneath "defenestration". It happened to one of their ballerinos recently, after he was critical of the Putinesca regime. (Spell check doesn't realize that ballerino is a real word. Sexist bastards.)

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KL Pierce's avatar

trump has a plan or just a “concept” of a plan?!

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Chet Brandt's avatar

Drumph is clueless. Period.

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Teri's avatar

Mary, thanks, it's a no news weekend. Putin's playing vewwy vewwy hard to get. Poor donOld. 🪟🪟🪟🪟🪟

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Excellent observation Mary, it appears with wars raging on two fronts, the Russian people have had enough of the death, destruction and cost of Putins grievances. He may be the next to face an open window!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

With Trump, everything and everyone has a price tag affixed Linda! After he filches the power of the purse, what will be left of this country??

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

What will be left? Massive debt, which will be our children and grandchildren’s burden to carry.

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Mary Virginia Hughes's avatar

And what shall we say to those idiots who denied he wanted to be king?

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter — and every Republican lost their shit

Well, it's our civic duty to keep those mouth breathers regular.

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KMD's avatar

Yeah - every single Republican has forgotten that George HW Bush pardoned the ENTIRE IRAN CONTRA CREW!

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Ford pardoned Nixon for potential indictments.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

I saw what you did there!

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Who? Me?

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Rick Calegari's avatar

Like

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Don't bother with them. Waste of time and energy.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Americans seem weirdly ‘ok’ with it…?!

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Teri's avatar

Gen. Mike Milley needs protection. He spoke truth to power, and to all of us. I have no idea what the Generals can and can't do, but acting against citizens must be a hard no.

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Jennifer Lennox's avatar

Yes, this too.

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Kate's avatar

Oh yes! I have a list. Harris, Kinzinger, Cheney, Rick Wilson, Pelosi, Schumer, and on and on it goes. Nobody is safe from these asshats.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Biden should pardon everyone who voted Harris/Walz, after a proper recount of all the votes is finished!

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Nancy Potter's avatar

He may not be able to pardon all of us who voted for him (or Harris) but he should certainly pardon all of the election workers who worked on the 2020 election (except the ones already charged with tampering on Trump's behalf). Those names should be available.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Truly, a great idea, but because of the secret ballot no one can prove it. What a bitch...

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Hard copy of all voting is mandatory because recounts are a right given to candidates, et al. Kathleen, as is your right to see if your vote was cast!

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P123Sunny's avatar

Love it!

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

And also, any Capitol Police or DC police officer who spoke out against Donald’s “J6 was a peaceful protest” propaganda. They’re on his enemies list, too.

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Teri's avatar

Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell. Nicole Wallace & her DH Mike Schmidt of the NYT (Mike is the reporter who convinced Gen. John Kelly, former turd C of S to be recorded for recent interview). Suzanne Craig & David Farenthold (sp?) both of NYT, who have stubbornly dug for turd tax & documents for decades.

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Don't forget Kate and me for agreeing with you.

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Stephen Brady's avatar

If tRump gets lucky, some of them may be in enough danger to need to seek sanctuary somewhere else.

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Maui Wahine's avatar

Dr. Fauci will be harassed in his golden years. That weirdo Senator Rand Paul is already ginning up more hearings. Dr. Fauci should move here to Hawaii with his family. Our Governor is an MD and a former ER doc and respects the rule of law. We will protect Dr. Fauci from the MAGA fuckwads. [Tulsi Gabbard is an unfortunate aberration from the usual spirit of aloha].

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Teri's avatar

Yes, those in maga's cross hairs may have to leave the country for their security. turd can't travel to most countries. magas are so stupid they couldn't find good people, or even locate their new homes on a map.

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Teri Kamaunu's avatar

Love that Trudeau had to come here because Trump is a felon. I worry about the Vindmans

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

Don’t forget Schiff & every Democrat involved in the 2 impeachment trials

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P123Sunny's avatar

Seems kinda UN-American(?), but we’re just gonna sign up for Season 2 - wow.

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Andrea's avatar

I think Joe should just go full-on Dark Brandon on everyone's asses and do whatever the fuck he wants to do between now and noon on January 20th. Like showing up at a press briefing wearing aviators and a black suit, stepping up to the mic, and saying, "Kiss my ass, you pathetic whiners - I am the Walrus, coo-coo-cachoo," and walking away flipping the bird. Seriously.

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KMD's avatar

Biden should definitely pardon every single person on Kash Patel's Deep State list.

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Lisa Dekker's avatar

Joe absolutely did the right thing and the pearl-clutching critics be damned! And yeah, pre-pardon those who have already been threatened. When the Evil Orcs and the Kash Patels are about to be unleashed across the land…you gotta protect your people.

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Doreen Garza's avatar

😂😂😂 I’d love it!!

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Teri's avatar

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Permission to repost anonymously on Bluesky? I love this comment to pieces.

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Andrea's avatar

Of course.

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David A Pitock's avatar

Like arresting tRump for treason

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Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

I was going to say this, but you beat me to it.

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MattSMaine's avatar

I root for Biden to redefine “lame duck” and go fucking ballistic with Executive Orders and all sorts of other shit that will be hard for the incoming evil cabal to unravel!

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

SCOTUS gave permission, so I say go for it.

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Like throw really big turds at the wall. Break some glass.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Absolutely, Trump issued pardons for a price$$$! We all know there’s a lot of people that need protection from Trump’s retribution campaign, hopefully this is just the beginning of the Biden party parade Jeff!!

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Carol Jacobson's avatar

Which is practically everybody in the country.

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MountainBoyMike's avatar

1000%....what the fuck is wrong with the Ds and supposed 'left leaning' news publications???....the whataboutism and both-sidesing is making me want to shove my hand down my throat and puke!!!...all this insanity and hypocrisy is why we have king fuckface the first AGAIN to begin with!!!...fucking shit is maddening!!!

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Nancy Potter's avatar

It's the whole attitude that Democrats are supposed to uphold the "process" and bring a butter knife to a gunfight while the Republicans get away with playing with hand grenades.

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Ibby's avatar

Agreed. Also, because of the unremitting Repug assertions that Biden is the head of a “crime family,” and the numerous Repug vows that they will be seeking “retribution,” Biden should issue a pardon of himself. Then we can hope that the “retributors” will commit to a position that a President cannot pardon him/herself and attempt to prosecute Biden for his supposed crimes, Biden will fight the allegations, citing his pardon, and the so-called Supreme Court will adopt the position that a President cannot pardon himself thereby foreclosing #BunkerBoy from trying to do just that.

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Mary Virginia Hughes's avatar

Oh, this is a great idea. I hope he will because Trump's list of people to destroy is not insignificant.

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Vickie Berry's avatar

If they haven’t been convicted of a federal crime, he can’t issue a so called “protective pardon” in advance per Joyce Vance.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Au contraire:

The president has the power to pardon people for any offense known to the law, before legal proceedings begin, during proceedings, or after conviction. The president's pardon power is unlimited, except in cases of impeachment.

President Gerald Ford pardoned former President Richard Nixon for any offenses he committed or may have committed during his presidency, before any charges were brought against Nixon, for example.

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Curt Andersen's avatar

That is why Ford, a normally decent guy, lost the next election. Instant karma.

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David A Pitock's avatar

Yeah he did, big mistake he should of fried him as a warning to anyone following his tactics

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Wrong. Nixon was never charged with a damn thing. SCOTUS gave Biden the power to do whatever the fuck he wants.

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PeggyStuart's avatar

But will the pardons be honored if Trump suspends the Constitution?

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Kay-El's avatar

If he does will anyone’s pardons be “safe”? Looking at you, Stone, Bannon, Flynn.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Perfect response Kay-EI, anyone with a pardon would become fair game!!

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Pamela Rhodes's avatar

That was my question also. The King of the world is not above disregarding ANY pardon given by President Biden as he simultaneously dismantles America on all levels.

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Zija Pulp's avatar

I would imagine they’d be safe. They happened before el Dumpo regained the Presidency.

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Major Kong's avatar

Start with General Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

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James Starr's avatar

Kathy Griffin, Jimmy Kimmel, Rachel Maddow, Marc Cuban, AOC, Taylor Swift, Adam Schiff, Dr Fauci, Nancy Pelosi, Lt Col Vindman, Billie Joe Armstrong, and so many others need protection from this fascist dictator.

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Brooke  Fischbach's avatar

Joe should also forgive all student loans. This is another area they are after - get the ones who tried to further their education. tRump is already talking about going after those with student loans - they'll probably bring back workhouses so they can pay their debt. They want to keep the masses uneducated.

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

He just didn't like that Biden was trying to help people.

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Marty's avatar

Agreed!! Starting now until 11:59 am on January 20.

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Keith Frohreich's avatar

Last night I wrote this on my private Facebook political page: "Good on Biden for pardoning his son. My take if I were him...I lost my first wife and a daughter in a tragic accident. I lost another son in his prime. I do not know how many years I have left, and you folks already buried me. I will be damned if I am going to spend the rest of my life with my only remaining child in prison for minor shit. Screw all of you in MAGA and in the media."

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Lisa59's avatar

I was a drug and alcohol counselor for decades. I've worked with every demographic. It's time for the Bidens to heal as a family. Enough is enough. Most people don't have their addiction displayed on the news 24/7 for 5 years. Hunter has survived. Most don't.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

You’re so very perfectly placed response Lisa!!

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Do you think donny jr has a plastic lined front pocket? I saw what I saw and I know where I saw it before he is in dire need of intervention and I elect you Lisa59!

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Lisa59's avatar

OMG!! He is so fucking obvious. He might as well do a line on camera. His girlfriend looks rough. That's what they have in common. They're fucked up. A shit ton of them are using. King Shitpants hates drugs and his team is higher than a kite all around him. 😅

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

To be fair, I'd have to be high to be near that demented assmouth too!

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Lisa59's avatar

Right!! 🤣🤣 High As Fuck!

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Doreen Garza's avatar

I agree!

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Teri's avatar

Bravo Keith & others 🏆🏆 turd & maga would have jailed Hunter on walking down the street. He manned up. Is in recovery - a huge step. He's paying or has paid back taxes.

Hunter to maga/GOP what they did to Hilary over Bengazi. Bravo, President Biden! Bravo Hunter!

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Jennifer Lennox's avatar

Hunter better get out of the country though.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Gotta figure out how to NOT give that tired old playbook oxygen… srsly:/

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kdsherpa's avatar

Excellent.

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Zija Pulp's avatar

Exactly. Those MFs can shove it up their asses if they don’t like it.

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Tess's avatar

Well said!!!!! Perfect!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Poignantly stated Keith!!

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Hunter's skull was fractured in the accident that killed his mother and sister, and he surely suffered some physical brain damage aside from the trauma. Then he had to grow up in the shadow of a brother who did all the things to make Dad proud that he could not. It is unsurprising that he has had addiction and impulse-control issues. It is amazing he has managed over 5 years of sobriety under these conditions.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

Thank you! Well said.

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Vickie Berry's avatar

Love it! Did you get any reactions?

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Keith Frohreich's avatar

Yes, all supportive. But I only have about 35 active followers of my Facebook political page. I also put this on a DailyKos article chat. My wife is a retired LA County prosecutor. She had said all along that her office would have never prosecuted Biden, or minimally a plea deal. But hey, he's the president's son. All political.

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Tully's avatar

I tried to put this article on Facebook with a "Jeff" style comment, but they immediately removed it saying it was spam. I contested it - no reply yet. Went back 20 minutes later and reposted without any comment and so far, it has stayed up.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Some maga narc probably reported it.

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Keith Frohreich's avatar

Facebook can be strange.

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P123Sunny's avatar

It’s embarrassing for the country. I know - what a quaint & old-fashioned comment…

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Tully's avatar

Love your response. Just to say Biden does have a living daughter with Jill. Hunter is his last living son from his first wife.

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Keith Frohreich's avatar

Yes.

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Susan Y's avatar

right on

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Doreen Garza's avatar

Yes 👏

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

NYT is taking crotch-sniffing lessons from Marge. There’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to write.

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Jennifer Lennox's avatar

Marge was so obsessed with Hunter's parts I bet she hung (sorry) those pics on her bedroom wall. Or ceiling.

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Deb Martina's avatar

You're too funny Neal 🤣.

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Linda Weide's avatar

Perfectly put!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Good one Neal!!

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Doreen Garza's avatar

😂😂😂

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Marsha's avatar

Actually, “Biden exercises his constitutional authority to neutralize continuing threats to his family from Trump.”

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Linda Weide's avatar

Actually, I think his entire family should steal from Trump before he comes into Power and then Biden pardons them. How about taking Truth Social, all of his hotels and his crypto currency business.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

Yes! Great idea! It's just too bad Biden is too good a person to play dirty like trump and his cohorts who will stop a nothing.

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kdsherpa's avatar

What a GREAT IDEA!

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

The Supremes said so.

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Doreen Garza's avatar

🖕🖕 them all the way to hell

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HI2thDoc's avatar

So fucking sick of NYT

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Rosario M. Nelson's avatar

It was one of my easiest decisions to cancel my subscription to the NYT months ago.

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Marianne's avatar

It's important to tell them WHY you canceled. The NYT customer service rep I spoke with essentially said "I don't blame you" when I called.

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Teri's avatar

🎯🎯🎯

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Mary Hall's avatar

I almost wish I had a NYT subscription just so I could cancel it.

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Linda Fairchild's avatar

I kept canceling until it got down to $1/week. Next cancelation will probably be free. Today's cancelation reason was because of Bret Stephen's opinion piece on the pardon. What a garbage paper.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

$52 a year is too much.

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Any amount is too much. I dunno why anyone reads it.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Cannot stand Bret Stephens!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Fuck the NYT fishwrap!!

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P123Sunny's avatar

“The New York Times is quietly becoming a puzzle, games and recipe company.” - Marc Elias

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Denise Gareau's avatar

Jeff, your Substack is the only way I can stomach the news these days. Hunter Biden's pardon is a glimmer of good news.

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Anita Rosen's avatar

Same here.

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Deb Martina's avatar

Fuck every single one of those sycophants.

...go home, New York Times, you’re drunk...

My personal fav today Jeff. Thank you.

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linda's avatar

Works both ways, so those hypocritical fuckwads need to sit down and shut up.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

MAGA has already convicted Hunter Biden and the entire “Biden crime family” of several hundred felonies in the Court of MAGA opinion. President Biden's pardon will not change that one smidgen. No need to sacrifice Hunter Biden on an altar of MAGA delusional thinking.

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linda's avatar

At its basic level, it’s just a Dad protecting his son. And it was so blatantly obvious that this was politically based.

Hunter Biden may have messed up, but anyone else would have gotten a slap on the wrist.

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Linda Weide's avatar

A dad just protecting his son, and his grandchildren, while making sure he still has a wife to go home to when he leaves the White House.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

IIRC the original plea deal didn’t even include a wrist slap!

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linda's avatar

I’m sorry, I don’t know what IIRC means. I’m old 🤦‍♀️

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

Linda, it is ‘if I remember correctly’.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

I didnt know either. 😆

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Doreen Garza's avatar

😆 me neither

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Doreen Garza's avatar

😂🤣 I didn’t know what it meant either…I’m old too!

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

If I Recall Correctly

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Hurray for us old people. I knew and promptly forgot. Old.

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linda's avatar

Thank you!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Exactly Linda, when a career criminal has the power to profit by selling pardons… the righteous mooks should shut the fuck up!

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Wait until Shitler starts letting the violent J6 shitbags out of prison. There will be shouts of joy from the GQP, saying they were unjustly treated.

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Deb Martina's avatar

I can't even think about it. Still processing and in denial...

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HI2thDoc's avatar

I’m sure he’s gonna do it

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Yes, I am too. Hoping there are enough R’s to put a kibosh to that idea, however, I am not naive.

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Doreen Garza's avatar

I’m with you!!

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Kay-El's avatar

I saw an article the other day that J6ers were getting nervous because Orange Fuckwit has stopped talking about pardoning them. Lmao if true

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Chet Brandt's avatar

Fuck those traitors — let them sweat!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

When Enrique walks free to a throng of cheers from all the unctuous derps that voted for a career criminal, MSM will shed tears of joy!!

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KMD's avatar

Will the Jan 6 Convict Choir sing at Trump's inauguration?

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Assuming someone still reads their crap.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

A parade.

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arne link's avatar

OOOH, with heavy artillery like the turd wanted in the first place.

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Forgot about the parade. If they were organized, big if, I suppose it would be part of the inauguration.

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Pamela Rhodes's avatar

“Shitler” …..painfully appropriate handle. I am stealing it.

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Stranger Than Friction's avatar

I hope Stewart Rhodes' children and wife are making plans to leave the lower 48 and possibly the USA. He said he would kill them for turning him in.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

He would do it, too. An absolute piece of shit

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Kate's avatar

What amuses me most about this, is that these GOP asshats, BROUGHT THIS ALL ON THEMSELVES!! They weren't interested in simple, equal justice for Hunter Biden; letting him have the plea deal and moving on. They screamed and threw their fucking tantrums. If they were really interested in appropriate justice or punishment, they would have left well enough alone. Instead, they fucked around and found out. They can all fuck all the way off!!!!!

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Susan Jane's avatar

What did they find out? They never learn, as far as I can tell. They are kicking up a fuss because that is how they exercise their hate muscles and inflame the cult. They wanted this to play out this way. They forced Biden's hand.

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Chet Brandt's avatar

The threat of continuing “retribution “ against Joe and his family is very real. I know Joe said he would not pardon Hunter but the fucknuts forced him to reconsider. Joe has already suffered the loss of his first wife and daughter in a tragic accident. Joe lost another son to cancer. He was not about to lose Hunter to these assholes. Hunter has been doing everything to stay clean/sober during this vindictive shitshow. I applaud Joe, Hunter and their family.

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Doreen Garza's avatar

I hope they’re ripping their skin off with such rage!

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Suzanne's avatar

Excellent synopsis of the shit show going on. I’ve got to clean up my language but ever since TFG was elected in 2016, I just cannot.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Your in good profanity ladled company Suzanne!

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

I do not spew profanities, I enunciate ,

like a fucking lady .

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Doreen Garza's avatar

😂👏

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Of course you do. We know you have perfect fucking manners.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Hahaha, I’ve got your number Kristy

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

It probably won't surprise you that Miss Olga Hungova worked very " blue ". 😉

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Suzanne's avatar

Thank you for the absolution.

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arne link's avatar

I officially pardon you. Swear at will, if it keeps you sane.

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Suzanne's avatar

Good. I feel much better. But I have noticed I swear more than I ever did!! It’s kind of worrisome.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

I think of it as creative conversation. 😂

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Pamela Rhodes's avatar

Live in the grace of your pardon. Which, by the way, does not dictate that you must remain word pure.

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Suzanne's avatar

Very well stated.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

When the conversation involves politics, past, present and future… anything GOP, the miasma of MAGA, a peerless in vacuous idiocy MSM, along with any other notable moments of fuckery we are subject to in the epoch, profanity laden verse of curse is mandatory Suzanne!!

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Suzanne's avatar

Pardons all around everyone. Love it.

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Teri's avatar

Let it fly! Curse words at least come closer to this situation & our feelings about the fuckery. Apologies not necessary.

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

No need. You're right at home here.

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Debbie Blackwell's avatar

So tired of the pearl-clutching Republicans sitting on their pile of dung, accusing others of the stink. Good for you, Joe. ❤️

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arne link's avatar

That was brilliant. Thank you.

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Linda Weide's avatar

I am glad Joe prioritizes his family who has stuck by him over what other people want him to do. Additionally, I am disturbed that people are worried about that, when Donald Trump just profited by 18 mil from a Chinese National investing in his cryto-currency business.

https://popular.info/p/a-chinese-national-charged-with-fraud

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Thanks for sharing that story! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

My increasingly cynical brain says "so what else is new". Thanks for sharing that 😊

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Linda Weide's avatar

My increasingly cynical brain says, wait until Trump starts lending the US military out as mercenaries for any country that pays him enough, through buying merch or supporting his hotels for phenomenal amounts of money. Trump is thinking of new ways to illegally monetize the presidency each and every day.

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Brad Yazell's avatar

I'm glad he did it.

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Betsy L's avatar

In today's atmosphere of prosecuting anyone who looked sideways at Dear Leader or hinted that he was less than god-like, President Biden was doing his job of protecting his son against the MAGA mob. Pres. Biden also needs to preemptively pardon GEN Milley, Jack Smith, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and anybody Dumpy has threatened to go after, after he takes office

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Teri's avatar

Michael Cohen told Nicole Wallace several times he and his family would move overseas if turd was reelected. Six mos. ago he said they had a couple of places picked out.

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Doreen Garza's avatar

He doesn’t have a choice really! He and his family have to be safe.

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Gina's avatar

do you suppose trump&co will abide by "pardons"?

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TBM's avatar

You have a point.

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Saint Eddie's avatar

THANK YOU!

dem bashing by dems. i keep telling them that we get enough of that shit from magas. and if we're soooooo fucking BAD, go hook up w the crazy train. they'll fix everything.

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kdsherpa's avatar

Absolutely incredible! How STUPID can you get??

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