VAN HOLLEN: An individual who was pardoned by Trump went on to molest 2 children, & he tried to buy their silence by saying he would give them funds from your slush fund. Can you commit to not making that person eligible for a payout?
When you serve the unreconstructed, things like Contempt of Congress don't apply. They're basically just paper penalties. So just like Frau Pam, Blaaanche is going to lie.
I don't believe for one single, solitary second that Hair Furor could bring himself to sign or authorize $1 million payouts to his mob when he can just make that slush fund disappear into his Crypto account or his Qatari Venezuelan oil money account.
I tend to agree with you.These J 6 scumbags will probably receive as much$$ from Little Donnie fuck dildo as did the numerous contractors and workers who labored for him, that amount being zilch, nada, goose eggs.When has Donnie ever been generous giving money to others when he could just grift it all to himself?
Yep. In a couple months it will come out that none of the criminal fuckfaces actually got their criminal payouts, because it was stolen by the other criminals who authorized its dispersal to themselves instead.
Blanche is such a piece of shit. Accusing a sitting Senator of lying is beyond the pale - and Van Hollen was telling the absolute truth. What does it say when the Acting AG is unaware of all the pardoned J6 defendants who went on to commit crimes, including the child molester that Van Hollen was asking about?
Ivana Trump (RIP) testified under oath during a deposition that T💩p kept a copy of Hitler's speeches in his nightstand. It's likely the only book he has ever read.
I could feel my heart pound when I read about this "anti-weaponization" bullshit yesterday. I called and left messages for both of my worthless MAGA Missouri Senators and told them they are aiding and abetting a criminal, ignoring their constituents and breaking the law. I was furious. DAMN IT.
These photos of Claudia you share...I imagine you going through albums, remembering such moments, and my heart breaks for you. She had beautiful eyes. Thanks for sharing her with us.
I've wondered whether posting pictures of Claudia is helpful for healing, but after this shitshow today, I felt *so* grateful for her gentle warmth shining through. Thanks!
Thanks, Jeff, for the Daily Claudia feature, which is a welcome dose of humanity after the terrible things we have to endure from him EFD. Every Fucking Day.
Susan, this shit came down yesterday in the middle of the LA mosque shooting and I was scrolling through my email and found my update from Senator Moran of KS and his first topic was about "Wildfires in KS", I was like WTF, how about the dumpster fire in DC and my money going up in smoke and mirrors. It's truly maddening and almost beyond words.
When we take a big step back and ask why Trump would set up this slush fund, two things come to mind. First and foremost, he'll figure out how to direct a big ol' chunk of this to his family. Second, this is a down payment for the storm troopers he plans on using in his next call to insurrection when Republicans lose elections and he claims phony fraud. He's keeping his goons on retainer.
He and his regime have no problem with "weaponization" of government and justice, so long as he's directing it. Sorry for stating the obvious but in an insane world .... I honestly see no viable way out of this mess.
Before we all get our knickers in a complete knot, remember that Trump almost never gives money away. He'll hint, promise, postpone, up the ante, hint, promise, postpone, all the w hile every freaking dime of that $1.776 billion goes straight into his own pocket. He doesn't share. With anyone.
That thought untwisted my knickers a little, thanks, but I'm still fuming that there's no check on this money grab! What the fuck? It's all so blatant.
What a historic clusterfuck. Jamie Raskin made some statements yesterday about us still having some agency in this following the midterms. Everyone should read the book “They Want to Kill Americans” by Malcom Nance. Everything you don’t know but need to know about this insurgency.
Jamie Raskin is a treasure and WHEN we retake the House, he will be kicking some serious ass. On Sunday I visited a Little Free Library I haven't gone to in a while that always has good books and I found a copy of his book, Unthinkable, which I grabbed. I previously found an excellent book called How The Word Is Passed by Clint Smith, who visited a bunch of slavery-related sites and reported on what the vibe there is like today. (I also found a copy of Hillbilly Elegy that day which I took but have not been able to open.)
Haven’t seen mention of Bormann in decades. The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust Museum has this entry: “Bormann died in an effort to flee Berlin in the last days of World War II, but was long thought to be at large. He was tried in absentia at Nuremberg, where he was sentenced to death. West German authorities officially declared him dead in 1973 after his remains were discovered and positively identified.”
So, there’s hope. “Sentenced to death” might be a powerful disincentive. For some. We are already seeing those with shards of integrity fleeing this regime.
Sure. How many of executives of the big banks went to jail after Obama bailed their institutions out of financial problems? Answer: ZERO. And that’s how many executions I expect after the reign of Trump ends.
I don't believe in executions. I'd hate to see us lower ourselves to that savage level. Personally, my dream is to see Trump led to prison in handcuffs. Prison would be far worse for him than execution.
The next Democratic administration MUST make prosecuting these criminals a priority. Not as revenge or "weaponization." But as enforcement of the law. I'm prepared for some of them to get away with their crimes because of a lack of evidence. But none of this "turning the page" we did after Bush Jr AND Trump 45.
I doubt that our 'lowering ourselves' is really an issue. None of these fuckers will even go to prison for long. An armed civil war was waged against the United States and we didn't have the stomach to execute more than about three for cause.
Leaving them alive would be like a surgeon suturing a stab wound closed without disinfecting it and leaving shards of rusted metal embedded in the underlying tissue. That's basically what Biden tried to do, and we're living through the consequences.
Under normal circumstances I do too, but this is an exception. Leaving Nazis alive after Nuremberg was a mistake we should learn from.
Leaving them alive would be like a surgeon suturing a stab wound closed without disinfecting it and leaving shards of rusted metal embedded in the underlying tissue. That's basically what Biden tried to do, and we're living through the consequences.
I understand. Nevertheless, execution takes a toll. On the executioner (that’s one reason why firing squads included several shooters, so no one would hold himself as solely responsible), and on society… and each of the other methods of execution bring their own hazards, many of which we don’t think about. The electric chair left such a mess for the staff to clean up. The gas chamber meant one had to deal with the cyanide afterword. Hanging was a popular entertainment, and fostered a callousness that broadly included lynchings, ‘nuff said in that. But most espaceially, the death penalty falls on those who are without political or social status, and we all know how that runs.
I know, which is why I'm only in favor of it for the specific situation of “these fuckers are literal traitors to the country who are on par to cause Holocaust levels of death and misery.”
Indeed, Rubio’s acquiescence in shutting off foreign aid has resulted in this level of mass slaughter beginning. And ending public health programs and research into medical research will surely result in the needless suffering and death of millions more. Abandoning alternative energy and climate mitigation science is indeed mass murder.
I share with you a vision that these people, scores of them at a minimum, will end up incarcerated for the rest of their days. Sadly, I worry that it will never happen. It really is too much to bear.
Your point is on-target. It's the flaw baked in to who we are. Lincoln made the mistake of his "malice toward none" policy which allowed two-legged maggots to live free and unafraid. We will repeat the same shit every 100 years because we want it.
What should happen now is a TAXPAYER REBELLION where nobody files their Federal Income Taxes for the next two years. Blue States refuse to pay Federal Taxes to the Government.
I’ve been saying that since trump got involved, now MORE SO with trump 02! What could they do…arrest us all and throw us in one of trump’s concentration camp? It would have to be a 100% or it wouldn’t work, do what Hungary did!
Since our taxpayer funds are flowing to willfully ignorant cult extremists who have already attacked the Capitol once, I'm guessing the money is not going to be used to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds for little Betsy Sue and Jim Bob. They are going straight into guns and ammo for January, 2029.
He’s funding his own personal militia for sure. Solidifying their loyalty. They’ll kill anyone trump tells them to. Is this real? Is this really our government right now? The midterms feel like a million years from now. Where will we be in two months let alone six??
Both NYT and WAPO yesterday characterized the new fund as an “exchange” for dropping Trump’s corrupt suit against the IRS. There was no exchange! Nothing but Plan B for more corruption and setting up his stooges to attack again fall elections. Congress might want to remember that THEY were attacked last time.
I love this line: "At press time, the Senate passed the $1.2 trillion spending measure mostly along party lines, with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joining all Republicans in support."
Between all this and whatever the fuck the DOGE incels did at the Treasury department, one has to wonder if there's going to be any Treasury left by 28.
Well…the good news is we get pics of Claudia and Katie. OTHERWISE….I am completely fed up and sick of the shit this administration is getting away with! Our Constitution needs to be followed you dumbshits……I could keep swearing….but….I won’t on here! lol Have a nice Tuesday to all!
today in Shit That Happened While I Was Busy Writing This Shit—
it looks like Todd Blanche is getting chew-toyed by the Senate, even as I type this. from nine minutes ago:
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mm7kq6zxj723
VAN HOLLEN: An individual who was pardoned by Trump went on to molest 2 children, & he tried to buy their silence by saying he would give them funds from your slush fund. Can you commit to not making that person eligible for a payout?
BLANCHE: You're obviously lying
V: I am reporting what he said
He literally has just been sitting there in the hearing lying the entire time.
At this point I’m doubtful his name is really “Todd Blanche” cuz that’s probably a lie too.
Whenever any Trump flunky appears at a hearing, there should be someone standing nearby with a fire extinguisher set to "pants".
Set to pants!! Bahahahahaha
Sizzlingly perfect!
What ever happened to that legal concept called "perjury?"
“Legal” is a word not included in any Trump appointee’s vocabulary.
Exactly what I'd like to know! I guess the entire justice system is now bowing to tRump!
It is undeniably now the Dept. of Injustice
Congress has abdicated to DOJ all power to enforce their rules. One guess as to how that’s worked out.
That POS who says he's anointed by God
Has his own helper demon named Todd
They are evil incarnate
We will rejoice at their fate
When they face The Staff and The Rod
When you serve the unreconstructed, things like Contempt of Congress don't apply. They're basically just paper penalties. So just like Frau Pam, Blaaanche is going to lie.
Stunning that I believe a molester over our Attorney General. Blanche is a real piece of shit.
"You're obviously lying" WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK????
Yeah damn Overton window has been moved STEADILY :/
One step away from “I’m rubber, you’re glue” argumentation.
I don't believe for one single, solitary second that Hair Furor could bring himself to sign or authorize $1 million payouts to his mob when he can just make that slush fund disappear into his Crypto account or his Qatari Venezuelan oil money account.
I tend to agree with you.These J 6 scumbags will probably receive as much$$ from Little Donnie fuck dildo as did the numerous contractors and workers who labored for him, that amount being zilch, nada, goose eggs.When has Donnie ever been generous giving money to others when he could just grift it all to himself?
Yep. In a couple months it will come out that none of the criminal fuckfaces actually got their criminal payouts, because it was stolen by the other criminals who authorized its dispersal to themselves instead.
Just like their gold phones.
"Who ya' gonna believe, me or your lying ears?"
Blanche is such a piece of shit. Accusing a sitting Senator of lying is beyond the pale - and Van Hollen was telling the absolute truth. What does it say when the Acting AG is unaware of all the pardoned J6 defendants who went on to commit crimes, including the child molester that Van Hollen was asking about?
Hope Blanche is under oath. Doesn’t sound like it.
What’s the point of “hearings” if these grifters and crooks aren’t under oath and can just lie and say anything they want?
Even if not under oath, it’s still a felony to lie to Congress.
But who is going to prosecute him? Not this DOJ.
History may not repeat but ofc it RHYMES — with NAZI.
I should’ve known this slush fund wasn’t an original idea. Not a one of these Nazi fucks have an original
Fascist idea in their corrupt fucking melons.
Miller, Bannon, et al in the admin who are versed in Nazi strategy are the architects of this regime's initiatives.
Ivana Trump (RIP) testified under oath during a deposition that T💩p kept a copy of Hitler's speeches in his nightstand. It's likely the only book he has ever read.
Someone had to read it to him as a bedtime story.
Thats the only way he the gets off.
👆
I could feel my heart pound when I read about this "anti-weaponization" bullshit yesterday. I called and left messages for both of my worthless MAGA Missouri Senators and told them they are aiding and abetting a criminal, ignoring their constituents and breaking the law. I was furious. DAMN IT.
These photos of Claudia you share...I imagine you going through albums, remembering such moments, and my heart breaks for you. She had beautiful eyes. Thanks for sharing her with us.
I've wondered whether posting pictures of Claudia is helpful for healing, but after this shitshow today, I felt *so* grateful for her gentle warmth shining through. Thanks!
Me too.
Thanks, Jeff, for the Daily Claudia feature, which is a welcome dose of humanity after the terrible things we have to endure from him EFD. Every Fucking Day.
As a fellow Missourian, thanks for making that call...sadly, it will fall on deaf ears.
Same here in Desantistan. One handpicked, the other one of the biggest frauds in Medicare history. They listen to their wallets only.
Susan, this shit came down yesterday in the middle of the LA mosque shooting and I was scrolling through my email and found my update from Senator Moran of KS and his first topic was about "Wildfires in KS", I was like WTF, how about the dumpster fire in DC and my money going up in smoke and mirrors. It's truly maddening and almost beyond words.
When we take a big step back and ask why Trump would set up this slush fund, two things come to mind. First and foremost, he'll figure out how to direct a big ol' chunk of this to his family. Second, this is a down payment for the storm troopers he plans on using in his next call to insurrection when Republicans lose elections and he claims phony fraud. He's keeping his goons on retainer.
This is a worry of mine.
Ditto…major ulterior motives!
For years, Trump has made it obvious to all but the ostriches that he wishes to rule by decree. That wish has become reality.
Enabled by the true villains - the cowardly, complicit Republican party.
And six crooked judges.
exactly
He and his regime have no problem with "weaponization" of government and justice, so long as he's directing it. Sorry for stating the obvious but in an insane world .... I honestly see no viable way out of this mess.
Yes. 💯
Don't indulge in "worst case" projections. They aren't helpful.
While that may be true in normal times-in this case, think of the worst because they have a pattern of finding a new low every day
Before we all get our knickers in a complete knot, remember that Trump almost never gives money away. He'll hint, promise, postpone, up the ante, hint, promise, postpone, all the w hile every freaking dime of that $1.776 billion goes straight into his own pocket. He doesn't share. With anyone.
Ya know, you’re probably right. Besides, his insurrectionists did their last gig for free.
We know for sure he ain't putting that money into his T1 Phone factory 😂
I kind of agree!! He's a greedy bastard. I hope to read his obit soon.
🥂
That thought untwisted my knickers a little, thanks, but I'm still fuming that there's no check on this money grab! What the fuck? It's all so blatant.
Good point!
He'll put Eric in charge of disbursing the funds, if there is any left after his administrative costs.
What a historic clusterfuck. Jamie Raskin made some statements yesterday about us still having some agency in this following the midterms. Everyone should read the book “They Want to Kill Americans” by Malcom Nance. Everything you don’t know but need to know about this insurgency.
Jamie Raskin is a treasure and WHEN we retake the House, he will be kicking some serious ass. On Sunday I visited a Little Free Library I haven't gone to in a while that always has good books and I found a copy of his book, Unthinkable, which I grabbed. I previously found an excellent book called How The Word Is Passed by Clint Smith, who visited a bunch of slavery-related sites and reported on what the vibe there is like today. (I also found a copy of Hillbilly Elegy that day which I took but have not been able to open.)
I can send you some matches for that last one
Lovely lovely Ms Spouse and Katie. Thanks Jeff. Our heads are on fire and you soothe us with these two beautiful women.
Haven’t seen mention of Bormann in decades. The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust Museum has this entry: “Bormann died in an effort to flee Berlin in the last days of World War II, but was long thought to be at large. He was tried in absentia at Nuremberg, where he was sentenced to death. West German authorities officially declared him dead in 1973 after his remains were discovered and positively identified.”
So, there’s hope. “Sentenced to death” might be a powerful disincentive. For some. We are already seeing those with shards of integrity fleeing this regime.
If Democrats manage to retake the government in 28, there need to be tribunals and they *need* to end with executions. Plural.
Sure. How many of executives of the big banks went to jail after Obama bailed their institutions out of financial problems? Answer: ZERO. And that’s how many executions I expect after the reign of Trump ends.
Oh yeah. I don't expect any justice. We don't live in the timeline where we can have nice things.
why wait for 28? The hearings can start when (knock wood) Dems regain control of at least the House.
I don't believe in executions. I'd hate to see us lower ourselves to that savage level. Personally, my dream is to see Trump led to prison in handcuffs. Prison would be far worse for him than execution.
The next Democratic administration MUST make prosecuting these criminals a priority. Not as revenge or "weaponization." But as enforcement of the law. I'm prepared for some of them to get away with their crimes because of a lack of evidence. But none of this "turning the page" we did after Bush Jr AND Trump 45.
They should call it revenge. Revenge is absolutely a viable ticket in 28.
agree.
I doubt that our 'lowering ourselves' is really an issue. None of these fuckers will even go to prison for long. An armed civil war was waged against the United States and we didn't have the stomach to execute more than about three for cause.
I've said it elsewhere, but:
Leaving them alive would be like a surgeon suturing a stab wound closed without disinfecting it and leaving shards of rusted metal embedded in the underlying tissue. That's basically what Biden tried to do, and we're living through the consequences.
I want a picture when he's served his first prison meal, preferably a bologna sandwich.
I oppose the death penalty. But there are creative punishments that are interesting.
How about installing a camera in Trump's prison cell so Americans can watch 24/7 how miserable he is?
In theory that has appeal, but I never want to see him. Ever.
Will he have a roommate in this dream scenario?
Personally, I'd like to see him, Putin and Netanyahu sharing a tiny cell.
With Trump in the middle of the human centipede? (Sorry, I'm so far beyond reasonable this morning.)
Under normal circumstances I do too, but this is an exception. Leaving Nazis alive after Nuremberg was a mistake we should learn from.
Leaving them alive would be like a surgeon suturing a stab wound closed without disinfecting it and leaving shards of rusted metal embedded in the underlying tissue. That's basically what Biden tried to do, and we're living through the consequences.
I understand. Nevertheless, execution takes a toll. On the executioner (that’s one reason why firing squads included several shooters, so no one would hold himself as solely responsible), and on society… and each of the other methods of execution bring their own hazards, many of which we don’t think about. The electric chair left such a mess for the staff to clean up. The gas chamber meant one had to deal with the cyanide afterword. Hanging was a popular entertainment, and fostered a callousness that broadly included lynchings, ‘nuff said in that. But most espaceially, the death penalty falls on those who are without political or social status, and we all know how that runs.
I know, which is why I'm only in favor of it for the specific situation of “these fuckers are literal traitors to the country who are on par to cause Holocaust levels of death and misery.”
Indeed, Rubio’s acquiescence in shutting off foreign aid has resulted in this level of mass slaughter beginning. And ending public health programs and research into medical research will surely result in the needless suffering and death of millions more. Abandoning alternative energy and climate mitigation science is indeed mass murder.
I share with you a vision that these people, scores of them at a minimum, will end up incarcerated for the rest of their days. Sadly, I worry that it will never happen. It really is too much to bear.
Your point is on-target. It's the flaw baked in to who we are. Lincoln made the mistake of his "malice toward none" policy which allowed two-legged maggots to live free and unafraid. We will repeat the same shit every 100 years because we want it.
No executions. I'm against the death penalty. Life without parole, on the other hand...
.... to be pardoned by the next asshole President or Governor who finds it politically popular with the other assholes.
Hey Jeff how about this
What should happen now is a TAXPAYER REBELLION where nobody files their Federal Income Taxes for the next two years. Blue States refuse to pay Federal Taxes to the Government.
I’ve been saying that since trump got involved, now MORE SO with trump 02! What could they do…arrest us all and throw us in one of trump’s concentration camp? It would have to be a 100% or it wouldn’t work, do what Hungary did!
Those are two distinct actions. The first won't happen. The second might.
Thank you Jeff.
Since our taxpayer funds are flowing to willfully ignorant cult extremists who have already attacked the Capitol once, I'm guessing the money is not going to be used to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds for little Betsy Sue and Jim Bob. They are going straight into guns and ammo for January, 2029.
He’s funding his own personal militia for sure. Solidifying their loyalty. They’ll kill anyone trump tells them to. Is this real? Is this really our government right now? The midterms feel like a million years from now. Where will we be in two months let alone six??
Scream, cry, puke, just melt into the floor…I can’t even. How does anyone possibly support him? 🤬
Both NYT and WAPO yesterday characterized the new fund as an “exchange” for dropping Trump’s corrupt suit against the IRS. There was no exchange! Nothing but Plan B for more corruption and setting up his stooges to attack again fall elections. Congress might want to remember that THEY were attacked last time.
The Onion is on point here:
https://theonion.com/trump-requests-1-2-trillion-to-have/
I love this line: "At press time, the Senate passed the $1.2 trillion spending measure mostly along party lines, with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joining all Republicans in support."
Between all this and whatever the fuck the DOGE incels did at the Treasury department, one has to wonder if there's going to be any Treasury left by 28.
Well…the good news is we get pics of Claudia and Katie. OTHERWISE….I am completely fed up and sick of the shit this administration is getting away with! Our Constitution needs to be followed you dumbshits……I could keep swearing….but….I won’t on here! lol Have a nice Tuesday to all!
Go ahead, Tess...swear up a storm. This is a safe space. 😂😂😂
🤣🤣
The Drumpfs are just like Mussolini
But their brains are just rancid linguini
They're stupid, insane!
Play the "I'm victim" game
The smarts of old veal scallopini.
They're grifters and liars and cheats
Rewarding rioters who ruined our streets
What happened to truth?
With their fake veneer tooths
Drumpf smells too - like old rotten meat!
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Unneeded war for profit and fun
What those two idiot killers have done
A sot and a codger
A drunk and a draft dodger
They'll soon declare victory and run
Yes, they will for sure.