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Good news for assault victims from the Jan 6th riot and bad news for tangerine Palpatine:

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/01/politics/trump-presidential-immunity-january-6-lawsuits/index.html

 

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The opinion, written by Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, states that not everything a president does or says while in office is protected from liability.

The president “does not spend every minute of every day exercising official responsibilities,” the opinion said. “And when he acts outside the functions of his office, he does not continue to enjoy immunity. … When he acts in an unofficial, private capacity, he is subject to civil suits like any private citizen.”

 

 

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6 hours ago, Satchmo said:

Good news....

 

House expels GOP Rep. George Santos over ethics violations

GOP Rep. George Santos told CNN after the House voted to expel him that "it’s over."

“The House spoke that’s their vote. They just set new dangerous precedent for themselves,” he added.

When asked if he would still stay and use nonmember privileges because he is not convicted, Santos said, "Why would I want to stay here? To hell with this place.”

Pressed if he knew this was how it was going to go, Santos said, "I had no skin in the game." 

And then he said, "You know what? As unofficially no longer a member of Congress, I no longer have to answer your questions."

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/george-santos-expulsion-vote-12-1-23

 

 

its a low low bar, but its nice to see where the line is for most of the representatives. 

 

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1 hour ago, The Arrogant Worms said:
 

CNN Reveals Speaker Johnson Wrote the Forward For A Book That Spreads ‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory And Uses Homophobic Slurs

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/cnn-reveals-speaker-johnson-wrote-the-forward-for-a-book-that-spreads-pizzagate-conspiracy-theory-and-uses-homophobic-slurs/

 

just like Jesus suggested. 

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Heard about this on Real Time tonight when Bill described it as “the no clean water for whores” act. 
 

Louisiana’s Governor-Elect Wants To Withhold Funds For New Orleans’ Decaying Water Infrastructure Until Women Who Seek Abortions Are Prosecuted

IN A HORRIFYING INTERSECTION OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, JEFF LANDRY HAS URGED THE STATE TO WITHHOLD FUNDS BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
 


https://www.essence.com/news/louisiana-governor-withholding-water-infrastructure-funds-reproductive-rights/

 

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9 hours ago, 4petesake said:



Heard about this on Real Time tonight when Bill described it as “the no clean water for whores” act. 
 

Louisiana’s Governor-Elect Wants To Withhold Funds For New Orleans’ Decaying Water Infrastructure Until Women Who Seek Abortions Are Prosecuted

IN A HORRIFYING INTERSECTION OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, JEFF LANDRY HAS URGED THE STATE TO WITHHOLD FUNDS BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
 


https://www.essence.com/news/louisiana-governor-withholding-water-infrastructure-funds-reproductive-rights/

 

 

This is the theocracy in action.

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More evidence of Trump "selling" pardons:

 

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-campaign-has-received-nearly-1-8-million-from-his-clemency-recipients-report/ar-AA1kTGI8?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=dd2e83f42a1c45458b56b08d0fcae356&ei=45

 

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"The Post found 26 clemency recipients or their immediate family members have contributed to a Trump campaign account or a pro-Trump political committee. That means more than 1 out of 10 of the people who received pardons and commutations gave money either before they received clemency, afterward or in both periods, for a total of nearly $1.8 million.

 

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Looks like Bicurious George is planning on taking a big dump on the GQP on his way out....

 

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/questionable-stock-trading-santos-to-file-ethics-complaints-against-republicans-who-ousted-him/ar-AA1kT1Xj?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=eb5035cb1a3f4adcb23e285c021ebbbb&ei=25

 

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Former Rep. George Santos (R-New York), who became the sixth member of the House of Representatives to be expelled from the body on Friday, is now launching formal ethics complaints against several House Republicans who voted for his ouster.

Santos announced on X (formerly Twitter) in several late-night tweets that he would be filing complaints against four of his Republican colleagues, including three from the Empire State — Reps. Nick LaLota (R-New York,) Mike Lawler (R-New York), Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York) and Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey). All four of those Republicans voted in favor of the resolution to expel Santos.

 

 

Insert Popcorn gif here....

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You can't make this stuff up......no wonder Trump loves the uneducated.

Trump Fan Outside Rally Has Jaw-Dropping Theory About MyPillow Guy’s REAL Identity

https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/trump-fan-outside-rally-has-jaw-dropping-theory-about-mypillow-guys-real-identity/

 

TRUMP FAN: Who is Mike Lindell? Who is, is John John still alive? We’re going to find out the truth.

 

JASON SELVIG: So you think you think that Mike Lindell is John F. Kennedy Jr.

 

TRUMP FAN: Yes, I do.

 

JASON SELVIG: Do you have a you have a picture to prove it there? So this is a picture of Mike Lindell and John F Kennedy Jr. And so what’s what’s the evidence here?

 

TRUMP FAN: Well, the evidence is, we’re going to find out that people had to play certain roles to get the truth out to people.

 

JASON SELVIG: So why would John F. Kennedy Jr. Fake his own death and then assume the identity of a pillow salesman?

 

TRUMP FAN: Well, you have to ask yourself, what was he running for?

 

He was running for a seat in New York. Who won that seat? Was it Hillary Clinton?

 

JASON SELVIG: So? So. John F. Kennedy Jr. is actually Mike Lindell.

 

TRUMP FAN: We’ll find out.

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22 minutes ago, The Arrogant Worms said:
You can't make this stuff up......no wonder Trump loves the uneducated.

Trump Fan Outside Rally Has Jaw-Dropping Theory About MyPillow Guy’s REAL Identity

https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/trump-fan-outside-rally-has-jaw-dropping-theory-about-mypillow-guys-real-identity/

 

TRUMP FAN: Who is Mike Lindell? Who is, is John John still alive? We’re going to find out the truth.

 

JASON SELVIG: So you think you think that Mike Lindell is John F. Kennedy Jr.

 

TRUMP FAN: Yes, I do.

 

JASON SELVIG: Do you have a you have a picture to prove it there? So this is a picture of Mike Lindell and John F Kennedy Jr. And so what’s what’s the evidence here?

 

TRUMP FAN: Well, the evidence is, we’re going to find out that people had to play certain roles to get the truth out to people.

 

JASON SELVIG: So why would John F. Kennedy Jr. Fake his own death and then assume the identity of a pillow salesman?

 

TRUMP FAN: Well, you have to ask yourself, what was he running for?

 

He was running for a seat in New York. Who won that seat? Was it Hillary Clinton?

 

JASON SELVIG: So? So. John F. Kennedy Jr. is actually Mike Lindell.

 

TRUMP FAN: We’ll find out.

The world is doomed.

Unless we can figure out how to keep the idiots out of positions of power.

so, yah, doomed. 😞

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