Umm. One of the most prominent arguments against masked and anonymous federal agents is so that they can be clearly distinguished from criminals and kidnappersβ¦
23.02.2026 03:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Umm. One of the most prominent arguments against masked and anonymous federal agents is so that they can be clearly distinguished from criminals and kidnappersβ¦
23.02.2026 03:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As the evidence has clearly shown, and anybody with a brain realised from the start, being prepared to serve within the Trump MkII cabinet was an instant disqualifier to any claim to be "credible".
22.02.2026 20:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Why was it necessary to kill him?
22.02.2026 16:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Source: Benjamin Netanyahu.
22.02.2026 13:39 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Scariest ending to a movie everβ¦
22.02.2026 12:27 β π 13 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0(along with the extent to which it enables other malign actors to influence the above)
22.02.2026 12:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It is frankly a disgrace that the media doesnβt contextualise his every statement, question response or βpolicy changeβ in the context of a narcissistic moron descending further down the line of dementia (and indeed track such responses against academic documented process of such an individual).
22.02.2026 12:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The pipeline bombed by Russiaβ¦
22.02.2026 12:00 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1The Trump administration has no interest in impartially prosecuting federal crimes. Just partially ignoring crimes of Trump admin and those who bribe them, and pursuing nonsensical cases against Trump enemies.
21.02.2026 22:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Are you sure he isnβt paying people to turn up?
21.02.2026 20:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It just shows how far the Israeli Go t have gone of the deepend that the antisemites are the voice of reason.
21.02.2026 20:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0All after launching a National Defence Strategy that implied massive drawback from obligations outside of the Western Hemisphere.
21.02.2026 20:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Are they covering up for a paedophile ring, or are they actually just a paedophile ring masquerading as a political party?
21.02.2026 13:12 β π 117 π 17 π¬ 12 π 0More seriously such remotely far-fetched suggestions (without the EU even being in the room!) just show how amateurish the whole US led βpeace processβ actually is.
21.02.2026 10:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Perhaps they should inform their pals in Hungary firstβ¦
21.02.2026 10:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thatβs one view, the other frankly is that Democrats need to stop worrying about precedent and βwhere it might lead once startedβto fully investigate and prosecute corruption.
21.02.2026 10:47 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Perhaps then he shouldnβt have supported a ruling that said (in effect) βyes you can in fact ignore the laws without consequenceβ¦β?
21.02.2026 07:12 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I suppose at this stage all they can do is put people on notice that if and when Nuremberg II ever happens, they will be in no mood to show mercyβ¦
21.02.2026 05:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Possibly a dangerous route to go down (actually promising refunds) unless it is something they really intend to follow through on. The voters never hear the caveats, and in the long run justadds to the general contempt in which politicians of all parties are held.
21.02.2026 05:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Anyway itβs 5 in the morning. What am i even doing here? Sorry.
21.02.2026 05:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Vikings were certainly not averse to colonisation and slavery. No moral superiority on that account certainly. But perhaps not in areas which would have left them with large legacy non-white populations?
21.02.2026 05:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0DOJ didnβt lie and use dodgy evidence of non-existent crimes in support of their Trump warrantβ¦. And the Trump documents werenβt property his to βreclaimβ.
21.02.2026 04:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0(but yes being a little bit stupidly argumentative as well)
21.02.2026 04:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My point was not to assert any sort of Norwegian moral superiority, but to point out that often claimed moral superiority is often largely a product of historic immoral practices.
21.02.2026 04:38 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0They donβt have a very large ethnic minority population on account of having not practiced African slavery or tried to colonise half of planet earth? 90% seems quite low in the circumstances.
21.02.2026 04:23 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Well to be fair, itβs not as if certain Federal (inc. SCOTUS) judges havenβt exactly been shy of citing dissenting opinions in support of their Calvinball opinions in recent years. What happens when SCOTUS treats every precedent as negotiable and overturnable based on current composition of the Ct.
21.02.2026 04:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0SCOTUS: βTariffs are a tax and must be approved by Congressβ
Trump: βF*ck you, and for good measure iβm going to unilaterally increase your taxes to prove i can do whatever i wantβ.
Yeah - i suspect itβs a slightly misleading translation. Heβs not saying that he agrees it is what is needed to end the war - it is the conditions tha US/Russia are trying to impose.
20.02.2026 20:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So no tariff checks then?
20.02.2026 20:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0He means they donβt have many black people.
20.02.2026 19:31 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0