Pardons are tools for corruption
16.11.2025 20:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@clackamite.bsky.social
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Pardons are tools for corruption
16.11.2025 20:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Let us never forget these crimes
16.11.2025 19:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs pretty simple.
When you do a huge armed midnight raid on an apartment building rounding up and terrorizing children and later find out there were no criminals there everyone involved resigns in shame and we have loud showy Congressional hearings.
And the Phils still donβt post here. I guess they still post there, eh?
16.11.2025 06:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Rest in Power, Alice Wong.
15.11.2025 16:23 β π 886 π 157 π¬ 0 π 4Concepts of a plan
16.11.2025 04:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Medicare for all. Demand it. Healthcare is a fundamental human right.
15.11.2025 21:33 β π 2047 π 575 π¬ 58 π 22People freaking out more about the idea that Bill Clinton got a blowjob from Trump than both of them being sexually involved with children because pedophillia is more normalised in society than gay sex.
15.11.2025 11:14 β π 137 π 37 π¬ 8 π 3Sounds like an awareness campaign for the multiple sclerosis society. And Iβm not trying to joke or make light of MS, or the 3 million people who have it. Odd branding.
15.11.2025 23:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Possible (3) - Fill in the gaps where norms can be ignored with firm rules. Convicted felon? Canβt hold federal office. Canβt pass basic security clearance? Donβt get security info, even if dumb asses voted you in. Wonβt swear in elected officials? Lose your job.
15.11.2025 21:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Do a competitive analysis before investing too much
15.11.2025 02:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This can happen when every day is another wonderful secret
14.11.2025 02:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes, we need a βwe wonβt get fooled againβ plan!
13.11.2025 15:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is what Democrats need to do. Show us that you plan to fix things. The system has been abused and will be abused again if nothing changes. We cannot repeat the pattern of βthey wonβt be that cravenβ and Merrick Garland slow walking.
13.11.2025 15:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The emails, some of which were shared directly with PBS News, are among 23,000 documents Jeffrey Epsteinβs estate released to the House Oversight Committee, ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said. https://to.pbs.org/4qPy6ax
12.11.2025 16:29 β π 222 π 72 π¬ 13 π 10No more liberty
12.11.2025 22:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Concepts of a plan
12.11.2025 03:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0But they have concepts of a plan
11.11.2025 22:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cβmon, they certainly have concepts of a plan
11.11.2025 22:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Mike Johnson refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 7 weeks after she won her election by about 40 points. Mitch McConnell refused to give Obamaβs Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even a hearing for most of a year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked all military nominations for 10 months /
11.11.2025 22:06 β π 5763 π 1697 π¬ 235 π 79That one weird trick!
11.11.2025 22:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stockholm syndrome
10.11.2025 19:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dems *really* need to learn the art of holding a legit grudge. There are truly some unforgivable ppl doing heinous things and they *really* need to lean into that hard. They need to demonize those killing off folks.
10.11.2025 15:36 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
14.03.2025 22:24 β π 53427 π 13398 π¬ 1480 π 1331Yes, that was infuriating
10.11.2025 15:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0They have Stockholm syndrome
10.11.2025 07:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Theyβre experiencing Stockholm syndrome at this point
10.11.2025 06:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Pardons are bullshit. What kind of unlawful power is that? Like a special retrial option maybe, but just over ruling a judge and jury on the interpretation of the law is bullshit.
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