On the mugshot issue - I've been hoping for something like this:



It turns out, however, that politicians' mugshots look very much like their campaign photos:







Bummer.

The irony here is that this was a completely self-inflicted fuckup, because the Trumpverse lost its shit over what a porn star could say, and in the end something way worse, the "grab 'em by the pussy" Access Hollywood tape, did fuckall and probably cost the douchebag about five votes in the whole goddamn country.

From The Lincoln Project: Indictment Requiem

Christ on a stick, what's the matter with Lindsey Graham... Get it together, dude!

Happy Trump Arraignment Day!!!

It's my 61st birthday!!! This is my birthday present.

Of course most Repukes, who were willing to make shit up about Hillary, Obama, etc etc, will not want to know any FACTS in this case, ain't that right Screaming Motherfucking Skull or whatever your handle is.

I'll never understand Graham. Sometimes he actually seems smart. But most times the other Lindsay shows up. But, when you are in the closet your whole life, things get complicated, I suppose.

happy birthday! may we all get to see a perp walk in shiny handcuffs (hey, one can dream!)

Dems are saying "Oh don't celebrate."

But fuck that shit!!! When has this asshole ever gotten his due?

This is just the beginning. Jan 6th, classified docs, election interference etc etc etc all await.

I will never understand how he is not in jail already. How can a former POTUS do The Big Lie and get away with it? What kind of country is USA if a former POTUS is allowed to do this?

a country where you're presumed innocent until proven guilty, and the judiciary is independent from the executive or the popular mood

the don't celebrate part is good pr strategy, because feeding into the witchhunt narrative of the mentals would be self-defeating

but privately of course one can celebrate plenty hahahahahaaa

Take a look at the details in the indictment. Even MAGAheads must know that of course Trump did everything as charged. But they won't fucking care, will they?

The Law And Order Party my ass.

did you see how demented his crowd is? on the video footage i saw a mental patient saying "trump is america! you're not indicting trump, you're indicting america!"

our educational system and our mental health care system leave a lot to be desired hahahahahaa

God help us all if this MAGA crowd is not dwindling. What might it be now? 35%? 40%? More?

I think education is the key thing here. Critical thinking. Things have sunk so low for this monster to have so much support.

That asshole Gingrich likes to complain that 11/12 university profs are Dems, and that a Repuke has no chance of getting in.

Could it be that university profs have educated themselves to a level where Modern Repukeism is seen for what it actually is?

there is political bias in academia, particularly in the humanities where rigor does not count for a goddamn. it's all about fads and popularity contests and fitting in. it's a sad business really.

it's not like in the sciences though, where there sure is politics like everywhere else, but in the end the evidence speaks for itself.

as for education, i see it differently. i think we still have the best universities, and i think the basic education is good enough, but there just is too much religion in the population to oppose any and all teachings.

so i think taxing religious enterprises just like all other regular businesses would remove the extra incentive to turn the population into a credulous mass of fucking morons who think that whatever nonsense they believe becomes instant objective truth.

because this is what happens here. "faith" kills reason. both on the right and on the left, i should add. whatever you "believe" becomes objective. zero examination, zero doubt.

of course there is an unfortunate first amendment interpretation which exempts churches from taxation. so in america if a huckster wants endless free money all they have to do is find enough gullible marks and start a religion.

hence, infinite churches proliferate here. it's just very good business. bigger than fentanyl.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/...han-we-thought

^^^BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION

The God Delusion, indeed.

The Orange Turd is currently on a plane huddling with lawyers regarding his speech tonight.

I wonder if it willl be the usual Big Lie kind of spew, or if they might dance around certain things now that the specific charges have been laid out.

Two impeachments where Repukes gave him a free pass, and Mueller who fumbled at the 2 yard line, and now you must find impartial (ha!) jurors who all agree? He'll probably get away with this one too.

not so much god per se, as a highly american fundamentalist habit of mind.

intelligent religious people are not the problem.

the problem is that religion as a business model does best with fanatical customers. you know, like people camping outside of the apple store or trader joe's.

so the unregulated untaxed religion business in america breeds literal-minded hordes, blind to doubt or criticism, self-righteous and cognitively closed to any other perspectives, so that they are willing to keep giving their money.

cult members, in other words.

america is a breeding ground for cults.

Well, I can name one for starters. It begins with M and ends in A, and it has AG in the middle.

oh fuck yeah indeed. total cult. the orange jim jones.

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but you can't put, say, robert bresson, or kieslowski, on the same category as those utter fuckwads. i mean just to go back to my earlier point about intelligent religious people, which lacked examples (and i know you're a film buff).

This recent shit should be the least of Trump's worries. Hopefully the floodgates open on the really serious shit now. But of course the Greenes and the Grahams and the McCarthy's will cry foul all the way, like good Repukes do these days.

Notice how that sly evil motherfucker McConnel has been keeping quiet?

I wish he would just get some balls and rail against Trump and all those who decry the legal process as being a witch-hunt. Fuck he's 81 now. He could do "legacy" vice "The Base". FUCK THE BASE!!! They are deplorable.

probably hedging his bets, the wily old bastard.

in time he will stick his arm out and stab caesar like the rest of them, but only for appearances.

but look, he's stuck in a faustian bargain. he had to tie his party's fortunes to the beast while at the same time trying to preserve it.

not an easy feat. it's a bit like wanting to have a "soft landing" between inflation and recession. very hard to do.

you know strategy...

That town still needs an enema.

frankfort, ky?

Yes....strategy....it's amazing how scared shitless they all are about upsetting/losing The Base.

And what is The Base? Clinton was right. Fuckit - I'm not a politician.

If you think that Trump is a great guy....then there is something seriously wrong with you.

There. I said it.

yeah of course. i mean just look at batshit boebert. it's like the jerry springer show lives on.

Jerry Springer looks like fucking Winston Churchill right about now.

Veep quit because Trump et al were outdoing them.

Jesus Christ. It's sad and alarming how many millions have drunk the koolaid.

What was that asshole's handle here...the Trumpist who got banned for being.....well....too Trumpy. Texas. Fat. Ugly. Well anyway, imagine 150 million of him!!! (At least he liked SNY.)

The funniest part about the last election here was that our conservative Prime Minister focused on "the base" as whom he needed to bring out in droves to win the election.

Australia has compulsory voting.

I was thinking DC at the time of comment, but probably many need one.

i love dc, a great town

it's the red state imports that fuck it up

I'm just so tired of hearing sympathetic things about the MAGA Base. "Oh, they are simply frustrated and they feel left behind etc etc etc"

If you think that Trump is a great guy, and you support The Big Lie, Jan 6th, Fox News, and everything else that goes with MAGAism, then FUCK YOU.

I wish more Dems were like Newsom. Stop just shrugging your shoulders and saying "Oh those Republicans". FIGHT THEM. Where is the outrage?

That's my biggest problem with Biden. He's just too fucking nice. This IS war. Right here, right now. Wake up!! Because the ship is already sinking.

i think uncle joe is doing a fine job and keeping things on an even keel

unlike tfg, he's president of all americans not just his "base". he's gotta be inclusive, not alienating, regardless of what the deplorables will do.

i have a great appreciation for what he has accomplished. seriously.

california may be one thing, but there are other 49 states and a few territories.

besides-- between inflation, industrial policy, war in europe, our own left wing, china policy, the budget & debt limit, etc etc,... he's got bigger fish to fry

so... yeah... proposal: denied :D

I lived in Bethesda, MD, and going to DC was awesome.

This was before Newt, though...

They are being too fucking nice. Instead of ignoring Greene, they should treat her like a gift from heaven. The gift that keeps on giving!!! Every time she opens her stupid mouth, highlight what the Extreme MAGA Repukes are saying. Play hardball!!!

ah, i get what you mean now. i'm sure someone is collecting the footage.

but this is not biden's job. he's supposed to be better than you or me, and actually i think he is. i can't demand that the leader of a great nation stoop to my level. come on.

but yeah somebody out there has to put on the brass knuckles, when the time is right.

Well, I think the time is right = every fucking day, which is when the Repukes do/say completely outrageous things. Don't collect. DISTRIBUTE!!!

I'm so frustrated by the lack of outrage. Biden himself should stay stately, but get attack dogs!!!

I mean, just when you wondered what stupid shit Repukes might do next......

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...ll-lost-today/

bethesda! fancy boy :D

i lived in shaw, there were drunk people in the street and there was the crackhead lady who did her monthly midnight runs pleading for help with a "sick child".

i loved it hahaha

but attack who right now?

isn't it better to save the ammo for when there's a clear target?

a liberal judge won in wisconsin this week... and chicago has a new left wing mayor

i think here the pendulum has begun to swing back the other way maybe...

A clear target? Dude, are you really following the news? There's a clear target every 15min. In 15min from now Repukes are going to do yet another Outrageous Thing.

Clarence Thomas!!!

(What are Repukes saying about it?)

yes but there isn't a single person yet to pin this to

like the tennessee three. who do you associate that disgrace with? trump? desantis? pens?

The Fucking GOP!!! You know....the fascist/racist/gunlobby party. (How am I doing so far?)