Bending the Knee and Politics in 2025

[MFS62]

I wonder how the great dealmaker will spin it now that Chinese opposition has forced him to roll back the tariffs on electronic goods.
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[batmagadanleadoff]

Salvadoran president says he won’t return wrongly deported man to U.S.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... ortations/

They can do this to anybody. Kidnap somebody. Hustle them onto an El Salvador-bound plane in the middle of the night under secrecy before a court can intervene. Then show up on the eventual and inevitable court date and apologize for "making a mistake". "There's nothing more that we can do".

Today, they'll disappear innocent people to El Salvador. Tomorrow, they'll kick them out of helicopters in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

[MFS62]

Today, they'll disappear innocent people to El Salvador. Tomorrow, they'll kick them out of helicopters in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Or the "Putin Special" reserved for political opponents - falling out of windows.
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[Lefty Specialist]

Salvadoran president says he won’t return wrongly deported man to U.S.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... ortations/

They can do this to anybody. Kidnap somebody. Hustle them onto an El Salvador-bound plane in the middle of the night under secrecy before a court can intervene. Then show up on the eventual and inevitable court date and apologize for "making a mistake". "There's nothing more that we can do".

Today, they'll disappear innocent people to El Salvador. Tomorrow, they'll kick them out of helicopters in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

He said today that "Next we go after the home-growns", meaning American citizens. He told them to build five more prisons to handle the load.

If we ever get these people out of office, I'd like to see Stephen Miller make a one-way trip to El Salvador.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Salvadoran president says he won’t return wrongly deported man to U.S.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... ortations/

They can do this to anybody. Kidnap somebody. Hustle them onto an El Salvador-bound plane in the middle of the night under secrecy before a court can intervene. Then show up on the eventual and inevitable court date and apologize for "making a mistake". "There's nothing more that we can do".

Today, they'll disappear innocent people to El Salvador. Tomorrow, they'll kick them out of helicopters in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

He said today that "Next we go after the home-growns", meaning American citizens. He told them to build five more prisons to handle the load.

If we ever get these people out of office, I'd like to see Stephen Miller make a one-way trip to El Salvador.

The whole thing about the El Salvadoran President refusing to release Garcia is a farce. That's what President Combover told him to say. Why on Earth wouldn't El Salvadoran want to release that prisoner.

This country is on fire. Even Bill Maher sold out to this President and kissed his ass.

[batmagadanleadoff]

And what right do they even have in the first place to transfer an American citizen to El Salvador? Or an immigrant with no connection to El Salvador and who's not even wanted by El Salvador? Not that the corrupt SCOTUS won't make up a rule at the right time.

[batmagadanleadoff]

On Bill Maher's most recent show, Steve Bannon guaranteed that President Hitler will have a third term. When Maher read Bannon the Constitutional amendment prohibing third Presidential terms, Bannon more or less said that the Constitution is whatever SCOTUS says it is. The thing is that Bannon has a history of telegraphing whatever the hell President Hitler intends to do. And he's usually right.

[Lefty Specialist]

I gave up on Maher years ago. He's a smug asshole. He hates women, gays, trans people, anyone of Arabic descent and pretends he's the only one who's got all the answers. Of course he kissed up to Trump- he wants Warner BrosDiscovery to keep him on the air, and WBD is openly asking Trump what they can do to please him.

[MFS62]

If we ever get these people out of office, I'd like to see Stephen Miller make a one-way trip to El Salvador.

Stephen Miller is twisted. His ancestors were in Hitler's concentration camps. And now he wants to impose cruel punishment on people just because they are what they are. I'm not sure the "worst prison in the world" in El Salvador is sufficient punishment for him.
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[batmagadanleadoff]

I gave up on Maher years ago. He's a smug asshole. He hates ... gays ....

Maher hates gays? That's ironic. Talk about pot ... kettle ... black.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Typewriter and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi "Before/After" Noem said that those sent to the brutal Salvadoran prison for alleged terrorists “should stay there for the rest of their lives.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/opin ... arcia.html

Jeez. If any of youse are thinking of going out and buying a Chicago Bulls hoodie -- don't.

[Lefty Specialist]

Strong Warning: NSFW. (I didn't embed the video for that reason.)

But also true. There are definitely bended knees here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK-weXT5HxE

[batmagadanleadoff]

13 Trump Voters on the Highs and Lows of His Term So Far

Excerpt:

“There’s a lot of social media saying: Hey, are you Republicans or MAGA people regretting your vote? And no, I’m not,” one participant told us in Opinion’s latest conversation with voters in our America in Focus series.

Across the 90-minute discussion, that was the consensus: President Trump was, whether each participant liked all of it or not, doing what he had promised. For the first time in quite a while, real change was taking place in America. That excited a lot of these 13 independent voters who supported Mr. Trump last November. Even if they could, none would go back and change their vote.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... group.html

See? They're just gonna vote for a different scumbag Republican if they get angry enough. Those huge anti-oligarchy rallies Bernie and AOC are hosting all across the country drawing record crowds: Those crowds are more than 90% Dems and Independents. Those rallies are partisan rallies.

Burn it all down.

[rchurch314]

13 Trump Voters on the Highs and Lows of His Term So Far

Excerpt:

“There’s a lot of social media saying: Hey, are you Republicans or MAGA people regretting your vote? And no, I’m not,” one participant told us in Opinion’s latest conversation with voters in our America in Focus series.

Across the 90-minute discussion, that was the consensus: President Trump was, whether each participant liked all of it or not, doing what he had promised. For the first time in quite a while, real change was taking place in America. That excited a lot of these 13 independent voters who supported Mr. Trump last November. Even if they could, none would go back and change their vote.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... group.html

See? They're just gonna vote for a different scumbag Republican if they get angry enough. Those huge anti-oligarchy rallies Bernie and AOC are hosting all across the country drawing record crowds: Those crowds are more than 90% Dems and Independents. Those rallies are partisan rallies.

Burn it all down.

Indeed. Which is why the Times /MSM is upholding it's moral obligation to have 90 minute discussions with trump voters that pretend they're independent and ignore those rallies.

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, interviewing 13 Trump voters settles it, I guess.

Interview 13 Harris voters and I'm betting not one of them would change their votes, either. I'm also betting that none of them would be 'cautiously optimistic'. But that would be no fun and might anger Krasnov.

This is a specialty of the Times; let's start from a premise and then find some random people to verify that premise. I don't exactly know what it is, but it's not real journalism. The only thing missing is the rural diner somewhere in flyover America.

[batmagadanleadoff]

In this revealing close-up, you can see how the plastic surgeon(s) built out Kristi "Before/After" Noem's cheeks.

[MFS62]

That's why she was upset when somebody stole her purse. It contained her plastic surgeon's phone number.
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[Lefty Specialist]

Could be worse, we could see before/after pictures of her dog.

[MFS62]

Could be worse, we could see before/after pictures of her dog.

No more calls, please. We have a winner.
Please come to the front desk to claim your prize.
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[batmagadanleadoff]

Tell me he's not a fucking wannabe dictator and I'll sell you a bridge in Brooklyn for real cheap.

Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation

The president claimed that countries were sending their prisoners to the United States and that he needed to bypass the constitutional demands of due process to expel them quickly.

Excerpt:

President Trump asserted on Tuesday that undocumented immigrants should not be entitled to trials, insisting that his administration should be able to deport them without appearing before a judge.

The remarks, which he made in the Oval Office in front of reporters, were Mr. Trump’s latest broadside against the judiciary, which he has said is inhibiting his deportation powers. Mr. Trump falsely claimed that countries like Congo and Venezuela had emptied their prisons into the United States and that he therefore needed to bypass the constitutional demands of due process to expel the immigrants quickly.

“I hope we get cooperation from the courts, because we have thousands of people that are ready to go out and you can’t have a trial for all of these people,” Mr. Trump said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/p ... ation.html

And while we're skipping over "inconvenient" sections of the US Constitution, maybe we can ignore the retarded electoral college, as well, and award the Presidency to the winner of the popular vote, like every other reasonably sane country does. Then, Hillary and Al Gore would've won, and we wouldn't have Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney-Barrett, Alito and Roberts destroying the country. And if President Hitler with the Combover lost eight years ago, he would've gone away for good.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Those closeups are scary. She looks like her whole face would melt right off if she got too close to a lit candle.

[batmagadanleadoff]

On Bill Maher's most recent show, Steve Bannon guaranteed that President Hitler will have a third term. When Maher read Bannon the Constitutional amendment prohibing third Presidential terms, Bannon more or less said that the Constitution is whatever SCOTUS says it is. The thing is that Bannon has a history of telegraphing whatever the hell President Hitler intends to do. And he's usually right.

I gave up on Maher years ago. He's a smug asshole. He hates women, gays, trans people, anyone of Arabic descent and pretends he's the only one who's got all the answers. Of course he kissed up to Trump- he wants Warner BrosDiscovery to keep him on the air, and WBD is openly asking Trump what they can do to please him.

I gave up on Maher years ago. He's a smug asshole. He hates ... gays ....

Maher hates gays? That's ironic. Talk about pot ... kettle ... black.

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Larry David mocks Bill Maher's dinner with Trump in an op-ed for The New York Times
In an accompanying message to readers, a Times editor said: “Larry’s piece is not equating Trump with Hitler. It is about seeing people for who they really are and not losing sight of that.”



https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/la ... aboolafeed

I was so thoroughly disgusted, I haven't watched Maher since. I knew something was odd when Maher had Kid Rock as his featured opening guest a few weeks before. You shoulda seen the way Maher was slobbering all over the douchebag, ingratiating himself, practically fellating the "musician". It was cringe-worthy. I was wondering what the fuck was up. I know that Maher occasionally hosts MAGA people and far-righters. But Kid Rock is a douchebag, an idiot who has nothing interesting to say, no clever insights, no nothing.

It was later revealed that Kid Rock brokered or arranged the meeting between Maher and President Hitler. So that's what was up.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I think her lips are growing.

[MFS62]

Draft Dodger Don has asked for a criminal investigation because polls say his numbers are low.
They've already been denying Science.
Now they're denying Mathematics.
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[kcmets]

At least he didn't win his Canadian election bid. But now
I guess we'll just have to roll the tanks in and take the country
by force. After Greenland, of course. So much to do...