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To Heal America’s Polarized Political State, President Biden Must Step Aside But Not Before Pardoning King Trump In Full On His Way Out -- nm* - NYT Pitchbot Jul 1, 09:17 6
- roll -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 09:43
- (if Ford hadn’t give Nixon a get out of jail free card this issue likely would have been settled and probably quite differently 50 years ago) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 09:29
- order the elimination of DJT, resign, get pardoned by Harris who would just serve out that term, and have Newsom or Whitmer as your candidate in Nov -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 09:19 3
  - Do we need candidates anymore? Just stay in office as an Official Act. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 09:33 2
    - If I am president I at least make it that when I leave office I am moved to President of SCOTUS. -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 09:44
    - I mean seriously. Does anyone think DJT is going to go anywhere come 2028? -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 09:44
Steven Stamkos to the Predators; 4 years $8M per -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 1, 09:17 2
- The Murder Hornets just improved -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 09:39
- The Lightning fan base is going to revolt. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 09:34
So, short of taking Trump *out*, what can Biden order to stop him? -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 09:16 9
- Do the work. Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgie, Nevada, Arizona etc -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 09:25 2
  - Donate strategically -- (link) - mara Jul 1, 09:29
  - Trump lost debates in 2016 and didn't give up -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 09:26
- In my mind - literally, the only thing we can do is re-elect Biden. I mean - that's it. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 1, 09:18 4
  - Yep. The stakes have to be made absolutely clear. And then we need a constitutional amendment to fix this. And it realistically should apply to - pmb Jul 1, 09:22 2
    - it does at least have the benefit of clarifying the mind: “a vote for Trump in November is a vote for a king with no limits” -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 09:25 1
      - "And in case you got the wrong message from Game of Thrones, that's not cool." -- nm - Max Jul 1, 09:26
  - Or if Trump wins, a majority in both houses of Congress. Not sure which is more likely. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 09:22
- Besides beat him (lol) in November? - Jovian Jul 1, 09:17
I'm generally an optimist and figure we'll eventually find our way through these issues, but I'm staggering right now. - pmb Jul 1, 09:09 2
- I have no idea what I will say to Logan tonight. Zero. I keep talking about our country rising above this stuff but there is no answer to this. -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 09:12 1
  - :-[ -- nm - mud Jul 1, 09:50
The Big Short 2..... - Remlik Jul 1, 08:56 4
- " Hernandez, who is herself a loan officer, had misremembered the terms of her $1.1 million loan" Ummm. Honey, I don't feel bad for you! - Pippy Jul 1, 09:05 2
  - I wanna know when rates were 3%, what are you gaining in an ARM? Like, is the quarter-point that valuable to you? Stupid. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 1, 09:09 1
    - You are both spot on. Personal responsibility -- nm - rollo Jul 1, 09:32
- just as long as we don't get another Adam McKay movie out of it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 08:59
Now Merchan should absolutely throw down his gauntlet and sentence him to serve prison immediately. - Jovian Jul 1, 08:45
John Dean: -- (pic) - mud Jul 1, 08:26 [Attachment] 8
- as a Canadian I probly should stfu, but I think two of those seats are occupied by openly corrupt judges, and another two were effectively stolen by Mitch McConnell. -- nm* - mud Jul 1, 08:37 2
  - Opinions recognize no borders - fire away! But not literally or we will shoot our guns in all directions. -- nm - Max Jul 1, 09:29
  - well yes, that was his plan all along -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Jul 1, 09:26
- now if only Joe Biden was the warrior that would follow through with these newly minted rules by scotus. - Jovian Jul 1, 08:29 3
  - Undoubtedly they would be discussing whether to play it safe to assure a win and affect change in 2025 vs imposing change that could cost reelection. - Max Jul 1, 08:38 2
    - Playing it safe is exactly why we are where we are. -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 08:40 1
      - Yes but in a situation where executive power means it's all temporary you have to think about securing the judicial branch. - Max Jul 1, 08:42
- word -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 08:27
starting to think John Roberts is still the same goon who Reagan tasked with dismantling the Voting Rights Act straight out of law school -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 08:21 1
- so much for an independent DOJ -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 08:29
Hadn't even know he was charged: "Former 'American Ninja Warrior' star Drew Drechsel, who won the competition show in 2019, will serve a decade in - Jovian Jul 1, 08:19
come on up! (not you, though .. or you) -- nm - 🍁 C A N A D A 🍁 Jul 1, 08:18
Coolest thing I learned about the new GOES-U satellite that went up - it can spot fires usually before emergency services are alerted. - colin Jul 1, 08:10 2
- Neat -- nm - Pippy Jul 1, 08:13 1
  - i know our country is going down metaphorically in flames, but it's nice to see some positive news :) -- nm - colin Jul 1, 08:14
".. a Trump dictatorship on day one." -- (pic) - mud Jul 1, 08:07 [Attachment] 2
- He will call everything he does an official MAGA Act. - LFG Jul 1, 08:12 1
  - Are Executive Orders official acts if you walk away from the desk before signing them? -- nm - Max Jul 1, 08:14
LOL great first messaging Biden campaign: "The Biden campaign says the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity “doesn’t change the facts,” and - Jovian Jul 1, 07:58 2
- thanks for protecting teh norms, Bob Bauer -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:59 1
  - it just shows how completely fucked we really are. That Biden is this completely out of step and just doesnt get it. -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 08:01
Democracies in western countries don’t typically die - they commit suicide. -- nm - Dawson Jul 1, 07:57 4
- *bows head* -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 08:01
- Apathetic suicide. The people that could make a difference in November seem too stuck on Biden being old and weak. -- nm - Inigo Jul 1, 08:01
- "have a nice day!" -- nm - smileyface Jul 1, 08:00
- Judge Merchan may be the last thing standing between it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:58
Well - Trump's calling it a win on Truth Social...so there's that. Jesus Christ - where the hell are we living?? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 1, 07:47 18
- Of course its a win. Its over. We lost. They won. -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 07:49 17
  - Thanks Obama. - sycor Jul 1, 08:05 16
    - *a member of the right wing acts horribly, a member of the left wing blames another member of the left wing* -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 08:19 6
      - The high road is over. The Dems need to actually do whatever they can to stop this non-sense. Everyone knows by now the game those - sycor Jul 1, 08:32 3
        
        Sure but blaming Ginsburg is going to get us nowhere -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 08:49
        
        You mean the same Dems who are arguing that Joe still has a chance after the debate debacle last week? -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 08:36 1
        
        The election is not over. Yes, it's unlikely Biden wins but it's not a guaranteed Trump victory by any means. -- nm - Inigo Jul 1, 08:41
      - two things can be true: one party spent 50 years buying the SCOTUS they wanted while the other party stuck their head in the sand pretending it - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 08:31
      - *ding* -- nm - mud Jul 1, 08:22
    - He couldn't appoint anyone. The Senate wouldn't bring up the vote. -- nm - Inigo Jul 1, 08:12 4
      - Dems still had control in 2014. he could have tried harder (or even just tried) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 08:14 1
        
        I doubt RBG would have listened and these rulings would be 5-4 instead of 6-3. Replacing Scalia wasn't gonna happen no matter what he did. -- nm - Inigo Jul 1, 08:19
      - Okay that's fair. I didn't remember that, but it's a good point. -- nm - sycor Jul 1, 08:14 1
        
        Oh, I remember it all too well. -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 08:15
    - has he dropped his Songs of Summer playlist yet? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 08:08 3
      - I am sure it is super happy. -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 08:09 2
        
        I'm wondering if there are a group of rich people, and politicians just simply looking for an exit plan to another country - Pippy Jul 1, 08:10 1
        
        Group? Maybe. Individuals? No doubt. -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 08:15
Sotamayor should resign tomorrow -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:47 9
- "In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law." -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:49 4
  - last line: "With fear for our democracy, we dissent." -- nm - mud Jul 1, 07:53 2
    - great. that and $5 will get her a latte at Starbucks -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:58 1
      - I don't think $5 will actually cover a latte anymore. she might need $6. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 1, 08:11
  - (and it's all "official power" to this court) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:51
- all three liberal justices should resign *today* -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 07:49
- Why? Won't they just sit on it until after the election like they did for Obama? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 1, 07:48 2
  - McConnell's not the majority leader any more. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 07:52
  - SCOTUS noms can't be filibustered -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:49
Donald Trump is immune from criminal charges for official actions but NOT unofficial acts. 6-3 -- (pic) - mud Jul 1, 07:35 [Attachment] 19
- So how does this impact his existing cases? Or is this the message for prosecutors who were planning to convene a grand jury? -- nm - Max Jul 1, 07:44 5
  - yes they all on hold until the lower courts can decide what is official or not official, and then scotus can rule on that - Jovian Jul 1, 07:56
  - it's even worse. easily the worst SCOTUS opinion ever (legitimately) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:54 3
    - Didn't look at the tweet because F twitter. But it's strange that I've heard "worst SCOTUS opinion" every several times in recent years. - sycor Jul 1, 08:07 1
      - RBG's death was like turning off the protection grid in Ghostbusters -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 08:09
    - still getting worse. overturning mens rea now too -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 08:07
- WE KNOW! Will Jack Smith have an announcement by 5:00 PM ET? -- nm Posted by mud Jun 30 '24, 20:35 -- nm - mud Jul 1, 07:44 2
  - it ironically strengthens his case in Florida, to the extent all of those docs were stolen and retained after he left office -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:44 1
    - but they know that doesnt matter. Thatll be dismissed as soon as he takes office. -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 07:46
- Sooooooo...now we get a case to determine what are "official acts"? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 1, 07:39 2
  - yes but based on the language in the opinion, they've tipped their hands that it's all Offical Acts when the president does it while in office -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:40 1
    - Right - so he's immune for January 6th. Is that the main takeaway here? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 1, 07:41
- " The President is not above the law. But under our system of separated powers, the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core powers." - budice Jul 1, 07:38 1
  - enjoy the fourth reich all -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 07:41
- more -- (pic) - mud Jul 1, 07:37 [Attachment] 3
  - Aka- carte Blanche to use DOJ to prosecute enemies next year -- nm - dawson Jul 1, 07:40 1
    - yep -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:41
  - more -- (pic) - mud Jul 1, 07:37 [Attachment]
- factual findings by Judge Chutkun that attempting to overthrow the government is not an Official Act -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:37
(non-immunity) awful SCOTUS opinion of the day: 6-3 further dismantling of the gov't, allows plaintiffs to challenge agency actions years after going -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:34 1
- we're fucked. -- nm - planet earth Jul 1, 07:39
In a nice bit of synchronicity we just stopped by a pub/museum dedicated to an explorer whose boat is mentioned on the shirt LMS gave me a few weeks a -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 1, 07:32 [Backboard]
In honor of pfm's Irish trip, olive oil vs butter -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 07:25 [Image] 2
- Now that's cartography! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 07:33
- It's the Euro version of soda vs. pop -- nm - BaRRRon Jul 1, 07:29
Weekend viewing: Inside Out 2 B+. Included this trailer which I can hardly believe is a theatrical release. -- (link) - BaRRRon Jul 1, 07:21 [youtube] 9
- More Resident Alien A+. A bit of Furosa while eating the oldest was watching it. No real grade, but it look bonkers. Visually great, but just - sycor Jul 1, 08:01 2
  - that is a very fair assessment, I gave Furiosa a 7/10 due to cinematography and Anya's eyes, - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 08:12 1
    - The part I saw was I assume early on but maybe not? spoils - sycor Jul 1, 08:18
- Godzilla Minus One: B -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 07:42
- A Quiet Place: Day One - A-. Latest The Boys: A+. Stated new season of Evil E1-3: B+. -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 07:33
- 'I.S.S.' (ugh), a very fine season finale for 'Interview ..' 👍, more 'football' Euro & Copa yay -- nm - mud Jul 1, 07:33
- The Bear s3 (B, on average. some A eps wrapped around more C filler stuff. about five eps of actual story stretched to 10) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:30
- 1st 3 eps of Full Swing 8/10; Horizon An American Epic Part 1 7/10; Murder On The Orient Express (stage version at the ID Shakespeare Festival) 10/10 - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 07:29
- A Quiet Place: Day One - A-. Douglas Is Cancelled ep 1 - B. The Sinner S3 eps 1&2 - B+. -- nm - LMS Jul 1, 07:23
It's freezing in DC! Bring back the sweltering heat! -- nm - Max Jul 1, 07:12 1
- my coworker is in DC for summer and has already assimilated; she said the same thing this morning. (her husand is a doctoral student; has internship.) - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 1, 07:47
Hunter Biden is suing Fox News for trying to 'humiliate' him. - ty97 Jul 1, 07:10 5
- GLWT. -- nm - BaRRRon Jul 1, 07:20
- . -- (link) - ty97 Jul 1, 07:12 1
  - good for him. He is quite literally almost all they talk about and smear every day. -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 07:28
- Maybe, and I'm just spitballin here, he should just shut the fuck up, do his time and disappear. nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 1, 07:11 1
  - yes exactly!!! -- nm* - Love Don, Eric, & Lara Jul 1, 07:12
I love that PFM is Ireland now, as we were travelling around in Ireland this same week in 2017. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 06:58 5
- okay, I will call dibs on 2031 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 07:39
- Thats great -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 07:38
- I want to go back. It's been 10 years this year since I went. -- nm - sycor Jul 1, 07:10 2
  - Oh PFM if you are around Dingle you should go to Inch Beach. It's quite beautiful. -- nm - sycor Jul 1, 07:12 1
    - Our first stop this morning! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 09:03
but puffins! go to the puffins! -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 1, 06:56 1
- The puffins are totes adorbs! -- nm - sycor Jul 1, 07:12
send Beacon to Paris cowards -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 06:52 1
- Love it!! And that's a great idea for helping the athletes to relax and stay calm. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 06:57
TT Poll: What should Biden do first if SCOTUS grants him absolute immunity? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 1, 06:40 6
- Take out SCOTUS. -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 07:34
- Take DJT out. Take Musk out. Take Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow out. Take the Mercers out. Take out the Murdochs. -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 06:59 2
  - Thomas and Alito first would have the most impact. -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 07:02 1
    - yes -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 07:35
- Seal Team Six -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 06:49
- cocaine. -- nm - budice Jul 1, 06:42
VF: first look at Gladiator II (i guess it's Maximus' son against . . . stuff) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 06:35 6
- $ 200 mil -- nm - Pippy Jul 1, 07:37
- how much money will this movie make? please note that I will return to this post after release and award a prize to the person who comes closest. - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 1, 06:59 2
  - 312.50 -- nm - LFG Jul 1, 09:14
  - gotta see the trailer first (but my gut is it's a $100m opener easy) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 07:03
- Denzel! .. plus ~42 pics of Paul Mescal -- nm - mud Jul 1, 06:42
- As long as he doesn't have to fight The Mountain, he should be fine. -- nm - BaRRRon Jul 1, 06:39

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