Originally published at: Kash Patel Is A Blaring Alarm Of The Imminent Dangers Of Trump II
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil As the Senate returned Monday evening from the holiday recess, Republican senators voiced little to no concern over Donald Trump’s corrupt plan to fire FBI Director…
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I have no words for this nincompoop. ETA for disambiguation: the nincompoop referred to would be Kash Patel.
Local felon-supporter’s cat being escorted from the Cargo property by our Wild Turkey Assault Force (WTAF).
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Off-Topic
President Joe Biden is ducking questions on his decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter, ignoring calls for him to explain his reversal as he was making his first presidential trip to Angola.
It’s great that Associated Press has reporters in all fifty states, so they can hassle Biden wherever he goes.
One question. What’s an Angola? Is that something I should know about?
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Consistently good stuff from Beutler…
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Zero hour. Every American who wants to live in a free and just democracy must now set aside every and all differences they may have with any other American who wants that. Democratic, Republican, Independent - meaningless labels. Policy preferences - irrelevant. Race, gender, religion, economic and social class have nothing to do with the only identity that matters now, the identity of an American wholly committed in unity with other Americans to a relentless, difficult and long war to thwart and eventually defeat Trump, Musk, Putin and their fascist and Nazi allies, domestic and foreign.
All of our time, all of our energy, all of our fortunes, all of our influences, and any friend and family member we can enlist to the fight, must now be rushed the front line of this battle. We must understand, as FDR did in his era, that the only way the fascist and Nazi threat can be defeated is to crush them totally - by any means necessary - for generations. That’s why it will take more than 2 years, more than 4 years, more than 8 years. For those like me nearing the end of our lives, it will probably consume those lives. For our younger compatriots, I hope the victory will be complete so you can live in peace and prosperity through your lives and the lives of your children and grandchildren.
Hard cheese I know, but it’s all we have to eat right now, and I will eat it every day to stay alive until we have them on the run.
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The mainstream Press is once again applying an extreme double standard to Biden and Trump, this time regarding pardons. And now they’re bringing out the “Legacy” purity bullshit. It’s the same as it’s ever been.
When Joe pardoned Hunter,
the Press went insane.
When Trump pardoned gangsters,
they called it mundane.
The Dems must be perfect,
Each flaw’s super-sized
But Trump gets a free-pass
His acts normalized
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Disappointed in The Guardian: “Trump uses Hunter Biden pardon to hint potential clemency for January 6 insurrectionists.”
Corrected: “Trump uses multiple public statements and Truth Social Posts over a period of many months to all but promise clemency for Jan 6 insurrectionists.”
The Guardian headline here steals from the WaPo playbook in particular, laundering the bullshit flowing from Trumpworld. It’s free public relations work.
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SCOTUS’ Failed Effort To Hold Itself Accountable
FUN FACT
In 1776, today’s Republican Party would never have established the United States of America.
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Democrats must be flawless, while Republicans can be as lawless as they want.
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The Hunter Biden pardon can be reasonably criticized, but the idea that Trump needs political cover, fresh ideas for transgressions, or new precedents from Biden fails to grasp Trump.
Indeed. This is just part and parcel of the MSM’s pre-fab excuse-making for the depths of Putin’s cock-holster’s* exponentially egregious behavior. This goes hand-in-hand with the ongoing sanewashing it has so adeptly mastered over the last nine years (if not longer).
*h/t Stephen Colbert
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Kash Patel can’t even alphabetize his enemies list.
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- WaPo: Biden pardon will “provide ammunition” to Trump.
So the country is going full fascist at breakneck speed and we’re all truly effed, and this is the weak tea we get?
What’s next? Biden pardon will give planet excuse to have gravity? Biden pardon will provide recording studio for Eagles to record milquetoast whining?
Gonna be a really long rest of our lives.
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This will be showing up all over. The comparisons are obvious.
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He’s in Africa. Yeah, they’re hounding him there rather than gleaning insights on his trip.
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I think it’s some kind of sweater.
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Which part, declaring martial law, or doing so to cover up corruption…
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Good piece by Benjamin Wittes. Republican Senators know who Patel is.
The Situation: The Patel Paradox | Lawfare
I don’t want to let senators pretend there is some kind of plausible deniability here about what the choice is before them. I don’t want them to be able to say down the road that they voted to confirm Patel because they supported “reform” of the FBI—and that they are shocked that “reform” turned out to mean arson.
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