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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 50 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Remember when the FBI stopped Jan 6th before it even happened?

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 19 points 3 weeks ago

This depresses me on so many levels.

[–] aramova@infosec.pub 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck the Marvel Multiverse is getting crazy with the unbelievable stuff.

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Rep. Jamie Raskin described the incident as "the most recent in a string of increasingly flagrant abuses of power by the Trump Administration to deter congressional oversight and intimidate Members of Congress."

Welp, he speaks truly...

But as with every single previous attempt at oversight by Dems I expect this one to fall as flat.

Fucking coward knife-to-a-gunfight Dems. Sick of all of them.

🤷‍♂️ 🤦‍♀️ 🤡 🫏 🖕 💩

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

They've not even done that. They brought letters with some writing on it.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 17 points 3 weeks ago

GOOD! I will Donate HOWEVER MUCH I NEED to keep these Stern Letters going!

[–] GaimDS@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Democrats keep doing this stuff and writing statements against shit, but there's really no meaningful change or action.. Im going crazy :?(

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There was a definite trend of change happening 2021-2025 but then the majority of voters wanted Trump back in again.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

1st, you mean 2020 to 2024?

2nd, dems version of change was status quo. Curious what you think they improved?

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well in 2020 you couldn’t buy toilet paper or hang out in groups.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe use better example than how badly dems also handled covid.

By just doing what trump did once the vaccine was out, ignore it then dismiss anything positive that came out of it.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

As enlightening as this conversation is I don’t think we live in the same reality.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's fun seeing how little people actually say changed for the better when asked

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I gave you some examples you moved the goalposts and I realized this conversation wasn’t going anywhere.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 weeks ago

Yes pointing out your argument didn't work is moving the goalposts

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl -4 points 3 weeks ago

No, you chronically live in American liberal fantasy land.

[–] TWeaK@lemmy.today -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The majority of votes that were counted..

It amazes me how people bought the story that turnout was low, when most polling locations were heaving.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I heard this conspiracy theory in 2016 and 2020.

[–] TWeaK@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago

No, the conspiracy theory in 2016 and 2020 was that extra people were voting, in particular dead people and people who weren't eligible. Specifically, Republicans were claiming that Democrats were making fraudulent votes. I'm saying that Republicans took control of vote counting and didn't count Democrat votes.

Furthermore there is a growing body of evidence showing that this has happened. Specifically, sworn affidavits from people claiming they voted one way, which exceed the number of votes that were recorded for that candidate. Furthermore, statistical analysis shows that it is virtually impossible for so many people to have voted for Trump at the top of the ballot but the Democrat line the rest of the way down (the US election isn't just about the president, they lump in Congress, Senate, a bunch of judges, police, and even state law amendments into one multi-page ballot).

So please, with all due respect, fuck off with your mindless hyperbole.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

Trump admin: Probes, inquiries, investigations, oh my!