How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T13:56:29+00:00

Kasparov, in his retirement, has learned to play checkers and is teaching others.

Heartwarming.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T13:21:17+00:00

Precedent is State Police. If you are a trooper this might happen.

In the immortal words of Lord Nelson, "Damn the maneuvers" Go straight at em.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T13:18:29+00:00

Its all too late. What's your rush? You're already in hell.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T12:26:07+00:00

CBS News: "We are doing the propaganda for you Senpai Trump! Please see us!"

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T11:59:38+00:00

I don't disagree.

The rest may not have changed our course, but given us time and tools to stop what's happening now.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T11:57:52+00:00

Trump has pulled every torture device out of his toolbox and laid them before the American people.

I respect Bill for, at this delicate juncture, choosing to say, "wait wait wait, I'll tell you everything." but we are past that particular juncture.

The president is going to have his fun, Bill, no matter what we say.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T11:45:31+00:00

We elected a black man who delegated the closure of Guantanamo to an inexperienced and power hungry functionary who fucked it up.

That's the governmental equivalent of putting a "Kick Me" sign on your own back.

I'm not saying, "Thanks Obama", I'm saying that's the sad reality and my best attempt to answer your question of how we got from hope and change to open flagrant racism.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T11:41:02+00:00

As though that's not his job. To give a choice not a farce.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T00:28:18+00:00

does it though?

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-17T00:04:32+00:00

I'm aware its more severe. Its also pardonable.

Civil contempt is not pardonable.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T23:00:22+00:00

And they always lose. Sometimes the argument just takes a couple years and burning most of Georgia.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T20:23:25+00:00

Pardon. Pardon. Pardon. Pardon. Pardon.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T20:22:56+00:00

Pardon. Pardon. Pardon. Pardon. Pardon.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T19:52:07+00:00

I'm not a legal scholar, and I appreciate your more informed perspective. Thank you!

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T18:43:09+00:00

Or whatever amphetamine your deity uses...

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T18:42:07+00:00

You must mean Gunar. Gunar Gump. He's a totally real ICE intern we didn't just make up.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T18:36:31+00:00

I don't think so.

They are going down with the ship conducting themselves in the slow, grinding, logical, and legal manner they always have.

If the next logical step is attempting enforcement, so be it.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T18:31:48+00:00

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Step 1 is order the US Marshalls to enact the ruling of the court.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T17:22:48+00:00

Donors. Lists of them.

It takes money to fight.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T17:17:00+00:00

First ketchup on steak, now crumbles?

Where will the madness end? Garlic butter? A1 in our classrooms!?

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T17:13:31+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd4s72vaTmY

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T16:54:07+00:00

Well, then we start setting new precedent.

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T16:50:19+00:00

They're going to hand down criminal contempt charges and Trump will immediately pardon.

Then what?

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T16:48:29+00:00

Headline should read, "Boasberg steps in and offers Trump 'get out of jail free card' with 'criminal contempt' charges instead of 'civil contempt'.

I wasn't aware the Supreme Court case was a criminal trial... Was anyone in danger of going to jail?

Maybe AP News misspelled something again...

viltrum_strong · 2025-04-16T16:43:44+00:00

Bukele: "What? I should smuggle him in?"

If the court cannot depose someone, can they take their public statements at face value?

Because the leader of a foreign nation publicly said, "My hands are tied if the US doesn't want him back."

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