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ICE Is Knocking on Democracy’s Door—And Democrats Are Still Tiptoeing Around…ENOUGH!
Seriously what the hell is going on in this country when armed federal agents storm a sitting Congressman’s office and cuff a staff member for daring to provide refuge to peaceful protestors?? That’s not law enforcement—because as is contained in that phrase—that would require enforcing “law.” No, this is straight up authoritarianism.
Yes, Rep. Jerry Nadler’s aide was dragged out of his office like an he was a convicted criminal—ya know, like…Donald Trump! Why? For letting immigration advocates escape harassment from the jack-booted thugs the NRA once saw everywhere, only to go Trump-years-legally blind. Yep, ICE agents showed up unannounced, uninvited and quite literally un-warranted. You’ve seen these ICE guys, so confident they’re following the letter of the law they wear face coverings like they’re extras in a shitty 3rd sequel to “Young Guns.”
So, these roid-raged galoots barged into the Congressional office of an elected Congressman without a warrant and claiming they were “checking for rioters.” Line 1, please hold, we have Horseshit on Line 2! And as bad as this was, it wasn’t a one-off, folks.
It’s part of an increasingly disturbing pattern. The Trump regime’s DHS, which habeas corpus Kristi runs with the coolheaded demeanor of Sonny Corleone and compassion of late-stage Walter White, has gone from enforcing immigration law to muscling elected officials like they’re a reenacting scenes from “Ozark.” Anyone check Kristi’s knuckles for butterfly tattoos that may resemble MS-13?
In Newark, Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested while peacefully protesting an ICE facility—on public property. Congresswoman LaMonica McIver was slapped with bogus assault charges for intervening in this clear abuse of power—by U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba. Yes, that’s the same Alina Habba you think it is, onetime unemployed poltroon and Mar-a-Lago mascot who now plays make-believe lawyer.
So what’s Democratic leadership doing? Issuing sternly worded statements and tweets. Look, I’ve pointed out many times we have a new crop of fighting Democrats, from Swalwell to Stansbury, Booker to Beshear. But leadership, that’s a different story. And I’ve really tried to give the benefit of the doubt to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, hoping he wouldn’t turn into another Schumer. Jeffries has had some good moments, to be sure, but then he’s had others where I can’t figure out what in the hell he’s thinking. This, sadly, is one of the latter.
In response to this blatant act of harassment, intimidation and anti-Constitutional violation of freedom of speech, assembly and the Separation of Powers, this is what we got, from the House Democratic Leader, “we don’t work for Donald Trump.” Wait, WHAT? This was a real response to an out-of-control agency of little fascist Ferdinand Marcos’ assaulting Democrats—Americans!—in congressional offices without a warrant? Are you fucking kidding me?
Sorry, Congressman, we’re outta time for genteel badinage. If you’re not up to being a wartime leader, i.e. if you can’t bring yourself—who’s right there—to get as outraged as I am—who’s out here—Please Step Aside. We’ve wasted way too much time already, and this response is so not-worthy-of-the-crime. Sorry, we can’t afford Democratic House Leader Merrick Garland right now.
So, off the top of my head, I’d have gone with this:
Once again 34-count-felon Donald Trump—a convicted criminal—is using his criminal, Putinite Administration to attack democracy, just as he did on January 6th. Mr. Trump, listen and understand this: You will not do this again. My advice? Concentrate on helping farmers you’ve bankrupted and 401Ks you’ve destroyed with your TACO Trump tariff plan. And pick up the audiobook of the Constitution. Because, the next time your thugs step foot in a congressional office to detain anyone without a warrant, I’ll call the police, the FBI, Interpol, if I have to, and you’ll find yourself back in a place you seem to spend your whole life: Court.
Trump doesn’t get anything that doesn’t have consequences. He’s incapable. So where are the subpoenas, hearings, investigations? Rallies to stir up public outrage, ads on tv in key congressional districts? Where is the fire? The mobilization? Trump’s goons are openly threatening to jail members of Congress, and Democratic leaders act like it’s just a bad headline on a normal day in our lovely democratic republic. What is it you need us to do so you understand this a constitutional five-alarm fire? Please take off the noise-cancelling headphones, stat.
I also don’t get how you get this response from the actual Congressman whose staffer was assaulted…I’ve always liked Jerry Nadler. Met him a few times. But this, also, is not even close to meeting this terrifying moment:
The incident was ‘troubling” You were. “alarmed!?” Is this a “Twighlight Zone” episode? This isn’t a policy disagreement, Rep. Nadler, we need you to politically react to this like Elon Musk’s son [ [link removed] ] did to his dad’s—at-the-time—normally colored eye. We have a lawless executive using the full force of government to attack his political opponents. If you can’t find the passion, anger, guts to fight back now, when is the plan to do so? After the next election? After Trump cancels the next election?
Get angry. Get loud. And start fighting back like our freedoms depend on it—because they do. Nadler, Jeffries, Schumer—whoever’s listening—your base doesn’t give two craps about decorum, they care about democracy. Independents and disaffected Republicans feel much the same way, they wanna see strength, they want to see you engage in this fight!
We’re looking for courage. Trump’s people just handcuffed democracy’s staffer. What are you gonna do about it?
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Jake Tapper just nuked what little was left of his credibility. As we discussed in an earlier piece, after years of ignoring the elephant in the room—that Trump’s a fascist threat to democracy—Tapper chose this particular moment to write a book suggesting Joe Biden’s mentally unfit…And the result? His CNN show just hit its lowest ratings since 2015 and his book sales suck. Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.
America isn’t buying what Tapper’s selling. His book (Original Sin, co-written with an Axios reporter) claims there was a massive cover-up of Biden’s mental decline. Cool. Now do the guy’s who’s actually President and ignoring laws, book-contract whore [ [link removed] ]. Oh and the ratings tanking by 25% year-over-year? Crafty move! I guess the “disillusioned centrist” audience ain’t showing up, pal.
While Tapper attacks Biden’s memory, he forgets his own complicity. This is the hairdo-with-a-human attached who downplayed Trump’s attempted coup and platformed election deniers. Now he’s—shocked!—viewers on both sides call him a fraud? Sorry Jake, you made your both-sides bed. Now you get to flop in it.
🐱 KITTY PIC!
In two steps, Torchy comes in for the head butt of affection!
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Does it get better than former Trump lawyer/madman on the bases, Ty Cobb, coining “Creepy Karoline” to dismiss Leavitt’s cult-like loyalty/toddler-on-meth-like dolt-ery on “judges” & “law?” Then there’s TACO Trump, The Chicken Man! A Must Watch!
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