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Had a rough 24 hours but gradually getting better now. Honestly I was so convinced that Covid was so mild now after three jabs and I felt so ill overnight I thought nah this isn't Covid. It's still no joke!

I agree completely and thats exactly how it should be. Thats part of what Im afraid of though this is such a contentious issue and it absolutely should not be but the fact that the DOJ has done nothing so far already worries me to some degree. Now what should happen is Garland should be replaced if he tries to sit on his hands when this is all said and done. None of this shit should have happend and I hope youre right. Apparently 20 million people in the states tuned into the first hearing so hopefully that resonates somewhat as well. I will say so far how theyve set up the first two hearings has been nearly perfect. The second day showing interviews with Trumps inner circle is just perfect, they have 0 validity in painting this as partisan when its his own people's testimony and bringing forth the campaign stuff based on the lie painting him as the grifter he truely always has been is fantastic. Bill Barr was basically the most loyal of loyalists for the sack of skin and watching his testimony makes me giddy.

I don't think it's that tough of a position for the DOJ. I think for far too long the DOJ has just acted as part of the executive and often makes decisions in line with "what gives the executive branch... the president... the most amount of power?" If there is a serious risk of civil war, that's why the US has it's national guard part of the military - isn't it? Part of the biggest issue with January 6th is while there was plenty of evidence of the risk of what happened, it seemed like there wasn't really adequate planning in the face of that known risk. At this point with January 6th they don't just have evidence against the political figures that played their part in coordinating what happened, they've got evidence against leaders of these militia groups - charge and arrest them in conjunction with any political figures implicated in January 6th & have the appropriate officials in every state ready to respond to potential threats of violence from these militias. These people are still a fringe minority and many people would be less likely to join people like this if they know there will be serious consequences to their actions. I think it's a much tougher decision for the DOJ to not prosecute. It shows that people connected with the rich and powerful can get away with anything, even attempts to overturn elections. I think for a lot of the country, it would just underscore the fact that the justice system in the country is a joke and that the ultra-wealthy and well-connected. And it should not be a partisan issue. The DOJ holding that a sitting president is within his rights to overturn the will of the voters is an awful precedent to set - regardless of whatever political affiliations anyone might have. It should scare republicans as much as it scares democrats that the department of justice could turn a blind eye to abuses of the president that degrade democracy - because the precedent set isn't one that would just apply to republicans. Republicans should be wanting the DOJ to do something because theoretically it gives Biden (and any other democrats) carte blanche to do the same thing Trump did. And with the midterm elections coming up, perhaps telling them the DOJ could give Biden the power to try to overturn the results in November might light a fire under their arses to actually look out for their country instead of being afraid of how their voters might feel for a few months.

I think this is one of the more interesting US political scandals that's sort of getting buried right now under the headlines of the government response to the tanking economy & the hearings over the January 6th coup attempt... But not even Fox News could ignore it, they've got the coverage up on their website: https://www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-police-identify-more-than-30-men-arrested-u-haul-patriot-front It's another of those far-right militia groups that's popped up all over the US over the last 5 years... and this time it's one I'd never heard of before called Patriot Front. But it fits the profile of many other of these far-right agitations, fortunately it was foiled before they could cause chaos at the gay pride event they were planning on fucking up. It's just further evidence though that the emergence of all of these white nationalist groups taking it upon themselves to physically fight the culture wars the media and politicians have fostered in the US over the past few years is really not under control at all. Sadly, Fox really is doing all it can to ignore the hearings over the Jan 6th coup attempt. Even though one of the leaders of the hearings is a hardcore republican (who they're now trying to call a left-leaning politician, which is quite frankly... hilarious) and the video evidence submitted of statements from members of Trump's inner circle have been particularly compelling and damning (especially Bill Barr's testimony). But it's not surprising as the news has come out that Trump's "Fraud Defense Fund" was simply bullshit to collect donations from people... and Fox was doing it's part to spread awareness and support for said fund. They were in on the grift and were okay if the end result would have been a democratic election being overturned. And I don't understand why some people think this should be unpunished even though the coup attempt was unsuccessful. They've got to go after the ringleaders to make an example of them otherwise people smarter and more competent than Trump will modify the playbook and eventually have a much more successful attempt at subverting the will of the voters. It seems strange that people so proud of their democracy can be so complacent to defend it.

Yeah but tbf the guy who said that on here has an out of touch idea of US politics that’s probably based off what he learned on 4chan or 8chan

What a guitarist. "Get the Funk Out" came on the radio the other day and I had it cranking. Hadn't heard any Extreme in a long time.

Bill Maher is as neutral as you could possibly get. He's against a lot of popular left wing movements so I will disagree to notion he has basic liberal views.

Banana Bobbie getting bigger by the day.

Seems like a fun game if you're a Switch owner.

I haven't seen a mention of old Elon Musks little smokescreen He sexually harasses someone. Then he finds out that information is about to be published "HeY gUYs Im A rePuBLicAN NOw, THe leFt WiLL PrObaBlY TargEt Me wiTH DisInFORmaTion sOoN"

73 today and I feel like 37...I think Our daughter has just put this up on my Facebook Timeline, one of my favourites of wee Kaiden when he was nearing 2 years old.

Oh okay.