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Summary

Trump declared Biden's pardons "VOID" in a late-night Truth Social post, claiming they were signed by autopen without Biden's knowledge—despite Trump having used autopen during his first term.

Trump warned pardoned individuals, including January 6th committee members (who weren't charged with crimes), that they're "subject to investigation at the highest level."

Critics characterized his statements as "dictator shit" and questioned their legality, with one commenting this represents "the 17th constitutional crisis of just this weekend alone."

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago)

But like. Are you stopping him? He's been doing shady and illegal shit for ages, and yall can point out its illegal and shady, but like. Are any of those critics actually stopping him or nah

Like please, I want some good news, and Moral High Ground does not count

[–] [email protected] 7 points 51 minutes ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

He should be wary. Lest such fuckery become a prescident.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Some days you see this shit and wonder why you participate in a meaningless system that lets convicts be President.

Like as naked apes on a floating rock in eternal space I gotta wake up every morning to go to work and "be a good worker" while this motherfucker breaks laws and wants to make up shit as he goes.

Cool. No wonder I have no more motivation to be a good worker anymore.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Sometimes I hope the asteroid wipes us out in 2032

[–] [email protected] 1 points 42 seconds ago

Bad news, it's not nearly big enough to end life on Earth, and wouldn't even hit in North America.

[–] Guns0rWeD13 2 points 52 minutes ago

if you don't care if you live or die, it seems like you could actually do something good with that.

[–] CallateCoyote 4 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I'm rooting for the AI ending. Maybe something superior can be born out of humanity so we served some kind of purpose.

[–] Guns0rWeD13 4 points 50 minutes ago (1 children)

i'm rooting for the 'people finally stood up and did away with the sociopaths, ushering in a new utopia' ending.

stop being cowards making bad jokes.

[–] CallateCoyote 3 points 12 minutes ago

I remember when I was young and optimistic and believed this was possible. The humanity at its best ending. I honestly don't have that kind of faith anymore and doubt I can get it back now.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago

Give the cephalopods the reigns

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 13 points 4 hours ago

Oh, that’s what it takes to finally call him a dictator?

[–] [email protected] 90 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I declare Trump's presidency void. He isn't obeying laws; he's no longer a legitimate president. He is a dictator. And a hypocrite any time he enforces laws of any kind.

To clarify, I think someone who has broken laws CAN enforce them without being a hypocrite, but only if they have taken accountability for the laws they have broken.

[–] Guns0rWeD13 -2 points 49 minutes ago (1 children)

they don't care if they're hypocrites and listening to you children say that over and over is tiring. do something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 32 minutes ago (1 children)

What are you doing about it?

[–] Guns0rWeD13 -2 points 19 minutes ago

trying to explain to the painfully naive what we ALL have to do. you should be thanking me and joining the chorus. i'm trying to fucking help you.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

This is the oath presidents must make before exercising any official powers or duties:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

He has been very obviously doing the complete opposite of that. The GOP has some pretty flexible mental gymnasts in their circus, but I don't think even they will be able to dodge this one.

My understanding of the supreme court ruling was that he has immunity only for "official acts". So... If he violates this oath, he isn't authorized to exercise any official powers of the presidency, and thus anything he's doing isn't official! Right? I hope so. It'd give me something to look forward to as we suffer through the next 4 years.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

Maybe Trump thought execute meant kill the office of the president

[–] [email protected] 53 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I had this in my office Fantasy Dictator Pool: before end of March, POTUS will attempt to undo Biden's pre-emptive pardons.

But I sincerely hope my other predictions DON'T come true. They're much darker.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I wish I could have a pool like that. Everyone I work with is very pro Trump. Its pretty sad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 minute ago

Do one with his campaign promises, and revel in the awkwardness as no one ever wins. Plus, it will give everyone personal reasons to fact check him every time someone does claim it.

[–] Guns0rWeD13 2 points 49 minutes ago

quit your job with a bang

[–] FauxLiving 32 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Wait, is that Donald "I can declassify documents by thinking it" Trump who is tweeting?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 minutes ago
[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll go through with his denuclearization plan and that will finally be the straw that breaks the camel's back and the military will take him out.

How depressing that our best case scenario is a military coup.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago

He already purged the generals and JAG, so I don't know how likely that is or even if it would improve things.

[–] Tyfud 22 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

There is pretty much no scenario on earth that has our military take him out. It just won't happen and we should stop believing in this pipe dream.

[–] braxy29 2 points 27 minutes ago

why not? serious question, i don't really know a lot about military leadership.

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[–] [email protected] 161 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Slam it all you want, it means nothing until someone actually does something.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 64 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

"SLAMMED!", I pronounce into the face of the arresting ICE agent.

"S-S-S-SLAMMED!", I cry out as the DHS official drags me down a hallway towards my El Salvadorian prison cell.

"Seee-Lamb-da!", I exclaim as the door to my cell clangs shut.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

Alright boys, slam 'em

[–] UltraMagnus0001 22 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

There's not much holding him back. He's been defying cour rulings left and right. The Dems are spineless and we're fucked.

[–] Guns0rWeD13 -1 points 48 minutes ago

you're just as spineless as they are. you could do something too.

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