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relogic

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10. Little comfort

Reply to SpankMe (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM

17 hrs ago

in that this means they’ve effectively accomplished their maga version of tyranny, fascism and nationalism. They intended for all this to be normalized as you see it unfold. It is now normal, for example, to have the most traitorous, corrupt, immoral Executive and Party undermine our society on every level with impunity.

When at least half the people do get used to seeing informed protestors actually demonstrating for justice as “terrorists”, one recognizes we’ve lost our country to their ignorance.

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'This is injustice': how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison [View all] TygrBright 19 hrs ago OP

The indifference by most Americans tells me a lot about what kind of country we have become. ☮ walkingman 19 hrs ago #1

The way the system is rigged, nothing can change until at least November or even January. PSPS 18 hrs ago #6

I often say: popsdenver 17 hrs ago #14

Maybe it's not indifference. Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #29

I hope MAGA realizes these same laws can be used against them if a Dem ever sees the Whitehouse again. n/t SpankMe 19 hrs ago #2

Little comfort relogic 17 hrs ago #10

Well said, Lc popsdenver 17 hrs ago #15

That ship has sailed SpankMe 13 hrs ago #21

Can be? It damn well better be WILL BE, starting at 12:05p on January 20, 2029. Seeking Serenity 16 hrs ago #17

I'll do everything I can to help it happen SpankMe 10 hrs ago #28

At the rate the (conservative) courts Quanto Magnus 12 hrs ago #22

I would imagine that the appeals are already being written and submitted, MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #3

The sentence length is the key here (consecutive vs concurrent) and if there were problems at trial. LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #11

It's the Fifth Circuit, Jake dpibel 17 hrs ago #12

Kicking with DISGUST! Faux pas 19 hrs ago #4

It's hard to believe this made it all the way to sentencing SpankMe 19 hrs ago #5

suspect that the rather big problem here (and probably including in eyes of the jury) stopdiggin 17 hrs ago #7

We know there was at least one assault weapon MichMan 17 hrs ago #8

If any other weapons had been found... Shipwack 17 hrs ago #13

Also remember that sentenced the husband of one of the protestors who was not walkingman 14 hrs ago #20

Which of course raises many issues about who gets prosecuted for what when guns are involved... TygrBright 16 hrs ago #16

Hypocrisy is a bit obvious UpInArms 16 hrs ago #18

No. It really isn't. And we do not answer this charge by aping the the behavior of mentally deficient stopdiggin 11 hrs ago #23

I believe you misunderstood my post UpInArms 11 hrs ago #24

while mine was directed toward the brain dead idiocy involved stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #25

I do agree UpInArms 10 hrs ago #26

Well, after hearing the evidence, a jury convicted them, and a jury acquitted Rittenhouse. MichMan 10 hrs ago #27

The right wing so desperately wants this case Torchlight 17 hrs ago #9

Almost lost it over this topic yesterday. People don't recognize what is happening before our eyes lostnfound 15 hrs ago #19

Material support is a pretty broad charge and probably unconstitutional questionseverything 8 hrs ago #30