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hamsterjill

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68. There was another poster before

Mon Mar 25, 2024, 07:12 PM

Mar 25

Who repeatedly, almost on a daily basis, flogged the rest of us for saying Merrick Garland wasn’t going to do anything.

How’d that work out?

Reality is reality. It is neither doom and gloom nor sunshine and lollipops. The truth is that Trump continuously gets away with things that most people would pay dearly for. Fact. Indisputable fact.

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Sick to my stomach. [View all] Goodheart Mar 25 OP

I know it's not what we were expecting, but $175 is still not what tfg wants to lose. Omnipresent Mar 25 #1

Hes not losing it. Kablooie Mar 25 #23

He can't keep getting away from this shit kimbutgar Mar 25 #2

It always has been. John Shaft Mar 25 #3

Exactly the way I feel. scipan Mar 25 #4

I expected something like this XanaDUer2 Mar 25 #5

Doomers fold at the drop of a hat. Gosh, what about a bit of courage and patience? Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #6

The money is meaningless angrychair Mar 25 #9

"The order also reinstated his ability to do business in NY" MorbidButterflyTat Mar 25 #50

Yes, it did angrychair Mar 25 #57

Here's what I don't understand. SlimJimmy Mar 25 #56

Forest for the trees angrychair Mar 25 #59

Conviction and loss of his assets. That's all that will stop him, short of death which would be a blessing for the world Joinfortmill Mar 26 #74

Well then call me a doomer birdographer Mar 25 #20

There is a more realistic middle path doomers can't see if they go into all-or-nothing mode. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #22

Does your optimism have an expiration date? sop Mar 25 #29

No expiration date known while cases are ongoing Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #32

There was another poster before hamsterjill Mar 25 #68

As A Doomer RobinA Mar 25 #27

Your "not a helluva lot" of confidence is more reasonable than "IT IS ALL BULLSHIT" doomers shout. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #28

There is a difference in being a "doomer" and a realist. StarryNite Mar 25 #33

Again we get a false choice between "doomer" and Pollyanna. That's NOT realistic. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #42

I said the flip side of "doomer" is Pollyanna. StarryNite Mar 25 #46

Okay. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #49

"Doomers." Kid Berwyn Mar 25 #37

Without being a doomer, I don't accept the idea that authority is always just fair and correct Bernardo de La Paz Mar 25 #39

I guess it's pity party time. hay rick Mar 25 #53

its disgusting samsingh Mar 25 #7

I'm thoroughly disgusted at how Trump continues to get special treatment. Lonestarblue Mar 25 #8

Justice is for suckers. Goodheart Mar 25 #12

considering the request was to lower it to $100, SleeplessinSoCal Mar 25 #45

Reduction in punitory damages was expected kiri Mar 25 #10

That's $175M for bond only, right? onetexan Mar 25 #13

That reminds of the time I was driving with an expired registration Orrex Mar 25 #18

? Skittles Mar 25 #65

Well...... Sort of. Orrex Mar 26 #69

This is only for the bond, the judgement didn't change budkin Mar 25 #21

That's what I'm understanding Rorey Mar 25 #36

That's right . . . BUT . . . markpkessinger Mar 25 #58

Carol isn't even 80 dsc Mar 25 #43

Yup, you are starting to understand things as they are. republianmushroom Mar 25 #11

"It's a big club...and you ain't in it". GC cayugafalls Mar 25 #14

Nope, never have been. republianmushroom Mar 25 #19

The trump view: Turbineguy Mar 25 #15

You are quite the optimist. republianmushroom Mar 25 #17

"...doesn't have to......" (BUT........) lastlib Mar 25 #40

I believe... SergeStorms Mar 25 #41

My blood pressure must be through the roof birdographer Mar 25 #16

Just remember Rorey Mar 25 #38

We'll save you a seat down here for when he wins his series of appeals 0rganism Mar 25 #47

It always was, to one extent or another Warpy Mar 25 #24

Done. orangecrush Mar 25 #25

I agree Siwsan Mar 25 #26

Where is this "rule of law" I keep hearing about?! Did I miss the fine print that says it only applies to the plebes? D23MIURG23 Mar 25 #30

I keep thinking about Reality Winner.... and how quickly she was jailed for taking, what, one document? Goodheart Mar 25 #31

Yes, every time he or someone else brushes off all those boxes of classified documents catrose Mar 25 #44

Yeah, that's the perfect example. D23MIURG23 Mar 25 #64

"It's for sure a white man's world in America" JoseBalow Mar 25 #34

Giving up is an entitlement Ponietz Mar 25 #35

of the rich . by the rich, shall perish from the earth. AllaN01Bear Mar 25 #48

Fox News owns the GOP, they won't let any harm come to that POS. Initech Mar 25 #51

So I guess you're just giving up? marble falls Mar 25 #52

No, I will still vote, and I will still try to win over family members to the correct side, Goodheart Mar 25 #54

Good. We keep on going. marble falls Mar 25 #55

Feel the same... YoshidaYui Mar 25 #60

I only want one thing SARose Mar 25 #61

I concur. tazkcmo Mar 25 #62

Benedict Donald isn't rich, this is how the justice system treats white males uponit7771 Mar 25 #63

The crooked rich, or ANY rich, even the non-crooked folks, have more influence than those who are not rich. CaptainTruth Mar 25 #66

same. I don't want to hear "No one is above the law" BS anymore. Sickening Evolve Dammit Mar 25 #67

"This is a country for the crooked rich, by the crooked rich." Seeking Serenity Mar 26 #70

"This is a country for the crooked rich, by the crooked rich." Seeking Serenity Mar 26 #71

Not as bad as other countries, too dramatic. betsuni Mar 26 #72

Take heart. We'll push them back. But it's a constant battle. Joinfortmill Mar 26 #73