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Pam Bondi Fired, Todd Blanche to Replace Her

By Jeralyn, Section Trump Administration
Posted on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 12:40:08 PM EST
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The rumors are true. Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi. Todd Blanche, one of his personal lawyers from his criminal trial in New York and a former federal prosecutor, currently serving as Deputy AG, will take her place.

Bondi will return to the private sector, according to Trump. (CBS had reported she would remain in the Administration in another capacity.)

Many are speculating that the reasons for the firing are her mishandling of the release of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case. There's also her failure to fulfill his personal vengeful agenda and file charges against Adam Schiff and Letitia James.

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    In other words (5.00 / 2) (#2)
    by jondee on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 01:03:31 PM EST
    We still won't release the files, but we maybe we can convince the rubes that it's all Pam Bondi's fault.

    Blanche (none / 0) (#16)
    by Ga6thDem on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 02:15:14 PM EST
    has said as much.

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    The upside (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by Chuck0 on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 01:24:54 PM EST
    is things can only get worse from here.

    Imagine, a former personal attorney as your AG? If the Senate confirms that, they all need to go.

    I am sure I can count on Fetterman to do the right thing. /s

    John F. Kennedy appointed his younger brother (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by Peter G on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 04:47:08 PM EST
    -- Bobby Kennedy -- as AG. A scandal at the time. Although RFK turned out to be a good one.

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    And federal law has since been changed ... (none / 0) (#42)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Sun Apr 12, 2026 at 01:33:03 PM EST
    ... to preclude that scenario from ever arising again. See 5 U.S.C. Sec. 3110 (Pub. L. 90-206, title II, § 221(a), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 640; amended Pub. L. 95-454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224).

    Nepotism in general is a bad and corrosive government practice. Hawaii has no such law prohibiting it, and as a local government employee myself (since retired), time and again at work I had to deal with the consequences of that.

    There was that time a Senate president appointed his sister as Senate Clerk. And oh, what fun we had when a governor attempted (and thankfully failed) to appoint the 31-year-old trophy wife of the state's attorney general to vacant seat on the State Supreme Court, right after the legislature had adjourned sine die for the year, which compelled us to return three weeks later in special session in order to vote it down before the appointment would take effect by default after 45 days.

    There was also that time the mayor of Maui County hired her own husband's law firm to defend the county in a lawsuit over water rights and violations of the federal Clean Water Act. Or when the University of Hawaii athletic director hired his 22-year-old son to be the first director of facilities for the school's brand new 10,000-seat on-campus sports arena and athletics complex.

    But my personal favorite was the time a deputy department head called me on the phone to whine about a formal complaint I had made regarding her division's slow-walk of a mandatory release of requested data - a call which concluded with "You should've called me directly; you didn't have to tell my dad!"

    Aloha.

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    There's a chance Fetterman (none / 0) (#4)
    by jondee on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 01:46:38 PM EST
    could do the right thing, if he drank a 7-11 slurpee and had another brain freeze.

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    This is who we are now (5.00 / 1) (#49)
    by CaptHowdy on Tue Apr 14, 2026 at 07:30:37 PM EST
    Europe Has Postwar Plan to Free Up Hormuz Without U.S.
    April 14, 2026 at 7:25 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 129 Comments

    "European countries are putting together a plan for a broad coalition of countries to help free up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, including sending mine-clearing and other military vessels," the Wall Street Journal reports.

    "But the plan would only come after the war and may exclude one country in particular: the U.S."

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    Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan
    April 14, 2026 at 7:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 30 Comments

    "A fallback plan to ensure Europe can defend itself using NATO's existing military structures if the U.S. departs is gaining traction after getting buy-in from Germany, a long-term opponent of a go-it-alone approach," the Wall Street Journal reports.

    "The plans--advancing informally through side discussions and over dinner meetings in and around the North Atlantic Treaty Organization--aren't intended to rival the current alliance, participants said. European officials are aiming to preserve deterrence against Russia, operational continuity and nuclear credibility even if Washington withdraws forces from Europe or refuses to come to its defense, as President Trump has threatened."

    "The plans, first conceived last year, underscore the depth of European anxiety over U.S. reliability."

    Quote of the day (5.00 / 1) (#55)
    by CaptHowdy on Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 09:08:48 AM EST
    week and month

    Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth, it is a world turned upside down, an exploitation of God's creation that must be denounced and rejected by every honest conscience

    Pope Leo - today

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    "Darkness and filth" indeed! (5.00 / 2) (#56)
    by Peter G on Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 09:58:41 AM EST
    And "every honest conscience" - amen.

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    Scaramucci (none / 0) (#57)
    by Ga6thDem on Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 10:14:30 AM EST
    said that Trump's attacks on the pope were a defense of Hegseth. I see it now with that quote.

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    Trump policy: Take candy from babies. (none / 0) (#58)
    by KeysDan on Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 11:58:43 AM EST
    Trump abruptly cancelled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities in Miami to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone.  This ends a relationship between the Catholic Church and the federal government dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.

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    I suspect (none / 0) (#1)
    by CaptHowdy on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 12:47:56 PM EST
    a has always been in charge

    Rumor is there might be more (none / 0) (#5)
    by CaptHowdy on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 03:06:00 PM EST
    The thinking is replace them now while you can get the replacements you want because after Jan you won't be able to get your hacks confirmed.

    Yes (none / 0) (#17)
    by Ga6thDem on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 02:17:14 PM EST
    I heard the same thing but the goal is to distract from the failing War in Iran.

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    Reuters (none / 0) (#25)
    by CaptHowdy on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 04:59:58 PM EST

    Exit of Trump officials including FBI director Patel under discussion, Atlantic reports

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    Interesting (none / 0) (#27)
    by Ga6thDem on Sat Apr 04, 2026 at 12:46:07 PM EST
    discussion I heard was that the ones that were going to be the biggest problem to get rid of are Tulsi and RFK Jr. because they apparently have their own subcult thing going on.

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    RFK Jr and I have known each other for a long time (5.00 / 3) (#44)
    by fishcamp on Sun Apr 12, 2026 at 04:35:45 PM EST
    as I've mentioned before.  I skied with the family every time they came to Aspen, and I filmed an eagle relocation show for  an ABC American Sportsman series with him as the talent.  I had to wake him up the first morning and his room was strewn with wrinkled clothing everywhere.  He is a very messy guy, and has many problems like infidelity recently.  I read where he talked his wife through it so he wouldn't have to quit his  position and leave a black mark on Trumps cabinet.  His true reason is he wants to be President.
    Anyway my ex wife and her sister wanted to invite them over for dinner so they could meet Bobby and his first wife.  Everything was fine and after dinner Bobby wanted to take Jill my SIL for a snowmobile ride.  They were gone for a very long time in the dark on a strange road that goes way up a ski mountain I lived next to.  Later Jill told us he wanted to marry her, and she said he was serious even though his wife was at our house.  They were soon divorced.  What a guy.


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    A black mark (5.00 / 1) (#45)
    by Ga6thDem on Mon Apr 13, 2026 at 11:30:20 AM EST
    on the Trump Administration? LOL. He is the cause of many black marks. I have heard many pundits say the same thing about RFK Jr. wanting to be president. He and Tulsi can split the nutters in the GOP primary.

    I hope your SIL was not in the book he kept of his "conquests" that his ex-wife found.

    Going to say again you should write a book along with Peter. Both of you have such stories and experiences to be shared.

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    Many of us have known men like RFK Jr. (none / 0) (#48)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Tue Apr 14, 2026 at 05:52:08 PM EST
    In our younger years, they were the guys who had a knack for bedding women because they were willing to say and do practically anything to get there, much like the relentlessly womanizing Barney Stinson in the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," who was played to absolute perfection (ironically) by LGBTQ actor Neil Patrick Harris.

    Unfortunately, there's a lot of truth in Joe Gillis' (William Holden) vicious and cutting remark to the delusional Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in director Billy Wilder's noir psychodrama Sunset Boulevard (1950): "There's nothing tragic about being 50, not unless you try to be 25." (So of course, she had no choice but to shoot him.)

    When I was working in the Hawaii legislature, there was this state senator who epitomized the emptiness of that sort of sexual hedonism. He was particularly notable for having advocated for term limits when first campaigning for his office, promising to serve only two four-year terms and then staying for five.

    Anyway, by the time Sen. A.G. Ingstud was 60, he had already fathered six children by four different women and had just left wife no. 4 to take up with an ambitious Fox News blonde (literally) who was less than half his age. Shortly thereafter, he had yet another kid, this time out of wedlock.

    Fast forward. Sen. Ingstud, age 82, died of a heart attack at home - alone. The Honolulu coroner estimated that his body had laid on the floor of his bedroom for over four days before it was discovered by police on a wellness check, which only occurred because neighbors had complained about the stench.

    None of his extended family that he had left littered in his wake had bothered to report him missing because honestly, it's likely that nobody cared. By living a lifestyle of relentless self-absorption, he had eventually alienated them all. None of his seven children or any of his ex-wives and former partners attended his funeral. But I was there, as were a number of his old legislative colleagues. We all thought that was sad.

    Aloha.

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    Its true (none / 0) (#28)
    by CaptHowdy on Sat Apr 04, 2026 at 04:56:15 PM EST
    RFKj is probably going to run for president and has his own protein cult and she is the favorite of some former Nader types.  I know some.  Well, knew some.  

    Being a fan of hers even before Trump found her gave me the willies.  I never understood it.

    Of course Trump only cares because his own reputation is not even in the toilet.  Its in the abandoned PortaPotty

    He needs call the cult he can get

    PWire

    This week Mr Trump's net approval hit -23 percentage points among all Americans and -19 among registered voters. That is worse than the president's previous low of -21 in 2017, and roughly matches Joe Biden's nadir after his disastrous debate performance in 2024, when many Americans concluded he was unfit for office.



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    It's hard to believe (none / 0) (#29)
    by jondee on Sat Apr 04, 2026 at 05:13:43 PM EST
    Nader types would still respect her. Maybe a few of them took too many mushrooms or something..

    Her spinelessness and slippery ethics are so transparent it's pretty hard to miss.

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    Tulsi (none / 0) (#30)
    by Ga6thDem on Mon Apr 06, 2026 at 10:55:32 AM EST
    seemed to me to be a snake especially when Hillary basically set a trap for her about being a Russian asset and she walked right into it. RFK Jr. essentially repeated Tulsi's electoral scam from 2016 in 2024.

    Scaramucci says that Trump cares nothing about the GOP or what happens to the party in the future. He says all Trump cares about is making (grifting) money for his family. And as long as the GOP can't find their way out of a paper bag or quit being sycophants he will continue the behavior. Considering Trump's numbers you would think a lot of discharge petitions would be coming out of the house but house GOP appears to have decided to sink with the titanic.

    So until the new D house (hopefully) is sworn in in Jan 2027 this is the way it is going to be. The horror show will continue.

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    Have you heard Chris Christie's rap (none / 0) (#31)
    by jondee on Mon Apr 06, 2026 at 02:04:27 PM EST
    about the Kushners? Oy. These are the people we let get close to the levers of power. They're not even hiding the sleaze anymore.

    What a bizarre timeline.

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    do you have a link? (none / 0) (#32)
    by leap2 on Mon Apr 06, 2026 at 02:09:10 PM EST
    n/t

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    I think it's (none / 0) (#34)
    by jondee on Mon Apr 06, 2026 at 04:50:43 PM EST
    'Chris Christie Unloads On The Kushners' on YouTube

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    Trump's (none / 0) (#35)
    by jondee on Mon Apr 06, 2026 at 04:56:51 PM EST
    (one assumes) carefully vetted choice for U.S Ambassador to France. Unreal.

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    As U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, ... (none / 0) (#43)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Sun Apr 12, 2026 at 01:50:11 PM EST
    ... Chris Christie had indicted and convicted Charles Kushner on federal fraud charges, so he has first-hand knowledge.

    So of course, Charles Kushner is now U.S. ambassador to France, where he's already run afoul of President Emannuel Macron over his reported interference in that country's internal affairs.

    Oy.

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    He blackmailed his own sister (none / 0) (#59)
    by jondee on Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 01:48:17 PM EST
    and tried to destroy her marriage and her husband's reputation. What a class act.

    Makes you wonder what levels he stoop to when dealing with people outside the family.

    These are the type of people Trump respects and puts his faith in.

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    My sister rented from Jared (none / 0) (#60)
    by jondee on Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 02:17:59 PM EST
    in Massachusetts. Don't get me started. Slumlord wannabe pretty much covers it.

    In the immortal words of Tom Waits, he'd sell a rat's as* to a blind man for a wedding ring.

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    speaking of Tom Waits (that has nothing (5.00 / 1) (#61)
    by leap2 on Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 05:05:32 PM EST
    to do with this thread), he has joined the 21st C protest song/video realm

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    Boots on the ground (5.00 / 1) (#62)
    by jondee on Thu Apr 16, 2026 at 09:53:57 PM EST
    all they talk about is "boots"; not flesh and blood human beings.

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    Yeah (none / 0) (#33)
    by Ga6thDem on Mon Apr 06, 2026 at 02:42:38 PM EST
    I saw an interview with Christie and he was all over how bad the Kushner family is/was.

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    This is interesting (none / 0) (#6)
    by CaptHowdy on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 03:08:33 PM EST

    Trump's reasoning for the sudden dismissal comes in part because the President believes Bondi tipped off Eric Swalwell about the FBI's efforts to release investigative documents related to his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.

    Apparently they are friends?

    where is the quote from? (none / 0) (#10)
    by Jeralyn on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 09:18:02 PM EST


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    I honestly don't remember. (none / 0) (#11)
    by CaptHowdy on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 10:06:26 PM EST
    I searched with that text.  Usually that will show a recent link. But no luck. Sorry

    AI said this

    According to reports, President Trump dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi in part due to accusations that she tipped off Representative Eric Swalwell about impending FBI disclosures, specifically files regarding his past ties to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, Fang Fang. This alleged leak prompted suspicion in the White House that Bondi interfered with, or signaled the FBI's actions to, the Congressman.

    Key Details regarding the incident:
    The Allegation: Trump reportedly believed Bondi warned Swalwell about the imminent public release of the "[Fang Fang Files]," which documented the relationship between the Democratic Representative and suspected Chinese spy Christine Fang.

    The "Tip-Off" Concern: The White House was reportedly displeased with what they viewed as intervention in sensitive matters, driven by a personal connection between Bondi and Swalwell, according to reports.

    Broader Context: The move is part of broader tensions, with [Hindustan Times] reporting it as a major factor in her sudden firing, while other reports, such as from [ASIATimes], suggested the firing was also influenced by issues surrounding the [Jeffrey Epstein files].

    Swalwell's Reaction: Swalwell's legal team has previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to the FBI regarding the release of these files.

    Bondi's firing was confirmed on April 2, 2026, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche taking over in an acting capacity.
    New York Post
    New York Post
     

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    maybe from (none / 0) (#12)
    by leap2 on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 10:41:56 PM EST
    here?

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    Maybe (none / 0) (#13)
    by desertswine on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 11:39:59 PM EST
    The Daily Mail?

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    That (none / 0) (#14)
    by CaptHowdy on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 07:57:47 AM EST
    Was it

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    Also, and now Hogshead fires the (none / 0) (#8)
    by desertswine on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 05:12:43 PM EST
    Army Chief of Staff.

    WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and take immediate retirement, two U.S. defense officials and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

    I hope Pete (none / 0) (#9)
    by CaptHowdy on Thu Apr 02, 2026 at 05:27:36 PM EST
    is the next casualty

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    He also fired the Army (none / 0) (#15)
    by Chuck0 on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 09:30:10 AM EST
    Chief of Chaplains. A black general.

    The article described Hogsbreath as a Christian Nationalist. They got it wrong. White Christian Nationalist is more accurate.

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    Yes, it is (none / 0) (#18)
    by Ga6thDem on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 02:18:32 PM EST
    blame everyone time. Hegseth is blaming the military leadership for the disaster in Iran while Trump is blaming cabinet members for his low approval ratings. I would imagine Hegseth may not be long for  his cabinet position.

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    I agree (none / 0) (#20)
    by CaptHowdy on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 02:28:12 PM EST
    Trump is going to find some important private sector duties for Pete sooner than later.

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    Pete better hope and pray (none / 0) (#22)
    by CaptHowdy on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 03:40:26 PM EST
    that the IRGC doesn't take his "no quarter" bullshite seriously.

    A second US combat plane has crashed today following an F-15 being downed over southern Iran, this time near the Strait of Hormuz. Two US officials told the New York Times that an A-10 Warthog pilot was safely rescued following the crash, which reportedly happened around the same time as the F-15 went down.

    A US helicopter searching for the downed F-15 has also reportedly been hit by a projectile, Iran's Mehr news agency said. One of the two US pilots in the fighter jet that went down has been rescued alive by US forces, two US officials told NBC News. The pilot is now undergoing medical treatment, two US officials confirmed to Newsmax.



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    I thought we already "won" (none / 0) (#23)
    by jondee on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 04:35:41 PM EST
    weeks ago. They seem to still have a lot of projectiles for a military that's been completely decimated in the decimatingest decimation in history.

    I wish just once one of these press corps lapdogs would grow a pair and take one for the team and tell Trump how effing FOS he is to his face.

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    At least half (none / 0) (#24)
    by CaptHowdy on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 04:47:59 PM EST
    their launching capabilities survive.

    US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability

    And thousands of drones

    As far as the press I'm sure almost all would be happy to tell him but they never get a chance.

    The white house press corps is now Laura Loomer and NEWSMAX.  Trump never sees real reporters.

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    They're nasty people (none / 0) (#26)
    by jondee on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 05:09:25 PM EST
    I mean, IF you were running a country roughly three times the size of Iraq, half of which is rugged mountainous terrain; you have the money to spend and you're trading partners with powerful adversaries of the U.S and you have decades to dig-in to prepare, what would you do?

    'Half of their launching capability surviving' is probably a very rough estimate.

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    Hegseth seems like the kind (none / 0) (#21)
    by jondee on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 03:17:27 PM EST
    of guy who would kiss each one of Trump's toes every morning if that's what it took to stay in his good graces.

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    I already (none / 0) (#19)
    by Ga6thDem on Fri Apr 03, 2026 at 02:20:02 PM EST
    thought the investigations of the Trump administration would be legendary but it seems these  firings and the ones to come are going to kick it up to a notch "never seen before"

    I scored 100% (none / 0) (#36)
    by CaptHowdy on Tue Apr 07, 2026 at 04:12:37 PM EST

    FBI's New Political Pre-Crime Center

    Now, Trump's budget request reveals, the FBI runs a dedicated "NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center"; with personnel from 10 federal agencies, it is busy "proactively" identifying domestic terrorists motivated by any of the following beliefs:

    "anti-Americanism,"

    "anti-capitalism,"

    "anti-Christianity,"

    "support for the overthrow of the U.S. Government,"

    "extremism on migration,"

    extremism on "race,"

    extremism on "gender,"

    "Hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family,"

    Hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on "religion," and

    Hostility towards those who hold traditional views on "morality."

    Pre-Crime (5.00 / 1) (#37)
    by jondee on Tue Apr 07, 2026 at 04:31:45 PM EST
    Did they get that from Philip K Dick?

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    Ken Klippenstein got it there (none / 0) (#38)
    by CaptHowdy on Tue Apr 07, 2026 at 05:10:32 PM EST
    I suspect

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    I checked off 7. (none / 0) (#50)
    by Chuck0 on Wed Apr 15, 2026 at 04:37:08 PM EST


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    How to win friends (none / 0) (#39)
    by jondee on Fri Apr 10, 2026 at 02:36:20 PM EST
    and influence people..

    Apparently, every human being in Beirut and South Lebanon is 'Hezbollah,' the way every human being in Gaza was Hamas.

    When the wreckage clears, Miriam Adelson, Bill Ackman, Larry Ellison et al are going to have their work cut out for them greasing all the people they'll need to grease to salvage Israel's reputation.

    I find it all so sad (none / 0) (#40)
    by Peter G on Sat Apr 11, 2026 at 01:57:09 PM EST
    and infuriating.

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    I hate to be so cliche (5.00 / 2) (#41)
    by jondee on Sat Apr 11, 2026 at 02:08:46 PM EST
    but, violence begets violence. When will there be an end to it?

    Bibi's 'Genghis Khan' paradigm is the mentality of a mafia don. Not that there aren't people just as bad on the other side.

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    I've said this before, and it bears repeating: (none / 0) (#51)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Wed Apr 15, 2026 at 04:43:27 PM EST
    Hamas' indiscriminate slaughter of over 1,200 unarmed civilians in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 was a crime against humanity.

    But Israel's subsequent and vastly disproportionate retaliatory military response against Hamas in Gaza, conducted indiscriminately without any due regard for the two million-plus Palestinian civilians who were caught in the crossfire, is a war crime.

    There is a good reason why both Hamas and Israeli leadership were indicted on similar charges in 2024 by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

    Aloha.

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    Cheers (none / 0) (#46)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Apr 13, 2026 at 05:02:06 PM EST

    Cook Political Report shifts 4 Senate races toward Democrats

    Even CNN (none / 0) (#47)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Apr 13, 2026 at 07:07:24 PM EST
    Is starting to ask if it's time to toss a net over the president.

    They are doing the PopeVTrump nonstop.

    I've never been more proud of a Pope.  And proud he is an American.

    I really doubt "the Pope" would be doing this if he was not an American.  The very in your face way he is doing it.  Seems personal.

    Pope Leo XIV is very much in the ... (none / 0) (#52)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Wed Apr 15, 2026 at 04:55:51 PM EST
    ... conservative mold of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The most significant differences between the two are that Leo has a heart and chooses to live in the 21st century, rather than pine for the 19th.

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    Can you imagine (none / 0) (#53)
    by CaptHowdy on Wed Apr 15, 2026 at 06:28:43 PM EST
    Pope Francis

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    Someone suggested (none / 0) (#54)
    by CaptHowdy on Wed Apr 15, 2026 at 06:35:42 PM EST
    he might be trying to get out in front of it this time because the Vatican did not distinguish itself last time with the Nazis.

    /s

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    Funny (none / 0) (#63)
    by CaptHowdy on Fri Apr 17, 2026 at 06:10:37 PM EST

    MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged

    Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president.

    Not so funny. (none / 0) (#64)
    by Chuck0 on Fri Apr 17, 2026 at 10:41:27 PM EST
    I have had my own doubts. I also suspect Charlie Kirk was a sacrificial martyr.

    I've said it before and I will continue to shout it from the mountaintops. There is no too low. There is NOTHING these people won't do to stay in power.

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    The ultimate ace in the hole (none / 0) (#65)
    by jondee on Sat Apr 18, 2026 at 01:03:07 AM EST
    for the owners of the country is that 54% of U.S adults read at a sixth grade level.

    They're as likely to believe crazy sh*t that helps Trump as they are to believe crazy sh*t that hinders him.

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