Sidehatch

LMAO 

This is solid gold 

Here’s a good summary about the cost of a pardon:

Yet another case in which someone who has no business being pardoned got pardoned. This time because his wealthy mother quite plainly bribed Trump by paying $1 million at a fundraiser and because she was involved in a pretty obviously criminal plot to acquire and publish the private diary of Joe Biden's daughter. It's a simultaneously complicated but simple story of corruption and cronyism.

The guy being pardoned, by the way, Paul Walczak, was in the nursing home business. He was prosecuted because he simply refused to pay tens of millions in payroll taxes on behalf of the doctors, nurses, and staff in his employ, using the money instead to buy a yacht, luxury travel, and purchases at high-end retailers such as Bergdorf Goodman and Cartier. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $4.4 million. That's all far less than the cost of his crimes, but even that much was too much for Donald Trump, who believes that white collar criminals, especially those whose family does him favors, should not be subject to the laws of the United States.

And yes, that includes reality stars too, who are also getting pardoned despite committing multi-million dollar frauds.

Donald Trump has created a mafia state. If you're one of his cronies or if you can do favors for him you're protected. If you're not, you're a target.

Trump has been selling off pardons to anyone and everyone who donates a cool milly. Fox News reported that he would consider pardoning Diddy if he was asked. So assuming Diddy asks for a pardon (which he would be crazy not to ask for), how much would that pardon cost?

I say $5 million gets it done. Whether it’s Trumpcoin or campaign contributions, we all know Diddy can afford it and Trump has a long history of taking money from anyone and everyone.

What say you on the cost of a Diddy pardon? 

Dotard in Chief is once again treating those who serve our country with utter disrespect as they don’t have enough food to eat and have to sleep on floors. All for a manufactured crisis which the Dotard in Chief fabricated out of thin air. From The Chronicle:

President Donald Trump’s rush to deploy California National Guard troops to Los Angeles has left dozens of soldiers without adequate sleeping arrangements, forced to pack together in one or more federal buildings, resting on the floors of what appear to be basements or loading docks, the Chronicle has learned.

Chronicle exclusive: DHS secretary seeks military arrests in Los Angeles in leaked letter

Related reading: ‘Donald Trump, you are a coward’: New protests in S.F. as president sends more troops to L.A.

The state troops federalized by the Trump administration over the weekend to confront immigration protesters, without the approval of Gov. Gavin Newsom, were “wildly underprepared,” said a person directly involved with the deployment, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak on the issue.

The troops — whose makeshift quarters are shown in photographs exclusively obtained by the Chronicle — arrived without federal funding for food, water, fuel, equipment or lodging, said the source, who was granted confidentiality under Chronicle policies. This person said state officials and the California National Guard were not to blame.

“This is what happens when the president and (Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth) demand the National Guard state assets deploy immediately with no plan in place … (and) no federal funding available for food, water, fuel and lodging,” the source said. “This is really the failure of the federal government. If you’re going to federalize these troops, then take care of them.”

@Midnight1

 That’s horrible. I’m sure useful idiot Trump will be doing whatever he can to run cover for Putin 

Wow, the Trumphumpers have really gone off the rails, must be getting high off their own supply. Central Americans have been living in the US for decades bro. 

Trump needed an escape from the recent PARTIED WITH EPSTEIN allegations by Elon Musk during Pride Month so he immediately started picking a fight with protesters in LA, which among others, started with the arrest of an elderly SEIU leader whose sole crime was getting pushed in front of an ICE vehicle. The Jack-booted thugs then pushed him into a curb where he hit his head. 

Don’t believe the hype. Trump is full of it as usual, and doesn’t want anyone to KEEP ON ASKING ABOUT EPSTEIN. 

Trump is definitely a pervert who likes ‘em young, just look at him and Epstein dancing it up! President TACO wants us to forget his dalliances with Epstein and the 12 times he flew on the Epstein Express. For that reason alone, let’s not forget that about the felon who was found liable for lying about a sexual assault he committed

A defeated-looking Trump needed to change the topic from his failed bromance with Elon Musk and the Epstein allegations, so he sent immigration raids to LA without notifying the LAPD (according to LAPD Police Chief McDonnell). 

But just remember, those Epstein files still haven't been released. Nor will they, as long as Orange Mussolini is in charge!

I took the under. BOL! 

Donald Epstein

He was annoying. Zero content, would always just change the subject of the post. 

The war Trump said he would end on Day 1! Of course he hasn’t done that because he’s a demented liar, who is wholly incapable of negotiating anything more complex than a ham sandwich.

Want to spend more? Too much money in your accounts? 
Don’t worry, President Dementia J Chump is here to threaten the fed, hike prices, and just be a total idiot. It’s great! (Unless you’re a member of the upper, middle, or lower classes - then you’re paying more!!!)

Don’t worry, global shipping has been reduced to pandemic 2020 levels, so your neighbors can’t buy what you couldn’t afford anyways! 

I liked how the Germans had to remind President Dementia J Chump that DDay was a great day because it led to the defeat of the Nazis. Funny how Trump has never decried the Nazis, the little TACO chicken can’t summon up the gumption to speak against Nazis

John Kelly said it’s true. He was Trump’s chief of staff. He has a helluva lot more credibility than you, whoever you are lol

Gonna need to present 30+ years of credentials to outweigh John Kelly. I’m guessing you can’t lol

No matter how much ball-washing they do, Trump will always be an anti-American hero in the eyes of the fascist right who take our troops for granted. They believe it’s ok to smash the poor’s offspring into the ground for their beliefs, as long as their brethren don’t serve (Exh A: President Cankles)

Trump hasn’t ended anything. Just another TACO.

No spine 

No brains

Standard Pro-Kremlin Trump agenda

Nothing to see here, carry on

I have zero faith in AR taking the Steelers to the playoffs. He has run the slowest offense in the last 20 years. He hasn’t been good in three years. Honestly, I think they might do better with Rudolph all season at starter, and Rudolph ain’t great (he’s C+ to C)

I subscribe to it on Apple Podcasts. Chernoff has great analysis 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simple-handicap-daily-nfl-podcast/id1435717525?i=1000708731254

Took: 

Steelers under 8.5

Cardinals over 8.5