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Fascist lunatic

17 Monday Mar 2025

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Last night:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

The “Pardons” that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen. In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them! The necessary Pardoning Documents were not explained to, or approved by, Biden. He knew nothing about them, and the people that did may have committed a crime. Therefore, those on the Unselect Committee, who destroyed and deleted ALL evidence obtained during their two year Witch Hunt of me, and many other innocent people, should fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level. The fact is, they were probably responsible for the Documents that were signed on their behalf without the knowledge or consent of the Worst President in the History of our Country, Crooked Joe Biden!

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Autocrat. It is an assertion of power that doesn’t exist in the Constitution.

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The New “Sturmabteilung”

22 Wednesday Jan 2025

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Brownshirts.

On Monday:

GRANTING PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATING TO THE EVENTS AT OR NEAR THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021
January 20, 2025

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation.

Acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States, I do hereby:

(a) commute the sentences of the following individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, to time served as of January 20, 2025:

• Stewart Rhodes

• Kelly Meggs

• Kenneth Harrelson

• Thomas Caldwell

• Jessica Watkins

• Roberto Minuta

• Edward Vallejo

• David Moerschel

• Joseph Hackett

• Ethan Nordean

• Joseph Biggs

• Zachary Rehl

• Dominic Pezzola

• Jeremy Bertino

(b) grant a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021;

The Attorney General shall administer and effectuate the immediate issuance of certificates of pardon to all individuals described in section (b) above, and shall ensure that all individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, who are currently held in prison are released immediately. The Bureau of Prisons shall immediately implement all instructions from the Department of Justice regarding this directive.

I further direct the Attorney General to pursue dismissal with prejudice to the government of all pending indictments against individuals for their conduct related to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Bureau of Prisons shall immediately implement all instructions from the Department of Justice regarding this directive.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.

Observations:

Aaron Rupar ‪@atrupar.com‬
REPORTER: Is there now a place for the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers in the political conversation following your pardons?

TRUMP: Well, we have to see

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January 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM

‪Marc Elias‬ ‪@marcelias.bsky.social‬
Before the election, I warned that Trump would pardon all of the Jan. 6 defendants and some of them would form the core of a new rightwing paramilitary organization loyal to Trump.

At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.
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January 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM

Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister ‪@malcolmnance.bsky.social‬
I literally write a whole book about this. The PB & Oathkeepers will form the heart of a MAGA Brown Shirts movement.

January 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM

Trump’s Day One Executive Orders
Joyce Vance
Jan 21, 2025
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None of this is normal, and it’s our job to keep it from being normalized. Presidents don’t try to erase the Constitution or turn the federal bureaucracy into a loyalty corps. They don’t release violent criminals from prison so they can return the favor. As the examples grow, our job is to refuse to treat them like they’re acceptable. Trump’s abuses have to remain shocking, not because they surprise us, but because they are profoundly unacceptable and contrary to democratic principles.

Trump wants us to abandon those principles. The easiest slide into autocracy is the one where we give up. Continuing to believe in democracy is a profound act of resistance and courage in a moment like this when we are being told it no longer matters.

Don’t give up.
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Ironic, eh.

Turn the lights off on the way out

20 Monday Jan 2025

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Early this morning:

Joe Biden (D) [2020 file photo].

January 20, 2025
Statement from President Joe Biden

Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day. They are the lifeblood of our democracy.

Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.

In certain cases, some have even been threatened with criminal prosecutions, including General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, and the members and staff of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions.

General Milley served our nation for more than 40 years, serving in multiple command and leadership posts and deploying to some of the most dangerous parts of the world to protect and defend democracy. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he guided our Armed Forces through complex global security threats and strengthened our existing alliances while forging new ones.

For more than half a century, Dr. Fauci served our country. He saved countless lives by managing the government’s response to pressing health crises, including HIV/AIDS, as well as the Ebola and Zika viruses. During his tenure as my Chief Medical Advisor, he helped the country tackle a once-in-a-century pandemic. The United States is safer and healthier because of him.

On January 6, 2021, American democracy was tested when a mob of insurrectionists attacked the Capitol in an attempt to overturn a fair and free election by force and violence. In light of the significance of that day, Congress established the bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol to investigate and report upon the facts, circumstances, and causes of the insurrection. The Select Committee fulfilled this mission with integrity and a commitment to discovering the truth. Rather than accept accountability, those who perpetrated the January 6th attack have taken every opportunity to undermine and intimidate those who participated in the Select Committee in an attempt to rewrite history, erase the stain of January 6th for partisan gain, and seek revenge, including by threatening criminal prosecutions.

I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But these are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience do nothing. Baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong—and in fact have done the right thing—and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and finances.

That is why I am exercising my authority under the Constitution to pardon General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee, and the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee. The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense. Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country.

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Anyone from Missouri on that list?

10 Friday Jun 2022

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Just asking.

Last night:

THOMPSON & CHENEY OPENING STATEMENTS AT SELECT COMMITTEE HEARING Jun 9, 2022

“…As you will see, Representative Perry contacted the White House in the weeks after January 6th to seek a Presidential Pardon. Multiple other Republican congressmen also sought Presidential Pardons for their roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election…”

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This is Missouri

04 Wednesday Aug 2021

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Run for U.S. Senate, get a pardon.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

ADDENDUM: GOVERNOR PARSON GRANTS 12 PARDONS, COMMUTES TWO SENTENCES

AUGUST 3, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY On Friday, July 30, 2021, Governor Mike Parson granted 12 pardons and approved two commutations pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and are being sent to the individuals.

To review the names of the individuals granted clemency, please see attached. Governor Parson has instructed his legal team to continue reviewing clemency files and working to reduce the backlog inherited by his administration.

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Yep, Missouri.

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A pearl button shirt (May 18, 2021)

Spare us

23 Wednesday Dec 2020

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Ben Sasse (r) [U.S. Senate file photo].

Tonight:

Sasse Statement on Latest Round of Trump Pardons
December 23, 2020
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse released the following statement after President Trump exercised his constitutional power to issue pardons to another tranche of felons like Manafort and Stone who flagrantly and repeatedly violated the law and harmed Americans.

“This is rotten to the core.”

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Late for the party.

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Pardon me

27 Saturday Dec 2008

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Contact: Jessica Robinson…

…Gov. Blunt Grants Pardons, Allows Parole Hearing

         JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Matt Blunt today announced his decision to pardon…

…As governor, Matt Blunt has granted a total of 14 pardons, including those announced today, and denied nearly 1800…

[emphasis added]

Less than one per cent.

From a Missouri Supreme Court decision:

…They were among 45 out of 992 petitioners that were granted clemency by Governor Bob Holden in 2004….

There is a bit of a difference.