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[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 115 points 2 weeks ago

Lmfao at how he was used to bludgeon the left

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 62 points 2 weeks ago

His cryptoshit was exhausting and there almost from day one, too. ancaptain

[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 54 points 2 weeks ago

He used to be a cop ffs.

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 107 points 2 weeks ago

New york times track record stays abysmal

[-] regul@hexbear.net 56 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe he did great things for New York's bedbug population?

[-] Rojo27@hexbear.net 98 points 2 weeks ago

Recently one of the defenses he used to distance himself from the investigation into his associates was that he was a cop and therefore knows how to follow the lawhahaha

[-] bortsampson@hexbear.net 38 points 2 weeks ago

I was a 9/11 first responder cards have officially expired for NYC cops lol

[-] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 weeks ago

Don't they all retire after like 20 years anyway?

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[-] Runcible@hexbear.net 83 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Posadas@hexbear.net 41 points 2 weeks ago

Many such cases

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[-] Lovely_sombrero@hexbear.net 78 points 2 weeks ago

This just in, statement from Adams: "My indictment is bad for the world and especially this beautiful city, New York. This is the worst September in NYC history."

[-] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 28 points 2 weeks ago

Check under the indictment, there could be a gun!

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[-] autismdragon@hexbear.net 74 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Vernon_Tennessee@hexbear.net 53 points 2 weeks ago

Libs when its convicted felon vs convicted felon

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 34 points 2 weeks ago

Was there a Greek figure who was cursed with inaccurate prophecies everybody heeded like an inverted Cassandra?

[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 31 points 2 weeks ago

Nate Bronze is some sort of Mirror Universe Cassandra. Everybody believes him even though he's always fucking wrong.

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[-] buh@hexbear.net 68 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Manifesting a reality where Diddy, Bankman-Fried, and Adams form a prison gang (Diddy and Sam are in the same NYC prison)

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 60 points 2 weeks ago
[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 38 points 2 weeks ago

This guy really was the Epstein for celebs...

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago

form a prison gang

Or a power trio.

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 67 points 2 weeks ago

He must have fucked up real good to pick up charges

[-] micnd90@hexbear.net 63 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No Mayor of New York City has ever been elected to higher office lmao. Embrace Tradition

[-] Tomboymoder@hexbear.net 62 points 2 weeks ago

He did everything wrong and they indicted him a-little-trolling

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 59 points 2 weeks ago

He fought the rats and the rats won.

rat-salute giant-rat rat-salute-2

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 28 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 57 points 2 weeks ago

I can't wait for the NYPD vs Feds standoff

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 40 points 2 weeks ago

"Fellas.... Lets go on sex strike until Eric adams is free"

[-] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago

Domestic violence in New York goes down by 40%.

[-] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 56 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

October 7th general middle school walkout free Eric Adams it is not a crime to hang out with your friends and make plans 😔✊

[-] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 43 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

we’ll pack our backpacks after homeroom ends and my mom is gonna carpool us to the DOJ building. all of us are gonna put on hustle bracelets and sing Empire State of Mind at Merrick Garland. the look on his face will be epic

[-] MusicOwl@hexbear.net 50 points 2 weeks ago
[-] frauddogg@hexbear.net 49 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Doubledee@hexbear.net 44 points 2 weeks ago
[-] goose@hexbear.net 42 points 2 weeks ago

Let your indictment be your excitement at the theme park of success

[-] PKMKII@hexbear.net 41 points 2 weeks ago
[-] RION@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago

bro is NOT sitting at the table of success

[-] micnd90@hexbear.net 34 points 2 weeks ago

Healthy kids from working class minority background decide to join the cops, betray their community, become corrupt, get indicted! MANY SUCH CASES!

[-] let_me_tank_her@hexbear.net 34 points 2 weeks ago
[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This is like corrupt pol micro fiction crime story. I quoted only the article subheader and the article subheaders which have dates.

NYT: A Timeline of Key Moments in the Lead-Up to the Mayor’s Indictment

Mayor Eric Adams faces corruption charges. Here are the key moments that led to his indictment.

[...]

Nov. 2, 2023: The F.B.I. raids the home of the chief fund-raiser to Mayor Eric Adams.

Nov. 2, 2023: The F.B.I. raids the homes of an aide in the mayor's international affairs office and a former Turkish Airlines executive who served on his transition team.

Nov. 6, 2023: The F.B.I. seizes the mayor's phones and iPad.

Nov. 28, 2023: Adams announces that his chief fund-raiser is out.

Feb. 5, 2024: A retired police inspector pleads guilty to funneling illegal funds to the mayor's campaign.

Feb. 29, 2024: The F.B.I. searches the homes of the mayor's Asian affairs adviser, who was a prominent fund-raiser for his campaign.

July 2024: Federal prosecutors serve a new round of subpoenas to the mayor, his election committee and City Hall.

Sept. 4, 2024: Federal agents seize the phones of the police commissioner, the first deputy mayor, the schools chancellor and others.

Sept. 12, 2024: The police commissioner resigns.

Sept. 15, 2024: The mayor's chief counsel resigns.

Sept. 16, 2024: Two former Fire Department chiefs are arrested on bribery charges.

Sept. 21, 2024: Federal agents search the home of the interim police commissioner.

Sept. 23, 2024: The city's health commissioner says he will resign.

Sept. 23, 2024: It is reported for the first time that federal prosecutors are looking into the mayor's dealings with five countries besides Turkey. The other countries are Israel, China, Qatar, South Korea and Uzbekistan.

Sept. 24, 2024: The schools chancellor says he will resign.

Sept. 25, 2024: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes the most prominent elected official to call for Adams's resignation.

Sept. 25, 2024: News of Mayor Eric Adams's indictment is made public.

[-] newmou@hexbear.net 23 points 2 weeks ago

Why is the host attacking itself? What’s their need for doing this

[-] jack@hexbear.net 31 points 2 weeks ago

The ruling class really prefers if their stooges stay within the box they set. plus, mayors go down all the time - it's a good zero calorie snack that soothes discontent about the immunity of the political class.

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[-] Bloobish@hexbear.net 28 points 2 weeks ago

bird-bouncy get rekt bozo

[-] brainw0rms@hexbear.net 27 points 2 weeks ago

Thought this was a prophetic c/fakenews post at first. agony-wholesome

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[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 24 points 2 weeks ago

The Addams Family Lyrics: They're creepy and they're kooky / Mysterious and spooky / They're all together ooky / The Addams felonies sicko-hexbear-crowd

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 24 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] Fatdork2@hexbear.net 23 points 2 weeks ago

Certified LOL moment

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