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'Dictator s**t': Trump's middle-of-the-night meltdown nulling Biden pardons is slammed (www.huffpost.com)

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Summary

Trump declared Biden's pardons "VOID" in a late-night Truth Social post, claiming they were signed by autopen without Biden's knowledge—despite Trump having used autopen during his first term.

Trump warned pardoned individuals, including January 6th committee members (who weren't charged with crimes), that they're "subject to investigation at the highest level."

Critics characterized his statements as "dictator shit" and questioned their legality, with one commenting this represents "the 17th constitutional crisis of just this weekend alone."

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[-] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 180 points 2 weeks ago

Slam it all you want, it means nothing until someone actually does something.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 76 points 2 weeks ago

"SLAMMED!", I pronounce into the face of the arresting ICE agent.

"S-S-S-SLAMMED!", I cry out as the DHS official drags me down a hallway towards my El Salvadorian prison cell.

"Seee-Lamb-da!", I exclaim as the door to my cell clangs shut.

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

Alright boys, slam 'em

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

There's not much holding him back. He's been defying cour rulings left and right. The Dems are spineless and we're fucked.

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[-] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 104 points 2 weeks ago

I declare Trump's presidency void. He isn't obeying laws; he's no longer a legitimate president. He is a dictator. And a hypocrite any time he enforces laws of any kind.

To clarify, I think someone who has broken laws CAN enforce them without being a hypocrite, but only if they have taken accountability for the laws they have broken.

[-] gamer@lemm.ee 30 points 2 weeks ago

This is the oath presidents must make before exercising any official powers or duties:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

He has been very obviously doing the complete opposite of that. The GOP has some pretty flexible mental gymnasts in their circus, but I don't think even they will be able to dodge this one.

My understanding of the supreme court ruling was that he has immunity only for "official acts". So... If he violates this oath, he isn't authorized to exercise any official powers of the presidency, and thus anything he's doing isn't official! Right? I hope so. It'd give me something to look forward to as we suffer through the next 4 years.

[-] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe Trump thought execute meant kill the office of the president

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[-] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 87 points 2 weeks ago

Some days you see this shit and wonder why you participate in a meaningless system that lets convicts be President.

Like as naked apes on a floating rock in eternal space I gotta wake up every morning to go to work and "be a good worker" while this motherfucker breaks laws and wants to make up shit as he goes.

Cool. No wonder I have no more motivation to be a good worker anymore.

[-] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago

Sometimes I hope the asteroid wipes us out in 2032

[-] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm rooting for the AI ending. Maybe something superior can be born out of humanity so we served some kind of purpose.

[-] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

i'm rooting for the 'people finally stood up and did away with the sociopaths, ushering in a new utopia' ending.

stop being cowards making bad jokes.

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[-] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago

Give the cephalopods the reigns

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[-] mrsjmccrimmon@feddit.uk 62 points 2 weeks ago

Europe watching the USA lately:

[-] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 60 points 2 weeks ago

If we get through this presidency, and that’s a big if, then we’ve got a fascist infestation and their enablers in congress that we’re going to need to take care of.

[-] Makhno@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago

Time to truly drain the swamp by fucking force.

[-] stickly@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Don't disrespect swamps like that, they're a vital ecosystem. This is more like excising the cancer.

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[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

We've had a fascist infestation for 100 years

[-] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago

Try living beside them.

[-] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Try being a sane person living here

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah… shit’s getting wild, and not in a good way

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[-] 60d@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I had this in my office Fantasy Dictator Pool: before end of March, POTUS will attempt to undo Biden's pre-emptive pardons.

But I sincerely hope my other predictions DON'T come true. They're much darker.

[-] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

I wish I could have a pool like that. Everyone I work with is very pro Trump. Its pretty sad.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Do one with his campaign promises, and revel in the awkwardness as no one ever wins. Plus, it will give everyone personal reasons to fact check him every time someone does claim it.

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[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 54 points 2 weeks ago

Could someone please take one for the team and end all this.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

Thomas Crooks tried.

[-] Stupe@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks ago

Why not you?

[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I got kids. :( also I am not very "accurate" or even knowledgable of the required implements.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago

There were very few attempts on Hitler's life and he directly killed millions of people. Trump will indirectly kill millions and I wouldn't be surprised if there are no more attempts on his life.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago

There were very few attempts on Hitler's life

If ≥42 is 'very few', what do you consider to be a normal number of assassination attempts?

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Considering what he was doing? Yes, that's very little.

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[-] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Assassination is not going to work. The line of succession is pretty shitty.

[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago

Ain’t no line of succession for Elon.

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[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 44 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, I thought he was naming DJT "Dictator Shit".

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

No that’s Dictator Tot

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[-] HighFructoseLowStand@lemm.ee 35 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll go through with his denuclearization plan and that will finally be the straw that breaks the camel's back and the military will take him out.

How depressing that our best case scenario is a military coup.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

There is pretty much no scenario on earth that has our military take him out. It just won't happen and we should stop believing in this pipe dream.

[-] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

German w/eyepatch Tom Cruise tried to assassinate Hitler, but it was unsuccessful.

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[-] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, is that Donald "I can declassify documents by thinking it" Trump who is tweeting?

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[-] Manticore@lemmy.nz 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

But like. Are you stopping him? He's been doing shady and illegal shit for ages, and yall can point out its illegal and shady, but like. Are any of those critics actually stopping him or nah

Like please, I want some good news, and Moral High Ground does not count

[-] the_q@lemm.ee 19 points 2 weeks ago

SLAMMED

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, that’s what it takes to finally call him a dictator?

[-] Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

He should be wary. Lest such fuckery become a prescident.

[-] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly, man rants like he's on a bad trip - with so much projection that it burns the eyes

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[-] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Druggie ass midnight rant. Trump scratched his ass and accidentally had a finger go up his hole and his druggie brain got triggered with some ridiculous nonsense. It's the only real explanation for this shit. It's non-stop and we're less than 100 days in.

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[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Such a child. "My Pardons are better than yours"

He just can't stand that we are not just laying down and receiving his limp penis.

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