Having a different opinion and sharing it honestly and respectfully is not trolling. I appreciate the different opinions here and love to add to the conversations.

He pleaded guilty to 9 charges in his tax case several months ago.

What in the flying hell are you talking about? This reads like a fox news press release after a night of sniffing glue. Do you even understand how a pardon works?

Why did the Saudis give Jared Kushner $2B, Dutch?

How much is Trump going to get from people "investing" in his crypto?

It’s been a while. I know his father-in-law was pardoned, but needed some guidance on Jared himself. Still awaiting the final verdict on a couple of investigations it seems.

2016 Investigation (Special Counsel, Robert Mueller):
Jared Kushner was investigated as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He faced scrutiny for his meetings with Russian officials and attempts to establish backchannel communications. Result: Kushner was not charged, and no evidence of wrongdoing related to collusion was found against him.

2022 Investigation (House Oversight Committee):
The House Oversight Committee, led by Democrats, investigated whether Kushner’s position in the Trump administration influenced the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s $2 billion investment in his private equity firm. Result: The investigation raised ethical concerns but did not result in legal charges. As of now, it remains under scrutiny.


As of December 2, 2024, the Senate Finance Committee's investigation into Jared Kushner's firm, Affinity Partners, is ongoing. The committee, led by Chair Ron Wyden, is examining the firm's financial activities, particularly the substantial investments from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, including a $2 billion investment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The investigation aims to assess potential conflicts of interest and ethical concerns related to Kushner's business dealings following his tenure in the White House. No formal conclusions or charges have been announced to date.

As for Trump…

The 2016 Russia interference investigation, led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, concluded in March 2019. Regarding Donald Trump, the investigation had the following key outcomes:

No Evidence of Collusion:
The Mueller Report stated that it "did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government" to interfere in the 2016 election. This cleared Trump and his campaign of direct collusion with Russia.
Obstruction of Justice Concerns:
The report detailed multiple instances where Trump may have attempted to obstruct the investigation, such as firing FBI Director James Comey and attempting to limit the scope of the special counsel's investigation. Mueller stated, "While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." However, no charges were filed, as Mueller deferred to the Department of Justice policy against indicting a sitting president.
Russian Interference Findings:
The report confirmed extensive Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election to benefit Trump, including through hacking and social media manipulation. Trump was not found to have participated in these actions.
In summary, the investigation did not find evidence of collusion by Trump or his campaign but raised unresolved questions about potential obstruction of justice. No charges were filed against Trump as a result of the investigation.

Count me as one who refuses to believe in crypto. Whats Bitcoin at? $100,000? Sounds promising, but what will it be 12 months from now? Somewhere between $40,000 and $200,000? I just can’t work with that. Too much speculation.

I’m sure people will invest in TrumpCoin or whatever it will be called but I don’t believe in the foundation of it.

This Trump coin lets people buy it and transfers 75% of the money to Trump. A guy under investigation by the FTC bought 30 mil worth which covered the reserve and helped Trump net 18 mil. It's just a fund to bribe Trump.

Hammer can help you.

Not anymore. They were chased away from the forums.

Maybe we could lure him back with some FOFC shitcoin

Another one. Great documentary called All the Queens Horses about her and her embezzlement scheme that destroyed a town in Illinois.

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...ita-crundwell/

Article on how WH kept Joe insulated. Too much to quote. A very sad read.

wsj.com

A lot of people have a lot to answer for.

Most of you defended him the past couple years when this was obvious to everyone.

Not that I'm supporting him, but you think that he's just so far gone that he was willing to commute the sentences of pretty much anyone without thought nor care? Like he just did this all on his own?

So is it going to be different when Trump ages in the next 4 years? Will his team expose him, or is it okay because he plays by different rules? He's already showing signs of this with his incontinence and IV use.

I doubt that I ever defended Biden but I will admit that the State of the Union speech did trick me. I wonder how they were able to get him through that speech so successfully.

Confused racist uncle plays better to the American public than confused and kindly uncle.

I don't recall defending him but I was going to support who the dem nominee was regardless.

I do think Jill Biden is more the power hungry witch the GOP made her out to be than I would have thought. I blame her and Joe for this. If he had stepped aside after midterms we would have had a normal primary and likely not gotten HArris and things may have been different.

I don't think much would change. There isn't a candidate out there that would have united the Democratic party enough to win this past election. Either progressives or moderates are bailing on any candidate that's been tossed out there.

Yeah, it seems like the incumbents were effed, just like other incumbents around the world.

Good job Joe and congress, now Social Security can go bankrupt even faster!

I believe the correct term is insolvent vs bankrupt. I’ve read like less than a year quicker to paying approx 75% of total around 2034’ish

But your point is well taken. They should have left that alone until they came up with some sort of comprehensive fix to social security and Medicare.

This just reinforces the idea that electing old people is bad.

GOP Rep. Kay Granger living in retirement facility: source | Fox News

37 people getting a Merry Christmas.

Joe, I get you have strong convictions here, and there is probably some rationale for some that I can agree with but not the child killer. And probably not the drug kingpin killing a family.

President Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates | Fox News

1. The convicted murderers who will now escape execution include: Marcivicci Barnette, who killed a man in a carjacking and his ex-girlfriend;
   
2. co-defendants Brandon Basham and Chadrick Fulks, who kidnapped and killed a woman after escaping prison;
   
3. Anthony Battle, who killed a prison guard;
   
4. Jason Brown, who stabbed a postal worker to death;
   
5. Thomas Hager, who committed a drug-related killing;
   
6. David Runyon, who participated in the murder-for-hire plot of a Naval officer;
   
7. Thomas Sanders, who kidnapped and killed a 12-year-old girl;
   
8. Rejon Taylor, who carjacked, kidnapped and killed a restaurant owner; and
   
9. Alejandro Umana, who killed two brothers inside a restaurant.
   
10. Two men were on death row for the murders of witnesses: police officer Len Davis, who ordered the murder of a witness who was part of an investigation into a misconduct complaint against him, and
    
11. Ronald Mikos, who killed a federal grand jury witness in a Medicare fraud investigation.
    
12. Ex-Marine Jorge Torrez was set to be executed for killing another servicemember.
    
13. The list also includes men who committed deadly bank robberies, such as co-defendants Billie Allen and Norris Holder, who killed a bank guard during their crime;
    
14. Brandon Council, who killed two bank employees; and
    
15. Daryl Lawrence, who killed a special-duty police officer during an attempted bank robbery.
    
16. Co-defendants James Roane, Jr., and Richard Tipton committed a series of drug-related murders as gang members with Corey Johnson, who was executed in 2021.
    
17. Julius Robinson killed two people over drugs, and so did co-defendants Ricardo Sanchez, Jr., and Daniel Troya, who killed a family, including two children.
    
18. Drug lord Kaboni Savage murdered or directed someone else to murder 12 people during a 16-year period – including an arson that killed six members of a federal informant's family.

I don't know what separates the other 3, but after reading this I just assumed he did it because Trump has made noise about bringing back federal executions and Biden probably wanted to tie their hands as to how many they could do. Just a guess.

Roof is the Charleston Black Church shooter, Bowers is the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooter, and the last was the Boston marathon bomber.

The pro life party should be cheering this on, no?

Bidenomics


U.S. homelessness jumps to another record high, amid affordable housing shortage : NPR

President Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal to Liz Cheney pic.twitter.com/YqNt68A4AO

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 2, 2025

Tom Cruise still available?

Supposedly below meeting occurred several weeks ago, so say sometime in November.

Reading the article, I was thinking Joe probably relishes at the idea of finishing strong but then handing the repercussions to Trump, a win-win and payback for Afghanistan pull-out.

Just a moment...

... but then, I'm not sure if the article is really relevant based on below. If true, it's Trump's (and Bibi's) call.

Zero accountability for these losers.

Due to an unforced error by Democrats, we lost the National Labor Relations Board majority two years earlier than expected. This is a huge setback for the hundreds of thousands of workers across this country organizing for a better contract. Let me explain. 🧵

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) January 7, 2025

It wasn't an unforced error, it was Manchin and Sinema saying no.

Read the thread. They literally waited on Manchin to arrive to torpedo the vote.

But agree, calling it an unforced error is wrong. They just wanted the NLRB to be right wing because that's where their loyalties lie.

Not looking good for Joe's legacy. Time may smooth things out some but think the odds are against it. Good guy but finished poorly.

Good graphic in article comparing Presidents since JFK. Joe only beats Nixon.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/654878/...egatively.aspx

I can't believe it. I'm sure our enlightened centrists will immediately admit their errors.

https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-informa...-years-2012289

Joe, if you had done this in Year 1 and it opened opportunities to do more, I'd admire you for it. But to do this in your last week (and knowing Trump/Rubio will overturn it) is BS.

I guess it's a moral victory but hurts the Dems in FL for the next several elections. I don't understand why you did this now but will assume the evil Jill told you so (and Pope Francis and his promise of -3.5% from Purgatory).

US to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terrorism list

Good ol' Joe, evil to the very end.

Finish strong, make anyone else reaching the bottom 4-5 worst of all-time tough.

Are we handwaving this part away?

EEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIIIIL!

Basically, yes.

Who are those 553 prisoners? Pretty sure vast majority aren't US citizens (if any). There are countless other prisoners around the world that are worthy of being released also with some US government pressure or bribery ... why these 553 Cubans and why in last week of his presidency.

The question is ... are those 553 prisoners worth the impact to Democrat chances to win Florida local-state-federal elections in the next 4-8+ (?) years?

If you think this is the biggest issue preventing dems from winning FL, you are an idiot.

BTW, we recognize (and trade with) significantly worse countries/governments than Cuba. Wayyyyyy worse. Get out of the 60s and into the present.

For everyone opposed to this, what terrorists does Cuba still sponsor?

Nope, definitely not the biggest. But if you don't think it "hurts" the Dems chances, I'd think you should look in the mirror.

I'll just refer you to my original post ...

See below. Nothing too outrageous that I can see ... (but back in the 80s and 90s, their boxers were definitely terrorizing the western world).

Technical Difficulties


Very specifically, I'm opposed to it right now because I don't see what the strategic US interest is as Trump/Rubio will overturn it when they get in; and it will hurt the Dems in the FL elections.

Joe wants to do it in his Year 1 and start the normalization process, I'm all for it.

it doesn't really matter when he does it, it is symbolic and got some prisoners (probably quite a few nonviolent, political ones) freed. Obama did it, and Trump undid it. No matter who the R is going to be in the office will undo it, because their supporters (like the Jons of the world) think that Cuba is some existential evil, when in fact we do business with much worse.

Of course it will hurt any generic "D" chances in an election, but it does not really move the needle. No R is going to change their vote because Joe Biden called Cuba evil and kept a symbolic ban.

Worst Dem President since Buchanan. Not sure if bottom 5 but definitely deserving of being tossed in the dustbin of history. A complete incompetent loser.

He should have run in 2016 if he wanted the job. He might still not have been great, but a lot of stuff (i.e. SCOTUS) would have been dramatically different.

On a related note, of 45 Democratic Senators, plus the 2 Independents:

3 are 80 or older
12 are 70-79
17 are 60-69
11 are 50-59
3 are 40-49
1 is 37

Fucking retire you fucking fucks.

BREAKING: Senator Kyrsten Sinema appears to have used her campaign to pay for personal expenses, including trips to Europe and California wine country, according to a complaint filed today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

For example. three weeks after…

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 15, 2025

Nvm

Incoming pardon.

It's an ethics complaint against someone who's never running for office ever again. If she wants cash, she'll probably whore herself out as a lobbyist. Doubt she'll even ask

Also a federal crime.

After $189B of student debt forgiveness, cancellation ... Thinking this is what happens when you address the symptom/result but not the cause.

US student debt ends Biden era bigger than when he took office

IMO better way to address one part of the issue vs freebie.


I'd still like some of these Universities to contribute in fixing this problem, many have nice endowment funds.


And I do understand that some of the $189B was due to government mismanagement, errors etc. There should be an investigation and the US taxpayers should know who and key root causes of those problems, who made what decisions (or ignored them) and when.

Which would qualify Sinema as a great presidential candidate for 2028, according to today's standards.

The Biden administration says that NIL is subject to title IX and must be spread equally between mens and women's sports.

This is very bad decision that could put title IX at risk with a conservative SCOTUS. I don't see the Trump admin following through with this interpretation but if it does, there will be lawsuits.

From what I read it doesn't really matter since he's in office for 3 more days. They seem to be doing a lot of these PR stunts at the last minute. Likely realize how bad the last 4 years have been and trying to save some face for "legacy" discussions.

There are going to be lawsuits either way. Heck, the way this guidance is written there are women that could sue the schools for back pay because it says even the private NIL collectives should be considered under Title IX.

Which makes absolutely zero sense. Collectives were created specifically to be unaffiliated with schools before the revenue sharing came about. It's completely unenforceable.

Just a really, really bad decision all around that, if enforced, would likely lead to a serious challenge to Title IX as a whole.

Joe says the Equal Rights Amendment is now law.

MSN

Joe is also senile.

There seems to be a lot of that going around DC these days.

Market performance under the Presidents. Joe's 4 years ...

Dow - a little better than average
S&P - sig better than average
Nasdaq - sig less than average
Russell - really, really less than average

marketwatch.com


I'd forgotten how bad markets were under W. The Lost Decade indeed.

Nice chart on the 2.5 months after election & inauguration.

Jesus. https://t.co/0CJes1z3WF pic.twitter.com/WpYVb7bSwb

— Waleed Shahid 🪬 (@_waleedshahid) January 18, 2025

Squandering 3 trillion dollars on invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 certainly didn't help in that regard.

Halliburton's stock price went from $6 in 2001 to $52 in 2008, so there's that.

Whelp. He issued the pardons.
Biden pardons Fauci, Milley, and members of the Jan. 6 committee | AP News

That's good.

I had always thought pardons were for after someone had been charged/convicted of something. Not sure I like it but I understand it.

I hate that he was forced to do that. I don't even know if Trump was going to go after them but the threat was enough to justify it. I'm staying away from social media and TV today and the foreseeable future. I don't need any more reasons to be depressed.

I was against these pardons until Trump said they had committed major crimes. I think some of them really were at risk and this may save them.

None of them warrant saving. Most belong at the end of the shortest rope that can be found.

The only silver lining in this most heinous of all Joe's crimes is that they now lose the ability to plead the 5th. So they can either testify honestly, lie and be convicted of perjury (which is NOT covered as it's an act that hadn't occurred yet), or be jailed for contempt of court.

Fauci should have faced a Nuremberg(esque) trial but he can still land behind bars unless he helps convict all those who helped him perpetrate his crimes against humanity.

What was Fauci's crimes against humanity again?

Trying to stop Fascists from killing people.

I heard he took a puff of some marijuana when he was younger. Throw the book at him!

If you’re not in the fantasy land you’ll never understand. Don’t bother trying to connect the dots.

If you can ask that after what he perpetrated, I won't waste either of our time trying to get you to understand.

So... nothing.

His most serious crime is that he believes COVID exists and vaccines work. Remember it’s 2025 now. All those people that died had the flu or car crashes or whatever. Also vaccines cause immediate death so him telling people they work is akin to leading them to the firing squad. Get with the times.

An overwrought response to a dubious situation that he contributed to the existence of.

Immeasurable damage to the economy, immeasurable human suffering created by the measures he advocated.

The only problem with hanging him is that you can't hang the American Mengele twice.

Very normal response to having to wear a mask at Chipotle.

Covid was fake. But if it was real, Fauci got a piece of the action. Cover all your bases.

So not only the Republicans take credit for something none of them ever voted for with the Infrastructure Bill, Donald Trump is taking credit for an Infrastructure Week that never happened during his first Presidency:


@thetnholler.bsky.social on Bluesky

Update: I am now vice president of our town's school board.

What's your Book Bans Per School Year (BBPSY)? How many litter boxes have you approved? How many free lunches have you taken away?

You forgot transgender surgery referrals for 6 year olds

Haven't you heard? They're doing those on-site now at the school. Your boy comes home from school and is now a girl.

1,573, 12, all of them


Yeah, we did some renovations so that we could do them faster, to be honest. It's been a big win-win.

Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a very aggressive form of prostate cancer. It seems still veey treatable but they say it has metastasized in the bone, which sounds really bad.

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It ain't good, that's for damn sure.

Some quick reading tells me that the situation can/may be similar to some of the shit we went through around here (which is the reason I'm commenting my tiny bit of fwiw)

It seems that when prostate cancer spread to bone, it may (does?) retain the traits of the original cancer. If that's the case, and if it is indeed hormone-sensitive as articles are saying, then if they hit on an effective hormone therapy course for the prostate portion then it should likely be effective on the bone as well.

"Effective" may not be without complications -- we're talking about a compromised bone in an elderly person after all -- but it can slow/stop the spread, worse complications, etc.

Ugh, that sucks.

F cancer and all that.

Karma has a way of working out in the end.

Didn’t finish strong but thank him for his years of service

WTF is wrong with you?

Serious vile shit that deserves a ban, and I agree with a lot of what you say.

The guy oversaw a genocide that killed hundreds of thousands of people, including tens of thousands of children. His ego and narcissism led to a Trump 2nd term that will destroy countless lives. Not to mention his history of supporting a war in Iraq that killed a million civilians or his bankruptcy bill that put an entire generation into insurmountable debt. He's one of the most despicable humans to ever hold office.

But hey, if it makes you feel better, maybe there was a Hamas facility in his pancreas. That seems to be a justification he accepts.

keep fucking that chicken. Cheering on someone getting cancer, maybe that karma you're such a fan of will run you down.

If I am responsible for the deaths of that many people, I would hope so.

Not sure how guy lives well past his peer's average lifespan is somehow an example of bad karma. You do realize we are all going to end the same way, right?