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[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 139 points 2 days ago

Is he dating the Epstein files? The fucking president of the country doesn't get the luxury of space, he is beholden to the office to answer to the people. What a joke of a country.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 104 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It must be so hard suffering the mildest of consequences of your own actions.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 27 points 2 days ago

your own horrific actions

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Here I am, regularly feeling guilty about whether maybe I accidentally insulted someone with my autism, while people like these lie openly, constantly and with impunity. A conscience really is a goddamn hindrance in this world rather than a net positive.

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A conscience really is a goddamn hindrance in this world rather than a net positive.

Sort of. People without a conscience and without the power, privilege and/or social tools to abuse that often also end up pretty badly. Like how narcissism can lead both to (unwanted) social isolation, or even prison time, and then also sometimes to a successful business/political career or creating your own adoring cult, depending on other factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic to the person.

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I’d say the lack of a conscience is the real hindrance. If more people cared about the consequences of their actions, we’d be in a better place. It’s just a shame so many psychopaths are able to flourish.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 66 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He's the president. He doesn't get space. Ever.

That's literally the job of the president. It's not luxury. It's work.

But this jackass in the oval office has never worked a day in his entire fucking life and doesn't understand that concept.

[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Even if he does get space: it's not the job of the speaker of the fucking house to give him space from investigations. The house is supposed to investigate!

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

If you add up all the work he’s done throughout his whole life, it might add up to about a day.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 49 points 2 days ago

Those children needed space too.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"So-called Christian helps to cover up a giant pedophile ring"

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Isn’t that a fairly normal thing for Christians?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 8 points 2 days ago

So normal we already know the justification: for the glory of God 🙄

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[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Story as old as religion itself

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The space Trump actually needs is a 3x4m prison cell.

[–] Asswardbackaddict@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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Make that feet and we have a deal.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago

Trump needs ‘space’ for a specific purpose: avoiding the consequences of his crimes. Republicans are always ready to give him that space.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Awww does the felonious pedophile need space???

You can’t distance yourself without space.

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am happy to give him space... in a maximum security prison cell, all alone until the very end.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Haha you almost tricked me into googling « volume of an average coffin in m^3 » on my work computer

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 2 days ago

Last week: "We need to release the files."

This week: "Dear leader said no. I never implied anything different."

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Oh, good. For a moment there it almost seemed like Johnson had a spine.

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Never trust anything they say, it was pure posturing. Judge them for their actions, or lack of them. So when one of those inbred sycophants says they are going against Trump, don't believe them until they actually do (which will be never).

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[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Plenty of “space” on golf course.

Do your job. Oh wait. You are. Protecting yer guy.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 20 points 2 days ago

"Listen bucko, this is Congress, specifically a Republican Congress. We serve two people here, the president and the ownership class. Notice how I didn't mention voters? They can go fuck themselves. Didn't we make that obvious with the Big Disgusting Bill?"

[–] mister_flibble@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago
[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 days ago

The more he runs away from this the more likely that nobody will believe whatever explanation he lands on to dismiss it. Even if there really isn't a list, and he really isn't on it, and they present some evidence that proves it conclusively, there's zero shot anyone will believe it.

The conspiracy vibes are so strong that even reality couldn't kill them.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

he needs ~~space~~ to be spaced

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[–] mondomon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Presidents don't "get space".

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 11 points 2 days ago

Trump needs a kick to the balls, that's what he needs. And then another one, until everyone on earth had the opportunity.

[–] Asswardbackaddict@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Just so we're clear, he's completely within his rights — per the landmark 1849 case Cowboys v. Indians, which famously established the "time-outs and tag-backs" precedent.

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Yes, I agree, Mike. Airlock, it is.

[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Mike Johnson made me loathe christianity. He's a smarmy little cunt germ.

[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 10 points 2 days ago

Actually, Michael, what he needs is to be fully outed as one of the pedos his base so vehemently abhors.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 10 points 2 days ago

There are a couple Republican threads hyper focused on some “Obama written” Russian files thing. And how Hillary’s emails have only “scratched the surface”.

No idea. Except it sounds like they’re grasping at straws of distraction. Even so, the Repub people are eating it up.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Space to rape more children.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"They haven't deleted and scrubbed Trump's name off the documents yet , so we need more time."

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He should take a one way ride up in a Starliner. Plenty of space for him in there.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 9 points 2 days ago

I agree with Johnson. Let's eject our rapist-felon president into space.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

If by space you mean being thrown into a black hole then yeah. But seriously trumps a child fucker and the GOP is trying to hide it.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Luckily Johnson has a huge gaping space for Trump to release into.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 6 points 2 days ago

Aww poor baby is stressed because everyone knows he fucked a child.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

Looks like someone had a conversation with Mikey.

Fuck you Johnson.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Awww, the National pedophile needs space

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