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Michael Wild's avatar

If Pam Bondi really can stop all crime in a big city (indefinitely it seems) immediately on her say so then she'll be in demand by a lot of cities....and pigs will fly and Satan will skate to work.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

And sexual crimes applauded, not investigated.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

Points well taken, Lisa. Trump using the predicate of an emergency is not present in DC or LA or in using the Alien Enemies Act. Then in real emergencies like State flooding in NC, FEMA is held back by Trump. We need to put a stop to Trump’s BS. Let’s see what Putin advises.

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subterrene's avatar

Pretty sure you meant "blatantly illegal" at the start of that last paragraph.

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justin SG's avatar

Typo: "Unfortunately, the fact that his actions are blatantly legal..."

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Aaron Rupar's avatar

got it, thanks

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Marycat2021's avatar

In your last paragraph, did you actually intend to say Trump's actions are legal?

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Aaron Rupar's avatar

It was a typo, thanks for flagging -- fixed

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Virginia King-Bolley's avatar

Think you meant to say his actions are blatantly illegal -not legal! An important typo to correct!

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Aaron Rupar's avatar

got it, thank you

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Deepak Puri's avatar

Watch for False Flag operations as Trump's 'brown shirts' are deployed in DC

How FALSE FLAG Operations Incite Violence And Topple Democracies

https://thedemlabs.org/2025/08/12/how-dictators-use-false-flag-operations-to-incite-violence-and-topple-democracies/

Check this interactive 3D map of the Federal buildings that Trump's coup may target.

https://thedemlabs.org/2025/08/11/jan-6th-insurrection-was-a-rehearsal-for-trumps-hostile-takeover-of-dc-3d-map-of-what-may-be-next/

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David J. Sharp's avatar

False flag operations? Remember the Miracle of the Ear—Trump survived an assassination attempt … with no scars or damage! Jesus must love him hard.

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Andrew's avatar

See Andor, season 2, deployment of green/untested troops into a dangerous situation. Although given the footage we've seen so far, dangerous seems a real stretch.

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jane's avatar

Thank you, Ms. Needham. At this point, djt’s party in Congress has to lead the way by drawing the line. The collapse of the military, in the same manner as the maga caucus, is another nail in the coffin of democracy.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Not just another nail … another shovelful of dirt out of the grave.

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Andrew's avatar

In a just world every journalist everywhere would ask why the National Guard wasn't called in on January 6th in DC but is being called in now.

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Diane's avatar

Pretext? Yes!!! Along with projection , using pretexts has become a supremely successful modus operandi of this new Hitler so WAKE UP TO THIS DEMS!!!!!! The key may be to acknowledge a pretext when legit such as yes crime in DC is a disgrace- i live here and blame progressive dems in local govt who let juvenile punks destroy quality of life for the rest of us by coddling them!- BUT THEN CONDEMNING HIS NAZI METHODS OF PURPORTEDLY ADDRESSING THIS LEGIT PROBLEM!- his storm troopers will do noth lasting to make us safer. More cops on the street and more tough punishments for punks would help. Progressive DEMS in DC are to blame for providing a legit premise for DT but the distinction must be made loud and clear: THIS IS NOT HOW WE ADDRESS PROBLEMS IN A DEMOCRACY, !!!! Likewise Biden and Hariis et al's capture by the far left " open borders " extremists of our party gave DT the PREMISE to attack the problem but we are all legitimately freaking out at his ICE gestapo brown shirt nazi METHODS!!! We must vociferously acknowl the problem while simultaneously CONDEMNING HIS ANTISEM METHODS AND PROVIDING DETAILED DEMOCRATIC METHODS DEMS WILL ISE TO FIX THESE LEFOT PROBLEMS!!!!! Expediency os how dictators try to sell their autocrat ways- we must point out clearly the costs to our values! Thank you for this terrific article. Dont be quiet!

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David J. Sharp's avatar

The curious thing is Trump is still trying to “rationalize” his predations—no real despot needs to. Trying to endow his corruption with legal-sounding “reasons”?

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Jack Jordan's avatar

Trump and his supporters aren't fighting crime in D.C.; they're committing crimes in D.C.

It's crucial to see Trump's actions in D.C. (and LA) for their greater significance. Mere days ago, Trump actually dared to declare his true purpose. The truth is that Trump and the people supporting him and using him are trying to think of ways to abuse federal officials for purely political purposes--at the very same time as they proved they know such conduct is criminal (they're thinking about how to prosecute Jack Smith for purportedly doing the same).

On August 5, Trump announced that he is egregiously abusing his office (and other public servants) to think about how to use the FBI to hunt down people that Trump essentially considers his personal political opponents (Texas legislators). The reason Trump wants those legislators hunted down and sent back to Texas is purely political (to help more Republicans from Texas get elected to Congress in 2026).

Texas legislators left Texas so that they could not be compelled to participate in an obviously and egregiously illegal (unconstitutional and criminal) partisan gerrymandering scheme that obviously was designed to help Trump continue to wield great influence over Congress. I cannot help but be curious whether any Texas legislators are in D.C. right now.

Trump's conduct and the conduct of people who are supporting him or are using him are so dangerously unconstitutional that Congress made such conduct criminal. See, e.g.,

"The Criminal Conspiracy between SCOTUS Justices and State Legislators to Defraud and Rob Americans of the Power of our Most Precious Rights" (Part I and Part II)

https://open.substack.com/pub/blackcollarcrime/p/the-criminal-conspiracy-between-scotus?r=30ufvh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

https://blackcollarcrime.substack.com/p/the-criminal-conspiracy-between-scotus-21b?r=30ufvh

Nobody who has the power to prosecute Trump for his crimes against the United States should be dissuaded at all by SCOTUS's sham immunity decision. To see why, see "SCOTUS Justices' Own Words Prove Extreme Deceit (and Irrelevance) of Trump Immunity Decision" (Parts I and II)

https://blackcollarcrime.substack.com/p/scotus-justices-own-words-prove-extreme-b67?r=30ufvh

https://open.substack.com/pub/blackcollarcrime/p/scotus-justices-own-words-prove-extreme?r=30ufvh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Ah, Pam Bondi in charge of D.C.—minor car accidents thoroughly investigated; pedophiles, out on their own recognizance.

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E. Rolf Pleiss's avatar

when are you leaving substack? Hard to talk so hard about Nazis and government tskeover while you're bankrolling these Nazis.

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Hannah olufs's avatar

What do you mean?

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Troll talk, hardly translatable.

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Hannah olufs's avatar

After the rant from someone else about *punks* in DC, I thought maybe I had once again got stuck in a gopher hole.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Provocateurs … with too much time on their hands.

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Hannah olufs's avatar

I have too much time on my hands but it never occurs to me to visit places to harass people.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

No, cruelty is the price of admission to MAGA; unimaginable in enlightened society.

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