Noting Barr’s resistance to Trump in 2020, Hasan asked: “If the midterms don’t go Trump’s way this fall, is there any world in which Todd Blanche stands up to Trump if he’s asked to find some fake evidence of voter fraud, or are we screwed now?”

“We’re screwed,” Cobb said bluntly.

“Great,” Hasan said. “That’s what I suspected.”

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[–] 18 points 3 months ago

Oh, I wouldn’t worry about Trump pressuring him to do that. I’d worry about him doing enthusiastically, without needing to be pressured.

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    Sort of a joke that we keep getting these "The President is going to abolish democracy and there's nothing we can do about it" stories.

    And then when you interview a Democrat in opposition leadership, their only response is "People need to vote harder. Idk, try blaming the Palestinians or the Gays or something"

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    If he is approved then we know everything is theatre and all are complicit.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Maybe he’s insanely optimistic/delusional? Or maybe just on really good drugs?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    the millions who do the no king "protests" despite proper protesting examples in mexico a few years ago proved how much it's the former -- that's why americans had to decide between pro-genocide candidates and why the mexicans got president shienbaum instead.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    You sure you replied to the right comment? I didn’t really say anything about no kings, protests in general, or the last election.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (2 children)

    i was referring to the delusional optimism that americans like to engage in via ineffective behavior like ag blanch has likely already initiated.

    ... insanely optimistic/delusional? Or maybe just on really good drugs?

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    It won't be judges or institutions that save the election if he tries this shit, it'll be people in the streets forcing him to back down.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah... hasn't happened yet. Don't see why it would, now.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago*

    What about the mass movement that ousted homeland security secretary Kristi Noam, Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, and acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons?

    Yankees aren't entirely passive. They're often pretty pathetic, but sometimes an inciting incident can get them into the streets.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago
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    [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    No pressure needed, he was selected for that specific purpose

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    Well guess what. If the midterms get sabotaged, we are out of options. Could be Tump, his cabinet, Republicans... but some people are going to get shot.

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    It's a GOOD thing Democrats have been fighting TOOTH and NAIL to PREVENT any sort of SCREWERY by TRUMP and the REPUBLICANS! Democratic SOCIALISTS!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Pressures

    Sure...

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  • [+] -21 points 3 months ago* (4 children)

    lol, no they're not, there is no left party in the US. Just slightly different flavors of capitalist genocide. No point in even voting.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    There is every reason to vote in the midterms. What are you trying accomplish by telling people not to?

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  • [+] -16 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    People need to wake up and do an actual revolution, not something that makes them feel like they're making a difference. Its what capitalists want.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    Why not both? Why do you treat filling out a piece of paper or form on a machine as some kind of monumental undertaking? It's one day out of your time at most. Maybe an hour for most people. You also legally get time off work to vote in many states.

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