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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (2 children)

And welcome to the JAM

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Yeah I hope he's OK. He's pretty elderly and someone picking him up and slamming him onto the ground can't be good for him.

Oh this is just lazy journalism? Never mind.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

What's kids for cash? Sounds like the name of a child sex trafficking ring

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 14 points 5 days ago

Judge got kick backs for sending teens to jail, even for the most minor offense that would normally warrant a warning.

[–] TriPolarBearz@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

For some reason, the kars4kids jingle played in my head.

1-877 kids for cash

K-I-D-S kids for cash

1-877 kids for cash

convict your kids today

[–] GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

That's basically what it was. But prison.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 5 days ago (12 children)

Asshole for letting that corrupt piece of shit get out early. That judge caused irreparable harm.

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[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I think at this point Biden doesn’t give a flying fuck. His political career is coming to a close and he can retire.

[–] AgentDalePoopster@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

You are correct, it's clear he doesn't care. It's just a shame that the mask-off, nothing to lose Biden still bends over backwards to help Israel commit genocide, commutes this sentence in particular, and pardons his own son while doing nothing that the average American could consider helpful. Mask-off Biden really sucks.

[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 6 points 6 days ago

I don’t understand why people think he would react any other way. He has always been a Zionist and his views have not changed. Not that as President he has much choice not to cave the desire of allies and the pressure of the military industrial complex.

I do wish he at least showed some backbone about Israel’s genocide, but honestly the US has a historical background to f not giving a fuck. Do people not remember all the atrocities that the US committed in Iraq/Afghanistan under Bush?

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe, and hear me out here, maybe it wasn't a great idea to treat a president as king with no way to reign in their power other than waiting until the next election cycle.

[–] ViolentPacifist@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

There are multiple ways to reign in a president.

If politicians are unwilling to take any of those ways, then it's not only the president lacking accountability.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

He should also be "dragged" and "condemned".

Before he's tried for abetting genocide. He violated numerous laws. Leahy for starters.

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