Total Hysteria -- Digby

[erronis]

https://digbysblog.net/2025/04/21/total-hysteria/

Every single January 6th defendant got full due process. Only the most violent people who assaulted police officers weren’t released pending trial. They had lawyers and access to all the evidence. Those who chose to plead innocent had full trials by jury and were allowed to present evidence at their sentencing. None of them were abducted off the street with no notice, sent to secret detention and shipped off to foreign gulag never to be seen again.

Stephen Miller is even more demented than Trump but that’s not saying much. I sometimes worry that he’s so out of control he could do something truly crazy although I can’t honestly think of anything worse than what he’s doing already. He is truly nuts.

Only correction I'd make to this: Miller is truly evil.

[Chasstev365]

1. OK Pee Wee German

Keep telling yourself that.

[3Hotdogs]

14. That explains why the FDA wants to eliminate all testing. In the course of testing, it was determined that Miller

is a U.S.D.A. Certified, Grade A Piece of Shit.

[Walleye]

2. Trump could make things a lot worse. He could give Putin the greenlight to nuke Philadelphia.

And yes, the whole criminal justice system is rigged against people who commit crimes, funny how that works.

[markodochartaigh]

5. It is unusual for oiligarchs to attack a vassal state,

especially a newly conquered one. I think that until a false flag type attack is needed to justify some crackdown Putin wouldn't attack the US physically.

[Walleye]

6. I would agree. Except Trump is drunk on power and high on revenge.

He’s not behaving rationally. Putin might stay rational and just hateful. He had a real breakdown when he invaded Ukraine though. Either way. Trump will have to find a way to get back at every American before he’s done

[the nelm]

9. While I agree totally, since when has Trump ever been rational? n/t

[calimary]

15. I don't know if he'd go that far, but he MOST CERTAINLY could make things even worse.

We now see and hear of him looking in all kinds of governmental nooks and crannies to find ways to punish those he regards as enemies.

I wouldn’t put ANYTHING past him now, especially as he may be starting to get a vague feeling that there are walls starting to close in on him.

[Skittles]

3. these white male supremacists are always playing the victim

serious fucking snowflakes

[dgauss]

4. In an administration full of sociopaths, he stands out as a total psychopath.

[the nelm]

10. Even his own family thinks he's nuts. n/t

[Figarosmom]

7. I agree.

But he knows that the true MAGAS will believe and repeat what he says as gospel.

[Javaman]

8. He's high on his own supply.

He had his own yes men in his head

[PortTack]

11. Liar!

[Bluethroughu]

12. This man is a grotesque liar.

[Martin Eden]

18. Yes. He knows what he's saying is a lie.

But he also knows a lot of Maga morons will believe it.

[BurnDoubt]

13. How could we have drifted this far from America and the principles...

that Made Us Great? The ENTIRE nation should have puked, seeing our Capitol under siege, regardless. Regardless! This was a MOB attacking the symbol of our Freedom, flying flags of SWORN ENEMIES of the US and attacking the security protecting our Freedoms. You can't spin this any other way. (We were just kidding... normal tourists on vay-cay!) They get away, Pardoned, and there's even talk of reparations!!!!! This, because factions, secret militias prepping in your woods on weekends, planning to "smash the State" when "the Storm" is declared. And this Mis-administration is holding their hands and patting their heads. This may not be black-letter-Law Treason, but it's certainly garden-variety Betrayal, insurrection. Everyone is a witness, and, as usual, no-one will come forward because the top-to-bottom intimidation and threats of "Retribution" coming from the president on down to his "Oath Keepers" and "Proud Boyz", and the Snitches on your crew are in sync. Like a Boa Constrictor, every breath we take is one breath closer to being strangled. They've warped the Court and weaponized the DOJ. The Forefathers would likely be taking up arms against THIS Tyranny. Dementia can't be coming soon enough. We don't need a Champion. We need a couple of hundred-million.

[calimary]

16. Gosh, that was "reader's chocolate". Or gushing to that effect.

No kidding, BurnDoubt. I savored every word.

[Hassler]

17. Duke has clearly lowered their standards. He must be a DEI admission.

Deranged. Encephalitic. Idjit.