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[–] LeZero@hexbear.net 72 points 2 days ago

"Guy Who Wrote the Crime Bill Pardons his Crackhead Son"

[–] hamid@vegantheoryclub.org 102 points 3 days ago

Must be awesome to have a powerful dad, get a super high paying job in Ukraine, smoke crack, shoot guns, drive around recklessly with guns and crack then get pardoned. Then have liberals insist it had nothing to do with the current war and that the US isn't the most corrupt country on earth.

[–] GottiGoFast@hexbear.net 109 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"As a Biden voter this is so fucking stupid. THIS is where we use the Republican’s moves against them? For his dickhead kid!? Not for the Supreme Court or pushing legislation through? Fuck, man.

Giving credence to their “Biden is corrupt” mantra and that both sides do it for their voters while solving nothing for common Americans at this really crucial time. It’s so insulting and such a bad move."

  • the one non-shit comment in r/poltics about this

How many downvotes does it have?

[–] shreddingitlater@hexbear.net 82 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is the second funniest thing he could have done on his way out and the third one already happened (welcoming Trump to the white house and posing with him). Let's hope for a hat trick!

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is the first one releasing the Epstein files?

[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 72 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

he could die, initiating the prophecy of the Year of Four Presidents and making kamala the 47th president

[–] miz@hexbear.net 35 points 2 days ago (4 children)
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[–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 90 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Real talk though, how is the ability to pardon anyone and everyone not the most “authoritarian” citations-needed action a president can take

But we have democracy!!!!!!

Death to America

[–] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 45 points 2 days ago

I mean in genealogy of morals Nietzsche makes it clear mercy is the mark of power

This self-overcoming of justice: one knows the beautiful name it has given itself – mercy; it goes without saying that mercy remains the privilege of the most powerful man, or better, his – beyond the law.

It's literally the dialectical self overcoming of justice (sich selbstaufhebung).

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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 90 points 3 days ago

I will not pardon Hunter

[–] real@hexbear.net 71 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I mean it was clear that he would do this the moment that Trump won, and honestly helping his son like a normal person is like the only human thing I've seen this ghoul do.

hunter brandon

[–] Tomboymoder@hexbear.net 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have no sympathy for powerful ghouls who abuse their power only to help their own.
I don’t care how “human” it makes him.

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[–] operacion_ogro@hexbear.net 57 points 2 days ago

This is the day that Biden became presidential

[–] underisk@hexbear.net 83 points 3 days ago (1 children)

well we certainly can't have anyone well-connected facing real consequences for their actions. that's not what this country is about

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 51 points 3 days ago

To think Trump came really close and now they're like "lol nope" and Biden is probably going to pardon him anyway. Same shit with Biden's failson, but yeah man, tell me about democracy and all that sounds lovely.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 76 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is hiring hunter best return on investment in history?

Ukraine got like 150 billion out of it

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 46 points 2 days ago

And 150k less unemployed people!

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 59 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Remember when he wen to court and libs were like "He'll go through the process, no special treatment"

Now they're like "Well Trump and Trump but Trump trumped trump trump"

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[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 62 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Biden definitely thought the cancer took the wrong one, at least once. You know he has.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Boromir would have snorted all of coke!

Edit: Beauromir. kelly

[–] buh@hexbear.net 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Joe doesn’t remember how Beau died, just that he was The Other Biden biden-point

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[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 48 points 2 days ago (4 children)
[–] sisatici@hexbear.net 48 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I swear to God these people are civility fascists

[–] supplier@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago

Lol havent seen NS comment in a long time

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[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago

Don't vote for any Democrat in 2028 who doesn't repudiate Nate Silver within 48 hours

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[–] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 69 points 3 days ago

A great day for failsons everywhere

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 70 points 3 days ago
[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When will Ranger Biden and Beastmaster Biden be pardoned

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I AM SUPREME MAGUS BIDEN biden-harbinger

THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN PARDONED AND SENT TO THE GRAN CRYSTAL PALAIS IN THE OVERREALM

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 55 points 3 days ago

Oh thank god. America’s precious son Hunter is safe

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 50 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

sicko-yes

Biden can't do anything good, but he'll sure pardon his son!

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 58 points 3 days ago (3 children)

He’s gonna pardon Trump I bet

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 52 points 3 days ago

timmy-pray that would be the funniest possible option, let me on the lathe

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 51 points 3 days ago

I-uh uh I love you, uh, Fat, er, I mean Drumpf, so I hereby pardon you of your murder, you killed your wife, right? biden-forgor

Thanks Crooked Joe for the pardon, y'know I never liked you, you're such a sucker, I totally fucked you over and you're too stupid to realize that, folks, he's a real loser. LOSER. a-little-trolling

Uh t-thanks Drumpf and God Bless Israel. biden-alert

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i-cant this is to funny to me

[–] Finger@hexbear.net 32 points 2 days ago

no more half measures walter

[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 50 points 3 days ago

fuck him, but this is probably the closest thing to human biden has ever done

[–] windowlicker@hexbear.net 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

the one time he finally decides to do something cool with the last few months in office, out of all the cool things he could have done, he does this? boohoo

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[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 49 points 3 days ago (1 children)

and here i thought that obama was the most narcissistic president

[–] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 50 points 3 days ago (1 children)

third most narcissistic out of the last 3

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

see, i think there's something much more insidious in obama and biden's facade of public service and respectability. trump's general proposition is "trump good." that's all on the surface with him. he's telling you that. i think you have to be much much more of a narcissist to convince yourself that your own personal apotheosis constitutes an emancipatory movement unto itself.

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 46 points 3 days ago

Very cool and normal democracy

[–] tripartitegraph@hexbear.net 44 points 3 days ago

#realnepotismhours big-cool

At least we get more Hunter Biden headlines

[–] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 40 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This would be so fucking funny, "6th best president ever" (or whatever the fuck he's saying nowadays) and then pardons his dirtbag son

[–] Red_Eclipse@hexbear.net 40 points 3 days ago
[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 39 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The liberals on reddit-logo are saying he should issue blanket pardons for the whole justice department. debord-tired

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

I know the Supreme Court can't block a presidential pardon, but it'd pretty funny if they did it anyway.

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

I guess I can stop being surprised Biden hasn't pardoned Hunter. I just expect this level of corruption from government officials and it's nice to be proven right

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