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riversedge

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7. I'm 100% with @SenBlumenthal on this................

Sat May 18, 2024, 07:33 PM

May 18

I'm 100% with @SenBlumenthal
on this.

What Justice Samuel Alito did is beyond disturbing. Chief Justice John Roberts needs to get control of SCOTUS and he must begin with making Alito & Clarence Thomas recuse from any case involving Trump.

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BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts has released a statement following the NYT report.... [View all] riversedge May 18 OP

Very good..... getagrip_already May 18 #1

Epic indeed!! riversedge May 18 #2

Oh! Mme. Defarge May 18 #3

It was hard for me to get. mercuryblues May 19 #42

John Roberts, Stealing Elections and Taking Cash Since Who Knows When Kid Berwyn May 18 #4

Three current justices were involved in legal behind the scenes litigation to install Bush/Cheney in 2000. magicarpet May 19 #52

These are honorable-like people. Kid Berwyn May 20 #53

Profound HighFired49 May 18 #5

Excellent point - silence is complicity. nt TBF May 18 #6

I'm 100% with @SenBlumenthal on this................ riversedge May 18 #7

Sadly, there's no way to 'make them recuse.'' elleng May 18 #8

I believe Tansy_Gold May 18 #14

they need to be forced off the bench mercuryblues May 18 #16

With great difficulty, elleng May 18 #23

Progressive humor. Who knew? jaxexpat May 18 #9

Nobody is saying it, but... Mike Nelson May 18 #10

I heard it! lastlib May 18 #11

I came here to post crickets. Irish_Dem May 18 #26

In other words, we actually are a monarchy. tavernier May 18 #12

The right wing inherently would like as close to a kingship as people will tolerate bhikkhu May 18 #25

I waited too damn long. irisblue May 18 #13

i recall how burned out Roberts looked at the Defendant's impeachment trial and the way he tapped diva77 May 18 #15

do you have a non-twtter link? mercuryblues May 18 #17

What you see is all there is. Its a joke. oldsoftie May 19 #47

All I see is a link to twitter mercuryblues May 19 #51

Is the white supposed to be a joke or is the image broken? sakabatou May 18 #18

It means that the country can hold its breath until it turns blue tavernier May 18 #20

Can't see the tweet ugh! ALBliberal May 18 #19

blank tweet isitreal May 18 #22

I am so GULLIBLE thx ALBliberal May 18 #24

I thought that too. markodochartaigh May 18 #27

Wow feel I'm in Good company 😂🤍🙏🏻 ALBliberal May 18 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author COL Mustard May 18 #31

I know you mean it in good humor Col Mustard ALBliberal May 18 #33

Sorry if it was offensive COL Mustard May 19 #38

It took me a minute COL Mustard May 18 #28

Give it another minute,... it will finish loading. magicarpet May 18 #36

Twitter X is wonky for me today, all just a bunch of vibrating, blurry mess Attilatheblond May 19 #43

lol..you got me BlueWaveNeverEnd May 18 #21

I would have been shocked if it was real. nt BootinUp May 18 #30

They answer to no one...literally. spanone May 18 #32

Exactly as expected! NT JayDem May 18 #34

Roberts got his crickets training from Moscow Mitch. KY_EnviroGuy May 18 #35

That's also his statement on Clarence Thomas not recusing himself on 1/6 cases his wife was involved in. SunSeeker May 19 #37

Robber Baron Roberts approves. Hermit-The-Prog May 19 #39

Roberts has no real authority over the other justices Buckeyeblue May 19 #40

Remember... czarjak May 19 #41

I connected ... DoBW May 19 #44

OK photo-shoppers, fill in the blank space KS Toronado May 19 #45

Omerta usonian May 19 #46

so apparently this post was actually a joke from what I gather? Joke in the most cynical application of the meaning. msfiddlestix May 19 #48

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote May 19 #49

Well played. Martin68 May 19 #50