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Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as US attorney general

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Todd Blanche having his conformation vote at 4:00 AM tells you everything you need to know about how Republicans in Congress operate. They reserve their most toxic moves for the dead of night.

" Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 8:17 AM Aug 8, 2026

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We elect a lot of weak and stupid people to be our leaders. Once again, the weak and stupid have talked themselves into sleeping with a rattlesnake.

It is very, very, very unlikely that we will ever have a worse Attorney General than Todd.

Just like it is very, very, very unlikely we will see a worse president than Trump.

Then again, I said that last part when both Nixon and Bush II were in office.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-08 08:49 AM | Reply

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-08 08:52 AM | Reply

I take from Blanche's appointment that a new way will be found to put that Olympic cyclist in prison.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-08 08:53 AM | Reply

The President's Criminal Attorney is now the AG?

He's basically Nero's Fiddle.


#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-08-08 09:15 AM | Reply

Fug this garbage human being and fug everybody who supports this crap.

#5 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-08-08 09:36 AM | Reply

And before the vote, some of the Republican senators made it sound almost realistic, knowing that Todd Blanche would be confirmed.

Such kabuki theater.

Did anybody in Amerikkka fall for it?

Mainers or Alaskans?

~snip~

Don't "blanch" at this, but the new incompetent and thoroughly corrupted USAG's name anagrams to:

"Bad Clod, Then"

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-08 10:26 AM | Reply

Confirmed as a corrupt sycophantic A hole.

The bad news is a maga slush fund is ever nearer.

The good news is that a democratic slush fund is ever nearer.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-08-08 10:50 AM | Reply

The corruption in America is now at Russia Level. Complete.

#8 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-08-08 11:51 AM | Reply

Thanks, US Senate!

You schmucks also confirmed Pete Hellsbreath, Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel, Scott Bessent, Andy Nutlick, and RFK Jr.

The US Senate: Guardians of the Epstein Administration and Destroyers of America.

#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-08 12:06 PM | Reply

I take from Blanche's appointment
#3 | Posted by Zed

I think this appointment may put free and fair elections 6ft under. I think it has everything to do with their plans to sabotage the midterms

#10 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-08-08 12:43 PM | Reply

Simplifies things a bit in determining those members of the United States Senate who voted as part of the Republicans' Congressional Cowards Caucus. Murkowski does what Murkowski does, Collins dithers until it's safe to "break" with the regime, trying to bamboozle the rubes back home. But the rest? Every goddamn one of them - except the mummy of Mitch McConnell - endorsed Todd Blanche for AG.

No excuses acceptable. This is something you've done to your country. Clio's already making room in history's courts.

#11 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-08 12:45 PM | Reply

I think this appointment may put free and fair elections 6ft under. I think it has everything to do with their plans to sabotage the midterms

#10 | Posted by Whatsleft

I agree.

We have this one poster who argues I should be terrified of Islam as a threat to Western Civilization.

The threat really comes from the people he supports.

#12 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-08 12:55 PM | Reply

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