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Martin Eden

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47. Hey Ralph, if all those rioters are people who hate Trump, then WHY...
Fri May 22, 2026, 12:39 PM
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....did he pardon them, and

WHY is he going to pay them millions of dollars???

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It's not even Plausible Deniability purr-rat beauty Yesterday #1
Surely.... MarcoZandrini Yesterday #11
Apparently SC can't do better- hopeless chicoescuela Yesterday #23
SC best ? republianmushroom Yesterday #43
So,Trump is paying off Antifa crisis actors? sop Yesterday #2
Exactly. choie Yesterday #53
gullible idiot with no critical thinking skills everyonematters Yesterday #3
No doubt about that... n/t SonOfNebanaube Yesterday #7
Serving in his fourth term as a U.S. House Representative. Prof. Toru Tanaka Yesterday #60
Maybe Numbnuts Norman liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #4
I'm sorry, who does he represent? OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #5
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." Timeflyer Yesterday #6
Fine....staged actors that were hired didn't suffer any harm on that day Bengus81 Yesterday #8
Someone show him the video of Officer Fanone! Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #9
They could care less, and Drumpf watched with glee Evolve Dammit 20 hrs ago #68
Thomas Hawley Tuberville made a speech yesterday in support of the 1.776billion dollar slush fund which included... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #10
He's the next governor of Alabama AverageOldGuy Yesterday #13
Of course he is... GiqueCee Yesterday #24
Football coaches are deities in Alabama The Wizard Yesterday #27
"Tubby" the Half-Wit... GiqueCee Yesterday #18
And...go sliding down those airline boarding steps. Gawd how I love watching that vid....... Bengus81 Yesterday #21
Seriously, that's what these traitors are going with? Antifa did it. travelingthrulife Yesterday #31
Well then we Democrats should apply for the money. But why would Trump set this up for people who Maraya1969 Yesterday #36
Good MoseShrute Yesterday #50
Trump pardoned those rioters who supposedly hated him? Norrrm Yesterday #12
And again...why would antifa, or whoever, try to stop the election results travelingthrulife Yesterday #32
We're not supposed to believe what we saw? This guy has no business representing anyone. surfered Yesterday #14
Another day, another Republican demonstrating they have no bottom dlk Yesterday #15
What kind of... GiqueCee Yesterday #16
Wonder how many MAGAts will believe him KS Toronado Yesterday #17
Circling back to Antifa did it are they? live love laugh Yesterday #19
Somebody's fishing for an endorsement. JohnnyRingo Yesterday #20
If it was "staged," why the hell.... lastlib Yesterday #22
Why would Democrats interrupt the certification of Biden's win ? rickford66 Yesterday #25
That's how you spot a MAGat BumRushDaShow Yesterday #26
We need to bring back tar and feathers. NT Happy Hoosier Yesterday #28
So! Pro-Biden Actors Were Paid To Disrupt The Certification Of.... ColoringFool Yesterday #29
Who paid hi to say that AllaN01Bear Yesterday #30
On January 8, one of my friends said that there were NO trump supporters present. mwb970 Yesterday #33
The line about the police opening doors and moving barriers is the one they... Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #34
There were a few sympathetic Capitol Police who appeared to go along with the insurrectionists BumRushDaShow Yesterday #37
So...Trump not only gave pardons to rioters who hate him, he's also trying to give them big payouts? tanyev Yesterday #35
STAGED BY TRUMP Jimvanhise Yesterday #38
Well, Well, I thought the whole thing was staged. chouchou Yesterday #39
And THAT is why moreland01 Yesterday #40
Wow! High level bullcrap here from a low level congressman. justhanginon Yesterday #41
Hey Norman they posted their crimes to their own social media Ritabert Yesterday #42
Or were caught on and identified from nationally televised video and then... the nelm 18 hrs ago #70
It makes all our brains hurt. Ritabert 6 hrs ago #74
Norman is out of line, but he's right. Jan6 was staged and directed from the War Room in the Willard Hotel.. Marcuse Yesterday #44
The usual suspects, I see. calimary 14 hrs ago #72
This is pure 1984 Double Think in full cry. Up is down. In is out. flashman13 Yesterday #45
if the REPUBLICAN PARTY THINK WE ARE BUYING THAT LOAD OF SHIT YoshidaYui Yesterday #46
Hey Ralph, if all those rioters are people who hate Trump, then WHY... Martin Eden Yesterday #47
It looks like a classic example... GiqueCee Yesterday #55
It's so friggin obvious for anyone with basic logic... Oh, wait. Martin Eden 23 hrs ago #62
Reporters gotta toe the Party Line nowadays... GiqueCee 22 hrs ago #63
SO........ BBbats Yesterday #48
Then why give reparations to the "rioters?" joanbarnes Yesterday #49
That's what I wanted for a follow up LiberalLovinLug Yesterday #59
What an absolute douchbag AZ8theist Yesterday #51
Real people died. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #52
It must hurt to be that stupid. Orange Buffoon Yesterday #54
Sure that's why trump wants to pay them. Figarosmom Yesterday #56
Well then, if it was staged, then none of the j6ers are entitled to reparations. Fil1957 Yesterday #57
Here's what Ralph Norman said back in January 2021: SouthBayDem Yesterday #58
More than half (that is, the majority) of Republicans believe this shit and have for 5 fucking years. Never forget that. Karasu 23 hrs ago #61
If it was staged Katcat 20 hrs ago #64
If "staged" none of them should get any $$$$... Grins 20 hrs ago #65
Apparently Norman picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue Uncle Joe 20 hrs ago #66
What a lying SOS. Gaslight us some more Evolve Dammit 20 hrs ago #67
Should be a litmus test question for anyone running for national office.. OAITW r.2.0 18 hrs ago #69
The fecal matter Old Crank 14 hrs ago #71
Rewriting history? Aussie105 11 hrs ago #73
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