That is just crazy. Can’t even figure what she was trying to do. Must have thought the reporter was dumb or easily manipulated. Clearly didn’t do any research on her.
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It’s unbelievable to me that this guy was nominated, let alone not had his nomination yanked.
“MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his ‘holiday’ should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs,” Ingrassia wrote in January 2024, according to the chat.
Using an Italian slur for Black people, Ingrassia wrote a month earlier in the group chat seen by POLITICO: “No moulignon holidays … From kwanza [sic] to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth,” then added: “Every single one needs to be eviscerated.”
“Paul belongs in the Hitler Youth with Ubergruppenfuhrer Steve Bannon,” the first participant in the chat wrote, referring to the paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany and the Republican strategist. POLITICO is not naming the participants to protect the identity of those interviewed for this article.
“I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it,” Ingrassia responded, according to the chain. One of the people in the text group said in an interview that Ingrassia’s comment was not taken as a joke, and three participants pushed back against Ingrassia during the text exchange that day.
Ingrassia made other racist remarks, according to the chain. In January 2024, he wrote of former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy: “Never trust a chinaman or Indian” and then added: “NEVER,” the texts show. Ramaswamy, the son of Indian immigrants, declined to comment.
A month later, discussing why some Republicans feel that Democrats make Black people into victims, the texts show Ingrassia remarked: “Blacks behave that way because that’s their natural state … You can’t change them.” He then added, according to the chat: “Proof: all of Africa is a shithole, and will always be that way.” (In his first term, Trump used the term “shithole countries” to describe some African nations and Haiti.)
In February 2024, Ingrassia wrote: “We need competent white men in positions of leadership. … The founding fathers were wrong that all men are created equal … We need to reject that part of our heritage,” according to the text exchange.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/20/paul-ingrassia-racist-text-messages-nazi-00613608
Not unbelievable to me, as this administration likes putting white supremacists in positions of power as a reward for their fealty to Dear Leader. I might be slightly surprised if the GOP gets the nomination yanked.
I am just too old I guess. The absence of any respect or civility by this administration depresses me.
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The post by Trump of him shitting on American cities didn’t so much make me angry (which I think was the intent) as it made me shake my head and go “This is so embarrassing… Other countries see that too…”
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Elections have consequences. Perhaps some of the conservatives among the framers had some justification for being skeptical of too much democracy.
Patel released information prematurely about an ongoing terrorism investigation, possibly undermining the investigation, because he wanted to take credit.
Senior Justice Department and FBI officials expressed frustration Friday that FBI Director Kash Patel publicly disclosed an investigation into what he called a “potential” Halloween weekend terrorist plot near Detroit — before investigators had a chance to flesh out key details, including whether the attack actually was imminent, two people familiar with the matter told MSNBC.
At 7:32 am Friday, Patel posted on X: “This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend. More details to come.”
Justice officials registered concern that Patel appeared to have acted hastily on the probe without Main Justice’s approval, with the apparent goal of seeking some credit for the FBI, but in a way that could interfere with the investigation, according to the sources. MSNBC has not named them as they fear retaliation.
He learned that from Trump.
Trump was about to take credit, so had to act right away.
(No)
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Once they find out it wasn’t terrorism against Americans, only LGBTQ’s, charges will probably be dropped.
But wait, the terrorist were Muslim!!
Such a double-edged sword…
“Which bigots do we appease??”
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/two-men-accused-of-plotting-terror-attacks-lgbtq-bars-detroit-area/
the bastards.
I just sigh and shake my head (many times a day).
Sorry Bolso, but you are not going to be able to flee the repercussions of your behavior.
