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Leopards Ate My Face

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Some of these comments. Damn. Do y'all not understand that Trump and Bolton have been at each other's throat for quite some time?

This isn't face eating, this is a clear attack on a political enemy. That's the takeaway, and you should be chilled to the bone.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

It may be important for people to learn that the Nazi party was originally a socialist coalition party until Hitler and his ilk expelled or murdered the people they didn't agree with. This is identical.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, man. The leopard’s eating bolton’s face.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

You know Bolton wrote The Room Where It Happened in 2020? He absolutely threw Trump under the bus. This would be face eating material if they were still allies of some sort. They fucking hate each other.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sure, but this guy is a total clown so at least we have that.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who do they come for first, who will be next. How long before your turn comes

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm European so we're doing our thing over here instead, not perfect but not yet that bad (except if you're in the UK, God save the sanity over there).

Good luck though!

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks.. but I’m Canadian. If he comes for us will you guys be next

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

We can try? /j

But yeah fuck the US administration for real.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I hate Bolton's politics as much as the next guy, but he's no dipshit. I so hoped he would bring sanity to the first Trump administration, and that's why he got fired.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

This isn't face eating, this is a clear attack on a political enemy. That's the takeaway, and you should be chilled to the bone.

We have all known this forever. Muricans did nothing when children with cancer were deported, bo you really expect a reaction here?

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 39 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wasn't Bolton one of the ones who told us to stop overreacting, there were plenty of adults in the room? We said they wouldn't be there forever and he ignored us.

Where are the adults now, Bolton?

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

Busy raping children and not releasing the documents about it.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

that was until he started contradicting or criticizing trump.

[–] SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Interesting. The Purges are starting from the inside, this time.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It took Hitler 1 year to get there. And he had already hunted down the opposition.

Trump has been there for 7 months and hasn't sent any prominent members of the opposition to jail AFAIK.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bolton became his opposition after Trump's first term. They aren't going straight to executions, but they are starting to take action on the dissenters.

[–] SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Ok. So, same as usual, I guess 🤷

But large amounts of the American population have been Nazi-adjecent at the very least since its conception...

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There were plenty in the first term. Remember The Mooch lasting just a few days?

[–] SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To be completely honest, I lost track 😅

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

There were many shenanigans. They were more ready this time but still not quite there.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This is how fasicsm fails, they turn on everyone until no one is left.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago
[–] rayyy@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

One must be careful to not go after those who may have connections to remedy the problem.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I don't think I've ever seen that spelled out in English! Bravo.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bolton has been to the "outside" of Trump for some time. This is a case of the administration going after enemies.

[–] SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the information. So the purges start with the dissidents, as usual 🤦🏻‍♂️

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

YES! That's the takeaway here. It's not like Trump turned on an ally.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What are the odds one of these former Trump advisors held on to a little bit of insurance for re-retaliation?

God I hope someone thought that far ahead.

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bad stuff comes out about Trump all the time, and it bounces right off. People already know he's awful, and half the country likes it that way.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Very true. Who knows if there even is anything that they wouldn't just reject or wave away.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is that not what the FBI was raiding his house to look for?

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

If you're keeping the blackmail material in your own home, then you're the kind of fucking idiot who would deliberately lead us into a war in the Middle East on the premise that it would somehow increase American prestige and power abroad.

[–] barkingspiders 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The raids are part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records,” a person familiar with the matter told NBC.

The probe is eyeing multiple instances of the use of classified documents in leaks to the news media. The investigation began during the Biden administration, but did not go further before President Joe Biden left office in January.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Wouldn’t want former politicians hanging on to confidential files.

[–] barkingspiders 1 points 2 months ago

this was the summary from the article, I know this is old news now but here's an independent journalist I follow who offers some more context on this raid in case anyone is interested

https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/28/kash-patel-and-john-ratcliffe-predicate-another-investigation-on-emails-stolen-from-foreign-spies/