How this isn't defamation is beyond me.
this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2026
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Laws for thee
If it's a Republican being defamed, it will be.
It is, but defamation a civil matter in the US, not criminal. So the only relief is for the defamed to pursue a lawsuit. You can imagine who that benefits.
Lawyers, mostly.
Sweet, since this is fair game now can we get a video of Trump standing in his hat by the coffins of those dead soldiers (real video) calling dead soldiers suckers and losers (real quote)?
Deepfake him talking to Epstein about these suckers and pardoning Ghislaine.
I mean even if Democrats want to maintain some moral high ground, all they have to do is repost the Trump shitting on Americans video that he himself shared and just change No Kings to MAGA or any American that doesn't like his forever war, his Epstein coverup, his gestapo operations or anything this admin is doing.
Even better, get a video of Trump stroking out at a 9/11 memorial event (real video):
https://www.healthdigest.com/2077752/donald-trump-stroke-evidence-doctor-claims/
I mean, there's a huge pile of illegal things Republicans are doing, just add it to the list. One illegal act is punishable, a million illegal acts is just how it is. Meanwhile, Democrats think they can just weather the fascist storm and seem incredibly naive with outbursts like this when it happens to them personally.
Just do it back 5 fold and watch it become illegal overnight.
Conservatives are such whiney, evil, pathetic fucks who cannot play fairly to save their lives.
They would lose otherwise
Defamation should be criminal, not only civil. It was created that way to ensure the rich could subjugate the poor without consequence, but never the other way around.
The entire system was setup this way all the way back to William the Conqueror in England. All the same "protect the rich" bullshit was just copy/pasted in America.
'This TOO should be illegal'.
Nothing awful is illegal with Trump as the president.
He keeps deregulation what little regulations were being attempted with regards to AI. We're all incredibly fucked.
It’s begun.
OK it is genuinely funny hearing the menacing voice in the background whisper "pronouns"
Clap back with Paxton and Cornyn doing their usual hate spiels and zoom out to show them sitting on Trump's lap like ventriloquist dummies. I think they'd approve. They're both clamoring to prove they're the biggest Trump lackey.