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Where's the Outrage?

  
By:  Sean Treacy  •  Op-Ed  •  10 months ago  •  31 comments

Where's the Outrage?

I logged onto the site expecting to see outrage from Democrats that Dick Durbin hasn't been thrown out of the Senate. Just a few days ago, I was told politicians lying made it impossible to follow the law and was immediate grounds for removal from office. Yet, here is Dick Durbin, the guy who keeps getting reelected because he been calling American troops Nazis and keeping Hispanics off the federal bench for decades and his base eats that up, using almost laughably faked AI photo that includes a headless Border Patrol Agent in the Senate to lie to Americans about what happened. 

No Democrats have called for his resignation. How odd. Of course, he's not the only progressive spamming the internet with this fake, a former General sends it everyone. Between using a highly edited photo of Preti to make him look handsome and using the photo of a girl who died in federal custody in 2023 to attack Trump, it's been a very tough few days for Democrats who were so outraged at Republicans for lying just hours ago....

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Sean Treacy
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1  author  Sean Treacy    10 months ago

The senior  Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary committee publicizing  cheap fakes from the well of the Senate for partisan propaganda purposes... 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2  JohnRussell    10 months ago

I know the remedy for this - impeach Trump.   It is infinitely more justified. 

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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2.1  author  Sean Treacy  replied to  JohnRussell @2    10 months ago

Or, you know, expel Durbin and not look like raging hypocrites for calling Trump a liar. 

How can Dick Durbin vote to impeach someone for lying? I'm sure given how little integrity or principle he has, he would. But that's the Democrat's problem and why it's ludicrous for liars to impeach someone for lying.  

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Sean Treacy @2.1    10 months ago

I dont know about anyone else but I am sick and tired of you trying to favorably compare Trump to, well, anybody. 

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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2.1.2  author  Sean Treacy  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.1    10 months ago

Rather than address a party leader using a faked photo as propaganda to attack the president, you made it about trump.

it’d be great if you could ever address a democrat doing despicable things without reflexively trying to make it about trump. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1.3  JohnRussell  replied to  Sean Treacy @2.1.2    10 months ago

It is far more prudent than less to point out the ways Trump is ruining our country. you can start at any time. 

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.2  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @2    9 months ago
I know the remedy for this - impeach Trump.

The problem with that is there is nothing to impeach him for.  After 10 years of investigations nothing was found that can or will lead to an impeachment.  Hell even the pathetic "impeachments" the democrats ran was only for obstruction.  They did it because he got in their way.

 
 
 
Dismayed Patriot
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2.2.1  Dismayed Patriot  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.2    9 months ago
The problem with that is there is nothing to impeach him for.  After 10 years of investigations nothing was found that can or will lead to an impeachment.

He was impeached twice already; there was plenty found. The only problem is the partisan Republican controlled Senate that refused to convict their own parties criminal President. We know Trump is a criminal, he was tried and convicted, and the felony counts still stand. Just because some poorly educated dumb fucks don't care about it doesn't mean he's not a criminal.

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.2.2  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @2.2.1    9 months ago
He was impeached twice already

Now read the rest of my statement.

The only problem is the partisan Republican controlled Senate that refused to convict their own parties criminal President.

And the "impeachments" were partisan bullshit?

We know Trump is a criminal, he was tried and convicted, and the felony counts still stand.

So how do you get a misdemeanor past it's statute of limitations inflated to a felony?  Oh wait...

Just because some poorly educated dumb fucks don't care about it doesn't mean he's not a criminal.

Once again, read the entirety of my statement.

 
 
 
Dismayed Patriot
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2.2.3  Dismayed Patriot  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.2.2    9 months ago
And the "impeachments" were partisan bullshit?

Clearly not to anyone with more than half a brain and an education above the 8th grade.

Oh wait...

You can lie to yourselves all you want; you can tell yourself some hilarious conspiracy theory about how it must be the prosecutors and the judges and rigged jury and the deep state, blah fucking blah. The moronic conspiracy theories are all the right has anymore and it's just such a sad look for them.

 
 
 
TᵢG
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2.2.4  TᵢG  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.2    9 months ago
The problem with that is there is nothing to impeach him for. 

The problem was that he was protected by the GoP.

And I think it is easy to predict that even now, you will claim there are no grounds for impeaching Trump.

ChatGPT top three likely impeachment charges:

Here are the top three strongest, least subjective impeachment charges for Trump’s second term, based on (1) clear documented conduct and (2) minimal dependence on interpreting motive .

1) Unlawful removal of Inspectors General to cripple independent oversight

Charge framing: Abuse of power / failure to faithfully execute the laws (undermining statutory oversight safeguards).

Why it’s “least subjective”:

  • Reuters reports Trump fired 17 inspectors general in a late-night purge. ( Reuters )

  • A federal judge later found the firings were unlawful because required notice/justification to Congress was not provided (even though the judge did not reinstate them). ( Reuters )

This is unusually “clean” because it’s anchored in a court finding of unlawfulness plus an obvious institutional effect: removing independent watchdogs.


2) Systematic executive-branch defiance of federal court orders in immigration detention

Charge framing: Obstruction of justice / contempt for the judiciary / failure to faithfully execute the laws (rule-of-law breakdown).

Why it’s “least subjective”:

  • A Minnesota federal judge ordered ICE to comply and threatened a rare contempt appearance by the acting ICE director due to repeated noncompliance; ICE released a detainee to avoid the hearing. ( Reuters )

  • The Washington Post reports the judge cited dozens of ignored orders, including 96 orders across 70+ cases in January 2026 . ( The Washington Post )

This isn’t “policy disagreement.” If federal agencies are repeatedly disregarding federal judges, Congress can credibly characterize that as a constitutional injury .


3) Using the presidency to advocate lethal punishment for sitting Members of Congress

Charge framing: Abuse of power / threatening a coequal branch (constitutional order).

Why it’s “least subjective”:

  • Reuters reported Trump called certain Democratic lawmakers “traitors” and said they deserve death , tied to a specific incident. ( Reuters )

  • Congress.gov’s text for H.Res. 939 explicitly alleges Trump called for the execution of Members of Congress , citing the same event and naming affected lawmakers. ( Congress.gov )

Even if someone argues it was rhetorical, the conduct is documented and the constitutional theory is straightforward: a President publicly encouraging lethal punishment for legislators.
 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.2.5  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @2.2.3    9 months ago
Clearly not to anyone with more than half a brain and an education above the 8th grade.

Exactly what do you think the impeachments were for?

you can tell yourself some hilarious conspiracy theory about how it must be the prosecutors and the judges and rigged jury and the deep state, blah fucking blah.

The resolution is simple - prove that didn't happen then.

The moronic conspiracy theories are all the right has anymore and it's just such a sad look for them.

And look how many of what you call "conspiracy theories" have turned out to be factual.  

 
 
 
Sparty On
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2.2.6  Sparty On  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.2.2    9 months ago
So how do you get a misdemeanor past it's statute of limitations inflated to a felony?  Oh wait...

Whatever it takes ……

 
 
 
Dismayed Patriot
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2.2.7  Dismayed Patriot  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.2.5    9 months ago
prove that didn't happen then.

The burden of proof lies with the one making the claim. If you claim it was some conspiracy, then prove it. If not, then you can just accept the fact that Trump is in fact a convicted felon.

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.2.8  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  Dismayed Patriot @2.2.7    9 months ago
The burden of proof lies with the one making the claim.

So you can't.  

If you claim it was some conspiracy, then prove it.

That was your claim.  Not mine.

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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3  author  Sean Treacy    10 months ago

Here's a link from Dick Durbin to his speech using a fake AI image to attack Trump and ICE

He's proud of it...

 
 
 
Split Personality
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3.1  Split Personality  replied to  Sean Treacy @3    10 months ago

Durbin's poster is a  frozen frame between 1:01 and 1:02 seconds into the video. Pretti flops onto his back after the first agent shoots him high in the back

and between 1:03 and 1:04 a second agent fires multiple shots into Pretti's torso.

There is no reaction at all from Pretti, killed almost instantly from being shot in the back.

The target of any outrage should be obvious, and it isn't Dick Durbin.

That you are blind to this is beyond sad.

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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3.1.1  author  Sean Treacy  replied to  Split Personality @3.1    9 months ago
That you are blind to this is beyond sad.

That you continue to push fake media is beyond sad.  Possibly even sadder is nine other people thought an image of a headless man was real.... 

 
 
 
Split Personality
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3.1.2  Split Personality  replied to  Sean Treacy @3.1.1    9 months ago

If you watched the video in 3.1 you can clearly see that at least three of the ICE employees are wearing black ski masks with black hoodies.

There's no conspiracy simply black on black material. At the first shot your headless man is the first to his feet and retreats the furthest before approaching one of the screaming women with his head perfectly intact.

But you keep believing in conspiracies...

 
 
 
Split Personality
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3.1.3  Split Personality  replied to  Sean Treacy @3.1.1    9 months ago
Possibly even sadder

is how low your credibility can get. I mean we are probably down to microscopic particles at the bottom of the Marianna Trench by now.

 
 
 
Split Personality
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3.1.4  Split Personality  replied to  Sean Treacy @3.1.1    9 months ago

Here's a thought Sean; if a photo that has admittedly been enhanced by AI appears to be flawed and we should be outraged by it's use,

why do you keep offering content from AI as factual and not inherently flawed?

Is it the same reason you keep offering opinions from Twitter/X as factual; the truth is immaterial to you?

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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3.1.5  author  Sean Treacy  replied to  Split Personality @3.1.3    9 months ago
how low your credibility can get

You are defending blatant  AI manipulations as "real" 

Why do you think you have any credibility? 

You started this with a lie  "Durbin's poster is a  frozen frame" and keep doubling down..

 
 
 
Sparty On
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4  Sparty On    9 months ago

It’s called a double standard Sean and our friends on the left are hip deep in it.

 
 
 
Nerm_L
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5  Nerm_L    9 months ago

Where's the beef?  Gripes based on allegations and political dog whistles are a nothing burger.

What specifically are Democrats (constituents, the general public) supposed to be outraged over?  Unsubstantiated claims aren't worth anything.

 
 
 
Tacos!
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6  Tacos!    9 months ago

Federal agents are murdering civilians but we’re gonna put some shit Dick Durbin said on the same level.

 
 
 
Split Personality
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6.1  Split Personality  replied to  Tacos! @6    9 months ago

The author is claiming the photo that Senator used was somehow doctored by AI.   After all of the doctored BS by this Administration, he demands outrage on a political basis.

Myopic.

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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6.1.1  author  Sean Treacy  replied to  Split Personality @6.1    9 months ago
is claiming the photo that Senator used was somehow doctored by A

It literally was. The ICE Agent has no head. DO you think he took it off and it put it back on? 

 
 
 
Split Personality
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6.1.2  Split Personality  replied to  Sean Treacy @6.1.1    9 months ago
DO you think he took it off and it put it back on? 

Are you so gullible as to believe that?

 
 
 
Sparty On
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6.2  Sparty On  replied to  Tacos! @6    9 months ago

Let’s not forget that triggered individuals are voluntarily putting themselves in perils way by:

  1. interfering with law enforcement actions
  2. not following law enforcement commands
  3. threatening law enforcement with deadly weapons
  4. Etc, etc

This knife cuts both ways

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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7  author  Sean Treacy    9 months ago

To counter misinformaiton that the headlese ICE agent is real, here's Reuters:

The image, however, has visual inconsistencies suggesting the use of AI, including that a kneeling agent is headless.
The altered scene   does not match   the details of a similar frame from authentic bystander video verified by Reuters.
J. Rosenbaum, an   AI researcher   at RMIT University in Melbourne, told Reuters the viral image is AI.
In an email, Rosenbaum pointed to other visual inconsistencies, such as an oddly shaped beanie worn by one of the agents and another having a mismatched sleeve.
The headless kneeling agent also appears to be holding a firearm in “a very impractical way in an undefined gloved hand,” Rosenbaum noted, adding that the “contraption” worn by that figure appears to be poorly defined.
 
 
 
Thomas
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7.1  Thomas  replied to  Sean Treacy @7    9 months ago

If you go to the page where Reuters has both images it does not look much better for any of the federal agents involved.

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So this is what you are so upset about?