one small schadenfreude joy is that donald trump correctly understands that john roberts is a trusted subordinate who is willing to perform acts of corruption on his behalf and treats him that way in public, not understanding that this is humiliating - ThreadSky

theophite.bsky.social • 4 days ago

one small schadenfreude joy is that donald trump correctly understands that john roberts is a trusted subordinate who is willing to perform acts of corruption on his behalf and treats him that way in public, not understanding that this is humiliating

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starshine.bsky.social•4 days ago

not sure he doesn't understand it's humiliating tbh

pfish.zone•4 days ago

It’s pretty funny that of all the supreme court justices, john roberts might be the most obsequious to trump despite having not been appointed by him

pfish.zone•4 days ago

alito’s brain is a soup of fox/newsmax/oann conspiracy theories, thomas has constructed his own moon logic parallel universe, but roberts is just kissing trump’s feet and acting as his errand boy

boomies-n-zoomies.bsky.social•4 days ago

The funny thing is that Roberts thought he was being oh so clever in threading the needle between keeping the court legitimate and getting right wing stuff through. Watching him realize he completely fucked it will be a small silver lining.

coasterspaul.bsky.social•3 days ago

There's the obvious practical reasons it'd probably be easier for a D majority to pack the court than remove justices, but part of me wants to keep him around just so we can make SCOTUS a hell on earth for him.

leaferi.bsky.social•4 days ago

Does feel more like personal fealty than ideological.

williameburns.bsky.social•4 days ago

It is disturbing but undeniable that the non-Trump conservative Justices are even worse than the Trump judges.

tylerh3.bsky.social•4 days ago

That is very interesting 🤔 to think about

pammckelvy.bsky.social•4 days ago

John Roberts has been planning this moment for forty years.

clegggg.bsky.social•4 days ago

I mean his main competition wasn’t appointed by trump either

pfish.zone•4 days ago

yeah but their motivations are different (cf. my other reply which I am too lazy to quote here)

segyges.bsky.social•4 days ago

holy shit this made me realize

if Robert bites it do we get a Silent Bob court

davidevanlovett.bsky.social•4 days ago

big 'parent bragging to coworkers that you aren't as much as a slur' energy

hoptimusprime.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oh absolutely. There is no John Roberts School of Law coming soon to a theatre near you.

johnnydigsit.bsky.social•4 days ago

3 Groups are inside the US gov. working together to destroy it.

They will start fighting as they try to build a new government. Each has a different vision for the future:

Tech Bros = technofascism
Heritage Fnd. = theocracy
Russia = autocratic oligarchy

This must be stopped!

Protest! Resist!

joanmcrobbie.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thinking about the payback. He said. “I won’t forget it.” What might John Roberts one day need from Trump?

roninmacbeth.bsky.social•4 days ago

Whatever it is, Trump will forget.

polyparadigm.bsky.social•4 days ago

If Trump continues making enemies like this, his core group of functionaries and enablers will need constant and proactive armed protection, but of course Trump has made enemies among most of the armed groups within the government.

ynotmike.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump’s entire ethos is of power and dominance. From the many credible allegations of rape, to blowing up the economy because Canada and Mexico haven’t conceded to his nonsensical demands -that’s the common thread. I think it’s fair to consider that the humiliation may be understood and intended.

okaytrouble.bsky.social•4 days ago

Comey hiding in the drapes

officialstehee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump does understand what he is doing to Roberts. That was a deliberate act by Trump to let the world know who is the boss.

lawyerlady.bsky.social•4 days ago

What happened? Couldn’t watch last nights shitshow.

officialstehee.bsky.social•3 days ago

This.

https://bsky.app/profile/vrfant1.bsky.social/post/3ljnkbzudf22m

blazesboylan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Their decision this morning shows me two things:
1) Barrett may become David Souter 2.0. She is no Aileen Cannon.
2) If Barrett leaves Roberts in the hot seat as the swing vote, he may be less willing to go with Trump on DOGE, etc.

zetsubo.bsky.social•4 days ago

it's so perverse

fozofthedead.bsky.social•4 days ago

Same for the entire GOP. He will hurt them everyday till they die.

1000bookslater.bsky.social•4 days ago

Can one be humiliated if one has no shame?

mgocoder.bsky.social•4 days ago

Roberts is still under the mistaken idea that he's a legitimate judge.

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