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Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville called for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to be arrested and sent to the infamous American torture prison at Guantanamo Bay. Mamdani’s crime? Calling indicted alleged war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu an “architect of genocide,” responsible for a series of atrocities in the ongoing war on Gaza.

“Sooner or later,” Mamdani will “do something more stupid than what he’s done, where we will finally say enough is enough, go put the handcuffs on him … and send him to Gitmo,” Tuberville, a Republican, said, calling Mamdani a “thug.”

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[-] homes@piefed.world 256 points 1 month ago
[-] lepthesr@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 month ago

I'll always laugh at this, it fits everything

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 27 points 1 month ago

I'm really curious if he/they recognized the meme potential of this when they made it. They both seem pretty smart, so I think it has to be a consideration at least. Maybe it was the entire goal? Regardless, it's perfect and I love seeing it every time.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 80 points 1 month ago

Ironically, this rhetoric from a politician should be an arrestable offense.

[-] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 69 points 1 month ago

Guess ol Tommy had to say something ridiculous to get back in the news. Probably had to go see the king and needed some recognition.

He should fall down more stairs.

[-] Sunflier@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He should fall down more stairs.

They're so old and staying in office so long that falling on the stairs is a real possibility.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Potatotown isn't that old. Just painfully stupid.

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[-] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 61 points 1 month ago

This should be an impeachable offense for any elected official.

[-] stretch2m@infosec.pub 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I agree! And since we're dreaming, we need a way for the People to directly impeach federal ~~employees~~ elected or appointed officials (edited). I'm so sick of witnessing impeachable offenses on a daily basis while our "representatives" sit on their thumbs, counting their bribes.

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[-] liking625@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago

When politicians say things like that with no repercussions, that's when you should know you are no longer in a respectable democracy

[-] MBech@feddit.dk 15 points 1 month ago

Yea, any respectable democracy would have shut the city down with protests until this fuckwit steps down.

For the fuckests of sakes, you had a president who had to step down because he got a blowjob. Granted, that wasn't okay, but calling for imprisonment and possible torture of your political opponents because they give half a shit about international law is fucking insane.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Clinton did not step down because he got a blowjob. He did not step down at all, in fact.

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[-] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sure. If he actually has an arrest warrant out for him. WHICH HE DOESN'T. Do you know who does? BIBI!

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[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago

These snowflakes are terrified of this guy.

[-] Clusterfck@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 1 month ago

If I spent my career pretending to be indignant at the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the government while cosplaying as someone trying to fix the problem, I’d also be scared of the guy who showed it’s not only possible to bring about positive change, but possible to do in less than one term.

[-] raze2012@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

They really will do or say anything but their job, huh?

If we're being real, Mamdami hasn't even gotten his big plans rolling yet. He passed an easy tax (for people owning houses that don't even live in NYC) and fixed some potholes. His biggest win was bartering with the state government to get more support (instead of the dreaded "tax the rich"). The rest was normal stuff with good PR aimed at the 21st century. That's it.

But these relics spent decades minmaxing for cable news and can't look human on social media at all. They are used to saying words then doing nothing. The bar is that low and they are scared at a dude bending his knees (he hasn't even jumped yet).

At least they are finally breaking their fake decorum and sayong the quiet parts out loud. Makes it so much easier to tear down in the long term.

[-] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Conservatives have to demonize socialism because they know it's the only possible thing that could pose a realistic threat to their greedy, cruel and self-serving lifestyles.

[-] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 month ago

Arrested for what, exactly? What fucking law?

Who is going to stand up to these people?

[-] hopesdead@startrek.website 20 points 1 month ago
[-] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

I understand.

What actual law?

[-] Badabinski@kbin.earth 18 points 1 month ago

The law that lil' ol' Tommy Tuberville came up with in his silly lil' brain.

God, he's such a fucking cretin. I absolutely loathe him.

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[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 month ago

This is a nice case study about why democracies should never ever ever tolerate the existence of zones outside the rule of regular law. Guantanamo in this idiot's brain is a stand-in for an oubliette.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago

Another American Politician showing more care for Israel and Bibi than for his own constituents or country.

God we really, desperately need to root these people out of seats of power.

[-] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

Fascism

Core Features

One Ruler: Power belongs to a single leader or a small group with no free elections.

Extreme Pride: People are taught to love their country above all else, often looking down on other groups.

No Freedom: The government uses police and military force to silence anyone who disagrees.

Strict Control: Businesses and daily life are heavily watched and run to match the goals of the state.

[-] Eh_I@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

What does history teach us about stopping fascism?

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago
[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Historical anachronism it would've been a 1911, Webley revolver, Soviet Nagant, or whatever the fuck the French had look I don't know French guns.

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[-] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

A senator openly calls for arresting a mayor, without naming any crimes, since none were committed, and sending him to the illegal prison where only innocent people are sent and tortured for no reason other than guards' enjoyment.

People like him belong in high security prisons, ideally far away from society. Assuming they won't receive capital punishment.

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[-] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 month ago

Funny coming from a guy who should be hung.

[-] Sunflier@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

Not to be a nitpicker, but its "hanged" not "hung". Hung is the past tense of hanging something up (Jimmy went and hung up his coat). The past tense of the execution is hanged (Jimmy was hanged at dawn in town square).

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[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago

Checks out, since Guantanamo Bay is for people who can't be charged with anything.

[-] Polisheocket@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago

And disappear for forever

[-] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 month ago

This is the same cumstain who blocked military promotions to stick to the leftist. Go get Graham'ed

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 27 points 1 month ago

Isn't "thug" one of those far-right dogwhistles? Calling him "towelhead" would have been too on the nose

[-] nightlily@leminal.space 25 points 1 month ago

Tommy Tuberville sounds like a Stan Lee character that Spider-Man fights as a villain when he tries to go on holiday.

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[-] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago

Someone should throw old Tommy in the klink as well. That dude is dumber then a sack of nails.

[-] CoriolisSTORM88@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Alabama guy here. So disappointed in my state. I’ve been pushing for Doug Jones, but I keep getting, “I don’t like Doug Jones!” He’s better than an ignorant washed up Florida man half ass football coach. I’ve not heard the sack of nails before. I’ve heard box of rocks bag of hammers. Gonna keep it and add it to my repertoire.

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[-] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 20 points 1 month ago

Tuberville is speaking about what he knows best, for he is the very definition of "thug." Must be feeling very threatened by Mamdani to be going this far overboard in his projection.

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

I'm so tired of Petey Potatotown.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

This fucktwat will do anything to distract from the fact that he's a moron and a person who committed election fraud.

[-] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 month ago

Nick Saban if you can hear me right now I have a favor to ask, I know YOU know Tommy Tuberville is dumber than a sackful of hammers, so please use the absurd level of influence you have over the state of Alabama to call for someone in Alabama to take care of him if you know what I’m saying.

Someone murdered a bunch of sentimentally valuable trees for you without your asking, they would jump at this opportunity

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[-] Folstar@lemmus.org 17 points 1 month ago

Sadly, this trend of someone saying an incredibly reasonable thing that is in line with modern civilization and a MAGAt dropping the amazing reply of calling them stupid without providing any evidence, counterargument, or any effort at all seems to be resonating with low information voters. Things are not looking good, gang.

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[-] MasterNerd@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago

Wait this was the guy who halted the promotion of a whole bunch of Pentagon personnel because he was mad that the military was covering abortions, right?

[-] busted_Anoose@aussie.zone 14 points 1 month ago

Tommy Tuberville can suck my nuts from the back.

[-] fartographer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Tommy Tuberville's smell test on who should be sent to gitmo:

  • Trying to help the taxpayers
  • Trying to suffer less in life
  • Anyone who has ever looked at a rainbow flag
  • Anyone committing crimes so heinous that Tuberville becomes scared that you'll uncover his fetishes

Getting threatened with gitmo by Tuberville means there's a 75% chance that you're pretty cool.

[-] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

Guy from Alabama says some dumb shit. News at 11..

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[-] moustachio@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I feel like we should have a list of all these unhinged politicians top donors and their addresses for situations like this.

[-] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Alabama is gonna Alabama from Florida, I guess.

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