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Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:41 AM Jan 27

Jon Stewart perfectly sums up the Administration's lies after the shooting of Alex Pretti [View all]

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Stewart called the administration’s attempt to claim Pretti was a threat despite all the footage showing otherwise to be “the denial of the reality that we all witnessed.”

“They’re lying,” Stewart said. “We saw it. And that’s how brazen they lie when they know we’ve seen the truth. That’s how they lie when they know we know. Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”

Pretti did have a weapon in his hand after all ― one the government might fear more than any gun.

“A handheld aluminum, 1080p, 60 FPS weapon of mass illumination,” Stewart said, describing Pretti’s cellphone. “Because there is nothing more dangerous to a regime predicated on lies than witnesses who capture the truth.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-trump-minneapolis_n_69784afbe4b01628ac432632

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F**k Jon Stewart SocialDemocrat61 Jan 27 #1
I stopped by to say the same! Hope22 Jan 27 #3
THIS! Lemon Lyman Jan 27 #4
Needless vitriol at this point PJMcK Jan 27 #8
F**k Jon Stewart SocialDemocrat61 Jan 27 #10
Thanks for your thoughtful reply PJMcK Jan 27 #11
You're very welcome SocialDemocrat61 Jan 27 #14
Out of curiosity PJMcK Jan 27 #16
Good for them SocialDemocrat61 Jan 27 #17
"Most basic decent thing" Roy Rolling Jan 27 #26
So opposing Trump isn't a decent thing? SocialDemocrat61 Jan 29 #39
What none of those... GiqueCee Jan 27 #32
What?!?! JokeHer Jan 28 #33
Yes. SocialDemocrat61 Jan 29 #40
My sentiments exactly. Both spending lots of dollars to make elected democrats BComplex Jan 28 #36
Agreed. It's unfortunate to see such juvenile and even toxic comments. themaguffin Jan 27 #24
Really? You think that Stewart was chiefly responsible for Democrats running with Kamala instead muriel_volestrangler Jan 27 #18
Chiefly? No SocialDemocrat61 Jan 27 #19
So, maybe if most people hadn't seen that Biden was fading fast, and had a disastrous debate muriel_volestrangler Jan 27 #21
And I forgot SocialDemocrat61 Jan 27 #22
Claire McCaskill and Thom Hartmann too. They were on the hate Biden bandwagon right from the start. Clouds Passing Jan 28 #35
good points themaguffin Jan 27 #25
I haven't watched it yet. underpants Jan 27 #2
Yeah, I remember when Jon Stewart first returned to his show he basically said Biden was bad as Trump. SunSeeker Jan 27 #5
This doesn't sound like both siderism to me orangecrush Jan 27 #6
This is now, both sides was "then" - "then", as in "before the election" hatrack Jan 27 #12
Ok orangecrush Jan 27 #15
After you amass your fortune you can play all sides and the ceiling. littlemissmartypants Jan 27 #13
Oh sure, NOW he's not both siding it. I would have appreciated that in 2024. nt SunSeeker Jan 27 #27
As far as voting for who you are choosing as president, Zackzzzz Jan 27 #7
It's not funny. Mosby Jan 27 #9
I Guess We Can't Even Mention Jon Anymore Here - Just Look at the Soiled Didies You Caused! The Roux Comes First Jan 27 #20
Hyperbole much? Who is "soiling their didies" in this thread? SunSeeker Jan 27 #29
"This thread" didn't start it. Shitting on the Biden administration did it. BComplex Jan 28 #37
Totally agree. And Jon Stewart was part of the pile-on in 2024. nt SunSeeker Jan 28 #38
I'm not surprised to see the 'mUh fUcK mUh uM jOn..." FFS. Some people are lost in Internet score pointless points land themaguffin Jan 27 #23
Nobody is discarding Jon Stewart. We're just pointing out his prior damaging both siding of Biden & Trump. SunSeeker Jan 27 #28
....riiiighht themaguffin Jan 27 #30
Whenever someone says "Democrats need to be better so we can defeat fascism" biocube Jan 27 #31
But here we are, aren't we? Currenly living in a genuine "shithole" country. RVN VET71 Jan 28 #34
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