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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[–] 260 points 1 month ago (2 children)
  • [–] 28 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.

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  • [–] 162 points 1 month ago (12 children)

    They're pissing their pants.

    "The poors are learning about socialism!"

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    [–] 86 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 73 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 66 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    This should be an impeachable offense for any elected official.

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  • [–] 65 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Stripping an American of rights and locking him up in a gulag?

    Tuberville is un-American and I wish his voters knew or cared.

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    [–] 55 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    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.

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    [–] 52 points 1 month ago* (5 children)

    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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    [–] 47 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Arrested for what, exactly? What fucking law?

    Who is going to stand up to these people?

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    [–] 46 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.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    These snowflakes are terrified of this guy.

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    [–] 43 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.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 month ago (12 children)

    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.

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    [–] 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    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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    [–] 34 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    Funny coming from a guy who should be hung.

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  • [–] [S] 35 points 1 month ago (10 children)

    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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  • [–] 20 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    How is that not being a nitpicker? From the MW usage guide.

    The distinction between hanged and hung is not an especially useful one (although a few commentators claim otherwise). It is, however, a simple one and certainly easy to remember. Therein lies its popularity. If you make a point of observing the distinction in your writing, you will not thereby become a better writer, but you will spare yourself the annoyance of being corrected for having done something that is not wrong.

    They were used completely interchangeably for centuries and still are to some extent. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    e: shrugger lost his arm

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  • [–] 33 points 1 month ago (1 child)

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

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    [–] 31 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    tuberville needs to be more afraid

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    [–] 29 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 27 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 26 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    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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    [–] 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

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    [–] 21 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.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago

    I'm so tired of Petey Potatotown.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    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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    [–] 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.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    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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    [–] 16 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?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago

    Tommy Tuberville can suck my nuts from the back.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

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