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Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:41 AM Tuesday

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