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16 Sep, 2026

Hang ‘Em High

January 23, 2014 Buck Banks

Florida politicians give us memorable quotations,
Though some are almost too bizarre to mention.
Like candidate Joshua Black,
Who just happens to be black,
Who said he wants to take Obama out and lynch him.

Florida House Candidate Wants to Lynch President Obama

January 22, 2014 Buck Banks

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Hang ‘Em High

Florida House Candidate Wants to Lynch President Obama

I’m past impeachment. It’s time to arrest and hang him high.

— Florida House candidate Joshua Black (R), quoted by the Tampa Bay Times, saying President Obama should be hanged for war crimes.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

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