The
latest
bit
of
ridiculous
news
in
our
nation’s
turn
toward
authoritarianism
is
the
felony
charges
levied
against
the
D.C.
sandwich
thrower.
In
case
you
missed
the
underlying
story,
in
the
midst
of
Donald
Trump’s
militarization
on
the
nation’s
capital,
Sean
Charles
Dunn
allegedly
called
a
federal
agent
a
fascist
and
threw
a
Subway
sandwich
at
the
officer.
According
to
charging
documents,
Dunn
admitted
to
arresting
officers,
“I
did
it.
I
threw
a
sandwich.”
Felony
charges
for
assaulting
a
federal
officer
with
a
Subway
sandwich
is
absolutely
absurd
and
also
the
most
2025
sentence
ever.
Anyway,
it
turns
out
Dunn
was
actually
an international
affairs
specialist
in
the
Justice
Department’s
criminal
division.
Emphasis
on
*was*
because,
as
Attorney
General
Pam
Bondi
made
hilariously
apparent,
Dunn
has
been
fired
from
his
job.
I
certainly
don’t
condone
Subway
sandwich
throwing
—
they
can
be
a
tasty
treat!
And
the
DOJ
got
evermore
homogenized
with
Dunn’s
firing.
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Senior
Editor
at
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