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Dunning-Kruger, how do you do?
MAGA voters too dim to see they’re screwed; Democrats too skittish to fight on
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MAGA too dim to see they’re screwed; Dems too skittish to fight on
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
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"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
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The latest from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire -- "Lonely Johnson."
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Lonely Johnson
Cartoon by Shields
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November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The latest from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire -- "Lonely Johnson."
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MAGA too dim to see they’re screwed; Dems too skittish to fight on
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
Free links/subscriptions.
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
Free links/subscriptions.
Dunning-Kruger, how do you do?
MAGA voters too dim to see they’re screwed; Democrats too skittish to fight on
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November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
MAGA too dim to see they’re screwed; Dems too skittish to fight on
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
Free links/subscriptions.
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
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Trump administration's new hire-a-white-guy campaign. Free link
"You know what they say, 'If you want the job done right, you gotta find a white guy.' Or an orangish one, if he’s not too busy sharing state secrets with his caddy or viewing the daily highlight reel of ICE raids with Stephen Miller."
"You know what they say, 'If you want the job done right, you gotta find a white guy.' Or an orangish one, if he’s not too busy sharing state secrets with his caddy or viewing the daily highlight reel of ICE raids with Stephen Miller."
Hire a white guy today!
The Labor Department certainly can't be accused of being 'woke' in its new social media campaign
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November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trump administration's new hire-a-white-guy campaign. Free link
"You know what they say, 'If you want the job done right, you gotta find a white guy.' Or an orangish one, if he’s not too busy sharing state secrets with his caddy or viewing the daily highlight reel of ICE raids with Stephen Miller."
"You know what they say, 'If you want the job done right, you gotta find a white guy.' Or an orangish one, if he’s not too busy sharing state secrets with his caddy or viewing the daily highlight reel of ICE raids with Stephen Miller."
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New at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free.
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
GOP shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst
Apparently there's a MAGA civil war raging over Groyper punk Nick Fuentes
fightthefire.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
New at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free.
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
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New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
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Your stomach is RIGGED!
Cartoon by Shields
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November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
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New:
"If Republicans had a lick of courage or common sense, they’d already be demanding major changes to the humiliatingly awful amateur hour show underway at the U.S. Justice Department, where prosecutions are rife with incompetence and abuse of the rule of law."
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"If Republicans had a lick of courage or common sense, they’d already be demanding major changes to the humiliatingly awful amateur hour show underway at the U.S. Justice Department, where prosecutions are rife with incompetence and abuse of the rule of law."
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If the DOJ wants to win a case, it'll have to indict Trump
The sandwich guy walks free, and James Comey is soon to follow
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New:
"If Republicans had a lick of courage or common sense, they’d already be demanding major changes to the humiliatingly awful amateur hour show underway at the U.S. Justice Department, where prosecutions are rife with incompetence and abuse of the rule of law."
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"If Republicans had a lick of courage or common sense, they’d already be demanding major changes to the humiliatingly awful amateur hour show underway at the U.S. Justice Department, where prosecutions are rife with incompetence and abuse of the rule of law."
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New column at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free:
The artistic flair of the short-fingered vulgarian at the Kennedy Center, where ticket sales have plummeted since his hostile takeover.
"For a guy who detests 'losers,' Trump certainly does a lot of losing."
The artistic flair of the short-fingered vulgarian at the Kennedy Center, where ticket sales have plummeted since his hostile takeover.
"For a guy who detests 'losers,' Trump certainly does a lot of losing."
The artistic flair of the short-fingered vulgarian
Even these weeping willows got the chainsaw at the Kennedy Center
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November 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New column at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free:
The artistic flair of the short-fingered vulgarian at the Kennedy Center, where ticket sales have plummeted since his hostile takeover.
"For a guy who detests 'losers,' Trump certainly does a lot of losing."
The artistic flair of the short-fingered vulgarian at the Kennedy Center, where ticket sales have plummeted since his hostile takeover.
"For a guy who detests 'losers,' Trump certainly does a lot of losing."
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ICYMI, Colorado's resident dipshit, Lauren Boebert, donned a racist Halloween costume and was accompanied to a party by her boyfriend dressed in an ICE getup.
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
ICYMI, Colorado's resident dipshit, Lauren Boebert, donned a racist Halloween costume and was accompanied to a party by her boyfriend dressed in an ICE getup.
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The guy's a f'ing idiot. Surely someone at the WH has plugged various numbers in the ACA calculator to see results.
It's insane: Earn under salary cap, you can get policies as low as $0/mo.
Go over, and lowest-cost policies are in the $2,000 to $3,000/mo range for a couple, depending on age.
It's insane: Earn under salary cap, you can get policies as low as $0/mo.
Go over, and lowest-cost policies are in the $2,000 to $3,000/mo range for a couple, depending on age.
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The guy's a f'ing idiot. Surely someone at the WH has plugged various numbers in the ACA calculator to see results.
It's insane: Earn under salary cap, you can get policies as low as $0/mo.
Go over, and lowest-cost policies are in the $2,000 to $3,000/mo range for a couple, depending on age.
It's insane: Earn under salary cap, you can get policies as low as $0/mo.
Go over, and lowest-cost policies are in the $2,000 to $3,000/mo range for a couple, depending on age.
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New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
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Long overdue for a bath
Cartoon by Shields
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November 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
Click for the full toon. All links and subscriptions are free.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/long-overd...
Click for the full toon. All links and subscriptions are free.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/long-overd...
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The evolution of American mourning attire, from veiled black to snug black leather.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The evolution of American mourning attire, from veiled black to snug black leather.
MAGA too dim to see they’re screwed; Dems too skittish to fight on
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
Free links/subscriptions.
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
Free links/subscriptions.
Dunning-Kruger, how do you do?
MAGA voters too dim to see they’re screwed; Democrats too skittish to fight on
fightthefire.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
MAGA too dim to see they’re screwed; Dems too skittish to fight on
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
Free links/subscriptions.
"Sunday morning, as a group of Senate Democrats were putting together a plan with Republicans to end the federal shutdown, our very stable genius was spreading a lie on his misnamed Truth Social platform."
Free links/subscriptions.
New at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free.
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
GOP shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst
Apparently there's a MAGA civil war raging over Groyper punk Nick Fuentes
fightthefire.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
New at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free.
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
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The dumbass has no idea, nor does he care, that insurance policies outside of the ACA marketplace are outrageously expensive.
Try $3,000 a month, you cretin.
Try $3,000 a month, you cretin.
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The dumbass has no idea, nor does he care, that insurance policies outside of the ACA marketplace are outrageously expensive.
Try $3,000 a month, you cretin.
Try $3,000 a month, you cretin.
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John Lewis, a man who had more integrity and goodness than all of the Republicans in today's Congress -- and, for that matter, the entire Republican Party, one coast to the other.
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
John Lewis, a man who had more integrity and goodness than all of the Republicans in today's Congress -- and, for that matter, the entire Republican Party, one coast to the other.
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Free* at Fight the Fire: The GOP's Doctor Dolittle Caucus
"Republicans have tried – and failed – to repeal or weaken the Affordable Care Act more than 70 times since 2010, or an average of once every four months. That’s a whole lot of losing."
*All links/subscription are free at Fight the Fire.
"Republicans have tried – and failed – to repeal or weaken the Affordable Care Act more than 70 times since 2010, or an average of once every four months. That’s a whole lot of losing."
*All links/subscription are free at Fight the Fire.
The GOP's Doctor Dolittle Caucus
Tried to repeal Obamacare more than 70 times - but damned if they have a better idea
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November 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Free* at Fight the Fire: The GOP's Doctor Dolittle Caucus
"Republicans have tried – and failed – to repeal or weaken the Affordable Care Act more than 70 times since 2010, or an average of once every four months. That’s a whole lot of losing."
*All links/subscription are free at Fight the Fire.
"Republicans have tried – and failed – to repeal or weaken the Affordable Care Act more than 70 times since 2010, or an average of once every four months. That’s a whole lot of losing."
*All links/subscription are free at Fight the Fire.
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Currently, ACA subsidies kick in if policies exceed 8.5% of modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) - basically, salary minus IRA deductions.
But in 2026, it's 400% of poverty level. In numbers I run, if you exceed that, your premium can jump to about 33% of income. In every case, way over 8.5%. (1)
But in 2026, it's 400% of poverty level. In numbers I run, if you exceed that, your premium can jump to about 33% of income. In every case, way over 8.5%. (1)
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Currently, ACA subsidies kick in if policies exceed 8.5% of modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) - basically, salary minus IRA deductions.
But in 2026, it's 400% of poverty level. In numbers I run, if you exceed that, your premium can jump to about 33% of income. In every case, way over 8.5%. (1)
But in 2026, it's 400% of poverty level. In numbers I run, if you exceed that, your premium can jump to about 33% of income. In every case, way over 8.5%. (1)
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(2) 400% of poverty level is a healthy income in much of country. Fall below that, many can get a policy (not a very good one) for free. Go above that, and you're hit with policies in way above typical 8.5% of income range. A third, a quarter. Untenable for most without dipping into retirement fund.
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
(2) 400% of poverty level is a healthy income in much of country. Fall below that, many can get a policy (not a very good one) for free. Go above that, and you're hit with policies in way above typical 8.5% of income range. A third, a quarter. Untenable for most without dipping into retirement fund.
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(3) surely there are many in the WH or GOP side of House who are aware of this fiasco. Members of Congress do pay part of their own insurance, but at salaries of at least $174,000, they don't feel it as much.
ACA needs fixing. But erasing these subsidies isn't part of that fix.
ACA needs fixing. But erasing these subsidies isn't part of that fix.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
(3) surely there are many in the WH or GOP side of House who are aware of this fiasco. Members of Congress do pay part of their own insurance, but at salaries of at least $174,000, they don't feel it as much.
ACA needs fixing. But erasing these subsidies isn't part of that fix.
ACA needs fixing. But erasing these subsidies isn't part of that fix.
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It’s a great newsletter and everyone should subscribe!
Not to mention, it’s free!
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Free* at Fight the Fire: The GOP's Doctor Dolittle Caucus
"Republicans have tried – and failed – to repeal or weaken the Affordable Care Act more than 70 times since 2010, or an average of once every four months. That’s a whole lot of losing."
*All links/subscription are free at Fight the Fire.
"Republicans have tried – and failed – to repeal or weaken the Affordable Care Act more than 70 times since 2010, or an average of once every four months. That’s a whole lot of losing."
*All links/subscription are free at Fight the Fire.
The GOP's Doctor Dolittle Caucus
Tried to repeal Obamacare more than 70 times - but damned if they have a better idea
fightthefire.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s a great newsletter and everyone should subscribe!
Not to mention, it’s free!
Not to mention, it’s free!
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Join ! And pass it on !
When Dems come out…
We Win !
When Dems come out…
We Win !
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November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Join ! And pass it on !
When Dems come out…
We Win !
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We Win !
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New at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free:
"If one of Donald Trump’s handlers were to tell him they’d just struck a deal to end the Peloponnesian War, our very stable genius would jump on Truth Social to congratulate himself for saving millions of lives in Polynesia."
"If one of Donald Trump’s handlers were to tell him they’d just struck a deal to end the Peloponnesian War, our very stable genius would jump on Truth Social to congratulate himself for saving millions of lives in Polynesia."
Our darling li'l peacemonger
Why, he has a printout right here of all the wars he's ended, so it must be true
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November 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New at Fight the Fire, where all links/subscriptions are free:
"If one of Donald Trump’s handlers were to tell him they’d just struck a deal to end the Peloponnesian War, our very stable genius would jump on Truth Social to congratulate himself for saving millions of lives in Polynesia."
"If one of Donald Trump’s handlers were to tell him they’d just struck a deal to end the Peloponnesian War, our very stable genius would jump on Truth Social to congratulate himself for saving millions of lives in Polynesia."
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A new column, free at Fight the Fire:
"Our brave leader at the Pentagon no doubt feels safer now that My Pillow Guy is covering his flank."
Meet the Pentagon's new press pool.
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"Our brave leader at the Pentagon no doubt feels safer now that My Pillow Guy is covering his flank."
Meet the Pentagon's new press pool.
All links/subscriptions are free at Fight the Fire.
Gen. My Pillow Guy, reporting for duty
Pete Hegseth secures softer media coverage with a friendly new press pool
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November 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A new column, free at Fight the Fire:
"Our brave leader at the Pentagon no doubt feels safer now that My Pillow Guy is covering his flank."
Meet the Pentagon's new press pool.
All links/subscriptions are free at Fight the Fire.
"Our brave leader at the Pentagon no doubt feels safer now that My Pillow Guy is covering his flank."
Meet the Pentagon's new press pool.
All links/subscriptions are free at Fight the Fire.