Sam Bellamy
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Not the pirate. Contributor to fightthefire.substack.com, an all-free site. Winner of multiple prestigious awards from dogs. Whistles through darkness. Aspires to ask "WTF did you just say?" at a WH press conference.
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We're three former newspaper people who couldn't sit by and watch Trump destroy this country. So we're helping to call attention to what he's doing and, we hope, rally support to stop him.
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We're three former newspaper people who couldn't sit by and watch Trump destroy this country. So we're helping to call attention to what he's doing and, we hope, rally support to stop him.
We're three former newspaper people who couldn't sit by and watch Trump destroy this country. So we're helping to call attention to what he's doing and, we hope, rally support to stop him.
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A new cartoon by Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
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Get in line, Maduro
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January 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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"Not even a letter from his mom is going to save Pete Hegseth in his escalating battle with Sen. Mark Kelly."
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"Not even a letter from his mom is going to save Pete Hegseth in his escalating battle with Sen. Mark Kelly."
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Oh, that Pete, what a pistol
Hegseth unwisely picks a new fight with one of his many betters, Mark Kelley
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January 6, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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"Not even a letter from his mom is going to save Pete Hegseth in his escalating battle with Sen. Mark Kelly."
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"Not even a letter from his mom is going to save Pete Hegseth in his escalating battle with Sen. Mark Kelly."
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"We find Katie Miller, her hellhound husband Stephen and the imperialist imbecile squatting in our Oval Office every bit as loathsome as you do."
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"We find Katie Miller, her hellhound husband Stephen and the imperialist imbecile squatting in our Oval Office every bit as loathsome as you do."
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A note of apology to Greenland and Denmark
Lately, a lot of us have been thinking we'd be better off it you annexed us
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January 5, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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"We find Katie Miller, her hellhound husband Stephen and the imperialist imbecile squatting in our Oval Office every bit as loathsome as you do."
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"We find Katie Miller, her hellhound husband Stephen and the imperialist imbecile squatting in our Oval Office every bit as loathsome as you do."
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"Maybe opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gets the presidency, despite her obvious failing (being female), if she offers to give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize to put next to his shiny new FIFA trophy?"
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"Maybe opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gets the presidency, despite her obvious failing (being female), if she offers to give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize to put next to his shiny new FIFA trophy?"
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The 'peace president' keep his eyes on the Prize
Trump certainly is finicky about his fave strongmen and drug dealers. Oil? Not so much.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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"Maybe opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gets the presidency, despite her obvious failing (being female), if she offers to give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize to put next to his shiny new FIFA trophy?"
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"Maybe opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gets the presidency, despite her obvious failing (being female), if she offers to give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize to put next to his shiny new FIFA trophy?"
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In a battle of the wits between House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and former special counsel Jack Smith, it’s pretty clear that in 10 out of 10 bouts the wrestling coach-turned-congressman from Ohio ends up pinned to the mat.
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In a battle of the wits between House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and former special counsel Jack Smith, it’s pretty clear that in 10 out of 10 bouts the wrestling coach-turned-congressman from Ohio ends up pinned to the mat.
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The Republicans' losing case against Jack Smith
Trump toady Jim 'Gym' Jordan can push for charges, but retribution will fail - again
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January 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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In a battle of the wits between House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and former special counsel Jack Smith, it’s pretty clear that in 10 out of 10 bouts the wrestling coach-turned-congressman from Ohio ends up pinned to the mat.
Don't comment w/o reading.
In a battle of the wits between House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and former special counsel Jack Smith, it’s pretty clear that in 10 out of 10 bouts the wrestling coach-turned-congressman from Ohio ends up pinned to the mat.
Don't comment w/o reading.
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Trump achieves the lowest TV ratings ever for Kennedy Center Honors. But, really, who – aside from MAGA cultists and, I dunno, federal prison guards – needs to see more of Donald Trump?
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Trump achieves the lowest TV ratings ever for Kennedy Center Honors. But, really, who – aside from MAGA cultists and, I dunno, federal prison guards – needs to see more of Donald Trump?
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Is the Kennedy Center headed for a dirt nap?
Donnie Low Ratings is acting as if he wants to Gaza-ify and redevelop prime waterfront
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January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Trump achieves the lowest TV ratings ever for Kennedy Center Honors. But, really, who – aside from MAGA cultists and, I dunno, federal prison guards – needs to see more of Donald Trump?
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Trump achieves the lowest TV ratings ever for Kennedy Center Honors. But, really, who – aside from MAGA cultists and, I dunno, federal prison guards – needs to see more of Donald Trump?
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"Boebert is not, to put it nicely, an intellectual powerhouse. Her wattage requires a decimal point and multiple zeros. But I have to wonder what’s on the minds of Republicans with higher IQs these days?"
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"Boebert is not, to put it nicely, an intellectual powerhouse. Her wattage requires a decimal point and multiple zeros. But I have to wonder what’s on the minds of Republicans with higher IQs these days?"
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Why, hello, Mr. Leopard. Fancy seeing you here.
Lauren Boebert has an epiphany - it may just get all over the Republican Party
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December 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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"Boebert is not, to put it nicely, an intellectual powerhouse. Her wattage requires a decimal point and multiple zeros. But I have to wonder what’s on the minds of Republicans with higher IQs these days?"
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"Boebert is not, to put it nicely, an intellectual powerhouse. Her wattage requires a decimal point and multiple zeros. But I have to wonder what’s on the minds of Republicans with higher IQs these days?"
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A cartoon from Christopher Shields on Trump and Putin negotiating with Zelensky. Only at Fight the Fire.
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Make him an offer he can't refuse
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December 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A cartoon from Christopher Shields on Trump and Putin negotiating with Zelensky. Only at Fight the Fire.
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From Earth to Eve:
"History won't be kind
To those who look the other way."
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"History won't be kind
To those who look the other way."
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2025 ethics in a nutshell: Truth bad. Violence good. Got it.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
From Earth to Eve:
"History won't be kind
To those who look the other way."
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"History won't be kind
To those who look the other way."
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"When I watched the video clip below for the first time, I hoped against hope I’d see a Saturday Night Live cast member step from the wings to signal it is satire. Alas, no, it’s just another day in the most surreal nightmare any of us have ever experienced."
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"When I watched the video clip below for the first time, I hoped against hope I’d see a Saturday Night Live cast member step from the wings to signal it is satire. Alas, no, it’s just another day in the most surreal nightmare any of us have ever experienced."
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White dudes, call now! You may be oppressed!
Under Trump, the EEOC has become an Orwellian hate factory for bigots just like him
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December 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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"When I watched the video clip below for the first time, I hoped against hope I’d see a Saturday Night Live cast member step from the wings to signal it is satire. Alas, no, it’s just another day in the most surreal nightmare any of us have ever experienced."
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"When I watched the video clip below for the first time, I hoped against hope I’d see a Saturday Night Live cast member step from the wings to signal it is satire. Alas, no, it’s just another day in the most surreal nightmare any of us have ever experienced."
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At a NY Young Republican gala before Xmas: white nationalist leader Jared Taylor; an influencer who went viral recently for wearing blackface on Halloween; Markus Frohnmaier, a far-right German politician, and Vish Burra, fired at One America News for posting a video depicting Jews as cockroaches.
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
At a NY Young Republican gala before Xmas: white nationalist leader Jared Taylor; an influencer who went viral recently for wearing blackface on Halloween; Markus Frohnmaier, a far-right German politician, and Vish Burra, fired at One America News for posting a video depicting Jews as cockroaches.
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"Why any member of the military supports him is beyond comprehension. Donald Trump clearly thinks little of service members – despite his public chest-beating and flag-hugging."
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"Why any member of the military supports him is beyond comprehension. Donald Trump clearly thinks little of service members – despite his public chest-beating and flag-hugging."
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Trump lies to the troops
By now, it's a mundane dog-bites-man story, but it should the focus of great outrage
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December 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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"Why any member of the military supports him is beyond comprehension. Donald Trump clearly thinks little of service members – despite his public chest-beating and flag-hugging."
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"Why any member of the military supports him is beyond comprehension. Donald Trump clearly thinks little of service members – despite his public chest-beating and flag-hugging."
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New at Fight the Fire: Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite would not be proud. CBS caves (again) to Trump, this time over a story about a notoriously brutal Salvadoran prison used by U.S.
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'A stenographer for the state'
CBS and Paramount betray Americans with continued bowing to Trump
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December 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New at Fight the Fire: Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite would not be proud. CBS caves (again) to Trump, this time over a story about a notoriously brutal Salvadoran prison used by U.S.
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I wasn't familiar with Elle Cordova's work. I like this a lot:
For our scientists
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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November 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I wasn't familiar with Elle Cordova's work. I like this a lot:
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"That’s right – the new civil rights cause is protecting the very group of folks whose most morally depraved members spent generations upon generations denying the civil rights of others."
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"That’s right – the new civil rights cause is protecting the very group of folks whose most morally depraved members spent generations upon generations denying the civil rights of others."
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Every day is Casual Racism Day at the DOJ
Trump's revamped Civil Rights Division contends it's white folks who need protection
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December 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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"That’s right – the new civil rights cause is protecting the very group of folks whose most morally depraved members spent generations upon generations denying the civil rights of others."
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"That’s right – the new civil rights cause is protecting the very group of folks whose most morally depraved members spent generations upon generations denying the civil rights of others."
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"It defies reason and credibility that Trump was mentioned and shown so infrequently in Friday’s release by DOJ when he was all over documents and photos from the Epstein estate recently released by Democrats."
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"It defies reason and credibility that Trump was mentioned and shown so infrequently in Friday’s release by DOJ when he was all over documents and photos from the Epstein estate recently released by Democrats."
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Trump's unredactable knowledge of Epstein's acts
The more DOJ covers with blank ink, the more suspicious their long relationship looks
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December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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"It defies reason and credibility that Trump was mentioned and shown so infrequently in Friday’s release by DOJ when he was all over documents and photos from the Epstein estate recently released by Democrats."
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"It defies reason and credibility that Trump was mentioned and shown so infrequently in Friday’s release by DOJ when he was all over documents and photos from the Epstein estate recently released by Democrats."
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"No one of good intentions – and even, I suspect, many MAGA cultists – needs to be told Stephen Miller is a hateful little bastard. But it’s still important to pause and note what a hateful little bastard he is."
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"No one of good intentions – and even, I suspect, many MAGA cultists – needs to be told Stephen Miller is a hateful little bastard. But it’s still important to pause and note what a hateful little bastard he is."
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Some people get their kicks stomping on a dream
Stephen Miller's relentless, hateful crusade cannot go unpunished
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December 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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"No one of good intentions – and even, I suspect, many MAGA cultists – needs to be told Stephen Miller is a hateful little bastard. But it’s still important to pause and note what a hateful little bastard he is."
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"No one of good intentions – and even, I suspect, many MAGA cultists – needs to be told Stephen Miller is a hateful little bastard. But it’s still important to pause and note what a hateful little bastard he is."
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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 2:35 PM
The latest from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire -- "Lonely Johnson."
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August 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
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What's our deductible?
Cartoon by Shields
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October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Trump's week in review, a new cartoon from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
Trump does keep telling us the United States is "the hottest country," doesn't he?
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Trump does keep telling us the United States is "the hottest country," doesn't he?
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Trump's week in review
Cartoon by Shields
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November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Trump's week in review, a new cartoon from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
Trump does keep telling us the United States is "the hottest country," doesn't he?
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Trump does keep telling us the United States is "the hottest country," doesn't he?
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While being honored last week by the members of the Kennedy family who haven't lose their minds, Stephen Colbert urged us all to keep the faith that we'll emerge from this darkness.
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While being honored last week by the members of the Kennedy family who haven't lose their minds, Stephen Colbert urged us all to keep the faith that we'll emerge from this darkness.
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'Push back on the temptation to despair'
At award ceremony, Stephen Colbert speaks of the ripples of hope we can all send
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December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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While being honored last week by the members of the Kennedy family who haven't lose their minds, Stephen Colbert urged us all to keep the faith that we'll emerge from this darkness.
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While being honored last week by the members of the Kennedy family who haven't lose their minds, Stephen Colbert urged us all to keep the faith that we'll emerge from this darkness.
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Great one from Billy Simons Jr. on Trumpian Christianity. It calls to mind John Prine's classic "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore."
Opens with "Jesus went to heaven with an AK-47."
Opens with "Jesus went to heaven with an AK-47."
Jesus Went to Heaven
YouTube video by Billy Simons Jr.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Great one from Billy Simons Jr. on Trumpian Christianity. It calls to mind John Prine's classic "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore."
Opens with "Jesus went to heaven with an AK-47."
Opens with "Jesus went to heaven with an AK-47."
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"If you were looking to rehabilitate your reputation, would you turn to the Steve Bannon, the human unmade bed, for assistance?"
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"If you were looking to rehabilitate your reputation, would you turn to the Steve Bannon, the human unmade bed, for assistance?"
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Steve Bannon, the go-to makeover artist for pedos?
Let's hear everything Jeffrey Epstein said in those 15 hours of image rehab interviews
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December 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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"If you were looking to rehabilitate your reputation, would you turn to the Steve Bannon, the human unmade bed, for assistance?"
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"If you were looking to rehabilitate your reputation, would you turn to the Steve Bannon, the human unmade bed, for assistance?"
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