John Bigbooty - former Arthur Frayne
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I'm here to celebrate absurdity. My dog is Antifa.
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“The swastika signified the mission allotted to us—the struggle for the victory of Aryan mankind and at the same time the triumph of the ideal of creative work which is in itself and always will be anti-Semitic.”
- Adolf Hitler, “Mein Kampf”
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- Adolf Hitler, “Mein Kampf”
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November 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“The swastika signified the mission allotted to us—the struggle for the victory of Aryan mankind and at the same time the triumph of the ideal of creative work which is in itself and always will be anti-Semitic.”
- Adolf Hitler, “Mein Kampf”
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- Adolf Hitler, “Mein Kampf”
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Constituents: we want you to fight
Democrats: no we're definitely going to give up
Republicans: oh in that case, on top of taking away health care we're also going to ban weed and poison everybody
Democrats: no we're definitely going to give up
Republicans: oh in that case, on top of taking away health care we're also going to ban weed and poison everybody
Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
Shutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne Illnesses
The gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
truthout.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Constituents: we want you to fight
Democrats: no we're definitely going to give up
Republicans: oh in that case, on top of taking away health care we're also going to ban weed and poison everybody
Democrats: no we're definitely going to give up
Republicans: oh in that case, on top of taking away health care we're also going to ban weed and poison everybody
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If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Spent five minutes staring at this trying to work out what it had reminded me of.
Realised it was this horrifying passage from George Orwell’s 1984.
Realised it was this horrifying passage from George Orwell’s 1984.
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Spent five minutes staring at this trying to work out what it had reminded me of.
Realised it was this horrifying passage from George Orwell’s 1984.
Realised it was this horrifying passage from George Orwell’s 1984.
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The National Guard is removing trash, mulching and removing graffiti in D.C.
“I think it’s nice, as a D.C. resident,” said one Guard member. “But there are different things we could be doing.”
“I think it’s nice, as a D.C. resident,” said one Guard member. “But there are different things we could be doing.”
National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties
Service members say they’re glad to help the National Park Service. But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.
wapo.st
August 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The National Guard is removing trash, mulching and removing graffiti in D.C.
“I think it’s nice, as a D.C. resident,” said one Guard member. “But there are different things we could be doing.”
“I think it’s nice, as a D.C. resident,” said one Guard member. “But there are different things we could be doing.”
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Must read
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Must read
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WSJ: “.. U.S. officials briefed by the Israelis weren’t convinced that the information pointed to a decision by Tehran to build a bomb, according to a senior intelligence official, another U.S. official and two congressional aides ..”
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June 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
WSJ: “.. U.S. officials briefed by the Israelis weren’t convinced that the information pointed to a decision by Tehran to build a bomb, according to a senior intelligence official, another U.S. official and two congressional aides ..”
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hopefully a soon to be unemployed asshole
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
hopefully a soon to be unemployed asshole
because we are in the Golden Age of Grifting
May 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
because we are in the Golden Age of Grifting
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For those keeping score at home — Trump’s AG, FBI Director, and chief of staff have all been on Qatar’s payroll. #SwampForceOne ✈️
May 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For those keeping score at home — Trump’s AG, FBI Director, and chief of staff have all been on Qatar’s payroll. #SwampForceOne ✈️
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Regarding the DOGEbros—"Who are they? What education & training do they have? What vetting...? What clearances...? Do they understand what govt privacy laws require? Do they have any reason to suspect fraud, waste, & abuse on a scale that justifies wholesale access to individual, confidential data?"
Donald Trump’s Information Warfare Against America
Federal data used to be economic jet fuel. Now much of it is either gone or weaponized.
www.thebulwark.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Regarding the DOGEbros—"Who are they? What education & training do they have? What vetting...? What clearances...? Do they understand what govt privacy laws require? Do they have any reason to suspect fraud, waste, & abuse on a scale that justifies wholesale access to individual, confidential data?"
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1) Why do we assume DOGE has a govt purpose for consolidating this data, and not some kind of profit for Elon (Warzel nods to this) or a TechBro world order that BYPASSES Trump?
2) Given multiple DOGE boys w/ties to RU, why do we assume this is not straight-up espionage?
2) Given multiple DOGE boys w/ties to RU, why do we assume this is not straight-up espionage?
May 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
1) Why do we assume DOGE has a govt purpose for consolidating this data, and not some kind of profit for Elon (Warzel nods to this) or a TechBro world order that BYPASSES Trump?
2) Given multiple DOGE boys w/ties to RU, why do we assume this is not straight-up espionage?
2) Given multiple DOGE boys w/ties to RU, why do we assume this is not straight-up espionage?
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Hey! Press covering Trump!
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
May 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hey! Press covering Trump!
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
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Kilauea eruption looking just spectacular right now - live feed here www.youtube.com/live/Prsjshm...
May 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Kilauea eruption looking just spectacular right now - live feed here www.youtube.com/live/Prsjshm...
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Trump: "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30"
April 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Trump: "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30"
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ACLU planning to file class action cases in all 94 US districts.
Cause Stephen Miller is not above treating the Virgin Islands as a means to escape the rule of law.
Cause Stephen Miller is not above treating the Virgin Islands as a means to escape the rule of law.
... @ACLU’s Lee Gelernt told Judge Boasberg last night it plans to file class-action habeas cases in all 94 federal judicial districts.
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we're not challenging the AEA proclamation [right now; just seeking notice]. no way to effectuate teh habeas right scotus recognized absent your ability to ensure notice. Mr. ensign mentioned other habeas. I anticipate trying to file habeas in 94 federal jurisdictions now. absent some sort of
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April 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
ACLU planning to file class action cases in all 94 US districts.
Cause Stephen Miller is not above treating the Virgin Islands as a means to escape the rule of law.
Cause Stephen Miller is not above treating the Virgin Islands as a means to escape the rule of law.
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There’s just so much shady shit in this story, but this really sticks out. Folks in NLRB’s IT unit were so freaked out by what they saw DOGE doing that they wanted to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Then this happened:
April 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
There’s just so much shady shit in this story, but this really sticks out. Folks in NLRB’s IT unit were so freaked out by what they saw DOGE doing that they wanted to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Then this happened:
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Oh look. Another bribery and extortion scheme.
April 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Oh look. Another bribery and extortion scheme.
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Trump is like a pitcher who can only throw curveballs. Pretty soon, the hitters figure it out.
April 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Trump is like a pitcher who can only throw curveballs. Pretty soon, the hitters figure it out.
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We stand by our reporting.
So maybe this isn’t real, or it WAS real until a grownup found out about DOGE’s latest.
April 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We stand by our reporting.