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FAFO Syndrome seems to be hitting MAGA hard these days
Darned if they can figure out where all this hateful rhetoric is coming from
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"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
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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?
Click for a full view. All links and subscriptions are free at Fight the Fire.
Trump does keep telling us the United States is "the hottest country," doesn't he?
Click for a full view. All links and subscriptions are free at Fight the Fire.
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"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
FAFO Syndrome seems to be hitting MAGA hard these days
Darned if they can figure out where all this hateful rhetoric is coming from
fightthefire.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
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The president of the United States snapping, "Quiet! Quiet, piggy!" at a female reporter Friday aboard Air Force One.
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Trump snaps at reporter’s Epstein questions: ‘Quiet, piggy’ | CNN
Days before reversing his stance on releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump called a reporter “piggy” after she asked about his name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender, ...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The president of the United States snapping, "Quiet! Quiet, piggy!" at a female reporter Friday aboard Air Force One.
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If it can be proven that Trump knew about Epstein's abuse and said nothing, he needs to be held accountable -- in court and the halls of Congress.
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If it can be proven that Trump knew about Epstein's abuse and said nothing, he needs to be held accountable -- in court and the halls of Congress.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/trumps-unc...
Trump's unconvincing call to release Epstein files
We need to press whether he's culpable for not reporting abuse - as well as if he took part
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November 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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If it can be proven that Trump knew about Epstein's abuse and said nothing, he needs to be held accountable -- in court and the halls of Congress.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/trumps-unc...
If it can be proven that Trump knew about Epstein's abuse and said nothing, he needs to be held accountable -- in court and the halls of Congress.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/trumps-unc...
New at Fight the Fire. All links and subscriptions are free.
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
FAFO Syndrome seems to be hitting MAGA hard these days
Darned if they can figure out where all this hateful rhetoric is coming from
fightthefire.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New at Fight the Fire. All links and subscriptions are free.
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
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"The feud between Trump and MTG isn’t the least bit heart-wrenching, and as others in their peculiar orbit choose sides and pick fights, we all earnestly (and justifiably) hope we get to see and hear more distress among Republicans. Much, much more."
"The feud between Trump and MTG isn’t the least bit heart-wrenching, and as others in their peculiar orbit choose sides and pick fights, we all earnestly (and justifiably) hope we get to see and hear more distress among Republicans. Much, much more."
Awww, but they were such a sweet couple
Alas, it looks like Donald and Marjorie don't even want to be friends
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November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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"The feud between Trump and MTG isn’t the least bit heart-wrenching, and as others in their peculiar orbit choose sides and pick fights, we all earnestly (and justifiably) hope we get to see and hear more distress among Republicans. Much, much more."
"The feud between Trump and MTG isn’t the least bit heart-wrenching, and as others in their peculiar orbit choose sides and pick fights, we all earnestly (and justifiably) hope we get to see and hear more distress among Republicans. Much, much more."
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Religion and morality are important to Mike Johnson - except, apparently, when Trump is involved. Righteous Mike and other Christian nationalists turn a blind eye to Epstein emails indicating Trump "knew about the girls" and "spent hours" with one of them.
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Christian nationalists are sinfully silent
If the president knew about Epstein’s pedophilia, shouldn’t he be held accountable?
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November 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Religion and morality are important to Mike Johnson - except, apparently, when Trump is involved. Righteous Mike and other Christian nationalists turn a blind eye to Epstein emails indicating Trump "knew about the girls" and "spent hours" with one of them.
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Free* at Fight the Fire:
"Ghislaine Maxwell, the Beavis to Jeffrey Epstein’s Butt-head, gets an unlimited supply of toilet paper at her posh new prison in Texas." She and others need to be rolled out for more questioning about Trump and Epstein.
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"Ghislaine Maxwell, the Beavis to Jeffrey Epstein’s Butt-head, gets an unlimited supply of toilet paper at her posh new prison in Texas." She and others need to be rolled out for more questioning about Trump and Epstein.
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Roll on, Ghislaine, roll on
We need to hear more from prison toilet paper queen - and others in Epstein-Trump orbit
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November 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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"Ghislaine Maxwell, the Beavis to Jeffrey Epstein’s Butt-head, gets an unlimited supply of toilet paper at her posh new prison in Texas." She and others need to be rolled out for more questioning about Trump and Epstein.
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"Ghislaine Maxwell, the Beavis to Jeffrey Epstein’s Butt-head, gets an unlimited supply of toilet paper at her posh new prison in Texas." She and others need to be rolled out for more questioning about Trump and Epstein.
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New:
"You know Trump is worried when he calls intellectual powerhouse Lauren Boebert to the Situation Room to talk her into removing her name from a petition that would force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
Our blubbery loverboy’s got a situation, all right."
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"You know Trump is worried when he calls intellectual powerhouse Lauren Boebert to the Situation Room to talk her into removing her name from a petition that would force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
Our blubbery loverboy’s got a situation, all right."
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Save me, B-b-boebert! Save me!
Trump's Situation Room meeting fails; Epstein files may be slipping from his little fingers
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November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
New:
"You know Trump is worried when he calls intellectual powerhouse Lauren Boebert to the Situation Room to talk her into removing her name from a petition that would force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
Our blubbery loverboy’s got a situation, all right."
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"You know Trump is worried when he calls intellectual powerhouse Lauren Boebert to the Situation Room to talk her into removing her name from a petition that would force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
Our blubbery loverboy’s got a situation, all right."
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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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October 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Thanks to all of you who've joined us on Substack in recent days! Because our subscriptions are free, our only compensation is knowing we're helping to keep readers informed. (Well, that and it's great therapy. It feels better to let it out, doesn't it?)
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Will Alexcia Cox, state attorney for Palm Beach, Fla., open an investigation stemming from Epstein's email stating that Donald Trump "knew about the girls"?
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Will Alexcia Cox, state attorney for Palm Beach, Fla., open an investigation stemming from Epstein's email stating that Donald Trump "knew about the girls"?
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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
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November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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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: Trump's next big renovation.
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Trump's next big renovation
Cartoon by Shields
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October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire: Trump's next big renovation.
All links and subscriptions are free at Fight the Fire. Check out more of Christopher's great work in our archives. And join us! We'd love the company.
All links and subscriptions are free at Fight the Fire. Check out more of Christopher's great work in our archives. And join us! We'd love the company.
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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 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
New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
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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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White House staff has been told to be on the lookout for this guy:
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
White House staff has been told to be on the lookout for this guy:
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If it can be proven that Trump knew about Epstein's abuse and said nothing, he needs to be held accountable -- in court and the halls of Congress.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/trumps-unc...
If it can be proven that Trump knew about Epstein's abuse and said nothing, he needs to be held accountable -- in court and the halls of Congress.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/trumps-unc...
Trump's unconvincing call to release Epstein files
We need to press whether he's culpable for not reporting abuse - as well as if he took part
fightthefire.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
New at Fight the Fire, where all links and subscriptions are free:
If it can be proven that Trump knew about Epstein's abuse and said nothing, he needs to be held accountable -- in court and the halls of Congress.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/trumps-unc...
If it can be proven that Trump knew about Epstein's abuse and said nothing, he needs to be held accountable -- in court and the halls of Congress.
fightthefire.substack.com/p/trumps-unc...
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If you know, you know.
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you know, you know.
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Do you live in the Charlotte area? Know someone who does? One of the most important things you can do is get a whistle & tell your family & friends & neighbors to do the same. If people blow their whistle when they see CBP that takes away CBP’s ability to surprise vulnerable people.
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Do you live in the Charlotte area? Know someone who does? One of the most important things you can do is get a whistle & tell your family & friends & neighbors to do the same. If people blow their whistle when they see CBP that takes away CBP’s ability to surprise vulnerable people.
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A new cartoon from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire. (Click to see the full cartoon.) All links and subscriptions are absolutely free. Please join us.
The unholy Trump trinity
Cartoon by Shields
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October 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.
Click for the full toon. All links and subscriptions are free.
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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.
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When things look grim, cheer yourself up with this. At left, last month's No Kings rally in Boston. At right, Trump's first inauguration.
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
When things look grim, cheer yourself up with this. At left, last month's No Kings rally in Boston. At right, Trump's first inauguration.
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"The feud between Trump and MTG isn’t the least bit heart-wrenching, and as others in their peculiar orbit choose sides and pick fights, we all earnestly (and justifiably) hope we get to see and hear more distress among Republicans. Much, much more."
"The feud between Trump and MTG isn’t the least bit heart-wrenching, and as others in their peculiar orbit choose sides and pick fights, we all earnestly (and justifiably) hope we get to see and hear more distress among Republicans. Much, much more."
Awww, but they were such a sweet couple
Alas, it looks like Donald and Marjorie don't even want to be friends
fightthefire.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
New at Fight the Fire. Free links/subscriptions.
"The feud between Trump and MTG isn’t the least bit heart-wrenching, and as others in their peculiar orbit choose sides and pick fights, we all earnestly (and justifiably) hope we get to see and hear more distress among Republicans. Much, much more."
"The feud between Trump and MTG isn’t the least bit heart-wrenching, and as others in their peculiar orbit choose sides and pick fights, we all earnestly (and justifiably) hope we get to see and hear more distress among Republicans. Much, much more."