Joe Duarte
@joe-duarte.bsky.social
Journalist, Editor, Writer, Short-Story Author, Researcher, Thinker and Speaker Of His Mind.
No, he’s mad we’re not getting over the Epstein files.
Donald Trump seems inclined to start a war with Iran, which would expend massive amounts of treasure and kill countless innocents, for...what, exactly? Why is this in the US interest? Their nuclear ambitions can be controlled. Is he mad about the regime killing protesters? It's happening here, too.
February 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
No, he’s mad we’re not getting over the Epstein files.
Wait … was Kaitlyn Collin’s smiling? I was told she never smiles. She has a lovely smile.
Stephen Colbert responds to CBS disputing his claims that he was barred from airing the James Talarico interview:
"And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don’t even know what to do with this crap. Hold on."
He then picks it up with a dog poop bag.
"And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don’t even know what to do with this crap. Hold on."
He then picks it up with a dog poop bag.
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Wait … was Kaitlyn Collin’s smiling? I was told she never smiles. She has a lovely smile.
Uh-oh … Canada might have to start blowing up some U.S. boats.
February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Uh-oh … Canada might have to start blowing up some U.S. boats.
Hmm … Canada should take over the USA. It’s our hemisphere, after all (based on land mass). We could add 50 provinces (52, if you add Puerto Rico and District of Columbia). We’d need a bigger Parliament (adding 435 more ridings) but there’s the east wing. It’s probably doable.
1. I would vote for anyone who could win a Democratic primary in 2028
2. I will vote for the most credible left candidate in the primary
3. The two-party system is bad and we should replace it with proportional representation
4. The presidency is bad and we should replace it with a Prime Minister
2. I will vote for the most credible left candidate in the primary
3. The two-party system is bad and we should replace it with proportional representation
4. The presidency is bad and we should replace it with a Prime Minister
February 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Hmm … Canada should take over the USA. It’s our hemisphere, after all (based on land mass). We could add 50 provinces (52, if you add Puerto Rico and District of Columbia). We’d need a bigger Parliament (adding 435 more ridings) but there’s the east wing. It’s probably doable.
Wait … Save America? Isn’t America Great now?
February 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Wait … Save America? Isn’t America Great now?
I thought it was sold out but all the occupied seats were redacted.
After multiple performers dropped out, Kid Rock was forced to cancel all dates in South Carolina. He has sold fewer than 200 tickets for his show in Pennsylvania, which will likely be the next cancellation.
February 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I thought it was sold out but all the occupied seats were redacted.
So how come it didn’t work last time?
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
So how come it didn’t work last time?
Whaaat? … a Trump ally lying to get in his good graces and push his own agenda? That’s crazy talk!
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Whaaat? … a Trump ally lying to get in his good graces and push his own agenda? That’s crazy talk!
Wait … so Massie is “fighting against the hopeless agenda of Hate and Stupidity?”
So we’re all in agreement that the administrations agenda is hopeless, hateful and stupid.
Good.
Now that we have that out of the way, about the Epstein files …
So we’re all in agreement that the administrations agenda is hopeless, hateful and stupid.
Good.
Now that we have that out of the way, about the Epstein files …
February 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Wait … so Massie is “fighting against the hopeless agenda of Hate and Stupidity?”
So we’re all in agreement that the administrations agenda is hopeless, hateful and stupid.
Good.
Now that we have that out of the way, about the Epstein files …
So we’re all in agreement that the administrations agenda is hopeless, hateful and stupid.
Good.
Now that we have that out of the way, about the Epstein files …
After all, we tell people to put the phone down and concentrate on driving, right?
GALLEGO: Why is the agent who shot Renee Good holding a camera phone & weapon?
LYONS: The US attorney was requiring to have video leading up to arrests, so officials have used phones for that
GALLEGO: Maybe you shouldn't be trying to be an influencer and wielding a weapon at the same time
LYONS: The US attorney was requiring to have video leading up to arrests, so officials have used phones for that
GALLEGO: Maybe you shouldn't be trying to be an influencer and wielding a weapon at the same time
February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
After all, we tell people to put the phone down and concentrate on driving, right?
Wait … Trump is a left winger?
Nah, he’s just a whiner.
Nah, he’s just a whiner.
February 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Wait … Trump is a left winger?
Nah, he’s just a whiner.
Nah, he’s just a whiner.
Tom Cruise would win gold.
There should be an Olympic event for skating on freshly waxed floors in your socks.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Tom Cruise would win gold.
And that’s what terrorism is … terrorizing people into inaction. Making people afraid to live normal lives.
When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
February 11, 2026 at 11:38 PM
And that’s what terrorism is … terrorizing people into inaction. Making people afraid to live normal lives.
“I can blow up balloons!!!”
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
“I can blow up balloons!!!”
She has no respect for the power of congress. None of them do. Noem walked out of her hearing. Patel acted like cousin Vinny at his. Trump has convinced them that he’s the only power that matters in America, and they’re enjoying their impunity. It’s way past time to make bring them back to earth.
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
She has no respect for the power of congress. None of them do. Noem walked out of her hearing. Patel acted like cousin Vinny at his. Trump has convinced them that he’s the only power that matters in America, and they’re enjoying their impunity. It’s way past time to make bring them back to earth.
Now, replace references to Iran with America …
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Now, replace references to Iran with America …
A more important question is “why, when he was at the White House for the Florida Panther’s Stanley Cup acknowledgement, didn’t AJ Greer pull Trump’s jacket over his head and pummel him?”
What's it going to take for someone to throw a net over this guy?
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
A more important question is “why, when he was at the White House for the Florida Panther’s Stanley Cup acknowledgement, didn’t AJ Greer pull Trump’s jacket over his head and pummel him?”
And the next athlete on the course isn’t in the entry list, but he’s currently in medal position!
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
And the next athlete on the course isn’t in the entry list, but he’s currently in medal position!
Speaking of … why won’t a journalist hurl a shoe at Trump?
A lot of people made fun of Bush dancing with the West African Dance Company—and sure, it's funny—but this was good.
Middle aged white guy unfamiliar with something culturally nonwhite recognizes it's a happy, fun celebration, and welcomes it, participating though awkward.
That was much better.
Middle aged white guy unfamiliar with something culturally nonwhite recognizes it's a happy, fun celebration, and welcomes it, participating though awkward.
That was much better.
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a group of flags
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a group of flags
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Speaking of … why won’t a journalist hurl a shoe at Trump?
“By ‘I don’t know,’ I mean ‘I don’t care.’”
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
“By ‘I don’t know,’ I mean ‘I don’t care.’”
And yet, no US-athlete has pledged to give his/her medal to Trump.
So unfair.
So unfair.
From Wikipedia:
Banned from Athens for political reasons, Cimon the Elder was forgiven and called back to his homeland by the tyrant Peisistratos since he dedicated to the tyrant his second victory at the Olympic Games,[4]
The Olympics have ALWAYS been political.
Banned from Athens for political reasons, Cimon the Elder was forgiven and called back to his homeland by the tyrant Peisistratos since he dedicated to the tyrant his second victory at the Olympic Games,[4]
The Olympics have ALWAYS been political.
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
And yet, no US-athlete has pledged to give his/her medal to Trump.
So unfair.
So unfair.
That catapult up to the stage was so powerful, it literally changed her shoes!
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
That catapult up to the stage was so powerful, it literally changed her shoes!
“… but not this administration’s weaponization of the justice system.”
Picking today to try to shield another person in the Epstein files from prosecution is about as tone deaf as you can get
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 AM
“… but not this administration’s weaponization of the justice system.”