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MAGA: "Those seditious six are traitors! Liberals can't tell me what illegal orders they're talking about!"
Today's news:
Today's news:
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
MAGA: "Those seditious six are traitors! Liberals can't tell me what illegal orders they're talking about!"
Today's news:
Today's news:
This isn't a president. This is a thin-skinned, spoiled, petulant child who shouldn't be put in charge of his own plate of food let alone an entire country. No wonder the world is laughing at us.
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This isn't a president. This is a thin-skinned, spoiled, petulant child who shouldn't be put in charge of his own plate of food let alone an entire country. No wonder the world is laughing at us.
I wonder if the D.C. shootings of Guardsmen could have been avoided if we didn't have incompetents Kash Patel and Dan Bongino in charge of the FBI, and if Trump hadn't gutted our counter-terrorism assets.
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I wonder if the D.C. shootings of Guardsmen could have been avoided if we didn't have incompetents Kash Patel and Dan Bongino in charge of the FBI, and if Trump hadn't gutted our counter-terrorism assets.
Cases against Comey and James just got tossed. Now this. You'd think the phrase "live and learn" would apply to the people running our government. You'd think wrong.
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Cases against Comey and James just got tossed. Now this. You'd think the phrase "live and learn" would apply to the people running our government. You'd think wrong.
“If I am cast aside by MAGA Inc and replaced by Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Military Industrial War Complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class that can’t even relate to real Americans," said MTG...
So, she's a Democrat? Always has been? But voted GOP all this time?
So, she's a Democrat? Always has been? But voted GOP all this time?
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“If I am cast aside by MAGA Inc and replaced by Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Military Industrial War Complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class that can’t even relate to real Americans," said MTG...
So, she's a Democrat? Always has been? But voted GOP all this time?
So, she's a Democrat? Always has been? But voted GOP all this time?
In a statement, Abbott said claims that the map is racially discriminatory are absurd. “The Legislature redrew our congressional maps to better reflect Texans’ conservative voting preferences — and for no other reason,” he said.
So, if Texans have a conservative voting preference, why gerrymander?
So, if Texans have a conservative voting preference, why gerrymander?
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In a statement, Abbott said claims that the map is racially discriminatory are absurd. “The Legislature redrew our congressional maps to better reflect Texans’ conservative voting preferences — and for no other reason,” he said.
So, if Texans have a conservative voting preference, why gerrymander?
So, if Texans have a conservative voting preference, why gerrymander?
Greene said that she has “too much self-respect and dignity” and that she loves her district too much to endure “a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president that we all fought for.” Too much self-respect and dignity? Has she looked in a mirror lately?
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Greene said that she has “too much self-respect and dignity” and that she loves her district too much to endure “a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president that we all fought for.” Too much self-respect and dignity? Has she looked in a mirror lately?
So I guess Coast Guard Dress White uniforms can now have a white hood instead of the standard cap. That would only be "potentially divisive." F*** Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So I guess Coast Guard Dress White uniforms can now have a white hood instead of the standard cap. That would only be "potentially divisive." F*** Trump.
This just in: Trump pardons Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Said Trump, "It's a Democratic hoax and he was treated very unfairly. MSAGA!"
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This just in: Trump pardons Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Said Trump, "It's a Democratic hoax and he was treated very unfairly. MSAGA!"
Good news if you were a rioter at the Capitol on January 6! You can now commit any crime imaginable and Trump will give you his own personal Get Out of Jail Free card!
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Trump gives second pardon to Jan. 6 participant and pardons two others
The latest pardons underscore the breadth of the efforts the president has taken to clear anyone involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good news if you were a rioter at the Capitol on January 6! You can now commit any crime imaginable and Trump will give you his own personal Get Out of Jail Free card!
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Good thing we're sending naval and air forces to (checks notes) Venezuela.
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Good thing we're sending naval and air forces to (checks notes) Venezuela.
Go woke go broke? More like stay asleep and you’ll weep.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | Forcing its employees to smile won't fix Target's problem
The Minneapolis-based retailer isn’t suffering lower sales because its employees are rude but because it disrespected a significant portion of its customer base.
www.msnbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Go woke go broke? More like stay asleep and you’ll weep.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Republicans in Congress refuse to push back on a deranged president hell bent on destabilizing an entire region - not just Venezuela. Mistakes and deaths happen in these circumstances. Trump and his cronies keep saying the world "now" respects the U.S. This is why that's bullshit.
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U.S. aircraft carrier nears Latin America as Venezuela orders mobilization
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Republicans in Congress refuse to push back on a deranged president hell bent on destabilizing an entire region - not just Venezuela. Mistakes and deaths happen in these circumstances. Trump and his cronies keep saying the world "now" respects the U.S. This is why that's bullshit.
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I'd bet Trump couldn't find Venezuela on a map if it was all in black and white but Venezuela was in red with arrows pointing to it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'd bet Trump couldn't find Venezuela on a map if it was all in black and white but Venezuela was in red with arrows pointing to it.
Davis, who instigated this action and whose past hardly seems Christian, said she was acting "under God's authority." And this is why we don't use "God's Authority" to decide what is and isn't legal. Yay SCOTUS! (For a change.)
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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling
The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Davis, who instigated this action and whose past hardly seems Christian, said she was acting "under God's authority." And this is why we don't use "God's Authority" to decide what is and isn't legal. Yay SCOTUS! (For a change.)
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Trump offering asylum to a Nazi who believes she's being persecuted in Germany for being a Nazi is peak irony. Hey, Donnie! We have enough Nazis in the GOP now. We don't need to import more!
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Trump offering asylum to a Nazi who believes she's being persecuted in Germany for being a Nazi is peak irony. Hey, Donnie! We have enough Nazis in the GOP now. We don't need to import more!
Trump: "Really. People are going to thank me for this unenforceable order that punishes them for no other reason than I like their suffering."
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trump: "Really. People are going to thank me for this unenforceable order that punishes them for no other reason than I like their suffering."
Even granting a president significant deference, Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard,” Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, wrote.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Even granting a president significant deference, Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard,” Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, wrote.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
You know he'll figure out a way to personally make money off it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
You know he'll figure out a way to personally make money off it.
This can only turn out badly.
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U.S. steps up presence in Gaza to support fragile ceasefire
The move relegates Israel to a secondary role in determining how and what humanitarian relief can enter Gaza, according to people familiar with the transition.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This can only turn out badly.
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And when the AI Bubble bursts, 2008 will look like the Roaring 20s in comparison.
www.barrons.com/livecoverage...
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Major Indexes Head for Worst Start to November Since 2008
The stock market’s autumn to remember is turning into a fall to forget.
The major indexes are all on track for their worst first five days of November since 2008. They’re also having their worst start...
www.barrons.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
And when the AI Bubble bursts, 2008 will look like the Roaring 20s in comparison.
www.barrons.com/livecoverage...
www.barrons.com/livecoverage...
Reporter: Speaker Johnson, have you seen "Titanic?"
Johnson: Titanic? What's that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it. Is Titanic a new energy drink or something?
Johnson: Titanic? What's that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it. Is Titanic a new energy drink or something?
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reporter: Speaker Johnson, have you seen "Titanic?"
Johnson: Titanic? What's that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it. Is Titanic a new energy drink or something?
Johnson: Titanic? What's that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it. Is Titanic a new energy drink or something?
Answering a question last night about bringing down prices...
What a moron.
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What a moron.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Answering a question last night about bringing down prices...
What a moron.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH9W...
What a moron.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH9W...
As Maher replied: “Fallen angels? The aliens are fallen angels?” Greene continued: “That’s possible – I think that’s what they could be. That’s what makes sense in my worldview.”
I have serious doubts about this woman's mental stability.
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I have serious doubts about this woman's mental stability.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Bill Maher she believes extraterrestrials are demons
Georgia Republican lawmaker also claims she didn’t know Rothschild family, of her ‘space laser’ theory, was Jewish
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As Maher replied: “Fallen angels? The aliens are fallen angels?” Greene continued: “That’s possible – I think that’s what they could be. That’s what makes sense in my worldview.”
I have serious doubts about this woman's mental stability.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I have serious doubts about this woman's mental stability.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
While TSA is working WITHOUT PAY, Nancy Mace decides to be an entitled bitch and swear at airport agents. The GOP in a nutshell.
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
While TSA is working WITHOUT PAY, Nancy Mace decides to be an entitled bitch and swear at airport agents. The GOP in a nutshell.