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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

for new readers:

the origin of 'sewer clowns' a descriptor for Donny's cabinet secretaries is my post from Nov 23, 2024, "elect a clown, get a circus" —

"yesterday was Day Two of the unwrapping of Donny Convict’s nominees for various Cabinet and White House offices.

for the second day in a row, America was introduced to a whole new cast of toadies, lackies, dipshits, ass-kissers, incompetents, ideologues, and low-wattage empty suits whose current jobs are to look good on Fox News.

basically, America’s getting a clown show — and not a funny ha ha! clown show. nope, we’re getting sewer clowns."

https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/elect-a-clown-get-a-circus

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Bob Bowden's avatar

The head of FEMA is joking about not knowing there’s a hurricane season? That’s as funny as the DefenseSec joking that he’s unaware we have a nuclear arsenal, and the head of Homeland Security joking “what, we were attacked on 9/11?”

Now this is no joke: The Secretary of Education thinks the world is about to be changed in profound and unpredictable ways by A1 Steak Sauce

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Donald Lipkis's avatar

And the Donald uses the same “I’m only joking” excuse when caught in the stupidest of his lies. So they all have a great role model.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Works every time though. Huh. ( It’s almost as if ppl WANT to like him…)

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Bob Bowden's avatar

He hates the people they hate. And he has the power and the will to hurt the people they hate

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BayPoodle's avatar

Every goddamn gaslighting asshole uses “I’m only joking” when called out. My head is about to explode over that shit

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Stranger Than Friction's avatar

Ah yes--"I'm only joking" is the pale pink gauze of fig leaves.

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Linda Weide's avatar

Let us see what FEMA does when Mar-a-lago is reclaimed by the sea!

The money is against that happening, but the environmental conditions are constantly changing, so we shall see.

https://digitaledition.orlandosentinel.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=19266e1d-6fa9-4b00-b107-eb5ec4c39b28

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Chet Brandt's avatar

When mar-a- shithole gets wiped out by any natural disaster not a penny of federal money should go to repair the roach infested golf motel…fuck him!

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Gently, Jack Jones's avatar

It is indeed a very good steak sauce!

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Irascible Ink's avatar

It's the MAGAfied version of bread and circuses. Minus the bread.

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DJ Headthrob's avatar

And the circuses are like something out of Ray Bradbury's 'Something Wicked This Way Comes.'

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arne link's avatar

That was such a wonderful book.

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Derek Smith's avatar

And a pretty decent movie, too, with Jonathan Pryce as Mr Dark.

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Marycat2021's avatar

They're from Stephen King's book and miniseries "It," and Pennywise the Clown, who lives in the town's sewers.

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

He was such a great writer. I recently re-read that. Hadn't read it since 1960s.

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Your IT references were beautiful jeff. Id have come into the discussion earlier, but I was running queer history on the https://genxy.io live.

That said, can we celebrate the full on MAGA Civil war thats going on between Musk and MIller?

https://thistleandmoss.com/p/maga-is-in-full-civil-war-nazi-miller

As always jeff, Liked, Restacked, and quoted. Keep up the hard work. You reach more than I do.

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Mary Hall's avatar

Great post Wendy. What I don't understand is that both Eloon and Goebbels Miller are white nationalists, but they are fighting over a BROWN woman. Dafuq? Pick a lane.

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Joyce's avatar

Consider pre-Civil War history: white males, white supremacy, slavery, enslaved women........Racist shits are actually remarkably consistent in their racist shit.

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Jan Moon's avatar

Why quibble over a BROWN woman when we have an ORANGE president? Just wondering . . .

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arne link's avatar

She is supposedly Jewish. She looks very brown to me. IDK.

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Steve Kelly's avatar

They're not eating the dogs and cats. They're eating each other.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Just shows this for what it is: button pressing propaganda- disconnected from ‘real life’ (thx guys ;)!

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Marian Goldsmith's avatar

Great job on your linked post though. I give you credit for most original epithets of the week. Which is a major compliment from a long time fan of Jeff T.

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Derek Smith's avatar

That's a link to a file on your device, Sunny, not a link to a web page.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Sunny if that is a link it’s not working

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Jeff, be fair !!! WMDs create a great need for EM. There's definitely a connection there! Duh!!!

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Stephen Brady's avatar

Alas he seems to have tapped an endless supply of them!

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Linda Weide's avatar

I love the sewer clown image you use. It fits perfectly!

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Great stroll down memory lane. Thanks

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