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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

today in Shit That Happened While I Was Busy Writing This Shit—

"Disney sues Trump’s FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign’ against ABC"

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/media/disney-abc-fcc-trump-lawsuit-the-view-retaliatory?cid=android_app

I'm no fan of Disney the corporation, but good for them

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

"ABC Sues F.C.C. to Block Threat to Its TV Licenses"

"The network asked a court to stop the agency from taking steps that could force ABC stations off the air and accused the F.C.C. of violating its First Amendment rights."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/business/media/abc-fcc-lawsuit-broadcast-licenses.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

HI2thDoc's avatar

Fascist Brendan Carr

Is a propaganda czar

Using the FCC

To kill speech that is free

He's up drumpf's ass too far

Kevin Rice's avatar

There once was a dork from Manhattan

His dick was so small it looked flattened

His policies suck

He's stupid as fuck

But soon I hope he's just buried six feet underground, six feet closer to where he's headed, after leading a life of complete debauchery, breaking of all seven deadly sins consistently, having the diet of a third grader, having no empathy, causing needless pain and suffering for his own pleasure, being pumped up on some unknown cocktail of drugs to appear normal (but it doesn't work), destabilizing the entire world, and this could go on for quite a bit.

The end.

Robert Eckert's avatar

From Limerick there was a man

Whose poetry never would scan.

When told this was so,

He replied, "Yes I know,

But I always try to stuff as many words into the last line as I possibly can."

Karlene Escriba's avatar

Oh fun! More dueling poets!😁

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Notre Dame Christian Nationalist with a cocktail weenie for a dick

Linda Weide's avatar

I am reading a book on the global right. The media is an important piece of autocrats taking away our freedoms. I hope that ABC and Disney prevail. Right now with a Congress that will not (Repubs) or cannot (Dems) Act, we are super dependent on the courts for any justice in the US. Of course, Trump is trying to intimidate these justices and their families too. It is sickening.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

The media elected Donald Trump.

Linda Weide's avatar

Elon Musk bought Trump the White House. Now he is looking to see which other offices he can buy. He is working real hard in Michigan to beat El-Seyed.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

And yet, he has failed. Look at the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. money can't buy everything.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

He hasn't failed in MI yet. I think Susan Crawford benefited from the fact that her opponent was well-known throughout the state.

Jean Jacoby's avatar

Wow, it's almost an embarrassment of riches. Not to be cynical, mind you, but now that these corporations see blood in the water, they're piling on. Isn't Capitalism a beautiful thing? Poor Bezos, everyone's favorite feudal oligarch, got distracted complaining about how unfair it was that all the little people don't like him, and now he has to play catch up on this feeding frenzy. Natasha--I mean Natalya--I mean Natalie, better jump on her Elon electric golf cart and go to little Donnie's rescue before he poops his pants--again.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Good point. If Natalie is always around, how much access does she have to classified materials?

Wendy The Druid 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Well Damn jeff, beat me to it.

Since we are bombing Oman now.

Sixty days expired Monday. No deal, no draft, no cocktail napkin with a number on it. So our Mar-a-Lago Metternich called Fox and reportedly threatened to bomb the shit out of Oman — the mediator. The backchannel. The one country still answering the phone, eating Iranian drones since February on our behalf. Second time he's done it. Asked if he'd lost patience, this chucklefuck said they'd be "handled very easily, just like we do other things."

Congress now has to legally forbid bombing our own referee.

https://thistleandmoss.com/p/time-to-nuke-oman-south-korea-because-they-wont-help-orange-shitler

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Nothing says "winning" like alienating everyone in the region who might be able to help us.

rlritt's avatar

There is no sense. If someone pisses off Trump he retaliates because he thinks he's the king of the world. I've never wished for a military takeover for any country. But the military should say "no". Trump is like a bratty 10 year old bully that throws over the game board if they dont let him win.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Speaking of, I hope the Navy is talking about refitting ships as a way to mollify Trump and are not actually planning to refit ships to fit Dear Leaders WWII hero fantasy.

Linda Weide's avatar

Let's hope. Someone today made a crack about Trump probably wants the Airforce to refit the planes with steam engines too. That is how smart all of that is perceived as being.

BigDaddy52's avatar

Say NO to his illegal and crazy.

We need real civilian leaders to rise.

NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE US.

Linda Weide's avatar

I think South Korea should match North Korea, by sending troops to Ukraine with the deal that Ukraine will do the same in return if needed. The non-nuke allies against the Nuke allies.

Mary Hall's avatar

What is so fked-up about Ukraine and nukes is that they had them and gave them up on the promise that Russia wouldn't attack them. How did that work out for them? Either every country on the planet gets one or no one gets one.

Kim Steeves's avatar

Also promised was that Ukraine would be defended by the USA if Russia every invaded!

Linda Weide's avatar

That is what I am assuming.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

I think S. Korea should sneak into N. Korea and free it's people.

Mary Greenwald's avatar

OUR military? No thank you! They are full of MAGA Trumpers. We would have a military Junta instead of a democracy that can be put back together with VOTERS in November.

Linda Weide's avatar

Trump plans on taking over "The Americas" and ceding Europe and parts of Africa to Putin and Asia and Parts of Africa to Xi. That is the 3 nation hegemony that he envisions. What he is too dumb to recognize is that in the end there will be just one nation in charge of it all, and it is unlikely to be the US/Americas with him at the helm.

Robert Eckert's avatar

Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia

Linda Weide's avatar

Yup! That is what I was thinking. You might like this piece I wrote on the language of Orwell's "1984" Robert.

https://lindaweide.substack.com/p/the-language-of-the-fascist-regime?r=f0qfn

Linda Weide's avatar

Congress is ineffective. Right on for Ossoff for speaking out. Those who speak out, are brave. He is a hero.

Meanwhile, people who support Trump do not recognize that he supports the same enemies that many of them fought against. It is 1984. This is what I wrote about the book a few months back when my book club had just read it.

North Korea is sending troops again to help Russia, and Russia helps Iran to target Americans. How is Trump allowed to get away with this?

Stephen Brady's avatar

Didn't the last bunch of soldiers NK sent to the Russian Front kind of get massacred? And all the coin AIPAC threw at the primaries is delivering the law of diminishing returns. What about all that money Melon Musk threw at the WI Supreme Court race? Maybe we are past peak tRump...

HI2thDoc's avatar

One would surely hope so. America cannot survive much more of this fascist/white Xtian nationalist bullshit

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Jared Kushner was involved in significant, related real estate negotiations with the Sultanate of Oman for a Trump-branded resort (2023). Kushner has also been planning to build a Trump Resort in South Korea. The little dick has been everywhere, staking out Trump real estate. And Shitler has followed up with bellicose hostility and betrayal directed toward each of these countries. Seems like a mafia business model on a global scale by a pair of doomed buffoons.

Joyce's avatar

Disney's a major Republican donor and it's never a good idea to fuck around with the Mouse--in Florida, they've been known to sue hospitals for copyright violation if the hospital decorates the children's wing with anything close to a Disney character and Orlando is pretty much their fiefdom....A couple of years ago, it was popcorn worthy when Rhonda DeSantis tried to bully the Mouse (for being "woke," god help us, when the only reason Disney has a Pride Day is they haul in the money by the truckload on that day). It was very entertaining to watch Rhonda and Disney savage each other.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Rhonda DeSantis? LOL.

Bethie U's avatar

From the CNN report: “It is not in the public interest for ABC to operate as an arm of the DNC,” Carr ally Daniel Suhr, president of the Center for American Rights, said earlier this year. Are you kidding me? Wow, is that rich! Fox News has been doing that for about oh forever!! Irony is lost on these turgid twits.

P123Sunny's avatar

Win, then hire Colbert

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

cultural note: daughter Katie and I were in Narragansett last week and we were very distressed to learn that the Matunuck Oyster Bar has temporarily moved to a tent across the street while they repair some fire damage in the main building. I wish them a speedy rebuild.

also I learned that I have been mispronouncing 'Matunuck' for decades. apparently is 'Mah-TOO-nook,' and not 'MOTTA-nuck.' who knew?

Robert Eckert's avatar

I need someone who looks at me the way Claudia looked at that martini

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Those were the days.

2Cats2Furious's avatar

I… thought the exact same thing.

PrincessKrapotkin's avatar

The many photos you post of lovely Claudia, dining and drinking at beautiful restaurants, are wonderful. I live on the Left Coast, but now I really want to travel East and eat some oysters in Matunuck.

BDBoop's avatar

Well, I certainly didn't know. But back in the day, I thought a word was pronounced pharma-cuticle and my parents laughed harder than I'd ever seen them laugh in my life - and I was around 16 at the time.

My dad being in medicine probably kicked off the gales of hilarity.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

As long as the foods good!

Betsy L's avatar

Did you see that somebody at CNN literally tweeted "What the fuck is wrong with you?" about the WH's slamming one of their reporters by saying that her children will look back on her and be ashamed. Does that count? It's not the same as standing up and asking it, but it's close.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

no I did not — but I would love to see it. got link?

Betsy L's avatar

Give me a few minutes. I'll try to backtrack & find it.

Betsy L's avatar

Sarah Matthews

@SarahAMatthews1

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What the actual fuck is wrong with this White House invoking @KristenhCNN’s children for simply asking the President to respond to an attack from a Democratic senator?

This response is infinitely more callous and vindictive than her perfectly legitimate question.

@RapidResponse47

.@KristenhCNN: Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question. They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive. It’s quite troubling.

4:42 PM · Aug 17, 2026

8.2K

This is from an article in today's online Huffpost titled "What the Actual F***" : WH's 'Vindictive' Attack On CNN Journalist Sparks Fury."

Betsy L's avatar

I'm sorry it's hard to read. I'm not great at computer stuff (except reading it.) I just copied and pasted, and didn't think about what it would look like after I pasted.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Good for CNN but why has it taken so long to start defending their reporters? Also, I'm kind of annoyed at the question. It appears to buy into the framing that Ossoff was implying something. He was not. He very matter-of-factly pointed out that Trump and Harp are always flying places together.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

If hypocrisy was physically painful there would be countless MAGAts writhing on the ground.

HI2thDoc's avatar
1hEdited

Besides cheating at golf and on wives

He loves ruining people's lives

Now added to that

Are his travels with Nat

And his groveling-before-dictator dives

rlritt's avatar

That's what I thought. She is his girl Friday. But apparently Ossoff may have hit a nerve. I mean who could even imagine it without throwing up in your mouth.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

I think another commenter here is correct. This is their "Obama in a tan suit" controversy because Ossoff is a decent and honest man. They have nothing on him and lord knows they can't run on the issues.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

I saw that movie!!

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Spicy Mustard!! Unheard of in us flyover states. (reminds self to visit Mustard Museum in WI).

Merrill's avatar

The more we understand Trump and Trumpism the more we realize he's reignited a class war in America. He's on a mission to turn America into an exclusive low tax mecca for the rich, privileged and entitled. All above the law while America's workers toil away to keep our society going; reminiscent of the 18th-19th century's plantation and industrial systems. The GOOD news is that America is increasingly on to him and the GOP. Trump/MAGA is down 14% in its average approval ratings since Trump's inauguration. That equals 12,000,000 votes out of the 77,000,000 who mistakenly voted for the lying fascist rich boy and are now expressing remorse. And in case you haven't heard, Trump's drop in popularity is who's fault? Biden if course. Why? Biden let 11 million illegal, criminals into the US forcing Trump to use harsh methods to build a police state to get them deported. Funny how the GOP Budget numbers work. The $110 Billion the Trump/GOP has devoted to his ICE Gestapo secret police and prison camps is the amount of $s Americans need to refund our ACA healthcare subsidies. The Constitution is coming for MAGA The people will win in Nov.

JoJoRa's avatar

I respectfully disagree that anyone mistakenly voted for the orange blob. They may have buyer's remorse now. I still hold every single voter who filled in the dot by his name responsible for this clusterfuck.

Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

They don’t. I have neighbors (25 years) who love what DiaperDon does. Educated people…sigh.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Then they must be racists, xenophobes, anti-LGBTQ, religious nuts, or all of the above

Mary Hall's avatar

I love it when jerkholes self-identify as such so I know who to avoid.

rlritt's avatar

We need to face some hard truths here. ICE has 22,000 very well armed and masked agents. They were not hired and trained just to arrest maids, farmworkers and busboys.

Cyndi's avatar

And they are so incompetent that they fall over their feet when chasing someone and fake evidence that even MAGA judges cannot believe.

Cut off their bonuses and bounty rewards and they will almost all pack up and go home. We can handle what is left behind.

Catherine's avatar

That is getting close, not quite yet, but close.

Polly Sears's avatar

It may have come from my post,which I have commented on today.

Time to "Trademark "!

Steve houlette's avatar

Steven cheung wrote that @rapidresponse47 dumbshitball post. Steven chungas revenge on caterers carts who is a sharp dressed man https://x.com/evetschoul/status/2089703074738696419?s=46

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Steven Cheung should probably button his mouth. He's a way too easy target for low blows.

Mary Hall's avatar

Someone funnier than me wrote the other day that "Steven Cheung has more Chins than the Hong Kong phone book."

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Good one. He isn't the most attractive individual so he should probably shut up about other people. He looks like a cartoon villain.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

In a recent interview Maggie Haberman referred to Natalie as Trump's binkie.

Kathleen Weber's avatar

🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

Jeff, your favorite, Coach Toobs, is tight with his six-fingered skanky plagiarism bot!

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has found a new way to pass the long drives across Alabama: talking to ChatGPT. He asks it about Medicare and Medicaid, and listens as the machine’s voice talks back. “It’s kind of like you can sit there and talk to an expert,” said the Alabama Republican. “You don’t know whether or not they’re 100 percent correct. But they put you on the right path.”

Washington Post August 13, 2026 https://wapo.st/3U0GIPL

Joanne's avatar

Do we think the coach will then take what ChatGPT says and actually do research to find found out if it's correct? We do not.

Lisa Bieber's avatar

Wow! Who knew he could drive?

Natalia Lincoln's avatar

“Could” doesn’t mean “should”, either…

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Bwaahaaaaaa. Yes. Who knows if the expert is correct? Just like a large language model pulling stuff off the internet. Honestly, though, if ChatGPT can get through to him, that chat away Toobs.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Kids, wear fucking helmets when you play football… or ride a bike… or run for governor of Alabama when you live in fucking Florida 🤦‍♂️…

George in Atlanta's avatar

I neither hate on or pity little Nat. She's performing yeoman's service for the nation, keeping her beloved as tidy and presentable as possible. She also keeps him calm, I think. Sort of like how small dogs are kept as emotional support animals for horses.

But you know who else benefits bigly? Melania. I'm guessing our esteemed FLOTUS sends flowers to Nat's dressing room on the regular, seeing as there is much less banana slug slime in her bedroom these days.

Catherine's avatar

If she's still even with us (and not at the golf course 9th hole or wherever the graveyard is)... I really feel we need proof of life, along with demon mitch McConnell.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Wasn't she just gloating about getting one kid returned from Russian to Ukraine. I didn't know that Russia had taken 35,000 children. Is that right? That seems like such a big number it should be talked about a lot more.

PineTreeState's avatar

Viktor Kravchek(?not sure of the spelling) is a Ukrainian writer on Substack. The stolen children remains a serious crime by Putin. And yes, about 35,000 kids. I don’t think anyone else has talked about it.

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky frequently speaks about the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been forcibly deported or kidnapped by Russia. He consistently refers to these actions as a "double crime," where Russia first abducts the children and then tries to strip them of their Ukrainian identity." (AI Overview).

PineTreeState's avatar

Thank you for this!

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Damn our press is bad. Or maybe I just stopped paying attention? I should keep paying attention.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Holy crap what is wrong with our press? No article on the war should fail to mention that Putin stole 35,000 children.

rlritt's avatar

I doubt he has been allowed in her bedroom for years. She is after all 56 so way too old for him.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Her own brother is imploring

The unfathomably adoring

Shining-eyed Harp

That her stalkerish LARP

Will exceed any reputation-restoring

Margaret MacKenzie's avatar

Ossoff’s Natalie comment is his tan suit scandal, totally fake outrage over something so stupid the GOP has to make it some sort of conspiracy. Or…maybe they know something about the relationship that we don’t?

Betsy's avatar

I've been craving a martini for a week and it's only 9:44 am and that looks fantastic! And I need to after reading that! haha

Mike Hammer's avatar

I’m thinking a pint of Allagash pale ale brewed right here in the great state of Maine.

T L Mills's avatar

Sounds like a fine idea! Although my personal favorite is Norway Brewing Company's "Mr. Grumpypants", an oatmeal stout with lovely undernotes of coffee and chocolate.

Karlene Escriba's avatar

Yummy! Oatmeal stout…🥰

2Cats2Furious's avatar

NGL, Claudia was looking at that martini the way Jeff looked at her on their wedding day. True love! ❤️❤️

David Lehnherr's avatar

The picture of Natalie laughing makes me think, for some reason, that trump should be carrying around some apples to feed her out of the palm of his hand. And maybe some oats?

David Skoglund's avatar

There is a similar picture of Tucker Carlson sucking up to Scump like that.

San's avatar

Yes that’s it! lol. Scary looking set of gums Natalie has there

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Maybe Orange Hitler has a secret man-crush on John Elway 🤷‍♂️

Kay-El's avatar

1. All this fake outrage over Ossoff’s comment when Trump is busy destroying the country. Literal dick-head Cheung’s post is more inflammatory.

2. ABC Did Everything For Grifting trump and still is getting Hammered. This is why you don’t bend the knee.

Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Number 2 is exactly right. Too bad the capitulating law firms did not learn that lesson.

Tess's avatar

AMEN JEFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And great pics of Claudia!

Brooks R Susman's avatar

Best line: Jon Ossoff apologize? piss straight up a rope, pal. it’s Donny who should apologize, for fucking America straight into the shitter. When DonnieFelon gets away with demeaning everyone with scurrilous, racist, foul, and just plain mean names and titles...he should hide himself in Natalie Harp's welcoming and adoring arms and piss off Melanomia. Pre-nup time, God willing!

rlritt's avatar

Im sure Melania is thrilled to not have to be around that rotting old man. Her son is grown and very rich, and I bet she's living her best life far from her disgusting husband.

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Jeff's litany of offenses against the nation by Trump for which he should apologize is truly one of his best pieces.

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Jon Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

Told the truth and Magas got lit🔥

Does grandpa fondle her?

I got no idea, but, who gives a shit

Diana's avatar

Good one Auntie‼️

2Cats2Furious's avatar

I’m pretty sure “pimply DOG incels” is a typo, but I love it. 😂

Lisa Bieber's avatar

I'll take dogs over DOGE any day

rlritt's avatar

I take dogs over most people. In fact, I don't think I have met a dog I didn't like. Whereas people.......

Ann Anderson's avatar

Whenever I meet someone who says, "I've heard so much about you," I say "Hey, the guy was dead when I got there" just to mess with expectations, but that's more or less the self-owning reaction to Ossoff.

Will's avatar

Ossoff hit a nerve with that one, didn’t he? The hypocrisy in the Republican Party related to “family values” is breathtaking. Imagine if Biden or Obama had a similar daily companion. Impeach!