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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

this post was too long to include it as the Hero of the Day, but NYC Mayor Mamdani signed an executive order yesterday repealing bedtime so that children can stay up and watch the Knicks play in the NBA finals.

https://bsky.app/profile/mayor.nyc.gov/post/3mnathk6oik2n

Hall, Eric Wayne's avatar

He is definitely a keeper! And so are you Jeff! Please keep our daily Claudia going as long as you can. it is an inspiration to us all!

Joyce's avatar

I prefer Mamdani's executive orders.

It's so refreshing: a politician who can get shit done and is capable of having a gentle sense of humor, especially when the sense of humor involves acknowledging children as actual people.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Cute, but once again pretending that grown-ups getting paid to play a game is of primary importance.

Rick's avatar

Cynical much?? I appreciate that he retains his cheerfulness and humanity—while sticking to his guns on important issues. Acc to my son in law who knows him from HS and the soccer fields of of the Manhattan SC, he’s always been smart and motivated, and a really nice guy. Sorry it annoys you that he’s a fan of the Knicks. Go Mamdani. Go NY. Go Knicks. Go away Dolan.

Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

100% - it gets so tiresome when cynics pipe in...

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Yes, you certainly are. How dare someone not care about sports.

Rick's avatar

Is it ok if i enjoy art and music, too? And fiction, God forbid? Poetry?

Permission to play sports?

Nuffa you! LOL

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

People into sports have no idea how much the rest of us are inundated with their obsessions.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

<yawn!> Another person who thinks sports are of primary importance.

Live in the Boston area and couldn't care less about ANY of the local teams.

Laura Who's avatar

Bostonian here… how dare you!! You must be kicked out of Boston immediately!! lol. Jk

CA Productions/Carol Ann's avatar

Bostonian here,. and I don't give a fuck about sports. Sorry never interested me. I am more interested in people being able to read and comprehend so we don't end up with another Trump Mess.

Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

Not really — I don’t care about sports either but don’t need to be a debbie downer for those who do.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Dry your tears. Why is not caring about sports forbidden to be mentioned? Are sports fans such delicate snowflakes? Many of them are like MAGAts. They go on and on about their favorites, but get all bent out of shape if someone says they don't care.

BDBoop's avatar

Sir, who broke you? Your record is stuck.

Susan Niemann's avatar

Oh my. You need more coffee or some lunch... Mamdani is doing a fabulous job in NYC. He's a positive force. His symbolic gesture for those kids was well received. And you dont have to be a sports fan to understand that.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Oh my, I did say it was "cute."

I also note he couldn't be bothered to support the Jewish community with their Israeli Independence Day celebration.

BDBoop's avatar

And there it is.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

And there you are. The haters always reveal themselves.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Most of those grown-ups playing that game don’t know who their kids are

zuzu's avatar

What makes you say that?

Rick's avatar

ewe really?

Trux Mint In Box's avatar

NYT probably - “Mamdani emboldens innocent children to make poor choices”

Joyce's avatar

We already basically got that comment on here......

P123Sunny's avatar

Yep cheering for & showing spirit for the local team is… controversial? Geez

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

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

"Donny picks mortgage chief Bill Pulte to lead on national intelligence"

wait Donny picked a *banker* to replace Tulsi Gabbard? that makes as much sense as picking a Fox News dunk-tank clown to be your secretary of death.

I know nothing about Bill Pulte, but I'm sure that if Donny wants him, he totally fucking sucks.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/02/trump-picks-mortgage-chief-bill-pulte-lead-national-intelligence/

Unity In Defiance's avatar

Now that Congress sees him as the the super LAME duck he is, I’m crossing all fingers and toes that Congress all come together and say FUCK NO and do not confirm him.

Here’s to hoping our winning streak continues to take every single one of these stupid Assholes.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Rethuglican spines only seem to spontaneously generate when they themselves are a) not running for re-election (Tillis), or b) primaried by the object of their taint licking, and not assuredly even then. Right, Cornyn and Cassidy? Massie, any names from the files you care to share?

rlritt's avatar

I dont care about their motivations. We should just take the win.

devourerofpancakes's avatar

Please. This is the GOP we are talking about.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

He's the toady launching bogus investigations of Trump's enemies for "mortgage fraud."

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/politics/bill-pulte-intelligence-director-trump

devourerofpancakes's avatar

And we're handing him the entire CIA apparatus? Awesome.

Eskaveeda's avatar

I had a feeling it was something to do with his bogus vendetta charges. LOSERS one and all.

Kay-El's avatar

Someone has to do it and he’s running out of asshat loyalists 🙄

HI2thDoc's avatar

The ranks are much deeper than I thought, though. Fuck

David Simpson's avatar

AND... Pulte is keeping his day job! These guys think these jobs are easy. They take the lead from Chump who thinks he can do everything all at the same time.

rlritt's avatar

Because basically they belong to the Grover Norquist, "government should be drowned in the bathtub" crowd.

Crystal Hartley's avatar

If your standards are low enough you can get a lot not done.

Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Word on Pulte is that the sins are very deep. His grandfather reportedly helped fatfuck secure a loan, working with Jeffrey Epstein. But that’s just the surface. https://www.wonkette.com/p/i-love-the-smell-of-fresh-epstein

Kim Nesvig's avatar

I'm not sure how this works. Steve Witkoff is another real estate guy, and we have seen repeatedly how effective he and Jared have been in resolving conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and of course Iran.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Even those nations probably find it disgusting how those two greedy asswipes are trying to leverage America's support for their own back channel real estate deals.

Fastball Fredo's avatar

I was going to mention this appointment… just like the rest of his choices Pulte is totally unqualified. And the most egregious? Pulte gets to keep his other position… he’s a 2fer.. 🤮🤮🤮

HI2thDoc's avatar

trump appointee and unqualified go together like grifter and conman

rlritt's avatar

Because he absolutely doesnt give a shit of they do the job or not. He just to reward people who are loyal to him. So they get a salary and license to steal.

Rick's avatar

Easy to know Pulte is a jerk. He’s manufactured fake mortgage fraud claims against innumerable Trump enemies—while it turns out his own father really did do the fraud he fraudulently accused Trump’s enemies of. And there’s so much more on this scumbag.

Cathy Rady's avatar

and, at the same time, Pulte gets to KEEP his 2 current jobs . . . ala Jared Kushner and Marco Rubio. Cuz if you don't want to give the job to someone who's capable, just toss it over to one of your current toadies and let them fuck it up for you.

Stephen Brady's avatar

Well the first requirement for any tRump appointment is absolute fealty. But, the second is just as important - they must be absolutely inexperienced at whatever they are supposed to do and demonstrate within 1 month that they are a complete fuckup.

SethTriggs's avatar

Makes sense if you want to destroy the security apparatus and get another 9/11 and thus Enabling Acts.

Kevin Rice's avatar

Here's the story of a needy lady

Who was porning with three very lonely girls

They all lived in a hostel, without mothers

They shaved off all their curls

Here's the story of a man who's greedy

Who was dealing with three kids of his own

There was one who he found attractive

She wouldn't suck his bone

And then one day needy lady met orange lardass

On an island, had a drug-infested fuck

And she knew, that she would outlive fuckwit

That's the way they all became the fucking trumps

The fucking trumps

It's just a hunch

That's the way

They became

The fucking trumps

(Featuring Susie Wiles as Alice)

HI2thDoc's avatar

Good one!

I always find it funny

How their "marriage" ain't so sunny

It's one for the books

He married for looks

And she only married for money

Brian Riley's avatar

Oh darn, I seem to have misplaced my WP Subscription after the Board Independence was cut off at the knees but I don't really need to read up on Pulte - he's the one that has bringing up all the "criminal evidence" against people who have prosecuted Trump.

As far as people that suck the worst in the current administration, and I realize there's a lot of competition for that position, he's right up there.

I think we are past all the primaries though, and Republican Senators are looking towards the general elections coming up. I'd say there is going to be a lot of resistance to the nomination.

Try these guys for some background: https://democracyforward.org/work/investigations/weaponization-of-federal-housing-finance-agency-investigations/

Jack Carter's avatar

Let us keep in mind the famous corrupt scam scheme called council for peace in Gaza. No big funding up to now. Where are the billions?!?! Fuck it too

zuzu's avatar

He's not a banker, he's a private equity guy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pulte

Mark Slattery's avatar

Regardless of whether the $1.8B slush fund for criminals is dead, dems should keep hammering trump for even having that idea. Along with the $1M taxpayer handout to convicted felon and Russian agent Mike Flynn.

Bob Bowden's avatar

“Sit back and relax”says the adjuticated sexual predator 77MM Americans considered to be a fine choice to get a second crack at the Presidency

Tess's avatar

I was going to count how many times “fucking loser” was in this post…BUT who the hell cares!?! He is exactly that! Keep losing fucking loser…..you’re going down in history as the worst ever!

Thanks Jeff and to your friends Scott and Kathy for the cool photos!

Liz and Max the No. 1 Cat's avatar

For one day, I'm not going to let Preznit Fuckwit spoil my day. Today is my birthday and I'm just going to enjoy the day and the only thing I'm going to worry about is how fucking old I am.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Punkette's avatar

Happy Birthday, Liz!!! 🎉 🧁 🌹 🍾

“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.” — Madeleine L’Engle

Ann Anderson's avatar

Happy birthday!

Tess's avatar

Happy birthday!!!

Cheri Collins's avatar

Happy Birthday! 🎂🎁

Sue Munda's avatar

Happy Birthday!

Richard's avatar

Happy Birthday!

Joyce's avatar

Happy Birthday! And, rule #1--no one is old on his/her birthday (except for 5-year-olds, who always want to hear that they're such big boys and girls now). Rule #2--nothing has calories today.

Laura Who's avatar

Happy birthday!!

Sue Martin's avatar

Happy Birthday, Liz. 🎂🎈🎁 And fuck tRump!

Stephen Brady's avatar

Happy Birthday! Don’t worry about things you can’t change!

Mike Hammer's avatar

Jim, as you say “when shit gets old” it’s because you’re moving from one post to another. When shit dries up and becomes a fecalith (feces turned to stone) it becomes a problematic thinking “I’m not going to leave, even if I smell like shit”.

Donald Trump checks all the boxes as a human fecalith.

HI2thDoc's avatar

You can culture a fecalith. Preznit Predator has no culture.

Mike Hammer's avatar

And you can’t buy class.

HI2thDoc's avatar

You can buy someone to go to class for you

Tish Grier's avatar

Fecalith!! Omg! I had no idea of this word and it is so very appropriate 😂 He is indeed a human fecalith.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Trump has a history of getting bored and washing his hands of responsibility. Remember this?

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/trump-coronavirus-testing-128971

Susan Russell's avatar

It occurred to me last night as I was self medicating that two of Trump’s building aspirations are “Archie” and “Bunker”.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Archie grieved when Edith died. Orange Hitler just buries ex-wives in his par-3 golf courses.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Despite being an ignorant bigot, Archie Bunker had at least an iota of likeability.

SusanA's avatar

Bravissima!

Irascible Ink's avatar

You win the thread 😂😂😂

Cindi Lynch's avatar

Oh, I especially love that last picture!

Sarah Falsey's avatar

Love the family photos.

J Hardy Carroll's avatar

Trump’s 2 a.m. self‑pity torrents are live‑blogged emotional collapse, and it’s not hard to imagine the White House as one vast, over‑lit mausoleum of drunken shit where even the Secret Service wishes they could call in sick.

"Susie says" versus "Stephen Says" and the endless train of oversized-Florsheim clopping in to bring various golden trinkets trying to cheer up the boss. Good luck. Hey Trumpy, how is it to be surrounded by an entire planet who wishes you would JUST FUCKING DIE? It's not a delusion to think everybody hates you when EVERYBODY FUCKING HATES YOU.

“Trump Smell” is going to linger in that building longer than a dead raccoon in the chimney. And like every other fucking thing in this asshole's life, somebody else will wind up footing the bill: Mr and Mrs America and all the ships at sea.

HI2thDoc's avatar

The lifelong loser con

Starts a war that goes on and on

And the Iranians won't relent

As he pleads for their assent

So he rage tweets before the dawn

Betsy L's avatar

Ha! Vanilla Ice has backed out too, and Trump is hell-bent on firing somebody for allowing him to approve the list of performers. Also - and this is something that's not getting headlines - because all these ships have been sitting in warm, shallow, highly saline water for three months, they are now thickly encrusted with barnacles. Barnacles cause extra drag on a ship's hull when it moves, meaning that the ship has to use extra fuel to overcome that friction, and the barnacles get up inside the cooling vents and take up residence, so that ships also overheat when they start moving again. Small amounts of barnacles can be removed by divers, but to really do the job a ship needs to go ibto dry dock, which is not going to happen while these ships are sitting in the sea. So IF the Strait of Hormuz ever opens again, the ships trying to go somewhere after passing through will be using up much more fuel than planned.

HI2thDoc's avatar

S'matter, Vanilla, dontcha love 'Murikkka anymorer?

zuzu's avatar

Check out that hat he's wearing: Cupid with an AR-15 instead of a bow.

Charming.

rlritt's avatar

Are there ships lined up? I remember when the port of Los Angeles opened after Covid. I'm 60 miles south of the LA Port and could see a line of cargo ships on the horizon trying to get in to dock. I never heard about barnacles.

Betsy L's avatar

I don't know about LA. Maybe the water there was cooler or deeper, or something else. But yes, there are about 1500 ships stuck in the water, waiting to get through. Is that what you were asking when you said "lined up"?

rlritt's avatar

Well yes, sort of. They weren't stuck here per se. They were just waiting in line to dock. There were lots and lots of them. So I don't know what they do in open water

Heather BSN's avatar

I love today's Claudia photos! 😍

HI2thDoc's avatar

That rapist con

Thinks his war with Iran

Will stop his looming trials

But in glorious times

He'll face his crimes

Described in the Epstein files

Tess's avatar

Can’t wait!

Jennifer's avatar

So much losing...You have to wonder if his supporters are still just delusional and dumb as shit, or if they're in too deep and are riding this sinking ship to the bitter end. Or both.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Hold your nose and drop in on X. They can't all be paid by Putin.

Brenda Doherty's avatar

I feel so much safer with a banker in charge of our security agencies!