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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

yeah, I know. the Iran story is ever-shifting and will probably change a dozen times throughout the day. but hey, that's what the comment section is for, right?

Joyce's avatar

As well as the Iranian news agencies. Which I lend far more credence to than the White House missives.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

I give more credence to a random groundhog than to Trump.

TCinDC's avatar

Sadly, I so agree with you. I turn to them to understand the state of affairs.

Jerry Bier's avatar

We are all happy to oblige, Jeff. Have a great weekend.

P123Sunny's avatar

Claudia pics have become a highlight ngl

george  campbell's avatar

Claudia's light continues to shine brightly for us all .

longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

I can't say enough about this. After losing my husband yesterday, my nephew tells me there are "hundreds" of text about him. Seeing the picture of Claudia made me so happy even if I'm crying. Jeff, I love you (I know P123Sunny, you're not Jeff...but you're a super wonderful person.)

Karen Hall's avatar

I’m so sorry💔

shee-rah's avatar

I’m so sorry for the loss of your beloved husband. My heart goes out to you.

Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

I’m SO so sorry for your loss. Here we are, all mentioning Jeff’s posting photos of Claudia which I adore and which help him handle his loss and now you’re going through the same awfulness. I’d been wondering about all of those who have, are and will experience this as well…is it going to be worse for you for us to talk about it? Does it help if we extend our deep-felt condolences? I personally feel as though just about everyone who loves Jeff (and Claudia) are ‘adopted family’ of mine but don’t want to bring more heartache. Just know a huge hug is on its way. IF you need to talk…I’m here.

longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

No, it's fine. You have no idea how much help Jeff's photos are.

Bonnie Council's avatar

So sorry for your loss, though somehow those words never seem adequate.

Lynne Murphy's avatar

Sunday surprise opening my eyes to you and MS Spouse 💙

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

As far as I'm concerned nothing that comes out of Trump's mouth about Iran is part of the story and media should stop covering it as if it is because it's all whatever flits through his imagination at the time. None of it true.

Nancy Potter's avatar

So far everything Trump has said about the war fits more neatly into the market manipulation category than actual reality. Sadly, I'll believe the Iranian regime long before I'll believe anything Trump posts. Maybe the day will come when traders stop reacting as if Trump's posts are true, and then there may be actual progress.

Bob Bowden's avatar

I think it’s all about the pronouns, Jeff. Kegsbreath nearly changed pronouns with the flip of a skateboard, and he’s been traumatized ever since

Nancy Potter's avatar

Rather like Trump's rehashing of the 2020 election, Kegsbreath hopes to distract from the poor conduct of the war by continually harping on trans people, even though they've already been effectively barred from the military. Pronouns are the last thing on new graduates' (or their parents') minds when it comes to what's next for the military.

Jan Moon's avatar

Pronouns wut? Who wrote that shit?

Jeff, for being pressed for time you did yourself proud. And the photos of Claudia make my day.

Bonnie Council's avatar

Latent homosexuality is a bitch. Our troops, and these precious new grads, deserve better than this sorry excuse for a leader.

Maui Wahine's avatar

Pump and dump the stock market. He always does this. And have a good Memorial Day, we are all thinking of you and your family.

P123Sunny's avatar

Yet a valuable snapshot for The United States of Amnesia - Ty for your service

myhoopbabies's avatar

We've got your back, Jeff, but our take on the proceedings won't be nearly as entertaining as yours. Love the Claudia picture. I miss the Sunday SF Chronicle!

SethTriggs's avatar

I like the structure of these posts.

Peter's avatar

And once again, right on cue, a young man with mental health issues already well known to the Secret Service walks up to the gate, pulls a gun, sparks a wild west gunfight, is killed, a bystander critically injured...and Donnie Fuckwit uses it to demand his Epstein Ballroom, Trumpenbunker and whorsehouse. Damn this is getting tiresome.

Julie Morrison's avatar

If Trump wants a congruent message, hahaha, then he would never travel to Florida to golf, because the ballroom can’t protect him there.

Dina's avatar

When he barricades himself in the Ballroom Bunkerᵀᴹ in his attempt to never leave, how's he gonna play golf? Did he ever think about THAT? 😅

Jodi Richard's avatar

They will probably install a golf simulator. At the rate its brain is melting it won’t know the difference between a real golf course and one on a big ass tv. Fuck this is all so exhausting.

Bill Corbett's avatar

More like a one-hole golf course, where he can shit and hit the hole with a golf ball.

Jan Moon's avatar

Can't we just skip the bunker, dig a great big, deep hole, toss him and his golf clubs in, rebuild the East Wing and forget the whole thing?

Bonnie Council's avatar

Best idea yet! 👏🏻

HI2thDoc's avatar

Does he even sit on his golden commodes anymore, or does he just drumpf in his diapers?

Miselle's avatar

⬆️⬆️🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

HI2thDoc's avatar

They should install a wife simulator too

Lisa Bieber's avatar

It may be hard to tell the difference

HI2thDoc's avatar

He's commissioning Musk to make one ASAP

SeekingReason's avatar

😄wife simulator…his favorite

JoJoRa's avatar

He certainly isn't "stimulating" his wife

T L Mills's avatar

yeah, but it's impossible to cheat at 'simulated' golf...plus, no adoring crowds to clap, cheer and pretend to a happy surprise when he wins the trophy. Although, I must suppose a talented programmer could add those elements. Of course, Donny would need to find a devoted & talented programmer...

Robert Eckert's avatar

"don’t forget to miss the Huckster" How can I miss you if you won't go away? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9-FOLG-iA

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Trump is absolutely OBSESSED of late with other men's big muscles.

Major Kong's avatar

And Arnold Palmer's schlong.

Denise Donaldson's avatar

Perhaps his inhibitions are disintegrating to the point that his real self is emerging....

longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

It's when they go away when the problem begins. Take care... That music is from our youth...

Nancy Braus's avatar

Maybe a super easy mini-golf course where each hole is one of his enemies with distorted faces and bloated bodies? AOC, Comey, Letitia James, Thomas Massie- the list goes on. He can brag about beating everyone he plays on the course on his stupid app. Can they trick him out with a golf cart and a caddie to play mini-golf?

Mary Beth Horsington's avatar

Don’t give him any ideas. Next thing we know the bunker will be outfitted with an 18 hole golf course.

Benny Powers's avatar

I think dRuMp missed the class on ‘Congruent’ bk in grade school…

Terri Nighswonger's avatar

Trump avoided any learning from birth to today.

SeekingReason's avatar

Avoided learning from birth to today…😄 And it shows! He’s number one in this respect!

Tina Zep's avatar

So very true🤯

rlritt's avatar

I know, instead of a ballroom, why don't we pass serious gun controll measures. If we dont let crazy people have guns, there will be fewer people killed by guns. Its just a thought.

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

The two teenage murderers who killed three individuals in front of a mosque in San Diego used weapons owned by a shooter's mother. The stupid bitch kept guns in her house even though her son was a recognized homicide-suicide risk flagged by the police. Similar to Sandy Hook.

rlritt's avatar

Horrendous. My solution is radical. People should have to take a psych evaluation before conceiving and raising a child. The most dangerous weapon in the world seems to be crazy people.

Frank Nuts's avatar

You’re right Sharon: Crazy kids in the house and guns laying around…what could go wrong? I mean, you’ve got to have guns laying around in case junior gets a hankering to hunt some humans. It could very traumatic for him to grow up without a gun to shoot people if he suddenly got an urge. Kids need to be molly coddled with guns in order to grow up to be honorable citizens right? How else can junior be taught not to shoot people if there is no gun around with which not to shoot people. It makes total sense. Why can’t anyone understand that? Guns are an absolutely vital tool for the upbringing of our youth wouldn’t you say? Look at how well it’s working. They sharpen negotiating strategy and are a sure fire way to end arguments permanently every time.

These gun nuts—they got it goin’ on. They’ve got it all figured out…

Till they don’t…which is always.

Major Kong's avatar

Have Trump or any of his sycophants demanding the bunker said anything about the San Diego shooting? Any tots and pears? Or are they silent because the target and victims are Muslim?

shee-rah's avatar

The mother should be charged.

Frank Nuts's avatar

rlritt, you’re asking Republican sycophants to think and reason. You’re asking a lot and probably way too much.

Picking out what shade of red tie to wear is about all they’re up to.

But hey, it doesn’t hurt to dream

SeekingReason's avatar

rlritt-More of these Commie thoughts and you’ll have to be indicted for thinking! 🙄😄

rlritt's avatar

Trust me, I dont make it a habit.

David M Marko's avatar

And use common sense! Never!

Suel J's avatar

My idea is gun control laws oassed prior to any ballroom. We all and especially children deserve to feel safer, correct Mr President?

rlritt's avatar

Yeah, but the powers that be want stupid guys feel the are free and strong because they have guns, and so willing to put up a lot of crap from the right wing upper class.

MARK Emmanual GOLDSTEIN's avatar

Here’s another thought. Only crazy people own guns. Maybe a generalization but I bet it’s not too far from the truth.

Katharine Hill's avatar

And so convenient that his lordship was in the manor at the time rather than elsewhere as usual.

Leu2500's avatar

well actually, the felon isn't usually elsewhere. Especially now that The Season is over in Palm Beach (too hot & humid & hurricane season about to start). The felon has been spending at least most Fri nights in DC since ~Jan. I maintain that it's for some health reason: treatment or to see a specialist. Yes, his motorcade may go to the golf course Sat & (some) Sundays. But if you read the WH press pool reports, they rarely actually see the felon. & we don't have pics & video of him actually playing golf like we did during his 1st term. So all the "the felon played golf this weekend" is an ASSUMPTION. & you know what Felix Unger said about assuming.

Dave Drell's avatar

“Let’s hide him from the public & press for another 2.5 years.

It can work!”

rlritt's avatar

Does anyone think he actually has the ability to run anything anymore? I think the only thing he does figure out are ways to get money out of the treasury, other politicians and wealthy business people and into his personal bank accounts. All the legal, political and policy matters are probably handled by really bad people propping him up.

HI2thDoc's avatar

MAGAs think he can do anything

Rhesus's avatar

Yup. Took me forever to accept the word "cult" as applied to one so dullwitted.

Richard Von Busack's avatar

I also do not believe he can play golf anymore. Somewhere in the zone of Trumpwatchers I got the received idea that once Trump gave up golf, it would be a short time until he gave up living.

JoJoRa's avatar

From your lips to God's ears

Ole Anderson's avatar

What I have always opined.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Doesn't he go to Bedminster in the summer?

Peter's avatar

Yes, just so convenient. One might be given over to conspiracy theories... But there is a pattern that is hard to ignore.

Mary Hall's avatar

Word. Once gets your attention, twice is a coincidence, and three is a plan.

Richard Von Busack's avatar

"Mr Bond, in Chicago, they have a saying: Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, and the third time is enemy action."--Auric Goldfinger

Joyce's avatar

And, once again, not taken to a more secure area.

Not to mention that the shooting was not at the White House, or in front of the White House.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

There are always people outside the White House with bad intentions. That's why the perimeter is protected. It's happened under every president.

Easterncedar's avatar

You beat me to it. Great minds, etc, or just too friggin predictable at this sorry point?

Rusalka's avatar

Another fake “shooting”. Have we seen the shooter’s body? Or is he just killing any MAGA volunteer to get his bunker. Of course that’s what he’s doing.

Nancy Braus's avatar

This shooter was nowhere near the Dear Leader- had no chance of any damage to the fuhrer.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Like the one in Florida who it's not even clear was targeting g trump.

Ole Anderson's avatar

They gave him Life just in case.

Mary Hall's avatar

Weird that the SS kept the first Black president safe without incident for eight years, but this mofo is being shot at all of the time.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Actually, there were many "attempts" (people in the vicinity with guns) but the system worked, they were stopped and Obama didn't pose as a martyr every time.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Goes to show how the competency of the SS has declined under drumpf, just like the entire Federal gubmint

George in Atlanta's avatar

Here's the MAGA narrative on that: Obama was protected by the commie Deep State at every turn, but Trump is our martyr and that same trans-activist Deep State is out to kill him.

Nancy Potter's avatar

Obviously, Trump was in no danger at all because he was inside the White House, which already has bulletproof glass. Second, this is a guy who, a few years ago, tried to invade the White House, claiming he was Jesus Christ. But Second-Amendment-worshipping Republicans can't fathom that maybe he was somebody who should not have had access to weapons.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Another Memorable Day.

Abby From Maine's avatar

Thank you Peter! This is exactly where I went with it! :-/

Cat Cafe's avatar

It's almost like it's staged. Killing the guy with the mental health issues is just fine with the eugenicists.

insert_something_creative's avatar

Right now, it is Tuesday, May 26th at almost 7pm PT and I have yet to hear about this story despite being mostly tuned into the news. I've seen references that something along the lines that another "attempt" happened but no actual news stories with details.

I'm so happy about that. This might be the first time I've avoided hearing about Trump bullshit against my will. It also seems to me that people are getting tired of the boy who cried wolf if I've managed to avoid it.

Mark Slattery's avatar

The difference between Obama's Iran agreement and Cankles' is black and white.

Joyce's avatar

The Huckster?? I mean, on the one hand, I continue to be appalled that the person camping out in the White House and calling himself president is a complete illiterate; however, on the other hand, I have to appreciate the absolute accuracy in readjusting Hogan's name.

And the photo of the Huckster, mostly undressed and wearing teeny-tiny Spandex shorts once again raises questions about Donnie Demento's repressed inclinations.

arne link's avatar

I honestly believe that is what he is afraid will be revealed in the Epstein reports. There were long ago reports of a little boy's family being paid off...

David M Marko's avatar

Bibi has the goods on Donny. Exactly why he dragged the US neck deep in this Iran fiasco.

Mirla G. Raz's avatar

How did you find out about that?

Terri Nighswonger's avatar

You think drumpf actually has the ability to know what he does is has done is on the side of wrong?

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

He's a certifiable psychopath, incapable of remorse or empathy. The American people haven't fully grasped this as fact yet.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

He'll be selling Trump Wrestling Belts next week.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Two egomaniac friends who strutted, self-awed

The fat predator and the 'roid-built bod

Then the demented old fuckster

Called his dead pal The Huckster

They used to be two orange peas in a pod

BigDaddy52's avatar

In honor of his UFC EPSTEIN Battle Royale on the WH grounds....

SeekingReason's avatar

😂 You’re correct!

Mingo's avatar

Camping out is a nice way of putting it. He's invoked squatters rights. Mine, mine, mine!

Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's avatar

Jeff, you could have taken the day off and we’d all forgive you. But thank you for including our favorite nut-buster gif, plus a Daily Claudia. Yes, I remember newspapers, especially the Sunday NYT.

shee-rah's avatar

We still get our local newspaper, delivered each morning.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Where do you live, 1957 Mayberry?

shee-rah's avatar

And the paper is delivered every afternoon by the neighborhood kid on a bicycle. 😝😝😝

George in Atlanta's avatar

OMG. Flashback. This kid.... does he have a baseball cap and a slingshot in his back pocket?

Rod Serling, Line One!

shee-rah's avatar

😆😆😆 Actually, I live in a major metropolitan area.

Mark Slattery's avatar

Donnie is ping-ponging between TACO trump and War Criminal trump, and congress is sitting around like it has absolutely no say. Impeachment? 25th Amendment? Anything?

P123Sunny's avatar

Dems have no majority power - but microphones are free… they can influence as much as Rogan or nah

rlritt's avatar

Mike Johnson won't put any bills up for debate or a vote. His one job now is to make Congress totally ineffective.

2Cats2Furious's avatar

Making Congress totally ineffective is the one job I’m confident he can accomplish.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Nah. There are no institutional remedies that will work here. The People have spoken. That The People are as dumb as a bag of rocks is beside the point. Chickens are already roosting, and we have 2.5 more years to watch it all unravel. But so does Donnie and the MAGA base.

Rebecca Lowe's avatar

I'm reading a good book right now about the rise of Vince McMahon and his good buddy Donald Trump, called "Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America". Hulk not Huck) Hogan is in there! A childhood friend of Donny's said about him, "He would get an idea in his head, and he'd be wrong, and you'd tell him he was wrong. And the next day he would say the same thing. You could never convince him of anything." He hasn't changed!

HI2thDoc's avatar

Iran's Fars News spilled the tea

What non-MAGA Americans can see

That his blustering tweets

Are cult bullshit treats

With no connection to reality

P123Sunny's avatar

Revealing AS HELL. 🦊 has enabled a fake reality to THRIVE and somehow it’s all legal. Sad

P123Sunny's avatar

Always wondered why BHO allowed 🦊 to continue to play on military bases for 8 yrs but coulda backfired if they banned it I GUESS

DebJS's avatar

Probably because he, and most other presidents, didn't micromanage everyone and everything and could agree to disagee like a mature, intelligent human being.

Frosty McGillicuddy's avatar

Another excellent one, Doc.

Frank Nuts's avatar

Shocked I say Frosty. Shocked. Friends? No. He has “hangers on” and those are slowly going fucking bye (as smart people like to say).

As an aside, Trump’s gasping snuffing utterances are getting worse and before long will turn into prolonged barking and guttural noises that will be completely incoherent — at which time his hangers on will proclaim he is speaking in tongues and that he is therefore definitely the second coming and we should all bow down before him.

And Stephen Miller will officially become the trump whisperer and will translate Donnie for us. And we’ll be treated to things like “nazi good”, “cheeburger good”. God help us.

(They’re probably taking bets on when that will happen)

Frosty McGillicuddy's avatar

Sad to say, I think you're right. How have we sunk so low so fast?!

Frank Nuts's avatar

Good question Frosty. Please tell me we’re a good people. I heard “that” either directly stated or inferred my whole life and now I’m in doubt. WTF?

Rebecca Lowe's avatar

Perhaps they were more like school mates. Wonder if he got teased and bullied?

Deb's avatar

Puleeze, friends are an illusion for that sucker of air!

Easterncedar's avatar

At least he got to dodge his senior failson’s wedding while being at the White House for another shooting incident that proves how much he needs his gilded Epstein ballroom bunker.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

which it doesn't prove, because THEY STOPPED THE GUY

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I know, logic, right?

Grace Kennedy's avatar

If only they’d been able to pay the guy with slush money - he’d never have tried it. You do wonder how much his family is getting.

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

I've always wondered that about Jack Ruby ....

Jerry Bier's avatar

I wonder how much Trump had to pay to have some nut job shoot his gun in the vicinity of the White House? Could be another set up you know.

rlritt's avatar

Its probably not hard to find some mentally ill guy and give him a gun and some cash.

Frank Nuts's avatar

Two words rlritt: “Manchurian Candidate”

P123Sunny's avatar

So he can contrinue to golf when an attempt ‘happened’ on his own course?

How is golfing safe

Bill Corbett's avatar

Imagine that being at your son's wedding and getting shot. The news media would go nuts trying to figure out who the target was, the "coke sniffer" for a deal gone wrong or the old man with a deal gone wrong on Iran. Makes my head spin in a good way.

rlritt's avatar

I'd pay good money to go to that wedding, and I hate going to weddings.

Kim Nesvig's avatar

There is a simple explanation to the latest Iran deal. Donald didn’t want to attend Jr’s wedding. And he wanted to position himself make some extra money on oil futures for when the markets reopen on Tuesday.

Bob Bowden's avatar

Yes. Okkam’s Razor

MmeRose's avatar

Thank you for the Daily Claudia.

Life in the US is so shitty now; every morning, I wake up quoting Dorothy Parker: “what fresh hell is this?”

Seeing Claudia (and, especially, Claudia with you and Katie) makes me feel normal and hopeful - maybe it will all be ok - for a while.

Claudia Classon's avatar

MmeRose, thanks for the reminder about Dorothy Parker’s quote. I think I will embroider a pillow….or find a coffee mug with the quote!

Liz and Max the No. 1 Cat's avatar

My favorite Dorothy Parker quote is from a book review she wrote. "This is not a book to be tossed aside lightly; it should be thrown with great force."

Robert Eckert's avatar

That was for Atlas Shrugged, IIRC

Liz and Max the No. 1 Cat's avatar

Well, that would certainly be appropriate.

Denise's avatar

Good one ☝️

rlritt's avatar

Try to enjoy your own life with friends or family and us on Jeff's column. And just laugh at this ridiculous ahole who in spite of his money, is probably sick and his sons are praying for their inheritance.

Frank Nuts's avatar

rlritt, wouldn’t it be great to forcibly (or give them an offer that they can’t refuse) donate ALL their money to legitimate charities? It’s all ill gotten money. It’s all grift graft and corruption. Let it rain money on all those who need it. And let the tears fall from all those who stole it.

DebJS's avatar

If there is any justice left in the world, the next congress and administration will see to it that those ill-gotten gains are confiscated and used for reparations (including funding stripped by DOGE for things like USAID and NPR/PBS).

Frank Nuts's avatar

Yes Deb! That’s what should be done!

Joy's avatar

I share your daily quote, though I couldn’t remember who originated it. I’m happy to remember Dorothy Parker. Thanks!

DebJS's avatar

We didn't know how good we had it during COVID - compared to now! At least we could understand why we had to quarantine during a deadly pandemic, unlike MAGA and their DL.

Katherine P Duncan's avatar

Trump never made a sound deal in his life. I look forward to working for Iran for the rest of my life, likely.

P123Sunny's avatar

Always wondered where those stiffed contractors were in the 2016 lead up, ya know?…

Nightmaher's avatar

My Da was dead and buried by then and his five brothers also.

Nightmaher's avatar

Hey Frank

No they were Union Steamfitters. Their union hall had no work for them. It was mid seventies during the gas shortages. A lot of people were out of work. The union allowed them to work non union jobs just to keep them working. Long story short the were hired by Trump Sr and then Donny was put on job site to learn the business running a job site. He screwed up constantly had tried to make them do short cuts that they told Donny wouldn’t pass inspection and shorted their pay packages blaming new accounting firm would get it straighten out by next pay but the next pay another shortage would happened. When they went to Trump Sr about the short cuts etc. and the payment shortages he promised another separate pay packages. But never corrected any of it so they walked off. Triggering others to do the same. He stiffed at least 30 men of thousands of dollars and never payed back all the deductions they said was going towards the union but they never paid.

rlritt's avatar

The Trump's are total scum.

And yet so many working class love him. If they only knew how the treat treat working people.

DebJS's avatar

But they live in a bubble and won't listen to anything outside that bubble.

Frank Nuts's avatar

Nightmaher, I’m sorry to hear that. Were they contractors who had unfortunate dealings with trump?

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Another admission as confession,The Huckster.

Imagine being so petty that the accomplishments of popular president Barack HUSSEIN Obama would send you into a hissy from which the entire world has suffered deep economic damage.

This guy…

Speaking of guys, I don’t think I’d ever seen a photo of communications man. How did Odd Job sneak into our White House?

Kegsbreath needs to lay off the prayer meetings, he thinks he’s the new manly version of Joel megachurch.

Gail (Chicago)'s avatar

Oh! I urge you to look up an image of “communications man”. You will see exactly how he fits in with this “administration”.

AuntTeeFa's avatar

I saw the thumbnail in the post here and thought wow. Familiar movie character.

At your urging, further investigation yielded WOW. More than just a James Bond villain. A real psycho.

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Not a coincidence that Odd Job was Goldfinger's bodyguard. I'm sure this delighted Trump's brain.

Frosty McGillicuddy's avatar

"Odd Job!" That made me laugh!

AuntTeeFa's avatar

We aim to please

rlritt's avatar

The fact that he can make life miserable for millions of folks is probably an added incentive.

Frank Nuts's avatar

Wait, what Aunt Teefa? Trump hired “Odd Job” when he could have had kid rock for a case of bud. Someone’s asleep at the wheel.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Being a card-carrying sensitive DEI-promoting pinko lib, I must object to this post by "George in Atlanta", if that's who you really are! Stephen Cheung is Chinese-American and Harold Sakata was Japanese-American. Conflating these two individuals is deeply racist and does not LIVE UP to our standards here!

It's also funny as shit.

DrBDH's avatar

The ping-ponging between schaden and freude is wearing me out. Also, even when he’s right, fuck Ted Cruz.

Frank Nuts's avatar

👍👍👍👍👍👍 DrBDH

Andrea Jennings's avatar

Some of those old war songs will need a quick re write. “War is over, well not really, nah ah ah”.🎶 or “War, what is it good for, absolutely nothing - except market manipulation”

Grace Kennedy's avatar

Just ask the Bush family. It’s always been good for someone.

Vassilis Serafimakis's avatar

The daily avalanche of incredibly bad and unimaginably stupid news only touched upon by you (no Hercules you, and far bigger the modern Augean Stables of the stupidos in charge) are scary and depressing, to say the least. So, here's something that might strike you as news, Jeff, though it shouldn't. (OK, someone might have already wised you up on this and it's just me not paying attention. Here goes.) The Daily Claudia column functions for the reader not just as a personal affectionate homage by you but as a wind of cool fresh air, of hope, and the best in us. Keep up the good work, sir.

Leu2500's avatar

re the $25B in unfrozen Iranian assets.

Who recalls the felon endlessly spewing lies about the $1.8B Iran received (frozen assets + interest) when it signed the JCPOA with Obama?

$25B is more than 10x that.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/08/26/fact-check-trumps-mistold-tale-of-obama-and-iran

Grace Kennedy's avatar

He won’t be happy -nor will his master, Putin - until this country is bankrupted.

Lynn Van Haren's avatar

Oh, we remember Faux Noise & other right wing media screeching about “pallets of cash!”

HI2thDoc's avatar

That was another Big Lie perpetrated by the whole right wing ecosystem, the rethuglican elected officials and their pet media, and as usual the left did not refute the lie strongly enough

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Sensing a theme here over his obsession or was it just by some stroke of evil genius that his slush fund is also 1.8 billion?

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

The sick genius is that the extortion is $1.776 billion, as in the year 1776. Just in time for the 250th anniversary of Independence Day.

HI2thDoc's avatar

The way the right neofascists usurp the terms Liberty, freedom, patriot, as well as the symbolism of the semiquincentennial, the Fourth of July, and 1776 is infuriating