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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I could have written a whole post just about Donny's press conference. he's so fucking batshit. at one point he was asked if he would attend the funeral of the slain trooper, and his answer was to bloviate about how popular he is in West Virginia

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

oh, and I completely missed this, from Nosferatu McGoebbels —

"Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization"

https://bsky.app/profile/publius24.bsky.social/post/3m6o4urfaas23

racist says what?

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Kim Nesvig's avatar

Perhaps miller is talking about the difficulty he has obviously had in assimilating into Western civilization from wherever he originated.

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Joyce's avatar

The crypt.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

YEP

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Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂. Right. He needs to go back to the bat cave from whence he came.

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Susan Jane's avatar

We need bats, but we DON'T need him.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

True enough! 👍🏻

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Teri Gelini's avatar

Don't insult Batman and real bats...

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Skepticat's avatar

But only if the bats are rabid.

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Bonnie Boyce's avatar

He’s like the alien that emerges from its host, snarling and covered with slime. Reference: Sigourney Weaver “Alien” franchise

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arne link's avatar

God, I loved the first two Alien films. They went downhill after that.

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Linda Weide's avatar

From some planet that does not have humans.

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Dave Drell's avatar

i think he’s from Transylvania

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T L Mills's avatar

15th century Wallachia, to be exact!

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CAM from 🇨🇦's avatar

Your comment is spot on. I read a substack article a few months back (author’s name escapes me ) about Miller’s perceived difficult life as a teenager and his inability to “fit in” with his peers.

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She Said It's avatar

You can just tell he got pantsed every day in high school. And his butt was red raw from all the wedgies. He is a sad sack. A loser. A self loathing prick who, by virtue of a lot of ass licking and spray on hair, became "powerful". What good is that to anyone when your own family is disgusted by you? I can picture him and the useless cow of a wife sitting alone yesterday saying "Yeah, this is great. Just the two of us.. Who needs friends and family and love? Let's go torture and disappear some immigrants! "

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

I take exception to that--vampire bats can assimilate with human beings.

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meryl selig's avatar

The Crypt

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Geoff Boyarsky's avatar

We may never know the complete origin story of Stephen Miller. Slime mold is found everywhere on Earth, including the walking, talking forms.

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T L Mills's avatar

Yes, I suppose if he came from 15th century Romania to present day America, it would be hard to assimilate.

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arne link's avatar

What? Like jews, like him? Wow, he is a sick self-hating jewboy. I can't wait for him to land on the dustbin of history. He is a shame to his people. A shonda.

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Linda Weide's avatar

I think Miller should be deported to South Sudan when all is said and done.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Notice Muslim countries aren't accepting batches of deported illegal immigrant Christians we righteously send out on planes like garbage barges to other parts of the world. Because ... cultural contamination?

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Linda Weide's avatar

Plus, they have their own problems. They don't have to send people out on planes, because unless they are enlightened Muslim countries, they just kill people they don't want. See Saudi Arabian Prince and Jamal Khashoggi.

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Denise's avatar

A shonda is right! I remember when his own family was disavowing him. Smfh

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Stephen Schiff's avatar

Does anyone else notice how the Orange Turd has chosen self-hating Jews as key advisors at critical junctures? First it was Roy Cohn, now it's Miller. Wondering if like Cohn Miller also is closeted.

BTW the problem is the denial not the being. Just saying

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RBS's avatar

Miller is a Butt Nazi.

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Linda Weide's avatar

This is why I call the MAGAs the New American Nazi party. If he acts like a Nazi and talks like a Nazi, then that is what it is. Miller is sickening. First of all, there is nothing civilized about DTs reign. It is the opposite. Same with Miller.

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Charles J. Gibson's avatar

"No Kings"

Written by The People, for The People

Two hundred fifty years ago,

Our patriots fought and bled,

They carved a path for unity,

That wrote our republic’s name;

Now chaos test our union,

Yet our Constitution shows,

A promise for the future,

From patriots long ago!

No Kings! No kings! No kings!, we cry,

Here throughout the land,

Our stalwart mission rings aloud,

Autocrats will not stand!

The Constitution guides us still,

Through shadows and through strife,

It calls us back to liberty,

The heartbeat of our life!

Thrones and crowns and kings alike,

The warning signs we face,

Our love of country sees clearly,

Authoritarian ruthless shame:

Both red and blue we gather now,

Drawn by equality’s flame,

Our common voice we raise in song,

For the USA!

“No King! No kings! No kings!” we cry,

Here throughout the land,

Our stalwart mission rings aloud,

Fascism will not stand!

Through trials, storms, and sacrifice,

This vision still holds true,

Democracy’s enduring fight,

Belongs to me and you!

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Stephen Miller is a Jew, a group that got shitted on all the way up the social ladder. Now that he's in the WH he's shitting on everyone still climbing that ladder. Jeff Tiedrich is a Jew, but he doesn't seem to be very much like Stephen Miller. Clearly, there is something wrong about Jeff (thank God)!

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Dave Drell's avatar

Donny Dachau is as classless as it comes- one of his hideous

qualities - there is no human alive with any less decency.

What a P-I-G

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T L Mills's avatar

Even swine are more civilized than Donny. Donny is more like a rabid rat.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Don’t forget Nazi aid-ers and abettors AG Sulzberger and Joseph Khan of the New York Times 👿

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Miller is the antithesis of Jewish values.

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Nancy Potter's avatar

A lot of immigrant groups, including the Irish and Italians, were considered "not-white" when they first came to the country, but within a generation, they allied themselves with the "white" part of the population because it was more advantageous that aligning with Blacks and Latinos. Miller wants to make sure that despite descending from Eastern European Jews, he's considered just as white as the whitest Alabama cracker.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

He needs to be tried for crimes against humanity. Whatta hateful POS. 🙄

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Richard's avatar

I agree with you 100%!

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Carol's avatar

Well, I’m a West Virginian and I’m not sure my culture is compatible with Western Civilization, either. But there are plenty of WVians who can’t abide Trump!

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Mary Greenwald's avatar

Not enough!

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Carol's avatar

Yet…😉

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Lairbo's avatar

...Miller added, "And resistance is futile."

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Ordinarily I get angry when someone uses Nazi analogies for someone who is Jewish but I make an exception for Stephen Miller. He's been publicly denounced by his own uncle and childhood rabbi.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

WTF??????

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Cheri Collins's avatar

🤬🤬🤬

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Nancy Potter's avatar

Cute, since the suspect was trained as an assassin by the CIA.

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Michael Johnson's avatar

https://youtu.be/5UR5_2SFilg?si=pBYX_bK3TB5QV1wk

Sharing whenever seeing that toilet rat mentioned. From 10 months ago, but incredibly well researched and wickedly funny. Hysteria is probably the best at what they do, especially their 'This Fucing Guy' series.

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Unity In Defiance's avatar

While the whole situation is messed up, I need to share a missing important thing no one is talking about.

I’m a Veterans Service Officer — and there’s a critical piece from the benefits side:

A federal judge already blocked Trump’s attempt to federalize the Guard over a week ago. Those troops were supposed to be released.

Any Guard there now — or in the future — are there outside the bounds of that order.

And here’s the part most people don’t realize:

Guard members on state activation (Title 32) don’t automatically qualify for VA disability or survivor benefits.

If something happens, their families could be left with limited or no federal protections or any survivor benefits — even getting a funeral paid for by the VA. They’re then forced to sue civilly.

The Guard is a militia for states is why. They are not federalized.

So this isn’t just wasteful or reckless —

it puts service members and their families at legal and financial risk for a political stunt.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

They have to, have to leave DC now!

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Unity In Defiance's avatar

Yes! Exactly!

The laws aren’t there just for Mad Kings to not use Guard against the people — they are there to ensure benefits and coverage are allowed for when shit goes sideways — with possible loss of life or limb.

They should have never been there. And that’s why the judge ruled it illegal and no federalization.

Federalization is for like NATO orders.

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SPW's avatar

Yes but he’s sending even more in. People had better wake up to the ramifications of how bad his dementia is carrying us with him.

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Irascible Ink's avatar

Well ain't that just the teenager's cherry on top of the shit sundae. Thanks for the info. Now I can be even more pissed off. Which is better than being pissed on, I guess. 🫩

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cablecargal's avatar

'I'd rather be pissed off than pissed on' is my hubby's favorite line.

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Leu2500's avatar

So they are doing the 29 day rotation to avoid veterans benefits/whatever if they are federalized for 30 or more days?

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Linda Weide's avatar

He is not to be believed by those of us who are sane.

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Peter's avatar

The fucking family should tell him to stay the fuck away.

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Cathy 98280's avatar

Those poor people. Their beautiful 20 year-old daughter signs on for another 5 week duty in DC, and comes home in a flag-draped box. This death is on only one person: trump. God/hamberders/lunacy: please take him soon. 😢

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Charles J. Gibson's avatar

"No Kings"

Written by The People, for The People

Two hundred fifty years ago,

Our patriots fought and bled,

They carved a path for unity,

That wrote our republic’s name;

Now chaos test our union,

Yet our Constitution shows,

A promise for the future,

From patriots long ago!

No Kings! No kings! No kings!, we cry,

Here throughout the land,

Our stalwart mission rings aloud,

Autocrats will not stand!

The Constitution guides us still,

Through shadows and through strife,

It calls us back to liberty,

The heartbeat of our life!

Thrones and crowns and kings alike,

The warning signs we face,

Our love of country sees clearly,

Authoritarian ruthless shame:

Both red and blue we gather now,

Drawn by equality’s flame,

Our common voice we raise in song,

For the USA!

“No King! No kings! No kings!” we cry,

Here throughout the land,

Our stalwart mission rings aloud,

Fascism will not stand!

Through trials, storms, and sacrifice,

This vision still holds true,

Democracy’s enduring fight,

Belongs to me and you!

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

The man could be asked about gravity and he’d pivot to crowd sizes. It’s like watching a malfunctioning GPS that only reroutes to “me, myself, and West Virginia.” The level of disassociation would be funny if it weren’t happening on the job description that includes comforting the families of the dead.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

in case anyone's wondering how my braised short rib risotto came out, it was great. but it took six hours to make. not a dish you can cook up on a casual whim

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Karen Rockwell's avatar

Sounds amazing. I'm a big fan of the non-turkey Thanksgiving

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

this is the recipe I used for the short ribs: https://laurenfromscratch.com/braised-short-rib-risotto-with-mushrooms/

and this is the recipe I used for the risotto: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017022-mushroom-risotto-with-peas

except I substituted sliced brussel sprouts for the mushrooms

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

pro tip: caramelize the shallots and the brussel sprouts for extra flavor

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

All this and a fabulous cook, too? Be still, my heart.

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Karen Rockwell's avatar

Good tip... Brussel sprouts need all the help they can get.

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Linda Weide's avatar

I love them, and they are in season. They have been eaten cooked plain or in many legume soups.

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arne link's avatar

True dat.

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Michael Guenon's avatar

Yesterday my wife roasted them in the air fryer. Her vegan (it was a vegan meal) gravy made them palatable for me. 😂

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Linda Weide's avatar

Yum! Love caramelized brussel sprouts.

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Anne's avatar

who replaces mushrooms with brussel sprouts? (yes, I'm a brussel-sprout-hater)

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Norma's avatar

Jeff the man of many talents!

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Permian Extinction's avatar

Thank you for the recipe. I will definitely go with the mushrooms. I am at a point in my life where I can no longer look a Brussels sprout in the eye.

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kathiallyson's avatar

👍🏼 Brussels with an "s" / 👍🏼 Loyal to the mushrooms in your risotto recipe. Stick around, please ❤️ (I do like Brussels sprouts, but mushrooms have no rival in risotto.)

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Sooz Hall's avatar

Roasted w olive oil and the flavors of your choice??? You’re depriving your tongue!

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Butch's avatar

We spent the day with no electricity. Life in the north woods....

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arne link's avatar

I lived in the mountains for many years. We always kept oil lamps within reach because the electricity was bound to go out at some point. Thanks for the memories.

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Butch's avatar

We live pretty far out in the country in the Upper Peninsula. We do have a wood stove so we stayed warm, and we keep a stock of candles and oil lamps. It's a 140-year-old farmhouse, and it occurred to me during the night that a wood stove and candlelight was the situation every night in this old house not that long ago.

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arne link's avatar

Honestly? It's just so cozy with a wood stove and candles. I envy you.

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Linda Weide's avatar

I agree. Since we are not in the US, my husband, daughter and I will be celebrating our "holiday meal" sans Turkey at a nice German restaurant in our neighborhood on Saturday evening. It will be pitch dark outside, as it gets very dark here by 4:30 pm, and the restaurant has a fireplace. I hope we get to sit near it.

It is already evening here, and dark out, and my daughter has a paper that she has to post by midnight. So, no going out tonight. She has run down all of the reading and presentation prep she needs to do while here, and in between we will celebrate in the way that Americans abroad do, by accommodating to our circumstances.

We had a rather late midday meal since her train was delayed by 2 events, one being something on the tracks, and then someone on her train needing medical attention. So, she should be getting some money back from Deutsche Bahn. She did say that her train was filled with elderly people. Germany is filled with retired people like me, and like my husband soon will be. People over 60 make up 29.8% of the population, and yet a Vollidiot like German Chancellor Merz wants to cut down the immigration, much like Trump, his hero in many things, though not Ukraine. Anyway, when she told us that someone needed medical attention I thought about her saying the train was full of old people.

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Cheri Collins's avatar

The past two TGs, I made venison medallions over wild rice, and the next year, baked stuffed whole red snapper. This year, it was just the two of us, so leftovers 😂.

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Carol C's avatar

Me too. All of the turkeys that I have ever cooked have been real ”turkeys.”

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Linda Weide's avatar

Sounds delish!

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

The troops could have had chicken because JD said turkey tastes like shit....koo koo for coco puffs!

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Leu2500's avatar

I think ham is also on the menu for holidays

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

I’m beyond anger. But for the love of all that is holy or at least for the sake of their profession or their stones or whatever can’t the WH press corps at least SPEAK THE FUCK UP?!!!

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Joyce's avatar

What, exactly, do they stand to lose? They'll be barred from the Bordello Office? Someone, quick--explain how and why that would be so awfully bad: the reporters could all go home and write scandalous books about how utterly disgusting Donnie Demento is.

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Didn’t everyone read Letter from a Birmingham Jail?

I fail to understand what they hope to gain by surrendering their personal and professional dignity. Muhammad Ali went to prison, missed some of the most productive years of his prime.

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

The publishers couldn't print them fast enough...

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Kim Steeves's avatar

I am so disheartened by Preznut saying what he is saying to the female reporters without any backlash, for God sakes somebody call him out, otherwise letting him get away with this, it will seep into normal everyday activity. So much for using the President as a shiny star!!!!

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

And we wonder that Andrew Tate gets the royal treatment.

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Something like, "The only fake news in this room is the endless stream of BS pouring out of your mouth."

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Nancy Potter's avatar

Jeff's unclaimed reward for the reporter who asks, "What the fuck is wrong with you?" should be claimed. I think when Trump goes into abuse mode, every reporter in the room should turn around and walk out. Sadly, the room has been partially stocked with sycophantic "reporters" who would never offend The King.

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

They're more interested in access than honor.

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Linda Weide's avatar

They do not speak up, they do as they are told. They are AI robots.

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

AI robots would at least follow the task they’ve been given. These are simply weak careerists.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

The problem is so much of our best journalistic MSM talent spoke up, were subsequently retaliated against and fired, and are now being blacklisted across the board by all corporate media outlets. Jim Acosta, Ann Telnaes, etc... all doing podcasts and self-publishing for a fraction of their former income and audience reach. This is a fascistic country.

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CA Productions/Carol Ann's avatar

The blood of this young woman is on Tubbo's hands. The Guard was court-ordered to leave DC a week ago. This was a death that didn't need to happen. Now 500 more Troops. Do we jump in and start a civil war, or are we just going to let him have at it? No rules, no justice system, no Congress... just let him do whatever he wants? Time to take him out, and I mean out, and the entire group of dumbbells in the cabinet. I still don't get why the fuck people are afraid of him. Get it together, Congress, and tell him to fuck off.

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Linda Weide's avatar

I agree. Also, I cannot believe no one is asking for Witkoff to be investigated for treason against the US, by colluding with the Russians.

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CA Productions/Carol Ann's avatar

Investigate what??? They lie like they breathe and nothing ever happens, because Trump is running a dictatorship....yes, that's what it is. We may have a Congress, a justice department, etc, but it's all moot because this lunatic is calling all the shots.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

CA, there are a lot of stupid and ambitious people hanging around the corridors of power. Their ambition calculations are constantly bouncing around in their heads. IF the calculations come out on the side of the equation that's against trump, we'll see a mass exodus of support. But, this may not happen.....

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

The gift that keeps on giving because:

• ~70 million vile, 4-th grade reading level-illiterate, rascist, toxically- and terminally-selfish pieces of shit VOTED FOR Orange Hitler

• ~ 70 million vile, 4th-grade-reading-level illiterate aimless no life dregs did not get off of their terminally lazy asses and VOTE AT ALL.

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Mary Lou Williams's avatar

Don't ever forget to include the 6 justices on the Supreme Court when seeking responsibility for the demise of our country.

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arne link's avatar

Oh, those d***wads are right at the top of the list. If we ever get a decent government, we must increase the number of supremes.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

#FuckFatassLeonardLeo

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CA Productions/Carol Ann's avatar

Yes, it's more like 77 million apathetic losers who will be out shopping and running their cards to the max, only to wake up in January and not know what happened. They are fucking asleep until it comes to them. They lose their jobs, can't pay their bills, get sick, and cannot afford their health insurance..... it's coming.

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CA Productions/Carol Ann's avatar

I get it, but how can the Republicans who have taken an oath to protect and defend the people who elected them, sit and do nothing.. I am hoping for some big backlash when they return. If not they go down with him, and their legacy is ruined.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Spawn of Satan. No consciences. No cares. Lose their next election? Write a book and grift for the rest of their traitorous lives.

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Joyce's avatar

I wonder when--if ever--one of these madcap genuises (including the press corps) is going to explore the idea that this guy "went cuckoo" when he got wind of how the President Nosferatu Miller administration wanted to expel all Afghan refugees from the US, whether or not they had been granted asylum, were here legally, and/or had been rescued from their country because they'd sacrificed everything in order to aid the US military and CIA. Let's all pause and imagine what the Taliban has planned for the "repatriated."

Obviously, not an excuse for his heinous crime.....but, maybe, in a rational world, we could try to grasp a reason that would help us avert a repeat of this?

I know: silly me!

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Now these mindless Nazi morons want to ban immigration from ALL THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Same reasoning in trump's infant unformed brain as across-the-board tariffs on every country irregardless of their export policies or impact on import prices. I suppose his second 'thought' will be completely irrelevant 1,000% tariffs on Afghanistan, even though this shooter was a Taliban opponent.

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Mary Lou Williams's avatar

How can we tolerate 3 more years of this insanity?

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Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

We can't. There has to be a historic "blue wave" next November.

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Nancy Potter's avatar

Didn't Trump already say a month ago that asylum was going to be reserved for whites only?

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Thank you for making that important point. As part of a CIA death squad in Afghanistan, the man's life was in permanent danger in his own homeland, along with all family members. He probably spent years petitioning for legal asylum, was vetted by the NSA and CIA, and given legal residence six months ago. No doubt treated like unholy shit all the way. So, America, we broke it, we own it.

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arne link's avatar

I think that the shooter volunteered for this job to secure his family's future. Will there ever be a trial? We shall see.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

These people risked it all for the US and promised to take them in when no matter what. Just put him in jail then give him a proper trial, we could learn something.

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Nancy Potter's avatar

The suspect, if returned to the Taliban, would quickly suffer a most unpleasant death. Many of those who got out of the country because they had assisted American troops would also suffer horrific deaths if returned. With Trump planning invasions of whoever seems like a likely target, and with the lack of appreciation the Trumpies are showing for those who helped US troops in the past, good luck finding locals to help US troops with their new invasions.

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Mary Sundberg's avatar

I just wish one reporter would challenge him and say, "No, you seem to be the stupid one!". Your sources are misleading you!"

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Linda Weide's avatar

I wish she would taser him, and they should all be filing lawsuits against him for slander and sexual harassment. I think it is getting to be enough female journalists for a class action.

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Ingrid Robertshaw's avatar

I wish she would have asked him" WHY DO YOU CALL ME STUPID"? FINGER IN HIS EYE. I would not allow this piece of shit ,masquerading as a billionaire president, talk to me like that...never

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Kim Steeves's avatar

Really, is your job really worth your dignity?

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arne link's avatar

Apparently it is.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

You can’t out-bottom bottomless ignorance, stupidity, and tapioca brain

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Susan P Thatcher's avatar

Next time he starts to attack a reporter, I want to hear, "Are you stuparggh, argh, aaaaaaugh" thud.

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CroneEver's avatar

It's amazingly timely that a CIA trained assassin from Afghanistan shot (maybe killed?) 2 National Guards in Washington DC close to the White House just as Orange Julius needed a distraction - again - from Epstein and the Economy. So here's a distraction that also gives Nosferatu a great opportunity to get more brown people out of the country, and bring more NG units to Washington DC, and I wouldn't trust a single thing that anybody in the White House says about this whole maneuver.

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arne link's avatar

Maybe the shooter will be "killed" and never seen again, going on to live a life of ease. Another successful CIA operation. Fuck Trump and release the Epstein files.

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Kim Steeves's avatar

Or why would they spend money to have the shooter survive just to put him to death?

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arne link's avatar

I meant that he would disappear, and CIA would say that he died in custody or some such nonsense. He probably volunteered for this job to secure his family's future. He has a wife and three children. Wife says she hasn't seen him in months. Was he training with the CIA, his former employer? Who knows?

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Kim Steeves's avatar

Interesting!

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CroneEver's avatar

Well, it would make a good show trial. On the other hand, think about how long it is since we've heard anything about alleged killer Tyler Robinson...

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Or about ANYTHING, ever.

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Susie's avatar

Hear hear. The red/false flags are flying!!!

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

I was waiting in vain, for the "Sir, this man was vetted by your administration." Alas, it never came...

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Linda Fulcher's avatar

The utter cowardice of the press is horrific. I wonder if they would remain silent if Trump was insulting male reporters instead of women. Little bit of sexism there, folks?

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

It makes me think of the time Dan Rather asked President Nixon a pointed question at a news conference, and Nixon replied, “Are you running for something, Dan?” and Dan Rather responded with “No, Mr. President. Are you?”

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Linda Weide's avatar

Isn't that why we don't use the mainstream press but come to other sources like Independent news, global news and Substacks?

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Why don’t we start calling them out as fucking cowards on their LinkedIn bloviations, their journalism college web pages and Facebook pages, etc?

Do we have a list of names of these cowardly mutes?

I’ll start the ball rolling if someone gets me the names of these

https://youtu.be/NPY3Cu2R1SI?si=cPX01-dlK6c0zAC1

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

The cowardice is embedded at the top of corporate media. Look at all the extortion in millions of dollars paid by CBS, ABC, WaPo, Disney, etc. to the most powerful sack of shit in the world. The owners and editorial boards of each MSM corporation should step forward and tell the fucker to back off on his ad hominem attacks and name-calling targeting their journalists. But no, they want to dance in his big, beautiful ballroom one day.

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Deepak Puri's avatar

Trump copies Nazi COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT playbook to attack immigrants: Learn to recognize the play

https://thedemlabs.org/2025/11/28/trump-copies-nazi-collective-punishment-playbook-to-attack-immigrants/

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Michael Guenon's avatar

It has been self-evident for sometime that collective guilt has been part of the repressive program. I first thought of the Nazi reaction to Heydrich’s killing in Czechoslovakia during the Second World War.

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KMD's avatar

The problem is that the people who watch Fox News will never know that it was the Trump administration that admitted the Afgan who murdered the National Guard soldier, because they will never broadcast that. We know people who watch Fox News from morning until night, & sadly, they live in a comfortable fact free world. They have heard nothing about Trump's meme coins or the fancy dinner he held for the high rollers, or his bending the knee to the Saudi leader MBS, or the pro Russia peace plan for Ukraine.

What do we do about THOSE people?

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Excellent post ‘demlabs’ read it to learn things today.

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Kim Nesvig's avatar

300 guardsmen or 500 more. So 800 national guard with zero, absolutely ZERO law enforcement training thrown into DC or whatever other city Trump decides to invade. Just out of curiosity, I googled the # of sworn members of the DC police force: 3400. Adding 500 untrained people to the mix does essentially nothing. They don’t know the law, they don’t know the people and neigborhoods, and certainly don’t know the individuals most likely to be engaged in criminal activity. Are you gonna send the guard to oh, let’s say for example, a domestic dispute? What are they going to do besides rake and pick up trash?

This is what you get when troops are deployed by a guy who has spent his entire life circumventing the law, ripping off subcontractors, and bullying anyone who would let him. Trump has zero understanding of crime, law enforcement and punishment.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

https://www.google.com/search?q=performative+meaning&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#ebo=0

per·for·ma·tive

/pərˈfôrmədiv/

adjective

1. relating to or of the nature of dramatic or artistic performance.

"films which push past the limits of current performative trends"

2.

done or expressed insincerely or inauthentically, typically with the intention of impressing others or improving one's own image.

"is their outrage real or just performative?"

nounLINGUISTICS•PHILOSOPHY

a performative verb, sentence, or utterance.

"here statements are not descriptive utterances but

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Ann Anderson's avatar

Every day a little death with the orange jackass. May 2026 be a turnaround year. Stay sane, everybody.

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MUSA💙💙💙USAM's avatar

Perhaps someone should show Misfit Boxwine the NG photo and ask if it’s the 4th worst in crime, why are they raking???

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Carol C's avatar

Excellent point, MUSA. Why are they not in the parts of the city (excluding the White House) where most crimes occur?

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Butch's avatar

You already brought up the point, but I keep wondering when the members of our worthless courtier press are going to stand up from one of their own.

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arne link's avatar

Uh, never? Is it never?

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s.Michael Morgan's avatar

I can only imagine that His Royal Fuckness is gleefully enjoying the fact that he can use this tragic shooting as an excuse to go full-scale harassment on all non-Caucasian immigrants.

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arne link's avatar

Ach, it's just another set-up by the CIA. The shooter will just disappear and go on to live a full and rich life somewhere.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Or the shooter will be buried right next to the Butler PA shooter in a government-paid Cemetary plot

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arne link's avatar

WHo knows?

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