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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I chose not to write about the fuckface who sprayed some noxious liquid on Ilhan Omar. try as I might, there's just no humor to be mined from that fuckery

Unity In Defiance's avatar

What I think was amazing out of that fuckery was that Omar was ready to square up and put a whooping on that guy!!

And she said, “I’m ok. I’ve been to war, that was nothing.”

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I know, right? and for that, I *almost* made her today's Hero of the Day

Steve in SoCal's avatar

I sent her a $25 campaign contribution instead

Jean Jacoby's avatar

I didn't know much about her before, but wow, a real class act.

Kristy Kanen's avatar

And she's so beautiful, as well.

Angie Longenecker's avatar

And she didn’t need an army of plastic surgeons touching her up daily.

Jan Moon's avatar

She is so cool and unflappable under pressure. Guess that guy will think twice before trying a piss prank again.

Lin Talbot-Koehl's avatar

Turns out, it was only APPLE CIDER VINEGAR. 🤪

Jan Moon's avatar

The guy's a certifiable moron. But thank goodness. WTF?

DR Darke's avatar

"Turns out, it was only APPLE CIDER VINEGAR. 🤪"

Still, we all know what he MEANT.

If Omar was a Republican, they'd have been screaming "Shoot him! Shoot him!"

Angie Longenecker's avatar

That’ll work real well in jail.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Too bad she didn't have time to use that can of Whoop Ass that she keeps in her purse.

DR Darke's avatar

So why didn't you make Ilhan Omar Hero of the Day?

Or did you look at this *putz* who sprayed her and go, "Why give this asshat the free publicity?"

Elizabeth's avatar

You still can tomorrow :-)

MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

I loved that. She was like, You wanna fuck with me, bitch? Bring it, motherfucker.

Bonnie Council's avatar

I loved when I saw those balled up fists - she was definitely going to kick her some ass! Yay Ilhan!

Babe Paley's avatar

I would agree with you, and am glad it seemed to just ("just") get on her top...but, BUT--I'm assuming at this point it was the dude's pee (not saying that's okay) based on people who saw and smelled it, and that the guy was seen in the bathroom beforehand (bragging about how he's white). So I guess the only humor I can take from it is imagining that guy (who appeared drunk-ish at minimum) trying to get a bunch of his drunk pee into a syringe. So that's pretty funny.

And of course, it's totally awesome that Omar showed no fear. She shouldn't have to be in that position (put there by the president and his people), but I am proud of her.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Ilhan Omar spent the first 12 or so years of her life in Mogadishu. She has seen and endured much more than being sprayed with pee by a racist asshole.

arne link's avatar

OMG! Can someone please make a video of that? It would be hilarious. Did you see his booking photo. The guy was obviously stoned out of his mind. I suppose that will be his defense. Sigh.

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Amber colored per media, so he either was dehydrated or just rotting from the inside out

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Too bad she wasn’t legally packing heat to blow that fuck to kingdom come

HI2thDoc's avatar

Haha, "Stand yer ground" in action!

Grace Kennedy's avatar

Then he becomes the martyr. Ugh.

Karma has probably already caught up with him.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Oh, it was *white* pee! That's ok, then, white pee is far less noxious than anybody else's.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

I save mine for posterity!

CroneEver's avatar

Obviously his little wee-wee just fit into the top of the syringe, which is as close to being inside something he's been in YEARS.

Cheryl Seybert's avatar

I heard or read that the liquid he sprayed on her was apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar smells awful!😡🤬😤😡🤬😤

Bob Bowden's avatar

So let’s go back to something that *IS* humorous: Sundowning Orange Shitler / IQ47 wearing a single glove on his rotting hand. Yes, Michael Jackson wore it better, but then again so did OJ

Richard Von Busack's avatar

It doesn't fit, but we can't acquit!

Bob Bowden's avatar

Neither can a jury reviewing facts, which is why he can never allow his cases to reach trial. When they do, he’s found Guilty

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Like Trump’s dick — EVERYTHING is too big for it

Bob Bowden's avatar

He even has a grudge with paper straws

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Trumps certainly fit Bob, yeet him in an oubliette!

Pamela Usrey's avatar

Yeah, that is true right now, but when, not if, we prevail, there will be no acquiting happening. That is why this disgusting, dangerous, demented, devolved, disaster of a human being is trying to destroy his enemies. He knows what happens when he loses power. He is fighting for his life. Let's just hope he does not take us with him. That is why we must fight like hell and get control of our country, military and Congress wrested from him and his co-conspirators before he burns it all to ash or literally blows it to bits. This is not a drill. We are in the final fight for the whole enchilada. (Irony in that reference noted. I could eat good enchiladas every day of my life.)

Jane's avatar

When I read “who wore it better?” about the glove, I was cracking up!😆

Heather Collins's avatar

All I could think of was Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove. Hysterical scene, if you haven't watched it in a while...

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1poapyt/dr_strangelove_fights_his_gloved_hand/

Pamela Usrey's avatar

Makes his tiny wee hand look even tinier and weeier.

Kay-El's avatar

The only humor to be found is that asshat is in jail - ha, ha, ha

George in Atlanta's avatar

For the bonus match, Alex, I choose the category "US Presidents who died in prison."

Megan Ross's avatar

I loved it when after being attacked by the guy, Omar stood tall and said "We will continue. These mother fuckers are not going to get away with it." Kudos to Omar! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Linda Laz's avatar

Thank you for covering the events of the month—what, you say it was only a day??—OMG!

Nevertheless, thank you for your reporting. Ah…someone who sees it the same as me. It was a real crackup that Nosferatu is blaming the Noem botox murder doll and vice versa. You bring light to my day, Jeff!

steve robertshaw's avatar

Wow, something just clicked for me when you described the Noem botox murder doll. She looks like a possible prototype for whatever sort of humanoid sex doll someone is probably working on right now at some secret lab somewhere in Asia.

DuduLovesBubu's avatar

The Noem botox murder sex doll. It will put a death squeeze on your johnson that doesn't end until you bleed out. Hey, what a great way to get rid of some MAGAS!

Yarnartist's avatar

Megan? She looks like Megan. I think it was Steven Colbert who did a comedy bit with Megan as Krusty. I haven’t been able to un-see it, and as far as I’m concerned, that’s how Krusty really dances.

steve robertshaw's avatar

I got more of a Lyin' Leavitt vibe from that one

George in Atlanta's avatar

Yeah, I can see that. I know! Pokemon - Mara Lago Look Edition! Collect 'em all!

Molly Blue Dawn's avatar

Um, I think you'll that you have accidentally posted a photo of Erika Kirk.

Yarnartist's avatar

Who is that with Karoline Leavitt? Steve Bannon? 😂

CroneEver's avatar

Well, her original prototype was probably a Nazi sex doll that was all dressed up in a black SS uniform.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

Could there be a clear example of stochastic violence, with Donnie the perpetrator? He has spent weeks, months, demonizing her, calling her "garbage" and lying about her while she has behaved with dignity and grace.

Molly Blue Dawn's avatar

I was so impressed by her courage and determination, stepping forward to confront the criminal instead of running to safety. It was also apparent that she is very well loved and respected in her constituency, where people actually know who she is and what she does for their community.

Meanwhile, how many Republican "Representatives" are afraid to even hold Town Halls, because they know that their constituents are disappointed and angry with them?

Stephen Brady's avatar

I agree 100%! Thank you for the belly laughs today! Much appreciated!

Abigail Norling's avatar

The only thing vaguely humorous about it (and only because she is okay) is the orange king's total projection as he admits that his miracle ear "assassination attempt" was a total fake!

rlritt's avatar

Really. Trump says he wasnt shot in the ear.

Denise Donaldson's avatar

What?? I missed that!

Bonnie Council's avatar

Exactly my first thought - the projection. Every accusation is a confession. He proves it over & over again.

George in Atlanta's avatar

That's where some crack investigative journalism would come in. Let's find out everything there is to know about Fuckface McSpraybottle and get it up on the wrap-screen at Times Square. There is certainly some hilarity to be had. His former job and former employer. His former wife. Friends to come forward and drawl, "whah, hay-ell, ol' Bobby-Ray wuz always a good ol' boy... but he did change a bit after that meth incident."

George in Atlanta's avatar

Addendum to the Fuckface files: his momma reported that he's got depression and Parkinson's Disease. She assert's that he's a 'good guy' and 'very sensitive'.

My dad, who died years ago, had depression and Parkinson's Disease. It never occurred to him to spray piss on a sitting congresswoman. Maybe it's because old Pops wasn't all that sensitive.

barb's avatar

Apparently the guy's a real train wreck with a criminal hx including auto theft, multiple dui's and surprise surprise is a maga supporter. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-were-learning-about-the-man-arrested-in-the-attack-on-rep-ilhan-omar

Denise's avatar

One thing about it - Ilhan went at him with fist raised LIKE A BOSS! That gal has more fight than all the rethugs put together.

Liza Lundell's avatar

And she didn't even have a gun. or body armor. or a blacked out SUV. or ten buddies clustered around her. Just more balls than all of ICE combined.

Anna B's avatar

One thing that caught my eye, was how fast the orange blob contradicted himself on NOtruth antiSocial; He first wrote (about Rep Omar) I don't think about her. The next line, he said, "I think she's a fraud. She probably sprayed herself, knowing her."

So, he knows her??

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

yeah, this one's all over the map. but as the Dude says, 'we're dealing with a lot of shit here.'

Michael Johnson's avatar

Yes. We are.

ICE must be abolished. Perhaps reinvented at some point, but this organization exists as this admin's private army, with voter suppression as its ultimate goal.

The murderers of Renee Good and Alex Pretti must be held accountable, along with noem and bovino - and especially s. miller. Until that time, we will continue to go further into fascism, the tyrannical, authoritarian nightmare. If and when sanity returns, I feel 100% certain there will be Nuremberg style tribunals for all these mad fuckers. We cannot rest in our resistance until that accountability happens.

US Blues's avatar

There’s no need for this bullshit “Homeland Security” dept that was made up by Bush W to spy on Americans. That dept has always been and is now the very Orwellian opposite of its title.

steve robertshaw's avatar

At the very least it was always an extra layer of bureaucracy with the ever present excessive government spending that always involves.

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Considering Rinaldo Nazzaro , of (The Base) was lauded by DHS, seals the deal as one of America’s most violent and deadly terrorist U S

Keith's avatar

we cannot ever rest in our resistance. the evil ways of fascism are embedded in MAGA.

it will continue to fester coming to incite for many years(?) decades (?).

all the while elevating the diktator into martyrdom upon his awaited death.

a festering cancer!

arne link's avatar

When he is lying in state, will we be able to get near enough to piss on the casket? I doubt that it will be open due to his state of decay.

Cathy McCarthy's avatar

or the smell that will defy all embalming fluid. When my drunkard uncle died. His ally buddies threw beer caps into his open coffin. He was a veteran so they did a ceremony. A couple of them keeled over.

He and my father were identical twins, and I mean IDENTICAL! He never bothered telling that to his buddies. So when they came to the funeral home and were greeted by my father, one of them barfed, a couple more passed out. His kids and us just stood on the sidelines taking bets on who would buy it. Even the priest lost his shit.

arne link's avatar

OMG! That is a story for the ages. Thanks for sharing this family treasure.

MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

I for one ain’t goin’ anywhere near that mess.

Steve in SoCal's avatar

It would be a waste of good piss

T L Mills's avatar

Right? Who wants to stand in line for the weeks months necessary to get a turn at peeing on that rotting sack of lard's remains.

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

CBP officers were the executioners in the case of Alex Pretti, it was an ICE agent that murdered Renee Good… perhaps both agencies should be abolished Michael.

Michael Johnson's avatar

Miller’s twisted fever dream. Awoke feeling very sad, but not defeated. Old now, and haven’t been in a fist fight since 5th grade in elementary school, but swear to god, I’d beat the holy crap out of that horrible POS if given the opportunity. Hurts one’s soul realizing such evil exists in our country, and has been given so much power.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Before advocating “reinventing” ICE later, ponder that Tom CRO MAGNON Homan was a creation in the Obama Administration’s Dr. Frankenstein laboratory

Jane's avatar

Trump’s private Fred Flintstone!😂

Joe Witkowski's avatar

That was lying Opus Dei Model Catholic Bill Fucking Barr

Kathleen Weber's avatar

GIFT LINK to the latest NYT video analysis of Alex Pretti's death.

https://kathleenweber.substack.com/p/gift-link-to-nyt-analysis-of-alex

Three cities have now run ICE Out of Town! LA, Chicago, Minneapolis. Thanks to all of you!!!

Betsy L's avatar

Mpls isn't a done deal yet. It's just that we've got a guy accused of bribery in charge instead a guy with a Napoleon complex.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Fuck the New York Times. AG Sulzberger and Joe Khan are Jews who aided and abetted this return of Nazis to the Golden Bordello. Cancel all subscriptions & let them rot in their own squalor

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Unfortunately ICE is still here Kathleen, under the guidance of the sadist responsible for family separation and children in cages in Trump’s first term.

Kathleen Weber's avatar

Yes. The characters change but the show goes on. Yet every time they are stopped in their tracks even for a moment, the process is slowed down.

Robert Eckert's avatar

"what did you think would happen after you kidnapped children and murdered innocent bystanders in cold blood?" YOU TOLD ME WE WOULD BE GREETED AS LIBERATORS!

Betsy's avatar

A lot of ins and outs, and what have yous. A lot of strands for the duderino to pull together.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

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

on CNN, ICE Barbie doubled down on her insistence that she was only following orders.

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mdieilmlxs2u

"Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"

Kay-El's avatar

“Everything I’ve done at the request of President Stephen” I fixed that for her.

kdsherpa's avatar

Don't matter, honey. Even though we all know that Nosferatu told you to do it.

As Google says pithily: Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem is required to adhere to strict federal ethics guidelines, including the DHS Memorandum on Ethical Behavior, which mandates honesty, integrity, and avoidance of conflicts of interest. She is also subject to the Hatch Act, prohibiting the use of government resources for partisan political purposes.

Sorry, honey.

Unity In Defiance's avatar

Yeah this is latest reporting I saw…

New reporting on how the propaganda went down.

The man behind the “massacre” Evil Stephen Nosferatu Miller:

• The officers directly involved in the shooting "all shut up and got lawyers real quick so there wasn't a lot of information," one of the sources briefed on the statement said.

• Under Miller's direction, DHS officials began assembling a statement based on information from other officers on scene who noted that Pretti had a firearm.

• "Stephen heard'gun' and knew what the narrative would be: Pretti came to 'massacre' cops," a source briefed on the process of assembling the press statement said.

Richard Von Busack's avatar

By the way, what happened to the severed finger? Did a dog eat it?

Ole Anderson's avatar

And Who did the biting?

Some mean ass protesters in Minnizuela!

Will's avatar

Hopefully this foreshadows the back-and-forth that occurs around the time of Nuremberg Trials 2.0.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

Judgement At Nuremberg aired on TCM yesterday afternoon. I thought that was an interesting choice, given current events

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Good film focusing on the later trials. The recent "Nuremberg" -- which was criminally overlooked in the Oscar nominations -- is about the first trial of the Nazi high command.

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Holocaust remembrance day😢

Lin Talbot-Koehl's avatar

Yes, I watched it - for about the ELEVENTY-MILLIONTH TIME. It's THAT IMPORTANT. Interestingly, it was followed by the 2021 documentary "Filmmakers for the Prosecution" - which showed how investigators PAINSTAKINGLY DUG UP VIDEO EVIDENCE PROVING THE GUILT OF THOSE ON TRIAL.

In the *MID-1940s*.

Today, we have VIDEO EVIDENCE against these shitclowns - ALL THE WAY UP TO THE WHITE HOUSE - proving their GUILT, THEIR LIES, & THEIR COVER-UPS - literally COMING OUT OF OUR ASSES. Nobody has to PAINSTAKINGLY DIG IT UP....it's literally ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR EVERYONE TO SEE, EVERY DAMNED DAY.

I've said it HERE before, & I'll KEEP saying it:

The people who PUBLICLY MURDERED RENEE GOOD & ALEX PRETTI need to be CHARGED W/ MURDER....& EVERYONE in the "food chain" - STRAIGHT UP TO #Bumblefuck - need to be CHARGED AS ACCESSORIES TO MURDER....for ALLOWING , LYING ABOUT, & COVERING UP THE PERPETRATION OF THESE COLD-BLOODED MURDERS!

rlritt's avatar

I agree 100%. The fact that the ICE agents' their superior officers, the Head of ICE and Noem have tried to rationalize this crime and diminish Mr Pretti makes the crime much worse.

Christine Zepka's avatar

Just recently watched it to give me hope for the future of these assholes.

Ole Anderson's avatar

Read the book, saw the newsreel so I knew the ending.

Martha's avatar

Arrest Noem. Shave her head. Tar and feather Miller’s pate with her locks. Put them in cages!

kdsherpa's avatar

Ooh! I like that!

Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

I heard they’re calling Nuremberg “Noemberg”.

HI2thDoc's avatar

That didn't work at Nuremberg, you evil hag.

US Blues's avatar

She’s trying to throw them both of them under the bus?! Ha! Her days, maybe hours, are numbered.

Jean Jacoby's avatar

"I was just following orders," Said almost every Nazi at the Nuremberg trials, and of course Adolph Eichmann, when he was tracked down in Argentina.

Mingo's avatar

So now it's confirmed that Ice Barbie does not possess critical thinking skills. That's a good little girl, now go and do as you're told. Jeff, you're right that she's the fucking head of DHS and outranks a deputy chief of staff. Chatty Ice Barbie, just pull her string and watch her talk.

rlritt's avatar

Makes you wonder what or who she had to do to get this cushy high paying job that she is clearly unqualified for.

Steve in SoCal's avatar

Like most of Trump's female hires, she has twin qualifications

Lauralite's avatar

Nuremberg, the new vowel. "Nuremberg every one of them".

Leu2500's avatar

evidence for future trials

Eileen's avatar

Noem is trying to drag S. Miller into the firing squad gravel pit with her.

Don’t you just love our government? Every day, important matters are handled by the HVAC repair man screaming that the manicurist told him to do it.

michellefromchicago's avatar

Oooooh! The girls are fighting!

arne link's avatar

Doesn't Cory make any demands of her? Just askin'.

SethTriggs's avatar

Yet another one who thought they were the World's Smartest Gnat that would totally defeat the bug zapper. LOL enjoy your bus undercarriage, Dogkiller!

Chet Brandt's avatar

Impeach her ass along with Miller and fire Obergruppenführer Bovino. These mf’ers need to go—- NOW!

Alison Parker's avatar

I would actually love to see Noem and Miller go at it in a ring, because she would probably kick the shit out of him, which would be glorious, but he would also probably manage to yank out some of her hair extensions and knock her fillers out of place, which would also be glorious. Lose-lose for them is a win-win for us!

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

totally agree. there's no way Miller isn't a complete coward

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Just like his boss. Most bullies usually are.

Annabelle's avatar

I'll bet he screams like a little girl

Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

My 5 yr old granddaughter has a battle shriek that’ll make your blood run cold. Nah, Miller squeals like a frightened guinea pig.

Annabelle's avatar

Ive never heard a guinea pig squeal, but I'll take your word for it. I guarantee whatever he sounds like, definitely doesn't sound "manly"! LMFAO!

Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

He’s a bully - the first guy to literally hide behind a woman when threatened. He’s been punching down since high school. He’s always had it out for Hispanic people.

Annabelle's avatar

He's definitely a bully, for sure. I'll bet you he hasn't got a clue what it feels like to have a real friend. Not because he's rich, because I believe he thinks he's SO much better than everyone else. He's been a complete asshole all his life

MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

IIRC, he was so freaked out by the mean chalk writings on the sidewalk at his home that he sold his house and moved away. Real tough alpha male, right there.

Lise Buranen's avatar

He'd probably send his wife.

Lin Talbot-Koehl's avatar

A coward AND a pussy!

Mingo's avatar

She'll change him from a rooster to a hen with one shot. God bless Dolly Parton.

Anti fascist's avatar

Omfg 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Mrs Moore's avatar

I love imagining that!

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Miller would stretch his hand out to tag his wife’s, that would be worth a pay per view event Alison.

Harold Miller's avatar

I just have to say; Rep. Ilhan Omar is a bad-ass!

If you watch the video, she doesn’t back down.

In fact she goes after the guy!

That moron is lucky that her security grabbed him, cause Omar was gonna kick his ass!

Lise Buranen's avatar

Put *her* in the ring with Little Stevie Blunder.

Lin Talbot-Koehl's avatar

"Little Stevie Blunder"!

BAAAAHAHAHAAAA!!

Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

She is a badass! Yet, nothing stopped her from delivering her speech. She displayed such resolve, such courage. My heroine!!

AuntTeeFa's avatar

She sure is a scrappy lil lady💥

Susan Niemann's avatar

I saw some video of that guy before she started speaking..and he looked hammered.

SethTriggs's avatar

Even with Bovino gone they can rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic all they like. But it's always going to be doomed to go awfully because the whole predicate for the attack is bad. The racism is "the reason for the season" here; Minnesota is being attacked because there's a lot of Somali-American immigrants here (who are of course Black people).

A large portion of the 77 million voting for the pricktator wanted the ethnic and racial cleansing he promised, and that's what this operation is in support of. One should also connect this with the hideous attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar by a stochastic terrorist. So no matter who they replace, the operating principle will remain the same. It's not about immigration; it's about terrorizing the racial and ethnic minorities that the unreconstructed hate.

Kay-El's avatar

InHoman is not the better deal. Maybe he’ll back off if we wave bags of money at him.

Celeste Hardway's avatar

But they must be fast food bags!

Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

I call him Whoreman. After all, he did accept cash…

Kay's avatar

I call him Horrorman. He’s as sick as miller snd teacup.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

The abject silence of so-called, alleged “men of faith” and faux Christians is the crushing, demoralizing, debilitating part. We knew all of these grifting fucks getting paid by our tax dollars were evil incarnate 10+ years ago.

But the U.S. Catholic bishops and all of these Protestant Christo-Fascist antichrists sitting still and silent is what rots the lining of my stomach.

We heard Dietrich Bonhoeffer 70+ years ago on silence and it still pervades those commissioned to preach the gospel.

And I still wear my shirt that says: “JESUS IS COMING AND BOY IS HE PISSED.”

Frank Nuts's avatar

You’re right Joe. Those that are holier than thou are in true fact holier than no one.

Kay's avatar

The invasion of MN was easy for the lunatics in charge with so many doors and windows to climb through; Blue state, Walz ran with Kamala, Ilhan Omar in congress and Somalian, the daycare scandal brought to spotlight by a ‘kid on the street’ podcaster named Nick Shirley who acts like he broke the story. When justifying their position on murdering people the daycare scandal is always brought up. One has nothing to do with the other. It’s just convenient to lump all that together and say ‘send in the goons.’

Keith's avatar

again, well said. thanks

Frank Nuts's avatar

You nailed it Seth!

Easterncedar's avatar

What a curiously uplifting post. Things are awful and grim and there's no clear escape from all this fuckery, but the way the gas(bag) is blowing back in their faces, figuratively and otherwise, is a respite. Pointing and laughing helps. Also, too, I just read that people are slapping wet newspapers onto the windshields of gestapo cars. Hell to scrape off in a Minnesota winter.

arne link's avatar

Wow, that is kind of brilliant.

US Blues's avatar

I love the creativity!

MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

That’s just the sort of thing radical leftist terrorists would do.

Martha Howell's avatar

They're the only people in this country who still read newspapers...

Easterncedar's avatar

I get two print papers. The Kennebec Journal in Maine is now owned by the Trust for Local News, and does a pretty good job of being reality-based. I also get mailed to me my hometown paper, The Niagara Gazette, because it covers local politics and the community really well, and I know it is a vital service. It has great local columnists and writers.

Who knows how long either can survive, but I am glad to support them.

And how do you start a fire in the wood stove without the newspaper?

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Daily Martha, they still print and deliver them as well.

Martha Howell's avatar

I still get my local delivered, mostly because my 97-yo mother likes to read the paper and is a committed Luddite, but they are testing my resolve with the crap coverage and basic nothingness of theur product. A full page article on reptiles as pets!! YOU'LL GET SAMONELLA!! ALL TWO OF YOUR READERS WHO ARE ADOPTING TURTLES!! FLOG, know your market. Everyone who reads the paper is old, and WE'RE NOT DUMB ENOUGH TO CALL A TURTLE A PET!!

Richard Von Busack's avatar

Ooh! That's diabolical!

Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Our shame will linger, the stench will linger, and Lord knows how we dig ourselves outta this. But for some reason, I still have hope.

celeste k.'s avatar

I definitely have hope. I have faith in Americans who believe in and want to preserve this Constitutional Republic.

As far as those ICE idiots planning to invade Italy, the only transnational criminal organization to worry about is trump's fascist government, and that includes ICE.

Declan's avatar

The Italians aren't happy about it. And I thought Melonis government was a right wing fascist outfit!

Monnina's avatar

Exactly the point. Meloni and her followers are Italian nationalists. The last thing they are going to welcome into their country are American ones.

Lise Buranen's avatar

Too bad they're not headed for Sicily.

Richard Von Busack's avatar

One-way ticket to Corleone

Leu2500's avatar

as Heather Cox Richardson keeps pointing out, we've been here before. & we emerge better.

ROSEMARY SCHLICK's avatar

Anyone who knows anything about me knows I've called that little fungus Miller "tRump's Goebbels since the bloated buffoon's first term. I just hope all the little fascists from tRump on down bite hard and fast on their little pills. It will be a glorious day. Through my tears and near death causing despair, I still hope because we have some real heroes leading the way to bringing down the demon cabal. Let it be soon and let it be fast. November is too far away.

Sandy's avatar

Please take good care of yourself, Rosemary. Despairing yourself to death is a terrible feeling. Find your North Star!! We Shall Overcome

Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

No worries, Rosemary, the fascists are eating each other up. Miller and Noem will be thrown under the bus by Donnie. Susie Wiles didn’t invite Miller to a private meeting she had with Noem, Corey, and Donnie.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Did Orange Hitler, Lewandowski, and ICE Barbie have a threesome refereed by the Chief of Staff?

A slow, ignominious, and painful death to all of them please Lord.

Jane's avatar

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Jayme Wolworth's avatar

We don't have ICE "agents" we have ICE BOUNTY HUNTERS and if they are complaining about quotas then we can all understand their vile thirst for picking abuelas off the street and disappearing them. These men are being well paid for the terror they bring to the streets of America and I hope the democrats don't fuck this up again and give in to their demands. We have some leverage but it's hanging by a thread.

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Declan's avatar

D knows how to psychologically manipulate Dem leadership. He will verbalize a type of moderation....but the actions are still those of Brown shirt thugs. And why does Minnesota governor keep referring to them as 'law enforcement' They are NOT.

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Shitler's Brown Shirt invasion of Italy during the Olympics stinks of a Steven Miller wetdream. Right out of "Mein Kampf." The Olympics Committee should ban the U.S. entirely from the winter games. Violating international jurisdiction and borders -- think Venezuela, Greenland, Mexico, Ecuador's Consulate, Italy -- is storm trooping, Stage 1.

Dave Drell's avatar

love to see a ban. that would throw Olympics out of whack wouldn’t it? i wouldn’t miss hours of curling & bobsledding at all!

Joe Witkowski's avatar

They are all fucking mall cops with 007’s

HI2thDoc's avatar

Funny how Senator Tillis suddenly joins the ranks of us vertebrates now that he's not running for re-election.

Susan Niemann's avatar

All these jerks are interested in is staying in power...the common statement from the GOP after the murders was "it's hurting our chances in the midterms". PEOPLE DIED! And they're worried about getting reelected. 🤦‍♀️

Stephen Brady's avatar

The rethuglicans have zero empathy! It is one of the defining characteristics of their cabal. Add to that authoritarianism and misogyny and you a trifecta of ghoulish evil.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Fucking Miss Lindsey Graham: “BAD MESSAGING” from ICE executions 🖕

HI2thDoc's avatar

Rethuglicans love to vilify poor people as welching off of the taxpayers but they themselves ride off into the sunset with free lifetime healthcare and a hefty pension, courtesy of the taxpayers

US Blues's avatar

Let’s see what he does about DHS funding. Tillis has a bad habit of kinda saying the right thing then voting in the lockstep opposite. Call him!

Keith's avatar

tillis has been HAUNTING NORTH CAROLINA from before he was elected in 2014.

the damage done by he and the GOP/MAGA will take generations to repair

he didn't join any ranks, rather deciding to NOT RUN for RE-ELECTION because he was/is loathed by horribly damaged citizens of NC that feel abandoned!

I KNOW, I ARE ONE!

US Blues's avatar

Me too! It sucks. Whatever happened to that other senator we had? What’s his name? We have absolutely abysmal “representation” in NC.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Jesse Helms? He’s handing out tobacco products in hell so they all have lung cancer there too. All fucking evil incarnate out of their mothers’ wombs.

Keith's avatar

elizabeth dole

jessee helms

US Blues's avatar

Jesse Helms! OMG what an embarrassment!!

Betsy L's avatar

Tillis is my state's senator. I wrote him several emails last February, especially after he voted for Kegsbreath as SecDef after promising a young woman Pete-hic! abused that he wouldn't support in. I told him several times that he was a coward. He probably never saw the e-mails, but I find it notable that he's found a spine now thst he's leaving.

US Blues's avatar

I remember that. Like I say, call him. There’s a small chance he’ll do the right thing.

Steve in SoCal's avatar

I'm told their staff provides summaries of emails and phone calls. If you want to make a bigger impact, show up in person at their field office.

rlritt's avatar

Lately, I have emailed my senators and congressmen lately. I have no doubt they get some sort of summary, and if a bunch of people complain about ICE funding.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

No spine. Flight rather than fight. Fuck Thom Tillis. And fuck that stupid “h” in Thom. Evil incarnate.

Donna Marie's avatar

Appreciate the chuckle, stupid h.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Fuck him. I hope he keels over before he can enjoy any retirement funded by us dumbfucks

MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

A lot of ‘em find their balls on their way out the door.

Ann Panda's avatar

OMG, the single glove. Thanks for the laugh this morning!

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

When Trump tells a story where he's called "Sir" we know he's lying. When he calls something a "hoax" we know it's true.

Dave Drell's avatar

Everything out of his mouth-anus is a lie -

PERIOD

& he can’t help lying- it’s all he knows.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

The irony is that the chief source of "fake news" is the endless stream of BS pouring out of his mouth.

Keith's avatar

NOBODY CALLS HIM SIR!

ok his pets do

and doo doo was his name o

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

If you've never read this CNN piece, you should find it interesting.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/sir-trump-telltale-word-false

Wendy The Druid 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Jeff,

"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be."

— Martin Luther King Jr.

Life Survival: On Choosing Your Extremism

King wrote this from Birmingham jail knowing moderates were more dangerous than the Klan because moderates demanded patience while people died. Right now you're watching federal agents murder citizens, climate agreements crumble, and institutions bend. The middle ground is gone—destroyed by people who think "both sides" is a viable position when one side is actively killing people. So the question isn't whether to be extreme. You're already living in extremity. The question is what kind. Will you be extremely patient while democracy dies, or extremely committed to defending it? Extremely polite while trans kids lose healthcare, or extremely loud about protecting them? Extremely reasonable while the planet burns, or extremely determined to save it? The moderates will call you radical either way. Might as well earn it by doing something that matters.

https://thistleandmoss.com/p/this-week-is-shaping-up-kind-of-better

Keith's avatar

too many get caught in the 'i agree but will not engage the enemy MAGA.

they may talk a talk but will not contribute when it becomes time to walk the walk.

many died before and during the CIVIL RIGHTS WARS. TOO DAMN MANY!

lyndon johnson was an ass that fully recognized the divisions within ... RACISM!

he is responsible for encouraging the passing of the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT in 1964!

not long after, here comes an ACTIVE DRAFT!

out of one fire into another!

Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

That’s “good trouble’. Thanks for the quote good trouble as not MLK but his good friend.

Frosty McGillicuddy's avatar

Donny is out his mind

And he's got quite an obese behind

He's deranged and insane

With a fake hairy mane

And Melania thinks he's just fine.

But Melania's guilty as sin

The birther crap -- she was in

"He mus' show da troof

An' he mus show da proof

Who dis lady Stormy? Me cringe!"

HI2thDoc's avatar

Awesome, Frosty! Yeah, limericks are getting harder to write. I'm having trouble rhyming with words like asshole, Nazi, vampiric, well, you get the idea.

Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂😂 Challenging to say the least!

Pam Humphrey's avatar

Ha! Love it, especially Melanoma’s lines.

Frosty McGillicuddy's avatar

Thanks! I hear you. That's why I put difficult words earlier in the stanza.

Bovino is difficult, so I end the line with "Greg."

You're brilliant enough to keep it going!!

Steve in SoCal's avatar

Try using Haiku

You don't have to rhyme at all

It still has impact

Robert Eckert's avatar

There once was a man

From Limerick, who tried to

Write a haiku but

arne link's avatar

Oh, that's just great. Now I'm sitting here filling my head with possibilities. I know one that rhymes with vampiric...

HI2thDoc's avatar

This is all a terrible nightmare

Our own government turned against us

Unfettered ICE thugs loosed on a tear

They have betrayed our national trust

The Founders feared this turn for the worst

And wrote citizens' protections down

In that most sacred of Amendments, the First

In case of a malevolent clown

How do we now retake our nation

And regain the freedoms we crave

We must remove and lock up this abomination

Or America we will not save

Dave Drell's avatar

Harrr! a weiner, er I mean winner! Frosty on a bagel (roll)!

Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

Funny how “just following orders” suddenly shows up right on schedule.

Bureaucrats always remember Nuremberg right after the paperwork hits the fan.

Susie's avatar

“Paperwork hits the fan!” Damn. That’s poetic AND brilliant! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻