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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

my favorite thing about the Charlie Kirk art is that, as with all AI-generated slop, spatially it makes no sense. is Freddie Mercury singing into a microphone that's in front of Kirk? wut?

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Wendy The Druid 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

I hate to say it jeff, but I tore apart the now infamous Charlie Kirk Black Pilot speech, by using my Fallacy playbook to show everyone what a racist piece of shit he actually was. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/charlie-kirk-is-dead-but-he-was-actually

As always Uncle Jeff, Lkd/Rstckd/Qtd/XPosted.

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DR Darke's avatar

Wendy, isn't Charlie Kirk was a Racist Pile of Shit kind of self-evident?

Why else would the Republicans make a martyr out of him?

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Wendy The Druid 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

He is being painted by the Right as a saint, a son, and a patriot.

The thing you call a piece of shit, might not be seen as a piece of shit, unless it actually get shown that it is a piece of shit.

Charlie Kirk = A smelly piece of shit.

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DR Darke's avatar

"He is being painted by the Right as a saint, a son, and a patriot.

"The thing you call a piece of shit, might not be seen as a piece of shit, unless it actually get shown that it is a piece of shit.

"Charlie Kirk = A smelly piece of shit."

Hear me loudly not disagreeing with you, Wendy.

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Wendy The Druid 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Nods in kindness and candor.

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Mingo's avatar
4hEdited

It's sacrilege. The estate of Freddie Mercury should sue for the unauthorized use of his image. I'll bet Charlie didn't know Freddie was gay either.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

you read what I said in my post about that image being a deliberate joke, yes?

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Wait are you saying that picture isn’t really from heaven? Whoduhthunkit?

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Mingo's avatar

I did. I know it's a joke but Queen was one of my favorite bands. To put Freddie in a picture with a racist homophobe isn't funny or reverent. That must've been a MAGA assclown that did the meme.

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Lois Henry's avatar

Never mind, dear. Freddie and Charlie are not in the same place now anyway..

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Mwfeiger's avatar

My favorite singer of all time, Freddie Mercury. So lucky to have lived during his timeline and the opportunity to see him perform in LA in 1978. Queen forever!

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Mingo's avatar

I had a boyfriend in the mid 70's that was big Queen fan. I saw them perform in 75 or 76 and again in 1982, which Billy Squire was the opening act. Regarding the meme, Queen is serenading Charlie with the acoustic version of "Another One Bites the Dust".

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longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

Could not live without Queen!

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

You were expecting reverence on This Week in Stupid? Did I read that correctly?

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DR Darke's avatar

Mingo—calm....

Breathe....

Think happy thoughts, like Freddie Mercury tossing Charlie Kirk off the stage.

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Joyce's avatar

All Mercury would have to do is open his mouth and let loose with that incredible VOICE--Charlie Bigot would be blasted into the ether by the sheer force.

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DR Darke's avatar

...even better.

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Ole Anderson's avatar

Mingo:

Read the Post.

He said it was a satirical drawing by a non trumptard.

That’s twice. Don’t show up again until you can prove that you’ve actually

Read the damn Post!!

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DR Darke's avatar

...and your point is proven once again!

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

you just know Charlie would’ve been clutching pearls if he’d known who he was sharing a celestial stage with. The AI can’t do perspective, but it sure nailed irony.

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Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

I don’t know if this is true or not, but I read somewhere that Oklahoma congressmen filed legislation to build Charlie Kirk memorials on college campuses. This is fucking insane. Next, I fully expect the GOP to demand we knock down the Lincoln Memorial and erect a giant Charlie Kirk statue in its place.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Probably also supported by their State Superintendent of education who tried to mandate bibles & the Ten Commandments in every classroom until he got caught with porn on his office big screen. I’ve expunged the name of that overpaid masturbation addict from my memory.

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

He still mandated it, even if he mishandled "it."

PS-The 10 commandments in every classroom was just signed into law in Texas, and thank god/goodness/heaven/whomever, the law is currently blocked.

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Kathryn Wild's avatar

Apparently State Sup hasn't read the 10 Commandments lately.

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Dave Drell's avatar

Texas blocked right wing Christodmfacists??? wow

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

Well, a Texas Judge blocked it.

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Brenda Doherty's avatar

There is a reason why Oklahoma ranks 49th in education. Thank God for Mississippi!

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Lisa's avatar

Nope. They’re saving that spot for Donnie the Dotard.

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Saint Louis, Missouri’s Tower Grove Park already has the perfect statue for Kirk

https://share.google/fymThLM3ivQfMdFJE

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Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

Yup! Looks like a big dick.

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

Lemme guess....a MALE designed it?

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cablecargal's avatar

And that's the Naked Truth!

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longtimebirdwatcher's avatar

I guess sometimes (once, maybe) it pays to live in Missouri.

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

Good GAWD. Who is that stupid??!

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Brenda McDonald's avatar

All those men who design church steeples, that’s who. 🙄

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Melinda's avatar

Well, with a senator that’s got two first names…

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Kay-El's avatar

I counted only two strings on that guitar, too. 🙄

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Mark Harris's avatar

And the guitarist looks like Brian May (from Queen) who is definitely not dead.

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Michael Johnson's avatar

My 1st reaction too.

also thought that a some somewhat talented maga person created it, as a serious thing. Makes sense it was made to point out the stupid too. Of course.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

honestly, I fell for it at first, too, that it was created by MAGA

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T L Mills's avatar

Jeff SAID: the creator of that AI image was definitely NOT a RW or a MAGAt...that the image was created as JOKE.

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

Charlie goes from the 13th Disciple to John the Baptist to St. John in 7 days… Man, my head is spinning right now.

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Melinda's avatar

Is it Monday morning yet and all of the Sunday bowing down, gnashing of teeth and wailing quieted from the funeral procession and aftermath?Have the fascists spent their last tear? Or will Holy Mike bring Congress back from break and proclaim September as CK month? the orange auto pen thus spoke.

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

I’m in AZ… Will not be going out and about Sunday… too many of the cult will be gnashing their teeth, screaming and crying over their 13th Disciple or is he John the Baptist or is he St. John? I’m so confused from the mega MAGAs mega churches… the stadium holds 60,000… it’s going to be so very white I’m advising folks to wear their sunglasses if attending the event…I still can’t figure out why Charlie’s image is not on the invite or billing for the event which is about Charlie.

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Linda McCaughey's avatar

Charlie also has a seriously disfingered right hand...

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

dis "fingered". Haha.

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Susan Keefer's avatar

My buddy, @PaulleyTicks on Twitter, nailed Charlie Kirk with his Al version of Heaven. 😂

https://x.com/paulleyticks/status/1967795115654795638?s=61&t=yhYiX46kUQXLskUKRjXsFw

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

Freddie’s over there crooning into Charlie’s aura while Jesus is just vibing like the world’s chillest roadie.

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

Needs more cowbell.

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KJM531's avatar

And Freddie has a guitar strap with no guitar. I look forward to Saturday morning each week because of This Week in Stupid.

Also….I’m afraid all of the warnings about AI were true. There is a huge lack of critical thinking and observation when it comes to so many AI images.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Why does Jesus get such a tiny little harp? Can you imagine the tiny tinny little sounds that would come out of this harp? Makes me wonder did Jesus get chosen last for the band?

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

If that’s what we can expect in heaven, leave me out of it.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

wow, people certainly do not like this post. after one hour, less than half the usual likes, and less than half the usual comments. and on social media, all people are doing is screaming at me about the "errors" in the Charlie Kirk image. yes, that's why it's being used to illustrate a post called "this week in STUPID"

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

of course there's always the possibility that I'm drawing the wrong conclusion. this just in from substack:

"Post email delivery is delayed

New incident: Investigating

We are currently investigating this issue.

Time posted

Sep 20, 07:42 PDT"

maybe it's just that you fine folks haven't gotten your emails yet. never mind!

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cablecargal's avatar

Yes, it was late today. I just got mine and usually you have sent your email out hours earlier.

Something wrong on their end, not your end Jeff.

Loved today's post...especially, that Neanderthal that looks *exactly* like MTG, Congress-Neanderthal Sporkfoot.

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James Starr's avatar

got the email...but at the bottom end of the substack there is a hyperlink that says "clipped".

When clicking on the 'clipped' link it expands the remaining portion of substack post and then then comments button is revealed at the bottom...that does not happen every time, I see that maybe once a month...not a big deal really

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

I got my email at 11:40 am EST as usual. But it seems many corners of the online world have gone haywire these days. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Lois Henry's avatar

I am lying flat on my back with a broken hip in a rehab center laughing my ass off. 😆 You just keep on writing Jeff. You just keep on writing.

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Nightmaher's avatar

Sorry to hear about your hip Lois, get well soon.

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Dave Drell's avatar

Good luck Lois, ya old “hippie”!!!

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cablecargal's avatar

Keep laughing and healing!

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Heather Roni's avatar

I don’t know if it makes you feel any better, but I’ve been a casual reader of yours for the last year or so, but after reading today’s post, I felt inspired to become a paid subscriber. So you must have done something right 🤷‍♀️

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Dave Drell's avatar

Welcome to the nut house!

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cablecargal's avatar

Welcome Heather! Jeff is worth every penny!

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amdancks's avatar

Well, you do know, Jeff, don't you, that a "like" of this post marks the respondent as a target for (i) termination from their job, (ii) denial of security clearance or other governmentally issues credentials, (iii) DOGE-facilitated harassment by gov't agencies and right-wing dipshits, and (iv) confiscation (if Rubio gets his wish) of their US passport? Could be there's a chilling effect.

But I "liked" it anyway. Bring it on, you MFers.

And by the way: I am antifa ... because "antifa" means anti-fascist, and if that's domestic terrorism then it's only because our government is in the grip of full-blown fascists (who should promptly please ESAD) and I'm clinging foolishly to the notion that saying that out loud is permissible free speech.

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Joyce's avatar

I dunno--the whole bit about Joe Biden's autopen going walkabout for ice cream has 100% made my day.

Query: what, exactly, is FOX's issue with ice cream? Is Jabba Murdoch lactose intolerant, on top of all his other intolerances? At the risk of causing offense, I will admit that I side-eye anyone who dislikes ice cream.......

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Lois Henry's avatar

Ben & Jerry’s non-dairy getting a plug from me here

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MariaPI's avatar

Or could it be that Substack is already infected by the evil oligarch virus, I mean they are in bed with Marc Andreessen and sh*t. Like for instance I prefer to read your posts in the browser not from the email, because then I can play the clips within the post, instead of opening a separate YouTube window. So I go to open Substack in the browser and usually see your post there at the top and click on it. Yesterday I couldn't find it there, not even under "Following". Could it be suppression on their end?

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Hollie Rood's avatar

🎯

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Grace Kennedy's avatar

I just noticed Jesus winking.

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Melinda's avatar

No accounting for taste, we like it

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Susan Niemann's avatar

"...I will be sending an angry email to myself demanding that I fire me for being insufficiently respectful to Charlie Kirk." 😂😂😂

Since Charlie Kirk wasn't fond of gay people, I doubt that Freddie Mercury would be seen on the same heavenly cloud as CK....wait. CK didnt go to heaven. 🤦‍♀️ This is the dumbest era ever.

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Stephen Brady's avatar

And, next to the Diet Coke button, tRump now has a smite button which he is using against those criminal fishermen from Venezuela...

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Right... Just when I think I cant hate him anymore....

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Stephen Brady's avatar

And what are we to do about Marjorie Sporktoes Cro-Magnon? Do we need to specify in The Constitution that 'all members of Congress shall be Homo sapiens?

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Lois Henry's avatar

😁 that’s really mean. Come sit by me.

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T L Mills's avatar

Cro-Magnon WAS Homo Sapiens...I believe the exhibit was about three different hominids that co-existed simultaneously during the Ice Ages; Cro-Magnon, the tallest one, then Neanderthal hominid and Flores, the shortest hominid. Marge is the Neanderthal woman...and hoo, the real Sporky must have posed for that particular exhibit!!! It really does look very much like her.

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Pere Ubu's avatar

Marjorie Cro-Magnon is the one who got everyone killed by denying the existence of cave bears. "Uh! No such thing. Hoax from that cave over there!"

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Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂😂😂 Excellent.

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Cheri Collins's avatar

😂

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Douglas's avatar

Ohhhh you ain't seen nothing yet....😟

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Bob Bowden's avatar

If someone brings him a Sprite in response to his pressing that button, there will be Hell to pay

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Heaven is in your mind. Hell is life on earth, apparently.

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Susan P Thatcher's avatar

That was my thought

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Ellyn's avatar

I end each day more & more confused: I thought the fentanyl was pouring into America over the land locked borders- now it’s coming in teeny tiny boats across the ocean??? Then WHY do we still have a daily 3000 immigrant arrest mandate?

None of this shit makes ANY sense…

I’m more confused that I did read Project 2025 and all this chaos & confusion is completely part of the plan-which leaves me deeply confused that I have such confusion. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Can we please move on to the “we the people” saner, more logical timeline before I completely implode here?

Thank you for your attention to this matter. 💙

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Those dastardly fish have figured out how to synthesize fentanyl and those dastardly Venezuelan fisherman have also figured this out, so murdering them makes sooo much sense. If you are insane.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Plus, not a shred of evidence the Venezuelan fishing boats were running drugs. One source reported that of the 11 people killed on the first boat, three were children.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Yes, it is murder. He should be charged by international law

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Ole Anderson's avatar

BiBi told him children don’t count in the casualty numbers so go ahead.

Collateral damage; whaddaya gonna do!?!

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Dave Drell's avatar

He is such a rancid POS , Satan’s Whore he is. I just want to smack that smirk on his face right off!

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Larry Bushard's avatar

We have 3 years and 4 fucking years of this batshittery left, if he lives that long.

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Susan Jane's avatar

If WE live that long! Some days it feels rather iffy.

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Dave Drell's avatar

He won’t live that long

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Kim Steeves's avatar

Promise?

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Here’s the thing about Bill Hagerty (MAGA-TN) that the nation should know: Tennessee’s mission statement requires that every week, at least one of its putative “representatives” make a fool of himself and thus embarrass the entire state. Next up: Li’l Timmeh Burchett with another delusional UFO fantasy.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

Burchett's 'entities' rant almost made it into today's post

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

If li’l Timmeh’s latest hallucinatory monologue about high-speed underwater space aliens gets stale, just wait a few days. This attention whore will soon be back with more.

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Melinda's avatar

Sporktoes will zap em with the Jewish space laser, amirite?

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Kay-El's avatar

1. I’ve been contacted to ghost write a book entitled I Am Joe’s Autopen. Instant bestseller.

2. Wait, is that boat number three? Maybe the Trump admin is sending out empty boats to bomb?

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Kay, but it had me off the subject of EPSTEIN the pimp Trump the John and thousands of PAGES in those DOCUMENTS that are in the Congressional ORDER to release in their ENTIRETY.

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Rosemary Orlandi's avatar

wow , empty boats , excellent 👌. I'll be waiting for your book 😁

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T L Mills's avatar

Will it be in the Reader's Digest, too? (you must remember that series they did maybe a hundred years ago--so I'm really showing my age--articles in the first person voice of the organ, such "I am Joe's Stomach" etc. etc. That was the first thing I thought when I read your comment--thanks for the chuckle!)

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Leu2500's avatar

Busy day today for the rotting pumpkin. Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. Based on past history, Trump will talk about himself more than Kirk. Someone needs to come up with a drinking game.

Then some outfit is holding a Founders dinner at Mt Vernon. & the rotting pumpkin will be there desecrating it. The Founders need to rise up in protest.

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T L Mills's avatar

I didn't think he was going to go to that memorial service--golf at one of his cheap golf motels is far more important.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Oh my god. Just when I think you can't get any better, you top yourself again. That Marjorie T Greene picture was uncanny. Tell the truth, Jeff - is that AI or does the Neanderthal in the exhibit really have that face?

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Lin Talbot-Koehl's avatar

Would everyone PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE stop comparing Old Sporky to a Neanderthal?

My DNA is 4% Neanderthal (genetic mapping). There is NO WAY *any* Neanderthal could have been as stupid, clueless, or dense as she is, & SURVIVED PAST CHILDHOOD.

"Thank you for your attention to this matter." 🤣

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Google : the typical person of European descent has 1.6% to2.4% Neanderthal DNA. The range is 1-4%. That's GLOBALLY. If you're white , you have some percentage of Neanderthal DNA. Even North Africans have some in their genome.

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T L Mills's avatar

My nephew has 3% Neanderthal. (comes from his father--my sister's ex-- since neither me or my sister have no trace)

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Suggest getting DNA retested.

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steve robertshaw's avatar

Wow, well done. You've got some sharp eyes along with that sharp wit

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Ole Anderson's avatar

WoW! The artist definitely was working with a photo of Sporkfoot Marge ! Uncanny!

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Tom Woods's avatar

Oh my God, it really is her!

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Somebody test her Dunna, I mean DNA. Ooops, spoke MAGA there for a sec

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Yes Neanderthals had make up and moisturizer Sporky was far ahead because ‘genius’ is in her ddna that’s Dopey DNA.

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MUSA💙💙💙USAM's avatar

Wow, now I understand why every world leader is laughing at America-what a f’d up WH. We sure it isn’t MAP-Make America Pathetic.

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Pam Humphrey's avatar

So, Joe Biden’s ice cream habit is proof that his whole administration was built on lies? Makes you wonder what Donny Dumbass’s love for berders is evidence of, doesn’t it?

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steve robertshaw's avatar

The whole thing makes me wonder if the Fox Noise audience thinks Laura Ingraham is supposed to be a comedy segment of their daily lineup. But then I remember, the Fox Noise audience doesn't think at all. Just passively watching with their brains shut off, before they nod off to sleep.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Ingraham is just another far right money grubbing asshole who will lie incessantly for money while dividing us and weakening us. Money is all that matters to these types. Kirk was another of those

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Kimberly Sandwisch's avatar

Not sure maga understands the concept of comedy.

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T L Mills's avatar

how can they...they would have to possess a sense of humor and so far I haven't seen any sign of that particular sense (or any particular sense, for that matter)

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Elizabeth Ratkovich's avatar

How could they? They have no sense of humor, except for “owning the libs.”

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Has anyone done a taste test of the tapioca in Orange Hitler’s brain versus Joe Biden’s favorite ice cream? Or is that why Ben & Jerry broke up? 🤷‍♂️

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SethTriggs's avatar

No corporate media outfit is going to ask what is wrong with the pricktator because they are on the same team. Contrast that with the comfort they had in their treatment of Biden and Harris.

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Ann Anderson's avatar

Some sunny day, we'll look back and identify the week that we hit peak stupidity, but it's pretty clear that we're not there yet.

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Pere Ubu's avatar

This is America! We have fantastic reservoirs of derp to draw from, massive deep veins of stupid! We'll NEVER run out!

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Ann Anderson's avatar

Am I laughing or crying? Bit of both I guess.

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Mps's avatar

We are never there

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Megan Rothery's avatar

Reach out (beyond your own) to as many in the Senate and House as you can about the Epstein files and gun violence. They are bigger than “I only represent my constituents” issues.

Use/share this spreadsheet (bit.ly/Goodtrouble) as a resource to call/email/write members of Congress, the Cabinet and news organizations. Reach out to those in your own state, and those in a committee that fits your topic. Call. Write. Email. Protest. Unrelentingly. We deserve better ❤️‍🩹🤍💙

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P123Sunny's avatar

WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED?

America went from a legendary statesman to an intellectual minnow and economic suicide bomber in less than a decade

TRUTH MATTERS

SEP 20

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Dave Drell's avatar

In less than 6 months!

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P123Sunny's avatar

🙌

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Cyndi's avatar

All you need to know about the fright-wing canonization of CK is that DJT and many MAGA mega-donors are all over the Epstein files.

Gotta love the Tampa judge, though. Since when did any Trump lawyer file a non-frivolous lawsuit, much less a "compact" or "accurate" one?

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

It’s always an easy day for any judge to rule ‘no merits’.

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HMorgan's avatar

If I were queen of the world, I would just stop having the media attend WH press conferences. No attention paid, no listening to idiocy - treat the moron sitting behind the Resolute Desk the way I used to treat my kids when they were toddlers and throwing a tantrum. Put them in time-out, don't pay attention to their noise. If there is no media present at the press conferences, does the anyone hear the stupid?

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