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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

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

RIP Barney Frank, who was undeniably a gay rights hero, but also said some stupid shit towards the end of his life

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2026/05/20/barney-frank-influential-congressman-gay-rights-hero-dies-86/

Wendy The Druid 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Barney Frank....end of a damn era there.

https://thistleandmoss.com/p/what-survives-the-morning-the-theocrats-are-done-pretending-and-the-geese-already-knew

Two Chinese supertankers slid out of Hormuz Wednesday carrying four million barrels that had sat in the Gulf for two months, and a spray-tanned gold-plated fascist chwat-chewer stood at a podium claiming Iran's leaders are begging for a deal — while Brent crude hits its highest since 2022 and the U.N. cuts global growth to 2.5%. Low-income families eat the cost first. They always do.

Linda Weide's avatar

Each day I am not surprised, but I am shocked by the corruption of Trump. Part of the shock is the American acceptance of his bad behavior. There seems to be a stupor with people not knowing what to do, at least not legally.

On top of all this, and leaving the Iran war in a state of permanent mess, Trump is again going aggressively after Greenland and Cuba, and seems Canada too, but trying to slip it under the media's radar. It is like he has to do everything on his agenda before the midterms.

Trump may be more corrupt than Richard Nixon who carried an illicit war on Cambodia and had the Watergate Files. He is more corrupt than George Bush whose halfwit brother Jeb and the corrupt SCOTUS stole the election for him. At this point he seems to be the most corrupt president that we have had, if not in the top contenders. We have given presidents a lot of leeway in the past, and it has been a mistake. Trump is banking on that and running away with it, particularly as the election comes closer and he gets more desperate. We need to stop him.

If you are a US citizen or have US residency, would you please read my piece explaining the Free Speech for People campaign to impeach Trump AND his cabinet and help them get 2 million signatures by signing the petition in it? https://lindaweide.substack.com/p/indivisible-abroad-supports-the-impeach?r=f0qfn

If you can't find the link to the petition in the above piece, here it is. Just scroll down and you will find it.

https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/

celeste k.'s avatar

I am not shocked by his corruption. The total shock for me is the treason on the part of the republican party. They have the power to stop him, so what they're telling America is 'we are trump', so shut up. We must hold on until Nov., and State Governor's must activate the National Guard ahead of time to protect and secure the election. Only a fool would believe trump won't try to thwart it.

Linda Weide's avatar

I am watching a podcast where they are saying now that Massie is out he is getting the guts to stand up to Trump, but they are all terrified of being "primaried" by Trump.

Joyce's avatar

It just reveals their traitorous priorities: Donnie Demento can do anything he and Putin want, as long as the Republican weenies can keep their jobs. Go ahead and commit every crime in the books; destroy the US....just don't primary me.

Cyndi's avatar

Massie himself said in his concession speech something to the effect of "Look what I've done in the last five months despite Trump. And I still have seven more months!"

Also Cassidy lost his primary and came back to DC to immediately vote in favor of the Senate rejection of Trump's war in Iran.

Trump is his own worst enemy. ETTD.

RZolu's avatar

My fear is that he will employ Musk to fuck with the elections just like he did in 2024. Think about it: ALL 7 Swing states went to him with just enough votes to not require a recount? Musk's baby mama yesterday saying that Musk told her he was doing this on Election Day? And the repugnicans are crying that our votes are fucked with? Ya right - by them!!

Robert Eckert's avatar

He is the most corrupt by such a wide margin that there is really no comparison.

Jeffry D Heise's avatar

I think dictionaries both print and online are just using Trump's picture to define corrupt.

Linda Weide's avatar

I don't know. It certainly seems so, but I am not aware of what others did that we may not know about.

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

"May be" more corrupt than Nixon? He passed that bar a looooong time ago.

Linda Weide's avatar

This is the German in me. More careful when speaking in absolutes.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

I'm not shocked anymore. I just worry about who's gonna make a run for the pumpkin heads burgers when the shit starts flying.

Linda Weide's avatar

Each day I am not surprised, but I am shocked by the corruption of Trump. Part of the shock is the American acceptance of his bad behavior. There seems to be a stupor with people not knowing what to do, at least not legally.

On top of all this, and leaving the Iran war in a state of permanent mess, Trump is again going aggressively after Greenland and Cuba, and Canada but trying to slip it under the media's radar. Trump may be more corrupt than Richard Nixon who carried an illicit war on Cambodia and had the Watergate Files. More corrupt than George Bush whose halfwit brother Jeb and the corrupt SCOTUS stole the election for him. At this point he seems to be the most corrupt president that we have had, if not in the top contenders. We have given presidents a lot of leeway in the past, and it has been a mistake. Trump is banking on that and running away with it, particularly as the election comes closer and he gets more desperate. We need to stop him.

If you are a US citizen or have US residency, would you please read my piece explaining the Free Speech for People campaign to impeach Trump AND his cabinet and help them get 2 million signatures by signing the petition in it? https://lindaweide.substack.com/p/indivisible-abroad-supports-the-impeach?r=f0qfn

If you can't find the link to the petition in the above piece, here it is. Just scroll down and you will find it.

https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/

Linda Wilson-Gordon's avatar

Done and thank you for posting the link.

Linda Weide's avatar

Thank you, Linda! ❤️

Merrill's avatar

What happens when you give a serious mob boss a $5.5 trillion tax revenue budget and $1 trillion military budget. Check out POTUS. He's having the time of his life. And his "gang" of followers can't get enough at the trough. Meanwhile, the boss sails along with his Retribution and Grifting presidential agenda. We are way beyond sanity. POTUS is bat-shit crazy. Remember when the national, partisan political fights were about how best to serve the American people, not rip them off. Trump MUST be removed.

PEACE, LOVE, RESIST's avatar

Let’s not call his 1.776 billion a “slush” fund. Call it a retribution fund so that when African Americans demand retribution, they can’t say there’s no money for it.

Joyce's avatar

I love this! And it explains why ShoddyToddy Blanche called it a slush fund in his lying session before Congress--doesn't want those uppity Black folks to think they can have any.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Indicting Raul Castro -does the indictment cover the formaldehyde is his arteries and veins? 🤦‍♂️

Linda Weide's avatar

Thanks for the Claudia picture. I just met a 3-year old on the bus today with her preschool group going back from an outing. She told me her name is Lotte and her mom's name is Claudia, and then I remembered why that seemed familiar to me in addition to it being the name of my sister- in-law. Claudia's serenity is a nice contrast to the Trump ickiness.

SethTriggs's avatar

Aw dang. I liked him in office but that's also sad that he ended up messing up his legacy.

I admit I did like the "It'd be like talking to a table" response to a heckler.

Abby From Maine's avatar

He was a great guy and worked for the common good! <3

P123Sunny's avatar

Another example of how ppl can get tired and less robust as they age after YEARS of fighting…(term limits indeed)

Robert Eckert's avatar

Outspoken folk do tend to make some bloopers once in a while, loved you anyway Barney!

Jzgplj's avatar

He was pretty awesome… RIP

Mr Mild - BlueVotingBastard💙's avatar

Mrs Mild interviewed Barney back in the 70s for a school project. IIRC part of it was shown on one of the local news channels in Boston.

I think Barnry may have been a State rep at that time.

Chris Ortolano's avatar

"I hate to be paranoid, but what’s the real agenda here? what happens on January 20, 2029, when, instead of getting the fuck out of the White House like he’s supposed to, Dear Leader chooses to lock himself into the fortified bunker of his Epstein Dance Hall — the one with the sniper nests and the ginormous fucking drone arsenal on its roof?"

Answer - We seal him up in it, and anyone stupid enough to be with him on that day.

Sharon C Storm's avatar

That has been my thought too. Make that his own prison cell.

Kim Nesvig's avatar

If I recall correctly, there was this other fascist leader who locked himself and then ended his own life in a heavily fortified bunker.

Joyce's avatar

He's modeling it after Bestie Putin's bunker.

Nancy Lent Lanoue's avatar

Who the h-ll is going to be left to come after him if he’s sealed in his bunker? I won’t put my money on the chance he will copy that page from the Hitler playbook.

Wondering Woman's avatar

He’s too vain and self important to even believe he did anything wrong

Nancy Lent Lanoue's avatar

So he won’t pull the trigger like Herr Hitler.

arne link's avatar

Do we actually know for sure that Hitler pulled the trigger?

Hollie Rood's avatar

For sure! The ball-less

🍊🤡🐖y believes 💯he’s invincible. Don’t forget he only does what’s best for HIMSELF at the great expense of EVERYONE ELSE 😡🤬

Nancy Lent Lanoue's avatar

I imagine he will be surrounded by cult goons who will keep telling he “ made America great again”

Frank Nuts's avatar

In the basement should we leave him:

—a loaded Luger pistol (for ceremonial purposes of course)?or

—maybe an indoor putting green with exploding golf balls? or

—some varm milk perhaps?

—Ovaltine?

Wondering Woman's avatar

You are bad but I like the way you think

Outdoorluvr's avatar

Right! Since he's turning OUR White House into another profitable trump resort, We The People can terminate his electrical supply, and put our duly-elected POTUS in a different house. Let him have the property he's defacing and destroying. He and his minions can rot there, for all I care anymore.

Joyce's avatar
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Cut the power and the water. They might emerge when the supply of Twinkies and Diet Cokes runs out.

Kim Steeves's avatar

I've often thought that the whole White House will need to be torn down/apart to remove his stench from it!

Wondering Woman's avatar

Certainly massive fumigation will be needed. And plans to restore the Rose Garden and remove all the gilded tat that the PAB added.

arne link's avatar

On the plus side, the restoration will supply a lot of jobs. Mexicans are really great at construction. How ironic if they are hired to do all the jobs.

Lois Henry's avatar

Saw that on Wonkette followed by the suggestion of filling it with concrete poured through a hole.

Outdoorluvr's avatar

I rather like the idea of turning it into an anaerobic septic system - no oxygen required.

Chris Ortolano's avatar

I agree - start with the air vents.

Nancy Braus's avatar

seriously- yikes! He wants us to pay to create a building that can act as an impregnable defense so he can fight off any possibility of a successor in 2028? I hadn't seen that one coming. This is not on the corporate press- the word needs to get out, because he has been threatening since the day he stole the 2024 election to free his cult of the burden of future elections. Like an insurance policy in case the Tina Peterses of the country can't steal enough votes, enough Black voters aren't scrubbed from the voting lists, and in case ICE can't shit on enough people on voting day.

AuntTeeFa's avatar

👏👏👏👏

myhoopbabies's avatar

Is Part 2 of the answer "then set fire to it"? Here's another fundraiser idea! Sell tickets/matches for the privilege of burning the dance hall to the ground.

P123Sunny's avatar

Why doesn’t anyone ask the R Congresscritters AT EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY? They are enabling ALL OF IT…. yet we’ve been trained to focus on the one or two who crossover vote - totally ignoring the 50 or so that vote as an inert CLUMP… DON’T LET THEM OFF THE HOOK‼️

Eva's avatar

Get one of those big termite tents to cover it then do what one does with termites

Wondering Woman's avatar

And when he’s holed up in the Epstein Bunker of Drones, we stop sending food in and cut the Wi-Fi.

Joyce's avatar

Just like is done to reactors that melt down: just fly over and pour concrete on it to bury it.

Jeanne Leduc's avatar

And fill with cement...

Mingo's avatar

Locate the ventilation shafts and throw some smoke bombs in and seal the shafts. If he doesn't keel over from smoke inhalation then the eventual CO2 retention will trigger cardiac arrest from lack of oxygen.

Mr Mild - BlueVotingBastard💙's avatar

Maybe convince him a pyramid would be a better idea. He could be buried in there with his wife and children, along with his “loyal retainers”.

Kim Steeves's avatar

And we call it "his tomb"!

Here lies.....

Barb L's avatar

He's SO FUKKING afraid of everyone because of his RAPE AND PILLAGING of this country, Iran, and ALL TAXPAYERS! And his culthugparty WORSHIPS THIS.

AuntTeeFa's avatar

How about the rape and pillaging of little girls? The deepest bowels of hell aren’t deep enough for these people.

P123Sunny's avatar

Yet…so far so good? aka: ‘They’re STILL buyin it!”

Susan Niemann's avatar

GEEEZE...what an absolutely gorgeous woman. Thanks again for sharing her with us.

Yesterday, I was a wreck over the damned fund and all the BS. We're in serious trouble... I hope Massie decides to read every word from the Epstein files before he leaves. Or maybe run as an Independent and fuck up the race.

And today would be a GREAT day for there felon to just drop dead.

I dunno. I want off this ride...I wanna vomit.

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Me too train wreck, couldn’t sleep 🙀 somebody make it stop

Diana's avatar

I know… that’s what I say too‼️

Diana's avatar

All this is affecting me too Susan - I’ve had to ration what goes in now- it’s just too F***ing stressful‼️But I do continue to read Jeff’s posts- it’s the best medicine right now‼️

Take care …

Susan Niemann's avatar

You too Diana. 💙✌️

Mingo's avatar

MTG said she would read the names of the perpetrators. I'm still waiting. She lied.

Joe Bacon's avatar

Just waiting for Trump to babble that he also needs phaser banks, photon torpedoes and deflector screens added to his Death Star Ballroom and Super Duper Hitler Bunker.

Dian Larkin's avatar

WHY. DOES. NO. ONE. STOP. HIM?

Joe Bacon's avatar

Answer because the Trump Party is all in with everything he does.

It's no longer the Republican Party.

The Trump Party controls the House, Senate, Supreme Court and White House.

Lois Henry's avatar

Take your pick:

- Project 2025 is right on track.

- The US is scheduled to be carved up and shared out among the oligarchs.

- Democracy has failed utterly.

- No one wants to make the first move.

Susan Harris's avatar

The Heritage Foundation is the actual terrorist group, not the fictitious ’antifa’ one. The HF created project 2025 to tear down our democratic institutions and put in a Christian theocracy/oligarchy. Isn’t that the territory of treason/terrorism??

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Wait till he removes the White House with prejudice at midnight because it's in the way. That should get us all stirred up for a month or more till his next building idea.

SethTriggs's avatar

The war will be against the Constitution, when it is time for the despot to be removed. That's also why none of the creatures in the unreconstructed Republican Party have even announced a desire to run for President even with two years to go. They don't want to anger him or his millions of cultists.

So in essence the war will be against us. America's Pilonidal Cyst deffos intends to be in the bunker and not be removed. So we'll see who decides to join him in it (well if this thing can even get built).

I'm thinking the price is going to keep multiplying and we should hit $2 billion by September.

Robert Eckert's avatar

The war against the constitution was over in February 2025. The constitution lost.

rlritt's avatar

Because either his son or daughter or son in law will be appointed.

Jayme Wolworth's avatar

After his loss yesterday I hope that Massie goes scorched earth on Trump from now until the end of his term.

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Bill Cassidy also gave a big FU to Trump by voting to advance the bill to end the Iran war. All GOP candidates Shitler opposes in the primaries should sabotage his agenda and save their souls. The Republican Party is not worth reconstructing as long as MAGA owns it.

Mr Mild - BlueVotingBastard💙's avatar

For a bunch of alleged “Christians” they don’t seem to give a flying fuck about their souls.

Richard's avatar

I agree with you 100%!

Richard Dorset's avatar

In one piece of good news Trump endorsed the guy who is almost as corrupt as he is for Senate in Texas. Let’s see that shitkazoo Paxton try to sell Trump-onomics in the general campaign. Talarico’s odds of winning that seat just increased, maybe by a lot

Richard Dorset's avatar

And the other news of note on this subject is that the Rethuglican Senators are of so upset that Trump knifed Cornyn in the back. Their reason? Cornyn was the most prolific fundraiser for them. Typical. Trump damaged us. The damage he is doing to the country? Nah! Who cares

Abby From Maine's avatar

Jeff, to answer your question: I think he knows just how much people hate him and his regime, and because he projects all his horrid thoughts on others, he anticipates a crowd literally coming to kill him. My 2¢

Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Someone is sending him weird videos. AI animations. The fatfuck is on a roll… downhill straight to Hell.

US Blues's avatar

Donnycon and his friends and family are looting the US treasury and actively destroying the country. What will be left after this reign of terror?

rlritt's avatar

Its just outrageous. And whats more outrageous is that his supporters don't care.

Susan P Thatcher's avatar

He's going to barricade himself in there in case of removal from office.

Derek Smith's avatar

And he'll surround himself with J6'rs, Proud Boys & Oath Keepers flush with reparation cash and mail-order weaponry.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/usps-revises-its-rules-so-handguns-can-be-mailed-44827549

Lisa Bieber's avatar

Yep. Maybe they'll hang VD.

rlritt's avatar

No what he'll do is have ICE and Jan 6 people and other thugs harassing voters on election day. He has already said he will surround polling places with armed guards to prevent illegal (non trump) voters from voting.

Frosty McGillicuddy's avatar

A ball sack with no brains or heart

Is tearing our country apart

His orange and ugly

His kids are damn fugly

Ivanka's a fuckface to start.

Oh! Ivanka's dad's new love machine

Disgusting incestuous mean

PLEASE JUST GO AWAY

GOOD RIDDANCE I PRAY

And please let our country be clean!!!

HI2thDoc's avatar

Where does he find all these guys

To defend his batshit lies

Now it's that Burgum prick Doug

Another forked tongued-thug

A piece of shit in human disguise

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Your Claudia was quite the accomplished and attractive lady. You definitely married up😉 hope those photos are as soothing for you as they are for us.

It’s been a minute since the last nadbuster, so thanks for that too!

Two candidates that I flew up to Allentown last month to canvass for won their primaries last night!!

So I’m gonna spend the day smiling about that and the strong possibility that bellwether Pennsylvania means this whole shit show is gonna turn around in the midterms!! and ignore the never-ending cacophony for today ✌️

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

The standard bot post on all the websites defending Fetterman is: "The majority of the country thinks he's a hero." My standard response is: "More like a potato."

Cyndi's avatar

My answer has been "The majority of the country thinks he's a Zero."

rlritt's avatar

How is he a hero? Because he votes against Democrats?

Kay-El's avatar
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1. Donny needs his dance hall so he can keep fighting his imaginary demons.

2. There are some real kings that we can be gracious to. Donny isn’t a king nor is he one person that we owe any graciousness to while he’s fucking the U.S. over

3. Can one actually paint a lake?

Cheri Collins's avatar

With waterproofing, no less.

SPW's avatar

I’m almost certain Donny has such friends(people who paint lakes, that is). Hell, he’ll dig ‘em up if he has to. As for what’s left of his plaqued up brain, god only knows what will erupt from it next but rest assured his blond blow job with the printer will be coming up with some good ones.

Kay-El's avatar

Donny has no real friends and all the contractors he knows, he doesn’t know.

rlritt's avatar

Its funny, I dont think Trump has any friends. I think he thought Epstein was a friend, but I think Epstein regarded him as a mark.

Ginny Hall's avatar

"I don't like to use the word snipers...snipers...snipers...snipers...snipers"

arne link's avatar

Meanwhile, many people are praying for one.