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Americans were more proud of their country under Obama than they are under Trump
In 2013, 82% of Americans said they were either proud or very proud of America. In 2026, only 51% are so minded. Unsurprisingly, people’s politics informed their patriotism. Liberals view things more favorably during a Democratic administration. Conservatives are more likely to be proud of America when Republicans are in power. A PRRI survey shows…
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Talarico calls out Paxton for letting a pedophile go free after one day in jail
The Texas Senate race In Texas, the Senate race is closer than the pundits once predicted. MAGA is fraying as Trump’s incompetence befouls their pitch. The base picked a compromised Republican to be their Goliath. The Democratic David has turned out to be a fearsome warrior. And the contest hangs in a polling balance. The…
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Trump gives Iran access to $300 billion and calls it a ‘win’
On Monday, the word is out that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end the Iran War will be signed this Friday. With a further 60 days of talks to nail down the details before a peace deal is signed. The Strait of Hormuz will be reopened. And Iran will have access to $300 billion.…
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Trump fails three times in one city in one weekend (Updated)
Kennedy Center When a judge ruled that his name had to be removed from the Kennedy Center, Trump waved the decision aside by posting that he was washing his hands of the affair and giving Congress control of the institution. However, even as workers installed scaffolding to rip his name off the building, his lawyers…
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Trump threatens to drop nukes on Iran
“The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.” ― Voltaire The ultimate alternative On Saturday, Trump promised there would be a completed peace deal with Iran by Sunday. And if there wasn’t, he was going…
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Trump’s FBI raids offices of Ohio voter registration group
“We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” ― George Orwell Republicans are desperate to turn the midterm tide Barring a reversal of fortune, Republicans will lose the House and could lose the Senate in the 2026 midterms. The Trump administration and Republican state…
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Trump’s coin costs $7,350 more than the US Mint’s Gold Buffalo – same amount of gold
Gold currently trades at $4,172 a troy ounce (3:00 pm EDT, Thursday). A 1 oz Trump UFC 250 coin retails for $11,999.99. That represents a 188% markup on the raw material. However, there are legitimate costs associated with minting and trading gold coins. And making a profit gives the US economy the vim that has…
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MAGA pastor calls Obama Presidential Center a rejection of God’s reality and “downright diabolical”
Guy de Maupassant on the Eiffel Tower: a “giant ungainly skeleton […] aborting to form a ridiculous, skinny, factory chimney stack”. The Obama Presidential Center will officially open on Juneteenth (Friday, 6/19). Obama’s Presidential Library is more than a repository of books. It is a 19.3-acre campus that offers a museum, community events, a fruit…
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The Trumps made $500 million – investors lost 93% of their money
“A second marriage is a triumph of hope over experience” ― Samuel Johnson Past performance may be no guarantee of future results. But if you invest with someone who has historically lost his investors’ money, the odds are that you will not make a profit. In addition, it is a good idea to do business with…
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Trump nominates Todd Blanche as his ‘permanent’ Attorney General
Trump asks Senators to confirm a man who has pissed them off Trump has nominated Todd Blanche to be the next Attorney General. By picking his former personal lawyer, Trump effectively confirms that he views the US Department of Justice as his personal taxpayer-funded law firm. Now, Blanche has to survive a Senate confirmation. This…
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GOP candidate for CO Governor claims stepfather made him kill a man at 7 (there’s more)
“You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” – Mario Cuomo A biography too good to be true? Victor Marx is running in the Republican primary for Colorado Governor. He has made biographical claims that stagger the imagination. One is that his abusive stepfather made him kill someone when he was seven. Yet despite this…
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Trump’s increasing obsession with male physique is a classic sign of mental aging
I had an elderly maiden aunt. She was intensely curious about stuff. She was well-read. Up to date on current events and politics. And loved going to zoos and museums. She was also primly Victorian. But as she approached her late 70s, she began to show a strong interest in animal sexuality. Perhaps it was…
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DOJ lawyer says Trump has the unlimited right to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty
“If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier… as long as I’m the dictator. Hehehe.” ― George W. Bush A President asks for absolute authority in a constitutional Republic The Department of Justice is in the DC Federal Appeals Court defending Trump’s right to demolish parts of the White House…
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The simple genius of Talarico’s campaigning style
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” ― Mike Tyson The minute Texas Republican primary voters chose Ken Paxton as their US Senate candidate, their man started sniping at Democrat James Talarico. Paxton went for a Lone Star kill shot by accusing his opponent of being a “vegan”. Texas is cattle country.…
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Mike Johnson fails Machiavelli’s leadership test
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince Mike Johnson projects On Wednesday, Mike Johnson whined that “Democrats wouldn’t trust Jesus.” He was miffed that Trump’s selection of an unqualified man to be the Director of National Intelligence had been questioned by the Left. He added, “The Democrats are…
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Trump gives unqualified attack dog access to millions of records on American citizens
“Big Brother is Watching You.” ― George Orwell, 1984 The new acting DNI Bill Pulte, who runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which includes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was nominated by Trump on Tuesday morning to replace the outgoing Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard. Independent analysts noted that Bill has no apparent…
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Trump puts a halt on pursuing his $1.776B slush fund
“The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority” – Will Durant Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema put a temporary freeze on Trump’s $1.776B “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” as she considers arguments in a lawsuit brought by a former Jan. 6 prosecutor to block the fund permanently. The Trump administration…
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MAGA couple irked after receiving a ‘T’-less “RUMP” watch
“A foole & his money, be soone at debate: which after with sorow, repents him to late.” – Thomas Tusser Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie (1573) Tom Petit loves his wife. They are both Trump supporters. So when Trump told his MAGA-media audience it was “Trump time,” i.e., time to buy his signature watches,…
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Judge orders Trump to take his name off the Kennedy Center – rules it must stay open (Update: Trump TACOs)
Judge erases a stain On Friday, Judge Christopher R. Cooper of the DC Federal Court ordered that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts remove Trump’s name from the building’s facade and all official branding. He ruled that the board’s decision to slap the man’s name on a national cultural landmark was illegal.…
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“shut up you ugly f#ck”: a literary analysis
“Brevity is the soul of wit” – Shakespeare, Hamlet Oh snap! For years, liberals have longed for a party that would fight back. On Wednesday, for once, the Democratic Party did. They were blunt, brief, and Anglo-Saxon. The party of subordinate clauses, poll-tested policy, and focus group inertia dropped the “F-bomb” on Twitter. America’s left…
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The best opposition research on Ken Paxton was written by Republicans.
“Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography” – Oscar Wilde MAGA’s man There was a day when a man accused of financial fraud, political misdemeanors, employee abuse, and adultery, all while being sued for divorce, would have bowed out of a race for political office. But…
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Angela Paxton has no comment on her husband’s Senate race
And therefore is love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguil’d.” ― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream A woman scorned Angela Paxton is a Republican Texas State Senator. On Tuesday, she tweeted her support for candidates in several GOP primary runoff elections: Mayes Middleton for Attorney General, Jim Wright for…
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Wind turbines are saving the ranchers who vote against them
“Wolde ye bothe eate your cake, and haue your cake?” – John Heywood (1546) The myth The cowboy is a luminous figure in America’s mythology. Hollywood spun a hard, dirty job into a noble pursuit. Western celluloid heroes wore white hats, honored women, talked softly, and, if needs must, shot the bad guy dead after…
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Mike Johnson tweets only Trump could get Iran to negotiate: The internet gave him a history lesson
“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” – George Orwell On Sunday, Mike Johnson greeted Trump’s news of an Iran War-ending deal with obsequious praise. It was a kiss-up that would have embarrassed a man capable of feeling shame. In one tweet, he lied twice — and in between, he…
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Mike Johnson explains why Congress should trade stocks like Trump does
“Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad” ― Henry Kissinger What Trump does In a May 14th financial disclosure, Trump revealed he had made 3,600 stock trades worth between $220 million and $750 million. He showed major holdings in Netflix, Comcast, Disney, Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta. As President and leader of the…
