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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Donald Trump debases dead US service members to spin his war in Iran
Donald Trump isn’t just lying about his rationale for going to war, winning the war, how long the war will last, or how much the war will cost. He’s also lying about the US troops tragically killed fighting his war.
On his way to Dover Air Force Base to attend a dignified transfer ceremony yesterday, the pathological liar stood on the tarmac and literally put words in the mouths of dead US service members, telling reporters, “They are indeed great heroes, actually. They said, and they, all of them said very strongly, ‘We can’t let, cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.'” Just when you think he’s hit bottom, Donald finds a way to go so much lower.
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Trump botches pathetic nickname for rising Democratic star during sweaty, gaffe-filled speech
At a MAGA pep rally in Georgia yesterday, a visibly sweaty and fatigued Donald Trump stumbled and mumbled his way through a gaffe-filled speech, taking feeble pot shots at Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. The 80-year-old president veered off script and promptly into a ditch, blurting out, “He reminds me of Pinky Herman. Did you ever see Pinky Herman?” Uh, no. We did not!
Wayne Gretzky famously said “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” If you’re Trump, turns out you also miss most of the ones you do take.
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Republicans throw our service members under the bus for Trump
The Hell Cats: While they wrap themselves in the flag and extoll the heroism of our service members, House Republicans have been gleeful collaborators to Trump and Pete Hegseth’s efforts to tear down the military and remake it in their own sick image. They’ve stood by and said nothing as Hegseth terrorizes LGBTQ soldiers, fires and denies promotions to Black and female leaders, and erases the history of Black Americans in the US military.
They’ve stood by and said nothing as Trump and Hegseth send our troops into a pointless war with no considerations for their safety — and then cover-up the casualty counts when tragedy strikes. It’s time to replace these fascistic yes-men with leaders who will stand up for our troops and put their best interests first because THEY’VE been there before.
Democrats Rebecca Bennett, JoAnna Mendoza, Cait Conley and Maura Sullivan all know what it means to fight for this country. All four of them served in the military, and they’ve seen enough of Donald Trump and his MAGA insanity. If we want to flip the House this November, these candidates need our support! Chip in today to help elect the Hell Cats and flip the House blue!
GOP panics as Trump shows “zero” interest in helping with midterms
Much to the chagrin of dozens of vulnerable House Republicans, the MAGA cult leader seems far more interested in his ballroom and various other renovation projects, “maxing out” his Qatari jet, rewriting the 2020 election, his tariff crusade, manipulating the markets for personal financial gain, and whatever he seems to think “winning” in Iran looks like at this point.
Gee, if only there would’ve been sign after sign after sign that the malignant narcissist would prioritize his own self-interest over his party and his country.
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Dr. Phil reveals the Trump admin had him review UFO files to see how the public would react to them
According to Dr. Phil (a sentence we never thought we’d ever type), the Trump White House apparently singled him out to review the government’s never-before-seen files about UFOs to gauge how the American public would potentially react to their release. Seriously. Speaking with NewsNation, Dr. Phil said out loud for other people to hear that Trump wanted his advice on how Americans might respond upon learning that humans are “somewhere different in the food chain” of the universe. What — or who — did Dr. Phil encounter?! Tell us, please! We want to believe!
In all sincerity, tapping Dr. Phil might actually be a masterstroke of genius. Any species advanced enough to travel across the galaxy and make contact with Earth would likely take one look at the pseudo-psych quack and conclude that we simply are not worth the trouble and send word back home to keep exploring for intelligent life elsewhere.
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Trump orders schools to make chilling change to sex ed programs
In an infuriating yet unsurprising move, the FaMiLy VaLuEs™ brigade in the Trump regime just canceled millions of dollars’ worth of federal grants to organizations running widely successful teen pregnancy education programs nationwide, because apparently educating kids about the mechanics, complexities, risks, consequences, and rewards of sex is, like, totally inappropriate and, ew, gross.
Sex should ONLY ever be discussed within the framework of heterosexual marriage, between a man and the woman he’s poorly doing it to.
Lauren Boebert claims Moon landing occurred in “warehouse”
Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested yesterday that the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing was staged, saying, “I think it was done in an Amazon warehouse. Oh, they didn’t have those then. A different warehouse.”
When MeidasTouch reporter Pablo Manríquez followed up by asking whether she was convinced the United States landed on the Moon, the three-term congresswoman replied, “I’m not convinced of half the things government tells us.”
Um, who wants to tell her?
Space data centers proposed by Musk and Bezos “catastrophic” for planet, experts warn
Space data centers proposed by space cowboys Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos would release staggering levels of pollution that would probably alter the Earth’s atmosphere and be “catastrophic” for the planet, space industry experts and environmental groups warn.
At what point do we say “enough!” and just jettison these motherfuckers into indefinite orbit on one of their wiener rockets? It honestly feels like they’re jockeying for an honorary doctorate from the Lex Luthor Institute of International Villainry at this point.
Republican lawmaker and public school teacher in West Virginia arrested on child sex predator charges
Del. Elliott Pritt, a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, has been slapped with sex predator charges after an investigation found that he targeted and enticed an 8th-grade girl, having sexually explicit conversations with her through Roblox and Snapchat.
Still not a drag queen, weird.
Geraldo Rivera warns Trump has “made liars” of GOP in tirade against MAGA “groupthink”
Oh, you groupthink?!
Congresswoman says she wouldn’t want daughter to work on Capitol Hill due to “culture of creepiness”
When asked if she’s heard complaints about “sexual misconduct by members against staffers,” Florida Republican Rep. Kat Cammack responded with a laugh, adding, “I’m trying to think of another way to say eff-yeah without using that word, but yeah, it’s a really big effing problem. I think that it’s ridiculous that people don’t recognize the power imbalance that exists here on Capitol Hill, and it’s extraordinarily inappropriate if you are the member and you are trying to put the moves on your own staff.”
Pretty sure the predators who prey on their subordinates on the Hill do recognize the power imbalance. They simply do not care.
Day 145: Moron Trump’s war in the Middle East
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