Walter

Walter

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9,169 Followers 298 Following 501 Posts Joined Nov 2023
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You know the Iran war is bad when Rand Paul starts to make sense Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky appeared on Fox Business on Tuesday, to explain how inconsistent, one might even say incoherent, the Trump administration's half-baked justifications for launchin...

Even a right-wing isolationist clock can be right a couple of times during this administration.
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Sailing through a war zone is no big deal, says Fox News The crew over at “Fox & Friends” is twisting itself into a propaganda pretzel trying to spin President Donald Trump’s Iran war , with hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones unabashedly ...

They insured the ships, so after you die someone else can be captain!
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GOP lawmaker says Trump’s Iran war is just a ‘short-term experience’ Republican Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota showed up on CNBC Monday to reinforce the spin that President Donald Trump’s Iran war debacle will be not only worthwhile—but brief! “I believe it is ...

Are you (short-termed) experienced?
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Cosplay queen Noem’s reign is over—and everyone’s rejoicing If you haven’t already heard, puppy killer Kristi Noem has been fired from her position as Homeland Security secretary.� Noem was an easily identifiable villain, epitomizing the corruption and ...

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Stephen Miller sinks to new level of white supremacy President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller spoke at the Americas Counter Cartel Conference Thursday, addressing an audience of defense and security leaders from the Caribbean, ...

Ghoul shit.
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Iran war proves Trump is still at the ‘concept of a plan’ stage President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Tuesday, where the two took questions from reporters in the Oval Office. Trump seemed to have far less enthusiasm ....

No idea what they're doing.
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Warren slams Trump stooge for being ‘accomplice in his corruption’ Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday, where ranking member Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of ...

Get em.
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Trump's kooky surgeon general pick withers under mild scrutiny Health influencer Casey Means , President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, brought her inactive medical license to a Senate hearing Wednesday, where she promoted the feel-good ...

Con land.
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Lawyer who took down tariffs trolls Trump Neal Katyal, the attorney who successfully challenged the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies before the Supreme Court, spoke with CNBC Monday morning about the victory. While he ...

Hitting Trump in his ego.
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Lara Trump touts ‘most transparent president’ as he kicks out press Fox News viewers were given a crash course in what “transparency” looks like in the Trump administration on Friday. Taking time away from deluding herself into believing she earned her status in ...

Perfect.
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Border czar happy to stab Kristi Noem in the back The power struggle within President Donald Trump’s immigration regime seems to be heating up.� Border czar Tom Homan appeared on CNN Friday morning, where host Sara Sidner asked him to defend ...

Popcorn time.
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Trump's terrible adviser touts 'perfect' economy Previously convicted Trump economic adviser Pete Navarro appeared on Fox Business Tuesday armed with a big bag of propaganda. Navarro, who has never been right about a ...

Deluded.
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Watch AOC shine on the world stage Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York told the Munich Security Conference on Friday exactly why the world is seeing a rise in autocrat-friendly populism.� “I think one of the ...

More of this.
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Pam Bondi loses her sh-t at Epstein hearing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday went off the rails shortly after Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington asked Jeffrey Epstein’s survivo...

Train wreck is too mellow a phrase for how Bondi's appearance went.
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Watch Trump's inept Commerce chief squirm over Epstein ties Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, ostensibly to discuss broadband funding. But Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland opened his questioning by .....

Did i say “disgusted?” I meant having-lunch-on-his-island.
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In Trump world, bad jobs data means things are great Things are going so well under President Donald Trump’s economic policies that there are now fewer jobs available or being created! At least, that is how Kevin Hassett, director of the National ...

Trump administration on dwindling jobs report? The rich are still doing well!
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Enjoy watching JD Vance get booed at the Olympics opening ceremony Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance were met with a whole lot of boos from an international crowd during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, after the couple appeared on ....

Worth the price of admission .
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Treasury secretary gets eaten alive by Elizabeth Warren Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Thursday. Having been publicly embarrassed during a hearing the ...

Aging Howdy Doody.
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Tennessee Democrat trolls MAGA's knockoff Super Bowl halftime show Democratic Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones spoke on the Statehouse floor Thursday, delivering what he called a "public service announcement for the Republican side of the aisle.”� Jones ...

Fun stuff.
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23 years ago: Colin Powell lied to launch a bogus war On Feb. 5, 2003, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell’s address to the United Nations Security Council was built around the unfounded claim that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was concealing ...

Never forget.
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'Did you lie?': Democrat humiliates Trump's treasury secretary Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proved no match for Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois during a House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. Casten tangled up the aging Howdy Doody ...

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JD Vance’s latest take on Alex Pretti killing will enrage you During an interview with Daily Mail, Vice President JD Vance refused to say whether he would apologize to the family of Alex Pretti if an investigation found that Pretti’s civil rights were violated w...

It's a talent to be this unlikable.
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House speaker says ICE is allowed to break down your door House Speaker Mike Johnson , flanked by GOP leadership, held a press conference ahead of a vote on the ...

"Constitutional" lawyer, Mike Johnson.
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Bernie Sanders holds health official’s feet to the fire on vaccines National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya testified before a Senate committee Tuesday, where Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont quickly cut through the stupor of anti-science rhetoric and .....

Get em.
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Let’s all laugh at Fox News anchor’s ridiculous take on ‘Melania’ Former White House press secretary and current Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany went into full propaganda mode Monday, hyping first lady Melania Trump’s new documentary and adding to increasingly ...

Things that necer happened for 2,000.
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‘Bring it on’: Journalist unfazed by Trump’s Epstein lawsuit threats Journalist Michael Wolff, who says that he possesses more than 100 hours of recorded conversations with Jeffrey Epstein, fired back after President Donald Trump threatened to sue him for reporting ...

Yes, please.
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Shady new ad campaign paints ICE thugs as ‘friends and neighbors’ A conservative group is launching what it claims to be a multimillion-dollar ad campaign meant to convince the American public that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is to be trusted, despite its .....

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Wow, buckle up.

The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.

This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.

This is already 45K votes.

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Trump says ‘silent majority’ supports his campaign of terror President Donald Trump held a press conference Friday to offer up yet another�fact-free retelling of recent history. “Elections have consequences. The people want law and order, and we have a ...

Surreal.
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Can't afford a house? Too bad, says Trump. During a predictably uninformative Cabinet meeting Thursday, President Donald Trump offered up some monumentally worthless remarks about the cost of housing in the United States. “Existing housing,

I guess we can all start collecting cans.
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