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"Insurrectionists": Trump blasts Democrats over shutdown, immigration "If the governor can't do the job, we'll do the job," Trump said.

The leader of the J-6 Insurrection says what, now?

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Trump's off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats.

When your leader is a demented Sundowner (who never was a “stable jenius —he said the J in his name was for “genius”), expect troubles keeping him on message.

#RudderlessRepublicans

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Bad Signs, Cont.

There’s a story, but I don’t want to know what it is.

News That Will Drive You To Drink

CalvinLaw. Ursula’s testimony in the Senate makes Bill Barr look honest and forthcoming: You can go to any of the socials and search for Bondi and find all sorts of clips. I expect that tomorrow will be an embarrassment of riches.

Librarians ARE badasses! Huzzah for libraries & librarians!

Midday Palate Cleanser

“Yeah, I could take him,” Smokey muttered before falling asleep, “maybe tomorrow." (Hat tip Scissorhead M Davis)

Banned Books Week

Last night I was at my branch of the Seattle Public Library (SPL) picking up a book (John Scalzi’s Kaiju Preservation Society, if you must know) and I saw the display for Banned Books Week. As some of you know, I think libraries rule and librarians are total badasses, and SPL in…

‘You Owe Me, Bigly’

I don’t think that the jaded Yutes of Today are going to find this compelling.

The Shutdown Follies, Day 6

’All of them, Katie!’ This blurb in Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie) morning email thingie gives us yesterday's FUBAR of the day today: Let’s make a deal? Trump yesterday signaled he may be willing to engage with Democrats, saying he’d “like to see a deal made…

Defenestritis is a terrible epidemic and there's no vaccine.

It’s Raining Men (in Moscow)

I certainly hope Hair Füror doesn’t get any ideas about our billionaire media overlords.

Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day

The sun sets early: So you don’t have to hear that voice: Collins: The supreme court rejected the appeal by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her conviction. Trump: Who are we talking about? Collins: Ghislaine Maxwell Trump: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll…

Some Postprandial Stupid?

No self-awareness. The Rise of the Machines is not today.

Big Questions, Cont.

“What’s chasing you?,” might be a good follow-up question.

Scenes From The Frontlines of The Battle of Portland, Cont.

”Keep Portland Weird!” War is hell:

And Doctor Oz Ought To Know…

2-Drink Minimum. “...We don’t think the way fraudsters think."

Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power The fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voters are considering whether to drastically reshape congressional districts to add as many as five Democratic seats in advance of t...

OK, California, you’re up!

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ICE airs ads stirring up local frustration to recruit police for mass deportation efforts An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforc...

@jseattle.bsky.social Hi - have you seen this AP story yet? ICE is recruiting officers here in Seattle.

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Midday Palate Cleanser

Many a honeymoon has resulted in a child, but a kitten? That’s new. (Hat tip: Scissorhead M Davis)

Those Epstein files must be really bad.

Cruelty Is The Point

Eugenics Today. MPS has said for literally a decade+ that the Republicans would nude mud wrestle to be the one who gets to take the soup away from Oliver Twist and kick the crutch out from under Tiny Tim: “The Trump administration is preparing a plan that would make it harder…

Shutdown Strategery!

I don’t usually pay much attention to The Bulwark, but our pals at Electoral-Vote do! "The Bulwark's Jonathan V. Last (JVL) often thinks out of the box. One recent idea of his is that Democrats should stop saying their condition for ending the shutdown is restoring health-care…

The Top-Down Insurrection

Can he arrest the ICE agents doing this, AND were they free-lancing or doing this on orders from above, hmmm?

Breaking! Someone Hired Bari Weiss!

Our Failed LEGACY Media. We knew this was coming, but it still is shocking: NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount said Monday that it has bought the commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News, a newly created…

Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day

There’s been a change of date: The Orange 🤡 was never invited to the other kids birthday parties and he threatened to have his own bigger party and they wouldn’t be invited to it. I hope he pays for this one out of his own pocket.

Bad Signs, Good Advice

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Our Failed Political Press ™, Cont. How does journalism work? Our Failed Political Press ™ could send some reporters and cameras —of which they have many!—  to Portland and report what they see on the ground rather than just take stenography for a bullshit artist…

Welcome To Media Ownership, Larry!

Larry Ellison and his heir David are about the get Hair Füror’s traditional angry tweet storm because of the latest CBS-YouGov polls: Prznint Mike TeeVee pays attention to these things and hates seeing them reported. He’ll remind you how you OWE HIM for ownership…

Midday Palate Cleanser

“Are we there yet?” “Turn Left!” “Karen looked at me, make her stop!” “I have to pee!” "You’re lost, aren’t you?" “Stop it, Karen!!!” “Da-aaad, I really have to pee!!!”