Spoiler alert: The giant loses Cartoon by Shields

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Trump's tiny paws and the Kennedy Center pause He says he intends to renovate, but Congress needs to block a teardown and land deal

Our short-fingered vulgarian’s claim that he’s shutting down the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts for two years for renovations is, predictably, a self-serving lie. And it could get much, much worse.

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Road trips with no emissions or legal consequences! Power trips, too

From Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.

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Kid Rock wrote the perfect MAGA song long ago 'Young ladies, young ladies, I like ’em under age, see.' Yeah, we see all right.

Sam Bellamy's latest at Fight the Fire:

"When Kid Rock performs at Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl halftime show, let’s hope he sings his contribution to the unofficial soundtrack for the Epstein files."

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YouTube video by Billy Bragg BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES

From Billy Bragg, "City of Heroes," a tribute to Minneapolis:

"When they dragged people from their cars
I got in their face
When they took families from their homes
I got in their face
When they murdered our sister
I got in their face
When they murdered our brother
I still got in their face"

Why, yes, Trump, please do sue Trevor Noah The more litigious the idiot is, the more we may learn through the discovery process

Sue Trevor Noah over a joke? Sure, Trump, go for it. Let's see what his attorneys turn up in discovery. How's that suit against the Pulitzer board going for you?

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Greene: MAGA ‘was all a lie’ Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said President Trump’s Make American Great Again slogan was a “lie,” saying his first year back in office was focused on obliging wealthy supporters. “I t…

Gee, if we'd only seen this coming.

“I think people are realizing it was all a lie. It was a big lie for the people. What MAGA is really serving in this administration, who they’re serving, is their big donors,” Greene said in a Wednesday interview with radio personality Kim Iversen.

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Bearing witness to the truth Rash criticism of the media only strengthens the power of the Trump administration

"Day after day, photographers and reporters have been showing us – often at risk to their personal safety and comfort and sometimes their lives – the ferocity and brutality of this administration’s treatment of immigrants and protesters."

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Yes, FBI? I’m calling to report a murder.

Say it out loud, Democrats Trump's increasing bizarre behavior, even for him, is pushing us into greater danger

Trump tipped us off long ago to his instability by painting his face like Norma Desmond, the aging starlet slowly going mad in the Hollywood classic Sunset Boulevard. But she has nothing on the 2026 version of our man with the orange mask.

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Trump's latest approval rating Cartoon by Shields

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Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.

From David D. Kirkpatrick at The New Yorker:

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Trump's week in review Cartoon by Shields

Trump's week in review, a new cartoon from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire.

Trump does keep telling us the United States is "the hottest country," doesn't he?

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Stormtrumpers Cartoon by Shields

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YouTube video by Crys Matthews - Topic Sleeves Up

Crys Matthews, "Sleeves Up"

I know it feels like
this is the end,
but if we stop hoping, we stop fighting
and that's how a tyrant wins.
It's not a marathon,
it's not a sprint.
It's a thousand day relay race,
so rest and resist again.

Thank you for your attention to this matter Cartoon by Shields

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YouTube video by Elle Cordova Bring on the midterms

Great piece from Elle Cordova, "Bring on the Midterms"

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With an ACA fix uncertain in the Senate, Republicans replay old health care fights Things are looking bleak for a fix in Congress for ACA premiums that doubled, on average, this month. And Republicans are making arguments against the law that haven't worked in years past.

Call your senators. Especially if they're Republican.

Prove it. Cartoon by Shields

New at Fight the Fire from Christopher Shields.

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YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)

Here's the new video of Bruce Springsteen's "On the Streets of Minneapolis"

YouTube video by Jesse Welles Good vs. Ice

Jesse Welles on Renee Good's death at the hands of ICE.

Now they'll circle the wagons,
drape the man in a flag,
and say, "Don't trust what your eyes can see."
They'll say, "It's her fault instead
for getting shot in the head
when we all watch the same damn thing.

YouTube video by Earth To Eve Since we're getting dragged back to the 50's, I wrote a doo-wop song to match #fypシ #1950s #newmusic

Earth to Eve's You Tube channel is worth a visit for some funny and powerful takes on the Trump regime.

Up is down, down is up
Shut your eyes
Don't be dumb
La di da, la di da.
What you see isn't real
Don't try to think or feel

Trump: I didn't want you in my club anyhow Our buffoon shouts a "so there!" at Canada after Mark Carney humiliates him at Davos

Trump puts a 'No Nucks Allowed' sign on his Board of Peace.

Mark Carney seems happy to avoid the grift.

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Yes, cut off ICE funding - but that's just the start Pam Bondi's ransom note must be answered with termination letters, impeachments

"They didn’t fire the fatal shots at Alex Pretti or Renee Good, but Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino, Tom Homan. JD Vance, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, among others, killed both."

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We have to admit, he deserves it Cartoon by Shields

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YouTube video by Earth To Eve ‘THREAT LEVEL ORANGE’ 🍊is yours July 21st and you can presave now 🫶 #fdt #newmusic #nokings

Earth to Eve's "Threat Level Orange"

The person in the office is a racist
Bride came in the mail, but he opposes immigration
That's someone's abuelita,
Not a foreign armed invasion

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Gee, wonder when and where he first met Donald?