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Trump’s Closing Message?
Add this to the Great Pantheon of Presidential Rhetoric:
"We’re gonna’ win big and we’re gonna shove it up their ass….They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches.” — Donald J. Trump, October 3, 2026
Abraham Lincoln, he is not. But this is...
Putin Buys Off Trump and His Toadies
Vad with his useful idiots.
The most shocking thing about this shocking story is that no one is especially shocked: “U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies” - The New York Times
The Trump administratio...
The Music Man Mets Mussolini; The AI Questions We’re Unprepared to Answer: And Some Shocking Blue Wave Polls
One month out from the midterms, let’s catch up:
- Turning Texas blue? Really? New Times/Siena poll:
According to the latest New York Times/Siena University poll of the race for U.S. Senate, James Talarico, a 37-year-old state legisla...
Day One: Impeach Pete Hegseth
Surely the Pentagon has seen strange sights, but seldom anything like the testosterone-besotted, fascisty-tinged clown show put on by the former weekend Fox News host who now runs the US military.
ICYMI: Pete Hegseth had some Deep Thoughts...
The Strongman Cracketh
Someone’s having a bad hair year.
As you know, I worry about irrational exuberance, but I may have picked a bad year to quit chuffing hopium. Because damn. (BTW: Scroll down for a special midterm election offer.)
Let’s catch-up a bit:...
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Dog owner, grandfather, author, "How the Right Lost Its Mind",. Never Ever Trump. No regrets. Email: [email protected]; @sykescharlie.bsky.social
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