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The Beginning of the End?
Sleepy Don is frustrated.
With just 40 days until the midterm elections, let us survey the state of our promised Golden Age:
Moscow is burning; China’s Xi gets ready to steal Donald Trump’s lunch; the price of diesel tops $6.50 a gallon;...
A Week Beyond the Far Reaches of Parody
“Everyone who has gone to military school knows that absolutely the best place to put an ammo dump is at a major traffic junction near the heart of your capital city.
“Reichsfeldmarschall Donald von Bone Spurs strikes again!!!” — Ge...
I’ve Been Doing This For a Very Long Time. We All Have.
Well, today’s “To the Contrary” podcast is a bit different…
I fly solo this episode surveying the week’s headlines and digging into MAGA’s midterm meltdown.
But I start with a rather personal flashback. The other night, as I was wanderin...
What’s Your P(Doom) Percentage?
How awkward is it to be a Republican these days? Here’s Wisconsin’s GOP candidate for governor, Rep. Tom Tiffany from earlier this year, boldly predicting that that under Donald Trump, “2026 is on track to be the cheapest year for gas since...
Trump’s Lame-Duck Vibes
Here’s the headline 47 days before the midterm election: “Gas prices are about to take a big jump, analysts say, with the worst still to come.”
The effects of the U.S.-led war on Iran are about to intensify in the form of huge jumps in t...
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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
Intellectually honest journalist and columnist for NOTUS Perspectives. Author of ‘Too Dumb to Fail’ and ‘Filthy Rich Politicians.’ Political commentary, media criticism, news and culture, with a dose of humor. (Opinions here are my own.)
Nat'l security expert. ex-DHS chief of staff. NYT best-selling author. Was “Anonymous” — now urging folks to take their masks off. Founder @ DEFIANCE.org
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