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Shapeshifting shillbilly JD Vance says Republicans need to stop "whining" about an ad accusing Ohio Democratic candidate Amy Acton of lying about being raped by her stepfather when she was 12. The protect-pedophiles plank in the GOP platform is non-negotiable.
Racist lies, fascist thuggery and utter depravity
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Trump struggles with Ilhan Omar's name. "Remember how Melania's name was Melanija Knavs, then Melania Knauss when she started modeling? Then it became Melania Trump when you got married? Which doesn't mean you're her brother, right? And if/when you divorce, it might be Melania Knauss again, right?"
He’s starting to struggle with names
In a world full of Omars and Abduls and Rafaels, don’t be a Donald
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"A woman who had accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1993 described it to congressional staff as rape and said the interaction left her bleeding and bruised, according to a report ... by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee examining Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein."
New Details of Rape Allegation Against Trump Revealed in House Democrats’ Epstein Report
A woman who had accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her told congressional staff it was rape, according to a new report
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Trump threatens to withhold compensation to victims of contaminated water at Camp Lejeune if North Carolina backs Democrats in the midterms. MAGA veterans, are you OK with this?
Context on Trump’s controversial Lejeune water remarks
On Tuesday the president also said 'if we don’t win there is no money. If we do win you’re getting it, and it’s going to be finally over, the nightmare that’s been going on so many years.'
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From Democrats on House Judiciary Committee: "the actual evidence we have seen—as shared in the accounts and stories of 11 women ... —indicates that Trump abused, assaulted, and even raped numerous women alongside, and in coordination with, the most infamous sex trafficker in history."
House Democrats call on DOJ to name special counsel in Epstein case
The White House said it was “nothing more than a desperate attempt by crazed Democrats to distract Americans.”
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From the House Democrats report: "Multiple models who worked for [Trump Model Management] described it as akin to 'modern-day slavery.' Epstein later told a journalist how Trump used to offer other men the opportunity to 'have a great time' with the models in his contests." More on p. 11.
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Lefty country singer Bryan Andrews: Bait the hook, keep it tight / Golly gee, we got a bite / They sure got us fightin' while they look the other way / Should we stop to ask each other 'Who the f--k are they / Screamin' left, left / Left right left / Left, left / Left right left
Bryan Andrews - Left Right Left
YouTube video by BryanAndrewsVEVO
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Elon is having a rough couple of days, between this and Hitler's Eagle's Nest burning down ...
From the House Democrats report: "Multiple models who worked for [Trump Model Management] described it as akin to 'modern-day slavery.' Epstein later told a journalist how Trump used to offer other men the opportunity to 'have a great time' with the models in his contests." More on p. 11.
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"A woman who had accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1993 described it to congressional staff as rape and said the interaction left her bleeding and bruised, according to a report ... by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee examining Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein."
New Details of Rape Allegation Against Trump Revealed in House Democrats’ Epstein Report
A woman who had accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her told congressional staff it was rape, according to a new report
time.com
Fight the Fire's Christopher Shields on what we'd be reading if Trump had been in charge when WWII loomed. Click on the image or link for the full view. It's free. fightthefire.substack.com/p/newsflash
Newsflash
Cartoon by Shields
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Trump says El-Sayed is "a fake doctor" and "if he were using those credentials as a Republican, he would have been run out of the country by now." El-Sayed's MD is from Columbia, his doctorate from Oxford. Trump, meanwhile, thinks the Continental Army took over the airports during Revolutionary War.
Donald Trump Says Continental Army 'Took Over The Airports' In The Revolutionary War | NBC News
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NYT reports Trump called Musk to ask him to restore full Starshield service to Ukraine. This, after previous reports they'd colluded to throttle speeds that slowed Ukraine's use of drones for defense/attacks. Republicans, why are these two harming a democratic nation to aid an authoritarian one?
fightthefire.bsky.social@fightthefire.bsky.social · last wk.Sam Bellamy: "Trump claims, with a straight face, that buying diesel from Russia is necessary because Ukraine has driven up prices by continuing to resist Putin’s invasion. Trump also insists that his own war with Iran has nothing to do with diesel hitting record highs of over $6 a gallon." Free.
Another from lefty country singer Bryan Andrews: If what I am ain’t what you heard/ Please don’t get my backwoods backwards/ I vote the same color as my collar/'Cause I know it ain’t the immigrant stealin' my dollar/It’s the billionaire who profits on the bombs goin' overseas
Bryan Andrews - Backwoods Backwards (Lyric Video)
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Dmitriev is an official Putin envoy. What have you done, Republicans? What have you done?
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The choice
Cartoon by Christopher Shields
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This one from Austin Archer packs the truth. "When you say you’re not the same Just adds more fuel to the flame You’re the reason why this Song is mandatory ... Til we all stand clearly firm Against this evil in our blood It’s all the men”
Daily Dose of Protest: All The Men – Austin Archer
This tune is the second single from singer-songwriter Austin Archer’s forthcoming album Dumbassville. The song addresses the communal responsibility of men when it comes to the dismantling of…
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I've never understood events like this, including Blue Angel air shows. The military isn't here to entertain us. It exists to protect us.
Military service member dies after fall from Alamodome rafters before UTSA vs. Navy
An airman died after sustaining injuries during a pre-game exercise
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New from Mon Rovia, "Jester in the Bowl" - And the worlds turned carnival And I’m the jester in the bowl Singing Waiting for someone to set me free And wars have come And still they come Mansion men taking what they want But there’s no man Can steal our dreaming
Mon Rovîa - Jester in the Bowl (Official Music Video)
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Pure intimidation. Pure fascist thuggery. Ask yourself: How many undocumented people would risk exposure by showing up at a government polling place? Hell, we rarely get more than 40% of native-born Americans to show up. www.cbsnews.com/news/federal...
Federal agents knock on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters ahead of midterms
Armed and in uniform, agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors to ask residents about their immigration status whether they're registered to vote.
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Hmm. It's almost as if Trump is indebted to Putin and rushing to give Russia a victory in Ukraine before Democrats take the House and Senate in the midterms and impeach him early next year. But surely a U.S. president would not do that, right, Republicans? Right, MAGA?
US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow
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Sam Bellamy's latest, on Trump's lies about the riots in France; DHS intimidation of voters and immigrants in multiple states; and JD Vance's vile defense of the vile Vivek Ramaswamy. All links at Fight the Fire are free. Read, subscribe, share.
Racist lies, fascist thuggery and utter depravity
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Chasing Abbey's "Colonised Minds" - Colonised minds Imitate lies Serving their master For their bootlicking lives (Full song at their site on You Tube.)
Colonised Minds blindly abide. #irishmusic #colonisedminds #chasingabbey #ireland
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From the archives, a speech that holds up 1 1/2 years later. “Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.” The buffoon on ketamine, with Nero's help, is now aiding Russia against Ukraine.
'Washington has become the court of Nero'
A French senator's speech about Trump's abandonment of Europe that deserves America's notice
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But he wouldn't be a bona fide Republican these days if he didn't take the side of a pedophile, would he?
Amy Acton campaign slams Ramaswamy over controversial ad featuring estranged mother
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton’s campaign alleged her opponent's campaign is using her estranged mother in a controversial political ad against her.
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