Happy Sunday! In case you didn't know, God saved Trump. God's okay with fraud, calling science a hoax, cheating on your pregnant wife with a porn actress, bilking suckers with crypto, selling super hero NFTs, fake universities, and so much more! All seven of the deadly sins are on the table.

This is great news! I had no idea research is even allowed anymore.

Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 2w ago

Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

In the meantime, enjoy your explosive diarrhea due to our lax food safety protocols. If you fear you may contract polio or small pox, just pray harder.

Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 2w ago

Real, real bad. www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...

...as long as you're in Congress. Took me 8 months to get a routine colonoscopy out of my health insurer with an in-network provider—basic routine recommendation for any man 45 or older. I'm nearly 60. Can we talk about bogus bills for supposedly free wellness visits? This guy's a clown.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Rep. Rich McCormick: "We still have the best healthcare system"

Rep. Rich McCormick: "We still have the best healthcare system"

What a surprise. I mean, really, I never saw this coming.

John Schwartz@jswatz.bsky.social · last mo.

What a scam. “Trump back when he was a real estate developer boasted that he plays ‘to people’s fantasies,’” Mr. Gillers said. “Here he seems to have encouraged supporters to invest with the expectation they could anticipate riches — even as he himself was cashing out.”

If these suck-ups cared half as much about sex-trafficked girls as they do an algae-infested pond, we'd have the Trump-Epstein Files in hand.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Pirro: "Today is about accountability for damaging a national resource, a national treasure, and that is the reflecting pool ... today a grand jury has returned a felony indictment"

I wish BlueSky would default to "Following" instead of "Discover". Why do I have to turn off "Autoplay video and GIFs" every time I sign in? I really wish I didn't have to uncheck both "Enable trending topics" and "Enable trending videos in your Discover feed" every single time I log on.

Sounds like he was experiencing a "day of love" for the reflecting pool.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · last mo.

Jeanine Box-o-Wine Pirro right now doing a press conference to justify why her office has indicted three-time U.S. Olympian, David Hearn, for destruction of federal property. Per Pirro: Hearn “ripped a piece of recently installed sealant on the bottom of the Refecting Pool...He damaged the pool!!!"

Looks like it's time for Saturday Night Live to resurrect the Coneheads.

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · last mo.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Andreessen, Andreessen, Andreessen. (He’s very close with Peter Thiel.) 1/

Exactly. Your boss creates a new Watergate every 12 hours.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

So, Qatar is going to foot the bill?

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · last mo.

Dr. Oz: No longer will champagne and private jets be paid for by the American taxpayer (Kash Patel has frequently used government private jets for personal use)

I'm calling it the Living Trump Reflecting Pool.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · last mo.

“He can’t even win a war against algae” 🤣

The Christian choice for emperor strikes again. WWJD? Certainly, not this. www.propublica.org/article/snap...

More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program

Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...

propublica.org

It's one thing to spout this bullshit for his fake wrestling and ultimate fighting-loving stooges—it's propaganda for the incurious and gullible MAGA sheep. How delusional to peddle this grotesque lie in front of G7 leaders. Americans should feel a deep pang of embarrassment and shame.

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I know we’ve grown used to this garbage, but this is just an astounding thing for a U.S. president to say at a summit with the leaders of the world’s most powerful countries.

What would the GOP would have said if the Obamas were building Obamaland vacation complexes across the globe while in the White House? Pardoned violent felons and con artists by the hundreds? Blown up boats and committed murder without due process? www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

Twenty-five Trump-branded real estate projects will be developed in foreign countries during Trump’s presidency - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Over the course of Trump's second term, real estate developers will be working on developing Trump-branded projects around the globe.

citizensforethics.org

No bread, just circuses.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 2mo ago

Josh Hokit’s slur against Michelle Obama concluded an evening already teeming with vulgarity. "Let reminders of it attach itself to every oligarch, Republican, Trump family member, and corporation that went along with this cage fight."

Math doesn't care about your feelings, either.

ericbutterfield.substack.com/p/should-i-t...

President Donald J. Trump announced that the word "dumb" does indeed have a silent "B" at the end. Unlike the vast majority of his obviously false statements (this might surprise you), this one is actually true. You should put a "B" at the end of "dumb". Yes, "dumb" is a four-letter word.

Oh, the comedy! The Left can't handle a MAGA tattoo? Pssst! Don't tell her it actually looks more like actor Nathan Lane. (Tattoo artist passive aggression for the win).

And MAGA dupes are still posting memes about Biden and the Clintons (ancient history), pretending the Trump crime family is not the most shameless grift of all time. Rename the Justice Department. Buy a gold Trump bible. Get some gold sneakers, a rip-off phone, some silly crypto, and useless NFTs.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo ago

Breaking News: The Justice Department is said to be considering settling a lawsuit President Trump filed against the IRS over the release of his tax returns.

If no other president has ever taken a cognitive exam—three times!...uh, that would be because no one thought it was necessary.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Trump: "No president has ever taken a cognitive test except me. I've taken three of them. One in the first administration. They're hard. The first question is easy. You have a lion, a bear, an alligator, and a squirrel. 'Which is the squirrel?'"

This ridiculous kerfuffle over seashells is nothing but disingenuous distraction theater. Always has been. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Another Stupid Media Uproar: Trump Paranoia and Comey's "86"

Who thought a picture of shells in the sand could cause such a media storm? Leave it to the paranoid Trumps and a made-up definition, and everyone's out to get you.

substack.com

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday that the Justice Department's decision to investigate James Comey for his "86 47" Instagram post does not mean that everyone who posts or displays those numbers will be prosecuted. Indeed, no one will, except James Comey, because Trump ordered it.

The smartest people in the room...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

RFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'" Trump: "Right"

Please, unplug the reality TV political industrial complex!

Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · 4mo ago

Luke Gulbranson, a reality TV star from the series “Summer House” and “Selling the OC,” is auditioning for his next role, running for Congress as a Democrat against Republican Rep. Pete Stauber.

Luke Gulbranson, a reality TV star from the series “Summer House” and “Selling the OC,” is auditioning for his next role, running for Congress as a Democrat against Republican Rep. Pete Stauber.

Reality TV star Luke Gulbranson to challenge Republican Rep. Pete Stauber

Gulbranson’s entry comes just weeks before the Eighth District DFL’s endorsing convention and he plans to run in a primary if he doesn’t get the endorsement.

startribune.com

It's a dark day in America when Iranian propaganda is closer to the truth than what the President of the United States says on a daily basis. Put that in your MAGA pipe and smoke it.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The video released by the Iranian regime takes a swipe at Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal that has dogged his administration www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Just as planned...so, how much has this "regime change" or "trust me, they were going to attack us first" cost us taxpayers thus far? Weapons of mass delusion.

How did they have nuclear weapons when we obliterated their program? Newspeak from the No This Is Not A War Department.

Craig Harrington@craigipedia.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"When crazy people have nuclear weapons bad things happen" coming out of Donald Trump's mouth is a Monkey's Paw ass quote if I've ever heard one.