Joe In Absurdistan
@j-everett.bsky.social
Pro humanity and general interest posts interrupted by pokes at the fascists and their friends.
The Pedophile Presidency "...Some of the sex offender’s victims, including Virginia Giuffre, claimed they were trafficked at the estate, and emails issued by ranch staffers allege that the bodies of two girls were buried under the building by Epstein’s order." newrepublic.com/post/214026/...
New Mexico Sues Trump DOJ for Blocking Epstein Ranch Investigation
The state has been trying to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s activities at his Zorro Ranch.
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I had no idea there were so many without a conscience until fascism became part of the Republican Party.
Good Times Ahead! “...Trump no longer seems content to be remembered as a successful president,” asserts George. “Increasingly, he portrays himself as something much larger: founder, savior, timeless hero, even the embodiment of the nation itself.” www.alternet.org/msn-uk/trump...
Here are the signs Trump is preparing to die: psychologist
Over the course of his second term, President Donald Trump has been fixated on his wide-ranging D.C. construction projects, from his much-demanded ballroom to his 250-foot-tall arch to the Reflecting ...
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"...To make things even stickier, CBS EIC Bari Weiss allegedly also assisted in the cover up by failing to air a recently-taped 60 minutes segment with Wyden on this subject. Sharyn Alfonsi, the reporter who filmed Wyden’s segment was fired shortly after." www.queerty.com/a-democratic...
A Democratic Senator followed the Epstein money, and now Tr*mp and Bari Weiss are in huge trouble - Queerty
The cover-up continues
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"...As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide." www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
politico.com
The scoundrels of the Republican Party go beyond Trump's cabinet. “...The Capitol police who were beaten and assaulted during J6 can’t get disability but Trump wants to give those who assaulted them millions of dollars—and Blanche will make sure that happens.” www.commondreams.org/news/todd-bl...
'Insane Corruption': GOP Senators Ripped for Deal to Confirm Trump Lackey Todd Blanche | Common Dreams
Democratic lawmakers express disgust as two Republican senators strike a deal to confirm Todd Blanche as US attorney general, despite concerns over a $1.8 billion slush fund and tax immunity for Trump...
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📣🚨 "There is no 'sensible center' between democracy and oligarchy.. It's time for the party to reject this failed playbook and grow a spine." — Robert Reich, American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator @rbreich.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5fd3n94t
Checking for accuracy. theonion.com/trump-basele...
Trump Baselessly Claims He Is Viral 40-Pound Tabby Cat Named Daddy Cinnamon
WASHINGTON—Promoting the unfounded assertion in an effort to improve his polling, President Donald Trump baselessly claimed during a White House press conference Monday that he was a viral 40-pound ta...
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The Big IF "...Musk’s support will backfire again this year, in race after race — if voters know about it." robertreich.substack.com/p/the-stink-...
The Stink of Musk
It should cling to any candidate he's supporting
robertreich.substack.com
"...Democrats must systematically address the deep dysfunctions of American electioneering and governing—money in politics, racial and partisan gerrymandering, the right-wing judicial activism of the US Supreme Court, the fundamentally unfair Electoral College " www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy
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Letter: Stephen Miller must own the murders of Missouri immigrant couple St. Louis Post-Dispatch ("Overland couple shot dead left in ditch hands tied their child beside them in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations," St. Louis Public Radio, July 27.) www.stltoday.com/opinion/lett...
Letter: Stephen Miller must own the murders of Missouri immigrant couple
Letter: Trump administration adviser Stephen Miller did not fly to Guatemala. He did not tie their hands. But he might as well have pulled the trigger himself.
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Probably smells better than its subject. "...Trump portrait made from literal horse manure becomes instant art show sensation." crooksandliars.com/2026/08/don-...
'Don Of Dung' Becomes Unlikely Hit At Art Show
A portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump made from horse manure has become one of the most talked-about pieces at this year’s Sooke Fine Arts Show.
crooksandliars.com
No good deed goes unpunished in Trump's Golden Age of The Poorly Educated.
"...This is the same woman who privately accepted Fauci's reassurance while pregnant, leaned on his expertise during a terrifying moment and benefited from his generosity, only to later demand he be imprisoned..." www.rawstory.com/amp/katie-mi...
Parasitic Katie Miller buried herself with her own revolting words
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There should be consequences for the trumped up charges.
“...Everyone knows what the problem is: The organizations that bring young staffers to Washington, D.C. have spent the last decade prioritizing blind ideological loyalty instead of competence or intelligence,” We have a generation of rabid, incompetent idiots.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Are Young Republicans Too Based to Work for Congress?
Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young Republican talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism.
politico.com
"...The dumbest people in America support and enable this total buffoon," a third commenter wrote. One observer compared the laughter of the president's staffers to that of "trained seals." www.aol.com/articles/tru...
Trump dubbed 'total buffoon' after wild 'bing, bing, bing' Iran missile rant - AOL
President Donald Trump was labeled a "total buffoon" by social media users after he went on a wild rant during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David
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Concise www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Obama called Trump an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr. ‘a f****** moron’
“He was a thinking man’s fighter. While he was thinking, I was punching him.” – Jack Dempsey (attributed) In public, Barack Obama is suave, serene, thoughtful, and polished. It is the persona of a…
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