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Monday November 17, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/17 · 05:45

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It’s Monday. Back through the Gateway to Chaos, for the return trip.

And boy, did we ever have some chaos! Trump and Murdery Traitor Greene were fighting, although she’s apparently trying to make up. We just don’t know if either of them have the people skills to make it happen.

Oh, and it was a big weekend for “Bubba,” whomever you think that may be. And a big weekend (but not quite as big) for Mark Epstein, on account of our learning that he exited.

I don’t know if Greg Dworkin is gonna want to go there, but there’s no avoiding another round of Epstein stories. That’s just gonna happen.

Today’s countdown numbers:

74 days until funding for most of the government ends again, and we face another shutdown
1,160 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
351 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
412 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Nicaragua!

Well, everything old is new again, as they say!

Another favorite target for U.S. invasions that somehow hasn’t come up yet in our Invasion Bingo game.

No pretext necessary for a U.S. invasion of Nicaragua, of course. It’s just assumed to always be in the works. At least in Nicaragua.

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Friday November 14, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/14 · 05:45

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It’s Friday. Gateway to Chaos!

I have no idea what the Cursed Pedo Cheeto is doing this weekend. The usual public schedule that I lean on, provided by Roll Call, is full of garbage. There’s no schedule at all for Saturday, though for all I know, that could be 100% accurate. Trump may be planning to disappear into one of his golf clubs all day. Again.

Today’s countdown numbers:

77 days until funding for most of the government ends again, and we face another shutdown
1,163 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
354 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
415 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Cuba!

Wow, that’s another one I can’t believe hasn’t come up before!

But unlike China, we’re almost always on the verge of just randomly invading Cuba, I suppose. We’re sitting out on the end of the island, at Guantánamo Bay, as it is.

Pretext for an invasion? Well, they’re intruding on the Gulf of America, of course!

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Thursday November 13, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/13 · 05:45

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It’s Thursday. Adelita Grijalva is a Member of Congress!

And she signed the Epstein files discharge petition! And they accepted it! And nobody has removed their name from it, as far as we know!

Greg Dworkin is also set to be here. Maybe we should get an oath ready for him, too! It’s a step up from just a fanfare, right?

Today’s countdown numbers:

Restart the clock! It’s 78 days until funding for most of the government ends again, and we face another shutdown
1,164 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
355 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
416 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: China!

Wow, that’s a tall order! How has that not come up before?

I’m pretty sure even Trump is looking to avoid this one. Normal people recognize the disaster that would come of this. Trump would probably be more worried about never getting to eat Xi Jinping’s answer to the World’s Most Beautiful Chocolate Cake.™

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Wednesday November 12, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/12 · 05:45

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It’s Wednesday. The U.S. House of Representatives—remember them?—is said to be convening in working session today for the first time since mid-September!

Adelita Grijalva is set to be sworn in! Many people don’t actually believe it, but there’s really no reason for Speaker Johnson to avoid it any longer. There are plenty of other things they can do to try to suppress whatever version of the Epstein Files they’ve got over at the DoJ.

Greg Dworkin is also set to be here. Maybe we should get an oath ready for him, too! It’s a step up from just a fanfare, right?

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 43 of the shutdown. We’re almost done, allegedly. The House will take up the work of moving the Senate-amended bill today. We’ll see how they move it.
1,165 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
356 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
417 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Cambodia!

Cambodia? No problem! We’ve invaded them before.

Though as I recall, Trump made himself scarce at the time.

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Tuesday November 11, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/11 · 05:45

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It’s Tuesday—and Veterans Day—and things are escalating rapidly in the shutdown department.

The Senate raced with uncharacteristic speed to hand over its now-ratified appropriations package to reopen the government as we approach 45 days of shutdown. Another normally sclerotic institution of government that occasionally rediscovers its vigor. When it wants to!

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 42 of the shutdown. It ain’t over yet! The House still has to act. And act “responsibly!”
1,166 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
357 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
418 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Egypt!

I’ve got to assume that any desire Trump might have to invade Egypt comes from thinking it will give him ownership of the world’s most lucrative pyramid schemes.

What else could he possibly know about the place, other than that it’s been the source of some of his more memorable bribes of his early political days?

Which is to say that they would look, to him, exactly like he figures pyramid schemes would work. With him always winning.

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Monday November 10, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/10 · 05:45

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It’s Monday, and Trump’s back from yet another wild Perv-A-Lago party weekend!

Oh, and the post-election party is over. Everyone’s big mad at Senate Democrats now. Except, I guess, for the gigantic swath of the DC area that might actually see some income again for the first time in a month and a half.

It’s a good thing Greg Dworkin is scheduled to come by. I’m not up for doing this one on my own!

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 41 of the shutdown. It ain’t over yet! But we’ve been closed for over 11% of the calendar year! And 14% of Trump’s second “administration!”
1,167 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
358 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
419 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Fiji!

Well, that’s the end of our mini-streak of landlocked targets, anyway.

Are we invading for the famous upscale spring water? To steal PGA Champion Vijay Singh’s trophy collection? To challenge former WWE Heavyweight Champion “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka to a no-holds-barred cage match?

Or maybe Trump just loves it because every other letter is “I.”

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

David Waldman

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Friday November 07, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/07 · 05:45

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It’s Friday chaos time, as Trump buggers off to Perv-A-Lago once again.

But first, lunch with Viktor Orbán. There’s always a meal.

We’ll see whether that gives us the chance to catch up on some of the other stories and sidebars that have been waiting patiently for us to wind down from our post-election party.

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 38 of the shutdown. We’ve broken the record, like no one’s ever seen before!
1,170 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
361 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
422 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Slovakia!

Another landlocked target, the invasion of which would require entry via Poland or Ukraine. Unlikely! Unless you’d rather roll over other landlocked neighbors, too. Like Czechia, Austria, and Hungary, plus some of their neighbors.

Hey, Orbán is in town for lunch! When he asks you to pass the ketchup, hit him up for use of his airspace!

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Thursday November 06, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/06 · 05:45

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It’s Thursday! Because there wasn’t enough Wednesday!

That’s why Greg Dworkin has to come back for a second bite at Wednesday’s news.

I enjoyed yesterday well enough to do it again! How about you?

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 37 of the shutdown. We’ve broken the record, like no one’s ever seen before!
1,171 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
362 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
423 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: North Macedonia!

Have you been thinking about invading North Macedonia? Trump may end up invading, but I can guarantee you he hasn’t been thinking about it. That’ll be up to you.

It’ll take some thinking, too! Because it’s landlocked. Which neighboring country do you think you could talk into letting you use their airspace for the operation?

Greece? Bulgaria? Albania? Serbia? Kosovo?

If it’s either of the last two, you’ll need permission from their neighbors just to get there. Montenegro, perhaps? That’s the one whose Prime Minister Trump once shoved out of the way for a photo op.

So that’ll probably work!

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Wednesday November 05, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/05 · 05:45

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It’s Wednesday! Does that mean anything in particular?

It does this Wednesday. Because yesterday was ~~“Election Day”~~ the last day of balloting!

In other words, it was content creation day for Greg Dworkin, who’ll now join us to round up the results. Even though you probably know most of them already.

It’s been a while since we didn’t have to suppress nausea during a post-election Wednesday! This is gonna be a good one!

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 36 of the shutdown. We’ve broken the record for longest shutdown in history! (And that probably had something to do with those election results.)
1,172 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
363 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
424 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Yemen!

Well, that could easily be true. It could be happening right now! Although I’ll be we’re not calling it an invasion.

I don't think we’ve actually given any thought to what we’d do if a country came up and Trump ordered or threatened a “kinetic action” there, but refused to acknowledge it as an invasion.

I assume we’d just assume he was wrong and/or lying, and declare the “prediction” a “success.”

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Tuesday November 04, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/04 · 05:45

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It’s Tuesday! And, well, that’s nice.

I liked it better last week, when it was somebody else’s turn to babysit our president. But now he’s here, and he’s going to spend all day grumbling about the elections he’s going to lose.

Yes, today is all about generating the news that will become tomorrow’s content for Greg. Plus a variety of stories about why Trump is losing all these elections, and which “lawyers” he’s hiring to sue you for making that happen.

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 35 of the shutdown. We’ve tied the record!
1,173 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
364 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
425 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Turkey!

That Erdogan, he’s a strongly strong guy! But we’ll invade his country like, well, plenty of people have invaded it before.

If you need a reason, just say Trump saw something on Fox News about, um, a bad thing they did. Or whatever.

Maybe say it was Turkmenistan, but he got confused. That’s believable!

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Monday November 03, 2025 · 5:45 AM PST

2025/11/03 · 05:45

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Happy November! We made it!

I mean, it’s no November 2028. But it’ll do.

Time for a Monday chaos roundup. Cue Greg Dworkin!

In addition to our regular weekend chaos, Trump sat for a 60 Minutes interview, which I can only assume he thought made him look great, now that he’s sued CBS and had Bari Weiss installed as Editor in Chief there.

Which would be astonishing! But also very Trumpian.

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 34 of the shutdown. One day shy of the record!
1,174 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
365 days until the midterm elections, if we have them. One year to go!
426 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Mozambique!

Home of “the other Gaza!”

And that could very well be all Trump needs to hear about it.

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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Friday October 31, 2025 · 5:45 AM PDT

2025/10/31 · 05:45

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It’s Halloween! Boo!

Trump is back in the United States! Boo!

And it’s Friday, which means it’s chaos time, again.

There’s far too much news not to at least try to make it through the show today. But without Greg to lean on, it could be something of a struggle. A metaphor for everything that’s actually going on in the world, perhaps.

Whoa, deep, man!

Today’s countdown numbers:

It’s Day 31 of the shutdown. Four days shy of the record!
1,177 days remaining in Trump’s legal term of office
368 days until the midterm elections, if we have them
429 days—if we have those elections—until we seat that new Congress.

Our random country generator says, today’s an unlucky day for: Macau China!

Yes, “Macau China.” That’s the way it’s listed on the Country Picker Wheel.

Why would Trump threaten to invade it? Who knows? Perhaps they have the Second Most Beautiful Chocolate Cake™ you’ve ever seen. Or perhaps he just wants a piece of the action from the world’s largest gambling market.

There’s only one man in the world who could ruin and bankrupt that!

Ha ha! Oh, well. That’s Our Trump!™

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