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The common trait that MAGA's right winged culture wars, conspiracy theories, and fabricated false flag issues have is that they all mangle bits and pieces of actual fact to the point of being beyond recognition... beyond having any semblance to truth....
by Jay B
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on Tue May 07, 2024 at 04:41 PM PDT
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Rachel Maddow gave an expansive breakdown of Donald Trump, the MAGA movement, and the Republican Party’s attacks on U.S. laws and democracy during her Monday show. Beginning with Judge Juan Mercan��
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue May 07, 2024 at 01:00 PM PDT
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(UPDATE) According to Snopes, DJT did go to his other kids’ graduations. Will Barron’s be any different? The judge _explicitly_ made that not be a day in court so the soon-to-be-felon 🤞 could attend. (Newsweek) Instead, DJT is scheduled to give...
by polecat
93 comments
on Tue May 07, 2024 at 08:47 AM PDT
with 99 Recommends
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A recent Marist poll for NPR and PBS NewsHour surveyed Americans' biggest concerns for the country's future, finding that "the rise of fascism and extremism" topped the list, at 31% of� U.S. adults.
by Kerry Eleveld
149 comments
on Mon May 06, 2024 at 02:45 PM PDT
with 279 Recommends
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Brandolini's law, also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle, is an internet adage coined in 2013 by Alberto Brandolini, an Italian programmer, that emphasizes the effort of debunking misinformation, in comparison to the relative ease of creating...
by JakeHamilton
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on Mon May 06, 2024 at 11:36 AM PDT
with 16 Recommends
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For anyone who might ever become pregnant in Texas, the consequences of Republican governance could soon hit home in an extremely unpleasant way. A Texas court is poised to allow a man who impregnated his former girlfriend the right to compel her...
by Dartagnan
164 comments
on Tue May 07, 2024 at 01:46 PM PDT
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A cartoon by Clay Jones.
by Clay Jones
30 comments
on Tue May 07, 2024 at 10:11 AM PDT
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The right wing or Republican media has long been engulfed in scandals. Fox “News” fired chairman Roger Ailes and top rated entertainer Bill O’Reilly after they paid out $40 million in settlements for sexual harassment. Fox paid a whopping $787...
by NebraskaDemocrat
178 comments
on Mon May 06, 2024 at 05:57 AM PDT
with 601 Recommends
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A Blast from October 2020 Look for 20-25 additional editorial cartoons in the comments section. If new cartoons go online tonight, I might post them as manual updates to the diary. Scroll down a bit for updates. Many thanks for your vigorous support of...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Tue May 07, 2024 at 05:31 PM PDT
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Here is the link to Part 2 of this weekly diary — A Good Day for Trump and Evangelicals — The Week in Editorial Cartoons, Part 2 Future Jailmates? I expect to post at least another 15-20 editorial cartoons in the comments section and also perhaps as...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Sun May 05, 2024 at 05:30 PM PDT
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She's aiming high now! Kristi Noem for Dogcatcher of the USA. Please share Lalo Alcaraz cartoons! (No cute puppies were harmed in the creation of this cartoon)
by laloalcaraz
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on Mon May 06, 2024 at 04:50 PM PDT
with 148 Recommends
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This cartoon is by me and R. E. Ryan. Transcript, comments, and a blog post about this cartoon are here, and I’ll also post the transcript in comments. I make a living because of hundreds of supporters pledging low amounts - $1-$3 - and that's just how...
by Barry Deutsch
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on Fri May 03, 2024 at 10:29 AM PDT
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By Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Thursday a measure restricting curricula for educator preparation programs and courses, essentially removing theories ...
by Florida Phoenix
103 comments
on Sun May 05, 2024 at 02:59 PM PDT
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I do not understand. Trump has kept himself in front of the cameras for decades his life so well documented. He has never been subtle but has long lived an open purely hedonistic lifestyle which has ensured he would stay in the public spotlight. From...
by DrLou
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on Fri May 03, 2024 at 12:40 PM PDT
with 15 Recommends
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A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Campaign ...
by Mike Luckovich
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on Sat May 04, 2024 at 04:50 AM PDT
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Kristi Noem�is on quite a roll lately. The South Dakota�governor—a once-rising GOP star—is irked that people are calling her unpublishable names simply because she murdered her dog for being a ...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Sat May 04, 2024 at 07:45 AM PDT
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There is a certain schadenfreude in watching a MAGA humper destroy their own political career, and every person with a shred of compassion is rightfully outraged at Governor Noem’s story about killing her dog, Cricket. It was an act of wanton cruelty...
by DoctorBeast68
286 comments
on Sat May 04, 2024 at 10:23 AM PDT
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This is the 51st installment in the list of Republican sexual predators, abusers, and enablers who contribute to rape culture. These are people who abused their power or defended the abuse of power. These are not folks caught in consensual scandals...
by CajsaLilliehook
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on Thu May 02, 2024 at 07:40 PM PDT
with 14 Recommends
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Donald Trump's relationship with Republican Senate candidate and MAGA diehard Kari Lake has gone south, and it's not hard to figure out why: She's turning into dead weight for him in the crucial ...
by Kerry Eleveld
100 comments
on Fri May 03, 2024 at 11:30 AM PDT
with 207 Recommends
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It’d be understandable to want to skip right past this story, which explores the bizarre speech Donald Trump gave in Wisconsin on Wednesday night, a rare day off from his criminal election ...
by Jessica Sutherland
107 comments
on Thu May 02, 2024 at 04:00 PM PDT
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