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07 Aug 13:21 • David Edwards

'Eat Ramen': Conservatives Rage At GOP Rep's Sneer

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) drew a wave of conservative backlash Tuesday after telling Americans struggling with food costs to "stop whining, get a job, eat Ramen." The Texas congressman wrote on X late Tuesday that he wanted to "make the losers on social media angry before go...

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07 Aug 12:36 • Andrea Thompson

Trump Is Fawning Like A Schoolgirl Over His New Fed Chair's Good Looks

Trump finally gave someone the official Federal Reserve Chair job. Still, it now seems the President is far more concerned with complimenting the guy's striking good looks and playing phone tag with him like a preteen girl than with actually accomplishing anything related t...

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07 Aug 12:36 • John Amato

Sen. McCormick's Denial Is Insane: We 'Delivered For Working Families'

Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick erroneously claimed Americans are better off with Trump than Biden's economy, and then listed the problems Trump has caused that are fueling people's anger at his policies, which is reflected in all the major polls. Are you with me? Sen....

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07 Aug 12:36 • NewsHound Ellen

Ag Sec Rollins Repeats ‘Luxury Cars’ Whopper To Justify Starving The Poor

Just like the Trump administration lies about our elections in order to justify stealing them, they are lying about SNAP recipients in order to justify starving them. On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pulled out the old “welfare queen” trope about struggling...

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07 Aug 12:06 • Tengrain

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, The Cure performs, Friday I'm In Love. Somehow we made it to Friday, fellow Crooks and Liars!

I Fucking Love Australia analyzes Abdul El-Sayed primary victory in Michigan as only they can.

Michael Side, Writer says that tariffs are Hair Füror's biggest policy failure.

eVille Times declares it is not treasonous to leak false information.

Disaffected and It Feels So Good has thoughts on Cadet Bone Spurs Great Adventure and his AI slop.

Bonus Track: Ravenous watched RFK Jr.’s cooking show so you don’t have to. Yes, it’s real and we paid for it.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse, or on BlueSky. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

Lindell Accused Of Breaking Campaign Law By Giving Away Pillows

CBS News is reporting that a complaint was filed against Mike Lindell, a gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota, for allegedly violating Minnesota's Twinkie Law, which prohibits a candidate from giving away anything of value to persuade a person to vote for or against someone...

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07 Aug 03:18 • John Amato

Dog Surfing Competition 2026

If you thought dogs weren't cool, check this out. Thousands of people turned out for the 10th World Dog Surfing Championships over the weekend, an annual event in Pacifica, California, south of San Francisco. And the photos from the event are adorable. -- Some of the d...

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06 Aug 23:27 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Ron Johnson Compares COVID Epidemic To Bad Flu Season

The Senate beclowned themselves by holding a hearing on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt for exercising his constitutional rights. Naturally, Sen Ron Johnson couldn't resist the opportunity to show once again that he is the dumbest - and most depraved - member in the S...

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06 Aug 22:03 • John Amato

Kudlow Yells At Tuberville: Why Don't People Know 'There's An Economic Boom?'

Larry Kudlow, Trump's former head of his National Economic Council in his first term, blasted Sen.Tommy Tuberville over the terrible economic polling numbers while exclaiming the GOP is doing nothing. His beef? There is an economic boom going on and nobody knows about it. K...

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06 Aug 20:39 • Ed Scarce

Max Miller Denies Holding His Daughter's Blue Bunny Hostage

At this point, I'd have to agree with Adam Kinzinger's take. Dude is definitely a psycho. Source: MLive On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Moreno, Emily’s father, accused Miller of withholding the bunny from his daughter for roughly 48 hours, saying the child was unable to sleep with...

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06 Aug 20:18 • Andrea Thompson

Trump Just Got Brutally Trolled By Canadian PM Over Teleprompter Glitch

I truly don't think there's anything Donald Trump hates more than getting trolled... Except getting trolled by a Canadian. Last September, US President Donald Trump made an appearance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he delivered a speech that has ...

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06 Aug 19:27 • Conover Kennard

Humiliated Trump Demands Jail For People Who Exposed His Weapons Shortage

The Trump administration's response to reports that the U.S. is running low on pinpoint missiles arrived right on schedule: deny everything, then threaten prison time for whoever leaked it. Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social to insist the U.S. has "massive amounts" of mun...

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06 Aug 18:21 • Ed Scarce

Creepy Republican Drops House Re-Election Bid

After “much prayer and reflection," the 65-year-old married Congressman decided that being censured for pestering young staffers for sex wasn't worth it anymore and has decided to call it a day. About 30 Republican leaders in NC-11 will pick their new nominee. Source: Asso...

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06 Aug 16:57 • Conover Kennard

Trump Bit Off More Than He Could Chew: Now He’s Begging To Pause His Own Lawsuit

Donald J. Trump has filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge to pause his own $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC — the one he filed. The goal is to keep the broadcaster from getting its hands on detailed financial records tied to roughly 400 business ent...

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06 Aug 16:30 • Ed Scarce

Dem Who Said 'We Are F*cked' If El-Sayed Wins, Loses In Stunning Upset

Incumbent Democratic state Rep. Helena Scott, 66, of Detroit, just lost her primary to 26-year-old Democratic Socialist Chris Gilmer-Hill in the Detroit-based 8th House District. She was the only incumbent to lose, and she did so with an amazingly tone-deaf display by sabot...

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06 Aug 15:03 • Andrea Thompson

Trump Ripped Pentagon Pete A New One Because He Doesn't Understand How War Works

Despite getting himself into so many of them, it seems Donald Trump doesn't actually understand how war works, or what happens to all your munitions stockpiles when you use them to bomb school kids. According to a new report from The Washington Post, President Trump is gro...

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06 Aug 13:54 • John Amato

Newsmax's Racist Attack Only Focuses On El-Sayed's Name

Newmax host Rob Finnerty attacked Abdul El Sayed for winning the Democratic nomination for US Senator in Michigan. His attack was not over his policies or beliefs, but on his Muslim name. It's amazing how quickly Finnerty turned into KKK Grand Master without a hint of self-...

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06 Aug 13:12 • NewsHound Ellen

RFK Jr Ripped Off Thousands Of Immigrant Kids To Reward Trump Crony

A small MAGA law firm that specializes in “complex environmental” matters just got a $150 million federal contract earmarked for legal aid to immigrant children. That is after the Trump administration let a contract with a very qualified legal network expire because its att...

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06 Aug 13:12 • Andrea Thompson

Max Miller Is Growing More Manic And Unhinged As His Glass House Shatters Around Him

Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller appears to be falling into an almost manic state of desperation as his house of cards rapidly falls, exposing him for the disgusting abuser he truly is. As Miller's ex-wife, Emily Moreno, comes forward with more and more increasingly sickeni...

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06 Aug 13:12 • NewsHound Ellen

NM Suing Todd Blanche For Obstructing Epstein Investigation

As I’ve previously written, Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico was mentioned more than 13,000 times in the Epstein files. Yet Todd Blanche, on the precipice of being confirmed as attorney general by spineless Republicans, has refused to provide New Mexico with the ...

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06 Aug 13:12 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Drinking Buddies Gotta Stick Together

On Monday evening, Krash Patel, the googly-eyed head of the FBI, became the 10th member of the Trump crime syndicate to travel to Western Wisconsin to appear with Rep Drunken Van Orden as he tries desperately to cling to his congressional seat. The reason for the trip was n...

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06 Aug 12:06 • Tengrain

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, OMD performs, Enola Gay. On this date in 1945 the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay” dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Let’s prevent history from repeating or even echoing itself, m’kay?

Today's Edition writes about the misleading narrative of Democratic disunity.

Paul Krugman: "We are experiencing an explosion in misery — and Donald Trump deserves full credit."

The Eff'ing News says that there's no defense if there's no defense department. U-up, Hic(!)seth?

LGBTQNation says staying out of the trans sports debate is no longer an option, lives are literally at stake.

Bonus Track: Comic Books has 20,000+ comic books free online. I need a hammock -summer just got way Way WAY better!

Kansas Senate Seat Could Turn Blue With This Strong Candidate

Kansas might flip its Senate seat BLUE. No really! Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton is strong, and Kansas voters despise Sen. Roger Marshall. Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton is a beloved pastor of a United Methodist church in Leawood, a suburb of Kansas City. T...

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06 Aug 02:45 • John Amato

RIP Big Pussy

The 80 year-old Vincent Pastore was found dead in his Bronx residence by a neighbor on August 1. Deadline reports, "The death is believed to be from natural causes and is not being investigated by the medical examiner." The first time I remember seeing him was on a Law and ...

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06 Aug 01:33 • John Amato

Mike Lindell Stepping Down As CEO Of My Pillow For Governor's Race

Crackpot and election fraud conman Mike Lindell issued a statement today claiming he's stepping down as CEO of the financially strapped My Pillow company to focus his attention on the Minnesota governor's race. "Today, I’ve made one of the biggest decisions of my life. I'm ...

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06 Aug 01:03 • John Amato

Hannity Trashes Fox News Poll On James Talarico: 'I Don't Believe It For Two Seconds'

On Tuesday's primary night, Sean Hannity vehemently denied the legitimacy of the Fox News poll results showing James Talarico has a three-point lead over the morally bankrupt Ken Paxton. Former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, who is a frequent Fox News guest, debated Ha...

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06 Aug 00:06 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Ron Johnson Invents New Medical Death Diagnosis

Sen Ron Johnson joined Eric Bolling on his show. The topic du jour was Karen, er, Aaron Rodgers ranting about Dr. Fauci. Bolling started with a quote from Rodgers' rant, and RoJo took the ball and ran with it all the way to Crazy Town: BOLLING: [Aaron Rodgers] said this, ...

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05 Aug 20:15 • Conover Kennard

Max Miller: Trump Faced Dozens Of 'Allegations' And Stayed In — So I’m Staying Too

Rep. Max Miller explained why he’s staying in the race by pointing back to 2015 and 2016. He said the media piled on Donald J. Trump with a flood of accusations — dozens of women, all kinds of wild claims, and serious allegations of criminal behavior. Despite all that, Tru...

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05 Aug 18:51 • Ed Scarce

Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses To Opponent Who Had Dropped Out

Amir Hassan was trailing by more than 17 percentage points behind Thomas J. Smith in Michigan's 8th congressional district primary as of Wednesday morning. This despite an endorsement from Donald Trump. Smith suspended his campaign on July 17. Amusing stuff. Source: The Ind...

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05 Aug 18:12 • NewsHound Ellen

Kash Patel Seems Like He’s Getting Ready To Do Some Seriously Bad S**t

Bloomberg Law reported Tuesday that FBI Director Kash Patel is “planning to shrink his legal advisory office,” the FBI Office of General Counsel. Those are the folks whose job it is to keep Patel from carrying out corrupt and/or illegal activities. Or, as Bloomberg put it, ...