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08 Sep 12:06 • Steve in Manhattan

Mike’s Blog Roundup

Bark Bark Woof Woof - Charlie Pierce: Donnie and his 32% approval rating hit the road;

Crooked Timber - the US Navy loses another war;

Futurism - Grok calls for the assassination of Elon Musk!

The Mahablog - where the money goes: the GOP midterm Texas Trump-a-palooza;

The Smirking Chimp - avalanche of bad GOP numbers is a countown to disaster.

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08 Sep 12:06 • Ed Scarce

Police Protection For Petting Zoo Donkey Killer

I guess it tracks that someone who is so fearful of a miniature donkey that he shot it would also ask for police protection from anonymous online threats from people disgusted by his behavior. The more cynical among us might also suggest that the Cedartown Police Departmen...

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08 Sep 03:18 • John Amato

'Onslaught' Is A B Movie Ode To John Carpenter

Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett have created an homage to the great John Carpenter and the super soldier cannon with his latest movie "Onslaught." I went to see the movie Saturday night and although it has many problems, it was still an enjoyable excursion. ...

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07 Sep 23:06 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Nearly One Year Later, Charlie Kirk Is Still Not Very Popular

A place in Indiana named Goebel Farms (no, not Goebbels - I double-checked) made a corn maze in the image of the late Charlie Kirk. They also had the Turning Point symbol and the letters RIP CK. Since it's revealing, the farm and the maze have received a lot of backlash a...

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07 Sep 19:45 • Andrea Thompson

Trump Judge Just Ruled That Americans Do NOT Have A Right To Safe Drinking Water

According to a truly horrifying new report from Mother Jones, a Trump-appointed judge has made it abundantly clear that safe, clean, uncontaminated drinking water is, in fact, not a right afforded to Americans. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kurt Engelhardt, who was ...

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07 Sep 18:00 • John Amato

Energy Secretary: Deal With Iran May Have To Wait Until 'Next Administration'

Energy Secretary Chris Wright admitted to ABC News that the Iran war is not going well, agreements may not happen, and any deal between the two nations may have to wait until the next administration. Wright said this with a straight face with two years left in Trump's admi...

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07 Sep 16:09 • John Amato

Cait Conley Would Impeach Hegseth: He's A 'Disgrace To The Office'

Combat veteran Cait Conley, who was awarded the bronze star three times said in no uncertain terms that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a disgrace and should be removed from office. Conley, a sixteen year Army veteran is running against Rep. Mike Lawler, a Trump toady who...

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07 Sep 14:36 • John Amato

Raskin Schools Welker: Hasan Piker 'Is An Irrelevant Distraction'

On Meet The Press, Rep Jamie Raskin easily pushed back against the continued insistence that Hasan Piker is relevant to the Democratic Party and the issues the U.S. faces from the destructive Trump administration. Host Kristin Welker played a clip of Piker choosing Hamas ov...

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07 Sep 12:06 • Andrea Thompson

Trump Has Completely Lost It, Unleashes Barrage Of 3 Dozen UNHINGED Posts In 2 Hours

Since his first presidential term, onlookers have been arguing that Donald Trump is deeply unwell. Whether it be dementia, some sort of severe mental disorder, or the result of some sort of unconfirmed drug addiction or disease, there is simply no denying that the man has...

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07 Sep 12:06 • Karoli Kuns

FCC Chief Brendan Carr Bends The Knee To His Orange Clown God

Brendan Carr can't punish Kristen Welker for uttering a true statement, but he's sure going to try to nail her for something. You may recall that in late August Welker made the true statement that Trump's endorsement results have been "mixed," which sent Hair Furor into a s...

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07 Sep 12:06 • Steve in Manhattan

Mike’s Blog Roundup

BooMan - is Iran the big enchilada or just small potatoes?

emptywheel - is Iran flagging or waiting to pounce?

One Damn Thing After Another - what goes up must come down: Nuremberg swatstika edition;

The Field Negro - House Negro Power Rankings.

The Rude Pundit - Democrats have one job this year (all else is bullshit).

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07 Sep 12:06 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Dem Candidate Attacked Right After Mullin Blames Dems For Violence

Markwayne Billy Bob Moon Mullin told Peter Doocy on Fox's The Sunday Briefing that the Democrats are to blame for violent rhetoric and political violence: Well, I would say you're never safe when you're in the public eye. If you read any of the social media posts, which I ...

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07 Sep 03:15 • John Amato

Donald Trump's New Hairdo

For the Labor Day weekend it appears Trump has a new hairdo.

As he ages, Trump's hair and skin have deteriorated rapidly. The orange bronzer looks worse and worse, and now he has decided he needs a new do.

Coming off Air Force One, Getty picked up these photos and I must say they are bizarre.

The NY Post characterizes Trump's mangy hair as iconic, but I'd use different words to describe it.

"Trump’s darker mane set the internet ablaze, as it marked one of the few times when he has messed with his trademark hairstyle," writes Ryan King.

At first I thought it was an AI generated image, but it's real.

If anything, he looks more ridiculous.

It's always the cover-up!

Natalie Harp must have told Trump's cabinet that if any anyone laughs, they will be fired and sent to Gitmo!

Open thread.

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06 Sep 22:33 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Duffy Deploys Doublespeak On Gas Prices - Record Highs Are Down

Trans Secretary Sean Duffy and Fox host Charlie Hurt showed off their doublespeak skills by crediting Trump for keeping gas prices down even as diesel hits record highs. HURT: Quickly, I wanna ask you about diesel prices. Diesel prices have reached a record high for all t...

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06 Sep 19:33 • Heather

Comer's McConnell Excuse Doesn't Even Fly On Fox

It's been over 80 days since Mitch McConnell's vanishing act from the Senate. When his fellow Kentuckian Rep. James Comer was asked about his absence during an appearance on this Saturday's The Big Weekend Show on Fox, Comer assured cohost Lucas Tomlinson that McConnell wo...

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06 Sep 17:39 • Heather

Treasury Secretary Compares Canada To A 'Little Yippy Dog'

Could this clown be any more condescending? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was laughing at Canada's military capabilities last week during an interview on CNBC, and this Saturday during an interview with Trump's daughter-in-law on Fox, he compared the country to a "little...

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06 Sep 15:45 • Walter Einenkel

Lutnick Lies Nearly As Easily As His Boss

Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary and former lunch buddy to Jeffrey Epstein, hit up CNBC on Wednesday to lie about the environmental costs of data centers. He also dismissed questions about government corruption as “minor stuff.” “One of my favorite things is when peop...

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06 Sep 14:45 • Conover Kennard

Pete Hegseth Is So Paranoid He’s Polygraphing The Pentagon

According to The New York Times, the tests were conducted in August and involved both military and civilian personnel. Investigators appear particularly interested in leaks concerning the war in Iran and shortages of critical munitions. Officials familiar with the investig...

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06 Sep 14:45 • NewsHound Ellen

Republicans Feel ‘Stuck’ With Trump’s ‘Me, Me, Me’ Midterms

Republican lemmings would rather march off a cliff than distance themselves from their corrupt, incompetent and apparently senile Dear Leader. On Saturday, Axios reported, “Most Republicans are too scared to bluntly tell Trump how unpopular he is.” So, even though his midte...

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06 Sep 13:33 • Steve M.

Should SCOTUS Have Fewer Justices?

This past Sunday, Congressman Jim Cyburn brought the notion of Supreme Court reform into the Democratic mainstream. “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker asked Clyburn if he agreed with former Vice President Kamala Harris’s request for court expansion in an interview. “Yes,...

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06 Sep 13:03 • Tengrain

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, RAC performs, I Still Wanna Know. We all wanna know how the midterms will end, what with all the Orange Clown's eff'ery. Be prepared, be vigilant, and vote no matter what they throw at us.

Annie Asks You asks you to start making your voting plan TODAY!

If You Can Keep It says it's a privacy scandal just waiting to happen.

Public Notice presents The Golden Age of Disinformation.

Defector suggests maybe good editors might save us?

Bonus Track: Sluggish remembers the '70s kids movie-going experience. Hubba-hubba!

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).

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06 Sep 12:24 • Ratt

A Long Way Down From Ground Zero

The George W. Bush administration made claims regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction approximately 23 and a half years ago, and today, Donald Trump has us in another war. History repeats itself.

None of that has made us more safe.

- Karoli

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05 Sep 23:48 • Courtney Winfree

C&L's Late Nite Music Club: Willie Nelson 'I Never Cared For You'

Willie Nelson wrote his first song at seven. And he’s still touring at 93. Abandoned by his parents as a young boy, he started making money as a musician early on, but over the decades he’s worn many cowboy hats: actor, writer, activist, outlaw, philanthropist, entrepreneu...

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05 Sep 22:27 • NewsHound Ellen

Trump Still Hiding Where His Imported Beef Is Coming From

Donald Trump’s plan to screw U.S. ranchers with imported beef is bad enough. But his deliberate concealment of where and how he’s getting it makes the whole thing stink even more, with whiffs of corruption. Trump’s obvious nervousness about what he’s up to with what he plan...

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05 Sep 20:57 • Heather

Trump Names New Secretary Of The Army With Zero Military Experience

What could possibly go wrong? As we discussed here, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll recently resigned over clashes with Pete Hegseth and Trump, and now he's been replaced with someone with zero military experience: Trump names Adam Telle as acting army secretary following depar...

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05 Sep 19:54 • Conover Kennard

Trump Reveals He Wants To Build Monuments To Himself Before He's Gone

Donald J. Trump has essentially acknowledged that the grand construction projects he is pushing around Washington are monuments to himself. In a revealing interview with New York Magazine, Trump was asked directly about projects such as the proposed 250-foot triumphal arch...

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05 Sep 17:57 • Heather

Trump Claims He Controls MAGA Inc. PAC Money

Never mind those pesky FEC rules. Laws are for suckers, apparently. As we already discussed, Republicans are becoming concerned about Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., sitting on a pile of money rather than helping candidates. This Friday, Trump was asked about it at the White ...

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05 Sep 16:57 • NewsHound Ellen

'Small Potatoes.': Trump Dismisses 18 American Deaths In Iran War

Donald Trump seems rather annoyed that people are questioning his needless, unpopular, and costly war against Iran. On Friday, he downplayed the seemingly endless war and its costs as “small potatoes for us” and “not a big thing.” “We did Venezuela, and we did this in Venez...

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05 Sep 15:06 • Ed Scarce

GOP Midterm Convention Website Redirects To The Epstein Files Instead

Seems entirely appropriate to me. Source: New York Times Republicans eager to find out more about the party’s first-of-its-kind midterm convention in Dallas next week got a surprise this week: a website that initially purported to be the Republican National Committee’s off...

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05 Sep 13:42 • Red Painter

Mayors In Cities Bordering Lake Ontario Do Not Like The Stupid Name Change

Donald Trump's latest "troll" of renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America is landing with a giant thud, even with his own MAGA voters. Politico did a great article covering how mayors at our northernmost borders are feeling, starting with Robert Corradino, a Republican mayor ...