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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, ...

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05 Aug 17:06 • Andrea Thompson

Fetterman Had To Be Reminded Where He Lives Again

It seems Senator John Fetterman has not only forgotten what party he belongs to, but what country he lives in, as well. But don't fret; Jon Stewart was happy to remind him. In a teaser that was released ahead of an upcoming episode of Stewart's The Weekly Show, we got a s...

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05 Aug 16:03 • Ed Scarce

Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary

Make no mistake, this win by Abdul El-Sayed represents a big shift for the Democratic Party. Whether they embrace and go where their voters are remains to be seen, but if they want to win the U.S. Senate, they will have to. Source: NBC Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s slu...

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05 Aug 15:00 • Andrea Thompson

Pentagon Pete Secretly Begs For More Money As Trump's War Burns Through The Coffers

In the public's eye, Pentagon Pete can't drop to his knees and beg for "More war, daddy!" fast enough. But behind closed doors, Mr. Testosterone is dropping to his knees, begging lawmakers for some spare change as Daddy Donald's war of choice drains his department's coffers...

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05 Aug 14:15 • John Amato

Rep. Tom Emmer On Dems Advantage In Midterms: What About 78 Cent Eggs?

Republican Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer told Fox Business people aren't focused on all the great things Republicans are bringing them in the upcoming midterm election cycle including $0.78 eggs and cheap milk, while claiming people lie to pollsters. "Perception" is another...

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05 Aug 13:12 • RedStateRachel

Max Miller Goes On Jake Tapper’s Show, Looks Even Worse

Jake Tapper is one of the worst "journalists" on the planet. Tapper proved it again by giving Rep. Max Miller a chance to spew lies on CNN. Court documents outline that the Ohio congressman inflicted horrific abuse on his ex-wife and two-year-old daughter, so naturally Tapp...

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05 Aug 12:36 • Andrea Thompson

Mamdani Just Put Ignorant MAGA In Its Place... Again

Republicans would believe that the sky was green, the grass was fuschia, and tiny little unicorns lived inside their shoes, just as long as some bloated MAGA talking head told them as much. It's left Zohran Mamdani to put the gullible idiots back in their place, yet again. ...

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05 Aug 12:36 • John Amato

Susan Collins Is A No Vote On Todd Blanche

Sen. Susan Collins, who is in a fight to retain her Senate seat in the upcoming midterms, released a statement saying she will oppose Todd Blanche's nomination to become the permanent AG. We've seen Sen. Collins state she would vote against something one day and then do th...

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05 Aug 12:36 • NewsHound Ellen

Whitehouse: Every Vote For Blanche Is A Vote For An Epstein Cover Up

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse gave an epic speech in the Senate Judiciary Committee (below) laying out so many of the reasons Todd Blanche should be pushed out of the Department of Justice, not made attorney general. Afterward, Whitehouse told MS Now’s Alicia Menendez that despi...

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05 Aug 12:06 • Tengrain

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, The Diamonds perform, The Stroll. On this date in 1957, ABC premiered American Bandstand with Dick Clark.

The Psy of Life informs us that Prznint Stupid had a plan for winning in Iran.

Adventus says it's every two years.

Annie Asks You asks you to talk to your senators about the cryptocrappiness CLARITY act.

And speaking of crappiness, The Bad Faith Times writes about Elmo: The Rich Man Is Projecting.

Bonus Track: Miss Cellania has a friend who just returned from Toon Town...

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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05 Aug 12:06 • Cliff Schecter

What Max Miller’s Abuse Reveals About The GOP Epstein Class

The GOP has a Max Miller problem it can’t look away from anymore. Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller’s former wife, Emily Moreno, accused him in court filings and a recorded police interview of holding a gun to her head, throwing scalding water at her, and other horrific abuse...

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05 Aug 03:18 • Steve Greenberg

Heroes And Zeroes

Open thread below...

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04 Aug 22:48 • Conover Kennard

Pirro Hauls Box Of Evidence To White House To Prove Trump Wrong

This is peak Trump World theater — Jeanine Pirro literally hauling a box of exculpatory evidence into the Oval Office to convince her own boss that his precious Reflecting Pool wasn't vandalized; it was just shoddy construction, CBS News reports. And he'd already publicly ...

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04 Aug 22:48 • John Amato

Trump Finds A New Group To Call Filthy And Dirty: Everyone Who Didn't Vote For Him

During a White House ceremony on Monday, when Trump signed an executive order creating the President's Military Spouse Commission, Trump turned into a malignant racist by describing all blue cities, or people who don't support him, as if he were the Imperial Wizard of the K...

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04 Aug 21:51 • Conover Kennard

America's Missile Stockpile Is Almost Empty — White House Says Everything's Fine

Six months into the war in Iran, the U.S. military has burned through nearly its entire stockpile of precision long-range missiles — the ATACMS and PrSM systems that let the Pentagon hit targets from a safe distance without risking pilots. Reuters reports that sources brie...

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04 Aug 21:51 • Conover Kennard

UFC Eats $30 Million Loss Throwing Trump A White House Birthday Party

Turns out throwing yourself a birthday party at the White House isn't cheap — especially when you rope a major sports promotion into footing the bill. The UFC lost roughly $30 million putting on Trump's "Freedom 250" bash back in June, the fight card Dana White staged on th...

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04 Aug 19:54 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Republican Candidate Claims Residence In Two States

Michele Magadance Skinner - yes, Magadance is apparently her real name - is an Eau Claire County Supervisor who is running for the Wisconsin State Senate against the Democratic incumbent, Jeff Smith. Skinner is also a former TV reporter and founded a recruitment firm that w...

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04 Aug 19:03 • Conover Kennard

'There's Nothing We Could Do': Cornyn Concedes The GOP Can't Rein In Trump

Asked whether it worried him that Donald J. Trump has been talking as recently as yesterday about bringing back his so-called "anti-weaponization fund" — money meant to compensate people he claims were unfairly investigated — and finding some way to pay people out of it, Te...

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04 Aug 16:42 • Andrea Thompson

Max Miller Accused Of Sharing Extremely Inappropriate Photo Of His Toddler On X

Enough is enough. It is time for Max Miller to go to prison. In a letter newly filed by the legal team of Emily Moreno -- daughter of Ohio Republican House Rep. Bernie Moreno and ex-wife of embattled Republican House Rep. Max Miller -- Emily lodges a series of extremely di...

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04 Aug 16:09 • David Edwards

Trump-Driven Insider Trading Scandal Causes MAGA Star To Come Unglued

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Congress's most vocal crusader against insider trading, now threatens to sue a newspaper and prosecute a federal source over allegations she calls a fabricated smear. The Wall Street Journal reported July 18 that Luna tipped off MAGA infl...

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04 Aug 15:06 • Andrea Thompson

Trump's Former Top Aide Just Filed A Bombshell Restraining Order Against Max Miller

The scandal surrounding Ohio Republican House Rep. Max Miller continues to grow as one former top Trump aide has now filed her own bombshell restraining order against him. Miller is currently fighting for his worthless life in the public's eye after his ex-wife Emily Moren...

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04 Aug 14:03 • John Amato

Rep. Turner: How Dare You Talk About Max Miller's Abuse Allegations On TV!

Ohio Congressman Mike Turner attacked CBS' Face The Nation for daring to ask him to comment on Ohio Rep. Mike Miller's abuse allegations, whining that the courts should handle it and not a television studio. He, like every Republican, only offers blistering and damning opi...

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04 Aug 13:09 • David Edwards

'Don't Ever Talk Again!' Trump Explodes Over Pirro Reflecting Pool Question

President Donald Trump exploded at a reporter Monday who asked whether he was reconsidering U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's role after she dropped a vandalism case against a former Olympian. Pirro filed a motion Friday to dismiss a felony case against three-time Olympian...

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04 Aug 12:36 • Andrea Thompson

Did Lindsey Graham's Sister Just Break Up With Donald Trump?

Over the weekend, Republican South Carolina Senator Darline Graham Nordone sat down with former South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy on Fox News, where the pair spoke about what her priorities will look like should she secure a victory in November's midterm election. Graham ...

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04 Aug 12:36 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Tiffany Compares Himself To Ron Johnson In A Laughable Way

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany was getting some free airtime from Sean Hannity and Fox when Hannity asked Tiffany how he compared to Sen Ron Johnson. Tiffany's response was laughable: Similar to Senator Johnson, I mean, Senator Johnson, first of all, is a fi...

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04 Aug 12:36 • David Edwards

'Political Earthquake' As Trump 'Betrayal' Triggers Secret Meeting Of Ex-allies

Former allies of President Donald Trump met in secret recently to plot against his "betrayal" and start a new movement that they say will be a "political earthquake." Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson hosted the gathering at his Maine home last weekend. Former Rep...

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04 Aug 12:06 • Tengrain

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, After the Fire performs, Der Kommissar. On this date in 1944 Anne Frank was arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who is never identified. Why yes, we are still talking about the Department of Justice.

Hullaboloo asks certain senators if they trust Todd Blanche.

In Saner Thought explains what an anti-weaponization fund is.

HackWhackers reminds us that Todd Blanche is up to his mob-esque belt in the Epstein cover-up.

The Existentialist Republic tells us that corrupt former AG Pam Bondi still exists.

Bonus Track: Colossal watches an iceberg do somersaults. So weirdly cool.

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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04 Aug 12:06 • RedStateRachel

Tom Holland: An Antidote To Toxic Masculinity

Actor Tom Holland is one of Hollywood's most popular stars. The 30-year-old British actor is also a wonderful antidote to the wave of toxic masculinity in America. According to Deadline, the film Holland stars in, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," earned $927 million worldwide ...

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04 Aug 03:06 • John Amato

Purged 60 Minutes Staff Should Start Their Own Show

I wonder if Leslie Stahl will be allowed to confront Trump or any other Republican liar under Bari Weiss' leadership like this one in 2020.

Trump was such a pussy, he stormed out of the interview.

There are reports that former Executive producer Bill Owen, who resigned from 60 Minutes, is trying to acquire funding to start a long-form investigative news program like 60 Minutes.

With Scott Pelley as one of his lead hosts, streaming networks would be foolish to turn them down.

Open thread.

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03 Aug 23:51 • Steve M.

Why Go After Fauci Now?

A couple of months ago, Ezra Klein said this: My pet theory right now is that President Trump is not trying to win the midterm elections. ... if he wanted to win the midterms, he’d be moving to the center. He’d be focusing on the things that Americans are angry about, disa...