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20 Jul 01:12 • Chris capper Liebenthal

GOP Politician Accidently Puts Term Limits On Himself

On July 15th, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon, a Republican, publicly declared he was going to veto a bill that would put term limits on his office and on the county comptroller. Hours later, he accidentally signed it into law and sent it off to the county legislatu...

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20 Jul 00:03 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Wisconsin Primary Has Turned Into A Three-Ring Circus

If you haven't been paying attention to Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, you've missed a lot. Let me get you caught up. The Democratic primary started with a field of eight candidates: Sara Rodriguez, the current Lt. Governor; Mandela Barnes, former Lt. Govern...

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19 Jul 23:21 • Chris capper Liebenthal

MAGA Senator Cries When Her State Ranked Worst In The Nation

CNBC recently released a report listing the 10 worst states in the nation concerning quality of life. Tennessee was rated the absolute worst state, scoring a measly 64 out of 290 points. The key factors in such a poor rating were crime, inclusivity, and worker protections. ...

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19 Jul 20:27 • Ed Scarce

Pete Hegseth Introduces Testosterone

A winner here by Bruce Kluger. @magacountrymusic is a satirical music and video project created by journalist and lyricist Bruce Kluger. The channel parodies the political genre, frequently producing and releasing musical satires of prominent political figures. via YouTube:...

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19 Jul 19:12 • John Amato

Jared Polis' Lame Excuse To Let Tina Peters Out Of Prison Early

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis tried to defend his actions of releasing Tina peters before she completed her prison sentence but his reasons came off weak and feckless. Polis joined CNN Friday night to discuss Trump's lie-filled Thursday speech on election integrity and the host...

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19 Jul 17:57 • NewsHound Ellen

Trump Doesn’t Let Troop Deaths Keep Him From Golfing

Donald Trump’s unnecessary war with Iran has claimed the lives of two more Americans, with a third missing, as I write this on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Times reported about this latest development in President Peace Prize’s war: “The deaths could prompt fierce retaliation, which would come on top of an already intensifying conflict. The United States and Iran expanded the scope and intensity of their attacks overnight, striking critical infrastructure sites that included a power station and water facilities, with no sign of an off-ramp to end the fighting.”

Funny, it was just two weeks ago that Trump declared Iran was “totally defeated militarily.” He made the same claim in April. But maybe Grampa Trump is having trouble remembering which killing spree is which in his “pro-life” administration.

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19 Jul 17:27 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Lindell Currently Can't Even Vote For Himself In Minnesota

Mike Lindell, who is running to be the governor of Minnesota, would currently be unable to vote for himself because he is not yet registered in Minnesota, per the Minnesota Star Tribune. Per the report, Lindell, who had been living in Texas, where his wife's family lives, i...

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19 Jul 16:39 • Andrea Thompson

'People Could Die': WH 'Scrambled' To Stop Trump From Naming Names In Election Speech

According to a deeply unsettling new report from POLITICO, White House staffers were left "scrambling" to calm President Trump down and keep him restrained and on script during his big election fraud speech, after Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte took it ...

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19 Jul 15:24 • Heather

Former State Department Official Puts Right-Wing Blowhard In His Place On CNN

Former Obama Senior Director for Cabinet Affairs and State Department official Nayyera Haq finally had enough of right-wing yakker Noah Rothman's interruptions during a panel discussion on CNN's Newsnight this Friday. I would love for someone to explain to me why Rothman, w...

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19 Jul 14:45 • Heather

Trump Administration Ousts Tax Official Who Warned Against IRS Abuses

The top lawyer for the IRS, Kenneth Kies, is scheduled to leave his post following reports of clashes with the Trump administration over tax audits. From MS Now: IRS’ top tax official reportedly ousted after warning of White House interference: Earlier this week, a federal...

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19 Jul 14:15 • Emily Singer

ICE Agent Who Shot Immigrant In Maine Has Shocking History Of Violence

When the Trump administration announced it was lowering hiring standards and shortening the length of training for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers so that the agency could have more warm bodies to aid in President Donald Trump’s racist mass deportation efforts, experts warned that the changes could have deadly consequences.

Sadly, those experts’ warnings are proving to be correct.

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19 Jul 12:18 • Red Painter

Tate Brothers Arrested In Miami

Misogynistic right wing douche canoes, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, have been arrested AGAIN - this time by the U.S. Marshals Service while in Miami. They were in town for some sort of masculinity sweaty bareknuckle boxing event. I don't even know what else to call it...

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19 Jul 12:18 • Steve in Manhattan

Mike’s Blog Roundup

Dispatches from a Collapsing State - this will not stop unless we stop it;

d r i f t g l a s s - Talarico understands campaigning;

Letters from an American - Trump, Rubio, and Miller will defend us against Communism!

The Editorial Board - does Lindsey Graham deserve grace?

The Mahablog - Trump’s search for the ultimate election hack.

Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with ‘for MBRU' in the subject line). Steve in Manhattan is on Bluesky.

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19 Jul 12:18 • Ratt

Has Your Country Been In An Accident?

Trump picks the worst people imaginable. Case in point: Todd Blanche.

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19 Jul 00:24 • John Amato

C&L's Late Nite Music Club: Iggy Pop 'Lust For Life'

Courtney Winfree writes:

It was 1978. London, England. A small venue called the Music Machine in Camden Town, where punk rock was infecting everything in its path.

I was thirteen. It was my first concert ever.

Three other thirteen-year-old girls and I shed the Levis we left my house in and replaced them with shredded short-shorts and fishnets.

I knew this night was going to be good.

I had no idea it was going to be Iggy Pop good.

(Welcome to my friend Courtney Winfree as a new LNMC writer)

Open thread.

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18 Jul 22:48 • Conover Kennard

Florida GOP Candidate Charged With Threatening To Kill Trump, Called Him 'The Antichrist'

William Upham, a 35-year-old former Marine and ex-state prosecutor from Jacksonville, is running for Congress as a Republican write-in candidate in Florida's 5th District. This week, he added a new campaign platform: assassinating the President. According to a DOJ criminal ...

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18 Jul 21:27 • Heather

'Demoralizing': Epstein Survivors Stunned And Angry Following Meeting With Blanche

Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche finally met with some of the Epstein survivors after demands by Sen. Thom Tillis to meet with them, or don't expect his vote: Sen. Thom Tillis said Thursday his vote to confirm attorney general nominee Todd Blanche is contingent on Bla...

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18 Jul 19:48 • David Edwards

Secret Service Shielding Donald Trump Jr From BBC Subpoena: Filing

The Secret Service has blocked the BBC from serving Donald Trump Jr. with a subpoena seeking his Jan. 6 communications, according to a court filing Friday.

The British Broadcasting Corporation disclosed the blockade in a filing that accused the Justice Department of a conflict of interest — fighting the same subpoena in court that a fellow executive branch agency was stopping on the ground.

President Donald Trump sued the BBC in December, seeking $10 billion over a Panorama documentary that spliced together two portions of his Jan. 6, 2021 Ellipse speech — separated by nearly an hour — to make it appear he had directly urged supporters to "fight like hell" and storm the Capitol. The president claims the edit defamed him and damaged his brand.

ALSO READ: Mike Johnson battered in Dem victory speech as key GOP bill crashes in House

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18 Jul 18:24 • NewsHound Ellen

Democrats Demand Voter Fraud Investigation Into Ken Paxton

As I’ve previously reported, a blockbuster investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune recently found that crooked Ken Paxton voted six times in the past two years at an address where he almost certainly didn’t live. The irony is that Paxton, the Texas attorney genera...

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18 Jul 17:06 • Heather

GOP Rep Thinks You Need A Birth Certificate For Costco Membership

What a bunch of pathetic clowns these liars are. Rep. Ryan Zinke apparently thinks you need a birth certificate and proof of citizenship for a Costo membership since he conflated it with the requirements in their voter suppression bill during an appearance on Newsmax this T...

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18 Jul 15:06 • NewsHound Ellen

Sen. Warner Schools MAGA CBS Over Trump’s Election Lies

Sen. Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had his hair on fire over Donald Trump’s speech Thursday night. Warner appeared on CBS News after the speech. That was the only network to air it in full. Even Fox “News” cut away. Before Warner got to the d...

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18 Jul 13:45 • John Amato

DHS Sec. Mullin Threatens States That Refuse To Hand Over Voter Data With Jail Time

DHS Sec. Mark Wayne Mullen held a press conference to pretend the Save Act is law and threatened all state officials that, if they refused to comply with Donald Trump's fraudulent election-integrity claims, they would be punished with jail, fines, and sanctions. Is Mullen'...

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18 Jul 12:30 • John Amato

Crybaby Trump: ABC/NBC Should Lose Their Licenses For Not Airing His Speech

During Donald Trump's speech Thursday night, he demanded that NBC and ABC News have their licenses revoked for refusing to air his lie-filled, election fraud propaganda snooze-fest. When I saw the news that ABC and NBC hadn't aired his garbage while the country suffers from...

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18 Jul 11:00 • NewsHound Ellen

Sen Markey Calls For Trump Impeachment Over Election Sabotage

After Donald Trump spread dangerous lies about the safety and security of our elections Thursday night, Sen. Ed Markey sounded a call to action for all Americans. “Trump must be impeached for undermining and subverting our free and fair elections,” Markey posted on social m...

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18 Jul 11:00 • Steve in Manhattan

Mike’s Blog Roundup

Balkinization - America at 250: a Christian nation?

Crooked Timber - the dispensable nation: updated;

Elie Mystal - if Hakeem Jefferies won’t save the Democratic Party ...

No More Mr. Nice Blog - I underestimated Trump’s narcissism;

Seeing the Forest - on Nader, 24 years later.

Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with ‘for MBRU' in the subject line). Steve in Manhattan is on Bluesky.

And you should celebrate Bluegal’s birthday with a special episode of the Professional Left Podcast. Here.

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18 Jul 11:00 • Cliff Schecter

Michael Cohen Admits He ‘Made Up’ With Trump

For a while there, Michael Cohen was the resistance’s favorite redemption story—the man who turned on Trump, went to prison, and came out swearing he was one of us. This week he quietly told on himself. Where Cohen just showed up, who he now admits he’s made peace with, an...

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17 Jul 23:54 • John Amato

Friday Night Funnies: The Golden Girls

Anyone over 40 years old has had to have seen at least one episode of The Golden Girls.

It won eleven Emmy Awards.

What was your favorite scene?

Open thread.

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17 Jul 23:21 • John Amato

Jesse Watters Warns Testosterone-Fueled Soldiers Will Become 'Wild Animals' With Women

Fox News frat boy a-hole Jesse Watters responded to Pete Hegseth's call to screen for testosterone deficiencies in the military. It unintentionally warned women in and out of the US armed services to be careful because, "these guys are going to be wild animals." Watters is...

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17 Jul 21:54 • Andrea Thompson

Trump Declassifies Documents Exposing His Own Lies About Russian And 2020 Election

In his ongoing obsession with proving that the 2020 presidential election was somehow stolen from him, sitting President Donald Trump gave a massive speech last night, revealing that he had personally declassified a trove of documents that, according to him, undeniably prov...

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17 Jul 21:03 • Ed Scarce

Trump Puppet From Michigan To Canada: 'Stop The Smoke' - Or Else

A sitting U.S. congressman is threatening Canada over a weather event north of the border. As Dean Blundell writes in his Substack, "In any other timeline this would be satire. In this one, it’s a gubernatorial campaign strategy." Republicans are completely without shame. S...