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21 Oct 14:15 • John Amato

Trump Shrugs Off Russia's Treatment Of Ukraine As 'Fine'

Responding to a question about a trilateral meeting between Trump, Xi, and Putin, Donald Trump ignored Russia's recent attacks on Ukraine and told the press that Russia has been fine with Ukraine, so he'd be open to it. Russia hit Ukraine's "energy facilities, knocking out...

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21 Oct 14:15 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Oz Announces Another Cut To California's Personal Care Services

On Tuesday, Dr. Oz announced another punitive cut to Medicaid funding for California. He said that they are deferring another $1.2 billion that was meant to pay people for the personal care work they provide to friends or family members. Oz falsely claimed that people are ...

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21 Oct 14:15 • Andrea Thompson

The Walls Are Closing In On Whiskey Pete As His Impeachment Becomes 'Inevitable'

According to a brutal new report from Punchbowl News, when it comes to the subject of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's potential impeachment, it is no longer a matter of "if," but of "when." As midterms grow closer and Democrats' chances of seizing control of the lower cham...

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12:12 • Red Painter

FAFO: Black Trump Supporter Kicked Out Of Ken Paxton Rally

I will never stop laughing whenever I read the following headline: "(minority) Trump supporter shocked when they are kicked out event". Hello. You are the "other" to them. You are not desirable. You are the "token". You are only useful at the voting booth or on social media...

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12:12 • NewsHound Ellen

Fuck You, Trump, And Your New Mexico Name-Change Dog Whistle

On Monday, Donald Trump again called for New Mexico to change its name to “New America.” This time, he claimed it should happen “immediately.” This is something that will not happen now, not during his presidency, not during his lifetime and probably not ever. That is because Article I of the state constitution begins, “The name of this state is New Mexico.” Whether or not President Ignoramus knows that or thinks it’s just one more constitution he’s free to ignore doesn’t matter. He has his corrupt eyes on a bigger prize: attacking our democracy. Again. “You would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag!” Trump declared. As if New Mexicans only pay lip service to the American flag now? See it as something foreign? read more

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12:12 • Ed Scarce

Ukraine Carries Out First Evacuation Of Wounded Soldier By Drone

Kostiantyn “Magura” Vlasenko spent 491 days in his position, trapped behind enemy lines. In February, he was hit by a Russian drone and mortally wounded. He amputated both legs himself to survive. Ukraine, like the U.S. military, has a set policy of "Leave no man behind," u...

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12:12 • Batocchio

Mike's Blog Round Up

Mock Paper Scissors: The dumbest plan yet.

Annieasksyou…: Beware the psyops.

Martin Longman: Could the Democrats sweep all of Texas’ statewide offices?

The Handbasket: "Tommy" from viral El-Sayed video is former Senator Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist ties.

Obsidian Wings: Putting the world's money where their mouth is.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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12:12 • Cliff Schecter

Did Epstein Help Trump Win The 2016 Election?

Cliff and Ellie both had kids in school lockdowns this week. Cliff's a former competitive shooter who helped build Everytown for Gun Safety's PR program. Ellie grew up in a red-state hunting family. They both rip apart bullshit attacks on universal background checks, based ...

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02:06 • Steve Greenberg

Punchless Punching Bag

Open thread.

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20 Oct 23:06 • Conover Kennard

'Ohio State Owes That Boy A Refund': El-Sayed Unloads On Vance

Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took harsh aim at JD Vance during a CNN interview, mocking the vice president's education and arguing that the Trump administration dragged the United States into an unnecessary war with Iran. "First of all, Ohio St...

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20 Oct 22:12 • Red Painter

Standing With Pedophile Enablers: Ramaswamy Ad Features Acton's Lying Mother

The bar is so low for the GOP that they have now decided to platform the estranged mother of a Democratic candidate, while allowing her to spread provable lies, and failing to mention that the candidate was SEXUALLY abused by her stepfather. I am speechless. Rarely. But tod...

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20 Oct 20:42 • Andrea Thompson

JD Vance Admits He Doesn't Even Know If Trump Would Endorse Him In 2028 Election

The 2028 presidential election isn't nearly as far away as it seems, even though Donald Trump manages to make every day feel like a million years, and given that the current guy is finally in his lame duck season, candidates are steadily beginning to sniff around at the pos...

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20 Oct 19:57 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Van Orden's Homelessness Excuse Leaves Out One Little Detail

Rep. Drunken Van Orden was campaigning for reelection in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with five other Republican congressmen stumping for him, including Rep. Tom Emmer, when a reporter asked DVO about the economy and its effect on homelessness in the district. DVO immediately beca...

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20 Oct 19:06 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Nevada MAGA Candidate's Campaign Is A Hot Mess

David Flippo is a MAGA congressional candidate running in Nevada. His campaign has been one unforced error after another. A few months ago, he used a photo of a hut in Africa and falsely claimed it was on the southern border. A few weeks ago, he came under fire for falsely ...

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20 Oct 18:15 • Chris capper Liebenthal

MAGA Rock Star Wants To 'Eliminate All The Democrats'

MAGA star Ted Nugent spoke at a rally for Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas and shit all over himself on the stage by making a thinly veiled threat about "eliminating Democrats." Vote Hunter Nation texted and emailed, and I called them, and I did robocall things, techno gonzo ...

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20 Oct 17:03 • Andrea Thompson

Katie Zacharia Says This Is Her Biggest Lesson From Pathetic 5-Day WH Stint

Donald Trump's now-former White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, who managed to knock good ole Anthony Scaramucci out of his long-held position as the shortest-serving official in the Trump Administration, has broken her silence in an interview with her good friend at...

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16:03 • John Amato

Dimwit Tom Emmer Clowns Trump: 'Failed Leaders Blame Someone Other Than Themselves'

Speaking on Newsmax, Republican Congressman Tom Emmer thought he was bashing President Macron, with an unsubstantiated claim that the French president blames the US for civil unrest in France, when instead he clowned Donald Trump. Newsmax claimed Macron used some sort of c...

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20 Oct 15:09 • Conover Kennard

'I F*cking Hate You!': Trump Gets An Earful In Kansas

Donald J. Trump got a well-earned earful from a protester at a rally in Wichita, Kansas, on Monday night, when a woman shouted, “I f*cking hate you!” The outburst came as Trump tried to dismiss his hecklers as paid protesters, offering no evidence, of course, to back up the...

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20 Oct 14:12 • John Amato

Ashley Hinson Uses Debunked Gender Swapping Lie To Smear Josh Turek

Republican Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Henson is locked in a tough race with Democrat Josh Turek, so she repeated the debunked and evil conspiracy theory that he supports schools influencing students to change their gender before they get home. This has never happened once...

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20 Oct 14:12 • David Edwards

Trump Hatches 'Breathtakingly Improper' Scheme As He Faces Tax Bill 'Of His Life': Report

Facing “one of the most significant tax bills of his life,” projected at more than $500 million, President Donald Trump set up a “charitable deduction” on a golf course he still owns that could let him write off roughly $825 million in income, a report says. In a Forbe...

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20 Oct 12:09 • Andrea Thompson

Ex-Trump Aide Sounds Alarm On 'Batsh*t Crazy' Potential Replacement For Susie Wiles

As the turmoil and infighting inside the Trump Administration reach a fever pitch, one former Trump aide is sounding the alarm bells over the "terrifying" prospect of a potential replacement of current White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with none other than Stephen Mill...

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20 Oct 12:09 • David Edwards

'His Lips Were Tasers': Melania Ignites Internet As She Dodges A Kiss From Trump

First Lady Melania Trump set off a wave of jokes online after she turned her head away as President Donald Trump leaned in to kiss her. Journalist Aaron Rupar posted the video on X on Monday, taken at a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. Rupar’s post drew more th...

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20 Oct 12:09 • David Edwards

'You Wanted It': Sexual Misconduct Claims Resurface As 'Nazi Pervert' Takes ICE Role

Sexual misconduct claims against Homeland Security official Micah Bock resurfaced as critics blasted his post announcing a move to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and touting “remigration.” Fox News Digital writer Preston Mizell reported on X Monday that Bock will...

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20 Oct 12:09 • Batocchio

Mike's Blog Round Up

The Editorial Board: Rage against the new gilded age.

Down with Tyranny: The ideal of idealism – what's going on?

Constant Commoner: No Kings and Abdul El Sayed.

The Existential Republic: Coup-proofing through the MAGA to military to ICE pipeline.

Economic Policy Institute: New Trump child care plan would strip resources from low-income working families.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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20 Oct 12:09 • David Edwards

'Release The Epstein Files!' Protester Gets In JD Vance's Face At NC Event

A protester standing directly behind Vice President JD Vance confronted him at a North Carolina rally, shouting, “Release the Epstein files!” Vance was speaking Monday when the man stood up in the crowd behind the stage, according to a video FactPost shared on X. Tr...

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00:12 • John Amato

On This Day: Lord Cornwallis Surrendered At Yorktown

On this day in 1781, at the Siege of Yorktown, George Washington, with support from the Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops, defeated the British under the command of British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.

It basically ended the revolution and U.S. won its independence. More than 7000 British troops were captured.

Open thread.

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19 Oct 23:09 • Ed Scarce

Reluctant Candidate Wins City Council Seat In Kelowna

As one tweet put it, "Kelowna council candidate Brady Rogers is an engineer and business owner who hates politics and meetings, and admits on his own campaign site that he barely wants to do this, but cares about Kelowna and thinks he can help." Now he has his chance, as hi...

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19 Oct 23:09 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Jebus Johnson Floats New Conspiracy Theory Why Republicans Suck

Speaker Jebus Johnson shares his new conspiracy about why Republicans suck so much in the polls: And the mainstream media is advancing this narrative. I believe there's a, there's a concerted effort between the Democrats and the mainstream media, their allies in the media ...

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19 Oct 23:09 • David Edwards

'Turn Off Auto-deletes': Judge Warns Official As He 'Can't Recall' Trump Meeting Details

A federal judge directed an Interior official to turn off auto-delete settings after he said he “can’t recall” contacts with the golf architect from his tour with President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes gave the instruction Monday to Greg Wischer, the Int...

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19 Oct 20:27 • Conover Kennard

Hassett Says Forget The Polls: Americans Are Living The High Life

Kevin Hassett, Donald J. Trump's director of the National Economic Council, has a rather unusual way of measuring whether Americans are happy with the economy: If people are still taking vacations and buying cars, we must be in a boom. Speaking on CNBC, Hassett dismissed e...