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26 Aug 22:03 • John Amato

Chief Economist Calls Out Bessent: 2% Growth Isn't Helping Most Americans

Navy Federal Credit Union Chief Economist Heather Long dismantles Scott Bessent's distorted picture of the US economy and explains how it's heavily weighted for the wealthiest Americans. After describing the US economy as Domino's instead of wood-fired gourmet pizza, Long...

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26 Aug 21:33 • Ed Scarce

Carville Slams Hakeem Jeffries For Kushner Meeting

James Carville is old and out of touch, but even he understands that the optics of this are terrible. At the same time, Hakeem Jeffries seems completely oblivious or just uninterested in what the Democratic base thinks. Source: Daily Beast James Carville is no fan of Hakee...

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26 Aug 20:03 • Andrea Thompson

Jeanine Pirro Keeps Abusing Her Power On Trump's Behalf And Now She's In Deep Sh-t

Former Fox News talking head turned US attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has made pandering to Donald J. Trump the epicenter of her entire career -- and now it very well may cost her that career as she now faces a serious bar complaint over allegations of ...

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26 Aug 19:27 • Conover Kennard

Hegseth Fired A General Over A Kid Rock Investigation. Seriously.

According to new reporting from The Washington Post, Gen. Randy George was urged to abandon an Army investigation into an unauthorized helicopter flyby over musician Kid Rock’s Tennessee property shortly before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly removed George as Army ...

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26 Aug 17:57 • Heather

Watters Admits A Man Crush On El-Sayed One Day After Getting His A** Kicked On Fox

Jesse Watters is apparently a bit enamored with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, even though Watters just got his ass kicked by El-Sayed on his show the night before on Fox. What's really astounding is that Watters said basically the same thing, not once, but twice...

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26 Aug 17:24 • Conover Kennard

Trump Honors Dolly Parton With A Rambling Tale About How Much She Liked Him

The world is mourning the death of country music icon Dolly Parton at age 80, a beloved figure who remained largely neutral in the culture wars. She embraced inclusivity, and earned a very devoted following in the LGBTQ+ community. She became a national treasure as she buil...

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26 Aug 16:00 • John Amato

Republican Blames Iran For Horrible US Iran War Polling

On Newsmax, Republican Scott Perry responded to the latest polling that shows only 31% of the US support the Iran war by claiming it's not Trump's fault for these numbers -- you gotta blame Iran. Wait, I'm confused. Did Iran send in its bomber jets and destroyed Washingto...

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26 Aug 14:54 • Andrea Thompson

Republicans Have Been Quietly Slashing Funding For Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Truly nothing good and decent in this world is sacred to or safe from a Republican. Yesterday, the heart-shattering news broke of America's beloved Dolly Parton's passing. But as the nation mourns our cherished country music superstar and venerable do-gooder, Newsweek note...

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26 Aug 14:15 • John Amato

Rep. Dingell: Call It 'Lake Natalie'

Rep. Debbie Dingell had the best response to the absurdity of Trump's latest attack on Canada, which is to threaten to name Lake Ontario "Lake America" and rob it of its standing as a Great Lake.

We have reached such a level of stupidity that Rep. Dingell gets high marks for her quip.

And it hits Trump right in the chops.

Let’s just call it Lake Natalie so we know you’ll start protecting our Great Lakes. https://t.co/fGtlNYruwy

— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) August 25, 2026

Why Is Trump Hiding Which Country He’s Importing Beef From?

Last week, Donald Trump announced he had “concluded a deal” to screw American ranchers by importing 300,000 metric tons of beef, which he claimed to be doing for the sake of lowering prices. But only temporarily. The plan is to lower prices for 90 days, just long enough to ...

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26 Aug 12:45 • Andrea Thompson

Trump's Kennedy Center Board Just Lodged A NUCLEAR Threat Over Name Fiasco

Donald Trump has been consistently trying and failing to rebrand the world-renowned Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts into a gold-plated, Trump-branded, tacky monstrosity, and he's met nothing but trouble and pushback at every turn. So it seems they're choosing the nu...

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26 Aug 11:30 • NewsHound Ellen

Trump WH Bungles Map Of America While Trying To Troll Canada

Now that President “Deal Maker” has spectacularly failed to make what should have been an easy trade agreement with Canada, he is trying desperately to prove he still has some bullyboy mojo: by threatening to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. But I’ll bet that Canada is ...

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26 Aug 11:30 • Red Painter

FAFO: Two Unvaccinated Dead In PA From Measles

Alex Berenson continues to be the Wrongest Man...this time it is the measles. On June 11th he posted on Twitter: "Fun fact: NOT ONE PERSON IN THE US HAS DIED OF MEASLES IN 2026. Not one." WELP, guess what, ALEX? Two people have died. From MEASLES. In Lancaster County, Penns...

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26 Aug 11:30 • Batocchio

Mike's Blog Round Up

You Might Notice a Trend: Can't trust the food under trump and RFK Jr.

Crooked Timber: AI and the reshuffling of labor.

God's Spies: Lawrence Wilkerson, "Watching my country essentially commit suicide."

Just an Earth-Bound Misfit, I: Climate crisis.

The Conversation: How to Sell a Genocide removed from an Australian library.

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

It's August 2001 Again, And We're Watching Sharks

Julie Roginsky came on Tequila Talk with a story almost nobody in U.S. media would touch: for most of the week, NATO's been massing serious force near Kaliningrad, and no one will explain why. CIA Director Ratcliffe has suddenly flown to Moscow for an emergency meeting. What's going on? We may be the closest to a hot war with Russia we've been in a long time.

NATO just flew a U.S.-led air exercise on Russia's doorstep—AWACS, electronic warfare, dozens of aircraft over Poland and the Baltic—as Russian drones cross NATO lines and a frigate with hypersonic missiles prowls the Baltic Sea. Cliff and Joe Walsh pour one out and ask a question most are avoiding: what happens if testing stops being a test?

RIP Dolly Parton

Jolene is my favorite Dolly Parton song, but there are so many. For someone like me who does not like country music, hers crossed over that chasm and grabbed me anyway. Sadly, her family announced that she has passed at the age of 80. Just 4 days ago, she sent a statement ...

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26 Aug 00:18 • John Amato

Dr. Oz’s MMR Word Salad Falls Apart Under Brennan’s Questions

In an embarrassing interview on CBS, Dr. Oz spewed offal word salad to defend Trump's attacks on the MMR vaccines after Demented Donald called the shot lethal. I'm noticing Sunday talk show hosts are becoming a bit more proactive against the lies Trump administration offic...

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25 Aug 23:00 • David Edwards

'Massive Implications': BBC Exposes 'Cult Leader' Trump In Takedown Of $10B Lawsuit

The BBC asked a federal judge to dismiss President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit, warning that allowing it to proceed would have "massive implications" for foreign media companies worldwide. The British Broadcasting Corporation filed the motion Monday in federal c...

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25 Aug 21:48 • John Amato

Byron Donalds Claims Unvaccinated Kids Aren't Why Measles Is Back

Republican Bryon Donalds continues to expose how useless he would be as governor of the state for refusing to use science and instead defines the health and safety of Floridians against the backdrop of immigration. On Sunday's Face the Nation, host Margaret Brennan asked a...

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25 Aug 19:30 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Backlash After MAGA Mayor Posts Very Bigoted Posts 'In The Public Interest'

The mayor of New Berlin, Wisconsin, Dave Ament, is under heavy fire for sharing a copious amount of egregiously blatant Islamophobic, racist, and misogynistic posts on Facebook. Ament shared memes and videos calling for the banning of Muslims and mosques, saying that anyone...

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25 Aug 19:30 • RedStateRachel

CIA Director Takes Covert Trip To Moscow: What Are They Hiding?

The CIA Director from the United States made a secret trip to Russia. This morning, a military plane landed just outside Moscow, and a diplomatic motorcade was seen driving through the city center. According to CBS News, CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Russia on a milit...

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25 Aug 18:00 • Conover Kennard

Just 13% Strongly Approve Of Trump; Somewhere, A Guy In A MAGA Hat Is Crying

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll delivers some particularly grim news for Donald J. Trump: just 13% of Americans say they strongly approve of his performance, the lowest figure Aaron Blake says he has seen in a quality poll.

Even among Republicans, strong approval stands at only 35%—a potentially significant crack in what has traditionally been Trump's most reliable base of support.

The latest dismal numbers show that while some Republicans may still approve of Trump, far fewer appear to be expressing enthusiastic support. For a President who has long portrayed his backing as a firm political movement, 13% represents a rather sobering reality check.

Absolute free fall. https://t.co/V9QJfdXirR

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 25, 2026

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25 Aug 17:06 • Andrea Thompson

Bombshell Leak Reveals The Iran Warnings Trump Blatantly Ignored

Coming directly from yet another leak in Donald Trump's rapidly sinking boat, the Wall Street Journal has now revealed that the President sought out advice on launching an all-out attack against Iran in an effort to dismantle the country's nuclear program and force a change...

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25 Aug 16:15 • John Amato

WSJ On Trump Canada Tariffs: 'The Dumbest Trade War Revisited'

Trump has started another stupid trade war with his constant punching bag, Canada. The country is sick of this idiot's constant whining buffoonery over nonsensical problems that revolve around his diseased narcissism. The Wall Street Journal feels the same. President Trum...

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25 Aug 15:06 • Andrea Thompson

Darline Graham Caught On Camera Getting Snappy With A Voter

South Carolina Senator Darline Graham was catapulted into her unelected position after her brother Lindsey Graham's sudden death last month, and she's been fighting an increasingly uphill battle to keep it ever since -- though her tactics in doing so certainly leave a lot t...

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25 Aug 14:15 • John Amato

Republican: Darline Graham Is Qualified Because She Knows How To Balance A Checkbook

South Carolina Rep. William Timmons claimed on Newsmax that Darline Graham is highly qualified to be a US Senator because she balances her checkbook and waits in food lines. I kid you not. After Graham's massive cock-up on National Security during her debate, Newsmax aske...

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25 Aug 13:03 • Conover Kennard

Trump To Canada: Nice Lake, Shame If Something Happened To Its Name

Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to say that the United States is seriously considering renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” citing deteriorating relations with the Canadian province of Ontario. He suggested the name change could happen because he does not expect the U.S. to continue doing much business with Ontario.

In other words: Apparently, when the trade relationship goes south, the lake gets a new name. It appears that Ontario Premier Doug Ford telling Trump to "kiss my ass" didn't go down well with the fragile President.

Our "deal-maker" President failed to secure a deal with Canada, so he's being mean to a lake. Who could have predicted this!?

Trump was roasted on social media.

He's out of ideas pic.twitter.com/zgsTXpMEXD

— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 25, 2026

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25 Aug 12:36 • Andrea Thompson

'Embarrassed' National Guard Troops Deployed In D.C. Say Trump 'Exploited' Them

Members of the US National Guard who have been forced to deploy and remain in Washington, D.C., under President Donald Trump's insane orders are now beginning to publicly speak out about how "embarrassed" they are to have taken part in Trump's utilization of US troops again...

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25 Aug 12:36 • David Edwards

'Loser!' Ontario Leader Burns Down Trump As 'King Of Bankruptcies' Amid Trade War

Ontario Premier Doug Ford tore into President Donald Trump on Monday as a bully, a dictator, and a man unfit to give lessons on economics. Ford unloaded at a press conference in Hamilton after Trump's Monday announcement of 50% tariffs on Canadian autos and steel — the...

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25 Aug 12:36 • David Edwards

Susan Collins Refuses To Utter JD Vance's Name As She Snubs Him At Event In Maine

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) refused to even say Vice President JD Vance's name as she announced she would not join his campaign stop in Maine on Monday. The move comes as Collins trails former Maine Senate president Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee, in a race that co...