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Out: Department of Defense
In: Department Of Men’s Fashion
In: Department Of Men’s Fashion
Hegseth: "We don't need to be a military of beardos anymore. Do you know how many troops claim to be Nordic Pagan? No, suddenly it's become this real fake religious affiliation inside the Pentagon where troops came to be Nordic Pagan so they can grow a beard and nobody challenges them on it."
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Out: Department of Defense
In: Department Of Men’s Fashion
In: Department Of Men’s Fashion
President Juggalo
Trump, 79, Claims Nobody Knows What a Magnet Is
Trump deflected hard questions about the economy with tales of magnets.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
President Juggalo
No Kings. And now that includes Angus.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
No Kings. And now that includes Angus.
People very well may die as a result of this and I think that’s the plan.
They’re probably already storyboarding ads blaming democrats for the plane crashes.
They’re probably already storyboarding ads blaming democrats for the plane crashes.
Sean Duffy: "The secretary of war texted me yesterday and said, 'I might have some air traffic controllers. If you could use them, I'm gonna offer them to you.' I don't know that I can, Jake, because they're not certified in the airspaces that we need them. But if I can, I'm going to use them."
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
People very well may die as a result of this and I think that’s the plan.
They’re probably already storyboarding ads blaming democrats for the plane crashes.
They’re probably already storyboarding ads blaming democrats for the plane crashes.
This feels like someone asked Dall E to produce Richie Rich’s bedroom with the color palate of Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ
He was elected thanks to microplastics so it makes sense he’d decorate with macroplastics
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This feels like someone asked Dall E to produce Richie Rich’s bedroom with the color palate of Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ
Strong “Mexico will pay for the wall” and “China will pay the tariffs” energy.
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Strong “Mexico will pay for the wall” and “China will pay the tariffs” energy.
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Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
He and the Court are deliberately creating famine, all while he’s knocking down the White House so he can build his Car Dealership Rococo ballroom.
This makes King Charles I look like Ghandi.
This makes King Charles I look like Ghandi.
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
He and the Court are deliberately creating famine, all while he’s knocking down the White House so he can build his Car Dealership Rococo ballroom.
This makes King Charles I look like Ghandi.
This makes King Charles I look like Ghandi.
Even Marie Antoinette would have balked at the level of L'appel du vide on display with this regime.
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Even Marie Antoinette would have balked at the level of L'appel du vide on display with this regime.
The term for this is Mens Rea.
Guilty Mind.
Guilty Mind.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The term for this is Mens Rea.
Guilty Mind.
Guilty Mind.
Three Ghosts: You’re going to hell if you don’t change.
Trump: I NEED TO GET INTO HEAVEN!
[dementia kicks in]
Trump:
Trump: I NEED TO GET INTO HEAVEN!
[dementia kicks in]
Trump:
Trump on food stamp recipients: "It wasn't meant for people that could do whatever they want. The people that say, 'Well, I don't think I'll work. I'll just collect this money.'"
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Three Ghosts: You’re going to hell if you don’t change.
Trump: I NEED TO GET INTO HEAVEN!
[dementia kicks in]
Trump:
Trump: I NEED TO GET INTO HEAVEN!
[dementia kicks in]
Trump:
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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We have plenty of air traffic controllers at the small airports that service private jets who could be moved to the major airports.
But then Kash Patel and his rich buddies would be impacted… so instead everybody is going to have to skip seeing family for the holidays.
But then Kash Patel and his rich buddies would be impacted… so instead everybody is going to have to skip seeing family for the holidays.
Travelers at Portland International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are being advised to call airlines before turning up. The recommendations come after the Federal Aviation Administration said it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets to maintain safety.
Travelers heading to Portland, Seattle airports should call airlines first due to government shutdown
The recommendations come after the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it would be reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets to maintain safety.
www.opb.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We have plenty of air traffic controllers at the small airports that service private jets who could be moved to the major airports.
But then Kash Patel and his rich buddies would be impacted… so instead everybody is going to have to skip seeing family for the holidays.
But then Kash Patel and his rich buddies would be impacted… so instead everybody is going to have to skip seeing family for the holidays.
Accidental Renaissance: Assumption of the Demented
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Accidental Renaissance: Assumption of the Demented
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
Today I learned that King Cnut was a communist.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Today I learned that King Cnut was a communist.
The danger of gerrymandering is that it is built on optimizing for very narrow margins of victory, and so if the electorate shifts that MinMaxing can bite you in the ass.
In other news… check out the broad electoral shift that’s happening.
In other news… check out the broad electoral shift that’s happening.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The danger of gerrymandering is that it is built on optimizing for very narrow margins of victory, and so if the electorate shifts that MinMaxing can bite you in the ass.
In other news… check out the broad electoral shift that’s happening.
In other news… check out the broad electoral shift that’s happening.
Big news for live tv.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Big news for live tv.
Ok you got me. I guess I’ll take an interest in this mayoral race for a city I don’t live in.
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ok you got me. I guess I’ll take an interest in this mayoral race for a city I don’t live in.
The chances of an excommunication keep rising and, consequently, the chances of another anti-pope are also rising.
Because you /know/ Trump would claim he had "no choice" but to declare himself Pope.
Because you /know/ Trump would claim he had "no choice" but to declare himself Pope.
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The chances of an excommunication keep rising and, consequently, the chances of another anti-pope are also rising.
Because you /know/ Trump would claim he had "no choice" but to declare himself Pope.
Because you /know/ Trump would claim he had "no choice" but to declare himself Pope.
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It’s wild how weak strongmen are.
The current President is terrified of a mayoral candidate, is locked in a decades long beef with Terk from Tarzan (look it up), and his arch nemesis is Portland f’ing Oregon.
Even President Harrison was stronger than this, and he was taken out by a chilly day.
The current President is terrified of a mayoral candidate, is locked in a decades long beef with Terk from Tarzan (look it up), and his arch nemesis is Portland f’ing Oregon.
Even President Harrison was stronger than this, and he was taken out by a chilly day.
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s wild how weak strongmen are.
The current President is terrified of a mayoral candidate, is locked in a decades long beef with Terk from Tarzan (look it up), and his arch nemesis is Portland f’ing Oregon.
Even President Harrison was stronger than this, and he was taken out by a chilly day.
The current President is terrified of a mayoral candidate, is locked in a decades long beef with Terk from Tarzan (look it up), and his arch nemesis is Portland f’ing Oregon.
Even President Harrison was stronger than this, and he was taken out by a chilly day.
Trump and Miller endorsed Cuomo.
I can’t think of any better indication of how shook the oligarchs are, and how fragile their grip on power is.
This is a race for MAYOR and the White House is terrified that Mamdani might win.
Weak.
I can’t think of any better indication of how shook the oligarchs are, and how fragile their grip on power is.
This is a race for MAYOR and the White House is terrified that Mamdani might win.
Weak.
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Trump and Miller endorsed Cuomo.
I can’t think of any better indication of how shook the oligarchs are, and how fragile their grip on power is.
This is a race for MAYOR and the White House is terrified that Mamdani might win.
Weak.
I can’t think of any better indication of how shook the oligarchs are, and how fragile their grip on power is.
This is a race for MAYOR and the White House is terrified that Mamdani might win.
Weak.