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Rees Clark 09-Feb-2026
D'Tr$mp has denied responsibility for the scurrilous, anti-Obama trope posted on Truth Anti-Social Feb. 5, blaming it on a staffer. Follow... smolderingstump.com
Frank Alexander 16-Aug-2025
The Trump administration's removal of the accomplishments of the code talkers from official history and websites is, just as the origin of...
Susan Parker 15-Feb-2025
Nothing much. Just angst, fear, and more angst. Did I mention angst?
Ferd Borkelmeyer 21-Dec-2024
New admonsteration to take office, what could possibly go wrong?
Rash Limbaugh 21-Feb-2024
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Amicus Scrupulus 21-Feb-2024
Despite decades of warnings about "drinking the Kool-Aid*, GOP reps in the House have opted to quaff the Smirnov.
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A flash in the pond
Don't be led astray by Tr$mp's peregrination into polar politics. As shown in a recent meme, the (R)s don't know where or how big Greenland might be. He was only told that it's big and belongs to another kid and that he cannot have it, so of course he threw a tantrum.

PS: If you think this is an accurate map of the arctic region, you really need to go... Continues...

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Don't hold your breath for action on health care
Once again the House of Rs is today dinking with trivia concerning public health.

Meanwhile, it... Continues...
The Epstein Files May Dominate Trump Legacy
Jeffrey Epstein's famous island lies within the US Virgin Islands, giving the US absolute... Continues...
MTG: If the shoe fits, run away home
Before you watch CBS "60 Minutes" tonight and sit weeping at Marjorie Taylor Greene's sad tale of... Continues...

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Truth Anti-social
From our The Buck Stops Here Dept.:

Surprise! Fearless Leader has denied responsibility for the scurrilous trope posted on his Truth... Continues...
Ignorance is Bliss Presidential
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TrumpRx — Another scam a'borning
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Tr&mp Poll Tax Favored by Many
What is the cost of the Save America act for a woman? We asked Perplexity a few questions.

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Today's Body Count Unreported by ICE
Those old enough to remember the Vietnam War will recall that the Pentagon issued daily "body... Continues...
Greenland Ground Grab Grows Gradually
The White House has not denied that Steven Miller is circulating a plan to relocate the roughly... Continues...