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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he will be pulling all his ads from Fox News, after Fox declined to run a commercial linked to his efforts to promote claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election.   MyPillow is considered among Fox News’ major advertisers, spending nearly $50 million on ads there last year alone.   Good grief, you mean Mike Lindell is back in the news again?  Apparently, Lindell’s “traveling shitshow” never sleeps.  Maybe one of his pillows might help with that?  Now, I’m certainly no legal analyst, but it sure sounds a lot like Fox may just be trying to avoid getting into one of those nasty MyLawsuits . That said, it sure seems like poor Fox News has been losing advertisers faster than Red State meth users are losing their teeth.  Hell, after MyPillow pulls all their ads, about the only sponsors Fox will have left - will be products like Preparation H, Life Alert, home catheter delivery, and erectile dysfunction ads....

A Maryland man named Thomas Patrick Connally Jr., has been arrested for making a series of unhinged, violent threats against Dr. Anthony Fauci, calling him “a sickening, compromised satanic freemason criminal,” a “disgusting piece of elf garbage,” and promised Fauci’s wife and daughters would each be shot in “their disgusting pig snouts, while you watch.” OK, but other than all that, I think we can all agree Fauci seems to be a pretty good doctor.  Not surprisingly, Republican leaders were quick to jump to Connally’s defense, pointing out that Connally was simply expressing “COVID-19 policy differences” he has with Fauci, and the Libs are once again trying to make a big deal out of nothing, just like they’re doing with their investigations into all those “happy, fun-loving tourists,” who visited the Capitol Building on January 6th.    Of course, defenders of Dr. Fauci wanna see prosecutors “throw the book at Connally,” but I think with someone as whacked out as Connall...

On their weekend show, Fox & Friends hosts Will Cain, Pete Hegseth, and Rachel Campos-Duffy promoted an idea which has is being floated by Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance, that "childless" Americans should not be allowed to participate in society by voting, because the "childless left" has no real stake in America. In discussing the controversial issue, the Fox hosts labeled the proposal - an “interesting idea.”  No kidding?  Seems like Fox has been into quite a few “interesting ideas” over the years, such as two failed Middle East wars, labeling the coronavirus a hoax, fear-mongering about vaccinations, supporting an insurrection, and ending all regulations for the thieves on Wall Street. Anyway, if this “only people with children should vote” logic is correct, shouldn’t we then be giving the biggest vote to our dogs, cats, and (especially) pet rabbits?  After all, they tend to have really large families.  Fact is, I’d definitely trust them as ...

Almost as quickly as Jeff Bezos could report Blue Origin is approaching $100 million in ticket sales for seats on future flights, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) announced plans to introduce a new tax on “space tourism,” pointing out that "Space exploration isn't a tax-free holiday for the wealthy.   Just as normal Americans pay taxes when they buy airline tickets, billionaires who fly into space to produce nothing of scientific value should do the same, and then some.”     Gee whiz, tax the wealthy for their joyrides up into space?  Frankly, I seriously doubt it!  In fact, knowing how Republicans operate, they’ll probably manage to somehow figure out a way to turn the entire friggin’ escapade - into a damn “tax credit.” Now personally, I’m not one really of those folks who strongly oppose the idea that billionaires are shelling out millions of dollars to head up into space.  In fact, I’m perfectly fine with it.  It’s just their returning back here to...

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s selection of Jim Banks and Jim Jordan (two 2020 election deniers) to be on the select committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol Hill riot, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew all his committee nominations and said Republicans will instead run their own separate probe into the matter. Wow, gotta admit, this McCarthyism phenomenon seems to become more interesting, with each new incarnation.  And hell, while they’re at it, a committee with such stellar credentials as this new McCarthy committee has, shouldn’t just limit itself to investigating the Jan 6th insurrection.  Why, they should also consider investigating other things Americans still want answers to, like whether or not Haley Joel Osment - can really “see dead people?”  Just sayin’!  Of course, the fact is, we don’t really have to wait in suspense to know how this McCarthy “thing” is gonna turn out.  Spoile...

The Sacramento Bee reports that Jarrod Copeland, one of the two men arrested for plotting to bomb the office of the California Democratic Party, was denied pre-trial release at the very last minute, when his wife hesitated about having to commit to serve as her husband’s legal custodian, which meant monitoring that all the terms of his release are being honored.   Her hesitation in the matter occurred shortly after being informed by the court she could be jailed if she failed to report any violations - to which she responded “Yeah, that’s a big responsibility,” and then suggested the court find someone else to be his custodian. Wow, along with a criminal defense lawyer, sounds like Mr. Copeland’s probably gonna need a divorce lawyer too.  Now, I’m certainly no marriage counselor, but I believe if I were Mrs. Copeland, I think I’d take that old passage from those marriage vows "Till Death Do Us Part” - very, very, seriously.   And frankly, I think she has a pretty decen...

The U.S. Surgeon General said he’s very concerned about what lies ahead, with cases of COVID-19 increasing in every state and millions still unvaccinated, as a highly contagious virus variant is spreading rapidly.   Meanwhile, you have Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida - a state with the highest COVID infection rate in the country - bragging about eliminating all precautions employed by other states, such as prohibiting local governments from enacting measures like mask requirements and social distancing, while selling campaign merchandise on his website saying “Don't Fauci My Florida.” Great merch ideas Gov. DeSantis!  Hey, I’ve got a couple more you might like.  How about “They'll vaccinate me - over my dead body."  Looks like about a third of the country might like that one.  Or, what about this “You can stick that needle in my cold, dead arm!”  I’m telling ya, the merch possibilities seem endless. Of course, Republicans know all this anti-vax h...

As a further indication of how much radical ideas are going mainstream in Republican circles, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld and Lisa Boothe quickly jumped on the bandwagon, after a new poll found that a full 66% of southern Republicans wanted to secede from the United States of America. Well, I suppose southerners are simply trying to stay true to the old adage, “if at first you don't secede - try, try, again.”  Gee, wonder if anyone has ever bothered to explain to them that federal funding for things such as Social Security (retirement, disability), Medicare/Medicaid, and infrastructure - won't secede along with them?   Now, of course, this position isn’t really their fault, given that about the only thing most Trump supporters know about government, is that they “hate taxes.”  Other than that, they have no idea how civilization works.  After all, what do you expect from a region that believes teaching subjects like history and civics - is a communist plot? Hell...

As deadly new variants of the coronavirus are spreading rapidly around the globe, a disturbing new Gallup poll found American confidence in science has split heavily along party lines, with 79 percent of Democrats expressing confidence in science, while only 45 percent of Republicans say they believe in science.   Really?  Oh, for the love of Trump!  And, from the looks of things, it also appears a lot of these same Trump Republicans don’t have much “confidence” in dental hygiene either.  Don’t laugh, good folks like these have kept denture makes and dental implant centers in business for years.  Why, what’s more American than a water glass with dentures soaking in it, resting on a night stand next to your bed? Besides, with the good folks like Tucker Carlson, Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) - keeping “patriots” informed about all the evils and dangers of COVID vaccines, who needs science?  After a...

Conservative network Newsmax has been forced to “distance itself” from remarks uttered by host Rob Schmitt this week, who claimed that vaccines go "against nature" because diseases are "supposed to wipe out a certain amount of people,” and that vaccinations “unnaturally interfere with viruses' designs on killing people.” Wow, kinda looks like the “Schmitt” has really hit the fan over at Newsmax.  So, they want to “distance” themselves from Schmitt’s remarks, do they?  Gee, makes you wonder if the morons who run Newsmax know they actually have the option not hire anti-science nitwits like Schmitt as anchors in the first place?  Not to worry though, should Schmitt get fired, I'm sure folks like Kevin McCarthy or Rand Paul would warmly welcome him to become part of their staffs. Of course, the truth is, what Schmitt is really promoting is “Social Darwinism.”  Given that, I assume by the same logic he applies to vaccines, one may conclude that by warning people ...

According to corporate filings in the United States and Scotland, the Trump Organization has removed former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg from his leadership roles at more than 40 Trump subsidiary companies, after his indictment on 15 felony counts - including “grand larceny and tax fraud.” Well, with Weisselberg gone, I guess the next logical step would be bring MyPillow guy Mike Lindell in to run things.  I mean, what other fool would wanna jump into this mess, unless you’re really into orange jumpsuits?  And, who better than Mike Lindell to get that cash flow rolling again?  Of course, it’ll all be laundered Russian mob money, but who cares - when it’s all off the books anyway? That said, you’ve really gotta hand it to this Allen Weisselberg chap.  This dude really knows how to make things happen!  I mean, he’s gonna go from living “rent-free” in a Trump company apartment, to living “rent-free” in a jail cell.  Of course, if he does ever...

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) provoked a strong backlash after calling for the mass firing of the 5,000 teachers who signed a petition saying they would defy any ban on the teaching of “Critical Race Theory.”  Critics point out that Rep. Boebert - herself a high school dropout - obtained this “information” about the teachers, directly from the ultra-conservative Breitbart website.  So, Rep. Boebert wants to fire any teachers who don’t support arbitrary supervision or bans by extremist politicians over their teaching curriculum?  Gee, and to think all this time I assumed Boebert and her Republican pals were supposed to be opposed to the "cancel culture?”  Of course, it’s doubtful Rep. Boebert has any idea whatsoever as to what “Critical Race Theory” actually is, other than “she knows she hates it.”    Besides, when it comes to firing teachers, there’s no need for Rep. Boebert to get all shook up about this.  The fact is, underpaid and overworked te...

Joseph Ferrari, Professor of Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago, says his research has determined that procrastinating really has very little to do with laziness.   Ferrari theorizes that there are three types of procrastinators: Thrill-Seekers - who crave the rush of putting off tasks until the last minute and believe they work best under pressure; Avoiders - who procrastinate to avoid being judged for how they perform on a project; and Indecisives - who have difficulty making important or stressful decisions, often because they’re ruminating over several choices. Perhaps, but I happen to be someone who is a totally “self-aware” procrastinator.  For example, let’s say I wake up one day and have 25 things that absolutely need to get done before the end of the day.  Now, I know I can’t possibly get them all done unless I completely organize, prioritize and strategize about how I’m gonna go about getting all these tasks accomplished.  The problem lies in th...

A forthcoming book by Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender, claims former President Donald Trump "stunned" his then chief-of-staff John Kelly, by praising Adolf Hitler during a European visit to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.   This occurred after Kelly had finished explaining to the President “which countries were on which side during the conflict" and "connected the dots from the First World War to the Second World War and all of Hitler's atrocities,” to which Trump replied "Well, Hitler did a lot of good things.”   Kelly then tried to explain to the President that “its never a good idea to praise Hitler for anything.” So, John Kelly is claiming he was “stunned" when Donald Trump praised Hitler - and I get that.  I mean, who could have possibly imagined that a guy like Donald Trump, who constantly heaped praise on tyrants like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un, Philippine President Duterte, and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salma...

The Equality Ac t is a bill before the United States Congress, that would simply prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, etc.   It doesn’t dictate what churches or religious people must believe, but that hasn’t stopped right-wing, QAnon, and flat Earth activist Lauren Witzke - the GOP’s failed 2020 Senate candidate from Delaware - from going on Alan Jones’ InfoWars and claiming that the bill will “illegalize Jesus Christ” and “categorize the Scripture as hate speech.” Well, given her stance on immigrants, I can’t imagine why she’d ever object to anyone “trying to illegalize Jesus Christ.”  I mean, by her standards - isn’t Jesus basically just another “illegal immigrant” from the Middle East?  So, what’s the problem?  Why, if you don’t believe me, then try telling some border patrol agent “but, but, I’m the son of God” - and see how far ...

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is set to become the first “billionaire in space,” after announcing he will fly a suborbital mission into to space as early as July 11th, which would allow him to beat Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, who will fly on his company’s spacecraft nine days later. Gee, who could have guessed space exploration would one-day become something of a celebrity billionaire’s game show?  And, trips into space - would become “ego trips.”  Simply an amusement park thrill ride for billionaires.  Now, the question remains, if Bezos and Branson ever happen to pass each other in space, would they ask “Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?” Meanwhile, in announcing his July 11th flight, Richard Branson proclaimed that “I truly believe that space belongs to all of us.”  Well, thanks so much for your generosity Richard, but with tickets going for as much as $28 million a pop, I believe I’ll just stick to Uber, Greyhound, and Amtrak. That said, I honest...