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The Washington Post is reporting that unvaccinated former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, who just revealed that she had tested positive for the coronavirus, has been seen openly dining out at New York City restaurants this week, in complete disregard for local health and safety measures that call for those who test positive to isolate. Wow, it’s move over, Typhoid Mary - COVID Sarah is back in town!  Gee, now if memory serves me correct, wasn’t Sarah the one who warned everyone back in the day, that if we pass Obamacare - we’ll end up with “Death Panels?”  Well, it seems Sarah’s now become her own, “walking, talking, Death Panel.”   Why, it was just a few weeks ago that Sarah told that MAGA Turning Point USA conference that “she’d rather die than get a COVID vaccine.”  Well, that’s her prerogative, but she apparently wants to take half of New York City out with her when she goes.  One thing’s for sure, that kind of attitude is never gonna get her a seed at the...

In an interview with Vanity Fair journalist Gabriel Sherman at their 500-acre Lynchburg farm, Jerry Falwell Jr. blamed the erratic behavior that got him fired from his position as President of the fundamentalist Christian Liberty University, on the “testosterone supplements” he was taking in an effort to win his wife Becki back from their pool boy - with whom she had been having a seven-year affair.   In response, former pool boy Giancarlo Granda offers quite a different story, claiming the Falwells began “grooming" him when he was only 20, bought his silence with luxury vacations, rides on Liberty’s private jet, and an ownership stake managing a Miami Beach hostel.   In addition, Granda claimed Falwell Jr. frequently enjoyed watching, while he was having sex with Falwell’s wife Becki. Wow, sounds like that pool boy must have been packing a helluva lot more than simple cleaning supplies!  Speaking of the pool, word has it that both Becki and the pool boy - loved going ...

After a MAGA parent’s unhinged claim at a Michigan school board meeting about “unisex bathrooms” in her child’s school having “litter boxes” in them for kids who identify as “furries” went viral, Meshawn Maddock, the pro-Trump co-chair of Michigan’s Republican Party - immediately smelled pure gold and began promoting this bogus conspiracy theory everywhere.   Even though the story was completely false, many parents became extremely upset and panicked over the matter, so much so that Midland Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Michael E. Sharrow was forced to take to the airwaves and “officially” deny rumors of “school bathroom letterboxes.” Now, is it just me, or does it seem like these days, all it takes is for some MAGA half-wit to publicly make some completely outrageous claim - no matter how batshit crazy it may be - and Republicans will immediately scramble to pass a law to try to “ban it” - even though the thing they supposedly banning, doesn’t even exist.  Hell, it a...

The Washington Post reports that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was the “mastermind” behind an effort that resulted in five states using a fake slate of electors in an attempt to submit bogus election certificates to the Electoral College in the 2020 election - and all in plain sight.   Giuliani actively promoted claims of “election fraud” on behalf of the former President, while attempting to convince state legislators to take steps to overturn legitimate election results. Well, I do have to admit Trump was right all along about one thing - that there was massive election fraud this past election!  What he “forgot” to mention was - he and his pals were the ones who were organizing it!  The thing is, how far can you really expect to get, with a document that’s obviously as fake as a “rubber hot dog?”  Not that any Trump supporter would ever be able to tell if it was a rubber hot dog.  Why, if they couldn’t chew it, they’d just swallow the damn thing...

In a move voting rights advocates fear would be used to “intimidate voters” if it became law, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan to establish a - first of its kind in the US - “special police force” called the “Office of Election Crimes and Security,” to oversee elections within the state of Florida.   This special force would be stationed at unspecified “field offices throughout the state” and act on tips from “government officials or any other person.” Wait, Trump’s “Mini-Me” wants to do what?  That said, I do get where Gov. DeSantis is coming from on this.  After all, in those 2020 elections, too many “eligible” voters were able to cast votes for Democrats, and Republicans vow “not to let that s**t happen again.”  Why, how can it be considered a “fair” election, if Democrats are allowed to vote too?  And, let’s not forget all those pesky minorities, who also insist on voting.   Besides, what’s the big deal?  Gov. DeSantis doesn’t have a...

CBS News reports that Republican state legislators in Florida are considering a bill that would put cameras in classrooms, and force teachers to wear microphones, so parents can monitor the lessons that students are being taught.   Republicans defend the move by claiming classrooms are not teachers’ “private space.” Wait - the party of “government should stay out of people's lives” - says what?  Wow, seems as if good old Gov. Ron DeSantis and his MAGA pals are actually “out North Korea-ing,” the North Koreans.  Why, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if Kim Jong-un, sues the State of Florida for copyright infringement. Hell, and while they’re at it, they may as well mandate teachers wear “shock collars” also.  That way, should a teacher happen to say something which MAGA parents, Evangelicals, or Republicans don’t completely approve of, a little jolt of electricity will immediately “remind” teachers not to venture too far off the “approved party line.” One thing’s fo...

The pro-Trump streaming site Real America’s Voice interviewed MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell this week, who continued pushing his 2020 election fraud conspiracy, arguing that "We have enough evidence to put everybody in prison for life, 300 and some million people.   We have that all the way back to November and December.”   When asked by the host why that hasn’t happened yet, Lindell explained that he first had to “wait for evil to reveal itself.” Well, when you consider the entire population of the US is only 332 million, that’s gonna have to be one helluva big prison.  Hey, maybe Republicans can strike up a deal with Amazon, and instead of having to build a bunch of new prisons, how about just turning Amazon’s warehouses into forced labor camps?  Hell, they’re practically that now, anyway.  Then, to show how they’re more compassionate than Jeff Bezos, they could even allow the prisoners - to freely use the bathrooms. Why, just think about it, with all the ne...

D uring an Indiana state Senate committee hearing about a proposed bill that would ban “divisive concepts” in school classrooms, Republican Sen. Scott Baldwin said teachers’ lessons about fascism and Nazism need to be “impartial.”   Sen. Baldwin, who co-wrote the bill, added that “I have no problem with the education system providing instruction on the existence of those ‘isms,’ ” but “I believe that we’ve gone too far when we take a position.   We need to be impartial.” Now, in all fairness, Sen. Baldwin said the point of his bill, is to allow students to “formulate their own viewpoints.”  Well, then, in that same spirit - I would assume the good senator would have no problem with kids forming their own “viewpoints” about folks like, say - Jeffrey Dahmer .  After all, we must remain impartial, and I’m sure there must be people out there somewhere, who feel deeply that Dahmer was simply a misunderstood, avant - garde, gourmet chef - and children need to be aware tha...

Former National Security Council expert and adviser to Donald Trump Fiona Hill, says the international community is extremely fearful about what's happening in the United States, with the rise of fascism and democracy hanging by a thread.   A poll found that Canadians are especially concerned about a huge influx of US refugees at their southern border, trying to escape retribution from fascist mobs, should Trump manage to seize power again. So, Canada, ‘eh?  Well, well, what’s this fuss all aboot?  Now, I live in sunny southern California, and to be honest, before I’d ever even consider moving to Canada, I’d have to think very hard about which is worse - fascism or winter?  So, not to worry all my maple syrup sucking, hockey puck slapping - friends to the north.  A lot of us couldn’t take your winters anyway.  Besides, Canada could always build a wall, and have Trump pay for it! And then, there’s Mexico to the south.  It has great weather, a low c...

In a recent interview with the New York Post , former Trump Secretary of State, evangelical Christian, and possible 2024 presidential candidate Mike Pompeo - evoked the old “I pulled myself up by the bootstraps” line, by claiming he lost 90 pounds in just six months, by simply making minor changes to his diet and working out only 30 minutes a day.   This has fitness professionals, as well as the editorial board of the Kansas City Star - expressing serious skepticism about his claim. Gee, you mean to tell me that good old Trump-loving Mike Pompeo has lost 90 pounds?  Why, I didn’t even realize a spine could weigh 90 pounds.  Now, we knew he really had himself a pretty good set of kahunas, so as a precaution, maybe Trump decided he’d better get him castrated - and each testicle weighed 45 pounds.  Not to mention, no longer hosting all those lavish, 500 person State Department dinners he threw during the COVID pandemic, probably helped with the weight loss also.  ...

After Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) described the Jan. 6 riot as “a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol,” Fox News host Tucker Carlson took to the airwaves and viciously mocked Cruz and the idea that the storming of the Capitol was an “insurrection.” Realizing this may upset Trump’s base, Cruz then went on Carlson’s show begging for forgiveness and tried to walk back his remarks, but Carlson accused Cruz of both lying and trying to portray the MAGA protestors as terrorists. Well, we already knew Cruz didn’t have the balls to defend his wife when Trump attacked her, but now we know that Ted Cruz “won’t even defend Ted Cruz.”  I mean, the poor guy finally says “one honest thing” in his life, and then he has to walk it back.  Hell, Ted Cruz was begging and whining so much on Tucker’s show, it had viewers screaming “Stop the Squeal!” That said, it was interesting to see a sitting United States Senator humiliate himself on national television, all for the enjoyment of some Fox Ne...

While it is already widely known that Mike Pence's former Chief of Staff Marc Short has been cooperating with the House January 6th Select Committee, sources close to former Vice President tell the Independent's US Congressional reporter Andrew Feinberg - that Mike Pence may already be quietly cooperating with the committee. Well, this is certainly going to further piss off all those Trump sycophants and insurrectionists who tried to capture and hang the former Vice President last January 6th.  I guess all I can say is “there’s always the necks time” guys.  Hell, Pence’s testimony just might be the “lynchpin” to everything.  And, had those insurrectionists had gotten ahold of him, both Pence and our democracy - would have been left hanging.    Now, word has it the insurrectionists tried to contact Pence via text on January 6th, texting him “Hey Mike, if you get this message, we’d love for you to ‘swing’ over by the Capitol, and ‘hang’ with us for a while....

Unvaccinated actress Krystal Tini went on extremist right-wing Stew Peters’ podcast, to claim that simply being around people who have been vaccinated causes her menstrual flow to kick in, which she says “lasts for about a week.”   When questioned if she had consulted a doctor about the matter, she said “no,” because she already knows what the “medical establishment” will say.   She then described how her own “independent research” has found that people exposed to vaccinated individuals are not only experiencing “vaginal bleeding,” but also “nose and anal bleeding” as well. Wow, that sure sounds a lot like what our former president might classify as “she's got blood coming out of her…whatever!”  Now, I have to admit my first reaction was to wonder if perhaps she might have grown up in a state that had completely banned all sex education.  Then, I became concerned for her well-being, wondering what would happen to her, if she were to accidentally wander into a large ...

Declaring CNN and Twitter as an “enemy of America,” and proclaiming “Communist Democrats can't stop the truth,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) denounced her permanent banishment from Twitter.   The ban occurred just hours after she published a tweet, falsely suggesting there have been “extremely high amounts of Covid vaccine-related deaths.”   Twitter cited a “strike” system for violations of its COVID policy, which bars users from sharing content that is “demonstrably false or misleading and may lead to a significant risk of harm.”   Five or more strikes lead to a permanent suspension. OK, but my question for Marjorie Taylor Greene is - if Twitter is really such an “enemy of America,” then why is it you seem to be constantly on it?  Perhaps folks like her, Matt Gaetz, and Lauren Boebert ought to consider starting their own social network.  After all, I believe Sarah Palin also became frustrated with Twitter, and tried to start her own platform.  Now...

After going missing for nearly two weeks as Florida continues to set records for new coronavirus infections, and with his spokesperson giving conflicting accounts as to where he might be, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis finally resurfaced on stage New Years Eve at a Sean Feucht MAGAchurch superspreader event, to accept an award for his “courage” in opposing mask mandates and COVID vaccines.   Gee whiz, wonder which MAGAchurch that was?  Must have been the “Branch Covidians.”  So, Gov. DeSantis just disappears for nearly two weeks, right in the middle of a health crisis, does he?  Wonder where could he have DeGone?  Why, it’s almost as if he didn’t give a good DeF**k about Floridians during DePandemic? So, where was Ron DeSantis?  Could the Deep State have abducted him, only for him to somehow manage to escape and show up just in time to collect his “award” at this News Years Eve superspreader event?  Why, it seems almost Biblical if you ask...