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The Financial Times reports that Elon Musk personally called the chief executives of companies pulling advertising from Twitter to complain.   Media Matters released a report suggesting Twitter has now lost half of its top 100 advertisers.   Ad sales account for nearly 90% of Twitter's revenue.   In addition, there is also talk that Apple and Google may pull the “Twitter app” from their App Stores.   This inspired Musk to tweet “Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter.   Do they hate free speech in America?”   Musk then followed up by tweeting “What’s going on here @tim_cook?” Wow, it seems Elon is going full “Space-Karen” on Apple, and is “demanding to speak to the manager.”  Now, is it just me, or does it seem like every time some MAGA jerk doesn't get their way or someone disagrees with them, it suddenly becomes a “free speech issue?”   But I can see Elon Musk’s point.  I mean, who could imagine a company that wouldn’t be thrilled...

Former president Donald Trump drew intense criticism after having dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort with two notorious antisemites, Kanye West (aka YE) and his pal - Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.  A person familiar with the dinner said Trump was very impressed with Nick Fuentes, a leader of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville where a white nationalist killed an anti-racism protester, and who frequently expresses grave concerns about how the U.S. population is becoming less White. Naturally, Trump is once again claiming “I hardly knew any of ‘em.”  The funny thing is, Trump never seems to know any of the nefarious monsters with whom he frequently dines, has meetings, or takes phone calls from.   If that’s true, perhaps he might wanna consider not using Stephen Miller’s Rolodex when he’s looking for dinner guests to invite down to Mar-a-Lago.   Anyway, perhaps I can refresh your memory, Mr. President.  Nick Fuentes was one of those “good people on bot...

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, who represented the former president in his failed attempts to overturn the 2020 election, told her podcast audience of “ The Jenna Ellis Show” that the five victims who were murdered in the Colorado Springs Club Q massacre - are now burning in Hell.   Ellis added that “there is no evidence at all that they were Christians.   So, assuming that they were not, that they had not accepted the truth of the gospel of Christ and affirmed Jesus Christ as the lord of their life, they are now reaping the consequences of having eternal damnation.” Why, what a touching, lovely, sweet Thanksgiving message!  The way I see it, the only thing missing in her Thanksgiving blessing, was an attack on Hunter Biden and his laptop.   Gee, who knew “God” had turned the “reins of judgment” over to Jenna Ellis?   Now, if I understand Jenna’s Biblical interpretations correctly, Christianity is now transitioning away from the antiquated "Jesus Saves,” to mo...

Claiming “The people have spoken,” billionaire Elon Musk has reinstated former president Donald Trump’s Twitter account after he ran an unscientific poll of his Twitter followers, which found that slightly more respondents wanted Trump’s account restored than those who didn’t.   Trump’s Twitter account had been suspended over fears of violent incitement in the days after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in riots that left five dead and hundreds injured. Wow, who knew Elon Musk makes his most important executive decisions by “mob rule?”  Wonder who conducted that poll for Musk, anyway - Vladimir Putin?  Now, just in case you didn't already hate Twitter, with this move, Musk is now transitioning Twitter - into what can only be described as “MAGA-QAnon Twitter!”  Crazy move, but hey…it’s your $44 billion, pal.  I’m guessing that the MyPillow guy will be the primary advertiser from this point on. That’s right, in essence - Elon Musk has just spent $44 bill...

Governor Glenn Youngkin has introduced a new proposal for Virginia’s elementary schools, which would remove any mention of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from the curriculum of every elementary school in Virginia.   In addition, the proposal also bans topics such as lynching from being taught until 6th grade, and Christopher Columbus' role in the slave trade cannot be taught until 11th grade. Well, that makes things pretty clear.  There will be no damn teaching of “woke history” on Gov. Youngkin’s watch!  Now, you can call me crazy, but this almost sounds like “Cancel Culture!”  So, what’s up next - no more references to the “Civil War?”  It must now be referred to as “Stinkin’ Lincoln’s War of Northern Aggression?”  It’s all part of the Republican plan to replace “woke” history books, with these new, improved - MAGA history books. Of course, Republicans justify the move by claiming that teaching about slavery and racial discrimination makes white children f...

Former president Donald Trump announced he will run again for president in 2024 during a rather low-key speech at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla.   The twice-impeached former president has been eager to declare his candidacy, hoping to get ahead of likely rivals, not to mention potential criminal charges as well.   Historians point out that a defeated former president running for election while facing potential criminal indictments - is completely unprecedented in U.S. history. Well, folks…the circus is back in town!  Hey, wait a minute!  No gold-plated escalator this time?  And where was all his energy?  Why it’s almost as if he's not really taking this seriously.  Now, is it just me, or did Trump’s announcement have kind of a “Weekend At Bernie’s" feel to it?  I mean, is Trump really running, or does he just have the runs?  The poor guy looks like he hasn't slept in weeks!  And his speech sounded more like a “criminal defens...

In a rant on his social media platform “Truth Social” just after the recent mid-terms, former president Donald Trump took aim at Virginia's governor Glenn Youngkin, first claiming Youngkin could not have come close to winning without his endorsement.   Trump then decided to make a racist jab about Youngkin’s last name - claiming “it sounds Chinese.” Gee, I don’t know about that Mr. President.  A "Youngkin" sounds to me more like one of the dates Matt Gaetz would try to sneak across state lines, so he could buy her alcohol.   In fact, that probably explains why a guy named Youngkin would be so popular with voters in southwestern Virginia, but I digress. Now, after all these mid-term losses, many are contending Trump's influence is waning.  To counter that, and keep his spirits up, senior advisors are pumping him up, telling him things like “You could have been a contender.   You could have been somebody!”   Meanwhile, Trump continues to burn bridges faster t...

After winning reelection, Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma stepped out of the statehouse to say a rather bizarre prayer, which went “Father, we just claim Oklahoma for you.   Every square inch, we claim it for you, in the name of Jesus.   Father, we can do nothing apart from you.   We don’t battle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and darkness.   And father, we just come against that, we just loose your will over our state right now - in the name of Jesus.   We just thank you and we claim Oklahoma for you with the authority that I have as governor and the spiritual authority and the physical authority that you give me.   I claim Oklahoma for you, that we will be a light to our country and to the world.   We thank you that your will was done on Tuesday and father, that you will have your way with our state, with our education system, with everything within the walls behind me.” Hey, he sounds like a really fun guy.  So, if I’m correct...

In her post-mid-term election analysis on the big “Red Wave” that never was, Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro complained “What is most disturbing - is that 75% of the people think we’re headed in the wrong direction, yet so many people voted on issues that weren’t the issues we thought they were voting on.   We thought it was about the economy, inflation, and crime, but it was a lot about abortion and the threat to democracy.” Gee, so sorry, Judge!  I suppose that’s what can happen when you live and proselytize - exclusively in a MAGA cult bubble.   Of course, translated - what she really said was, “all our fear-mongering about inflation, Critical Race Theory, transgender athletes, the border, and black crime, didn’t really scare folks as much as it was supposed to.”   Then, Judge Jeanine accidentally said the “quiet part” out loud, when she basically implied “people voted for Democrats to save democracy.”   Oops! Why it’s just a shame none of those savvy Fox N...

John R. Tyson, the 32-year-old heir, and chief financial officer of Tyson Foods, has been arrested after being found disrobed, reeking of alcohol, and sleeping in a bedroom of a home occupied by a family he did not even know.   A woman who lived in the home discovered Tyson and immediately called the police.   Authorities say it took several attempts to wake the drunken Tyson up, and when they finally did, he immediately passed out again.   John R. Tyson is the son of company chairman John H. Tyson. Now, is it just me, or is Mr. Tyson taking Tyson’s “free range” slogan a bit too far?  Geez, what a total public relations fiasco for Tyson this must be!   I mean, about the only way this could have turned out worse for Tyson Foods, would be if the house that Mr. Tyson passed out in - had turned out to be the Hormel Foods family estate.   Folks, this is yet another example of why “nepotism and alcoholism” don’t mix.   All I can say is, lucky for Tyson he di...

It’s being reported that historically low water levels in the Mississippi River have caused at least 25 separate closures to traffic since October 11th.   Each stoppage is estimated to cost $300 million per day to the US economy, and could devastate some markets.   For example, 60% of the nation's corn and soybean exports rely on the Mississippi to get to customers. Members of the MAGA “Republican Freedom Caucus” were quick to respond by claiming “this is clearly Biden, Hillary, and Obama’s fault.”  Ohhhh, my gosh!   Not more of those damn “George Soros-funded, water-sucking satellites again.”   Of course!   It’s so blatantly obvious, especially to all the folks wearing those bright red MAGA caps.   That said, I guess we really don’t even need to ask Kyrie Irving or Kayne West - who they’re blaming all this on. However, in contrast to all those folks, traditional Republicans like Mitch McConnell, or corporate Democrats like Joe Manchin, will be quick ...

During an interview with Ryan Nobles of NBC News, New Hampshire MAGA Republican candidate for US Senate Don Bolduc insisted that schools in his state have put litter boxes in classrooms for students who identify as “furries” to use.   When told that the schools deny this is true, Bolduc said schools lie about everything and that its up to them to prove me wrong, adding that he had heard this directly from a parent. Wait a minute!  So the moron wants the schools to prove a negative?   Perhaps someone ought to explain to him that it’s the person “ making the claim” who has the burden of proof, not the other way around.   I guess he must have cut class the day they were teaching basic logic at school - or, perhaps he was just using the litter box.   On the other hand, one might say “proving negatives” is something Republicans routinely do, just by their very existence. Anyway, thanks to our pal Don Bolduc, it seems NBC News and Ryan Nobles now have a big “scoop” o...

After it became apparent that Trump-endorsed extreme right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro would lose a hotly contested runoff election, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took to Twitter to denounce lack of coverage here in the US, by claiming “Brazil is rapidly falling into civil unrest after their election and there is a complete blackout on it from American media and Big Tech.”   Of course, the “civil unrest” Greene is referring to, is simply MAGA-style conservative truckers blocking traffic as they did here in the US and in Canada when elections didn’t go their way. Gee, who knew Musk has been censoring right-wing news out of Brazil these days?  Thank goodness we have Ms. Greene to fill us in on everything.   Of course, Greene hasn’t done anything for anyone in her congressional district in the past two years - other than help organize the Jan 6th insurrection, but she’s deeply concerned about Brazil’s elections.   That said, I fully understand why MAGA types...