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it's Saturday, and it's time for "this week in stupid: June 7 edition" — Joni doubles down, Grassley is a clown, and so much more... thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

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Hmmm…Does anyone’s mind work like mine? Over the past few days all we have been hearing about is the break up of the bromance between Trump & Musk. Today, the return of Mr. Garcia! What we are not hearing about is the BBB in the Senate. Hmmm… just saying. Big Ugly Bill=BUB not BBB. Critical Thinking

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Some simple budget math: Give out $4 trillion in tax cuts and cut spending by $1 trillion, and you'll get a $3 trillion increase in the national debt. Denying these realities doesn't change them (and yes, the bond market has noticed).

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Aishah Hasnie asked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz what he thought of Trump's claim that Russia wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if he was president. Merz said there was no point in speculating but it probably wouldn't have happened had Ukraine not given up its nuclear weapons.

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That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists — and that they both individually wield such massive power — is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.

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I agree 💯.

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Judge Boasberg cited Kafka. Which is significant progress.

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I was embarrassed for our country when she asked him this incredibly stupid question.

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Let’s Not Lose Focus….

submitted 14 days ago • 197 comments

How’s that “concept of a plan” working out?

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BREAKING: Judge Burroughs grants a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 14 days ago • 17 comments

I hope Elon got all Trump’s tax records on the way out!

submitted 14 days ago • 61 comments

Within a few hours of Harvard's motion for a new temporary restraining order, judge grants the temporary restraining order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Here it is. It has happened. We have the perfect social media post.

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Friday's NY Post cover doesn't disappoint:

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Since day 1, Pam Bondi has treated DOJ like a political weapon That’s why we @democracydefendersfund.org & a coalition of legal experts have filed a complaint with the FL Bar The nation’s top lawyer must be held to the highest standards—no Trumpery allowed!

submitted 14 days ago • 110 comments

Who gets the custody of Big Balls?

submitted 14 days ago • 62 comments

Massive layoffs at Proctor & Gamble www.wsj.com/business/ret...

submitted 15 days ago • 33 comments

WE KEPT THE FAITH AND ARE BEING REWARDED

submitted 14 days ago • 328 comments

The 57th anniversary of this American tragedy. He was 42. His widow, Ethel, was pregnant with their 11th child. "He made a virtue of abrasiveness in his 1968 campaign, deliberately taunting affluent constituencies on behalf of the disadvantaged." He is surely turning in his grave over junior.

submitted 15 days ago • 29 comments

These two psychos have access to all your personal data, by the way.

submitted 14 days ago • 761 comments

It’s like veep but much much much stupider

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The Florida Bar has filed misconduct charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi. She has been in violation of multiple ethics rules since being sworn in.

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This #WorldEnvironmentDay, let's remember that communities of color face the harshest effects of pollution, neglect, and displacement. Environmental justice is racial justice.

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This is real leadership and regard for others, from the son of an immigrant. Then Mayor Pete Buttigieg in 2019, addressing the Muslim community in his hometown after the New Zealand attack. “you are not only exercising a right but also bearing a gift”

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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.

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This message brought to you by Harriet Tubman, an actual person who actually lived.

submitted 15 days ago • 242 comments

AOC: The girls are fighting aren’t they

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed fellow Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as her first choice for New York City mayor.

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The US dollar: * worst performing G10 currency this year * tracking for its worst year-to-date performance since 1975. 🇺🇸

submitted 15 days ago • 122 comments

Bannon Betrays Big Beautiful Bill

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Goldman on Trump's travel plan: "It's pretty consistent with what his 'immigration policy' is, which is just essentially to keep anybody who's not white out of the country."

submitted 15 days ago • 51 comments