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Editor’s Letter Helluva Job in Helsinki, Trumpie! What can we add to what has already been said about our president*’s performance in Helsinki? As this tweet by UnsilentMajority pointed out, Trump seemed to be totally subservient to Putin, as if he were his boss, or, perhaps, has something very compromising on him. Trump has been dissing our inI’m no dentist, but this body language tells me the guy tel li gence agencies and the FBI on the left is a nervous subordinate and the guy on the for some time now, but to do it right is his boss. - UnsilentMajority again, on this stage, while praising and deferring to the man who likely orchestrated (or at least approved) the recent interference in U.S. elections, is, as many have pointed out, tantamount to treason. If nothing else, it is downright unpresidential, and an embarrassment to our nation. We’ve always liked to lampoon both sides of the political establishment in this publication, and if you have read us over our 27 plus years in existence, you would know this is so. We held Democratic presidents and congresses’ feet to the fire, and intend to keep doing so. But what we’ve seen in the last year and a half of this so-called presidency calls out for special treatment. We are, above all, a publication that loves and supports our democracy, and wants to see it strong and vibrant. So, when a rogue “leader” verbally trashes its institutions, its free press and our longtime allies, forcibly removes babies and small children from the arms of their parents, installs agency heads who are hell-bent on destroying those agencies, and thus our government, etc, etc, ad nauseum, we cannot pretend he deserves equal treatment. So, yeah, we’re going to do what we do, and hope it helps people cope in some small way. And we could use and appreciate your support via subscriptions. Thank you. – James Israel, Editor
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Donald Trump’s European Vacation Trump loves making grand entrances...
and showing up people who think they’re smarter than him.
He was there to meet with our longtime allies...
and some of the best friends the U.S. ever had.
he did what he came to do... It didn’t go like he imagined, but...
In his own mind, he’s leading the charge. (continued) including meeting with his best bud and financer.
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Trump got everything ready for his big date...
and couldn’t wait to meet his hero.
and the GOP congress is with him every step of the way. He was prepared to do anything to prove his devotion...
and that makes Trump nervous. They couldn’t all make it there with him, though...
And though they did their best to trash the FBI for him...
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it didn’t work out quite as planned. (continued)
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Torches and Pitchforks You don’t need 20/20 vision to see that the whole world is waiting for the Democratic Party to push back against the tyrannical tendencies of the Trump administration. And waiting. And waiting. And waiting. Those of you with weak stomachs need to avert your eyes and keep all children sequestered behind closed doors at least until after the midterms are over. Because the current state of the American Opposition Party, well, it ain’t pretty. These pitiable progressives have managed to combine ineffectiveness with indecision. Add a sprinkle of incipient infirmity and a soupcon of both inert and inept, and you end up with a recipe for impotency, irrelevancy and extinction. A message that their candidates are finding increasingly difficult to sell to concerned constituents. “Join the Democrats. Just like you, we’re confused too.” Watching them desperately bumble about these days is scarier than finding scorpions in your underwear. Like a letter from the IRS with a big red “Urgent!” stamped on the outside of the envelope. Or the sound of a gun being cocked in the dark. Nearby. If this current liberal narrative were being chronicled on the big screen, it would qualify as the most boring horror movie ever made: another “Saw” sequel but one in which everyone sits around talking to their detached limbs and absolutely nothing hap pens. They are “The Walk ing Dead” with out all the light-hearted slapstick. There is a growing consensus the Democratic Party should be stripped of the word “party” as it doesn’t really apply anymore. Certainly doesn’t fit in terms of celebration. There’s no frolicking or joviality or joy. Just finger-pointing, recrimination, and whining. Lots and lots of whining. “We can’t fight like him, we have morals.”
Then again, if you mean “party” in terms of a gathering of like-minded individuals, that too, leaves quite a bit to be desired. More like a loose collection of misfits who cluster together for the sole purpose of claiming not to like President Donald Trump. Or each other. And that’s about it. They don’t really stand for anything, not even the National Anthem. You can’t even accuse Democrats of being afraid of their own shadow, because at this point they don’t cast one. Besides, it’s hard to see your shadow when your head is so far up your butt you can tickle your spleen with your elbow. Not only are they not in the game, they don’t seem to be aware that one is being played. The Republicans attack with torches and pitchforks and the Democratic response is to introduce legislation to reform pitchfork safety standards. “You should put corks on those. Phosphorescent for nighttime visibility. And if you insist on carrying torches, they need to be flame-resistant. At least one and three-quarters inches long. Should come in for around $12 a piece. I know a guy who knows a guy that can knock them out for six.” So if you’re waiting for Democrats to stand up to this wanna-be third world strongman and establish any sort of resistance at all, you’d best be advised not to hold your breath unless you enjoy that certain bluish look most often associated with people no longer eligible for social security benefits due to the fact they’ve become altogether much too skinny and dead.
Zero Tolerance People keep wondering how the hell did we get here? How did America become a zero tolerance country that forcibly separates
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kids from their parents? The answer is obvious: we got Trumped. Since the election of the 45th POTUS, everything we know is wrong. Racism is good. Health care is bad. Coal is the future. Rich people need more money. North Korea is our friend and Canada and the Free Press — the enemy. Judges aren’t necessary; we can tell who’s guilty just by looking at them. The very phrase “President Donald Trump” should be surreal. Like saying Pope Charlie Sheen. It’s a Saturday Night Live skit. One of those not very funny SNL skits they slap on after the second appearance of the band. The Golden Canopy drags us down to his level and just when we think we’ve reached a new low, another sub-basement gets dug. In a year and a half we’ve sunk so low we can feel the heat on our feet from core of the earth. Absurdity has become normalized. We’ve built up a tolerance to delusions. We’re constantly jonesing for another shot of narcissistic confusion. Turned into adrenaline junkies demanding our larger daily dose of preposterousness. On April 6th, Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III announced the Administration’s Zero Tolerance policy. He then used the Bible to justify its policy of separating immigrant parents from their children. Citing the same passage the South used to defend slavery. Maybe the plan was to rent the kids out to corporate farms. That cotton isn’t going to pick itself, you know. Trump and other Administration officials proceeded to hold a competition for the most ludicrous excuse with a veritable bevy of them. “The Democrats are responsible.” “We’re just upholding the law.” “Using kids as hostages is not our policy.” “The courts made us do it.” “Only Congress can undo it.” “Our hands are tied.” “The Torah says it’s okay.” “Obama did it first.” “The kids are drug mules.” “They’re tiny future rapists.” “Crooked Hillary is to blame.” “Mexico is to blame.” “Bill Clinton had an affair.” “911 was an inside job.” “Putin should be em peror of the world.” “What kids?” The problem was the optics. Kids in cages may look good on paper, but it doesn’t play so well on TV. And the rest of the Republican Party has tied their future to him with knots that would earn a boy scout merit badges. These enablers have already revealed themselves to being anti-logic, anti-environment, anti-de moc racy and anti-fidelity. What difference does anti-family make? Un der pres sure from his own party, especially from that select group of members up for election in November, the President signed an executive order to change the policy he claimed wasn’t a policy and couldn’t be changed. And both Republicans and Democrats are planning partisan political ploys to highlight evidence that the other side is using the immigration crisis as a partisan political ploy coming up in the Midterms. Then to put the oddest of exclamation marks on the proceedings, the First Lady visited a detention center while wearing a $39 jacket that had the words “I don’t really care. Do U?” painted on the back. And the overwhelming response of seeing toddlers crying for absent parents was “Yessss.” At least she didn’t offer to bring the kids cake.
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Trump’s Vacation (conclusion)
Rescue
Trump sided with Vlad over his own intelligence agencies...
The Thai cave rescue united the world...
and in the end, played right into Putin’s hand.
in a way nothing else could.
It caught the imagination of everyone who watched... It was a glorious day for Team Russia...
and we hope it inspires another needed rescue.
and a deeply embarrassing one for America.
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National Shame It was a sad day in American history...
one that only the most callous could condone.
and yet somehow, Trump’s religious base justifies it.
It was most definitely not something Jesus would do...
and seems determined to be as tyrannical as possible.
Trump seems to care only about one thing...
Indeed, it was a dark time...
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It didn’t feel like America...
and was a complete waste of time and energy.
It caused nothing but paid and strife... nearly everywhere you looked.
Trump said there was nothing he could do...
until he finally did.
because they hate immigrants. His base continues to revel in all the “winning”...
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Trump Proposes Expanded Plan for Border Protection Trump has come up with an expanded proposal to keep any “illegals” from entering the US, using added border protection. The president said the idea came to him while preparing for his visit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. While listening to Ivanka reading to him from a ninth-grade world history book about the Korean War and the subsequent peace negotiations, he learned about the DMZ, the demilitarized zone.
he has never heard of Roe v. Wade, the seminal and controversial Supreme Court case that established a constitutional right to an abortion.
Taurus: Your innate sensuality should not involve touching others without permission any more than an “offensive” gaze should involve the “me-too” movement. Gemini: Smile charmingly and keep things on the surface, while finding out everything you want to know. After all, Marilyn Monroe was a Twin sign.
Jesus always said he was coming back. And he promised that this time around, there would be no more Mr Nice Guy! Hence Apocalypse, or Rev e la tion, or Book of Rev e la tion, or even the Art ist For merly known as… Well, anyhoo! It turns out that the various di vine judg ments threat ened in the fi nal book of the New Testament didn’t quite go to plan. An enraged Jesus turned up to the world yesterday, finally planning to finish us off once and for all, and was appalled to find out that the Republicans had only got the job half-done. “D for effort. OK, so I appreciate you guys have been pumping the world full of carbon, creating full-on climate denialism; but c’mon! Even the Martians did better than you guys, for God’s sake! I can see things are finally starting to come together at last, but…
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Scorpio: Stay away from anyone who is sun sign Leo. If you’re married to one, file for divorce. Like celebrity awards, pride and deception just don’t mix. Sagittarius: This month, the New Moon encourages you to try something new – with your clothes on. After all, a selfie sent to a stranger can end-up super bad. Capricorn: Goats and Conservatives are quite similar: they both seem stable until they open their mouths and show their creepy eyes. Aquarius: The beautiful distraction you crave is art; the media you ingest is shit.
Leo: Happy Birthday prideful Lions! Don’t let just anyone pull your tail and call you kitty!
Pisces: You are the deepest, most sensitive and compassionate of all the signs. The Clown Killer was also a Fish sign.
Libra: You can only balance things to the extent you don’t white lie to keep the peace… They’re still called lies for a reason.
“C’mon! It’s been over 2000 years already? How much longer do I have to wait? “Oh and by the way, Iran and Saudi Arabia are going backwards, with all these hu man rights protests, and King Salman’s reforms. Europe is pretty bad, but how much longer do you need until shit really gets real? “I’m pretty much done with you guys.” Republicans are rumored to be fuming. “So we’re still stuck on Earth with these lousy Democrats? Why doesn’t Jesus finally sort out these bastards once and for all?” Democrats, by contrast, are in denial, saying: “Jesus would NEVER have done anything nasty with fire and brimstone! And if he did come back, he’d be marching in a pink pussy hat, or sharing cutesy cat videos on Tumblr.” Re por te d by Wallac e Ru nn ymede , GlossyNews.com.
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Inside sources today confirmed that President Trump fears becoming a victim of his own trade war. Trump, who relies of several imported personal care products and cosmetics to maintain his unique look, is distraught that China may remove them from the American market or stop manufacturing them, as a way to extract trade concessions from the U.S.
The products in question include Trump’s preferred spray tan, Ultra Bright Orangutan Orange #9, White Glow eye socket enhancer (which he uses everyday for the reverse raccoon look he favors), Pure Aryan Blond Hair dye and Strong Bond hair piece adhesive, known familiarly as Elephant Glue. All of these are Chinese made and threatened by the trade war he initiated. “There’s a real fear that if China pulls these products from the American market and they become unavailable, Trump may be forced to revert to his natural skin tone and hair color,” said one White House insider. “And no one — not even he — knows what that looks like.” Underlining the seriousness of the crisis, the president has ordered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to appeal directly to Xi Jin Ping to change course and keep exporting these products as a personal favor, despite the trade war. Additionally, aides point to a recent call to Kim Jong Un as evidence of the President’s growing desperation. Trump was overheard telling the Korean leader that he could be flexible about the “denuke” thing if Kim would plead his case with the Chinese leader. Should all these efforts fail Trump, has pre-ordered a boatload of his favorite products on Amazon. Trump is convinced his bright, luminescent look is part of his magic. “Why can’t an America company make products this good?” he demanded. “Except for that Elephant Glue stuff, which doesn’t work as well as advertised.” Reported by Larry Dell.
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Can cer: Make a life style change for better health now, else you might wind-up looking like Trump on a taco diet by Thanksgiving.
Virgo: The only thing worse than an imbalanced Virgin is one with a political agenda.
male law clerks. It’s hard to keep track of them all. Because, you know, I hire so many of them.” The judge also sought to dispel concerns that he had overly expansive views of presidential power. “I simply believe that presidents have some rights that regular citizens do not. We cannot allow presidents to be investigated for relatively mi nor offenses, like, say, shoot ing someone on Fifth Avenue.” Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, who many political analysts believe will cast the deciding vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, said she was satisfied with his statement. “As everyone knows, I am a strong supporter of a woman’s right to choose,” Collins said. “That’s why I only vote to confirm judges who are sure to uphold Roe v. Wade. Like Neil Gorsuch.” C ol lins s a id s he pla ns to su p por t Kavanaugh’s nomination. “I was just so impressed with his sincerity,” she said. Reported by Jeff Cahlon.
From Apocalypse to Catastrophe: Jesus Says Repubs & Dems Both Found Unworthy of the Lord’s Return
Horoscopes for Jerks: August, 2018 Aries: Just because you think you know how to do something fairly well doesn’t mean you’re also qualified to teach it or lead it.
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Trade War Threatens Trump Pick Kavanaugh on Row v Wade: ‘Gosh, I’d Rather Row and Stay Dry, I Think’ Trump’s Favorite Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s never heard of any Jane Roes. Unless, maybe, Personal Care Products nominee for the Supreme Court, said today that you are referring to one of my many, many, fe-
Kavanaugh made his remarks in a meeting with several senators whose votes are considered critical for his confirmation. According to sources, Kavanaugh was asked about his views on Roe v. Wade and responded, “Hmm … Roe v. who? Gosh, I just don’t think I’ve heard of that one. Is that a precedent? Because I just love following precedents.” Pressed further, Kavanaugh said, “I’ve just “That gives me a great idea,” he declared, “but they didn’t get it quite right. What we need is a ‘Militarized Zone!’” In addition to the border wall, Trump is now proposing the creation of a buffer zone twenty miles wide on the Mexican side. Both Mexico and the U.S. will station troops and tanks on either side of a ten mile dividing line. Trump has invited the Mexican President to Mar-a-Lago to discuss his proposal. He plans on pointing out that Mexico will benefit, because all the cheap labor that cannot now enter the U.S. will be available to help grow the Mexican economy. The President, however, has contingency plans in case the Mexican President refuses to go along with the idea, as he told an as ton ished Gen eral Mattis. “As Commander-in-Chief, I will order our troops and tanks across the border to seize the territory and hold it.” “I’ll just remind Congress that there’s a precedent for taking land from Mexico. Why, it’s a kind of tradition, our Manifest Destiny!” Reported by Diane de Anda.
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Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to By Paul Lander. All you need to do is follow one simple rule: barely pay attention and jump to conclusions. So, here are some headlines today and my first thoughts: London’s ‘Trump Baby’ balloon flies as protests take off acrossU.K. For those having trouble telling them apart: One’s a bloated plastic parody of a human being, filled with hot air, that has its strings pulled before it reacts; the other is a balloon. Netflix is dropping 47 comedy specials in one day ... making them the Costco of comedy specials. George Clooney reportedly in motorcycle accident Big deal, this is nothing, the dude survived his performance as ‘Batman.’ The Thai government responded to Elon Musk, and said his mini submarine idea is ‘not practical’ for the cave rescue ... but perfect as a promo with a McDonald’s Happy Meal. England fans trash an Ikea following World Cup win over Sweden They should have to put everything back together… with just a wrench and Ikea directions. Manafort keeps admitting to stuff on monitored prison calls The only way this guy could appear guiltier is if he had the conversations in Russian.
Charges against Stormy Daniels dismissed after Ohio strip club arrest Well, she is an expert at getting off… Switzerland lodges formal complaint against Trump with World Trade Organization ... Damn, and they were able to stay neutral on Hitler. Happy 81st Birthday Bill Cosby What do you get for the guy who’s had his name removed from everything? Kylie Jenner is worth 900 million dollars That means she can buy a whole team of NBA players, rather than renting ’em one at a time! Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court pick So, just so I’m clear, did Trump pick the white guy or the really white guy? Papa John’s founder used N-Word on conference call And you can be sure that word wasn’t nutrition! Black sarcophagus unearthed, still sealed Don’t open it! It’s a pyramid scheme! Iceman that lived 5,300 years ago had a high-fat feast as his final meal Damn, who knew how long there’s been a Carnegie Deli ...?
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Minority Party Blues The bad news hit Dems hard...
and soon they were drowning in self-pity.
Fighting the nomination would require something rarely used...
and perhaps even some unseemly tactics.
It was all too much for some... but others urged restraint.
Many Dems see rays of hope, however... in taking the party in a new direction.
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Supremely Unqualified (to Appoint) First, let’s review how the careful deliberative process of picking a Supreme Court Justice works:
and Trump can barely contain himself. The prospect of a right-wing court has evangelicals ecstatic...
and is stoked to be shaping the court in his image.
He made a list of “only the best” candidates...
Next comes the Senate hearings...
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Health News Trump’s choice had one very important qualification...
In health news, pharmacists dispense judgement...
or maybe two. and the V.A. remains woefully underfunded...
Now 2016 non-voters can ponder what they have wrought... but corporate health is fully protected.
for decades to come. (But, hey… Hillary’s emails!!!) Meanwhile, other news is just a buzz kill.
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The Hightower Lowdown
Trade Down, Debt Up The prez’s trade war is driving out the enemy companies...
but he imagines himself a hero.
Getting Trapped in The Donald’s Cuckoo Nest Ours is, after all, a nation of laws, right? We value justice and we believe everyone has a right to have their day in court. Right? But what if the Court is turned into a loony bin and the law itself becomes a mockery of justice? Welcome to the federal immigration courts struggling to deal with the loopiness of Trump’s impetuous and imperious “zero tolerance” decree that all asylum seekers will be jailed and prosecuted as criminals, set for deportation back to the horrors they were fleeing. How insane has it become? Toddlers, separated from their parents by Trump’s border guards, are being ordered into court to defend themselves against deportation. “We were representing a 3-year-old in court,” said dismayed defender of a migrant toddler, “and the child — in the middle of the hearing — started climbing up on the table.” It really highlighted the absurdity of what we’re doing with kids. Not just doing “with” them, but to them. Fleeing unimaginable trauma in their home country, then suffering the pain of being torn away from their parents inside our border, the expectation that these little ones can mount a legal defense has rightly been labeled “unconscio na ble” and “grossly in ap pro pri ate” by experts. But I would add, inexpertly, that it is insane — and purely evil. Here’s a bit of Trumpian evil for you: Johan, a 1-year-old Honduran boy taken from his amnesty-seeking father by our president’s border agents, was hauled alone into federal immigration court in July to argue for sanctuary. A one-year-old! An AP reporter wrote that the baby briefly played with a ball, drank, from a bottle, then “cried hysterically.” The judge said he was too “embarrassed” to try explaining this judicial proceeding to anyone: “I don’t know who you would explain it to, unless you think that a 1-year-old could learn immigration law,” the judge said in exasperation. Maybe he could try explaining it to the U.S. president who has foisted this lunacy on us. As it stands now, insanity reigns, and the inmates are now officially in charge of the national asylum. Hidebound Donald Trump partisans keep insisting that their man is not certifiably insane, despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary.
JIM HIGHTOWER But surely some of them finally must admit that his perverse policy of snatching immigrant children from their parents’ arms at the Mexican border and incarcerating the tykes for weeks in warehouse cages far away from any contact with mom and dad — is the epitome of Kafkaesque insanity. Trump’s political assault on 10-year-olds, four-year-olds, toddlers, and even infants is so cuckoo crazy that it’s infectious, spreading delirium among some of his top aides, congressional enablers and media backers. In June, for example, Fox News Trumpateer Lara Ingraham dismissed reality by declaring that the captured children’s stark holding cells “are essentially summer camps.” Going deeper into the fog of irrationality, her sister Fox News commentator, Ann Coulter, babbled that the televised sight of Trump troopers seizing and terrifying little kiddos was not actually happening: “Those child actors weeping and crying on all the other networks 24/7 right now, don’t fall for it Mr. President.” For his part, our immigrant-bashing Mr. President began to rant like a dotty old geezer that he would not allow “these people” to invade our country. He fumed that asylum seekers, even children, should not be given any legal avenue to address their plight. “No Judges or Court Cases,” he barked in series of tweets. “Tell the people ‘OUT,’ and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn.” Of course, Trump is not only a callous grump, but he’s also gone completely loony about the essential role of the rule of law in our nation. In fact, if you stood on the front lawn of his Mar-a-Lago resort, he might have you removed by force, but you’d have access to a court to plead your case and seek justice. That’s the American way, whether an autocratic property owner likes it or not.
Former backers are finally starting to wonder...
and the economy may not be the only casualty.
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Swamp Creature
Space Farce
One of the worst monsters has left the swamp...
Trump thinks a Space Force would be “cool”...
and removing him was a delicate operation.
and would love to be its Supreme Commander.
Pruitt said he gave it his all...
It has all the pizzaz you need to attract attention...
but the prez thought he could’ve done better.
and is all part of his grand plan to rule the universe.
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