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"Let’s pause for a moment to reflect upon the fact that we’re actually at a point where it’s highly relevant for a congressman to display such a sign at a State of the Union address.
Not just highly relevant but spot-on."
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Sam's latest: "The best that can be said about Donald Trump’s 'tribute' to Jesse Jackson is that the civil rights leader didn’t get the full Rob Reiner treatment. Of course, like most of us, Jackson probably would have preferred not to get any homage at all from the man."
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We're three former newspaper people who couldn't sit by and watch Trump destroy this country. So we're helping to call attention to what he's doing and, we hope, rally support to stop him.
RFK Jr. tells all, still knows squat about medicine - "I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats."
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"Let’s pause for a moment to reflect upon the fact that we’re actually at a point where it’s highly relevant for a congressman to display such a sign at a State of the Union address.
Not just highly relevant but spot-on."
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Eek! Eek! The working class!
AOC's visit to the Munich Security Conference wasn't as bad as MAGA and Fox portray it - and she could have stayed silent and outperformed Trump.
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New: "There’s little hope that the real victims of Trump’s nonsensical application of tariffs – that would be us, the consumer – will see a cent returned."
Plus, the Wall Street folks who could profit from Trump's failure.
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Sam Bellamy's latest, "We beg of you: Down sit the boogie. Down."
RFK Jr. and Kid Rock make a workout video for a justifiably ungrateful nation.
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The state of the Union:
This ratfuckery wears on you. Remember: The trail is blazed.
“I suddenly discover
to my surprise, that
I am neither the only one,
nor the first,
nor the most important one
to have set out
upon that road.
Whether all is really lost
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost.”
Vaclav Havel
SollenbergER. -- Sam
Oh, no, the FBI flacks assure us, Kash Patel DID NOT fly to Italy to see the U.S. hockey team and pose for this photo. Not at all!
He was in Milan on OFFICIAL business, visiting a field office providing security. HAD to be there on our tax dollars.
The state of the Union:
New at Fight the Fire:
"It’s bigoted claptrap, through and through, dressed up as high falutin’ scholarly research but only a few notches higher than a Klan Crayola missive."
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Crys Matthews, "Sleeves Up"
I know it feels like
this is the end,
but if we stop hoping, we stop fighting
and that's how a tyrant wins.
It's not a marathon,
it's not a sprint.
It's a thousand day relay race,
so rest and resist again.
New:
Jeffrey Epstein was a remarkably wealthy and well-connected man considering that virtually no one recalls knowing him, meeting him or spending any time at all with him.
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Pam Bondi defends Jeffrey Epstein's former wingman in Congress today: “I find it interesting you keep going after President Trump, the greatest president in American history.”
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"The woman who directly named Trump in her abuse allegation claimed that around 1983, when she was around 13 ... Epstein introduced her to Trump 'who subsequently forced her head down to his exposed penis which she subsequently bit. In response, Trump punched her in the head and kicked her out.'"
Favorite Trump name of late, from Andy Borowitz -- Metamuciillini.
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Sam's latest ... A mile high and beneath contempt: The Trumpworld affair you really didn't want to know about but should because it's kinda funny.
Ever heard of someone firing a pilot mid-flight? Corey Lewandowski did.
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Earth to Eve's You Tube channel is worth a visit for some funny and powerful takes on the Trump regime.
Up is down, down is up
Shut your eyes
Don't be dumb
La di da, la di da.
What you see isn't real
Don't try to think or feel
New from Christopher Shields at Fight the Fire.
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From Billy Bragg, "City of Heroes," a tribute to Minneapolis:
"When they dragged people from their cars
I got in their face
When they took families from their homes
I got in their face
When they murdered our sister
I got in their face
When they murdered our brother
I still got in their face"
The latest from Christopher Shields at Fight the Fire.
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Walt Handelsman, a great cartoonist based in New Orleans, recently retired. Here, he talks about the almost complete demise of local newspaper cartoonists, despite the popularity of cartoons among readers.
Fight the Fire is fortunate to have Christopher Shields as a regular contributor.
