LOL! Political ZOMGWTF

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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About

WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were sick and tired of being blamed for cowardice on issues that, in reality, they just didn’t care...

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Cyanide & Happiness (Explosm.net)

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Is this...a political cartoon?

 

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Ouch.

 

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I was not drinking coffee when I read it.

 

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Math is صعب.

 

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The Speaker appears to be angry about something.

 

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Math is صعب.

THEY CANNOT BE PARODIED.

 

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THEY CANNOT BE PARODIED.

Oh Goddess, the IGNORANCE...it BURNS! Do people not remember things they learned in elementary school? And it seems like Laura Loomer actually likes Nazi's, as long as they only hate Latinos, African Americans, the gays and the trans and Muslims.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 U.S. troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.

Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines. The new policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

 

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Well, this just popped into my mailbox from Die Zeit (translated from German)

I know that for Germans, we Swiss often seem like walking clichés: rich, cheesy, and very discreet. But that goes down well in the US, at least in the White House. Recently, five Swiss billionaires and CEOs sat lined up in front of Donald Trump's Resolute Desk. They brought with them not only eulogies but also investment pledges totaling 200 billion Swiss francs (215 billion euros), a personalized gold bar, and a Rolex watch worth between 20,000 and 40,000 Swiss francs (21,000 to 43,000 euros).​

What did the gentlemen want from the most powerful man in the world? Perhaps you recall: On August 1st, of all days, Swiss National Day, the US president unleashed a massive tariff hammer, punishing Switzerland with a record-breaking 39 percent on all its exports. That was more than double the 15 percent that EU companies had to pay for their exports to the United States.​

A small country with nine million inhabitants that generates a $40 billion trade surplus with a large country with 340 million inhabitants – something must be amiss. That's how Trump justified his punitive measures at the time – and the Swiss economy suffered. It has shrunk by 0.5 percent since the summer.​

But last Friday, shortly before 3 p.m., US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in an interview on CNBC: " We have a deal with Switzerland ." The tariffs are to be reduced from 39 to 15 percent. "Thank you, President Trump, for the constructive engagement," tweeted the Swiss government. And the Bild newspaper jealously described it as a "textbook example of 'Trump diplomacy'."​

Looking at it objectively, the situation is somewhat different. The deal is merely a "non-binding declaration of intent," and it contains things that would be difficult to gain a majority in Switzerland: allowing Cybertrucks, putting chlorinated chicken in supermarket refrigerated sections, buying more US weapons. If you ask me, this is going to be interesting in parliament and before the people, because they have to approve a legally binding agreement.​

And there's another, more fundamental question: How is it that a small group of super-rich Swiss are lobbying Trump on behalf of the Swiss Confederation? "They acted patriotically," said Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin about "Team Switzerland," as he called the group of businesspeople. Perhaps. But these gentlemen certainly weren't acting selflessly, and some of them also like to interfere in Swiss domestic politics. For example, by using their billions to fight against Switzerland's further rapprochement with the EU. We've written about what this new power of the super-rich means for the country in the Switzerland edition of Die Zeit, which you can find here .​

 

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JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else

WASHINGTON—In the wake of a controversial incident aboard Air Force One in which President Donald Trump insulted a female journalist, Vice President JD Vance is said to have wept in his office bathroom, furious that the commander-in-chief had used his special “piggy” nickname on someone else...

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Imagine receiving a love poem that reads: “Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, browsing among the lilies,” going on to say that they are a “mount” that the author wishes to “betake” himself to.

RFK Jr.'s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon's

The nature metaphors in the erotica RFK Jr. allegedly sent to Olivia Nuzzi are surprisingly reminiscent of the biblical Song of Solomon.

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