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Stephen Colbert is the Latest Dominoe to Fall in Trump’s Assault on the Mainstream Media

Say it isn’t so. Stephen Colbert must go. At least that’s the apparent conclusion of CBS executives as the late-night host was unceremoniously canceled by the Tiffany Network. CBS claims…

author July 19, 2025

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Donald Trump’s Wicked and Corrupt Supreme Court OKs Continued Gutting of the Department of Education

In a 6-3 ruling that was split along ideological lines and is typical of the Trump Supreme Court, the justices have issued a ruling to allow the gutting of the…

admin July 14, 2025

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A Miserable America Trudges on Through Another Weekend in Trump World

After the signing of the definitively atrocious Big Beautiful Bill on July 4th, 2025, the Donald finally slipped - for at least a brief moment - from being the main…

author July 13, 2025

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A Big Beautiful Bomb Explodes Over the Nation’s Capital

On July 4th, 2025, a Big Beautiful Bomb exploded over Washington, DC and the White House. In fact, the BOMB devastated the entire nation. America's worst chief executive, the most…

author July 10, 2025

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What Does America’s Independence Day Represent in 2025?

The world's sole remaining superpower was born on July 4th, 1776, as a newly minted nation composed of thirteen former British colonies that had just defeated King George III of…

author July 1, 2025

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The Three Estranged Chairs at the United States Supreme Court

The Friday morning when it has been announced in the media that the United States Supreme Court is about to release new rulings on several eagerly anticipated cases, is sort…

author June 29, 2025

The Funny Series culture

Joyful June Weddings Still Happen in Donald Trump’s Troubled America

June weddings are a proud American tradition that some scholars claim derives its foundation from ancient Rome, and the goddess of weddings, Juno. It is truly doubtful that a gorgeous…

author June 22, 2025

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The So-Called Undocumented Aren’t Any Safer Than Illegals Were

The emergence of Donald J. Trump as the victor, by a surprisingly easy margin, in the last presidential election, was a brutal punch to gut of of millions of Americans…

author June 15, 2025

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The Disreputable Trump and Musk Pairing Erupts in Flames

Well, that didn't take long. The first week in June isn’t even over and President Donald J. Trump and erstwhile, one-time co-president of the United States, Elon Musk are having…

author June 6, 2025

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When WOKE Means Black

Nothing consumes the conservative MAGA crowd with rage more than the words, terms and phrases liberals use to successfully describe themselves and their political ideals. Especially when those terms become…

author June 3, 2025