Cartoon: The Monsters Behind the Ukrainian Invasion

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Tuesday April 12, 2022 · 2:41 PM PDT

2022/04/12 · 14:41

Never let the world forget that Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson had a role to play in the chaos and destruction Vladimir Putin has unleashed on Ukraine: from Trump’s unwavering pro-Putin agenda and attempts to undermine Ukrainian security to Carlson’s nightly spewing of pro-Russia propaganda. May history condemn these assholes for their culpability in the deaths of so many innocent people.

Fox News Shocked (SHOCKED!) Over Bigoted Posts by Tucker Carlson's Head Writer

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Saturday July 11, 2020 · 5:04 PM PDT

2020/07/11 · 17:04

The head writer for White Power Hour with Tucker Carlson resigned Friday when years of his disgusting, bigoted posts were exposed by CNN. Writing under the pseudonym CharlesXII, incel-curious asshat Blake Neff has been posting racist, sexist, and homophobic screeds to message board AutoAdmit for several years. [Content warning: Ugly racism below]

Just this week, the writer, Blake Neff, responded to a thread… with the subject line, "Would u let a JET BLACK congo n****er do lasik eye surgery on u for 50% off?" Neff wrote, "I wouldn't get LASIK from an Asian for free, so no." (The subject line was not censored on the forum.) On June 5, Neff wrote, "Black doods staying inside playing Call of Duty is probably one of the biggest factors keeping crime down."

Neff quickly resigned when his repulsive posts were reported by CNN on Friday. Fox News executives released an internal memo expressing surprise that the chief writer for a pundit who called white supremacy “a hoax” is a virulent racist.

"Neff's abhorrent conduct on this forum was never divulged to the show or the network until Friday, at which point we accepted his swift resignation," the memo read. "Make no mistake, actions such as his cannot and will not be tolerated at any time in any part of the workforce."

Tucker Carlson is a rising star in conservative circles. Republican luminary David Duke recently urged Trump to nominate Carlson for vice-president. Some consider Carlson a favorite to be the 2024 GOP Presidential nominee.

Tucker Carlson: The Future (and Demise) of the GOP

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Saturday July 04, 2020 · 8:00 AM PDT

2020/07/04 · 08:00

no image description available — "Oh, the humanity!"

Let’s imagine a pleasant fantasy together. Let’s imagine Donald Trump and the GOP are utterly crushed in the upcoming general election. (This fantasy has the added bonus of possibly coming true.) The sheer joy and relief from Trump’s humiliating electoral defeat soon gives way to two bitter realities: 1) There is immense damage to repair and 2) the Republicans will quickly regroup. The big question is whether the GOP doubles down on Trumpism or pivots to the bland, pseudo-centrism of Nikki Haley or Mitt Romney? A sensible political party would abandon Trumpism... but the Republicans are not sensible.

Why am I so sure the GOP will cling to Trumpism? Tucker Carlson. The smug host of Fox News’ White Power Hour is a rising star in conservative political circles, and not just for his frat boy punditry. There is legitimate chatter that this turd-in-the-American-punchbowl could win the 2024 GOP nomination. Now, Tucker himself has denied political ambitions and I doubt he will run for office. But there’s no question he could be a GOP kingmaker in a post-Trump world.

This week, [Carlson] warned his viewers... “vultures wait just off stage to swoop in and claim the GOP for themselves once Donald Trump is gone,” name-checking likely 2024 candidate Nikki Haley.

“The moment Trump leaves, they will attack him,” he said. “They’ll tell you that ‘Republicans lost power because they were mean and intolerant just like Donald Trump.’ ... It’s a lie.”

This is an absolute symphony to my ears. Not only does Tucker assume the GOP will lose, but he refuses to accept reality. Establishment Republicans will be desperate to reclaim the suburban moms and seniors turned off by Trump’s incompetence and stupidity, but guys like Tucker and Donald Jr. won’t let them. If the Republican Party had a soul, the battle for it would soon be underway. In the meantime, we can all keep working hard to make sure the fantasy of a one-term Trump presidency comes true.

Spitting Lawyer Charged with Hate Crime

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Friday June 12, 2020 · 1:23 PM PDT

2020/06/12 · 13:23

The disgusting Wisconsin attorney who blocked a peaceful BLM protest with her car and then spat on a Black teenager has been charged with a hate crime according to the Associated Press. In a now-viral video, 64 year-old toddler Stephanie Rapkin was seen abandoning her car in the middle of the street to block a peaceful BLM march last Saturday. When confronted by several protesters, she spat on 17 year-old African American Eric Lucas, who had helped organize the protest.

At a Monday press conference, Lucas said he was "mentally and physically shaken to be assaulted by an adult in my own community during a pandemic."

Rapkin was charged with disorderly conduct and released. The following day, activists decorated the sidewalk in front of Rapkin’s home with catchy phrases like "Racist lives here" and "I spit on a child.” The police were called when the unhinged attorney physically confronted the activists, and she allegedly kneed a police officer in the groin. The police responded by severely beating her with their batons (Just kidding! She’s white!)

Rapkin was arrested again and has been charged with “disorderly conduct as a hate crime” and battery to a police officer. A complaint against her has also been filed with the state's Office of Lawyer Regulation. MAGA!

The Police Cannot Be Reformed

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Saturday June 06, 2020 · 11:34 AM PDT

2020/06/06 · 11:34

ScreenShot2020-06-05at4.10.40PM.png — Portlanders protest the death of Tony Stevenson who was choked to death by a police officer in 1985.

The nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers have made one thing crystal clear: The American system of policing is damaged beyond repair. Let that sink in. We don’t need to tweak their use-of-force protocols. We don’t need to pick out the “bad apples.” We need to rip out the entire policing system by the roots and start over.

Portland, Oregon is an instructive example. Despite its progressive reputation, Portland has a long history of racism and police malfeasance. The most infamous case of police abuse took place in 1985. Retired U.S. Marine Lloyd “Tony” Stevenson, a 31-year old African American man, went to the corner market and was killed by a white police officer using a chokehold. Protests—eerily similar to today—took place across the city. On the day of his funeral, two police officers sold t-shirts in their precinct parking lot with a smoking gun graphic and the phrase, “Don’t Choke ‘em Smoke ‘em.” (In other words, don’t bother to choke citizens to death, just shoot them). After selling 20-25 t-shirts, the officers were fired but eventually reinstated. The white officer who choked Tony Stevenson to death was never charged.

In 2014, Portland entered a consent decree with the Obama DOJ due to a pattern of police officers using excessive force against mentally ill people. (In one instance, a man with a history of mental illness was tackled and essentially crushed to death by police for urinating in public.) The City promised reform but appointed outside “experts” to tweak police training and protocols. The blue-ribbon panel of local citizens meant to guide the process was ignored and disbanded. The results? In 2019, Portland police killed more people in mental health crisis than ever before.

Police reform in Portland—one of the most progressive big cities in America—has failed. Portland failed despite adopting a community policing model, overhauling police training, and hiring an African American police chief. The police cannot be reformed significantly, because violence is inherent to their role. We need an entirely new way of thinking about addressing mental health crises, substance abuse, and homelessness. These are not “police” issues. We should not be calling or expecting the police to deal with society’s failings.

We don’t need to defund the police. We need to reimagine the role of the police in our society entirely.

ScreenShot2020-06-05at4.11.40PM.png — Tony Stevenson was killed by police who then mocked his death

QAnon-Loving GOP Senate Candidate Abandons Conspiracy After National Ridicule

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Wednesday May 20, 2020 · 10:05 PM PDT

2020/05/20 · 22:05

Screen-Shot-2020-05-20-at-2.24.49-PM.jpg — Another hapless victim of the fake news machine

Less than 24 hours after declaring, “I stand with Q and the team,” the GOP candidate running against Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley denied supporting the batshit conspiracy. Jo Rae Perkins posted a now-deleted video to her Twitter account soon after winning the nomination, spouting the grammatically-challenged QAnon slogan “Where we go one, we go all” and thanking her fellow “anons” for their support. When her disturbing lunacy made national headlines, Perkins quickly threw Q and the Gang under the bus.

“I'm disheartened that… my words were already being spun through the fake news machine and taken out of context. I was not endorsing QAnon, but rather stating that I appreciate the fact that there is still free speech in this country that allows for voices—including whistleblowers from both sides of the aisle—that may, or may not, bring to light issues Americans need to be aware of.”

So that clears it right up. Unfortunately for Perkins, the “fake news machine” saved the video before she deleted it from her Twitter account. She has been tweeting about QAnon since January 2018 and made the conspiracy a plank in her campaign. In a January interview for Right Wing Watch, Perkins explained her strategy.

“It's a very highly calculated risk that I'm taking. Most people play it a lot safer than I do. It's either pure genius or pure insanity. It's one of the two. The voters are going to have to be the ones that make that decision.”

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it’s not pure genius. Then again, she won the GOP nomination handily... maybe she’s stupid like a fox?

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is a heavy favorite in the race. He won his last Senate campaign by almost 20 points against a “good” candidate in a bad year for Democrats. Hopefully he can make Perkins the poster child for the raving kooks who infest the Republican Party.

How the Trump Stole Christmas

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Wednesday December 20, 2017 · 11:03 AM PST

2017/12/20 · 11:03

Long, long ago

In his tower of gold

The Trump hatched a plan

Both wicked and bold

“I’ll pretend to be Santa!”

Said the Trump with a grin.

“I’ll lie and I’ll cheat!

There’s no way I can’t win!”

And so Trump made promises

He had no plans to keep

“I’ll give you all tax cuts!”

Said the orange-faced creep

Then, once he was Santa

He worked toward the ends

Of stealing tax dollars

For himself and his friends

With the help of his henchmen

Like Paul Ryan and Mitch

The tax scam was written

To give more to the rich

The middle class cried,

“But you promised us all!”

“Don’t blame me,” said the Trump.

“My heart’s way too small.”

“Don’t worry,” laughed the Trump

“When we’ve had our fill,

We’ll leave you the scraps!

I promise we will!”

So yes, Trump stole Christmas

But this story’s not done

Because if we all fight back

We’ve already won

GOP House Raking in Cash for 2018 Midterms

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Thursday July 13, 2017 · 2:01 PM PDT

2017/07/13 · 14:01

PAUL_RYAN_The_deal_to-ff2412f1172f78e24e5b9d646449a919.png — 2018 is gonna be a Democratic tsunami? Har har!

Those of you who believe the 2018 midterm elections will be a cakewalk for the Democrats are in for a rude awakening. Has the GOP failed miserably to enact its 200 day agenda? Yes they have. Is Donald Trump an utter disaster? Oh, my yes. Is history on our side? Surely. Have the Democrats been doing a good job with candidate recruiting? Yup. Are the Republicans cowering in the bushes, waiting to get their asses handed to them? Nope.

Despite the GOP’s many failures, Speaker Paul Ryan raised over $10 million in the 2nd quarter alone. He’s raised $33 million this year. And that’s on top of what individual GOP House members are bringing in. AND, of course, that doesn’t include the millions upon millions in dark money which will be poured into the election.

I have many choice words for Paul Ryan: Fraud, liar, tool, immoral, granny-starving scumbag… I could go on all day! One thing he is not is a lousy fundraiser. When your political agenda revolves around helping the rich to get richer, you can expect lots of rich people to show their support. So this should come as no surprise:

Ryan's consistently large fundraising totals show that Ryan is having no trouble convincing supporters to back the party's efforts to retain the House majority in the 2018 midterm elections.

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This is a battle for the future of America, and the GOP will be ready for it. Are we?

The Wizard of Trumpland

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Friday May 19, 2017 · 4:12 PM PDT

2017/05/19 · 16:12

Thugs and fascists and disrupters, oh my! As Newt Gingrich explains, these are the “vicious” forces aligned against all that is fair and good in the world, embodied by Pr*sident Donald J. Trump. In this Wizard of Oz-like fantasy, Donald is the wholesome, innocent Dorothy whose efforts to Make America Great Again are being thwarted at every turn by the Wicked Witch of the Left. Can Donald’s brainless, heartless and cowardly friends defeat the forces of darkness? Alas, Newt’s heroes have been beset on their journey by the evil flying monkeys of the Elite Media.

For proof that conservatives like Newt live in a fantasy world, look no further than this remarkable sentence: “[The Right’s] situation is similar to President Lincoln’s in 1861,” Newt writes. Digest that for a moment, while you consider that here on Planet Earth, the liberals are dismantling the Confederate war monuments, while the Trump-supporting, alt-right goons are holding torch-lit Klan marches. But why take responsibility for Donald’s many self-inflicted wounds when you can smear your opponents as vicious thugs?

In reality, those “thugs” are people of all colors, peacefully marching for equal treatment under the law. The “determined disrupters” are middle class citizens attending Town Hall meetings to demand basic healthcare for all. These aren’t the monsters Newt depicts, but Americans from all walks of life, engaging in their Constitutionally-protected rights of free speech and assembly. You see, average people banding together and standing up for their beliefs is terrifying to men like Newt. He writes, “Those of us who truly want to make America great again have once choice: Fight.” That, Mr. Speaker, is precisely what progressives are doing. Welcome to the new reality.

Merrick Garland for Special Prosecutor

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Wednesday May 17, 2017 · 4:01 AM PDT

2017/05/17 · 04:01

Mitch McTurtle may have gotten a little too cute this time. Yesterday, the odious Majority Leader praised American Hero Merrick Garland and recommended him to be the next FBI Director. We should never forget that Mitch and his cabal treated Garland like trash on the sidewalk, refusing to even meet with him after his SCOTUS nomination. For Mitch to sing Garland’s praises just a few weeks after Scalia Jr. plopped down in Garland’s stolen seat takes a lot of gall. Of course, Judge Garland is not an idiot and declined a job on the SS Trumptanic which is taking on water as we speak. BUT…

Merrick Garland would be the perfect choice for special prosecutor to investigate Trump’s shenanigans. After all, even Mitch McConnell noted Garland’s outstanding prosecutorial work bringing the Oklahoma City bomber (and the Unibomber) to justice. Judge Garland, as Mitch said, is an “apolitical professional” with a “deep background in criminal law.” Who better to pursue the investigation into Pr*sident Trump? And best of all, Garland can take a leave of absence and return to his seat on the DC Court of Appeals after taking out the trash. So whatya say, Mitch?

As the Comey memo turns up pressure on Republicans to name a special prosecutor, contact your representatives and recommend Merrick Garland.

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Who Cares About the Poor?

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Sunday September 04, 2005 · 1:35 AM PDT

2005/09/04 · 01:35

I'm so tired of all this outrage over the plight of the poor Black people left behind in New Orleans. Since when did America start giving a shit about the poor? When their suffering is blown up and plastered all over the news, suddenly righteous indignation starts bubbling up from all over. Hell, even FOX news is outraged! God damn, can you imagine?! The POOR were left behind to die!!

Uh, no shit. That's how it works. That's how it goes on day after day, and how it will continue to go on long after Katrina fades from the headlines.

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In Defense of Wal-Mart

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Saturday August 13, 2005 · 1:17 PM PDT

2005/08/13 · 13:17

Why would anyone defend Wal-Mart, especially now that they have blood on their hands? Well, I'm not going to defend Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is a despicable corporate behemoth which destroys small towns, refuses to pay its employees a living wage or provide decent benefits, is anti-union, encourages Chinese slave labor, etc. etc. etc. I have nothing good to say about Wal-Mart and I refuse to shop there.

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