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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve always loved Nobel Peace Prize Eve.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 11h

kendrick lamar flashes a smile after a brutal takedown of drake aka dj cries-a-lot

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile starts... now.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 13h

Woo-hooooo!!!

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 13h

Perry says the order will say defendants are "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 13h

So much for my uprising. 🤷‍♂️

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 13h

Perry: "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 14h

MY COFFEE IS FREAKING EXPENSIVE, YOU *#%&NUTS, MAYBE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT INSTEAD OF PROSECUTING POLITICAL OPPONENTS FOR NO %&*# REASON!!!

Reuters @reuters.com · 14h

New York AG James, a Trump foe, indicted for bank fraud reut.rs/4750yfz

New York AG James, a Trump foe, indicted for bank fraud

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration seeks to use government power against those who have pursued investigations into him or publicly resisted his agenda.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 16h

Please stop complaining about grocery and electricity prices and healthcare costs, peasants, the president is trying to brag about all the wars he thinks he stopped that he didn't stop!!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump to the Finnish president on Russia-Ukraine: "That would be number eight for me. Number eight."

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 16h

I’m sure this is very comforting to American federal workers not getting paid right now.

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 16h

Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 16h

My Chicago dog is prepared to take on Trump's tyranny.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 17h

Who among us has not wanted an award obtained via threats and shameless begging and pleading and self-aggrandizement? For there is nothing more satisfying than receiving the praise we have demanded.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 17h

Psychopath Mad Libs!

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 18h

These people are so laughably weak it's a wonder their bodies don't collapse into jiggling sacks of flesh and bone.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Kristi Noem: "If we have to do it the hard way in Portland and Chicago, we will."

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 18h

Ah yes, he reached this number using the famous mathematical equation:

(Boat + Drugs(Maybe)) + Boom = 25,000 Saved Americans

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "You can't even find any boats in the water anymore. You had boats -- we were like a subway train loaded up with drugs. Every single boat that you see getting taken out kills 25,000 Americans."

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 20h

This is the clearest sign yet that Democrats are winning this argument. Nobody is going to buy this desperate B.S. I’m honestly surprised, but the Democrats have managed to back Johnson into a corner.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration fears anti-fascists in the same way body odor
fears deodorant.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

I AM THE BOYFRIEND OF ONE OF ANTIFA’S FOUNDERS AND I WILL TELL MY STORY FOR $1 MILLION. SERIOUS OFFERS ONLY.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

Little known fact that the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa was none other than Yoko Ono. Google it, libs.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

The president of the United States thinks there are no stores in Portland, OR.
The president of the United States is mentally unhinged – and dangerous.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

"Had an older president like Joe Biden babbled like this there would have been immediate calls to airlift him to a sanatorium," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/4n7pB7X

A photo of of Donald Trump. Text added to the image reads: "Opinion by Rex Huppke: Anyone with courage has to acknowledge Trump isn’t well. And he’s getting worse."

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

Senator, it used to be called a jumpoline before yo momma got on it. I am a serious person doing an important job.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

This is the lead every Democrat should follow. 100%.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 1d

58% of Americans - including half of Republicans - think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a sign of unease as President Donald Trump increasingly deploys National Guard troops to police American cities, a @reuters.com poll found.

www.reuters.com/world/us/mos...

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

Bank on this: Trump and his coterie of MAGA podcasters and bro-dudes will concoct an alternate Super Bowl halftime show featuring Lee Greenwood and other washed out never-have-beens, and its ratings will be so wildly embarrassing that Trump will declare all ratings “rigged and illegal.”

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, they are planning to mint a coin with Trump's face on it. Yes, I wish this was all just a terrible nightmare.

"While they say the Trump coin will be worth $1, if it stays true to the man it depicts, it will cost $50 and be worth 1 cent."

My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

A $1 coin with Trump's face on it? I wouldn't pay a penny for it. | Opinion

I'm excited the U.S. Treasury is going to ignore dumb things like 'laws' and 'humility' and mint a $1 coin bearing the image of President Trump.

www.usatoday.com

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