Sam Bellamy
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Not the pirate. Contributor to fightthefire.substack.com, an all-free site. Winner of multiple prestigious awards from dogs. Whistles through darkness. Resists, persists, insists. Aspires to ask "WTF did you just say?" at a WH press conference.
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Give the scaffold talk a rest, felon boy
Trump's hit a new level of stupid and dangerous with threats against members of Congress
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"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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Does he have a deal for you, Ukraine!
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November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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Give the scaffold talk a rest, felon boy
Trump's hit a new level of stupid and dangerous with threats against members of Congress
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November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
NEW
"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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New:
Are you prone to shouting “Loser!” at fellow passengers?
Have you ever suggested a seatmate wearing a “No Kings” button should be hanged? Do you delight in grabbing flight attendants by the vagina?
No? Then you may be ready for the Golden Age of Travel.
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Are you prone to shouting “Loser!” at fellow passengers?
Have you ever suggested a seatmate wearing a “No Kings” button should be hanged? Do you delight in grabbing flight attendants by the vagina?
No? Then you may be ready for the Golden Age of Travel.
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The Trump administration's civility lessons
A new ad reminds us manners don't stop at the gate - well, just the gate to Mar-a-Lago
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November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Are you prone to shouting “Loser!” at fellow passengers?
Have you ever suggested a seatmate wearing a “No Kings” button should be hanged? Do you delight in grabbing flight attendants by the vagina?
No? Then you may be ready for the Golden Age of Travel.
*All links/subscriptions are free.
Are you prone to shouting “Loser!” at fellow passengers?
Have you ever suggested a seatmate wearing a “No Kings” button should be hanged? Do you delight in grabbing flight attendants by the vagina?
No? Then you may be ready for the Golden Age of Travel.
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"MAGA cult members appear to be sputtering mad, or just plain sputtering, over the photos of Trump looking at Mamdani like he’s a teenage beauty pageant contestant from days of yore."
"MAGA cult members appear to be sputtering mad, or just plain sputtering, over the photos of Trump looking at Mamdani like he’s a teenage beauty pageant contestant from days of yore."
Dah-ling, I love you, but give me Park Avenue
Trump and MTG formalize split; big fellow eyes a move to NYC to be with Zohran
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November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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"MAGA cult members appear to be sputtering mad, or just plain sputtering, over the photos of Trump looking at Mamdani like he’s a teenage beauty pageant contestant from days of yore."
"MAGA cult members appear to be sputtering mad, or just plain sputtering, over the photos of Trump looking at Mamdani like he’s a teenage beauty pageant contestant from days of yore."
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"While it’s been fun to watch MTG annoy her orange savior and scrap with him on social media, there’s no cause to throw her a going-away party. Save the money on a card, too, unless Hallmark makes a nice 'see ya, asshole!” line.'"
"While it’s been fun to watch MTG annoy her orange savior and scrap with him on social media, there’s no cause to throw her a going-away party. Save the money on a card, too, unless Hallmark makes a nice 'see ya, asshole!” line.'"
Dah-ling, I love you, but give me Park Avenue
Trump and MTG formalize split; big fellow eyes a move to NYC to be with Zohran
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November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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"While it’s been fun to watch MTG annoy her orange savior and scrap with him on social media, there’s no cause to throw her a going-away party. Save the money on a card, too, unless Hallmark makes a nice 'see ya, asshole!” line.'"
"While it’s been fun to watch MTG annoy her orange savior and scrap with him on social media, there’s no cause to throw her a going-away party. Save the money on a card, too, unless Hallmark makes a nice 'see ya, asshole!” line.'"
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"I don’t recall any recent video or still photos of Trump looking quite as happy as he did with the crown prince. I think I’d have to go back to images of his rollicking good times with his longtime wingman Jeffrey Epstein for a comparison."
"I don’t recall any recent video or still photos of Trump looking quite as happy as he did with the crown prince. I think I’d have to go back to images of his rollicking good times with his longtime wingman Jeffrey Epstein for a comparison."
‘I don’t give a hell where that hand’s been’
Trump’s lovefest with MBS is all the more reason to investigate Vindman claim
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November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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"I don’t recall any recent video or still photos of Trump looking quite as happy as he did with the crown prince. I think I’d have to go back to images of his rollicking good times with his longtime wingman Jeffrey Epstein for a comparison."
"I don’t recall any recent video or still photos of Trump looking quite as happy as he did with the crown prince. I think I’d have to go back to images of his rollicking good times with his longtime wingman Jeffrey Epstein for a comparison."
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The latest from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire -- "Lonely Johnson."
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Lonely Johnson
Cartoon by Shields
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November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The latest from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire -- "Lonely Johnson."
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"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
FAFO Syndrome seems to be hitting MAGA hard these days
Darned if they can figure out where all this hateful rhetoric is coming from
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
"Recently we’ve read and heard a spate of complaints from Trump followers about threats of violence and racial and ethnic slurs leveled at them – by other Trump followers.
Who’d’ve thunk it, right?"
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According to the NYT, then-CIA Director Gina Haspel “listened to a recording obtained by Turkish intelligence that not only captured Mr. Khashoggi’s struggle against Saudi agents and his killing, but also the sounds of the saw being used on his body.”
According to the NYT, then-CIA Director Gina Haspel “listened to a recording obtained by Turkish intelligence that not only captured Mr. Khashoggi’s struggle against Saudi agents and his killing, but also the sounds of the saw being used on his body.”
‘I don’t give a hell where that hand’s been’
Trump’s lovefest with MBS is all the more reason to investigate Vindman claim
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November 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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According to the NYT, then-CIA Director Gina Haspel “listened to a recording obtained by Turkish intelligence that not only captured Mr. Khashoggi’s struggle against Saudi agents and his killing, but also the sounds of the saw being used on his body.”
According to the NYT, then-CIA Director Gina Haspel “listened to a recording obtained by Turkish intelligence that not only captured Mr. Khashoggi’s struggle against Saudi agents and his killing, but also the sounds of the saw being used on his body.”
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New: A child (of U.S. citizens) is pepper-sprayed by immigration agents near Chicago.
"Trump and Stephen Miller lack the empathy and the imagination to picture themselves fleeing a troubled country with their wife and children to escape poverty and drug violence."
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"Trump and Stephen Miller lack the empathy and the imagination to picture themselves fleeing a troubled country with their wife and children to escape poverty and drug violence."
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Big, bad ICE saves us from a one-year-old
Pepper-spraying a child apparently warms the cold, shriveled hearts of MAGA
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November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
New: A child (of U.S. citizens) is pepper-sprayed by immigration agents near Chicago.
"Trump and Stephen Miller lack the empathy and the imagination to picture themselves fleeing a troubled country with their wife and children to escape poverty and drug violence."
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"Trump and Stephen Miller lack the empathy and the imagination to picture themselves fleeing a troubled country with their wife and children to escape poverty and drug violence."
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Last November, as we braced ourselves for Trump’s return to the White House, Mike Sorrell discussed an issue that remains with us — as demonstrated by Trump’s threats to Democrats for reminding service personnel that their allegiance is to the Constitution.
It’s a prescient piece, worth revisiting.
It’s a prescient piece, worth revisiting.
How deep is a soldier’s loyalty to the commander in chief?
Trump's plans to use the military at home will create dangerous situations
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November 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Last November, as we braced ourselves for Trump’s return to the White House, Mike Sorrell discussed an issue that remains with us — as demonstrated by Trump’s threats to Democrats for reminding service personnel that their allegiance is to the Constitution.
It’s a prescient piece, worth revisiting.
It’s a prescient piece, worth revisiting.
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The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
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The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
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GOP shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst
Apparently there's a MAGA civil war raging over Groyper punk Nick Fuentes
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November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
fightthefire.substack.com/p/gop-shocke...
The GOP is shocked, shocked! to find bigots in its midst. Let the MAGA war against itself rage on.
"For some Republicans, apparently, Fuentes’s virulent assholiness is too much on the nose."
fightthefire.substack.com/p/gop-shocke...
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New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire: Trump's next big renovation.
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Trump's next big renovation
Cartoon by Shields
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October 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New from Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire: Trump's next big renovation.
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When Laura Loomer is telling Republicans they have "a Nazi problem," you know it's bad.
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You know it's bad when Loomer sorta makes sense
From Coasties to the Heritage Foundation, we can't silence the GOP rabbit hole of hate
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November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
When Laura Loomer is telling Republicans they have "a Nazi problem," you know it's bad.
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WP headline: More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up.
Thanks, Trump.
Thanks, Trump.
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
WP headline: More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up.
Thanks, Trump.
Thanks, Trump.
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"In yet another brazen assault on the veracity and reliability of our own eyes and ears, many in the GOP are trying to rewrite the narrative to say that Tuesday’s overwhelming vote by the House and Senate to release the files was a foregone conclusion from the start."
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When'll we ever learn to stop trusting our lying eyes?
Republicans want us to know that releasing Epstein files was all they ever wanted
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November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"In yet another brazen assault on the veracity and reliability of our own eyes and ears, many in the GOP are trying to rewrite the narrative to say that Tuesday’s overwhelming vote by the House and Senate to release the files was a foregone conclusion from the start."
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As we approach our one-year anniversary at Fight the Fire, a look back at an early cartoon by Shields, "Your Guide to the Republican U.S. government."
A few slots have changed, but sadly we're looking at same damned organization chart.
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A few slots have changed, but sadly we're looking at same damned organization chart.
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Your guide to the Republican U.S. government
A public service of Fight the Fire.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
As we approach our one-year anniversary at Fight the Fire, a look back at an early cartoon by Shields, "Your Guide to the Republican U.S. government."
A few slots have changed, but sadly we're looking at same damned organization chart.
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A few slots have changed, but sadly we're looking at same damned organization chart.
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A look back to a February cartoon by Shields about our abandonment of Ukraine - "Democracy ya later." Nothing's changed.
Democracy ya later
Defend democracy: join the patriotic bucket brigade
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November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A look back to a February cartoon by Shields about our abandonment of Ukraine - "Democracy ya later." Nothing's changed.
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A Shields cartoon from a year ago. As spot-on as ever.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A Shields cartoon from a year ago. As spot-on as ever.
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"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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Give the scaffold talk a rest, felon boy
Trump's hit a new level of stupid and dangerous with threats against members of Congress
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November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
NEW
"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
Free links/subscriptions.
"We could all mail a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution to a certain powerful idiot of our acquaintance. But it wouldn’t do us any good, of course, because our idiot doesn’t read, and his condition seems to surpass the definition of 'complete.'"
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"If you want to see surreal, you just get out of bed in the morning and look at the news on your cell phone.
We’re in Trump’s America, crying out loud, where we reflexively scrape batshit off our shoes. All. Day. Long."
"If you want to see surreal, you just get out of bed in the morning and look at the news on your cell phone.
We’re in Trump’s America, crying out loud, where we reflexively scrape batshit off our shoes. All. Day. Long."
You know it's bad when Loomer sorta makes sense
From Coasties to the Heritage Foundation, we can't silence the GOP rabbit hole of hate
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November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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"If you want to see surreal, you just get out of bed in the morning and look at the news on your cell phone.
We’re in Trump’s America, crying out loud, where we reflexively scrape batshit off our shoes. All. Day. Long."
"If you want to see surreal, you just get out of bed in the morning and look at the news on your cell phone.
We’re in Trump’s America, crying out loud, where we reflexively scrape batshit off our shoes. All. Day. Long."
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Wednesday marks Fight the Fight’s first anniversary. On behalf of Christopher Shields, Mike Sorrell, Jim Casey Jr. and myself, a heartfelt thanks to our readers and subscribers for their support and encouragement. We hope you have a safe, peaceful Thanksgiving surrounded by people you love.
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Wednesday marks Fight the Fight’s first anniversary. On behalf of Christopher Shields, Mike Sorrell, Jim Casey Jr. and myself, a heartfelt thanks to our readers and subscribers for their support and encouragement. We hope you have a safe, peaceful Thanksgiving surrounded by people you love.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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From Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire. (Click for full view.)
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Please change these dirty indicters
Cartoon by Shields
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September 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
From Christopher Shields, only at Fight the Fire. (Click for full view.)
All Fight the Fire links and subscriptions are free. We now have subscribers in 50 states and 22 countries. Check out our homepage to see what they've been enjoying. We'd love to have you along, too!
All Fight the Fire links and subscriptions are free. We now have subscribers in 50 states and 22 countries. Check out our homepage to see what they've been enjoying. We'd love to have you along, too!