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SubversiveComedy

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Comedy is cruel. Cruelty IS Trump's plan, so I'm just returning the favor. MAGA loves to dish it out, but they can’t take it. Storyteller. Veterans Advocate. I honor the Oath I took when I joined the Air Force - to protect the Constitution .

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

Make America Great Again…

GTF Out!

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 7h

Trump And Russia Finally Admit What The Rest Of The West Already Suspected:

that their supposed friendship is not going to help end the Ukraine war any time soon.

Now Trump has a new entry for his enemies list. Fear his retribution - until he TACOs again.

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Trump And Russia Finally Admit What The Rest Of The West Already Suspected — HuffPost

Looks like that bromance with Putin is officially over.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 7h

…because they’re not welcome in their home states?

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 18h

In a nutshell.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 7h

Like the insurrectionists, the pedos were merely “tourists” to Epstein Island.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 7h

Better idea - arrest Trump and put him in Epstein’s old cell.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

I’m shocked.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 7h

…taken with Tylenol it immunizes you against Covid and measles per RFK.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 7h

Pete Hegseth's one-dimensional view of combat readiness: be a male and sleep with your boots on.

Navy vet’s view: Combat readiness comes down to knowing how to get the job done.

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Pete Hegseth's one-dimensional view of combat readiness

I served on the Navy’s first combatant ship to have women permanently assigned, and all of us on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower were completely qualified for our jobs, writes Laura McTaggart. No combat ...

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 9h

The Special Counsel Trump Once Unleashed on James Comey Could Testify in His Defense.

Assuming a judge doesn’t fall down laughing at the paper airplane of an indictment, John Durham could be a defense witnesses. That would be the comic relief in this dark dramedy.

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The Special Counsel Trump Once Unleashed on James Comey Could Testify in His Defense — Esquire

The special counsel Trump once unleashed on the former FBI director could now be a key witness in Comey’s defense.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 10h

Editorial cartoon: Government shutdown

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Opinion: Editorial cartoon: Government shutdown — The Dallas Morning News

Editorial | President Trump’s medical advice needs care and treatment

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 10h

Jon Stewart on Democrats protecting healthcare in shutdown: ‘The least they can do’

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Jon Stewart on Democrats protecting healthcare in shutdown: ‘The least they can do’ — Guardian US

Late-night hosts discuss government shutdown and Trump sending national guard to quash imagined insurrections

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 10h

Greene ‘disgusted’ if health care tax credits expire and premiums double.

She said “my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE”.

Didn’t know she has a maternal side.

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Greene ‘disgusted’ if health care tax credits expire and premiums double — The Hill

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled a willingness to negotiate with Democrats on their health care demands, breaking with her party on an issue at the core of the government shutdown standoff...

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 10h

AOC mocks MAGA masculinity with Stephen Miller quip — and touches a nerve.

Ocasio-Cortez recorded a video saying she carries no bias against short men — or “the short king community,”and that she was primarily referring to “how big or small someone is on the inside.”

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AOC mocks MAGA masculinity with Stephen Miller quip — and touches a nerve — MSNBC

Ocasio-Cortez could hardly contain her joy after Trump adviser Stephen Miller responded to her attack on the administration’s performative masculinity.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 10h

Keystone Kash Tries Out New Costume in Chicago Photo Opp

I think he was jealous of Ice Barbie getting all the headlines.

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Keystone Kash Tries Out New Costume in Chicago Photo Op — The Daily Beast

Patel arrived at the FBI’s field office as National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas prepare to deploy.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 10h

Elon Musk’s Tech-Bro Grudge Is Driving His Company Into Turmoil.

Burnout, politics, and whiplash pivots fuel exits at Tesla and xAI amid the MAGA billionaire’s feud with another tech mogul.

Word for the day:

“Schadenfreude”

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Elon Musk’s Tech-Bro Grudge Is Driving His Company Into Turmoil — The Daily Beast

Burnout, politics, and whiplash pivots fuel exits at Tesla and xAI amid the MAGA billionaire’s feud with another tech mogul.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 11h

What can the rise and fall—and rebound—of NFTs teach us about the AI bubble?

The market for NFTs collapsed in 2022, then the tech quickly fell out of the mainstream. It never went away, though. What went wrong and what’s next?

OMG! No more Trump superhero NFTs?

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What can the rise and fall—and rebound—of NFTs teach us about the AI bubble? — Fast Company

After the market for NFTs collapsed in 2022, the tech quickly fell out of the mainstream. It never went away, though. Experts now tell Fast Company what went wrong and what’s next. The launch of a dig...

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 11h

Bitcoin Is ‘Almost’ Ready to become a banking Reserve Asset by 2030, according to Deutsche Bank.

The bank paid $7.2 billion for toxic 2008 mortgage products and a $150 million fine related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump, a $2B customer, is now a Bitcoin player.

Coincidence?

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Bitcoin Is ‘Almost’ Ready to Join the Big Leagues as a Central-Bank Reserve Asset — Barron’s

What banks want is assets that are highly liquid and that hold their value when the financial system comes under strain.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 11h

AFL-CIO opposes major crypto legislation.

Citing the "volatility of the assets class," the labor giant says it worries about the retirement funds of its millions of members if cryptocurrency were to become more common in portfolios.

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AFL-CIO opposes major crypto legislation — Axios

The AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor federation, addressed a letter to members of the Senate Banking Committee Monday night opposing the Senate's draft legislation to create a regulatory framework ...

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 11h

BEFORE KIMMEL, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS ATE IT

President Nixon got the brothers’ variety show cancelled after they wouldn’t let up on Vietnam. In the wake of the new late-night wars, Dick Smothers is having flashbacks.

This haunts him: "Mom always liked you best!"

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Before Kimmel, the Smothers Brothers Ate It — The New Yorker

President Nixon got the brothers’ variety show cancelled after they wouldn’t let up on Vietnam. In the wake of the new late-night wars, Dick Smothers is having flashbacks.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 12h

NEW YORKER
DAILY CARTOON:

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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 25th — The New Yorker

Your personality, explained by your annoying household habits.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 12h

MAGA ally gives stark warning to Trump about pardoning Ghslaine Maxwell,

Trump said “I don’t know anything about it. But I will speak to the DOJ”.

“Do not do it,” Laura Loomer wrote. “I repeat. Do not do it. There will be no coming back from that.

Sayonara, DJT.

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MAGA ally gives stark warning to Trump: ‘Do not do it’ — NJ.com

Far-right activist Laura Loomer has a searing warning for President Donald Trump.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 12h

Jimmy Kimmel Torches Bondi’s Jeffrey Epstein Denial With Damning Supercut Video

Bondi was asked about alleged photos of President Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and “half-naked young women.”

She dodged, but Kimmel said “Didn’t hear the word ‘no’ there, did you?”

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Jimmy Kimmel Torches Trump's Jeffrey Epstein Denial With Damning Supercut Video — HuffPost

The late night host said it's clear that Trump doesn't want Americans to see what's in the Epstein files.

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 12h

Sounds like an “adverse inference”

SubversiveComedy @subversivecomedy.bsky.social · 12h

Bagley Cartoon: Goon Squad

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Bagley Cartoon: Goon Squad — The Salt Lake Tribune

Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Goon Squad