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The hate that emanates from the MAGA cult is revolting and is typified by none other than Charlie Kirk. Taking his cue from the vicious, crazy, debunked rumor that Haitian migrants in Ohio are stealing and eating your pets, and feasting on murdered ducks in parks, Kirk went on a Neo-Nazi infused racist rant dehumanizing Haitians in the process. Kirk explicitly sites this latest lunacy as proof that the great replacement has begun.

The rise American autocracy is happening before our eyes because of the "growth of dark money and the lack of transparency in politics," according to expert Anne Applebaum. Applebaum's new book "Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World" gives a frightening overview of how modern dictators work together to crush democracy.

All it takes is a fourth-hand rumor to create a feeding frenzy on the right wing social media sites and their MAGA propaganda platforms. Remember the great MAGA conspiracy that teachers were putting litter boxes in their classrooms so children who identify as animals can use them instead of a restroom? Republican Senate nominee Don Bolduc went down in flames when he refused to admit this was a hoax. A Facebook post started this avalanche of lunacy that the Springfield police debunked.

The Harris-Walz campaign on Monday released a new ad highlighting major Republican figures who have worked with Donald Trump that have now shunned him and oppose his presidential campaign. The ad shown above, titled “The Best People,” is set to run on Fox News Channel and in West Palm Beach, Florida (where Trump’s home/resort Mar-A-Lago is located) ahead of the upcoming presidential debate. Included in the ad are quotes from many who were part of Trump’s first administration: former Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, national security adviser John Bolton, and General Mark Milley.

Fox News hosts lashed out at Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris after she visited a Pennsylvania spice shop that called out the "risks" associated with electing Republicans. "Vice President Harris is hunkering down in Pittsburgh as she pushes for unity while visiting a spice shop known for mocking Republicans," Fox News host Will Cain announced on Sunday's edition of Fox & Friends. Cain was referring to Harrris' Saturday appearance at Penzeys Spices in Pittsburgh. He criticized the Democratic nominee for her call "to get beyond the divisiveness and have a little more joy." Co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy called Penzeys "the meanest spice shop in America." "They chose the comfiest, coziest place she could conceivably go, where all of the—the owners and the staff are 100 percent libs who hate Trump," co-host Pete Hegseth agreed.

Who knew kids' videos ruled the tubes? I figured GANGNAM STYLE by PSY would be the king of the hill, but he got crushed. It's too hot to post anything else. Open thread away. read more

Something tells me this debate will not go Lumpy's way. Just a hunch, but I think Kamala Harris will make mincemeat out of him. This is your Sunday morning cartoon and open thread. Let us know what's on your mind. read more

Since April 2022, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has spent over $221 million in taxpayer money transporting nearly 120,000 migrants to six Democrat-led cities outside of the state, the Washington Examiner revealed Thursday. "That's roughly $1,841 per person," noted Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council who has previously criticized Abbott's "dehumanizing" bus scheme and other elements of the governor's Operation Lone Star. "By comparison, a bus ticket to New York costs about $215, while a flight costs about $350," he highlighted.

Ukraine introduced a new and ingenious lethal weapon to the battlefield this week, one that so far the Russians have no answer for. Source: Business Insider Ukrainian forces appear to be increasingly using drones to rain a fire-like substance down on Russian troop positions in the tree lines, newly released combat footage shows. Multiple Ukrainian units have shared videos this week of their drones dispersing an incendiary material identified as molten thermite, which is essentially tiny pieces of metal burning at temperatures that can reach up to 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The scorching-hot substance can melt through metal, meaning it can be incredibly damaging when used against some armored vehicles.

During a phony Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity, Trump once again responded to being called weird from Gov. Tim Walz and in the process made JD Vance and himself appear actually weirder than they are. Hannity used the photo of distant relatives to Gov. Walz, who never talked with the Minnesota governor that turned into this weirdo rant.

The White House blasted disgraced Tucker Carlson's recent interviewed with Darryl Cooper, a weird Holocaust sympathizer that blamed Churchill as the real villain of WWII and claimed the Nazis were forced into genocide because there wasn't enough food to feed their prisoners. I mean, really? Carlson glorified this scumbag by calling him “the best and most honest popular historian in the United States.” The White House was not a fan.

Last week, J. D. Vance, was in Wisconsin, whining that "some bureaucrats" won't let Robert F. Kennedy change his mind about running and get off the Wisconsin ballot. In what turned out to be a very timely interview, Milwaukee-based talk show UpFront spoke with Wisconsin Election Commissioner Ann Jacobs who made the reason why that is crystal clear: UPFRONT: Why is RFK Junior's name still on the ballot? JACOBS: Wisconsin has a very specific law, and it's 8.35.

A sad and depressing end to what had been a hopeful story since the whale first appeared in Norway in 2019. A reminder of the dangers for wild animals who get close to humans and the risk that has for them. Source: BBC A beluga whale suspected of being a Russian spy found dead off the Norwegian coast was shot, animal rights activists have claimed. The body of the otherwise healthy and relatively young animal - nicknamed Hvaldimir - was found floating in a bay off the country's southwestern coast. Animal rights groups said the whale was found with bullet wounds and had been shot in a “heinous crime”. “We will pursue justice for Hvaldimir,” One Whale founder Regina Haug vowed in a statement on social media. One Whale was founded to track the beluga, which rose to fame after being spotted in Norwegian waters five years ago. The pale whale was seen with a GoPro camera attached to a harness that read "Equipment of St Petersburg" - sparking speculation that the curious mammal could be engaged in espionage. It became known locally as Hvaldimir, a pun on the Norwegian word for whale, "hval," and Russian President Vladimir Putin's first name. read more

Seems that Tim Walz's Trump-loving brother did not have the dirt on his little brother that Republicans had hoped for. "Jeff Walz and his younger brother have not spoken since their younger brother, Craig’s, funeral in 2016 — aside from his wife texting Gov. Walz “happy birthday” and a brief phone call last month through their mother," according to NewsNation. Source: Raw Story Declarations from Tim Walz's brother promising the Minnesota governor isn't the "type of character" America wants as vice president drew laughs on social media Wednesday after revelations of the latest Walz "scandal" — his car sickness as a child. Politico's afternoon Playbook reported that Jeff Walz's proclamation of "stories I could tell" about his brother has conservatives wondering about the latest dirt on the Democratic running mate. Jeff's claim "sparked delight in MAGA world over comments he made on Facebook suggesting that he supports Trump’s campaign and has reservations about his sibling," Playbook wrote. According to the elder Walz, the "stories" indicated that the governor was "not the type of character you want making decisions about your future."read more

Trump operatives say their Project 2025 plan is to give Trump total, unchecked legal power so they can jail and execute those who don’t support Trump if he wins. According to the Harris-Walz rapid response team, this video has been scrubbed from YouTube. This video shows what Republicans want to do if they take over the country.

An interesting strategy for appealing to the Native American vote, which in Montana is considerable, 6.7% according to the 2020 census. As Tim Sheehy says on the captured audio, “Sheehy brags about roping and branding with members of the Crow Nation. He says “it’s a great way to bond with the Indians while they’re drunk at 8:00 a.m.”' Keep talking, Tim. Source: Native News Online Char-Koota News, the official news publication of the Flathead Indian Reservation, on Thursday published an article that contains audio of Montana GOP senatorial Tim Sheehy making racist and disparaging comments about Native Americans. In an audio clip recorded at a fundraiser on November 6, 2023, Sheehy brags about roping and branding with members of the Crow Nation.