Wingnut Wrapup

 It's been a while since I have done one of these, because the lunatic ravings of the right have become so repetitive that, for the most part, you've heard it all a hundred times before.  However, I think it's time to take a peak at what they are up to.

I want to start with a new explanation that wingnuts are offering for the incredible weather disturbances we see regularly now, and that all sane people know are a product of global warming.  Of course, these jackasses, who are willing to literally kill themselves rather than admit the truth about Covid, have a thousand other explanations.  This is one I expect to see quite a bit in the future.

Does anyone remember HAARP?  HAARP, or the The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, was a research project whose goal was to develop enhanced radio communication.  But to the right, it formed the basis of one of their most enduring bits of lying propaganda.  It was claimed (without a shred of evidence, of course, because it was false) that HAARP existed to develop methods of manipulating the weather for use by the military.  This idiocy was closely allied with the related chemtrails nonsense, which continues to be believed by many right wingers.  Anyway, if you want to know more about HAARP, you can look here.  Conservatives continue to blame all sorts of things on this program, which was shut down years ago.

Well, this is the current version of this conspiracy theory:  There is actually no such thing as man made global warming.  All of the colossal weather events we have seen in the last few years are the results of the deep state and the Chinese Communists warring against each other using these (nonexistent) weather weapons.  You can count on about 80% of Republicans to buy into this garbage, as an alternative to what is the most unacceptable thing in the world to them; admitting the truth.  But explanations like this will help bring the world a few months closer to annihilation, which seems to be their main goal, as long as there is profit in it. 

Anyway, on we go.  Here is a piece of news that will undoubtedly bode well for the state of American Scholarship:

"Regent University and the Board of Trustees named U.S. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann as Robertson School of Government dean."

And now, as a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan, I can't help but cover their name change to the Guardians:

"In a statement about the change, Trump said: “Can anybody believe that the Cleveland Indians, a storied and cherished baseball franchise since taking the name in 1915, are changing their name to the Guardians? Such a disgrace,” Trump said in a statement released a few hours after the video.  And I guarantee that the people most angry about it are the many Indians of our Country,” Trump added."

What a moron.  Anyway, here is Green Eagle's suggestion for the team's new logo.  Forgive the crude Photoshop job- I did this at work and didn't have a chance to do any better.

Okay, okay, it was a cheap joke.

And on we go to the latest crime news:

"On Thursday, July 1, a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay convicted Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff on charges of treason and espionage after hearing evidence that linked the weaselly worm to a Chinese-sponsored plot aimed at impeaching the most patriotic president to have ever sat in the Oval Office."

"Schiff’s wife Eve appeared on a video screen to testify against her husband. She told the tribunal that Schiff had accepted $20,000,000 in gifts and incentives to wage war against Donald Trump. She was able to produce receipts and ledgers, as well as personal correspondence between Schiff and Hunter Biden, proving Schiff’s payouts were meant as compensation for trying to dethrone Trump.  Eve Schiff said. “I was tired of the abuse. I’m glad this is finally over. I was tired of the lies, the manipulation, the evil that pervaded our home. Adam was never happy with a government salary. He was telling me how he hoped to get rid of Trump and get rich at the same time.”

“You’re getting what you deserve, Adam,” she addressed her husband personally, and the screen winked off."

There's wifely support for you.  And that's not all:

"James Comey Loses his Head to Guillotine...In the moments leading up to his demise, Comey started kicking and screaming as the MPs dragged him to the guillotine. He reportedly blurted, “Oh, God, please don’t kill me. I didn’t do anything wrong. I only ever followed orders. I have children. I don’t want to die. This isn’t justice.”

There is real mental illness behind the perpetration of these fantasies, which we need to deal with.  Unfortunately, our leaders don't even seem to be ready to deal with open treason on the part of the former President, so don't hold your breath.

"Delta Force Raids Biden Compound in Ukraine"

Which certainly exists, or did before being raided by the Delta force.  Now it's probably the site of a new Trump hotel.

"Biden Body Double Meets Vlad Putin...A Mar-a-Lago source speaking under promise of anonymity told Real Raw News that the real Joseph R. Biden could not have attended the meeting—or the summit—because he has been hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center since June 1, when he purportedly had a massive stroke that left him(even more) feeble and paralyzed below the waist."

Because, of course that happened.  Otherwise, how could they explain his correcting the tragic mess left once again by Republicans, or his not being a drooling, senile fool?

And oh, God, it's time for a little Conservative humor:

Boy, I bet you got a laugh out of that one.

"Breaking - 45,000+ Dead From Experimental Covid Shot in Just 72 Hours! Major Lawsuit Filed! - Must Video"

Or maybe more:

"150,000 Vaccine Deaths Hidden From Public"

No proof of course, or evidence of any sort. These people deserve to spend the rest of their lives in prison for mass murder for spreading lies like this.

"FDA Cover-Up Exposed!! They Knew About Deadly Vax Side Effects! Agenda - All The Children Must Be Killed - World's Top Virologist Says All Vaccinated Will Soon Die. CDC Admits At Least 96% Of Deaths From Covid19 Were Wrong! Must See Videos!"

This, from "Dr. Bryan Ardis," a chiropractor and acupuncturist whose website is dedicated to selling junk skin care products.  The website also features a large ad for pillows from Mike Lindell.

"Italian Actress Warns 18 Months After Taking "Vaccine" People Will Start Dropping Like Flies"

Because there is no greater expert on vaccines than an Italian actress.

"UPDATE & Correction:  What was thought to be a doctor is actually Eleonora Brigliadori, an Italian model, actress and television personality...In a very forthright, passionate warning, an Italian actress spoke out against the deadly COVID experimental injections. She warned that the human DNA would be destroyed and that within 18 months of people taking the shot, they will begin dropping dead like flies."

See, we found out she was an actress, not a doctor, but because she is saying things we want you to believe, we are going to still claim they are true.

"She went on to warn: “You are being colonized by a satanic entity that turns you into commodity because you will correspond to a code, to something that is registered. A copyright! They are putting a copyright on your genes!”

YOU ARE BEING COLONIZED BY SATAN!  AN ITALIAN ACTRESS SAYS SO!!!

"BEZOS did NOT go to SPACE - ENTIRE MISSION WAS CGI"

Well, you knew that one was coming, didn't you?  And now, a little theological speculation:

"Female Body Was Lucifer's Scorpion Creation to Pierce God's Angels... The male and female host body system was nothing more than an elaborate costume used by Lucifer as bait to trap God’s angels into a host body system where they can be destroyed."

and from the same article, here is something you never knew about the Kinks:

"The song Lola is really about the female host body bait that is being run by Lucifer (Satan, aka Baphomet) who’s female energy is taking over and destroying the male energy in the system."

Didn't I see about this in a Peter Sellers movie?  And now some more definitely true news about the enemies of the people:

"Fauci Melts Down In Congress As Covid-19 House of Cards Collapse!"

It took three janitors to mop up the mess.

"Shocker As Rumsfeld Commits Suicide at Tribunal"

It took three...oh, wait, I already said that.  So, let's visit the world of Conservative humor one more time, huh?

Because, see, it is definitely Joe and not the orange traitor that sold access to the White House.

 

"Almost everything today on TV and at the movies is terrible, just like everything our institutions produce. Moreover, most of the people in Hollywood hate us, again just like institutions. Are you sensing a theme? They are awful and they despise us, so we need to respond in kind. Let’s destroy Hollywood. In fact, let’s destroy all the institutions."

Sure, why not?  Let's destroy everything.  Except saintly people like Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell.

"Australian Police Prepare to Take Government Down"

Doesn't seem to be happening.

"The Hidden Dark World Of The Joe Biden Clone Assembly Process Revealed By Channeler Who Sees It All!!"

Apparently, Biden has been a clone since the 1970's, which if you know anything about 1970's AI technology, was quite a feat.  This comes from a psychic, so it must be true.

O.N.E. News:  "Clone Joe Or Original Joe? Photo Evidence They Did The Ol’ Presidential Clone Switcheroo!  Joe Biden Clone Thinks It Won Something… And Now It May Lose Everything Including It’s Clone Life!"

The ol' Presidential clone switcheroo!  Oh yeah, that.  Happens all the time.  Proof of this can be found in the fact that Biden "switched" wives.  The story that his first wife was killed in a traffic accident is nothing but a lie.

"Vaccinated Should Not Hold Cellphone Anywhere Near Brain Or Even, Body!! Watch "The Thing" Come To Life!! Graphene Oxide Is Key Ingredient In Mystery Needle!!  This could likely be a factor in heart damage… because the HEART IS THE MAGNETIC CENTRE OF OUR BODIES!"

A video showing a black blob moving next to a cell phone.  That should convince everyone.

"Matrix Collapsing... flushing those computer chips, chemtrails, morgellons, and graphene oxide down the toilet...The matrix is now collapsing upon itself…. too many lies, can no longer be sustained. The people will likely experience many emotions like anger, fear, rage, and despair. They will soon face the realization, that the mystery needles were not what they said they were, at all, and have now distributed magnetic poisons to every cell of the body, and other untested horrid concoctions. This chemistry is designed to turn humans into non-human hybrids, that can be remote controlled via the internet of THINGS."

Maybe.  Maybe not.  Funny how many people can't distinguish between a movie and reality.

"It’s Here – Are You Ready?"

No.

Joe Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "Jay Sekulow is Asking All Arizona and Pennsylvania Voters Who Were Given Sharpies When Voting to Contact His Law Firm"

That will prove a lot.

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "Greg Kelly Goes There – Is First Major News Host to Show Hunter Biden Smoking Crack"

Which proves what, exactly, assuming the video is real?  And let's remember that all this Hunter Biden crack stuff is the result of the well known fact that Donald Trump's sons are massive drug users.  Just more Republican projection.

Larry Johnson, Gateway Pundit:  "Biden Goes Full Schizophrenic on Ever-Changing COVID Rules and Lies"

Full Schizophrenic.  Whatever.

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "on Maricopa Officials: Charges Should be Levied, People Should Be Prosecuted"

For what?  Telling the truth?

Brad Slager, Town Hall:  "Network That Hurls Scorn at Fox Over Covering Capitol Riot Commission Skipped on the Benghazi Commission"

Because the Capitol riot commission is investigating real treason, while the Benghazi hearings were lying Republican propaganda?

C. S. Boddie, American Thinker:  "The commission emphasized how “our democracy” is in danger from people who think like those who breached the Capitol.  It’s not hard to imagine that this is justification for government to crush Americans who disagree with it."

It's justification to crush Americans who disagree with the government about whether it is okay to assassinate the Vice President and the Speaker of the House.

Brian Parsons, American Thinker:  "It's Time to Return to Vigorous Medical Debate"

Between scientific experts and Russian financed bloggers.

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "Judicial Watch: New Documents Reveal CDC Coordinated with Facebook on COVID Messaging and Alleged “Misinformation”

What a monstrous scandal!  The CDC helped Facebook to understand which posts were based on science and which posts were Republican lies.  How can that be allowed?

"El Chapo's Mother Has COVID-19, Sources Confirm"

Boy, that breaks my heart.

And now, the sermon of the day:

Rev. Joda Collins:  "Women were created by God to serve, not in leadership, but in followship.   When women rise up to lead men that is demonic and a sign of a fallen or stumbling society.  Female leadership over men brings a curse on that society and is also a sign of God’s curse on that society.  Why do you think Satan through the Democrat Party is trying to get rid of gender identity!  Stray far enough from God, and the society will lean upon women to lead. There are always plenty of godless women who will jump at that chance to be the authority in the home, in business and in politics (government). That is part of the fallen nature of the female"

Okay, then.  We'll keep that in mind.

AND NOW WE PAUSE FOR THIS BREAKING NEWS:

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "WOW! Jill Biden’s Dress Looks EXACTLY Like Hunter Biden’s Crack Couch — AND IT WAS ON THE COVER OF VOGUE!"

"The image shows Jill Biden’s dress along with crackhead mega-millionaire grifter Hunter Biden on a crack couch with a similar pattern.  What makes this even better is that Milkmaid Jill Biden was on the cover of Vogue Magazine recently wrapped in her mother’s drapes."

Actually, as you can see, other than featuring flowers on a black background, the dress looks nothing like the couch fabric.  But why quibble over something as insignificant as facts- if this horrific discovery were true, it would certainly prove....what?  By the way, I searched online through hundreds of photos of Hunter Biden, and couldn't find anything resembling this one.  Hoft is careful to gang the photo with the one of Jill Biden, so a proper image search is impossible.

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "Rep. Matt Gaetz Implies that Our Own Government Was Behind Jan. 6 False Flag...Of course, Matt Gaetz is on to something.  Video released by Bobby Powell showed violent hoodlums in all black smashing windows, damaging the US Capitol"

Because we all know that it is illegal in this country to wear black unless you are a card carrying member of ANTIFA, and we know that the fine patriots that assembled for a tourist visit at the Capitol on January 6th would never break that law or any other one.

So there you go- pretty pathetic, huh?

Republicans Flip on Vaccination

Well, we can all see that happening in the last few weeks.  The question is, why?  And the answer is so blindingly obvious that I can't believe how many people, from the mainstream press to people like Thom Hartmann, who usually knows better, are so oblivious to it.

I haven't been posting lately because what I have been saying for years is so obvious now that I don't see the need to add my little voice to the chorus, but this is an issue that really needs to be stated clearly.

There is one reason for this change in attitude:  Until a couple of months ago, both Republican leaders and their idiotic followers believed the propaganda that the pandemic was a problem of blue States.  If people were going to die, it would be the residents of urban areas- Democrats, black people, pointy headed intellectuals.  And they were thrilled to compound their cheating in every way possible with the far more efficient prospect of simply killing their opponents off wholesale.

But then, a couple of months ago, things changed.  The residents of Democratic areas followed the rules- got their vaccinations and followed social distancing guidelines- and it is now the Republicans who are killing themselves off.  

Can't have that.  And this is the entire explanation of the great Republican switch on vaccination.  Oh, not that they give a damn about the lives of their dupes- just wait a few years until they start sending millions of them off to die in a war for world domination.  But it can't happen until 2024, when they plan to take back all three branches of government in the last free election they will ever allow- almost exactly parallel to the German election of 1933.  Then, all bets are off, and all lives are meaningless except their own.

On a Personal Note

 Don't know why Daily Kos published this cartoon, but anyone who knows me will know why I'm reprinting it:

I drove down an Atlanta street a few days ago to meet someone at a restaurant.  By the time we finished our meal, the street had been closed down by a movie company.

Wingnut Wrapup

 Yeah, time for another load of this crap.  I just want to reiterate that the right wing messaging has been so controlled by the fat Orange loser that it has become really repetitive.  It's harder than it used to be to find new insanity to report, but Green Eagle is on the job.  Now, to the "news!"

Bruce Deitrick Price, American Thinker: "Normal, Healthy People Don't Want To Be Dictators"

Exhibit one:

But no, Bruce is talking about Joe Biden.  He wants to be a dictator just like Obama before him, and quite unlike the selfless servant of the American people who served in between.

Shari Raye Update:  "Operation Trojan Seal!!!!!!!  454 Congress Arrested in Jan/Feb but MSM refused to tell Americans!"

God, that only leaves only 81 left.  That's hardly enough to get MSNBC through the weekend.

"Israel Did It! - The Real Origins Of The "China" Virus. (Hint: It's The Jewish Virus My Friends)"

Because of course it is.  Shot down to Earth by those Jewish space lasers, I guess, along with free copies of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Matt Vespa, Town Hall:  "CNN's Jim Acosta Was Not Happy That He Had to Eat Crow After IG Report Debunked His Lafayette Park Narrative"

If by "debunked," Matt means a Trump appointee lying his ass off about something we all have seen in the video, well, then, yes.  Otherwise, why should Jim Acosta be happy about a lying report from a lying liar who worked for the biggest liar in all history?

Matt Vespa, Town Hall:  "Joe Biden Reportedly Having Trouble Keeping Up With Everyone Else at G-7 Summit"

"Reported" by whom? One unattributed comment from...somebody.  Here's the truth, in case you  wondered:

What?  Matt told another lie?  Of course, after Trump. our nation's image would have rebounded nearly as much if we had elected the Cookie Monster.  Still, Matt's audience is made up of people who believe Hillary eats babies, so this will be easy for them to swallow.

Well, Matt could have been more offensive if he tried:

Stephen Green, PJ Media:  "Joe Biden's Dementia European Vacation"

The proof?

"Human Events editor Jack Posobiec has become the ear of an unnamed White House official, and while we’re usually hesitant (at best) to go with anonymously sourced material…"

About a claim from a well known white supremacist liar (one of the originators of the Pizzagate story, the grandfather of QAnon) about something too unimportant for me to even explain.  Right, someone in the highly disciplined Biden White House picked a right wing crackpot to spill the beans to.

"…well, this stuff is just too juicy and too much on Biden’s brand to ignore.  In fairness, Biden does like to make stuff up."

BIDEN likes making things up.  Stuff it, Stephen. Remember this guy?

What, I already showed that picture?  Oops, my bad.

Josh Hammer, Town Hall:  "Make Communist China Pay for COVID-19"

A brilliant idea from the same people that made Mexico pay for the wall.  Oh, wait...

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "TIME Mag Becomes Pravda – Picture of Dementia Patient Taking on Putin Is New Low in Garbage Journalism"

Here's the illustration.  Apparently any good coverage of Biden is Communist propaganda, while it is not worth mentioning that Trump did everything but give Putin a blow job on stage in Helsinki.

And Jim Hoft talking about a new low in garbage journalism?  Really, give me a fucking break.

Cristina Laila, Gateway Pundit:  "Kamala Harris Makes a Trip to an Early Childhood Education School All About Herself: “I’m the First VP Who’s a Girl, Not a Boy”

What Cristina is really angry about is that Kamala told the truth about something, which is strictly verboten at Gateway Pundit.  We know Cristina doesn't care jack about someone making his entire Presidency about himself.

Joe Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "BREAKING EXCLUSIVE – HUGE: Ballot Printing Companies Better Lawyer Up – 2020 Ballots Were Modified in Multiple Republican Areas Forcing Adjudication and Potential Fraudulent Vote Switching"

A new conspiracy theory about the ballots, from Jovan Pulitzer, described by Joe as an "inventor and data expert."  Well, Pulitzer is certainly an inventor- he invented the Cue Cat, prominently listed in Business Insider's "Fifty Worst Gadgets of the Last Decade."  As for data expert, I think a  better explanation might be "demented right wing loon."  He has spent considerable time, in between his work as an election expert, searching for the Ark of the Covenant.  Unlike Indiana Jones, Pulitzer failed to find it.

And how about another idiotic conspiracy theory?

World Net Daily:  "'Pristine' ballots in Georgia election count 'looked Xeroxed'...When Fulton County, Ga., poll manager Suzi Voyles sorted through a large stack of mail-in ballots last November, she noticed an alarmingly odd pattern of uniformity in the markings for Joseph R. Biden.  Adding to suspicions, she noticed that all of the ballots were printed on different stock paper than the others she handled"

Suzi Voyles is the Georgia State President of the Eagle Forum, which has been a wingnut lie factory for decades.

The Western Journal:  "Guatemalans tell Kamala Harris to 'Go Home': 'Trump Won'

I counted about 15 of them in the photos.  I wonder if someone gave them free My Pillows to be there.

Cristina Laila, Gateway Pundit:  "Creepy Joe Biden Can’t Keep His Paws Off of Boris Johnson’s Young Wife"

He seems to have touched her on the back while walking out of a public meeting.  How does that compare to paying $130,000 to silence a porn star that he screwed while his wife was at home with a new baby?  Or the 26 women who have accused him of sexual abuse? Oh wait, that wasn't Biden, was it?  It was someone else- I've forgotten who but isn't it time to move on and look to the future and forget the past?

Dennis Prager, Renew America:  "The single best thing you can do to retake America"

That would be to not let your kids go to school, I kid you not, since as we all know, ignorance is bliss. Of course, in a standard act of Republican projection, we get this, from Town Hall:

See, the liberals are both trying to cram education down people's throats, and trying to stop them from learning anything.  Some days you just can't win.

And while we are on the subject of Republican projection:

Bonchie, Red State:  "The Bill for Joe Biden's Moral Depravity Comes Due"

When does the bill for Donald Trump's moral depravity come due, Bonchie?  And who is going to pay it, because it is going to be a big one.  Biden's moral depravity seems, according to Bonchie, to have to do with the latest Republican scare story about evil migrants at the border.  Couldn't find any women he raped, or prostitutes he screwed, or children and veterans he cheated out of charity money, or lies he told, I guess.

Richard Bledsoe, American Thinker:  "Reclaiming Art as a Force for Liberty"

Conservatives "reclaiming" art, as if they ever claimed it in the first place.  I guess he has in mind something like this, from a time when Conservative art flourished:

Patricia McCarthy, American Thinker:  "Everything was better with President Trump in the White House"

Particularly those hundreds of thousands dead and the complete collapse of the economy.  Better for Putin, anyway.

Chris Boland, American Thinker:  "In dealing with the left, a life lesson from a liquor store"

Well, I always suspected that right wing pundits got most of their lessons after a visit to a liquor store,  but I'm surprised to hear one admit it.

And cyanide and plutonium too.  They're going to finish us off one way or the other.

"Is Antarctica Being Abandoned By the 4th Reich's Dark Fleet?"

Maybe.

Matt Vespa, Town Hall:  "Tucker Carlson Tore Anthony Fauci to Pieces Over His Damning COVID Emails"

There is, of course, not a single suspect thing in those e-mails.  But the very word e-mail sends right wingers into such Pavlovian paroxysms of hatred that you have to expect this sort of coverage.  Tucker knows that not a single one of his followers will read a single one of the e-mails, so he is free to tell whatever lie he wants.  Nice press you have there, wingnuts.

The Fall Of The Cabal - Part 14: "Mass Child Grave Site Uncovered. Satanic Rituals At The G7 Conference. Covid Shot Contains HIV Virus And 5G Chip - Fauci Knew."

Windmills cause Cancer and Jews are shooting lasers at us from space.  They left those two out.  Just to be clear, the mass grave site referred to was at a Native American school run by the Catholic Church decades ago.  It would be interesting to know how that is connected to the G7 conference and Anthony Fauci.   Oh, what am I saying?  It has nothing to do with them.  But we all know what wingnuts are programmed to believe when someone starts talking about dead babies.

Andrew W. Coy, American Thinker:  "What Happens if the Election Audits Go Trump's Way?  What happens if Trump really won in November...and now everyone knows it?"

Surely Andrew means when (not if) these malicious jackasses falsely claim they found all sorts of electoral fraud on the part of Democrats, and every single one of their pathetic followers goes along with their lies?  What then?  More storming of the Capitol?  More hatred, violence and terrorism to support a would-be dictator?  That's absolutely what they are hoping for, since they get creamed in any fair election.

Monica Showalter, American Thinker: "Kamala Harris makes her Secret Service agents' work hellish"

And how did she do that? By appearing at a gay pride parade, where they had to do their job by protecting her.  No word about making their work hellish by deliberately exposing them to a fatal disease.  Of course, that was a Republican President, so it's all fine.

 And let's just finish off with this:

"OPERATION CRIMSON MIST & THE COMING GENOCIDE BY VAXXED MIND-CONTROLLED ZOMBIES #1

 

I always knew that it would come to this — just wasn’t sure how they would pull it off. Now we know. The vaxxed can and will be mind-controlled through EMFs to kill the unvaxxed. This has been done before in Rwanda and those pulling the strings will sit back and watch the carnage without being implicated. NOW you know why all those Zombie movies were being churned out years ago."

Mind controlled zombies.  I didn't think zombies had much in the way of minds. You learn something new every day.  What I just learned is that it's time to quit for today.

Report From the Ground

 From the Daily Beast:  

"The Harvard Global Health Institute this week recommended a number of states, including Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Louisiana, and South Carolina, institute a mandatory stay-at-home order to curtail severe outbreaks."

I'm in Georgia for work.  I've been here since last Friday.  I'm staying at a hotel, so I have to go to restaurants to eat.  I see almost nobody, in the restaurants or on the street, wearing masks.  I'm vaccinated, and I had a negative covid test last week, so I assume that I will be okay, but with the Georgia vaccination rate currently at 33%, I'm guessing most of these people can't say the same.

Well, here's my message to them: Fuck off and die already, since that is apparently what you stupid suckers want.  It will be a far better country once you are gone.

They Learned Their Lesson

The Republicans, I mean.  They learned that pursuing a platform of hatred, racism and violence resulted in losing the House, the Senate, and the White House.

But let me go back in time to another lesson the Republicans learned, the one brought to them by Richard M. Nixon.  Not the lesson that crime doesn't pay.  Of course that never occurred to them.  No, what they learned was that racism is a mighty good substitute for integrity, and by the way, they learned never to let there ever be a single Republican Senator who would vote against the will of the party, no matter what the circumstances.

Anyway, here we are at lesson time again, and once again, Republicans have learned their lesson well.  Not that a lying, bullying, criminal who lives in a world of psychotic delusions does not make a very good President.  No, what they learned was that, if cheating doesn't work, the answer is more cheating.  That's it.  It never occurred to them that it might be a good idea to do something for once that benefited the American people- no, of course that never came to their minds.  Just amp up the lying, and amp up the vote rigging by a magnitude or two, and misuse the Congressional power that they still have, and they will be just fine in 2022 and 2024.  

After the defeat of the worst monster to ever occupy the White House, I sure thought we were in for a break from the endless onslaught of terror that Republicans gave us, but no- if anything it turns out that defeated Republicans are even worse than winning ones; more feral and more barbaric than ever in their lust for power.

Digby, quoting Paul Waldman, has this to say:

"Paul Waldman suggests lack of legislation to protect voting rights can be offset by massive organization. And expenditures in the billions for on-the-ground organizing:

"This is exactly what Democrats need to do — and what in the past they’ve so often failed to do. Every four years, they seem to rediscover the importance of organizing, putting together new, often well-funded organizations meant to register voters and get them to the polls — then the effort fades away after the election, and they have to start all over again..."

Democrats have new tools and allied organizations prepositioned to aid them that did not exist a few years ago. Waldman notes that Democrats spent $7 billion on the 2020 election, so the money is out there. But long-term planning is not their focus. Or their funders’ focus. Getting donors to put their money behind the kind of longer-term, off-year organizing efforts Stacey Abrams used to great effect in Georgia is not in their nature. The right thinks long term. Lefties want quick fixes and candidates to fall in love with."

Is that really the answer?  We just about killed ourselves barely defeating a pack of wild hyenas that should be ashamed to call themselves Americans, so what we need in the future is to raise more money and expend more effort than the almost superhuman struggle that held at bay the vast cesspool of wealth that Republicans have spent 40 years funneling into the pockets of their real base, the richest thousand families in the country?  And if we win in 2022, have to come up with even more to counter the endless resources of the Kochs, the Mercers, the Waltons and their hateful peers?  And then more and more, as time goes on?  Al the while knowing that, if we lose just once, our democracy is gone, replaced by a pitiless dictatorship?

This cannot be the answer to our problems.  The only answer possible is to crush the now openly Fascist Republican party out of existence, and that can only happen by stripping the richest families in this country of their wealth through a massive redistribution of that wealth downward.  Tax increases on the rich are a great idea, but only a start.  We must see a universal basic income to meet a future in which there are never going to be enough jobs, and we must stop coddling governments in other countries who provide the dark corners where totalitarianism can still grow.  Government for the people- it is the only answer, and even this will require a nearly perfect battle against the mountains of wealth that the Republican party has stacked up against us.

Has Trump's Endless Lucky Streak Ended?

 

There has never been a luckier person than Donald Trump.  Born rich, and then spending decades in a constant series of piggish, criminal and outright treasonous behavior, and never being held to account for a single bit of it.  I called it a lucky streak, but in reality it is one of his few skills- to bully and threaten people into ignoring his abominable behavior over and over again.  Well, maybe the worm is turning.

On Sunday, he emerged from his self imposed semi-hiding to deliver the first of what were scheduled to be speaking performances with all the fire of his Presidential rallies- full of lies, boasting and crude insults that the press could just not resist.  But a funny thing happened.  Sure, he delivered exactly the kind of hateful performance that you would expect, but as far as I can tell, two thirds of all the coverage of his appearance was about the ludicrous fit of his pants.  This is a humiliation of the sort that has ended the career of many public figures.  It won't do that for this shameless jackass, but still, it may be a sign that the old magic has worn off.  Anyway, we can always hope.  It may not stop proud boys and three percenters from getting up to some real atrocities in the coming months, but it sure does not demonstrate his former facility with forcing everything to be interpreted on his own terms.

The Only Thing that Matters

Democrats had better damned well figure out that at the present time there is only one issue that they must immediately deal with.  And it is this: right now, as we allow ourselves to be distracted by a dozen important but secondary problems, a significant portion of the right in this country is actively planning to destroy our government and replace it with a fascist dictatorship, led by the worst, most criminal President the country has ever seen.  

It has been obvious since the time of Reagan that the Republican party, realizing the demographic tsunami it faced, was determined to institute one party rule in this country.  Every thing they have done since has been in pursuit of that goal, and sad to say, Democrats were in such a state of denial that Republicans have moved ever closer to that goal.  Unfortunately for them, the con man of the century managed to seize control of their party, and in his insane lust for power, made the move to end our two century democratic experiment before the ground was fully prepared.

And make no mistake; what happened after the November 2020 election, culminating on January 6th, was an open attempt to overthrow the government, thankfully carried out on the same level of gigantic incompetence that Trump has demonstrated in his handling of the Covid pandemic, or the economy, or his miserable business career.  We now know that the assault on the Capitol was heavily planned in advance, at least as far as he was capable of planning anything.  We can thank heaven that his capacity was so slight, but still, with a little luck on his side, his army of fascist traitors might have breached the Capitol more quickly and actually succeeded in killing Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and God only knows how many more elected leaders, and they might very well have succeeded in making impossible the peaceful transfer to the duly elected new President.

Well, that was act one.  And you would have to be a fool to think that the right has not gone on learning from their near success, and planning a much more determined, violent attempt to seize power.

Since Memorial Day weekend, we have heard claims made over and over again that Trump will be installed in the White House this August.  After January 6th, it would be criminally irresponsible on our part to think that this is just blather.  There is every likelihood that, with Trump now returning to delivering treasonous speeches, momentum is going to build.  I fear a summer that may well be marked with violence that this country has not seen since the Civil War, culminating in a far more widespread and murderous attempt to seize power than we saw last January.  Sad to say, this is not a fantasy, but a real possibility.  Trump and his followers, having bought into the constant propaganda that Joe Biden is a weak, senile President who will be unable to react with force to their revolt, are in my opinion highly likely to attempt some sort of mass violence this summer, perhaps seizing control of several State houses, and culminating in another, but much more vicious, assault on the Capitol this August.

Trump pulled the trigger on the Republican party's plans just a few years too early, in order to protect himself from criminal prosecution.  But now, to mix metaphors, the cat is out of the bag, and it may very well prove impossible to get it back inside.  His followers are determined to have their way, they are well armed, and are under the illusion that the military is on their side (as some clearly are.)  This is a recipe for a very disastrous summer.  Let us hope that they are too stupid and cowardly to actually get out there and try to pull it off, because for them, the spirit is willing.

Wingnut Wrapup

 First, let's start out with a really bizarre example of right wing fantasy, attacking an unexpected subject, and showing just how little you have to do, or not do, to incur the wrath of the mighty ruler Trump:

"Military Puts SCJ Amy Coney Barrett on House Arrest...to ensure she does not abscond while JAG decides whether to show compassion or schedule a military tribunal."

Because "absconding" is the sort of behavior one expects from Supreme Court Justices, particularly ones you appointed yourself.

"On April 15, U.S. Navy JAG and Army CID investigators visited Barrett’s D.C. home...when investigators told Barrett that the Insurrection Act of 1807, which Donald J. Trump invoked before leaving office..."

Of course he did.

"...empowered them to detain or arrest citizens who stand accused of treason or present a threat to national security.  When told that she was the target of the military’s investigation, Barrett turned belligerent and said she did not acknowledge military authority over the citizenry."

What a strange, un-American concept- the military cannot arbitrarily arrest an American citizen.

"Then she dropped a bombshell, told investigators she was personal friends with Kamala Harris..."

Boy, that must have impressed these imaginary Trump toadies.  I'm surprised that she didn't tell them she is Satan's fiancee, something which is far more likely than that Kamala Harris would have a thing to do with her.

"...two days after her confirmation hearing, she stabbed Trump in the back by recusing herself from a pivotal vote that could have exposed widespread voter fraud in Pennsylvania."

She stabbed Trump in the back by carrying out her clear duty to recuse herself.  How dare she?

“Trump still has a soft spot for Barrett; he’s a compassionate man."

Ready to vomit yet?

"He’s weighing justice against taking a mother from her kids. That’s why he asked JAG to place her on house arrest, at least for the time being, rather than deport her treasonous ass to GITMO.

As if military police go around arresting people on the demand of a loser ex-President.

 

  Barrett, he added, verbally thrashed investigators with unbridled hatred, accusing them of violating her Constitutional rights. The JAG and CID agents tried to pacify her by saying insolent behavior would yield a hasty trip to Guantanamo Bay."

It would be unbridled hatred to accuse Trump's Gestapo of violating someone's Constitutional rights by arresting them without cause.  What could possibly make her think that Trump didn't have the ability to arrest anyone he wants?  And how dare a Supreme Court Justice engage in the insolent behavior of informing a pack of renegade soldiers what the law says?

Well, enough of that.  On we go.  Just don't forget that this is exactly what these people will do if they ever succeed in seizing power again in this country.  Don't kid yourself into thinking that they will restrain their hatred and violence one bit.

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Christian Patriot News:  "Sidney Powell "Trump will be reinstated!" Lin Wood & General Flynn Agree: Trump Won!"

I want to put this item at the top of my list today, because over the weekend, there seems to have been a groundswell of claims that Trump is going to be installed as President in August, often accompanied by calls for a military coup.  Trump himself, according to New York Times lickspittle Maggie Haberman, is making this claim.  I guess we'll see, but at this point, who knows?

In particular, General Flynn should spend the rest of his miserable life in prison for calling for a military overthrow of the government, but this seems to be a well planned rollout.  And now a particularly malignant lie:

Before it's News:  "Biden Cutting Social Security to Retirees...the Democrats have ordered Social Security to be cut if you have a Pension and Social Security Benefits"

There is not one shred of truth to this vicious lie, designed to frighten older people into being ready to acquiesce to the planned removal of Biden from the Presidency.  Of course, the Trump administration openly tried to cut Social Security benefits on numerous occasions, but that was different, I guess.

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "WOW! Biden Caught Fake Driving — Someone Else Is Steering Vehicle — It Was All a Stunt! — VIDEO and PICS"

Now right wingers are descending into visual hallucinations.  Oh well, that's really the next step in Schizophrenia, I guess.  Biden drives a Corvette.  When have you ever seen Trump drive anything, except to drive decent people crazy?

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "Please Help The Gateway Pundit Continue to Provide Quality Reporting from Arizona Audit and Beyond"

Ha ha.  Gateway Pundit.  Quality reporting.  And that brings us to the Conservative Comedy Corner:

Now, didn't you get a chuckle out of that?  Nothing is as funny as someone trying to stop Republican treason.

"Exclusive: The TCF Center Election Fraud – Newly Discovered Video Shows Late Night Deliveries of Tens of Thousands of Illegal Ballots 8 Hours After Deadline"

"Proven" by a picture of a truck somewhere.

"VIDEO: Regent University Election Integrity Conference — TGP’s Jim and Joe Hoft Release Exclusive Content – Also: FULL CONFERENCE VIDEO"

Regent University.  Integrity.  Jim Hoft.  Need I say any more?

"HUGE EXCLUSIVE: Windham, NH Audit Results Show Ample Evidence that Voting Machines Favored Democrats, Are Not Reliable and Cannot be Trusted"

No they don't.  Not on this planet, anyway.  But why stop lying now?

"Democrats stole the landslide election from President Trump.  We were convinced of this in November.  We are more convinced of this today.  The Biden Crime Family is a national security disgrace, documented most extensively by the Gateway Pundit."

The Gateway Pundit has had 27.47 million hits in the last six months- about 150,000 hits a day.  Just to remind you.

Katie Pavlich, Town Hall:  "Trump Blasts the Latest Attempt to Put Him in Prison"

Quel surprise!

"The Moon Is Not What You Think - Could the moon be a hollow-bodied construct that contains a hidden message encoding the deeper mysteries of our universe and life on Earth? Our team of researchers examines evidence that suggests that our moon is of artificial origin, intentionally placed in exact orbit by advanced civilizations in ancient times."

Their team of researchers.  Wouldn't you love to see what their credentials are?

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger:  "Situation Update, May 21st, 2021 - "Non-GMO" Foods Being Grown In Human Sewage Sludge?"

Human sewage.  Well, Mike, it takes one to know one.  Mike expects the suckers that made him a very rich man to believe this.  And I'm sure he is right.

Stew Peters Reports:  "The Intel Everyone Has Been Waiting For: Papadopoulos Goes Scorched Earth Exposing the Deep State, Military Tribunals Are Weeks Away"

Military tribunals have been weeks away for four years now, sort of like the Republican health care plan and the Republican infrastructure proposal.

"Papa-D reveals that everything’s been timed to coincide with the Arizona Election Audit. He says that the Dominoes are in place, and we are about to witness one hell of a show. Expect to see Globalist Perp walks, charges for High Treason, Military Tribunals, and ultimately Firing Squads...More often than not, they only serve to weaken our resolve when they get proven wrong because nothing happens. We are at war, and this is not a game. I’m making an exception here because I do believe that all the pieces are falling into place."

We're waiting...I'm sure it's real this time.  And now the major crisis of the day:

Katie Pavlich, Town Hall:  "It's Time to Revolt Against Prince Harry's Wokeness"

Because the whole world is going to explode if Prince Harry doesn't act like a garden variety Republican asshole.

Kurt Schlichter, Town Hall:  "WATCH: Leftists Get a Healthy Dose of What They Deserve"

I didn't actually look at this video, but apparently he means leftists are getting their vaccines.  Meanwhile, right wingers are getting what they deserve: death at the hands of their own leaders.

Rebecca Downs, Town Hall:  "The American People Have Had It with Anthony Fauci, Polls Find"

Ha.  The first poll is from the Trafalgar Group, which is not a polling organization in any real sense, but just a Republican propaganda factory worse than Rasmussen.  The other one, from CNN, only polled Republicans.  And by the way, funny, isn't it, that Republicans are proud of destroying the reputation of one of the country's finest public servants?

Landon Mion, Town Hall:  "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Compares Pelosi's Mask Requirement to the Holocaust"

Reported on favorably by the people at Town Hall, and various other wingnut "news" sources.

Robert Spencer, PJ Media:  "Iran and Hamas Are Declaring Victory Over Israel – Thanks to Biden"

Hamas always declares "victory" after Israel beats the crap out of them.  And let's not forget that Robert Spencer is one of the most vicious anti-Muslim propagandists in the United States.  And as to the ludicrous claim that this is Biden's fault, at least he hasn't humiliated our country in front of the entire world, caving in to Putin and Kim Jong Un.   And let's note that this recent spate of violence seems to be accompanied by the downfall of one of the worst world leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu, which makes Biden more effective at fighting authoritarian madness in three months than Trump was in four years.  And how about some more Robert Spencer:

Robert Spencer, PJ Media:  "Another Poll Tries to Convince Us Americans Are Worried About What Democrats Are Worried About"

Because Democrats are not Americans.

Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit:  "BREAKING: New “Fold Effect” Finding in New Hampshire — Could Impact Entire State Results in New Hampshire and Possibly Three Other States"

A whole new lie about the election, from the Stupidest Man On The Internet.  

"Earlier today, auditors in Windham, New Hampshire started testing if “folds in ballots” impacted the vote counts in the 2020 election.  If this is true then this could impact the entire state of New Hampshire."

Yeah, and if it is true that Hillary really is a lizard person, maybe she does eat babies.  This is never going to stop, and the lunatic suckers who vote Republican are going to eat every bit of it up.  Anyway, I can't even begin to bother you with the details of this deranged nonsense.

Cristina Laila, Gateway Pundit:  "Michelle Obama’s Secret Service Agent Says the Former First Lady Could Go No Where in Public Without Racial Slurs Being Hurled at Her"

What, a wingnut pundit actually pointing out white racism in this country?  Oh, no, she didn't express a bit of concern about this disgusting report.  She did ask this question, however:

"Why did the media cover this up?"

No shred of interest in this hatred toward the first lady, but a perfect opportunity to attack the press.  

Before it's News:  "Stunning New Intel: China Owns Western Canada & USA"

Because of course they do.  

Laurie Roth, Renew America:  "Human depopulation in full swing – vaccines and Covid bio weapons all designed to thin the herd"

It just never stops.  These malicious monsters fill their idiot followers with lies every single day. And it works.

And now, projection projection:

Clarice Feldman, American Thinker:  "Democrat Projectionists...Whatever Democrats accuse their opponents of doing, it is they, in fact, who are doing it"

Republicans projecting their own constant Pavlovian projection onto Democrats.  Well, what do you expect?  Well, how about a little more projection?

Noel S. Williams:  "Dim Dems Dance with the Demons...There’s not much reason, compassion, or empathy sloshing around in there, so hate and cancellation fill the void"

It's the Democrats who have no compassion, reason or empathy.  It's the Democrats who rely on hatred.  Right.

The face of Republican compassion and empathy.

John Simpson, American Thinker:  "Joseph Stalin almost destroyed the Soviet Union’s defense capabilities through military purges. Is our own Uncle Joe going down the same path?"

Yeah, Stalin and Biden...just the same.  And not to harp on the subject of projection, remind me which recent President fired generals for not going along with his insane demands, the way Stalin did?

Warren Beatty (no, not that one,) American Thinker:  "Biden Is FDR Reincarnated, and Just as Destructive" 

As far as I can remember, the only thing FDR destroyed was Nazis.  No wonder Republicans are scared.  Here is a bit of the nonsense from this article:

"Jobs" programs, such as the ones FDR introduced, must be avoided because they increase the cost and burden of government, making it more difficult for the private sector to function."

What, FDR made it more difficult for the private sector to function than it was in 1933, when he took office?  Well, here is the truth:

I won't bother you with the rest of this bullshit.

"Biden wants bipartisanship to fail and for the GOP to be blamed for it"

No, not from the Gateway Pundit or Newsmax.  This is the title of an "opinion" piece just printed in the Washington Post.  I put quotation marks around the word "opinion," because its author, right wing propagandist Mark Theissen, the editors of the Post and every sane person in the country knows it is a lie.  Is there no mainstream news source that is not infected with this bullshit?

Matt Vespa, Town Hall:  "Is This the Real Reason Why the January 6 Riot Scares the Political Class?"

What, because we remember what happens when you let open fascist parties try to overthrow the government?  No, it's just to cover up the fact that Covid was a left wing lie and Democrats are still trying to use it to bring Communism to America, or at least that is what Matt would have you believe.

Gateway Pundit:  "Counter The Radical Left — Support Mike Lindell And Gateway Pundit By Getting Your Bedsheets (Almost Sold Out!), Dog Bed and Patriotic Art At MyPillow.com"

In case you want your dog to sleep on a Gateway Pundit dog bed.  If so, I'd wrap a sheet of iron around your neck before going to sleep.  

Before it's News:  "US Doctor: "There Is An Antidote For The Vaccine"!"

In case you want to go back to being susceptible to a deadly disease.

"GITMO Express: 200,000 Federal Indictments of the Swamp – The List is Astounding!"

Last I heard, there were 70,000.  

"As of August 5, 2020 there are 182,771 sealed, 21,381 unsealed, and 409,152 non-sealed indictments for child pedophilia and trafficking offenses."

All of them except for Tom Hanks, Oprah and the Queen, if this article is to be believed, are Democratic leaders.

Natural News:  "For many years, the American foster care system in partnership with Child Protective Services (CPS) has been kidnapping children and, in many cases, handing them off to government swamp agencies that use these little ones as human guinea pigs to test experimental drugs and vaccines without consent. And all this time Anthony Fauci has been overseeing these heinous human rights abuses...Fauci’s medical experiments on children are akin to Mengele’s medical experiments on Nazi prisoners of war"

Fauci is Mengele.  More from Mike Adams, the "health ranger," who may be the most shameless liar/murderer for profit in the entire right wing world.  Man, I have a special feeling of hatred for this guy.

Dr. Peter McCullough, MD:  "Everyone vaccinated for covid will DIE"

Well, eventually.  Dr. Peter McCullough is Vice Chief of Medicine at Baylor University Medical Center, just showing that you can have considerable academic achievement, and still be a lying asshole.  On the other hand, I think Louie Gohmert went to Baylor, so maybe the whole place is sort of like the Trump University of Texas.

I think that calls for one more dose of wingnut humor:

Because nothing is as funny as lying to your base about a deadly disease.

And how about ending this with a little more from the Washington Post?

"A GOP senator’s angry shaming of Mitch McConnell demands more from Democrats"

See, the GOP blocked a Senate investigation into their own treasonous attempt to overthrow the government, but it is Democrats that have fallen short and failed in their duty.  I have repeated my number one political axiom many times, but here it is again:  Democrats could crush the Republican party without hardly trying; what they cannot do is beat the Republicans and the press working together.  Here's a little more:

"Senate Republicans just successfully filibustered the commission...virtually all voted against even allowing it to be debated.

Murkowski did a good job shedding light on the problem we now face."

Liberals have done a good job shedding light on this problem, which is that the Republican party has become nothing but a criminal conspiracy, for decades, but nobody in the mainstream press seemed to ever notice, so now a Republican gets the credit for "shedding light" on a problem that any rational person could see from Mars.

 

"But here’s the thing: In the end, only Democrats can begin to solve that problem."

Which, of course, has been the Democrats' job since the Great Depression:  fixing the disasters that Republican rule inevitably causes, while Republicans do everything they can to destroy whatever Democrats try to do, and the press lies endlessly about where the blame belongs.  Our whole country is teetering on the brink of fascism, and still the mainstream press cannot bring themselves to give up collaborating with the people who want to destroy us.

Birds of a Feather

 All end up cheating as hard as they can in the end.  You may have heard stories over the weekend that a group of Israeli parties has put together a coalition that will finally remove Israel's Donald Trump from office.  When I saw this news, my first response was to think of all the horror movies where the bad guy keeps coming back to life after you thought he is dead: I'll believe it when I see it.  Well, I'm still waiting.  From the Washington Post this morning:

"Israel’s Netanyahu fights to block opposition parties from taking power...Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies on Monday worked furiously to keep opposition parties from forming a government that would displace him from Israel's top political job for the first time in more than 12 years.

Netanyahu supporters slammed right-wing parties planning to join the broad-based coalition as “traitors,” picketed their homes and issued threats that led police to provide additional security to at least two of the targeted politicians."

Now, does that sound familiar to you?  I remind readers that Benjamin Netanyahu started his political career not in Israel, but in the United States, where he was a Republican operative.  The success of his training has shown during his entire career, but never more so than with this.  So hold on- maybe we are finally done with this abominable jerk, but don't be surprised if he still has a couple of malicious tricks left in him.

A Charitable Appeal

 Anyone out there willing to make a small contribution to the Lobotomy for Joe Manchin Fund?

And now the Good News

 From the Washington Post today:

"The country’s declining covid-19 case rates present an unrealistically optimistic perspective for half of the nation — the half that is still not vaccinated.

...adjustments for vaccinations show the rate among susceptible, unvaccinated people is 73 percent higher than the standard figures being publicized. With that adjustment, the national death rate is roughly the same as it was two months ago and is barely inching down. The adjusted hospitalization rate is as high as it was three months ago.  The adjusted rates in several states show the pandemic is spreading as fast among the unvaccinated as it did during the winter surge."

Maybe this pack of scum will manage to kill themselves off by the 2022 election.