Today's Cartoons

 

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(Patrick Chappatte, Le Temps, Geneva, Switzerland)

(David Rowe, Financial Review, Australia)

(Jeff Danziger, The Rutland Herald, VT)

 (Bill Day, caglecartoons.com)

(Marian Kamensky, caglecartoons.com, Austria)

(Arcadio Esquivel, caglecartoons.com, Costa Rica)

(Dennis Goris, @dennisgoris)

(Milt Priggee, caglecartoons.com)

(Rick McKee, caglecartoons.com;  context here)

(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(Monte Wolverton, caglecartoons.com)

(Asher Perlman, @asherperlman)

Skeets Of The Day

 

The Malignant Fascist's betrayal of Ukraine continues -- 

The United States is actively helping Putin murder civilians in Ukraine. Trump is doing everything he can to force Ukraine to surrender to his friend and ally Putin so they can be subjugated by the Russians again.

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM

 

Russia was never a hoax

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) October 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM

 

Russia, Russia, Russia was not a hoax. Trump signed an EO tonight exempting Russia from new sanctions legislation that Congress passed last month. The law was designed to squeeze the financial lifelines sustaining Russia's war against Ukraine. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

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— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM

The MF's deranged speeches, and his apparent dementia on display -- 

Have you ever tried to get a fucking Tylenol from a school nurse?

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— Julian Sanchez (@normative.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM

 

he’s a dirty, filthy, hateful, evil liar

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— Greg Pak (@gregpak.net) October 17, 2026 at 1:05 AM

 

1,000 years from now, teachers will struggle to explain to their students how at this time in history, we found literally the most despicable human being in America and made him the most powerful person in the world

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— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM

 

So Maralago Fats totally misses the Beast and instead goes for a dementia stroll while the secret service scurries around him to redirect him back to the car. He’s basically little more than a barely walking , talking Trump steak.

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— Whyzayker (@whyzayker.bsky.social) October 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM

In Epstein class / fascist tech bro news -- 

Nationalizing SpaceX may be necessary temporarily, but the ultimate solution is to re-establish NASA in its place. No more overreliance on the private sector. Bring it all in-house. Fully fund the government. Make American space exploration . . . great again.

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— Brandon Friedman (@brandonfriedman.bsky.social) October 17, 2026 at 9:38 AM

 

Meta should be broken up—at the least—if Dems retake White House

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— Clara Jeffery (@clarajeffery.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM

 

Schadenfreude. He bought dying assets of a dying industry, mass media. His own doing. Skydance’s Market Value Is Currently Less Than Half What Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Combined Were Worth variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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— Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis (@jeffjarvis.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM

Going the distance to vote. Good on them -- 

Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...

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— Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM

Grifting is in the Trump regime's DNA -- 

New — Mike Huckabee's family company is offering $5800+ trips to Israel, so tourists can meet "top Israeli officials," even while he is the Ambassador to Israel. Plus: he promised his Huck PAC would go "dormant" if he became ambassador. That didn't happen. Over the past 2 years, it's raised $4.5M.

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— Prem Thakker ツ (@premthakker.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM

Heavy cat -- 

"How's your diet going?" "Fuck off"

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— SlenderSherbet (@slendersherbet.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM

 

 

"No Kings" Early Voting And Turnout Events Today

Today's focus on early voting and turnout couldn't be more important.  Please engage in "No Kings" events today:

Millions of Americans are expected to gather in big cities and small towns and vote early on Saturday, Oct. 17, in a continuation of the popular No Kings protests.

In Indianapolis, two groups plan to march to the governor's residence. In Michigan, one event will be Halloween-themed; another asks participants to bring signs and American flags. In downtown Phoenix, protesters plan to march to the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center to drop off their ballots.

The more than 3,000 actions focus on early voting and turnout rather than protesting like the previous three No Kings events, which drew millions of Americans into the streets at rallies in large cities and small towns nationwide.

Public Citizen's Co-President Lisa Gilbert told USA TODAY that the events are "a strategic move and a critical one to help people exercise the most tangible aspect of their power that counters all the abuses we've been seeing, which is voting. So it's a massive day of voter participation, one where we are helping folks lean into voter power as a statement on what democracy is and should be."

The No Kings protests have been a way for Americans to show their frustration with the Trump administration's policies. Voting is another way to make that statement, Gilbert said.

"It's so critical that people vote, that they vote early, that we show in a landslide that this is not an acceptable way to govern," she said.

Expected events include marches to the polls, voting information booths, speakers, and vehicle parades to voting locations.

In Atlanta, Black Voters Matter is hosting a party with food trucks and music before moving as a group to a polling location. In Ferndale, Michigan, and Eagle County, Colorado, participants in superhero costumes will ride in decorated bikes or wagons on their way to vote. In Chester, Pennsylvania, there will be a tailgate party at a ballot drop box location.  [snip]

No Kings organizers said the goal is to create voter turnout so historically high that it would be hard for the Trump administration to claim there was fraud.

Look for events near you today here and please get involved.

Traitor Trump Betrays Ukraine And America, Again

 

In a move that will delight and motivate his manipulator Vladimir Putin, the vindictive and mentally ill Malignant Fascist signed an order that waives several sanctions placed on Russia under the Graham law he just signed in September.  His gift to Putin will mean a longer and bloodier war that Putin believes he can now win with his comrade's support. From the BBC:

"Donald Trump has blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect, as a row with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky deepens.

The sanctions were passed by the US Congress and signed into law by Trump in September.

But the US president issued an executive order on Friday night saying that suspending some was in the US 'national interest', prompting a backlash from US lawmakers. Zelensky said it was unfortunate the US has decided to 'completely disregard' the sanctions.

Relations between Washington and Kyiv frayed after the US struck a controversial deal to import Russian diesel. Ukraine then accused the Trump administration of withdrawing key military support. [snip]

The new US sanctions law took aim at Russia's economy, giving Trump broad powers to levy tariffs of up to 100% on imports from the top five purchasers of Russian oil and gas – most significantly China and India.

It also included sanctions against senior Russian figures, including Putin, as well as Russian financial institutions and Moscow's so-called "shadow fleet" of vessels used to circumvent existing embargoes.

Many of these provisions have now been waived by Trump.

Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev called the waiver 'an important and truly historic moment'". (our emphasis)

Of course, the Russians love the fact that their decades-long grooming of the MF is paying off just when Ukraine has seized the initiative with its strikes on Russian refineries and data farms.  The "important and truly historic moment" the Russian envoy refers to is a dark one for the United States and its now forfeited leadership of the free world by siding with the expansionist Russian crime state.

(photo: "How am I doing, Vlad?")

 

Brew City Bars And Taverns

 

They may be imbibing a lot of suds in Milwaukee, some in neighborhood bars and taverns, now that the Brewers are going back to the World Series for the first time in 44 years.  So here's an interesting look at the neighborhood bar culture and some of the oldest ones in Brew City (and in America).  Prosit!

Today's Cartoons

 

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(Matt Wuerker, Politico)

(Rob Rogers, gocomics.com)

(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(John Darkow, Columbia Missourian)

(Bas van der Schot, caglecartoons.com, Netherlands)

(Tom Janssen, caglecartoons.com, Netherlands)

(Milt Priggee, caglecartoons.com)

(John Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

(Bruce Plante, caglecartoons.com)

(Ruben Bolling, gocomics.com)

(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(Banx, Financial Times, UK)

QOTD -- Traitor Trump

 

"... I try not to be hyperbolic, that is, to undermine my assertions with language that is overly exaggerated or bombastic.

But that caution needs to end now. Because Donald Trump is a traitor.

And he’s not simply a traitor in the loose sense of someone who commits an act of betrayal that makes clear they are not only not on your side but actively working to undermine your side. ('You traitor,' said the kid to his best friend after he started hanging out with the class bully.) Donald Trump is a traitor in the very particular sense laid out in the U.S. Constitution written and agreed to in 1787.

This can be found in the clause pertaining to treason, Article III, Section 3, as follows: 'Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.'”... -- writer Steven Bechloss, who goes on to demonstrate why "Donald Trump Is A Traitor," in his "America, America" Substack.  The treasonous deal to sell out our erstwhile ally Ukraine to the despotic Russian war criminal Putin was the precipitating event Bechloss cites in making his case (we said he was a traitor years and years ago because of his prior water-carrying for Putin that ran diametrically opposite to America's national interests, but macht nichts).  Good read and oh so true.

Ads Of The Week: Corruption, ICE, And Prices

 

Democrats are running ads with variations on themes like these in many races, but we're focusing on a few critical Midwestern Senate races today:

 

You can contribute to Turek here, Flanagan here, and Hamilton here, if you can.  Flip the Senate!

Skeets Of The Day

 

The Epstein-Trump files coverup / MAGAt cucks ganging up on ... a woman --

 

How disgusting can these people get? 

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— Michael J. Stern (@michaeljstern.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 11:42 PM

 

Operation Epic Quagmire / $135 billion and counting --

 

Americans have now spent $135 billion more on gasoline and diesel purchases since March 1 than the same period last year.

— Patrick De Haan (@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 10:11 AM

 

Democrats, you need to light South Afrikaner fascist Musk up! --

 

Democrats need to run hard against Elon Musk. They need to warn the public that the world's richest man is spending $276 million to attempt a hostile takeover of our government.

— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) October 16, 2026 at 7:58 AM

 

What sub-moron Traitor Trump hath wrought --

Trump sounds genuinely upset that Putin didn't defeat Ukraine in one day, which he insists Russia could've done had their generals not taken "a wrong turn"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM

 

Trump wants to make sure it’s as easy as possible for his friend Putin to bomb apartment buildings and kill children. He’s not just the worst president in history, he’s the most evil person to ever serve at the highest level of government. Vote out his weak Republican enablers.

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM

 

The crowd absolutely erupts when Carney says the Pacific Link pipeline will reduce Canada's dependence on the U.S. Mark Carney: "Careful. They might think that's election interference. They're a little touchy down there. We're not. We're getting on with it."

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— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) October 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM

 

Peter Thiel's grateful beardo butt boy says what -- 

Some people Vance has accused of ingratitude or similar: Abdul El-Sayed Kamala Harris Zohran Mamdani Ilhan Omar Joy Reid Volodymyr Zelensky I couldn't find any white Christians.

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— Eric Columbus (@ericcolumbus.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM

 

Rep. Omar on the Trump regime's vindictive, repetitive "investigation" --

Thank you to everyone who stood with me over the years. It’s been a scary journey but I have always been grounded in my work and ability to provide exemplary service to my constituents. Trump and his administration have been after me since I arrived in Congress.

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— Ilhan Omar (@ilhanmn.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM

 

New White House spokesliar fit right in, but now she gone (not even half a Scaramucci!)! --

Here are 22 times Katie Zacharia blatantly lied about being a lawyer. She’s perfect for the Trump administration. She’s pathological.

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— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM

 

who is this 💀

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— Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) October 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM

 

Lizard-human hybrid MAGAt Matt Gaetz accused of pedo sex trafficking scheme (again) -- 

A new explosive lawsuit alleges that then-sitting Congressman Matt Gaetz and his friends Joel Greenberg and former State Representative Christopher Dorworth concocted an elaborate sex trafficking scheme to drug and rape minors. shero.substack.com/p/sugar-dadd...

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— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM

 

#ETTD, LA Dodgers edition (Happy Friday!) --

 

OOOOOH. Maybe the Dodgers shouldn’t have visited the White House LOLOL. Here’s me celebrating.

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— Allison Gill (@muellershewrote.com) October 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM

 

 

Weekend Music

 

Portland, Oregon's The Decemberists, fronted by singer/ guitarist Colin Meloy, released "I Want To Be Lost" today.  It coincides with the release of the animated fantasy film "Wildwood," which is based on a 2011 novel of the same name authored by Meloy.  Lovely song (unwanted AI captioning may be askew). Hope you enjoy.

White House Ordered Curbs On Starshield

The decision to restrict Ukraine's use of the Starshield system, which degraded its ability to intercept incoming Russian drones and missiles, came from the "White House" directly (you can read that as Trump).  From the Kyiv Post:

"The order to restrict Ukraine’s military-grade Starshield satellite communications system came directly from inside the White House, according to a Reuters investigation published Thursday, Oct. 15, revealing that Washington moved to limit technology essential to Ukraine’s battlefield operations and defense against Russian drones.

The restrictions disrupted Ukrainian strike missions and slowed interceptor drones used to protect cities from Russian Shahed attacks – at a time when Moscow was launching hundreds of drones and missiles against Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure.

Two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter told Reuters that Pentagon leaders received instructions from within the White House to slow the SpaceX-operated Starshield service used by Ukraine’s military. [snip]

Ukrainian military officials reported that Starshield terminals stopped functioning when mounted on fast-moving platforms, disrupting drone guidance systems operating over Ukrainian territory.

The restrictions affected attacks on Russian military positions and logistics facilities in occupied Ukraine, while also limiting high-speed interceptor drones designed to destroy incoming Shaheds before they reach Ukrainian cities."  (our emphasis)

The loss of speed in the Starshield system resulted in Russian drones penetrating Ukrainian defenses and killing numerous civilians, including women and children.  Their blood is on the corrupt Putin stooge Malignant Fascist's hands, and when the Dems hold the gavel this needs to be investigated.

Earlier it had been suspected that South Afrikaner white supremacist and fascist Elon Musk had ordered the reduction in service, as the Starlink system is owned by his SpaceX company.  Starshield is operated by the Pentagon.  

 

"Grocery Shopping In The Future"

 

In future shopping, some things never change.  Comedian Sarah Cooper takes us there:

Today's Cartoons -- Traitor Trump Edition

 

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(David Horsey, The Seattle Times)

(Morten Morland, The Times, UK)

(Malcolm McGookin, caglecartoons.com, Australia)

(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(Nick Anderson, Raw Story)

(Ben Jennings, The Guardian, UK)

(Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator, Canada)

(Jeff Koterba, caglecartoons.com)

(Steve Sack, stevesack.substack.com)

(Jack Ohman, Tribune Content Agency)

(Joel Pett, Tribune Content Agency)

(Michael de Adder, The Contrarian)

(Drew Dernavich, The New Yorker)

Wholesale Price Index Climbs 6.3% For Year

 

 

Thanks, Trump!

Enjoying the Malignant Fascist's "Golden Age" economy, are we?

September’s producer price index came in much hotter than economists forecast on Thursday, underscoring the continued inflationary pressure from energy amid the U.S. war with Iran.

The measure of underlying inflation pressures climbed 1.3% in September and 6.3% on an annual basis, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That marked the largest monthly and annual gains since March 2022 and December 2022, respectively.

Both readings topped expectations of economists polled by Dow Jones, who forecast an advance of 0.6% on the month and 5.5% annually.

Energy drove a sizable chunk of those increases as the Middle East conflict curtailed oil supply and sent prices surging. The so-called core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices from the wholesaler inflation index, added 0.7% on the month and 5% over the 12-month period.

But there are signs that soaring energy prices are having downstream effects on other categories. The BLS said in Thursday’s release that almost half of September’s increase in processed goods for immediate demand was connected to the rise in diesel fuel prices.

It’s the latest report in recent days showing that inflation continues to hit consumers and companies. [snip]

“With a second day in a row of higher-than-expected inflation numbers, it seems the Fed will have no choice but to raise rates again this year,” said Chris Zaccarelli, investing chief at Northlight Asset Management...

Bringing back the stagflation of the '70's just in time for the mid-term elections (thanks to the MF's tariffs and war of choice with Iran!)!

Skeets Of The Day

 

The unending corruption of the demented Malignant Fascist's regime --

WAPO: “.. all the major donors to .. Trump’s White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 10:08 AM

 

I think even the duller swing voters have a bleary sense that Trump and his goons are fuckin robbing us all blind

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— ryan cooper (@ryanlcooper.com) October 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM 

The Malignant Fascist's collusion with the Kremlin -- 

Yes, Trump is colluding with the Kremlin to enable their campaign of terrorism against Ukrainian civilians. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...

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— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 10:26 AM

 

The war was not going well for Russia, and it hasn't been since Ukraine stopped holding back its strikes. Until recently, Russia’s offensive was failing, and its battlefield momentum had largely stalled. That's when President Donald Trump threw Vladimir Putin a lifeline.

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— alternet.org (@alternet.org) October 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM

 

ICE 's reign of terror, and the unjustified DHS raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar -- 

This is an essential read

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— Dan Margolies (@danmargolies.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 9:27 AM

 

“For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law” Note there are no similar investigations of, e.g., potential visa violations by Melania Trump or Elon Musk

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— Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 10:54 AM

The Malignant Fascist's medieval plan for a public execution is off --

 

BREAKING: After outcry, Trump backs down from plans announced by Hegseth and the Pentagon to livestream the Dec. 3 scheduled execution of Nidal Hasan. “He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed.” Earlier Law Dork coverage: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trump-...

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— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM

James Tallarico's campaign funding up. Give here to make it count -- 

New fundraising report from James Talarico has some eye popping numbers $64 million raised. Enormous total 97% of contributions to the campaign were $100 or less That's a broad base of support

— Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 8:44 AM

Our broken Washington press corps, Reflecting Pool edition -- 

Every Washington journalist knew damn well that Trump’s vandalism claim was lunacy, and that the arrests were a travesty. presswatchers.org/2026/08/the-... 3/3

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— Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News (@froomkin.bsky.social) October 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM

 Lil' Marco's State Department in disarray --

Inside Rubio's State Department —He's "basically…moved into the White House" —He's very close w/ Stephen Miller. Ultimately this has Rubio doing whatever Miller tells him to (Miller has joked privately on how he's subjugated Rubio) —Internal dissent channels are defunct; staff too scared to use them

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— Prem Thakker ツ (@premthakker.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM

Tens of millions of Americans are profoundly stupid, self-harming morons -- 

Dear rest of the world, If you want to know why the US elected Trump given all the things you know about him, the reason is that America has tens of millions of people as ignorant as this. We just aren't a very smart country as a whole. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 6:24 AM

The senile MF's" binkie / security blanket" takes the next obvious step -- 

Natalie Harp Raids Trump’s Underwear Drawer theonion.com/natalie-harp...

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— The Onion (@theonion.com) October 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM