Saturday, August 15, 2026

Today's Cartoons

 

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(Clay Jones, claytoonz.substack.com)

(Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News)

(Marian Kamensky, caglecartoons.com, Austria;  context here)

(Patrick Chappatte, The Boston Globe)

(Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com)

(Dave Whamond, caglecartoons.com, Canada)

(Bill Day, caglecartoons.com)

(Matt Davies, Newsday)

(David Horsey, The Seattle Times)

(Chris Britt, Creators.com)

(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune)

(Hilary Campbell, @cartoonsbyhilary)


Skeets Of The Day


Operation Epic Fail: Cadet Bone Spurs denigrates Navy /winning! delusion--


Trump to service members doing a record long deployment in deplorable conditions: Fuck you, I'm going to my country club for a weekend of golf. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM

 

Remember how he and Hannity kept saying how we already won the war back in March? Now he's saying a 9-month deployment on a ship is "not nearly long enough."

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— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM

 

While USS Lincoln personnel were experiencing poor conditions, Pete Hegseth attended the White House UFC match. Here he is at the event with GOP candidate Brandon Herrera who refers to children as cum trophies.

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— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) August 15, 2026 at 8:46 AM

 

Unless the ship sinks or faces a mutiny it'll only be the third or fourth worst story involving Trump and an aircraft carrier after the Ford fire, the Bonhomme Richard total loss and the Roosevelt COVID outbreak. And just ahead of the Houthis making the Truman turn so hard an F-18 fell off.

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— Zeddy (@zeddary.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM

 

Trump says that after Iran is defeated he’s going to declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) August 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM


Never ending corruption of Trump and his grifting family -- 


Wow they must have made a really persuasive case!

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— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM


The out-of-touch Malignant Fascist's economy slipping away --

 

Via @bencasselman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/b...

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— The Upshot (@upshot.nytimes.com) August 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM

 

Trump (2024): "Gasoline will be back to $2, and maybe even less than that." Trump (2026): "For you to pay a tiny, little bit more for your gasoline…You're at $4, it's okay, I'll never apologize."

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— Home of the Brave (@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM


More deaths in ICE detention facilities. This is what MAGAts voted for -- 


Third person dies at New Jersey immigration detention center www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM


The Malignant Fascist's master class on incompetence --

 

Trump is brilliant if his purpose is to squander America's influence. But if his aim is to contain Iran's nuclear program, his war of choice provides a master class in incompetence. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) August 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM


Always the perv (and why are the cop cadets laughing / clapping?) --


Trump: These young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls in the White House, they come in. Now I'm not supposed to say beautiful, but what the hell. These young, these gorgeous, beautiful girls, they want to be safe and they come say Mr. President, thank you, sir.

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— Headquarters (@headquartersnews.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM

 

He is saying this in front of uniformed law enforcement officials who are smiling and laughing.

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— Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM


Sen. Susan "Concerned" Collins can't imagine a thuggish future under the Malignant Fascist -- 


Really cool there's a woman who does not know the future exists who has also been a sitting U.S. Senator for three full decades.

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— Ben Collins (@bencollins.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM


The Onion has another scoop --

 

Trump Downplays Significance Of Trump Tower Found On Epstein Island https://theonion.com/trump-downplays-significance-of-trump-tower-found-on-epstein-island/

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— The Onion (@theonion.com) August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM

 

Quotes Of The Day -- Trump's Mid-Term Messaging

 

"The economy is doing unbelieveably from the standpoint of Wall Street." --  the Malignant Fascist, August 14, 2026.

"Our energy costs are way down, our groceries are way down, everything is way down, and the press doesn't report it... so I don't want to hear about the affordability..." -- the MF, August 14, 2026.

Said the sub-moron bubble boy, pathological liar, con man, fraudster, business bankrupter, and grifting/grafting billionaire (January 2025- current).

Much more hereAnd hereAnd still more from another crooked piece of shit.


BBC Tries Subpoenaing Trump Crime Family

 




The unhinged seditious Malignant Fascist's frivolous $10 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Company over its documentary about the MF's role in instigating the January 6 violent insurrection is coming back to bite him.  As we've noted, the presiding judge has ruled that BBC is entitled to get the MF's financial records, since he claimed that he had been financially harmed by the documentary.  Now, BBC is attempting to get members of the MF's crime family in court as witnesses.  From Politico:

"The BBC is seeking to subpoena President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner in connection with a $10 billion defamation lawsuit the president is pressing against the U.K. broadcaster.

Lawyers for the BBC say the Trump family members 'without question have personal knowledge' about President Trump’s intentions in delivering the speech at the heart of the case: his Jan. 6, 2021, address to supporters at the Ellipse as the Capitol attack was getting underway.

The president’s lawsuit alleges that a BBC documentary aired in the U.K. in 2024 defamed him by splicing together distant parts of the speech to make it sound like he was endorsing violence. The BBC has apologized for the editing but denies that it is valid grounds for a suit. 

Drawing largely on testimony gathered by the House Jan. 6 Committee, the BBC’s attorneys say Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump were present as the president revised his speech and were on hand at the Ellipse as he spoke. The network’s lawyers also say Kushner drafted a proposed statement for the president condemning the violence."

As BBC's lawyers attempted to serve Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Jared Kushner with subpoenas, they were turned back by the Secret Service.  They're now asking the court to allow service by mail to the lawyers for the three:

"In a motion filed Friday in federal court in Miami, the BBC’s attorneys said the president’s lawyers also refused to accept the subpoenas. The network is asking the court to authorize service by mail or to order that service through President Trump’s attorneys is adequate."

They can't duck subpoenas indefinitely and eventually will be put under oath to answer questions about what they knew of the MF's sinister and violent intentions on and leading up to January 6.

(photos: AP/Alex Brandon/Richard Drew)


Matsumoto, Japan

 

Travel and food vlogger Mei takes us on a visit to Matsumoto in the Japanese prefecture of Nagano, walking the old town with stops at cafés, fresh spring wells, a folk crafts furniture store, Matsumoto Castle, shops, and more.  A nice Saturday morning escape.

Friday, August 14, 2026

Today's Cartoons

 

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(Nick Anderson, Raw Story)

(Jonathan Brown, caglecartoons.com)

(Lalo Alcaraz, LA Weekly)

(John Darkow, Columbia Missourian)

(John Branch, King Features)

(Matt Davies, Newsday)

(Joe Heller, hellertoon.com)

(Pedro Molina, Tribune Content Agency)

(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(Matt Wuerker, Politico)

(Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News)

(Jon Adams, @citycyclops)


Trump Asks SCOTUS To Let Ballroom Go Forward

 


After having been enjoined by a 3 judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from continuing his golden ballroom / bunker vanity project, the mentally ill and delusional Malignant Fascist is asking his friends on the Supreme Court to let him continue construction pending an appeal.  From the Associated Press:

"President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work.

Trump’s solicitor general petitioned the high court to suspend last week’s decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The divided panel ruled last week Trump must stop the White House ballroom’s construction because Congress has not approved the project. The panel’s majority said Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom where the White House’s East Wing stood before he ordered its demolition last fall.

The lower court suspended its own ruling for two weeks to give Trump’s Republican administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the Supreme Court to rule on its stay petition before the appeals court panel’s decision takes effect on Aug. 21." (our emphasis)

The MF is obsessed with building structures or renaming other structures after himself as a legacy to help distract from his shameful two impeachments, his instigation of the January 6 insurrection, his 34 count felony charges, his adjudicated rape of E. Jean Carroll, and other crimes for which he has escaped accountability so far.  He spends an estimated 70% of his weak mind on those vanity projects and ones to come, not the war he started, not the economy he's tanked. 

The Appeals Court majority rightfully pointed out to the MF in their opinion that he was a "tenant" in the White House, not its owner, and had no business demolishing the East Wing to construct his vanity ballroom.  Any Dem candidate for the presidency in 2028 needs to pledge to demolish the ballroom and restore the East Wing.  Stay tuned for the Republican SCOTUS' response.

(photo: The mad king and his golden ballroom)


Skeets Of The Day

 

The Epstein-Trump Files coverup / more violations --

 

Phang: Each and every day after December 19th, 2025 has been a violation of the Epstein files transparency act. Now, to compound the problem for Blanche and the DOJ, you have violations of court orders.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM

 

Operation Epic Fail / a new plan! --


8 years after scrapping the Iran nuclear deal gotten with global economic isolation. 5 months after bombing, which failed. 2 months after post-bombing economic isolation failed, leading to an MOU favoring Iran. And weeks after scrapping that to bomb again. We have a new plan: economic isolation.

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— Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 8:50 AM

 

Operation Catering Truck leftovers --


Coons: "My first question to those who are on the 'leave behind' decoy plane would be, do you realize the president just isn't that into you?"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) August 13, 2026 at 9:13 AM

 

Trump economy euphemism --

 

The euphemism for Great Depression just dropped.

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— Ben Collins (@bencollins.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM

 

Cadet Bone Spur$ ha$ expert idea$ about aircraft carrier catapult systems --

 

“Trump is making good on a promise he made almost 10 years ago to go back to the steam system after hearing a sailor praise it while visiting a ship.”

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— Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM

 

Criminal fraudsters running the Fraud Task Force --


As I have been showing, this entire fraudulent Fraud Task Force is an attempt to defund (and criminalize) Blue States and distract from Trump's far bigger corruption. The director for it, Scott Brady, is the guy who criminally framed Joe Biden.

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— emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 7:13 AM

 

Criminal ICE thugs go free while witnesses investigated --


After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...

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— Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) (@fisherdanar.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 6:55 AM

 

 Criminal South Afrikaner fascist Elon "Leon" Musk's DOGE death toll --


New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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— Jørgen Heszlein (@heszlein.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 12:42 AM

 

Trump's assault on Big Bend National Park --


I wrote about Big Bend, the power of nature, and the Trump administration’s assault on our national imagination. www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-desec...

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— Alan Elrod (@aselrod.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM

 

Ukraine's drone campaign against war criminal Putin.  Slava Ukraini! -- 


Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces struck 29 more Russian energy targets across occupied southern Ukraine, including the Balaklava TPP in Crimea. Under operation "Crimean Switch Off," 240 energy hubs have been targeted since July 1. Video: Commander "Madyar" Brovdi/Telegram

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— Kyiv Post (@kyivpost.com) August 14, 2026 at 5:58 AM

 

A point worth making --

 

I am not the first to make this point but imagine a woman president obsessing constantly over her “ballroom” as the economy imploded and her war spun out of control

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM

 

They were born here and won't steal your pen! (Happy Friday!) --

 

I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️

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— Abdul El-Sayed (@abdulelsayed.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM

 

NEW AD: 14 years ago today, Ken Paxton stole someone's $1,000 pen. Today, Ken Paxton’s pen victim is endorsing James Talarico.

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— Team Talarico (@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM

 

 

Weekend Music Threefer

 

Today we're going back to feature some of the top songs this week in 1966 (another year in the Golden Age of Rock -- prove us wrong!).  Here's the #1 song that week, The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City," the #6 song, The Mamas and The Papas' "I Saw Her Again," and the #8 song, The Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper."  Hope you enjoy.

ICE Infiltrated Minneapolis Protests, Unions



The mentally ill Malignant Fascist's personal thug army, ICE, is reported to have infiltrated protest meetings and unions during their siege of Minneapolis, spying on demonstrators and progressive organizations.  The Guardian reports:

"Newly disclosed records reveal the US government extensively spied on prominent leftwing organizations and on protesters as part of a vast operation into groups opposing the immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year.

Internal investigative reports show the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent undercover agents to community meetings in the Twin Cities and New York City, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records of mainstream unions and left-leaning non-profit groups.

Nearly 30 internal law enforcement reports were released on Thursday as part of a criminal case the Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed against 15 Minneapolis protesters. The defendants are accused of a 'conspiracy' to 'impede' US immigration officers during the Trump administration’s surge in the region." (our emphasis)

The MF's masked thugs view themselves as above the law, assured that the Federal government will decline to prosecute them, and that the MF's pardon power would be exercised if necessary at the end of his term.  More from The Guardian's article:

"A DHS report from February said the agency was looking into people who were 'providing material support to violent opportunists and agitators'. The records suggest agents launched elaborate spying efforts targeting activists, protesters and mainstream progressive organizations opposing the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

'I was shocked at the scope and the apparent lack of investigative discipline involved, but not totally surprised,' said Kevin Riach, an attorney for one of the indicted protesters, who filed the tranche of records in federal court."

If DHS's rhetoric sounds like that used against civil rights protesters by white segregationists in the 1960s you're not alone.  Harassment and intimidation of lawful protests by ICE is a tactic used by right wing forces going back decades.  Now, the "outside agitators" aren't the Freedom Riders of the past, but the citizens of Minneapolis who were disgusted by ICE's brutality and fascistic behavior and protested accordingly.  The case brought by the MF's "Justice" Department is another attack on the First Amendment by this corrupt regime.

 

Time To Make Your Contributions Count

 

Democrats need to flip the Senate in November, and to do it they need your $upport. Here's what the fundraising and the all-important cash on hand numbers looked like a month ago (click to enlarge):


While there have been changes to the numbers since July (primary in Michigan is over and Troy Jackson is the nominee in Maine), this is proportionately where things stand vis a vis the Republican skunks.  If you want to make the most of your contribution to turn the Senate blue, look at the cash on hand numbers.  

For example, adding to the war chests for Troy Jackson in Maine*, Josh Turek in Iowa, Mary Peltola in Alaska, and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan look to us like the best options since Dem stars Jon Ossoff and James Talarico are doing just fine with their cash on hand.

To target your contribution, you should donate to each candidate's campaign organization.  Here are the  web sites of the candidates noted above:

Troy Jackson

Josh Turek

Mary Peltola

Abdul El-Sayed

If you want to make a more generic contribution, ActBlue is the conduit for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.  However you choose to donate (and we hope you can and will), any amount will be helpful in combating the Republican megadonors' efforts.

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* We don't have Troy Jackson's cash on hand numbers, but we do know South African white nationalist Elon "Leon" Musk said he's donating $40 million to Susan Collins' campaign to keep her in the Senate as a vote for Trump.


Thursday, August 13, 2026

Today's Cartoons -- "Operation Catering Truck" Edition

 

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(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

(Michael Ramirez, Las Vegas Review-Journal)

(Joe Heller, hellertoon.com)

(Milt Prague, caglecartoons.com)

(Jack Ohman, Tribune Content Agency)

(Morten Morland, The Times, UK)

(David Rowe, Financial Review, Australia)


(Michael de Adder, caglecartoons.com, Canada)


(via @truthbaited on X)

(Dave Whamond, caglecartoons.com, Canada)

(John Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)


 (Banx, Financial Times, UK)


Quip Of The Week

 



"I'm no security expert, but if I was trying to find Donald Trump, a catering truck is the first place I'd look.  Next time, hide his ass in a bookmobile." --  actor/ comedian Anthony Anderson, in his opening monologue (3:10), subbing for Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night. 

Other terms for Operation Catering Truck: "Operation Pig in a Blanket," "Operation TACO Takeout," "Operation Orange Chicken," "Operation Glazed Ham," "Operation Iran Away," "Operation Rolling Grifter," "Operation Fart in a Cart."  It's clearly struck a nerve in the zeitgeist!

Also, check out "Today's Cartoons" here later today!

(Image:  via Reddit)


Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Fail: Hormuz closed, crisis at sea, embarrassing joke --


“.. A top advisor to Iran’s IRGC told PBS Tuesday stateside that the U.S. military was ‘weaker than what we perceived.’” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/u...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM

 

yet another thing the trump administration is covering up in this war which is just one gigantic coverup after cover up is the extent to which trump wanting to feel like a big man has been driving the troops insane

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— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 8:14 AM


Two months ago, Donald being the usual embarrassing joke.

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— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 9:14 AM

 

 ICE thugs to get new weapon for inflicting pain -- 


The $25 MILLION ICE stun gloves are fucking diabolical. If you want to see how they’re supposed to work, watch this video. There’s no way this ends well. Now add this to the fact that DHS has already said body-cam footage will only be released when it’s “beneficial” to ICE.

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— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) August 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM

 

They are cruel, sick fucks. They are Trump's fascist SS. And they won't show their faces. ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...

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— Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis (@jeffjarvis.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM


Greenland authorities force postponement of Trump-aligned oil company drilling -- 


Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM


Plane swap resulted from questionable intel from Netanyahu's government. Same old stuff -- 


Trump’s covert plane swap was triggered by an Israeli warning about an Iranian plot to kill him, intelligence US officials doubted. The CIA assessed the Israeli tip as “low confidence” & “Israeli-derived, not US-generated,” & relayed that skepticism to the WH. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM


The corrupt MAGAt running for the Senate in TX has Epstein links. No surprise -- 


They're named in the Epstein files — and donated to Ken Paxton’s campaign: At least one member of a Texas family whose business once considered buying Jeffrey Epstein's notorious plane — "The Lolita Express" — donated thousands of dollars to support Ken Paxton's Senate campaign earlier this year.

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— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM


Meanwhile, meet James Talarico's "PawPaw".  Donate here. --

 

We just dropped our newest ad — and this one’s special. It features my PawPaw — a Baptist preacher who taught me to follow the two great commandments: love God & love neighbor. Those teachings led me to public service and they’re why I’m running for the U.S. Senate.

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— James Talarico (@jamestalarico.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM


Maine candidate Troy Jackson exposes Susan Collins' link to shits like Musk. Donate here. -- 


My response to the billionaires and failed trillionaire Elon Musk and their super PAC that announced today that they're dumping $42 million into this race.

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— Troy Jackson (@troyjackson207.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM


Corrupt Trump / Kushner family "strip mining" America -- 


"This entire country is being strip mined by Trump family members." Lakers fans are in open revolt after reports that Josh Kushner — brother of Jared — and former Disney CEO Bob Iger are buying the franchise for $12 billion.

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— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) August 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM

 

Things that go "boom" in Russia, part infinity.  Slava Ukraini! -- 


Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia. Drones reportedly attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery. It is one of Russia’s largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes.

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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM


Pathological liar departing the White House. No, the other pathological liar -- 


Karoline Leavitt spent 20 months lying for a man who lies for himself perfectly well. Her position was always redundant.

— Outspoken™️ (@out5p0ken.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM

 

We wish Karolyin' the best in her new role as spokesperson for Taylor Farms.

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— Bob Geiger (@bobgeiger.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM


Reminder that the Malignant Fascist and "Melanie" are mentioned tens of thousands of times -- 

 



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— Secular Talk (@kylekulinskishow.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM

 

 

 

Outrages On Occupied West Bank Grow

 



Violent, radical Jewish settlers in the West Bank are continuing to engage in acts of violence against Palestinian residents there.  It's all being done under the protection of the Israeli Defense Forces, who often stand by and observe the thugs' violent acts.  From Reuters:

"Israeli troops took up positions inside Palestinian homes in the West Bank village ​of Qusra on Thursday, the mayor said, after settlers trapped Palestinian families this week in a siege Palestinians say is aimed at forcing ‌them from their land.

The siege began at the weekend when Jewish settlers closed off the road to the three homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra and set up a tent in their front yards, refusing to allow anyone to enter or leave. The settlers had earlier cut off their electricity and water.

Qusra mayor Abed Al Athem Wadi said that six homes in ​the village had been evacuated and taken over by Israeli soldiers, including the three hilltop besieged homes, with the two residing families gathered in ​one of the houses.

Reuters photos showed several Israeli soldiers standing outside one of the homes. The soldiers informed the families that ⁠operations in Qusra may last until Sunday, village residents said.

In a statement, the military said that soldiers had been deployed in Qusra since Thursday morning to ​protect residents and maintain security, and 'were instructed that the Qusra residents will remain in their homes.'" (our emphasis)

The continuing brutality and indiscriminate violence perpetrated by the Israeli settlers is being done with a wink-and-a-nod by the far right Netanyahu regime, but international outrage may be having an effect:

"The military has come under increasing pressure to halt rogue land seizures by settlers emboldened by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has spearheaded a rapid expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The two families under siege in the area say they have no food or medicine, and that the settlers have been damaging their ​property, throwing stones at their homes ​and shouting insulting language at them." (our emphasis)

The situation with the violent settlers has finally prompted the U.S. to condemn the attacks and seizures, with Ambassador Mike "The Rapture" Huckabee weighing in:

"The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike ​Huckabee, said the Israeli ⁠military and police 'have gone at our request to remove the Israeli terrorists doing this,' adding: 'The actions of those doing this to this family's home is criminal.'" 

Add this to the list of crimes the Likudnik Netanyahu regime have committed in the past several years. 

(photo: Israeli settlers attack the village of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, June 26, 2025. Oren Ziv)