QOTD: "Everybody Knows It"

 

The charismatic and amazing Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on the Malignant Fascist's family raking in tens of millions while Americans pay more for food, gas, housing and healthcare. Star power:

“Ground beef’s up 20% since Trump took office. Coffee, 40%. Health premiums: through the roof. And remember, while you pay more for everything, the first family’s wealth is growing by billions of dollars. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.” (our emphasis)

By far, the most corrupt Administration in American history, as well as the most deranged and cultish.

Please support Sen. Ossoff's reelection campaign by going here. It really counts to have his voice in the Senate.

(photo: Aaron Schwartz, Sipa USA)

Sunday Reflection: Infamous Anniversary

 

On April 19, 1995, two white supremacist militia members set off a truck bomb outside the Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City, OK, killing 168 people, including 19 children. Five hundred more were injured in the enormous blast which ripped off the front of the building:

"Timothy McVeigh, a veteran of the Gulf War and a sympathizer with the U.S. militia movement, planned and carried out the Oklahoma City bombing. McVeigh detonated the Ryder rental truck full of explosives that he parked in front of the building.

Terry Nichols, a fellow veteran who met McVeigh during their time in the U.S. Army, assisted in the planning and preparation of the bombing.

In a federal case, McVeigh received the death sentence for his role in the bombing and the deaths of eight federal agents. He was executed by lethal injection in 2001. Nichols was sentenced in the federal case to life in prison without the possibility of release. [snip]

The Ruby Ridge standoff of 1992 and the 1993 Waco siege came just two years before the bombing. However, McVeigh's plans had already started forming and instead only solidified the view that the government was going to disarm the public and take away the Second Amendment right, according to History.com. 

McVeigh chose to bomb the Murrah Building on the two-year anniversary of the fire at Waco that left 75 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect dead, 25 of whom were children. Before his 2001 execution, McVeigh said that he intended the 1995 bombing to be retribution for the deaths at Ruby Ridge and Waco, History.com reports."  (our emphasis)

The bombing marked the first major exhibition of the right-wing's virulent, anti-government movement's willingness to use violence to strike back against what they saw was a violation of their a' Second Amendment rights", a core feature of right-wing beliefs which, if anything, is stronger today with rulings by the Supreme Court and actions by the Malignant Fascist in each of his terms in office against gun safety. The red flag couldn't have been more clear then, and it's has largely been dismissed or explained away since then. 

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Trump's Megalomania and the Medal of Honor

 

Profound narcissist and mentally ill clown the Malignant Fascist is seriously contemplating awarding himself the Congressional Medal of Honor for his tribulations in the war he started on Iran. From MSN:

"Amid the ongoing U.S. war against Iran, President Donald Trump considered awarding himself the Medal of Honor, the most prestigious military award issued by the U.S. government, White House insiders claimed in a report published Saturday evening in the Wall Street Journal.

Citing a 'senior administration official' and people who have 'spoken' with the president, the Journal’s report revealed that Trump had privately panicked in early April after learning of the downed U.S. fighter jet over Iran. [snip]

According to a senior administration official, Trump had demanded that the pilots of the downed fighter jet be rescued immediately, though discussions grew adversarial due to the president’s 'impatience.'

'Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments, a senior administration official said,' the Journal’s report reads.

Amid the chaos, which according to the insiders also involved Trump 'sometimes' losing focus and attempting to pivot to topics unrelated to the U.S. war against Iran such as his White House ballroom, the president also actively considered awarding himself the highest military decoration in the United States’ history." (our emphasis)

"Losing focus" is also a sign of his growing dementia on top of his underlying narcissistic personality disorder, which in this time of war when he controls the nuclear launch codes, should be grounds for immediate removal from office. Of course, his cult and their ciphers in Congress won't lift a finger, fearing a nasty attack on them via his failing "Truth" Social platform.

The Medal of Honor is reserved for those serving in the military for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy force. The MF in no way qualifies, just as he would never be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize or any other distinguished award or honor. His approach is merely to grab an award or honor and present it to himself, not caring that it was unearned. A complete disgrace and mental case.

(photo: Now, if there were a Medal of Dishonor.....)

Family Time

 

Hi everyone -- 

Hackwhackers will be on a temporary hiatus while we have family visiting. That is, we're literally going to spend more time with the family, as some retiring from political life might say.

Thanks for your loyal readership, and we'll see you Sunday!

Today's Comics

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(Michael de Adder, deAdder.substack.com)

(Clay Jones, claytoons.com)

(Michael Ramirez, Las Vegas Review Journal)

(Ann Telnaes, anntelnaes.substack.com)

(Gary Markstein, Creators Syndicate)

Skeets of the Day

 

Operation Epic Epstein Fury: deal or no deal (in "two weeks"?)--

Trump: 2/6-“They want to make a deal badly 3/2-“They want to make a deal badly 3/16-“They want to make a deal badly 3/24-“They want to make a deal badly 3/25-“They want to make a deal badly 4/1-“They want to make a deal badly 4-13-“They want to make a deal badly 4/14-“They want to make a deal badly

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM

The blasphemous posting never stops with the deranged Malignant Fascist -- 

Trump is posting fresh blasphemies this morning

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 15, 2026 at 8:37 AM

Look who's lecturing the Pope on....theology. The couch f*cker himself. Another fail. -- 

JD Vance lectures the Pope on how to talk about theology.

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— Mike Sington (@mikesington.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 7:27 AM

 

Hubris

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— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 5:49 AM

 

Having lost in Iran, the Trump admin is picking a fight they think they can win: arguing with The Pope about Catholicism.

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— Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 7:33 AM

Dems introduce bill to have experts assess the MF's mental fitness under 25th Amendment -- 

NEW: Raskin, w/ 50 House Dem co-sponsors, formally introduces a bill which would create a commission to assess Trump's fitness for office under the 25th Amendment. Bill text here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Story TK

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— Andrew Solender (@andrewsolender.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM

The shameless, lawless DOJ wants Court to absolve January 6 seditionist rioters -- 

Trump’s DOJ trying to erase the seditious conspiracy he caused was not some inevitability and marks a further descent. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM

ICE bringing Orwell's Big Brother state to life -- 

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— David Sirota (@davidsirota.com) April 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM

Things that go "boom" in war criminal Russia. Slava Ukraini! -- 

Explosion on a gunpowder plant in Russian Samara. Reasons unclear. Yesterday, there were explosions on a gunpowder plant in Russian Kazan. Coincidence?

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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 7:11 AM

The MF's negative effect on this summer's World Cup games. Winning! -- 

With Trump in power, no one wants to come to the US, not even to view the World Cup. The hospitality industry faces a severe crisis, which is 100% of Trump's making. www.ft.com/content/7fd5...

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— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 8:29 AM

And his valedictorian speech was purrr-fect! -- 

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— gatos fazendo gatices (@gatinarios.bsky.social) April 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM

 

Mid-Week Song

Dublin, Ireland's legendary rock band U2 has a new EP out, "Easter Lily," with lots of great music as you'd expect from this 22 time Grammy award group. Their song "Scars" from that record is our song choice today.

The Malignant Fascist''s Mental Meltdown

 

The mentally ill and unstable Malignant Fascist's behavior has always been there to see for anyone with a clear eye and mind. Years ago, in his first term, mental health professionals warned publicly about his extreme narcissism and sociopathy, and the danger it represented to the nation. After his defeat in 2020 subsequent trials for his criminality, and return to the Oval Office on a platform of revenge against his adversaries real and imagined. From Tom Nichols writing in The Atlantic about his accelerating deterioration:

"On many recent nights, Donald Trump has been posting obsessively on his Truth Social site into the wee hours. The president, of course, has never been one for a solid night’s sleep—or restrained and temperate commentary on social media—but his emotional state seems to be fraying: This weekend, he attacked Pope Leo XIV, presented himself as Jesus Christ, and then jabbed at his phone until dawn.

Judging from those posts, the commander in chief is in distress. No one can say for sure what is causing the president’s bizarre behavior. Perhaps Trump’s narcissistic insistence that he is always successful in everything he undertakes is feeling the sting and strain of multiple public failures, including the collapse of his campaign to dislodge the Iranian regime, plummeting approval ratings, the decline of the U.S. economy, and, on Sunday, the crushing defeat of one of his favorite fellow authoritarians, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán." (our emphasis)

Nichols goes on to track those bizarre postings through the night, which only end at 4:10 a.m., and which began with a long and arrogant screed against the Pope and an AI generated image of himself as Christ healing a sick man. Sensing that he's shit himself with the blasphemous image, he deleted it and ridiculously claimed later he thought it depicted him as a doctor and not Jesus.

The MF's state of "distress" has been increasing since he reclaimed the Presidency, ordering buildings to have his name slapped on them, building a grand guilded ballroom and triumphal arch, and behaving like a dictator / king to sooth his narcissistic wounds of the past. There's no sign of his party / cult trying to rein him in, despite some prominent defections in the political realm (Thomas Massie, Marjorie Taylor Green) and the right wing media world (Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, etc.). That fact is a major national security threat, and one that we have to address in the mid-term elections and with constant pushback on his fascistic policies.

Today's Cartoons

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(Robert Ariall,  Andrews McMeel Syndication)

(Michael Ramirez, Las Vegas Review-Journal)

(Nick Anderson, Raw Story)

(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

(Michael de Adder, deAdder.substack.com)

(Jeff Stabler, Andrews McMeel Syndication)

Skeets of the Day

Dr. Jesus, calling Dr. Jesus --

Should be part of his next test.

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— Marcy Gall (@marcygall.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM

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— christhebarker (@christhebarker.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM

 

And, for the record, this was also very obviously Trump depicting himself as a doctor. About to do a prostate exam.

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— News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM

 

If supporters are quibbling about if you’re the Antichrist, you know things have taken a turn

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— Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM

How's that "blockade" going? -- 

when is a blockade not a blockade....

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— @NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) (@newsjennifer.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM

 

In face of Orban defeat, Dems need to take anti-fascist / pro-democracy message to world -- 

The massive Orban defeat should prompt Dems to align themselves more firmly with anti-fascist and pro-democracy forces abroad. There's a powerful link to be drawn between the celebrations in Budapest and the confrontations with ICE in Minneapolis. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2090...

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— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM

J(unior) D(ictator) Vance's loser week -- 

JD Vance’s no good, very bad weekend The vice president has racked up losses in talks with Iran, hyping up Hungary’s soon-to-be former president and his boss’ fight with the Pope.

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Street thugs with badges: Trump's "personalist, violent" force beyond the law -- 

I think this is correct. Congress gave Trump the personalist, violent paramilitary force he's always wanted, but without the statutory hurdles, internal accountability, resistance from the courts, and institutional pushback that would come with deploying the actual military.

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— Radley Balko (@radleybalko.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM

Germany stands strongly with Ukraine, sends message to Russian war criminals -- 

Chancellor Merz: Russia has no chance of winning the war. We will not waver in our efforts to defend Ukraine, and Russia should end this war as soon as possible.

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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 7:32 AM

 

Cancel the White House Stenographers Correspondents Dinner, knee-benders --

The White House Correspondents' Dinner later this month – with Trump as guest of honor – is shaping up as an embarrassing surrender to a criminal president who is trying to destroy the free press. Cancel the damn dinner. My Stop the Presses newsletter.

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— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM

"Mr. Orban, that red Speedo you're wearing is giving Melania the 'vapors'" --

 

Well that was fast.

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— TheSnarkTank (@thesnarktank.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM

 

QOTD: "Every Action Has A Reaction"

 

Nahal Toosi, Politico's senior foreign affairs correspondent, writes on the increasingly defiant world that is facing the belligerent and unhinged Malignant Fascist as he tramples on treaties, other nations' sovereignty and more. Here's an excerpt, but read her entire article:

"Iran’s Islamist leaders abandoned peace talks with the U.S., choosing to keep waging war instead. Hungary’s voters tossed out one of Trump’s closest European allies, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Then there’s Pope Leo, who presumably answers to a higher power, saying he has 'no fear' of Trump after the president taunted him.

Trump and his aides often appear to operate as if most other people on the planet are 'non-player characters' in a video game. They believe, with few exceptions, that America can use threats, economic muscle and military action to bend other capitals to its will.

But foreign policy has some basic laws. One of them, similar to physics, is that every action has a reaction. It may not be equal or opposite, but it also may not be what the Trump team wants.

So far, the Trump administration does not appear to be adjusting well to the reality that more international players are willing to buck the American superpower." (our emphasis)

We have, in the Malignant Fascist, a common thug and sociopath, whose megalomania is driving his actions. He once said ignorantly the U. S. Constitution allowed him to do "anything", and he clearly thinks that's the case on the world stage, too, by applying punitive economic force in tariffs, and military force against Iran and Venezuela. As he declines in popular opinion domestically and abroad, as well as in his mental state, more nations are likely to defy his bullying and threats. 

Kimmel On "The Pope v. the Dope" and More

 

Jimmy Kimmel had a lot of news to cover in last night's monologue, from the attack on Pope Leo from the deranged Malignant Fascist, to his blasphemous AI portrayal as Jesus, to the lame "Door Dash Grandma" stunt, to Vance's failure in peace negotiations, to his lusting after both a woman at his golf course and a UFC fighter, and more. Check it out, ICYMI.

QOTD: "He Has Betrayed Them"

 

Robert B. Talisse, Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, writes an interesting article in Salon.com about the demented Malignant Fascist's perceived lies are meant to demean his detractors. An excerpt, but please read the entire article:

"By resolutely asserting unbelievable falsehoods, Trump is expressing contempt. He is deriding the enterprise of journalism, in effect forcing reporters to write stories about his incredible statements, thereby indirectly controlling the news cycle.

It seems to me that his purpose is not to convince anyone, but rather to declare to the press, and perhaps also to his opposition, 'You cannot stop me.' For a political movement rooted in the idea that U.S. politics is a swamp in need of draining, Trump’s defiant style has been successful.

But here’s the catch. It appears that Trump’s supporters are now beginning to feel that they, too, are on the receiving end of his contempt.

His recent claims that grocery prices are falling, his tariffs are working, the economy is roaring and the operation in Iran is a 'little excursion' that has already been successful are not only obvious falsehoods.

In asserting them, Trump belittles those who must bear the effects of a struggling economy and an ill-conceived war. From this perspective, the shift among his base is not due to their realization that Trump lies. It’s that he has betrayed them. " (our emphasis)

Some have caught on, and are leaving his camp, but far more of his cult are too deep into it to understand his deep contempt for them.

Skeets of the Day

 

Operation Epic Epstein Fury: now a blockade and diplomatic failure--

“.. Trump wants a quick fix. The reality is, this mission is difficult to execute alone and likely unsustainable over the medium to long-term,” said Dana Stroul, a former senior Pentagon official .. @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM

Trump lured the Iranians to the bargaining table under false pretenses, telling them their 10 point plan would be the basis for negotiation only to try to impose his own wishlist as the basis. Then he violated the ceasefire with a blockade, itself an act of war. Nobody will ever trust us again.

— Lindsay Beyerstein (@beyerstein.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM

 

"All of Trump’s weaknesses as a negotiator are now on display: His refusal to comprehend the substance, his childish understanding of the nature of power, his inability to grasp the perspective of his opponents, and his belief that anything can be accomplished with sufficient threats and violence."

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— Susan McPherson (@susanmcp.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 8:56 AM

 

Insane, narcissistic blasphemy by the Malignant Fascist --

He is delusional. He is demented. He is crazy. He does not care about religion or you. In the past 24 hours he lashed out at The Pope and posted this. If you are elected, a business CEO, or a voter and you enabled this to the American Presidency, today is a great day to move on and stop him.

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— Fred Guttenberg (@fredguttenberg.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM

 

Even his cultists on Truth Social aren’t thrilled with this one from the demented megalomaniac.

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 6:32 AM

Pope Leo responds to the MF --

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— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM

 

Pope Leo: "I'm not afraid of the Trump administration or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the Church works for." "We are not politicans. We do not look at foreign policy from the same perspective that he may have."

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— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM

Autocrat and MF pal Orban goes down in humiliating defeat in Hungary -- 

Viktor Orban accomplished so much of what the Trump movement wants to accomplish here he ruled for 16 years and rewrote the rules in his favor and still, they threw him out and you know what? they did it by voting don’t let anyone tell you voting doesn’t matter

— Micah (@rincewind.run) April 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM

 

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 6:49 AM

J(unior) D(dictator) Vance's golden touch, and a welcome home  -- 

Vance has really got that global magic touch. Shown in diff ways with: -Booed out of visiting anywhere in Greenland except US military base -Pope Francis, RIP -Pope Leo, declines his invite to visit DC -Orban -Iran "deal" What a guy.

— James Fallows (@jfallows.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM

After unsuccessful negotiations with Iran, Vice President JD Vance returns to the US and appears genuinely touched to see the love of his life there waiting to welcome him home. (waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait for it) #JDVance #Iran

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— Paulley Ticks (@tomadelsbach.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM

 

Buh-bye. Guess we didn't know you after all -- 

Done. wapo.st/3Qiry6u

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— Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM

The MF's sleepless, raging nights a sign of his demented mind -- 

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— George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 8:34 AM

 Make America Swollen Again: Eat Those Bees! --

Swollen RFK Jr. Warns Americans Not Eating Enough Bees

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— The Onion (@theonion.com) April 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM

 

Today's Tomorrow Cartoon

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The Malignant Fascist's insanity and instability are growing daily as his poll numbers drop in reaction to the war on Iran, the struggling economy and more. The corporate media plays its part in sane washing him, Dems issue feeble responses, as the corruption and self-dealing rage on. We know that he'll have some new outrage the next day, and the next. As a malignant narcissist, he demands that the spotlight always be on him.

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