I like to imagine. I imagine what it’d be like if all the haters, all the angry MAGA, lived amongst each other on their own island. Amid the squawks of seagulls, they could watch their reflections and their anger rise and fall like island waves, receding and then once again crashing up on shore. It’d…

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It is said that Vladimir Putin is … unpleasant when he’s angry. I suspect there’s a lot of unpleasantness in the Kremlin these days. On June first more than 100 Ukrainian drones struck air bases deep inside Russia. Targets included nuclear-capable long-range bombers. The massive destruction from Operation “Spiderweb” became evident almost as soon as…

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I want to talk about Truth Social for a minute because, if you’ll notice, it’s nothing but a spite factory. Most social media platforms are, but Truth Social stands out among the others. That is probably why Donald Trump adores it so much. It’s his spite factory that he created with his bare hands —…

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Before we get to the topic of the day, I want to briefly say thank you for allowing me to take yesterday off. Also thank you to those who offered kind words and to those who donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in my dad’s name. I promised I’d be back…

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Emil Bove hitched his wagon to the right “star.” Having served as Trump’s personal criminal attorney, Bove secured a top position in Trump’s justice department. He is now poised to possibly realize his lifelong dream of becoming a federal judge, which Washington Monthly says he is “decidedly unsuited to fill.” No surprise there. Trump introduced…

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The faux-outrage over “But her emails!” that helped fuel Donald Trump’s rise to power in the 2016 presidential election somehow manages to keep getting even more hypocritical, even after Signalgate. A new report by The Atlantic reveals that Trump jut can’t stop answering his personal cellphone without knowing who is on the other end. Even…

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Just a quick note to say that my father, Bill Palmer Sr., has passed away peacefully while with family. I need to take today off for obvious reasons but I promise to be back to work tomorrow. In honor of my Dad, who died from a particularly aggressive form of Parkinson’s disease, please free to…

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Donald Trump’s approval ratings are beginning to sag, though he still gets fairly high marks for his position on immigration – as brutal and reckless as it actually is. The last part is what we need to pay attention to, as it’s the quickest way we could turn Donald Trump’s biggest strength into a weakness,…

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Donald Trump has done it again — said something so utterly and astonishingly stupid that it left many people stunned. This is becoming a regular occurrence. On Truth Social, the place spoiled orange traitors go to wail, Trump declared that blocking his tariffs would swiftly bring about “economic ruination.” This is because, the orange one…

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Just like Elon Musk lost control of the Twitter AI tool Grok, after decades of the massive Republican misinformation machine falsely assaulting Democrats and our institutions, it finally may have turned on itself. This past week brought endless MAGA self-owns, own-goals, circular firing squads, and Russian Roulette. First, during the swearing-in ceremony of Jeannine Pirro…

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The big, ugly bill is now going to be the wholly owned property of the Senate. What will they do? They’re going to argue — THAT’S what they’re going to do. Argue A LOT. This bill flickers — it flickers in the shadows of millions of lives — waiting to be either turned loose in…

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Ever since we lost the election in November, it’s felt like a series of ongoing losses. Our country has racked up losses. So has our democracy. So have the most vulnerable among us. It’s been demoralizing to say the least. But I’m here to tell you something. We just won one – and it’s a…

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Almost 30 years ago, Alanis Morissette asked, “Isn’t it ironic?” A follow-up can now be written focusing on what is happening with Donald Trump’s latest ill-conceived boondoggle, the National Garden of American Heroes. It turns out the flag-hugging Trump’s faux-patriotic proposal may become reality only if it gets outsourced to China. According to reports, the…

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One thing about our Taco-Loco Prez is he rambles. Donald John Trump is the rambling man of politics. And by the word “ramble,” I do not refer to the type of cheerful explorer who has permanent wanderlust. I am talking about rambling as in — blah, blah blah. Bizarre ramblings of a mutant who makes…

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In 1973 Trump was sued by the Department of Justice. At that time Trump made it clear that he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans. He made sure that the people who worked for him understood that policy. The lawsuit was based on evidence gathered by testers for the New…

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I remember back in Covid times. I remember the howling and taunting laughter as so many MAGA supporters joyously threw their COVID masks into the fire pit. They tossed them aside as easily as throwing scraps of paper into a wastepaper basket. And then I think of how education has been mocked, how SCIENCE has…

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I like to use each of my morning columns to analyze whatever I feel is the most important, relevant, or overlooked political storyline of the moment. I’ve been writing this morning column each day for about ten years now. It’s always been about what’s happening with the political landscape. But today I’m going to open…

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AtlasIntel is recognized as a reputable and accurate Pollster with an excellent reputation. This poll shows that Donald Trump’s disapproval rating is at an all-time high. Fifty-four percent of respondents disapprove of Donald Trump’s “job” as President. Fifty-four percent say he is a disappointment. According to Newsweek, this is the lowest his approval rating has…

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The Trump administration is, or should be, well known for its lies. Donald Trump is a prolific liar, and he managed to surround himself with like people. Why people are so enamored with Donald Trump is puzzling. Despite his constant lying, enough people voted for him to put him back in the White House, where…

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Many people in America ( and other places) are still reeling from Iowa Senator Joni Ernst’s insane, pathetic, outrageous, callous, cold, arrogant, revolting, deranged, and disgusting remark she made on Friday. Ernst’s response to a question about Medicaid cuts was, “Well-we’re all going to die.” Is it as simple as that, Ms. Ernst? This remark…

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Oklahoma is a red state that has favored the GOP in presidential elections since overwhelmingly backing Richard Nixon in 1968. Donald Trump won the state in 2020 and 2024, each time with over 65% of the vote. The Oklahoma Legislature is solidly Republican, and the governor and other statewide executive officers are all Republicans. All…

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Okay, we now know for sure what has long been rumored and explains a lot. Elon Musk, destroyer of American lives and jobs, was and remains a junkie. A drug addict. A messed-up dopehead. He is also a liar, a felon, an illegal alien, a fraudster, a hoaxer and a swindler. He is, in fact,…

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RFK Junior is a walking, occasionally talking bundle of sludge. The fact that this psychopath was chosen to lead ANYTHING is pathetic. Kennedy is in hot water for producing a report that has now been revealed to be at least in part fake. Some of this report’s citations in the “MAHA report” appears to come…

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Whenever we talk about taking an ugly blow or getting a black eye in politics, it’s nearly always metaphorical. But leave it to this failing Donald Trump regime, and Elon Musk in particular, to somehow make these sayings apply literally – and in the stupidest way possible. Musk and Trump appeared together in the Oval…

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The further we get into Donald Trump’s second term, the more it becomes clear that Congressional Republicans are intent on proving there is no bottom when it comes to their sycophancy. Presumably elected to govern the nation, the GOP instead has shown its true priority is worshipping a twice-impeached man-child who inspired and prolonged the…

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The following story is infuriating, and as a writer, I struggle to think of anything to say about it other than that it’s disgusting. Newsmax is a network that makes Fox look like the Brady Bunch. It is 100 percent partisan and tends to alt-right and various conspiracy theories. The other night, Newsmax host Greg…

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Well, the erosion of the rogue’s alliance between Elon Musk and Trump has taken another giant step toward inevitable war. I say “inevitable” not only because Trump’s relationship with everyone has only one way to go, and that’s down, but also because for a while Musk was being touted by both social and legacy media…

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Who knew the American people hated Tacos so much? Of course, we’re speaking here of (not the food) but the person. “Taco, Taco.” As you know, Trump has been dubbed with the generous and accurate name of “TACO” — “Trump always chickens out.” Taco, Taco. I mean, it’s just great. Has anyone made a DOLL…

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Here’s the thing about Donald Trump and his regime. They’re not just extremist thugs and crass opportunists. They’re also morons – and I don’t say that lightly. Trump and his people are so desperate to carry out their deranged agenda, and yet so bad at trying to do so. It’s happened yet again, in a…

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There are eight schools in the United States that are loosely referred to as “Ivy League.” In alphabetical order they are: Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University. Harvard is generally considered the most prestigious of the eight. Not many people know this (and…

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If you don’t or can’t yet see the danger of the Trump administration, you are not paying attention. Trump continues to violate the Constitution, and all his lap dogs continue to attempt to create turmoil where there is none. Kash Patel is way too dumb to do anything of consequence, but that doesn’t stop him…

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The cover of the iconic rock album “War” by U2 is one of the most haunting album covers in music history. In the eyes of the boy on that cover, one can see in the imagery in the boy’s eyes, the silent cries, the sadness of a million battles that have been fought in history…

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The tariffs have generally been a part of Donald Trump’s agenda that virtually no one is supporting – with even his own base of sycophants twisting themselves into pretzels to try and explain how it’s genius of their leader to keep pulling the same failed strategy out of the closet every month or two and…

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“Sand-bows” — rainbows on golden sand — don’t happen all that much, but when they do, they are unforgettable in how utterly breathtaking they are. It’s like seeing the unification of golden sunlight and color merge into each other. It is like seeing the love of this country toward our allies and their love for…

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For as long as Donald Trump has been in the political arena, I’ve said that the way to defeat him was to mock him as loudly and relentlessly as possible for all the ways in which he’s weak and vulnerable. Such an approach served multiple purposes: demoralize his supporters, help expose him as an inept…

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Who remembers how Republicans rolled their eyes to the sky, clutched their pearls and whined FOR YEARS about how Hunter Biden once made a few million dollars (the estimates constantly vary) on his famous father’s name? Remember, Hunter Biden was never an elected official. He was not a civil servant. He took no contracts from…

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