POKING AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF WEEK 4 OF THE 2ND 100

It is Day 121 of the attempted Fascist coup against America. There are 531 days to the midterms.

Democrats in Congress clearly understand what’s going on with the bullshit charges Maladministration II has brought against Representative McIver, and what the political stakes are. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: “The proceeding initiated by the so-called US Attorney in NJ is a blatant attempt by the Trump admin to intimidate Congress and interfere with our ability to serve as a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch. House Democrats will not be intimidated by the Trump admin. Not today. Not ever.” Rep. Eric Swalwell: “A RED LINE has been crossed. Trump is prosecuting his political enemies in Congress. This is just the beginning. We must take whatever we’ve done before to show dissent and go ONE RUNG HIGHER. And save your bullshit documents on this, Alina. You’ll need them when you testify.” Rep. McIver: “The charges against me are purely political — they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight. This admin will never stop me from working for the people in our district and standing up for what is right. I am thankful for the outpouring of support I have received and I look forward to the truth being laid out clearly in court.”

Unfortunately, the Venezuelan immigrants who supported Trump now understand who much he “cares” about anyone. They feel betrayed that he is revoking their Temporary Protected Status, leaving them now subject to deportation. Carol Duran Perez to CBS Miami: “I supported Trump. I believe there is a large community of Venezuelans who did. This was a hard blow because practically the same day he took office he went against Venezuelans. It seems personal.” Adelis Ferro, Venezuelan American Caucus: “We feel beyond betrayed. They used us. During the campaign, officials from the Republican Party told us that they will not touch the documented people.” Folks, there’s a reason why he likes doing “The Snake” at his hatealongs. He IS The Snake.

Jon Stewart went after and roasted the Cretin News Netowk and Jake Tapper for their non-stop hype of his biden book over the past month. Stewart first posted clip after clip of Tapper hawking his book day after day, along with other CNN hosts and guests. He also ridiculed them for using Biden’s cancer diagnosis to claim that the book was now “even more relevant.” He then mocked Brian Stelter for claiming that it was “even more important” for people to buy the book after the cancer news: “Do these CNN people work on commission? Why are they hawking this fucking thing so much - is this a Girl Scout situation where whoever sells the most Tapper books gets a Schwinn?” Fuck Jake Tapper and Fuck the other Cretins at the Cretin News Network.

Donnie Dumbfuck told reporters yesterday that gas prices are now $1.99 a galon. AAA gas price tracker says the national average is $3.17, with no state below $2.66. He’s still delusional.

ProPublica has a report in on Fifth Rate Talentless Failure Sean Duffy: “Two days before Trump announced dramatic plans for tariffs on foreign imports, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sold stock in almost three dozen companies. The Feb. 11 sales occurred near the stock market’s historic peak, just before it began to slide amid concerns about Trump’s tariff plans and ultimately plummeted after the president unveiled the details of the new tariffs on April 2. Duffy sold $75,000-$600,000 of stock two days before Trump’s announcement, and up to $50,000 more that day.” Always the best people...

Alleged “Democrat” Rep. Jared Golden of Maine announced he won’t run for governor with Governor Janet Mills term-limited, and won’t run for senate against Susan Collins either: “I have decided to run for reelection because the surest way to restore balance in DC is for Democrats to win back control of the House.” That’s because he knows he’d lose either one. But with a D behind his name, he will count for The Day of Restoration in the House. Senate Dems had hoped Golden would run. But the decision is a big relief for Hakeem Jeffries, who needs to hold Golden’s swing seat. Now Senate Dems hope Governor Mills runs against Collins, though she hasn’t shown interest yet. One observer pointed out that “Mills is 77 years old and has served in government since 1980. She is not going to run and leave Maine.”

The news late yesterday afternoon was that MAGA Mike and the SALT Caucus were meeting to find a way to deal with their objections to the Big Beautiful Abomination. The proposal they were coming to agreement on would increase the SALT deduction cap to $40,000 or individuals making $500,000 or less in income. There is a possibility the level would increase 1 percent a year over 10 years. That marks an increase from the $30,000 cap with a $400,000 income cap currently in the bill , which the SALT Caucus members have vehemently rejected. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to convene at 1 a.m. Wednesday, during which the panel will consider changes to the bill. As of this morning, they haven’t arrived at their final destination.

From the Department of This One Is Important - It Looks Like Full-On Contempt Of Court: In a filing yesterday in Boston, immigration attorneys alleged that Maladministration II had renditioned as many as a dozen migrants to South Sudan earlier that morning who are not from there, in violation of a court order by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, whose injunction, issued last month, requires Maladministration II to provide a noncitizen and their attorney with written notice in a language the person can understand before removing them to a third country. The migrant must also be afforded a “meaningful opportunity” to raise claims that they would face persecution or torture if deported there, Murphy ruled. The filing accuses Maladministration II of violating that injunction and asked Judge Murphy to order their return to the United States. “Return is imminently reasonable—and necessary—in such a situation, as the Supreme Court recognized in recent weeks.” The State Department has posted a warning not to go to South Sudan due to the danger created by the collapse of a peace deal has recently collapsed and plunged the country back into a civil war. In response to this, Judge Murphy held an an emergency hearing last night regarding the apparent violation of his order. During the hearing, the Maladministration II lawyers either didn’t know or refused to divulge key information to Murphy, claiming the details of the removals – including the status of the plane and its ultimate destination – were classified. This is yet another example of the strategy of open defiance of any governmental body attempting to restrict any action by Maladministration II. Judge Murphy ordered Maladministration II “to maintain custody and control of class members currently being removed to South Sudan or to any other third country, to ensure the practical feasibility of return if the Court finds that such removals were unlawful.” Ahead of another hearing in the matter set for 11 a.m. ET today, Murphy directed the government to be prepared to provide specific information about these removals. This case has already involved multiple acts of defiance by Maladministration II. Judge Murphy has already ordered discovery into whether Maladministration II violated his order by flying Venezuelan migrants to Guantanamo before removing them to El Salvador, which the Trumpscum said wasn’t a violation of the order because the flights were conducted by the Defense Department, not the Department of Homeland Security. Questioned by the NYT (who is doing a good job of staying on top of this case), Murphy said, “Based on what I have been told, this seems like it may be contempt.” This is serious, folks, it looks like Defiance Day is upon us.

From the Department of ICE Barbie Is Taking It To Another Level: ICE Barbie Kristi Noem demonstrated what an ignorant bimbo airhead she is while testifying Tuesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, when she gave an egregiously wrong definition of the legal principle habeas corpus while testifying to senators Tuesday, saying, “Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.” She was quickly cut off by a stunned Senator Maggie Hassan: “That’s incorrect,” she said before explaining to the moron that the well-known legal concept of Haveas Corpus refers to a detained person’s right to know why they are being held so they can challenge their imprisonment in court. “If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason. Habeas corpus is the foundational right that separates free societies like America from police states like North Korea.”

After that, she asked the dumb bimbo whether or not she supported Haveas Corpus. The bimbo tried her usual tactic of ignoring questions and attacking the questioner, coming back with “I support habeas corpus. I also recognize that the president of the United States has the authority under the Constitution to decide if it should be suspended or not.” At that point, The Confederacy of Dunces rescinded their invitation to join them, saying “There is such a thing as too fucking much stupidity.” FACT CHECK: Article I of the Constitution says that habeas corpus “shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public safety may require it.” While the Constitution doesn’t specify who holds the power to suspend habeas corpus, throughout the history of America, the power has belonged to Congress, not the president. Habeas corpus has only been suspended four times. It was suspended throughout the country during the Civil War; in eleven South Carolina counties controlled by the KKK during the Reconstruction; in the Philippines during its 1905 insurrection; and in Hawaii after the Pearl Harbor bombing in 1941. Senator Andy Kim followed Hassan and demonstrated ICE Barbie is a Compleat MAGAt Airhead: Sen. Andy Kim: “Do you know what section of the Constitution the suspension clause of habeas corpus is in? Noem: I do not. Nope. Kim: Do you know which article it is in? Noem: I do not, sir.” Sen. Ruben Gallego asked ICE Barbie why she keeps getting dressed up in various costumes to do cosplay stunts. Noem: “I do spend time out there with our components. Gallego: “We’ve seen the Instagram photos.” Noem: They’re not photos. And they’ve meant the world to the individuals at DHS.” Gallego: “I’ve seen some of them especially some really bad weapons handling.” ICE Barbie: just another of the incompetent embarrassments to the species who think they should be our lords and masters.

From the Department of You Can find Your Teeth Around Your Feet, Widdle Marco: Alleged “Secretary of State” Marco Rubio got his teeth thoroughly kicked out Tuesday when he appeared before the Senate to testify. He had this exchange with Sen. Chris Murphy: “Let me ask you about the dinner that's happening this Thursday. The president has offered access to him to the 200 top purchasers of his memecoin. Maybe about half or more of those individuals who will be meeting with him are foreigners. Do you have a list?” Rubio:”I didn't even know there was a dinner Thursday night, so I don't know what you're referring to.” Sen. Jacky Rosen: "I'm not even mad anymore about your complicity in this administration’s destruction of US global leadership. I'm simply disappointed. And I wonder if you’re proud of yourself in this moment when you go home to your family. I don't recognize Senator Rubio. You were once a fierce critic of Putin, but you sat idly by as the president berated the elected leader of Ukraine for refusing to capitulate to Russia. I know you know this in your heart." Sen. Chris Van Hollen questioned him on the detention of a foreign student because she wrote an OpEd: “Your campaign of fear and repression is eating away at foundational values of our democracy. Back then, it took one voice, attorney Joseph Welch, to cut through the hysteria with the simple question that marked the beginning of the end of that shameful era. He asked Sen. McCarthy, 'have you no sense of decency?' And I would ask you the same, Secretary Rubio. But you have shown in your words and your actions what the answer is. And I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for Secretary of State.” Rubio retorted: “Your regret for voting for me confirms I’m doing a good job.” Unfortunately, Widdle Marco has transferred his heart to the cryogenic holding tank in the Motel-A-Lardo basement. And as I pointed out, nasty hostility seems to be the way to get an Attaboy from Donnie Dumbfuck.

From the always busy to the point of being overworked Department of The Wrong RFK Got Shot: RFK Jr.testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies today and - as usual - he was an ignorant mess. When Sen. Patty Murray said: “You repeatedly claimed that staffing and funding cuts that have been reported on publicly and even confirmed by your department staff are not happening. So either you're lying or you're not the one making the decision,” Doctor Horst Schumann immediately brought up former president Biden’s 2021 budget. When Murray tried to get him back on track, Doctor Carl Clauberg continued to talk over her, to the point of accusing her of “presiding over the destruction of the health of the American people” and not doing her job. Throughout Doctor Karl Brandt’s meltdown, Murray repeatedly tried to recall him to appropriate behavior, finally appealing to the Republican chair of the committee, who asked Doctor Herta Oberheuser to stop. Murray did get him to admit that HHS has blocked billions of dollars in federal child care funding. Sen. Dick Durbin questioned Doctor Whalehead about cuts to ALS research: “On April 1, ten laboratory heads at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes received their layoff notices. They were all PhDs and senior investigators. They're not administrators, whatever that might be. They were running intramural labs at NIH. If you have your way, they'll all be gone on June 2nd. Science magazine reported 25 of 320 physician researchers at NIH's Internal Clinical Center are leaving, and the number of patients treated in the hospital has been reduced by 30%. Three grants involving ALS and dementia work at Northwestern University in Illinois have been paused. Just last week, an ALS researcher at Harvard had his grant cut.” He then asked: “How can we possibly give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research? Doctor Mengele responded in a huff: “I do not know about any cuts to ALS research.” Durbin:: “I just read them to you!” The good doctor got huffier: “I didn't know about them until you told me about them in this moment.” This kind of objectively hostile behavior is becoming the norm with the Cabinet of Broken Toys. (The doctors names used here are the names of the Nazi doctors convicted of crimes against humanity in The Doctors Trial at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal who were sentenced to death for their outrageous acts. I think RFK Jr belongs in that company.)

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From the Department of How Dumb Can A Peckerwood Be?: IRS Commissioner nominee Billy Long had his confirmation hearing today and had his own problems. In an opening statement, Senator Ron Wyden told Long he was neither “an independent tax professional or somebody with extensive management experience,” going on to say he was simply a fierce Trump loyalist who would help Trump “use the IRS as a cudgel to beat his adversaries into submission.” Wyden also noted serious accusations against Long’s involvement with fraudulent tax schemes. During questioning, Wyden asked, “Did you promise any tax promoter you would help them if you got confirmed?” Long said no. Wyden followed up, asking if he had met with anyone when he was in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration and promised to help them. Long again said no, that he had been in his room for “about 50 hours” with food poisoning. The Senator then noted that staff investigators had tapes of a tax promoter saying he met with Long at the inauguration and that Long promised him favorable treatment. He also pointed to another tape in which a chief financial officer who had donated to Long after he was nominated for the IRS post, said he expected favorable treatment. Those tapes are currently being investigated by Wyden, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Elizabeth Warren. In her questioning Warren took up Trump’s misuse of the IRS to hurt his opponents, specifically his threat to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, although federal law expressly prohibits any official from using the IRS to punish any individual taxpayers. She spent five minutes trying to get Long to say it would be illegal for the president to direct the IRS to revoke a taxpayer’s nonprofit status, but he refused to. Warren said: “How can you not understand this law? The statute is as clear and in as plain English as possible. The fact that you want to dance around on this tells me that you shouldn't be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS!" It’s clear these people have adopted a position of combative nastiness in order to attempt to dominate the legislative branch and demonstrate their disdain for the rule of law. The fish rots from the head.

From the Office of Nitwityahoo Continues To Destroy The Reputation of Israel. Hitwityahoo vowed that Israel will “take control” of all of Gaza, as three key allies attacked his “egregious” escalation of the military campaign and blockade on humanitarian aid. Britain, France and Canada attacked Israel’s expansion of its war as disproportionate, described conditions in Gaza as “intolerable” and threatened a “concrete” response if Israel’s campaign continues. Earlier that day, the IDF declared an entire city a combat zone, airstrikes killed more than 60 people, and the ignoramus who proves a Jew can be a Nazi, masquerading as finance minister - Bezalel Smotrich - said Israel’s army would “wipe out” what remains of Palestinian Gaza; The three governments issued a joint statement on Monday: “We will not stand by while the Netanyahu government pursues these egregious actions. If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response.” Nitwityahoo pulled the old Let’s Make The Goyim Feel Guilty reponse, saying Israel will continue to defend itself until total victory was achieved. “The leaders in London, Ottawa and Paris are offering a huge prize for the genocidal attack on Israel on October 7 while inviting more such atrocities.” However, international pressure over a looming famine forced the SOB alleged “ prime minister” to announce Sunday night he would ease the 11-week siege of Gaza to prevent a “starvation crisis”. Nearly 24 hours later the UN said nine trucks of aid had been cleared to enter. This is less than 2% of daily shipments before the war, when Palestinians in Gaza were well fed and the strip had its own agricultural sector, and will make no meaningful difference to the crisis now gripping most of its 2.3 million population. Britain, France and Canada described Israeli measures as “wholly inadequate”, warned it risked breaching international law and called for “a return to delivery of aid in line with humanitarian principles”.

The decision to allow even a trickle of food in to Gaza had been attacked by (the former American) far-right Kach Krazies of his own cabinet. On Monday he posted a video explaining his “hand had been forced” by close allies. For weeks, Israeli officials insisted that there were “no shortages” in Gaza, saying further that “senators” who are Israel’s “greatest friends in the world” (with friends like the Christian Wrong, Israel needs no enemies) had warned they would drop support for the country over images of starving Palestinians, saying “[They told me]: ‘We cannot accept images of hunger, mass hunger. We cannot stand that. We will not be able to support you.’” He added that deepening desperation inside Gaza was taking Israel towards a “red line, to a point where we might lose control”,without clarifying what he was referring to. He did not name his critical “friends”, but last week Donnie Dimbulb said “a lot of people are starving” in the strip, and claimed he would “take care” of the situation. The Israeli air force killed at least 55 Palestinians in airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday, in addition to t he 500 t hey have killed by bombing in the past 9 days, continuing to bombard the enclave despite mounting international pressure to halt military operations and allow unimpeded deliveries of aid. Britain announced it was suspending trade talks with Israel and summoning its ambassador over "egregious policies" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, while European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas asked for a review of the EU-Israel trade deal.. In addition to suspending trade talks, Britain announced sanctions against a number of individuals and groups in the Israeli-occupied West Bank over alleged violence against Palestinian residents. (The Kach Krazies, mostly ex-Americans) Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein called the sanctions "unjustified and regrettable”, posting on Xitter: "External pressure will not divert Israel from its path in defending its existence and security against enemies who seek its destruction." Israel might want to remember their own history: making enemies of their friends was how they ended up defeated and transported into the Babylonian Captivity.

From the Department of It Turns Out The Flying Whorehouse Isn’t A Gift: Surprise surprise! Donnie’s lying again! It turns out that Maladministration II first approached Qatar about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One. That’s contrary to the narrative from the president that Qatar reached out and offered the jet as a “gift” to him. After he took office in January, the Pentagon contacted Boeing and was told the company would not be able to deliver the new jets it was building to replace the aging presidential planes for another two years.

Donnie, however, wanted a replacement plane much faster, and the Air Force was exploring different options for doing so. Dimbulb tasked his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff with finding a list of viable planes. Boeing provided a list of other Boeing clients around the world with planes that could work in the meantime. Qatar was one of the clients. When the Pentagon “offered to buy the plane,” Qatar said it was willing to sell the white elephant they’d been trying to find a sucker to unload in for the past 5 years. Witkoff helped facilitated the initial conversations. The initial discussions were about leasing the plane, rather than buying it outright.

But Dimbulb has repeatedly described the potential deal as a “gesture” or “contribution” from Qatar’s royal family. A “GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE,” saying it would be a temporary replacement for Air Force One and given to his presidential library after he leaves office but sayung he would not fly in the plane then. (If you believe that, come watch the flying pigs)

In February, Dimbulb toured the Qatari plane with some aides when it was at the airport in Palm Beach, Florida. Afterwards, he remarked on how luxurious the plane is to people around him (proving once again all his taste is in his mouth). On Monday, President’s Fluffer Karoline Leavitt called the potential transfer a “donation to our country,” saying Qatar’s royal family “has offered to donate this plane to the United States Air Force, where that donation will be accepted according to all legal and ethical obligations.”

From the always-busy Department of The Wrong RFK Got Shot: On Monday, the Director of the National Institutes of Health announced that he believed his agency funded research that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 1.2 million Americans. The remarks by Dr. Jay Bhattacharya came during his first NIH town hall, laying out his vision for the future, and were met with backlash from the audience. “It’s possible that the pandemic was caused by research conducted by human beings, and it is also possible that the NIH partly sponsored that research,” Bhattacharya said, prompting dozens of staffers to walk out of the auditorium. The walkouts were met with applause that forced the director to pause his speech. “It’s nice to have free speech,” Bhattacharya commented amid the clapping before continuing on to state, “If it's true that we sponsored research that caused the pandemic—and if you look at polls of the American people, that's what most people believe, and I’ve looked at the scientific evidence and I believe it—what we have to do is make sure that we don’t engage in research that is any risk…to human populations.” The remarks on Monday were not the first time Bhattacharya, a Stanford health economist, endorsed the disfavored lab leak theory. He was previously part of an extreme lab leak-promoting group called BioSafety Now, which was formed to oppose gain-of-function research. As a member of the fringe organization, Bhattacharya even signed onto letters demanding that the virologists behind several notable papers suggesting the SARS-COV-2 virus emerged from nature retract their work. Evidence and the scientific community and literature consistently support natural spillover from an animal source as the most likely pandemic origin story. However, the idea that COVID came from a lab leak has become more popular over the past few years—particularly on the political right thanks to a sustained push by conservative dark money groups, political operatives, and GOP political leaders. Bhattacharya did not always publicly endorse the lab leak. He rose to prominence through the pandemic as a vocal opponent of viral mitigation measures like lockdowns, arguing in favor of a strategy of pursuing herd immunity through widespread infection of the population, limiting protections to the most vulnerable only. While his embrace of the claim that the novel coronavirus leaked from a lab might seem at odds with this advocacy, the Stanford health economist has gotten mileage out of the unlikely, speculative theory as a pretext for attacking his perceived enemies. Bhattachaya was a co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, articulating the herd immunity strategy, which was written and signed at a conference hosted by a libertarian think tank. Aiding in the conference planning stages was Trump COVID advisor Scott Atlas. The day after the document was published, Bhattacharya and his co-authors had a publicized meeting with Atlas and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

From the Department of Where In Hell Is FEMA?: Missouri officials are calling for help after a tornado tore through St. Louis last week, killing five people and damaging thousands of structures throughout the region. (They received no warning since the National Weather Service office there is now closed at night, thanks to Elmo and DOGE) Two other people were killed in Scott County in southeastern Missouri. Mayor Cara Spencer told MSNBC she is pleading with FEMA for help. “FEMA has not been on the ground. We do not have confirmed assistance from FEMA at this point.” Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe made a similar plea. "Local first responders, officials, businesses, and volunteer groups are working around the clock to recover, but the task before us is tremendously large and recovery will not be easy. A federal Emergency Declaration will provide an immediate infusion of needed funds while the joint preliminary damage assessments will allow the normal federal Major Disaster Declaration process to move forward." The governor said such assistance could immediately unlock $5 million in federal funding. AP reports that two months after tornados destroyed their towns, people in Mississippi still have gotten no help from Maladministration II or FEMA. Firefighter and homeowner Bobby McGinnis: “We need federal help, and we need it desperately, and we need it now. I know President Trump said that — America first, we’re going to help our American folks first. But we haven’t seen the federal folks down here.” Homeowner Brian Lowery: “I don’t know what you got to do or what you got to have to be able to be declared for a federal disaster area because this is pretty bad. We can’t help you because, whatever, we’re waiting on a letter; we’re waiting on somebody to sign his name. You know, all that. I’m just over it.” (Maybe you two peckerwoods ought to reconsider who you vote for, you dumbasses.) Even Josh Hawley begged ICE Barbie Kristi Noem to do something: “For those three major disaster declaration requests that are pending, will you help expedite those and get those in front of the president and get him to approve those, we are desperate for the assistance?” Noem:” Absolutely.” Hawley: “Will you expedite FEMA assistance if it is approved?” Noem: “Yes.” Donnie fuckface and ICE Barbie still plan to do nothing. Wait till a Category 5 Hurricane hits the Southeast this summer. The MAGAts will have lots to complain about, and no help from Maladministration II.

From The Department of Elmo Doesn’t Like Life Under The Bus: Elmo said Tuesday said he plans to spend “a lot less” on political donations in the future, signaling a change in attitude from PINO’s top campaign backer. When asked at the Qatar Economic Forum if he will continue spending at the 2024 level in upcoming elections, Elmo said he would not. “I think, in terms of political spending, I’m going to do a lot less in the future.” When asked why, he said, “I think I’ve done enough.” He said he may change his mind at some point. “Well, if I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it,” he said. “I do not currently see a reason.” Donnie just lost his Big Stick to threaten Congressional Republicans with being primaried for any acts of lese majeste.

From the Department of Donnie’s Still A Dumbfuck: Shortly after Walmart announced prices would increase on multiple items sold by the chain, Donnie Dimbulb blasted the company on social media, accusing it of blaming his tariff agenda. Walmart responded in a statement to NBC and CBS News: “We have always worked to keep our prices as low as possible and we won’t stop. We’ll keep prices as low as we can for as long as we can given the reality of small retail margins.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during news interviews on Sunday that he spoke with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon a day earlier, and announced: “Walmart will be absorbing some of the tariffs, some may get passed on to consumers.” Walmart told Nexstar’s KNWA on Sunday that it had no comment on Bessent’s remarks.

From the Department of The Enshittification of Everything Continues: PINO is set to reward one of his most loyal scumbags with a lifetime judicial position. Dimnbulb is lining up a nomination for legal hitman Emil Bove III to become a federal appeals judge. Bove, one of Donnie’s incompetent criminal defense lawyers until he was appointed acting deputy attorney general, could fill a vacant position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. There are two vacancies - in New Jersey and Delaware - but it isn’t known which Bove is being tipped for. Bove has been at the center of Maladministration II since day one, as his position did not require Senate confirmation. He would face a Senate confirmation process if he were nominated for a federal appeals judge post. This would give Democrats an opportunity to grill him on some of the Justice Department’s most high-profile decisions such as he work overseeing the Justice Department’s effort to investigate local officials who were seen to be obstructing immigration enforcement. In January, he sent a threatening memo to all department employees, saying that officials would “investigate incidents involving any such misconduct for potential prosecution.”

From the Department of Donnie Stilll Hates Windfarms, But: Maladministration II is allowing work on a major offshore wind project for New York to resume. The developer, Norwegian energy company Equinor, said Monday it was told by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that a stop-work order has been lifted for the Empire Wind project, allowing construction to resume. Work has been paused since Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last month to halt construction and review the permits, saying that it appeared former President Joe Biden’s administration had “rushed through” the approvals. (FACT CHECK: Equinor spent seven years - 3 of them during Maladministration I - obtaining permits and has spent more than $2.5 billion so far on a project that is one-third complete.) Equinor President and CEO Anders Opedal thanked President Donald Trump for allowing the project to move forward, saving about 1,500 construction jobs and investments in U.S. energy infrastructure. He also expressed appreciation to New York’s governor, New York City’s mayor, members of Congress and labor groups, as well as Norwegian officials who worked to save the project. “We appreciate the fact that construction can now resume on Empire Wind, a project which underscores our commitment to deliver energy while supporting local economies and creating jobs.” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said it took countless conversations with Equinor and White House officials, and the involvement of labor and business interests, to emphasize the project’s importance and get Empire Wind back on track. Equinor is building Empire Wind south of Long Island, New York, to provide power in 2026 for more than 500,000 New York homes. Donnie Dimbulb has prioritized fossil fuels and moved against renewable energy since returning to the White House. One of his first acts was ordering a pause of offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for all wind projects. But the administration’s targeting of Empire Wind, a project already underway, took that a step further.White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement Friday that while unleashing America’s energy dominance, Trump “paused certain wind projects that are detrimental to our beloved wildlife including birds and whales.” (FACT CHECK: There are no known links between large whale deaths and ongoing offshore wind activities. While wind turbines can pose a risk to birds, wildlife conservation organizations say they support the responsible development of offshore wind because climate change is a bigger threat.) Equinor said on May 9 it would be forced to abandon Empire Wind within days unless the administration relented on its order that stopped construction. Equinor was spending up to $50 million per week and had 11 vessels on standby.

From the Department of The Bullshit Really Is Never Ending: Jumped-up Trump Houseboy Leo Terrell, a former Fox News contributor turned Maladministration II DOJ lawyer as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, has suggested Jill Biden’s could be criminally charged for “elder abuse.” This was in response to the MAGAtMoron’s peddling the notion that Joe Biden had been sick for some time, and that his true condition had been covered up by his close circle, including his wife. This idea was given credence after several doctors spoke out (proving you should never allow a Republican witch doctor to shake his bone can withing 20 feet of you) with one saying that Biden may have had the disease for up to a decade. Terrell has since suggested that Jill Biden could be charged for her part in this so-called cover-up, reposting a Xitter Xit from a right-wing account that claimed “she [Jill Biden] knew about President Biden’s health problems. But still wanted him to run for President. Evil.” “Elder Abuse! Criminal Charges??” Terrell wrote. A flurry of conservative accounts piled on to Terrell’s tweet, some even crying “treason.”Donnie Dimbulb, meanwhile, is fanning the flames of a Biden family pile. After someone else wrote a nice post to the Bidens after the Sunday announcement that read like it had been written by someone else - a member of Homo Sapiens (which we all know Donnie doesn’t qualify for membership in), on Monday he suggested the full facts around Biden’s health had been purposely withheld. These conscienceless fucking scum.

From the Department of How Fucking Petty And Fucked Up Is Donnie: This morning, Donnie Dumbfuck, who can never let things go when he is dissed by his betters, went to the Golden Throne high on Adderall and jumped on Lies Anti-Social to post a video showing him hitting rocker Bruce Springsteen with a an animated golf ball. The eight-second video shows Donnie clad in white shirt and black pants, hitting a golf ball. The video then cuts to the animated ball striking Springsteen in the back of the head, making him fall. Yes, ladies and gentleman, this is the elected President of the United States, the man who has many Big Problems to deal with, taking time to show us all he’s still that worthless little six year old playground bully he will be forever. This is so far beyond pathetic that I can’t find words to adequately explain how broken inside someone has to be, to act like this.

As far as good news, all the events above show our side resisting these fuckheads, which is what we have to do all day every day.

My friend Robert Hubbell gets today’s last word: “Trump and Republicans are attempting to intimidate and exhaust us so that we will give up and go away. By pushing back, we challenge Trump and his enablers to prove their claims or carry their burdens of proof—legislative, criminal, and civil.”

Kate Greenberg (BusyBusyBee) says of JackJack the subway Cat: “My son’s friend found him on the NYC subway last summer when he was about 3 months old. He lived at their music studio until January when the landlord kicked him out and he came to live with me. He has grown from about 9 to his current 18.5 lbs. since then.”

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