Satire and Politics, and Idiots in the News
The statue of Robert E. Lee, the treasonous general who led confederate soldiers against the Union in defense of slavery, was removed from its pedestal Saturday. Erected in 1924, it stood as a reminder that African Americans were no more than second class citizens in their own country. In the summer of 2017, it served …
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After falling short on his administration's efforts to have at least more than half of the adult population of the U.S. partially-vaccinated by July 04, president Biden has continued the effort to reach millions who have yet to be vaccinated. In remarks from the White House Tuesday, president Biden said, "COVID-19 cases and deaths are …
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The Trump family business, the Trump Organization, was indicted last week on criminal charges relating to tax evasion. The indictment also implicates Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's chief financial officer of allegedly assisting company executives of evading taxes for personal benefit. The company is also accused of avoiding taxes owed. The indictment charges that from …
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On January 06, 2021, democracy came under assault from a political party that, ironically often accuses their opponents of being anti-american. A party that continues to persist with the absurdity that it's really Democrats that are anti-american. As if Americans hadn't witnessed thousands of Trump enthusiasts marching angrily on the Capitol, many of them calling …
Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress have reached an agreement on a watered down infrastructure bill. It would provide 93 billion over five years - 1.2 trillion over eight years - and would be used for rebuilding roads, bridges, transit, and other infrastructure. From the White House, Biden said, "The investments we'll be making as …
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The Hill has reported that former vice president Mike Pence was heckled during a speech at the Faith And Freedom conference last Friday. "It's great to be back with so many patriots dedicated to faith and freedom," Pence said, ironically unaware that many in the audience were anything but patriotic - "and the road to …
According to CDC director Rochelle Walenksy, a highly-contagious variant of the coronavirus known as the delta Variant, could very well become a dominant strain in the United States. The variant, according to the World Health Organization, was identified last October in India, and is reported to be present in approximately eighty countries world-wide. It's alleged …
William Braddock, a GOP Candidate running for a Congressional seat in Florida, was secretly recorded threatening a Republican opponent in a primary. Braddock is alleged of threatening to dispatch a "Russian and Ukrainian hit squad" on Anna Paulina Luna, who is running for the same seat. Was he serious, or was he just f**king with …
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Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the emancipation or the end of slavery, has become a federally recognized holiday. The bill, which had Bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, was signed into law on Thursday after being passed by Congress on Wednesday. From a White House press conference, Biden said, "June 19th, 1865, the …
According to CDC data, nearly 600,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus. That includes mother's, father's, children, sons, daughters, grandparents, cousins, teachers and friends. Millions of Americans have been affected by the pandemic, whether directly, or indirectly. During yesterday's press conference at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, president Biden said: "We've made enormous progress …
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