Politics
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If the Capitol Is Closed to the Public, Why Did Some Republican Congress Members Give Tours the Day Before Insurrection?
It’s been a week since a violent group of terrorists stormed the Capitol looking to overthrow democracy and Democrats have questions, a lot of questions. According to Roll Call, Rep. Mikie Sherrill and 33 other House members want an investigation into tours provided by fellow House lawmakers inside the Capitol on Jan. 5, just one…
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The Biggest Lie: Why Mainstream Media Is Telling the Whitewashed Version of the MAGA Insurrection
Donald Trump did not cause the Coup Klutz Klan rally on Jan. 6. While he and his lesser evils are undoubtedly complicit for pushing the counterfactual “Stop the Steal” movement that lit the fuse on the Caucasian Capitol Coup, the story is wider, longer and much less complex. Most media outlets have condensed the narrative…
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Trump Impeached for the Second Time
Congrats are in order for President Donald J. Trump, as he accomplished a truly notable first today. Following a vote by the House of Representatives, Trump is now the first president in history to have been impeached twice. Twice, my nigga. Twice. According to NBC News, the vote to impeach passed in the House 232-197,…
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Everything We Know About Biden’s Stimmy Package. Plus, Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Ayanna Pressley Want to Give Babies Bonds
OK, who are we kidding? We all voted for Joe Biden for three reasons: First, he wasn’t Donald Trump, and I’m thoroughly convinced that if a piece of sock lint had run against the white supremacist in chief, we all would’ve changed our Twitter avis to “Vote Sock Lint 2020!” Secondly, he teamed up with…
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New York City to Trump: Everything You Own Is in a Box to the Left
Add New York City to the long list of people and places that are no longer fucking with the lame duck president. And all it took was a failed insurrection for it to happen because I guess the migrant children in cages just weren’t upsetting enough. Anyway, New York City, Trump’s former home away from…
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GTFOH Trump Watch: It’s the Remix to Impeachment
After four years of tucking their ovaries away, it looks like some Republicans have finally grown a pair and are actually going to fight back. I know. I know. But you have to admit that the few Republicans that are on board with Trump’s impeachment are looking a little less like wet washcloths. (For my…
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Trump on Mob Violence: Riots Happen Every Day, B
If you were waiting for Trump to take accountability for inciting a mob riot on the Capitol, then you, my friend are a goddamn idiot. Respectfully. On Tuesday, an indignant Trump spoke about the violence at the Capitol and noted that he found it “totally appropriate” while also calling for “no violence” in his first…
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Second Congresswoman Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Capitol Lockdown With Maskholes
Rep. Pramila Jayapal has tested positive for COVID-19, making her the second congresswoman to test positive for the highly contagious virus because they were locked in a room with maskholes who refused to wear a mask even when they were offered one. “Only hours after Trump incited a deadly assault on our Capitol, many Republicans…
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GTFOH Trump Watch: You Better Go Look at That Border Wall While You Can
The wall that no one wanted has become a metaphor for Trump’s time in office: an unfinished, expensive waste of time and energy that will be forgotten as soon as he leaves office. On Tuesday, the president of people who shop at Big Lots will travel to Alamo, Texas, to gaze at his failure one…
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Corporate America Cancels Political Donations for GOP Legislators Who Objected to Electoral College Votes
Man, is Donald Trump the worst thing that ever happened to the Republican party, or what? Who knew that electing the Tropicana-flavored guy from The Apprentice to the highest office in the U.S. would lead to widespread voter fraud propaganda, an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol and the canceling of congressional Republicans by corporate America?…