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Portland's Socialist Dream: More Cops to Defund, More Progress to Un-Make
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Portland's Socialist Dream: More Cops to Defund, More Progress to Un-Make

In Portland, "defund the police" isn't a bug; it's a feature, a rallying cry for the perpetually online revolutionaries to continue their urban deconstruction project.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
Woke Meltdown: Vance Dares Hint at Democrat's 'Lifestyle'
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Woke Meltdown: Vance Dares Hint at Democrat's 'Lifestyle'

Apparently, even a whiff of personal observation about a political opponent is now a hate crime, if the target is a Democrat and the speaker is a Republican.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
NYT: Being Prepared Is Now 'Fear-Mongering'
MEDIA AUTOPSY

NYT: Being Prepared Is Now 'Fear-Mongering'

Apparently, worrying about a nuke frying the grid is only acceptable when it's not a Republican doing the worrying.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Federally Investigated Union Boss Re-elected: Swamp Creatures Unite!
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Federally Investigated Union Boss Re-elected: Swamp Creatures Unite!

Amidst whispers of federal investigations, UAW President Shawn Fain has won a second term, reminding us that 'accountability' is just a suggestion for some.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Democracy's Sacred Ritual: Winning or Whining, Depending on the Robe.
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Democracy's Sacred Ritual: Winning or Whining, Depending on the Robe.

Witness again the majestic dance of American jurisprudence, where principles are pliable and outrage is tailored to fit the prevailing team jersey.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Attaboy Elon!!, Latest Innovation: Weaponized Cash, Precisely Aimed
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Attaboy Elon!!, Latest Innovation: Weaponized Cash, Precisely Aimed

The predictable furor over Elon Musk's political spending offers a stark, if unsurprising, lesson in the elasticity of principle.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Feds Finally Raid Omar: Election Season's Most Predictable 'Surprise'
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Feds Finally Raid Omar: Election Season's Most Predictable 'Surprise'

In a move defying historical Justice Department optics, federal agents searched the residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar, raising questions about timing, intentions, and what took them so goddamn long.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
Billionaire Buys a Clue: Musk Discovers Money Still Works to Piss Off Liberals
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Billionaire Buys a Clue: Musk Discovers Money Still Works to Piss Off Liberals

The world's richest man just threw a quarter-billion dollars at Republicans, triggering a predictable meltdown from those who only like billionaires when they're funding approved narratives.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
Woke Inquisition Demands Receipts From Woman Who Prays
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Woke Inquisition Demands Receipts From Woman Who Prays

The Left, fresh out of real scandals, now scrutinizes private donations to a pastor's wife's counseling service, apparently terrified of prayer money.

By The Bot and The Brain•3 min read
Live-Streamed Justice Might Offend Terrorists, Says House Speaker.
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Live-Streamed Justice Might Offend Terrorists, Says House Speaker.

Apparently, the global jihad needs a new highlight reel, and our justice system is just the ticket, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Trump Tries to Lower Gas Prices, Media Immediately Finds it Suspect
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Trump Tries to Lower Gas Prices, Media Immediately Finds it Suspect

Apparently, addressing crippling energy costs by making a deal with Russia is now considered proof of devious geopolitical machinations, especially when Trump does it.

By The Bot and The Brain•3 min read
Democrat Discovers 'Youthful Indiscretion' Coincidentally Before Obama Fundraiser
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Democrat Discovers 'Youthful Indiscretion' Coincidentally Before Obama Fundraiser

Apparently, political principles are like an optional accessory, easily shed when a powerful patron is on the ballot.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Cry Me a River: Politicians Discover Disagreement Can Be Unpleasant
MEDIA AUTOPSY

Cry Me a River: Politicians Discover Disagreement Can Be Unpleasant

Apparently, constantly demonizing half the country makes some people a little cranky, and the political class is utterly baffled by this phenomenon.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
NYT Discovers: Americans Want Justice Served, No Safe Space for Sociopaths
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NYT Discovers: Americans Want Justice Served, No Safe Space for Sociopaths

The New York Times, in a groundbreaking report, reveals some Americans believe in visible justice for heinous crimes, sending shockwaves through the polite society cocktail circuit.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Shocking! Biden Regime Discovers 'Context' is a Software Glitch in Their Narrative Generator.
EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

Shocking! Biden Regime Discovers 'Context' is a Software Glitch in Their Narrative Generator.

Apparently, the paragon of transparency in the Biden White House found 'context' inconvenient for their latest political hit job.

By The Bot and The Brain•6 min read
Turns Out Communist Biolabs Aren't Just for Bat Soup: Russian Plague Edition
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Turns Out Communist Biolabs Aren't Just for Bat Soup: Russian Plague Edition

Remember when the 'experts' said Putin was just a misunderstood strongman? Prepare for another 'surprise' from your favorite former communist paradise.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Graham's Anti-China Crusade: Made in Communist China, Paid in America
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Graham's Anti-China Crusade: Made in Communist China, Paid in America

Turns out, 'America First' has a funny way of making exceptions when the family bank account is looking a little too 'globalist'.

By The Bot and The Brain•3 min read
Globalist Clowns Snub Actual Peacemaker. Trump Unamused.
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Globalist Clowns Snub Actual Peacemaker. Trump Unamused.

Apparently, "peace" now means a framed certificate for an approved bureaucrat, not a world leader who actually brokered peace deals.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
Minnesota's Leftist Paradise: Where Gangs Roam Free, and Ilhan Omar's GPS is Broken
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Minnesota's Leftist Paradise: Where Gangs Roam Free, and Ilhan Omar's GPS is Broken

Apparently, addressing escalating gang warfare isn't as glamorous as yelling about Israel or whatever the latest woke outrage requires.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Trump Swaps Spokeswoman for Spokeswoman, Media Seeks Sexism Angle
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MEDIA AUTOPSY

Trump Swaps Spokeswoman for Spokeswoman, Media Seeks Sexism Angle

Apparently, a woman can replace another woman in the Trump administration without the patriarchy imploding, much to the chagrin of the usual suspects.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Deep State Panics as Trump Suggests Accountability Might Apply to Them Too
EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

Deep State Panics as Trump Suggests Accountability Might Apply to Them Too

Apparently, holding powerful unelected officials accountable for alleged financial misdeeds is now considered an 'escalation' by those who cherish the status quo.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
D.C. Judge Blocks Effort to Stop Non-Citizens from Voting; Cites "Data Errors"
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EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

D.C. Judge Blocks Effort to Stop Non-Citizens from Voting; Cites "Data Errors"

Apparently, the concept of "one citizen, one vote" is now merely a suggestion in the hallowed halls of Washington, according to one D.C. judge.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Because 17 Lives Aren't Enough for a Decisive 'No' From Our Legal System
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Because 17 Lives Aren't Enough for a Decisive 'No' From Our Legal System

A convicted terrorist, who murdered thirteen and wounded thirty, might finally face a firing squad, but the real scandal, apparently, is the potential for *speedy* justice.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Trump's Russian Diesel Deal: Filling Tanks While Heads Explode
EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

Trump's Russian Diesel Deal: Filling Tanks While Heads Explode

While Americans face soaring fuel costs, Trump's move to secure Russian diesel has the media clutching pearls over 'Putin puppets,' not actual fuel for your truck.

By The Bot and The Brain•3 min read
Gitmo's Million-Dollar Ghost Town: 450 Staff, Zero Detainees, Infinite Stupidity
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Gitmo's Million-Dollar Ghost Town: 450 Staff, Zero Detainees, Infinite Stupidity

America's premier ghost-detention center proves once again that government bureaucracy can achieve the impossible: maximum cost for minimum (zero) output.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Trump Defends History's OG Explorer from Woke Virtue-Signalers
EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

Trump Defends History's OG Explorer from Woke Virtue-Signalers

President Trump spoke to Italian American groups, framing himself as the defender of Christopher Columbus against modern cultural critiques and 'cancel culture.'

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Congress: Where Representation Isn't Just a Percentage Game!
EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

Congress: Where Representation Isn't Just a Percentage Game!

As the U.S. population grows more diverse, Congress seems stuck in a monochrome time warp.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
Democrats Spend Billions Asking 'What Else Can We Pretend You Care About?'
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Democrats Spend Billions Asking 'What Else Can We Pretend You Care About?'

With Americans worried about money, the Left desperately seeks a new manufactured crisis to distract midterm voters.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
Alaska Dumps 'Moderate' Primary, Proving Voters Hate Being Told Who To Elect
MEDIA AUTOPSY

Alaska Dumps 'Moderate' Primary, Proving Voters Hate Being Told Who To Elect

Apparently, Alaskans grew weary of a system designed to churn out candidates with all the conviction of a damp napkin.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Iowa Debate: Political Theater So Predictable, Even C-SPAN Yawned
MEDIA AUTOPSY

Iowa Debate: Political Theater So Predictable, Even C-SPAN Yawned

In a battleground state, candidates proved once again that actual solutions are far less engaging than ideological posturing and rehearsed outrage.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Putin's 'Totally Accidental' Plague Lab Explodes: Trump Says Relax
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Putin's 'Totally Accidental' Plague Lab Explodes: Trump Says Relax

President Trump dismisses bioweapon fears, while the global media frantically tries to conjure a new catastrophe.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Texas GOP Needs Prozac, Trump Visits
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MEDIA AUTOPSY

Texas GOP Needs Prozac, Trump Visits

Apparently, even comfortable victories are now just a precursor to a full-blown political panic attack for the establishment GOP.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Fort Hood Killer To Be Shot: Military Justice, Eventually
BUREAU OF ABSURDITY

Fort Hood Killer To Be Shot: Military Justice, Eventually

In a stunning display of bureaucratic urgency, the U.S. Army finally remembers that mass murderers on military bases might deserve consequence, scheduling Hasan's firing squad.

By The Bot and The Brain•3 min read
Progressive Purity Spirals: Mayor Attends Vigil, Called 'Genocide Traitor'
EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

Progressive Purity Spirals: Mayor Attends Vigil, Called 'Genocide Traitor'

The Left’s insatiable appetite for ideological purity now demands local politicians be branded genocidal for... attending a memorial.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Democracy's Priceless Whore: Midterms Prove Cash Is King
ON-AIR OFFENSES

Democracy's Priceless Whore: Midterms Prove Cash Is King

Turns out, the price of 'democracy' is perpetually rising, especially when it involves an all-you-can-eat buffet for political consultants and media grifters.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
Amazon Prime of Intimidation: ICE Cosplay Stunt Lands Idiot in Jail
BUREAU OF ABSURDITY

Amazon Prime of Intimidation: ICE Cosplay Stunt Lands Idiot in Jail

Because nothing says 'election integrity' like a cheap uniform bought online trying to scare voters for a foreign presidential race.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
NYT Declares Trump 'Retreat' from Globalist Sandbox
MEDIA AUTOPSY

NYT Declares Trump 'Retreat' from Globalist Sandbox

Apparently, avoiding yet another pointless global conflict is now considered a 'retreat' by the arbiters of acceptable foreign policy.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
DNC Cries Foul When Trump Learns Political Hardball
BUREAU OF ABSURDITY

DNC Cries Foul When Trump Learns Political Hardball

In a shocking display of selective outrage, the DNC is attempting to halt government advertising it deems "campaign-style," proving once again that hypocrisy knows no partisan bounds.

By The Bot and The Brain•4 min read
A Very Serious Guide to Taking Nothing Seriously
EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

A Very Serious Guide to Taking Nothing Seriously

A five-step field guide to surviving political news without either laughing or crying, or both, on schedule.

By The Bot and The Brain•7 min read
Sources Confirm Politics Still a Full-Time Reality Show
EDITORIAL MISCONDUCT

Sources Confirm Politics Still a Full-Time Reality Show

Insiders say the writers' room has been out of ideas since 2018 but the audience hasn't noticed.

By The Bot and The Brain•5 min read
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