The Absurd GOP

[Angrboda]

Ten worst U.S. states to live in with legislature's majority party. Anybody see a trend?

10. Alabama (R)
9. West Virginia (R)
8. Oklahoma (R)
7. South Carolina (R)
6. Nevada (D)
5. Alaska (R)
4. Mississippi (R)
3. Arkansas (R)
2. Louisiana (R)
1. New Mexico (D)


Sources: Ballotpedia, WSFA Alabama

[Angrboda]

Clarence Thomas Gave a Speech Blaming Progressivism for Hitler. It Was Mostly Just Sad.

The speech is ostensibly bemoaning the progressive movement of the early 20th century, but the New Republic’s Matt Ford has a fantastic piece about how his history is completely wrong. Thomas claims that the American progressive movement was founded by Wilson and imported from Germany, neither of which is true. It was a reaction to corporate abuses and corrupt governance and horrific things like child labor and environmental destruction. It was an organic, grassroots movement, but Thomas says it was a top-down push to suppress individual liberties and put the government in charge of everything. That is a false, libertarian counterhistory that has no basis in reality. The justice also asserts that progressivism led to the worst atrocities of the 20th century, including Nazi Germany, Stalinism, and Mao, and draws a straight line from that to progressivism today.

I saw Thomas’ defenders on social media pretend that this wasn’t about contemporary progressives, only those of the early 20th century. That is a completely ridiculous misreading of this speech. His discussion of 20th-century progressives was a windup to say: By the way, this is still happening today! He exhorts the audience to have the courage to reject progressivism and defend the principles of the Declaration of Independence that progressives allegedly seek to smother. This was a political speech. The last third of it was all about the need to fight back against those devilish progressives who are still trying to send our country to hell.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Midterm Mood Among Republicans Is Funereal

“The mood from Republicans that I've talked to in the last few weeks is funereal,” said Wilson, a Lincoln Project co-founder who worked for the George H.W. Bush's campaign. “Behind [House Speaker] Mike Johnson's bluster they're running the on a message strategy. But behind that bluster, their rank-and-file members are desperate for Trump to shut up. They are desperate for him to stop doing insane things. They are desperate for him to stop picking fights with the Pope and invading countries and doing the things that have led them into this economic box canyon that they can't get out of.”

Boru

[Fake Messiah]

Rep Troy Nehls of Texas told CNN: “Donald Trump is the second coming of Jesus Christ.”

Texas Republican Rep. Troy Nehls told CNN’s Manu Raju on Thursday that he believes “Donald Trump is better than sliced bread” and “almost the second coming, in my humble opinion.”

I believe that Donald Trump is, uhh, better than sliced bread. I think he’s almost the second coming, in my humble opinion. I think he’s done a fantastic job — he’s got a very difficult job. The pope’s got a tough job — you know, got issues in the church. But Donald Trump has a very, very difficult job, the toughest job in the world.

https://www.ms.now/opinion/rep-troy-nehl...zarre-rant

[Jackalope]

People say clothes make the man, and that guy absolutely would rock prison orange.

[Fake Messiah]

Scammer Dupes ‘Dumb’ MAGA Men With AI Model

In January, Sam created “Emily Hart,” a conservative twenty-something inspired by Jennifer Lawrence and Sydney Sweeney who loves The Bible, fishing, and beer.

This trifecta appeared to do the trick, with the 22-year-old aspiring orthopedic surgeon from northern India raking in cash from “horny” guys.

He added MAGA loves like guns, beer, and politics into the equation, and he was soon soaring, he said. “If you want a reason to unfollow: Christ is king, abortion is murder, and all illegals must be deported,” said one post from Emily that apparently left MAGA men starry-eyed.

“POV: You were assigned intelligent at birth, but you identify as liberal,” said another.

He said his videos were soon reaching millions of people. He added that he raked in 10,000 followers within a month. He then deployed Fanvue, an AI monetization platform for creators, and started hawking merch to bolster his newfound income.

Lax enforcement by Instagram meant that his posts were not labeled as AI, as they should have been. However, the account was eventually banned for “fraudulent” activity. The Facebook page remains.

“Every Reel I posted was getting 3 million views, 5 million views,” he said. “I haven’t seen any easier way to make money online.”

Sam attributes his success to a simple formula. “The MAGA crowd is made up of super dumb people. And they fall for it,” he said.

He added that a liberal version of Emily Hart failed to take off.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/scammer-em...-ai-model/

[Jackalope]

^The last two lines are -savage-

[Fake Messiah]

Senate Republicans push bill to authorize $400 million for White House ballroom

A group of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) are pushing a bill to fund the construction of a secure 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5852...room-bill/


But why would they do this considering that Trump already got the money from his billionaires buddies for the ballroom?

[Paraselene]

Melania wants NBC to fire Kimmel.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Melania wants NBC to fire Kimmel.

Is there anyone in that family who can take a goddam joke?

Boru