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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 1h

Samuel Alito blames the Dobbs leak for an assassination attempt. But the attacker also cited gun rulings, and nobody had leaked those. Steve M. examines the holes in the argument. buff.ly/bXlwc9a

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 2h

Ken Paxton says Washington controls his campaign's message while GOP groups bankroll his ads. What does that tell Texas voters about whose voice he'd carry in the Senate? buff.ly/VMQzd9m

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Ken Paxton ready to blame everyone else if he loses in Texas

The midterm elections are roughly a month away, but Paxton’s blame game is already heating up.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 2h

Samuel Alito keeps revisiting the Dobbs leak. Kathryn Rubino argues that the ruling itself explains the public's anger. buff.ly/GRxdQ6r

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Sam Alito Rings In The New Term By Telling Fox News He Knows Who Leaked Dobbs - Above the Law

About that leak...

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 3h

When feeding the poor clashes with your politics, give Jesus a macho makeover. Wonkette examines Gabe Poirot's claim that he met a fiery, testosterone-filled Jesus during a coma. buff.ly/1AAwHg6

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Jesus Is A Macho Lion/Mustang With Burning Red Eyes And Lots Of Testosterone, Says Guy Who Died And Went To Heaven During Coma

Well that just seems true.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 3h

Do you know what if like to see on SNL? Taylor Swift on stage talking about writing songs about her exes. Then Stevie Nicks comes out and says, "Bitch, please."

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 4h

Paul Krugman argues Democrats should make Trump’s corruption a core issue. If they win Congress, use hearings to expose the money trail. Then hold their own party to the same standard. buff.ly/Dp0XPFl

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The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption

And fighting it should be at the heart of the Democratic agenda

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 4h

In Arkansas, ProPublica reporters needed paperwork, $45 and an American flag to establish a private school business. Applying for microschool funding took about 10 minutes. They took no public money. buff.ly/AJZdwgN

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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours

The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 8h

Allison Gill is suing for FBI videos on redacting Epstein files. She says two cover flagging names, including Trump, for supervisors. The FBI cites staff privacy to withhold the videos. buff.ly/WB42Fez

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FBI's last-minute plot to hide Trump-Epstein videos claimed in lawsuit

Legal analyst Allison Gill slams late-night DOJ filing as an attempt to stall past the midterm elections.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 8h

Joyce Vance opens the Supreme Court term with a “list of dread”: voting restrictions, AR-15 bans, LGBTQ rights and deportations to unsafe countries. Senate races matter, she argues, because a Court vacancy could deepen the damage. buff.ly/Htl11Z2

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The Week Ahead

October 4, 2026

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 9h

NYC sends more than two-thirds of its municipal waste to distant landfills. New York projects 16 to 25 years of capacity left under current permits, while upstate communities fight expansion. buff.ly/22PhSia

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New York Is Running Out of Room for Its Trash - Inside Climate News

Much of New York City’s waste ends up in sprawling landfills far from the city. Upstate communities say they’ve had enough of being dumped on.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 9h

Trump’s State Department replaced nearly 200 nations’ flags with American flags. Former State advisor Melissa Toufanian argues the change insults diplomats’ loyalty and sends a message of isolation. buff.ly/L0Kt8pd

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“America First” Has Become “America, Alone”

Trump’s State Department ripped down the flags of nearly 200 nations. A former senior advisor says the message is impossible to miss.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 10h

Opening for Trump in Alabama, Tommy Tuberville claimed schools could approve minors’ gender-related drugs and surgery without parents knowing. He offered a scary scenario, no evidence. buff.ly/XX18GXR

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Tuberville: Schools Put Children On Sex Change Drugs

“I’m not even going to get into the transgender nonsense because y’all know how I feel about men in women’s sports. But what gets me is the Biden administration – up …

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 13h

Abdul El-Sayed's Flint crowd booed a heckler as security led him out. Right-wing accounts claimed they booed the Senate candidate. HuffPost reports the clip told a different story. buff.ly/Pc4CULb

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Right-Wingers Scramble To Extract A Win Out Of Heckler Booted From El-Sayed Campaign Event

The incident came as a conservative PAC said it would pay for students to travel to the event.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 13h

Trump dropped plans to host the G7 at his own Miami golf club after an uproar in 2019. Now he plans to host the G20 there in December. Peter Baker reports that this time, he's facing little protest. buff.ly/XEZtndd

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Trump reboots his most brazen scandal —and nobody's stopping him this time

An act that incited an uproar among Republicans in 2019 is drawing practically no protest in 2026.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 13h

Yesterday afternoon I saw anti-Talarico ads during an NFL game. Between New England in Buffalo. I live in Omaha...

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 13h

The Hill reports Trump’s PACs are pouring tens of millions into tight House and Senate races. MAGA Inc. had $415 million on hand in late August. Republicans have plenty of cash. Keeping Congress is another question. buff.ly/UGsQXc8

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 14h

Psychiatrist Henry Abraham flags Trump's overnight posting, rambling and loss of impulse control as reasons for concern. He says the cause remains unknown without an examination and medical transparency. buff.ly/PDM3pWC

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'He's a maniac': Psychiatrist catalogs the red flags in Trump's behavior

Back in May, a group of 36 health professionals wrote an open letter to Congress warning that President Donald Trump is in a state of cognitive decline. Even though the medical and political…

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 14h

Trump wants voters to treat the midterms as a vote on him. Keisha Lance Bottoms says Georgia voters may oblige: she reports a tied governor’s race and a lead for Jon Ossoff, despite heavy GOP spending. buff.ly/w8zTwql

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Trump spending spree might be creating his own 'ultimate humiliation'

President Donald Trump has been spending like crazy in recent weeks, hoping to avert the GOP's worst-case scenario in the midterms, but as one swing state candidate told The Daily Beast, he might be…

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 15h

The missing Epstein file concerns a banker. Sen. Ron Wyden says it could help build the case against banks that looked the other way as Epstein trafficked girls and women. buff.ly/rzr1TSI

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Sen Wyden: Trump Admin Is Covering Up Key Epstein Files

Wyden’s Follow-the-Money investigation found that the FBI and DOJ are illegally hiding at least one FBI report on Epstein finances.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 15h

Todd Blanche defends plans for 1,000 DOJ election monitors. Sen. Tammy Baldwin wants safeguards against federal agents intimidating voters. Protecting access to the polls should be the test. buff.ly/8o2svaC

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Todd Blanche Defends DOJ Sending Federal Agents To Polling Stations

Will these agents wear black masks?

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 15h

Axios touted Eric Schmitt as a possible 2028 VP pick. Steve M. asks why his exclusionary rhetoric and role in trying to overturn the 2020 election weren't barriers to that buzz. buff.ly/k4jEdQS

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Why Was Schmitt Being Groomed For Stardom In The First Place?

There's something wrong with our political culture when a mainstream news outlet can describe an extremist like Schmitt as a potential rising star.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 16h

Timothy Snyder calls Trump’s weakening of U.S. alliances, education and ability to attract immigrants “superpower suicide.” He argues America is choosing to give up the strengths that made it powerful. buff.ly/47upvEt

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Authoritarianism Expert Tim Snyder Warns America Is Committing “Superpower Suicide”

Historian and On Tyranny author Timothy Snyder tells Ben Meiselas he has never seen a major country surrender so much power so quickly.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 05/10/2026

Trump calls the Medicare fund a slush fund, then proposes using it to send seniors checks before the midterms. Apparently, the timing makes all the difference. buff.ly/Eev7A54

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Trump Makes Another Pathetic Attempt To Bribe Voters Ahead Of Midterms

Here we go again. Even MAGA isn't buying his bullshit anymore.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 05/10/2026

Elon Musk called them obstacles. Michael Lewis profiles workers protecting taxpayer data and studying how fires spread into neighborhoods. What counted as “efficiency” depended on whose work DOGE erased. buff.ly/XxmCQn2

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The extra blind side - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Michael Lewis has a new book about Elon Musk and DOGE and it sounds like a doozy: Michael Lewis’ new book, Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State, is a roller coaster. It alternates between the…

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 05/10/2026

A fraternity president faced felony sex charges. A misdemeanor plea brought six years of probation, with an exception allowing his bar work. The Rude Pundit revisits Cornell's 2016 case. buff.ly/Mb6bEW8

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The Cornell Rape Case from 2016 Shows How Not Much Happens Even If It's Handled Better Than Jane Doe's

Politics and sometimes culture from a rude liberal in blog form.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 05/10/2026

Trump went to Ohio to boost Vivek Ramaswamy, then wandered into a speech about his aspirin habit. Jeff Tiedrich sorts through the rally’s threats, tangents and reruns. buff.ly/kQqxSG9

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Preznit Fuckwit: still a moron, still insane, still a loser. Let us count the ways.

Another batshit rally goes straight off the rails.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 05/10/2026

Wonkette’s good-news roundup: salmon return after Klamath River dam removals, rescuers move shelter animals to safety, and Julie Andrews turns 91. A welcome break from the doomscroll. buff.ly/6UEYkBF

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Nice Times Is On My Side

‘Yes, it is.’

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 04/10/2026

Divorce can end a marriage without ending party loyalty. Steve M. argues Angela Paxton’s support for Ken Paxton exposes a gap: Republicans defend their party; Democrats tout bipartisanship. buff.ly/82VDJfR

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ANGELA PAXTON ISN'T A CULTIST. SHE'S A NORMAL POLITICAL PARTISAN.

Angela Paxton, a Republican state senator in Texas, is divorcing the party's morally bankrupt U.S. Senate candidate, Ken Paxton, who cheated...

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 04/10/2026

Climate Impact Lab projects 451,000 extra heat deaths worldwide from June 2026 through February 2027 as a super El Niño raises temperatures. buff.ly/iMo7LeQ

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Super El Niño to cause 451,000 heat deaths

Climate scientists are calling the hotter temperatures resulting from El Niño a “postcard from the future.”…

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 04/10/2026

TV gives us the raids. A battlefield tour adds the ground those men crossed. Malcolm Nance's November Egypt trip traces the SAS and Long Range Desert Group through El Alamein and Siwa Oasis. buff.ly/XXwXkgB

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Come With Me to Egypt! On a Black Man Spy Secret History Mission

Did you enjoy the TV show SAS Rogue Heroes? Why not join me on the SAS-LRDG History Tour in Egypt in November?

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