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Cheers and Jeers: Thursday [1]
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Date: 2025-06-05
Oh! More Things I Know… » President Donald J. Trump is a sexual predator, a convicted felon, and a chicken. » Since conservative white men seem to be committing the vast majority of domestic terrorism in this country, we should deport them all until we find out what the hell is going on. » House Republicans should rename the “Big Beautiful Bill” the “If I’d Known That THAT Was In The Bill I Wouldn’t Have Voted For The Bill But I Didn’t So Oopsie Doopsie Silly Me Bill.” » When galaxies collide, they make a coconut-butt sound that cracks up all the other galaxies. Also what I know: this is total tabloid bullshit. » Everybody calm down. Mrs. Alito is only flying the flag upside down this morning because she broke a nail. » I renamed the toy boat in my bathtub the U.S.S. Pete Hegseth’s Dick Is So Tiny He Needs To Tape An Orange Construction Cone To It So He Can Find It. » In the greatest executive branch policy success since the beginning of our democratic republic, no Haitian has eaten a pet since Trump re-became president. » Energy companies will never transport wind energy by train because a single derailment could blow down an entire town. » The right-wing evangelical kooks who criminalize American doctors for performing abortions here have no problem with doctors performing abortions in Israel because they don’t want to rock the Rapture boat. » Vladimir Putin is scared shitless these days because after the Ukrainian surprise attacks on his bomber fleet and that Crimean bridge, he knows that he has no idea what else Zelenskyy and his strategists have been meticulously planning against him for a year and a half. (This is why he now has a general flush for him after he uses the terlet.) » The tenants in our apartment complex will be so excited when I tell them that my corpse flower is about to bloom! » And: Larry Johnson still insists he’s thiiiiis close to releasing that damning Michelle Obama "whitey tape" that he first told us he had possession of in—[checks notes]—2008. And now, our feature presentation...
Cheers and Jeers for Thursday, June 5, 2025
Note: Chef Billy's secret for the perfect one-minute omelet: Cook an omelet in one minute and eat it. Try it sometime. I think it’ll become a cherished family favorite in your home, too.
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By the Numbers:
2 days!!!
Days 'til Father's Day: 10
Days 'til the Strawberry Festival in Media, Pennsylvania: 2
Trump's approval among independent Latino voters in February and May, respectively, according to polling from the Global Strategy Group: 43%, 29%
Percent of Latino voters who, in the same poll, believe the economy is getting better and worse, respectively: 19%, 56%
Drop in Kennedy Center subscriptions since the fascists took it over: 36%
The last time Earth recorded a cooler-than-average year, according to the NOAA: 1976
Percent increase in the number of Americans age 65 and older who used marijuana between 2021 and 2023: 46%
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Your Thursday Molly Ivins Moment:
Congress is getting most of the blame for this mish-mash, but it has the unmistakable Bush hallmark—loyal legislative minions try to carry out one of Bush's unworkable ideas and in the process create a disaster. The problem with Bush's tax cut, in addition to its basic unfairness, is simply that it was disingenuous and dishonest to begin with. By back-loading a 10-year plan—i.e., phasing it in so that most of the actual tax relief doesn't appear for years—Bush was able to hide the true cost of the thing, which is now estimated at $4 trillion when it takes full effect. That is, frankly, nuts. —June, 2001
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Puppy Pic of the Day: Mission accomplished…
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CHEERS to the new kid on the peninsula. A big win for democracy across the pond—no, I mean the other pond—this week as reality-based South Koreans kicked the martial-law lovers to the curb and elected Lee Jae-myung as their new president for the next five years. And what do we know about Mr. Jae-myung? I dunno. I let Wikipedia investigate these things while I lounge in the back room noshing on a platter of bibimbap:
» Born into poverty in 1961 in Andong. Worked in factories as a child. Attended Chung-Ang University and Gachon University, where he earned his law degrees and became a labor and civil rights lawyer. » Previously served as governor of Gyeonggi Province (2018-2021), leader of the Democratic Party, and as the member of the National Assembly for the Gyeyang B constituency, including Inchon (2022-2025). Word of advice, sir: Don’t hire Elon Musk to audit your government. Trust us on this. » Survived an assassination attempt last year, then made headlines around the world when he climbed over the National Assembly building fence and livestreamed the attempt to declare martial law by former butthead president Yoon Suk Yeol. » Plans to remain a strong ally of the U.S., but isn’t averse to playing footsies with China. » Supports New Deal liberalism economically and respects the policies of Franklin Roosevelt. Supports a basic universal income. Pro choice and supports government funding for reproductive services including abortion. » In a refreshing twist among world leaders of late, he's pro-immigration (but not, he says, "mass immigration"). » Not to be confused with the other Lee Jae-myung who is a footballer half his age. » Enjoys long walks along the demilitarized zone with wife of 34 years Kim Hye-kyung and their two kids.
His path to the presidency has been described as "hardscrabble." And here's a bit of trivia: the triple-word score for "hardscrabble" is 66. I looked it up. And that's why you read C&J—we go the extra mile. (But not in South Korea. They use kilometers there.)
JEERS to unwelcome intrusions. Well, this is just rude:
Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington state, authorities said Tuesday. […] [A]gents had seized 35 firearms at the home, including short-barrel rifles and an MG42 machine gun—a type typically supported with a bipod and which was used by German troops during World War II. [Photos] from the home show an array of weapons, ammunition and body armor surrounded by Nazi paraphernalia, including a red Nazi flag emblazoned with a black swastika.
The law enforcement officials responsible for the raid and seizure were demoted, and all of the items have since been returned to Stephen Miller with their deepest apologies. (And, we hear, a large plate of strudel.)
JEERS to eye-rolling moments in history. 95 years ago this week, in 1930, The New York Times took a huge step forward in the civil rights movement. I do believe audible gasps were heard across Manhattan when the editors agreed to start capitalizing the 'N' in "Negro." So to refresh our collective memory:
negro = old, unacceptable usage. Negro = new, acceptable usage.
And we all lived happily ever after.
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BRIEF SANITY BREAK
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END BRIEF SANITY BREAK
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JEERS to the GOP's very bad horrible no good day. On June 5, 1933, the U.S. went off the gold standard. Then, seventy-one years later, on June 5, 2004, Ronald Reagan died. If you see any Republicans walking toward you today with a black cloud hanging over their head, give 'em a wide berth.
JEERS to demolition derby denied. In the interest of basic civility I'll refrain from using cuss words here. But…but…golly jeepers I just got done spending half my life savings on Milky Way-Andromeda Galaxy collision merch to sell, and now it looks like I'll have to send it all to the bargain bin and take the loss (including the cockadoody tariffs):
It's been textbook knowledge for over a century that our Milky Way galaxy is doomed to collide with another large spiral galaxy, Andromeda, in the next 5 billion years and merge into one even bigger galaxy. But a fresh analysis published in the journal Nature Astronomy is casting that longstanding narrative in a more uncertain light. “Hello, Triple-A? We need two tow trucks.” The authors conclude that the likelihood of this collision and merger is closer to the odds of a coin flip, with a roughly 50 percent probability that the two galaxies will avoid such an event during the next 10 billion years.
Ironically, I feel crushed.
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Ten years ago in C&J: June 5, 2015
CHEERS to today's comforting words…from Rush Limbaugh:
“Conservatives and Republicans are the new weirdos, the new kooks."
This has been today's comforting words…from Rush Limbaugh.
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And just one more…
CHEERS to fighters for truth, justice and the American way. One of America's great journalists and commentators in the Edward R. Murrow tradition (and also LBJ’s press secretary for a time), Bill Moyers, turns a year more seasoned today—a hale and hearty 91. Besides having an impeccable first name, he also has a sterling reputation as a straight shooter—a passionate advocate for truth and the fundamentals of democracy. This snip from a column he wrote a few years back on what it means to be a progressive is still terrific:
The progressive agenda isn’t “left wing.” (Can anyone using the term even define what “left wing” means anymore?) The progressive agenda is America’s story—from ending slavery to ending segregation to establishing a woman’s right to vote to Social Security, the right to organize, and the fight for fair pay and against income inequality. Strip those from our history and you might as well contract America out to the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and Karl Rove, Inc. At their core, the New Deal, Fair Deal, and Great Society programs were aimed at assuring every child of a decent education, every worker a decent wage, and every senior a decent retirement; if that’s extreme, so are the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble to the Constitution. But such is the level of what passes for discourse inside the Beltway these days.
Well, in fairness, just the days ending in y.
Have a nice Thursday. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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