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Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday [1]
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Date: 2025-09-09
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Cheers and Jeers for Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Note: Due to popular demand, all of the C&J toilets and urinals will continue to be named after confederate generals. Thank you for your attention to this matter. —Mgt.
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By the Numbers:
4 days!!!
Weeks 'til the first full day of autumn and Rosh Hashanah: 2
Days 'til the Hinckley Fall Fest in Minnesota: 4
Portion of American adults polled by NBC News who think Mad King TACO is doing a shitty job: 6-in-10
Approval in the same poll of Trump's handling of, respectively, the economy and immigration: 40%, 45%
U.S. manufacturing jobs lost since the tariffs took effect: 42,000
Minimum number of South Korean workers at a South Carolina Hyundai plant who are being sent back to South Korea after being kidnapped by ICE: 300
Percent chance that "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality,” according to John F. Kennedy: 100%
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Puppy Pic of the Day: Sissy and Madison…reunited
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CHEERS to the home of 55 Awesome Electoral Votes. Our first cheer of the morning goes out to our lefty-coaster friends: on September 9, 1850, California became the 31st state in the union and began its amazing journey to becoming the fourth-largest economy in the world (along with a lot of other superior claims that put every jealous red state to shame). I have nothing but a “we’re not worthy” mantra to offer as you use your legislative and judicial guns to stymie the GOP fascists in D.C. at every opportunity when they’re in power. And you make pretty good movies sometimes, too, not to mention great vino. And being home to the Freeway Blogger is icing on the cake...
For showing us how to be a beacon of democracy and looking so good doing it (have you had work done?), C&J salutes the Golden State. And if there's anything, anything at all that the rest of us can do to make you more comfortable—like, say, dousing your wildfires or moving Kirk Cameron to Texas—just ask. We love you, California. We love you, we love you, we love you. Especially every four years in November.
CHEERS to 83-million smackeroonies. Guess what happened yesterday to Mad King TACO? He lost another appeal and this one may sting a bit:
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's appeal of writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation verdict against the president, leaving him on the hook for the $83 million judgment. She should demand that he pay her in bags of the U.S. Mint’s American Women quarters. "[W]e conclude that Trump has failed to identify any grounds that would warrant reconsidering our prior holding on presidential immunity. We also conclude that the district court did not err in any of the challenged rulings and that the jury’s damages awards are fair and reasonable," the ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. A New York jury returned the verdict in January of last year, awarding Carroll $83.3 million in damages for Trump repeatedly defaming her during his first term in office and in the years that followed — including during the defamation trial.
Adding insult to injury (real injury, that is, as opposed to, say, the fake-bone-spurs kind), he has to pay a crap-ton more than that, thanks to New York's 9-percent interest penalty on unpaid fines. So now he'll be skulking around with an unsightly bruise on something even more fragile than his hand: his ego.
JEERS to false advertising. The Republican party bills itself as a mighty organization of humble leaders molded by intelligence, responsibility, thoughtfulness, diplomacy, and a keen desire to maintain a cool head in a topsy-turvy world. “The grown-up party,” it is said. And I think you know where this is headed...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to “punch” housing finance chief Bill Pulte for badmouthing him to President Donald Trump during a blistering profanity-laced clash witnessed by dozens at a private dinner in Washington. […] The grown-up party in action. Witnesses said Bessent erupted after hearing Pulte had been gossiping about him directly to Trump. Pulte, who oversees the Federal Housing Finance Agency, reportedly appeared stunned by the outburst. “Why the f*ck are you talking to the president about me? F*ck you,” Bessent told Pulte, according to witnesses. “I’m gonna punch you in your f*cking face,” he added. … “I’m going to f*cking beat your ass.”
We're told that the confrontation was settled amicably by ordering an intern from Bessent's office and one from Pulte's office to serve as proxy brawlers. And let us be the first to say congratulations to Lulu Sparkleglitter for her decisive win over Rock McBruiser. Lulu's lesson: never attend a garden party without a bazooka.
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BRIEF SANITY BREAK
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x Can’t express in words how big this rally in Chicago is. The president’s fascist goon squad is not welcome here. — Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) 2025-09-06T23:51:52.628Z
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END BRIEF SANITY BREAK
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JEERS to a very bad bench warmer. 33 years ago this week, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. He was, of course, the first billionaire-owned porn addict with a MAGA-traitor wife to be elevated to the nation's highest bench. As fate would have it, we also have the first beer-chugging alleged rapist (Kavanaugh), the first guy to rule that a semi truck driver stranded in frigid cold should freeze to death rather than unhook his disabled trailer and drive to get help (Gorsuch), the first 21st-century Puritan to invoke 13th-century witch hunters to make women second-class citizens as his wife flies MAGA flags in front of his home (Alito), and the first lady to be officially designated by her People of Praise cult as a "handmaid" (Coney Barrett). Y'know, that's what I love about this country—our commitment to diversity.
CHEERS to our new home sweet home? In the biggest surprise of my lifetime, over the weekend I was informed that Earth is what's called a "planet," and there are many such "planets" that make up "solar systems" and "galaxies" and "universes" "out there" in what's called "space." I even did a séance with my deceased relatives over the weekend to confirm this and they said a) "Yes, that's true" and b) "Oops, sorry, guess we should've told you that before we died." So, knowing what I know now, after previously not knowing what I didn’t know I didn’t know, this blows my TINY MIND:
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revolutionized astronomy with its latest findings on K2-18b, an exoplanet 124 light-years away in the constellation Leo. Recent observations have revealed chemical signatures of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), molecules considered potential biosignatures of life. This discovery, announced in April 2025, marks the strongest evidence yet of possible extraterrestrial life, sparking global excitement and scientific debate. FYI: Oil drillers who sneak onto planet Billanus will be rounded up and deported back to Texas. The potential detection of biosignatures on K2-18b transcends science, touching on humanity’s existential questions: Are we alone? Is life common in the universe? If confirmed, this finding could suggest that microbial life is widespread, reshaping our understanding of the cosmos.
Well, I'm convinced. If you'd like to join me and my merry band of Nigerian finance ministers in our daring flying saucer escape to the planet I'm officially calling Billanus, deposit $5,000,000 in my bank account and wait for the glowing green tractor beam to hover over your house. The trip will take us about 500 years, so bring some snacks and a personal cryogenic tank. Add $50 for each carry-on.
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Ten years ago in C&J: September 9, 2015
CHEERS to welcoming the stragglers. It took 'em awhile to hit their stride, but four Democratic senators finally crossed the Iran nuclear agreement finish line yesterday, announcing their support for the deal: Gary Peters of Michigan, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Maria Cantwell of Washington. That gives Team Peace 42 votes and theoretically a path to approval via filibuster. Meanwhile, Donald Trump will headline a rally on Capitol Hill today to try and scuttle the scuttle-proof Iran agreement. Joining him will be his future Energy Secretary Sarah Palin, who over the weekend told CNN that everybody in this country should "speak American." So, of course, during her speech she'll have someone standing at her side to translate from whatever the hell she speaks.
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And just one more…
CHEERS to U.S. Mint'y freshness. The new American Women Quarter is here! The new American Women Quarter is here! Yes indeed, the latest in the series of U.S. quarters celebrating accomplished American women was released last month, and this one starrrrrrrrrrrs…..Stacey Park Milbern:
Stacey Park Milbern was a leader, a visionary, a problem-solver, and a fierce and compassionate activist for disability justice, ablaze with youth, purpose, and commitment. As a pioneer for disability justice and intersectionality, Stacey’s experiences led her to empower and revitalize others. Stacey Park Milbern (1987-2020) The reverse (tails) design depicts Stacey Park Milbern speaking to an audience. She places one hand near her trach while her right hand faces palm up, a gesture meant to evoke a genuine exchange of ideas and the building of allyship.
Stacey was proudly “woke”: a queer, disabled, woman of color who fought for equality for all. I’m told that if the current occupant of the White House finds one of these quarters randomly jingling in his pocket and looks at it, he’ll turn to stone. Or maybe not. But we can dream.
Have a tolerable Tuesday. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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Today's Shameless C&J Testimonial “You look at that appearance in the Cheers and Jeers kiddie pool and it just confirms what all of us around this table have known for decades. Bill in Portland Maine is a foolish man, full of foolish and vapid ideas." —Chris Christie
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