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A Children’s Treasury of Why Convincing Trumptards of the Facts is a Big Waste of Time: Exhibit A
Monday , 28, August 2017 Sad!, Trumpenreich 2 CommentsWhile rescue efforts continue in Houston and Hurricane Harvey continues to drop trillions of gallons of water on the city, people do what comes naturally in the 21st Century – head on over to social media to politicize a real-time tragedy. Trumptards, real and bot, are no exception; except as usual they don’t worry about […]
Going to miss you, Mr. President.
Bill Schuette Can’t Stop Being Schuette: Calls On The Nerd To Impose Sanctions On Iran
Tuesday , 1, September 2015 Bill Schuette, Nerd Problems Leave a commentIn a letter to The Nerd dated August 31, 2015, Attorney General Bill Schuette encouraged Snyder to impose state-level sanctions against Iran in the event that the forty year old federal sanctions are lifted. President Obama and the State Department spent months negotiating with the Iranian government to find an agreement where they cease all […]
President Obama Isn’t Black Enough To March In Selma According To Dave Agema.
Monday , 9, March 2015 History Nerd, Tea Party Leave a commentDave Agema just doesn’t know when to quit. You would have thought his New Year’s online foot in mouth problem would have been enough to convince him that when it comes to talking about race, he always comes off sounding like a big ol’ bigoted racist. No, he didn’t learn his lesson, because this afternoon […]
John Boehner In The Deep End: Who Needs Homeland Security Anyway
Tuesday , 17, February 2015 Uncategorized Leave a commentThere’s another deadline showdown coming between Congress and the White House at the end of this month. It’s not about budgets, the debt ceiling or Obamacare this time, it’s about immigration. President Obama intends to go forward with his executive order to help out millions of people living in the US be able to stay […]
In case you missed it.
We Should Do This Every Day: Why I Am #Thankful
Thursday , 27, November 2014 Community Leave a commentI am thankful for William S. Burroughs, for being more relevant than ever. I am thankful for this secular holiday that any person of any religious faith may celebrate. I am thankful for our Founding Fathers, who in their eternal wisdom did everything possible to create a secular nation based on reason and laws. […]
The Indianapolis Star published this cartoon, then pulled it after many complaints. Because there were no undocumented immigrants at the first Thanksgiving.