6.30.23 A devastating morning

Be advised: This newsletter uses f-bombs to fight fascism. And they go off like a motherfucker.

Note: We made it to the weekend, SPs! It’s getting here right on time because we are super pissed off and about to blow our fucking stacks. It’s obviously not breaking news that we’re pretty critical of the mainstream media, but it’s not something we particularly relish as we are big believers in a free press and just how vital it is to a functioning democracy. But when they miss or downplay a little story like, oh we don’t know… TRUMP ALMOST GOT PRESIDENT OBAMA KILLED BY A JAN. 6ER, then we tend to get a little fucking peeved.

No, the irony of posting this news story and complaining about the news not covering it is not lost on us. But in this case, what has us worked up is proportionality. How many fucking stories did you see on Wednesday about Joe Biden’s goddamn CPAP machine? More or fewer than stories about Hunter Biden? More or fewer than stories about Joe’s poll numbers? More or fewer than stories about candidates who will never ever be president?

(We don’t have to remind y’all that CNN did a story on RFK Jr.’s pecs, but we’re seriously not letting it go.)

Now where do y’all think FORMER PRESIDENT ALMOST GETS OTHER FORMER PRESIDENT KILLED should fit in here? Are we being hysterical? Probably. Are we asking way too many questions to ourselves? Oh definitely. But this coverage of oh-Trump-is-just-being-a-rascal-because-he’s-Trump has got to fucking stop. This shit has real and potentially deadly consequences and the news media need to start fucking acting like it.

Our advice to national political reporters and pundits is this — imagine how you would cover a 77-year-old Ted Bundy running for president and apply that here. Oh and maybe someone should think about locking up the tangerine terrorist before he gets more people killed. Y’all have a blessed day.

Note two: We wrote that before today’s SCOTUS rulings. So the two rivers of anger are flowing smoothly together. It’s a righteous river though, so it’s ok.

Note three: THIS IS HOW THOSE EVIL FUCKERS END PRIDE MONTH?! Sorry. We’ll talk about this more in the news section.

Note four: We’re still processing yesterday’s heinous ruling and what it means, but we have been heartened to see a lot of universities saying they’ll find a way to work around SCOTUS’s bigotry. More: NPR

Note five: Also, if you haven’t read Michelle Obama’s statement on that fucked up bullshit, we highly recommend it… More: Politico

Note six: One of the most soul-crushing things about these SCOTUS rulings is that it is the position of Democratic leadership — including President Biden — that we just have to live with this shit. Biden said yesterday he’s worried about politicizing the court. Look the fuck around, dude! It’s already politicized! More: The Hill

Note seven: Shit! Alan Arkin died. We’re going back to bed. More: People

Note eight: Btw, the miserable bigot who didn’t want to design wedding websites for gay couples EVEN THOUGH NONE HAD FUCKING ASKED HER TO is named Lorie Smith. Lorie, eat shit. More: New Republic

Note nine: Remember that Trump campaign aide who is named in the indictments over classified documents? Well according to the NY Post — yeah we’re surprised too — she has ties to a Chinese lobbying firm. We’re sure Trump voters will drop him now. More: NY Post

Note 10: This isn’t real. But goddamnit it sure could be…

Note 11: We need New York City Mayor Adams to switch parties. This asshole is a daily embarrassment. More: Forward

Note 12: Reuters is reporting that Trump might skip the first Republican debate and it got us wondering — are any of these superstar journalists riding on Trump’s plane gonna ask him about being a sexual abuser or attacking the US Capitol? Or would that be rude? More: Reuters

Note 13: A Supreme Court bought by billionaires ruled that millions of Americans now owe $10,000 more than they did yesterday. That is just plain fucking evil.

Note 14: It’s so fucking depressing to end Pride Month with this sour fucked up SCOTUS ruling, but we did want to share KJP’s interview with Spectrum. So much progress and so many assholes trying to reverse it. More: NY1

Note 15: Good news, everyone! The whitest white motherfucker in the history of whiteness says racism is pretty much over. Don’t you feel better?

Note 16: We need to find some good news. Geraldo got fired from the Five and then quit Fox. LOL. More time to find Capone’s treasures! More: NPR

Note 17: Also, it looks like prosecutors are looking at a superseding indictment for Trump and he might be looking at another 30-45 charges. Lock his sorry ass up and take his court with him. More: Independent

Note 18: Dylan Muvaney, the trans woman who the right has dragged through hell over her Bud Light pitch, has spoken out for the first time since the extremists and the msm came for her. We don’t drink Bud Light, but if we did, we would stop. More: AP

Note 19: As we close today, we’d like to try something different. The Supreme Court term has ended and that means the MAGA Republican justices are likely boarding a private jet owned by a racist billionaire to go somewhere fancy. So if you see a private jet today, be sure to show them both of your middle fingers. Fuck these assholes.

Note 20: And on that angry note, let’s go do some news and then get this weekend started. It’ a bummer to be ending the week on so many ugly notes, but that’s America. And to celebrate this backwards-ass joint, we’re going to be taking some time off next week. Keep your heads up, Sexy Patriots. All they’ve done is piss us off. Love y’all very much!

(Big) Householder

See what we did there? Larry Householder, the former Ohio Speaker of the House, was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday for a massive bribery scandal. This dude got busted in a $60 million bribery play and he is going down. That said, Ohioans will continue to vote Republican and it’s only a matter of time before a broken SCOTUS says bribery is no biggie. But for now, enjoy this slime going to the clink.

More: Dispatch

Yay

It’s been such a fucked up shitty morning for civil rights and the middle class that we almost missed the good news to celebrate. Inflation continues to drop like a rock. Good job, Dark Brandon.

Fuck this

So by now y’all know — today the United States Supreme Court legalized bigotry against LGBTQ+ people and said Biden can’t waive student loans for millions of Americans. Needless to say, we have steam coming out of our ear and that steam sounds a lot like “FUCK JOHN ROBERTS AND HIS FUCKED UP COURT!” This is truly a sad day for our country. We were making so much progress, and now we have a court designed to stop it for years to come. We’d love to end on a positive note, but we just don’t know how.

More: HuffPost, HuffPost

Today’s clips

Fox News personality Jesse Watters told a joke about Vice President Kamala Harris at an industry conference that was so offensive that attendees walked out and the host apologized, CNN reported Wednesday. More: HuffPost

Undeterred by a growing number of lawsuits, the Biden administration on Friday released revised guidance for Medicare’s new drug price negotiation program. More: CNN