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Today's Big Stuff 12.14.22
12.14.22
It’s Wednesday. There are 692 days until the presidential election. Florida man goes full anti-vaxx, Oregon goes pro-life but in a good and real way and a long overdue party at the White House.
Be advised: This is a cussing newsletter. A jogging newsletter would probably be healthier, but that just sounds fucking exhausting.
Note: Howdy, Sexy Patriots! How the effing heck are you this fine day? That’s awesome and must be why you smell so fantastic. We’re doing pretty good too. Sorta. See it occurred to us yesterday that we keep getting so distracted by total jackassery, Q dipshits and orangeism that we’re worried we’re missing out on some really good news. And we’re not alone.
NYT top story, then scroll way down for "more news." And people are saying Twitter is too obsessed with Twitter.
— Schooley (@Rschooley)
2:03 AM • Dec 14, 2022
Like how the fuck are we not all in the streets celebrating this nuclear fusion shit? We’ve got this remarkable breakthrough and we’re all watching the rich idiot crap himself. Hell, how many times this week have we told yall we don’t understand what’s happening but it sure sounds good? What a rube ass thing to say! Like that’s the first fucking thing you say right after you fall off the fucking turnip truck. We’re so proud. We just need a lobotomy and a red hat to finish us off. Anyway if you immediately knew what a big deal it was and understood it well good for you and we sure hope there are lots of you because we already know there’s a bunch of dumbass drooling motherfuckers like us who will figure this shit out in the same amount of time Lloyd Christmas figured out we landed on the moon.
Note two: Props to everyone who knew we were talking about Dumb and Dumber at the end there. Yes, this is a very sophisticated high-brow newsletter.
Note three: We’re gonna talk about this more in the news section, but y’all gotta see this and enjoy the same goosebumps we’ve had since we first saw it…
Cyndi Lauper sings "True Colors" at the White House's Respect for Marriage Act signing ceremony.
— The Recount (@therecount)
8:58 PM • Dec 13, 2022
Note four: WHAT THE FUCK?! Texas AG and super criminal Ken Paxton went looking for data on transgender folks in the Lone Star State. At what point do we start funding and organizing a way to get these people to safe states? More: Washington Post
Note five: Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Sandy Hook. Maybe everything that’s happened since America decided that shit was fine shouldn’t be all that surprising to us. More: NBC News
Note six: So dumbfuck traitor Ralph Norman says he called for “marshall law” three days before President Biden was sworn in because he was frustrated. Yeah, shithead, we hear that all from a lot of Jan. 6 defendants.
Caught up with Rep. Ralph Norman on his Marshall Law text.
"Well, I misspelled 'martial,'" he said.
huffpost.com/entry/ralph-no…
— Arthur Delaney 🇺🇸 (@ArthurDelaneyHP)
9:16 PM • Dec 13, 2022
Note seven: The Georgia Secretary of State wants to get rid of run-off elections. We don’t disagree, but we think it’s funny he wants a change after we kicked his ass again. More: GPB
Note eight: The Trump Org was held in contempt and we’re just hearing about it?! What the fuck is secret contempt? And how is the fucking fine only $4,000? More: Axios
Note nine: Four of Trump’s buddies weren’t just attempting a coup. They were also asking for pardons at the same time. More: Talking Points Memo
Note 10: Gisele Fetterman is fucking awesome.
Say hello to Rivers Edge 113 newest member 🫡❤️🚒 (still lots of work ahead but excited and ready to learn)
— Gisele Barreto Fetterman (@giselefetterman)
2:17 PM • Dec 14, 2022
Note 11: It’s crazy to us that people are saying Brett Kavanaugh going to a Christmas party with a bunch of Republican assholes raises ethical questions. Kavanaugh’s whole miserable fucking existence is an ethical question. More: Salon
Note 12: Trump is having to make calls to drag Kevin McCarthy’s sorry ass over the finish line, and it doesn’t seem to be working. This shit is fucking hilarious. Pro tip — if you have to kiss Butt Plug Lady’s ass to get a job, the job ain’t worth having. More: New York Times
Note 13: There is some bullshit fuckery happening in West Virginia. Why are good journalists always getting fucked while shitty journalists rise and rise and rise? More: Associated Press
Note 14: The Jan. 6 committee is having its final public meeting on Monday where they will make announcements about criminal referrals. This committee did good important work. Let’s hope they finish strong. More: CNN
Note 15: Actually we just love the Fettermans.
What a totally normal year it’s been for me 🙃
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman)
6:01 PM • Dec 13, 2022
Note 16: The Biden administration is going to send Patriot missile systems to Ukraine. Fuck yeah! Merry Christmas, Putey. More: CNN
Note 17: We want to hear from y’all on this one — what’s your favorite holiday movie with cuss words? Just has to have one bad word to qualify.
Note 18: Ok well this is fucking hilarious. Jane Goodall watched a tape of Trump’s movements and then analyzed how he’s like a male chimpanzee. More: Huff Post
Note 19: We saved this one for the end to put a smile on your face…
The U.S. Postal Service just announced that my friend and predecessor Congressman John Lewis will be honored on a new postage stamp next year! Let it always remind us to get in the #GoodTrouble that Congressman Lewis taught us.
— Congresswoman Nikema Williams (@RepNikema)
7:31 PM • Dec 13, 2022
Note 20: And on that awesome note, let’s go do some news. Just a reminder that we’ll be off this Friday. We’re gonna use the time to celebrate nuclear fusion and junk because we’re actually really smart. Love y’all!
DeShithead
Ron DeSantis has decided the way to beat Trump is to go full anti-vaxxer. Yesterday the white booted weasel announced he’s asking the state supreme court to empanel a grand jury to go after doctors and vaccine makers. Yes, this is as scary as it is stupid. What’s worse is that the national news media treated this dumb shit like it was brilliant political strategy. It’s pretty crazy that neither the Republican Party nor the press gives a fuck about Americans dying, but they still call us radicals. More: CNN
Pro-life
Yesterday Oregon Gov. Kate Brown commuted the death sentences of everyone on Oregon’s death row. This is the kind of leadership we like to see. Thank you, governor.
Justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people— even if a terrible crime placed them in prison. Today I am commuting all death sentences in Oregon to life without parole, so we no longer have anyone facing execution here.
— Governor Kate Brown (@OregonGovBrown)
12:04 AM • Dec 14, 2022
Party at 1600
It was a happy and emotional day at the White House yesterday as President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law. There were so many people there who dreamt of and fought for this day. There are Americans who hate their fellow Americans so much that they would deny them love. And those Americans were plenty pissed off yesterday. But they can’t deny us love. And we won’t let them take our joy either. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
The White House is lit up rainbow tonight in celebration of President Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse)
2:30 AM • Dec 14, 2022
Today’s clips
Soccer journalist Grant Wahl died from an undetected aortic aneurysm that ruptured, his wife said in a statement Wednesday, insisting “there was nothing nefarious about his death.” More: Huff Post
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