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  #3467013 5-Mar-2026 15:17
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https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/americans-turn-on-trump-after-being-offered-zero-help-in-middle-east-as-maga-stars-whisked-home/ar-AA1Xyd9L?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69a8e79020cc47abbb867c9322305bff&ei=7

 

Terrified Americans stranded across the Middle East are accusing the Trump administration of abandoning them in a war zone, while the White House quietly arranged a private jet to fly a group of MAGA influencers to safety. 

 

US citizens trapped in the region exclusively told the Daily Mail that they are receiving 'zero help' from the State Department. 

 

So much for "uniting the country" 🙄


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  #3467035 5-Mar-2026 15:54
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Headline on Stuff (via The Telegraph): Why Trump can’t get his story straight on Iran.

 

I won't even read it. The answer is "he's lying."





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  #3467067 5-Mar-2026 17:40
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SaltyNZ:

 

Ah so not a hickey from Melania, but a hickey from Melanoma.

 

 

 

 

I heard someone say it could be shingles based on their age and time his doctor said it will take to recover. But depends on his state of health. Shingles can be very painful.


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  #3467068 5-Mar-2026 17:44
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mattwnz:

 

I heard someone say it could be shingles based on their age and time his doctor said it will take to recover. But depends on his state of health. Shingles can be very painful.

 

 

Oh, no. 

 

Anyway.





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  #3467115 5-Mar-2026 18:38
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quickymart: Terrified Americans stranded across the Middle East are accusing the Trump administration of abandoning them in a war zone, while the White House quietly arranged a private jet to fly a group of MAGA influencers to safety.


Kash Patel, think to himself "Winter Olympics are over, so no more beer chugging with my new buds..."

Yells at girlfriend: "Hey babe, no wrestling events you're singing at, right?"

Kash Patel texts Hegseth: "how's it hanging, war dog? 💥 💥 💥😛 Yeah you can use private jet. Just return it cleaned up and stocked up."

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  #3467179 6-Mar-2026 08:07
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Satire, obviously - but depressingly could just as easily be true:

 

 

Also (breaking news): https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/05/politics/kristi-noem-trump-homeland-security-replaced

 

President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was pushing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem out of her position and would nominate Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. 

 

Query, he's a senator though for Oklahoma - does that mean he'll need to be replaced?

 

Looks like he might be keeping Noem on in some capacity though:

 

Trump thanked Noem for her service, saying in his Truth Social post she “has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)” and that she “will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere.” 

 

What the hell does that job entail? 🤷‍♂️


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  #3467184 6-Mar-2026 08:36
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quickymart:

 

Looks like he might be keeping Noem on in some capacity though:

 

Trump thanked Noem for her service, saying in his Truth Social post she “has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)” and that she “will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere.” 

 

What the hell does that job entail? 🤷‍♂️

 

 

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/meet-contessa-valentina-allegra-de-fontaine-master-spy-and-double-agent - in real life, perhaps?


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  #3467208 6-Mar-2026 10:30
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quickymart:

 

President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was pushing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem out of her position and would nominate Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. 

 

Query, he's a senator though for Oklahoma - does that mean he'll need to be replaced?

 

 

According to the Senate website:

 

 

 

 

from: https://www.senate.gov/senators/Class_II.htm

 

Mullin is up for re-election this November.

 

If he is appointed Secretary, I'm fairly sure the State Governor's are able to appoint a temporary replacement Senator who is there until the next election, which is this November.

 

The new position for Noem sounds like a total crock to me.


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  #3467225 6-Mar-2026 11:24
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quickymart: she “will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere.” What the hell does that job entail? 🤷

Noem will be the person in charge of threatening the South Americas. New job because Trump is fully occupied with threatening other countries at this time.

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  #3467227 6-Mar-2026 11:29
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quickymart:President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was pushing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem out of her position and would nominate Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her.  Query, he's a senator though for Oklahoma - does that mean he'll need to be replaced?

Mullin will remain as an Oklahoma senator. There is no need to resign that position.

 

The US Constitution note at https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-6/clause-2/ says that "No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office."

 

I interpret that as saying that if Mullin is confirmed as Secretary, then I believe he will have to resign his Senate position before he takes the Oath of Office, as Harris and Vance did once they were confirmed as Vice President after their election.


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  #3467463 7-Mar-2026 08:17
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Quite a few cartoons this week, mostly around the war the orange buffoon started against Iran (yes, it is a war):

 

The war-monger:

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/b3658c4/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F8f%2Fa6%2Faa1a32b44650a121d7d385fae7fc%2Fann-telnaes-ann-telnaes-substack-com.jpg

 

Yeah right! 🙄:

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/c95373c/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Ff9%2F6c%2F2f7556e349a0a636ecdb42ba52eb%2Fkal-the-economist.jpg

 

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth tries to explain why the darned war happened in the first place:

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/9df56fb/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F90%2F1b%2F249c1f5d48a4b54c9913b0a5be63%2Fdave-whamond-cagle-com.jpg

 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gets the boot:

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/f191a4b/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Ff7%2Fdb%2Fdece17cf4cf8a82b00817e846622%2Fnick-anderson-the-contrarian.jpg

 

The Epstein Files collide with the Iran War:

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/234c085/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F5e%2Fcd%2F73a1246443b6ac528731f9c5d3fb%2Flalo-alcaraz-andrews-mcmeel-syndication.jpg

 

and finally, which one is it?

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/7135646/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fb9%2Fed%2F90c5576b4420b9c89f813677caa4%2Fjoel-pett-triibune-content-agency.jpg


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  #3467467 7-Mar-2026 08:59
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“I never thought leopards would eat MY face,” sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.

A limerick about Trump and DeSantis

There once were Floridian sages,
Retirees in grumpy old ages;
They’d grumble and balk
At the taxman’s hard knock
For swamp jails and gator-filled cages.

Florida taxpayers face billion-dollar bill for Alligator Alcatraz

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  #3467483 7-Mar-2026 10:49
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Desantis is going to rename a few things like "President Donald J. Trump Boulevard" and probably an airport or two.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/03/05/trump-road-designation-for-commercial-blvd-heads-to-gov-desantis/

Trump will fund alligator ally as agreed imo.


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  #3467681 7-Mar-2026 22:02
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Stock market drops after 'unexpected' 92,000 jobs lost in February. Jobs were lost in five of the previous nine months:



With Trump's erratic economic management and random tariff threats this is not a surprise.

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  #3467682 7-Mar-2026 22:08
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gzt: Stock market drops after 'unexpected' 92,000 jobs lost in February. Jobs were lost in five of the previous nine months:

 

Speaking of which...

 

 

🤷‍♂️


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