Trump & Musk Torched: Reacting to Chaos, Democrats Find Their Spine--It's Glorious

Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand, Lord, don't they help themselves, yeah. But when the taxman comes to the door, the house look a like a rummage sale - Creedence Clearwater Revival

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CLIFF’S NOTE: The Day That The Don & The Dweeb Get Flayed..By Everyone

Well, praise be and pass the ketamine, because after a way-too-slow start, Democrats have shown up with a spine and a microphone this week. And they didn't tiptoe into the fight, they unleashed a full-on-verbal-carpet bombing of the Axis of Narcissism: Donald Trump & Elon Musk. To paraphrase Matthew McConaughey’ Clint, from “Dazed and Confused,” they showed up to kick ass and drink beer. They seem to have run outta beer…

From Trump’s toddler-with-a-credit-card understanding of tariffs—Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Trump’s tariff policy “..the worst self-inflicted wound that I have ever seen an administration impose on a well-functioning economy,”—to Elon Musk being declared “the most unlikeable person in the country” by Rep. Robert Garcia. It was ON this week. Former Democratic officials, current ones, economists, gamers(!)…all decided that treating a couple of dough-brained dingos with even a modicum of respect was no longer warranted.

The gloves are off, and Dems are swinging like they just remembered they're in a street fight for democracy. Maxwell Frost bodied GOP lawmakers for treating Musk like the second coming of Steve Jobs, minus the competence or charisma. Gamers—yes, gamers—are roasting Elon harder than a 12-year-old on Xbox Live (see image below). It's not just political now. It's cultural. And they’re losing.

Even the Republican church mice—who’ve spent the last eight years hiding behind pews labeled “concerned” & “anonymous source”—are starting to squeak up. The Dispatch dropped an editorial that sounded like it was ghostwritten by Liz Cheney after three bourbons, warning that Trump’s descent into authoritarian cosplay is a one-way ticket to American ruin.

Meanwhile, his trade rep just got publicly pantsed on live TV after unveiling new tariffs with all the strategic foresight of trying to build IKEA furniture with major head trauma and no instructions. Paul Krugman called Trump “..stupid, erratic and weak,” based on his tariff policy and pathetic bluster, which is economist-speak for “this guy shouldn’t be allowed near a lemonade stand, let alone a national economy.” It’s not actually policy—it’s amateur hour at the Megalomaniac Improv Club.

The best part? This sudden Democratic messaging surge didn’t just feel like a political moment—it felt like a cultural one. Democrats, Republicans, others, have been critical, but not consistently with the kind of language they’re now using. Especially the more academic types like Krugman, Yellin, et al.

This feels like a long overdue reckoning. Like someone finally screamed, “Enough!” into the void and the void screamed back, “And also, Elon sucks!” The mask is slipping, the emperor has no tariffs, and finally, it seems like the people holding the mics aren't afraid to say it out loud in the harshest of terms. So now let’s turn it up to 11.

Let’s not make these attacks weekly or daily, even hourly. How about constant? It will take nothing less than that to win back our democracy, and it seems many are finally realizing that.

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…Yo, Check This Out!

• In the least surprising news you’ll ever hear category, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former hubby—the one she cheated on with the gym rat, whom she then cheated on with the idiotic-right-wing-news dud who had the temerity to question Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Oval Office attire—is who you thought someone married to that repulsive, racist minotaur would be.

  Perry Greene was actually caught on video mocking and yelling at women in a parking lot near Atlanta on March 31st…for being Muslim. And praying. So…bigot? Check. Publicly aggressive idiot? Check. Stupid enough to let a video camera capture his dumbf*kery? Also, check. I’m not sure why these two aren’t still married. Besides, ya know, all the cheating.

• More exclusive photos from my pal Joe Simon, professional photographer, from the Hands Off protest! Check out these amazing images!

  

  

  

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  Quick Kitty Break! The Always Affable & Pic Friendly Steve!

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