Left Coast Sports Babe

Shocking SEC upset as Ole Miss upset #4 Tennessee

(Yes, in basketball.)

“Senior Jaemyn Brakefield ended the first half scoreless. But as the final seconds ticked off, Brakefield found himself at the center of a sea of red and navy blue — with fans storming the court to celebrate his heroic team-high of 19 points in 20 minutes.”

Especially shocking .. a major college basketball program now has a star who has actually spent four years at the school?

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Wondering idly if we would get better participation in politics if we could somehow make elections more like the NCAA Tournament. Favorites, underdogs, betting…

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There are legitimate arguments to have about transgender girls and women in women’s sports.

But: 1. Over 500,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championship sports. About a dozen are transgender. 2. Is this really what GOP Senate thinks is most important issue?

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Pete Buttigieg last night on “The smallest popular vote margin since Nixon. I wonder how he feels about something important being that small.” (mushroom emoji)

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This is something I didn’t know 33% of federal workers in 2024 said they would vote GOP. (16% independent.) We are gonna need a face-eating leopard emoji.

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Donold ranted last night about spending millions on “transgender mice”

The mice he referred to are “trangenic”

“Transgenic refers to “an organism or cell whose genome has been altered by the introduction of one or more foreign DNA sequences from another species by artificial means.” (it’s a way to study human diseases by using lab animals.)

Reminds me of all the Republicans who were against Arabic numbers.

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Egg prices going up just in time for Easter. And now Trump tariffs will jack up the prices of tequila and avocadoes before Cinco de Mayo.

What’s next, fireworks on the Fourth of July? (Actually, fireworks are mostly made in China…. hmm)

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Wired reporting DOGE paying hackers tearing apart government up to $194,000 a year- highest government salary level there is for employees. And paying them out of budgets of depts they’re gutting. Musk pretended the work was “tedious” & compensation is zero. Liars gonna lie.

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Again for those in the back. Government workers paid by strict scale. GS-1 up to GS-15.

Doesn’t matter if you have decades of experience or several degrees, scale tops out at GS-15. And young DOGE employees are being paid GS-15 salaries.

Why isn’t there bipartisan outrage?

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Canada PM Justin Trudeau: “While less than 1% of fentanyl intercepted at U.S. border comes from Canada, we’ve worked relentlessly to address this scourge, adding Canada is spending $1.3 billionn new border security measures. Tariffs aren’t about fentanyl. Maybe it’s about this?

Missed SOTU live. Did he tell America how he had “perfect brackets?

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Since Donold keeps referring to “Governor Trudeau” can we start calling Trump “The Mayor of Mar-A-Lago?

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SF Chronicle, unlike the Washington Post, is not groveling “His 100-minute speech, the longest joint speech to Congress in history, was filled with lies, distortions and flat-out meanness.”

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Trump said tonight at SOTU this was the most successful first month of a Presidency in the history of our nation. Well, yeah, if “our nation” is defined as Russia.

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Jeanne Shaheen points out that with his unreasonable & dishonest tariffs Velveeta Voldemort is breaking the deal he himself signed with Canada and Mexico.

But seriously, why would anyone make a deal with USA right now? You start seeing how his so many of his companies declared bankruptcy.

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A GOP congressman attacked support to Ukraine by saying most Americans don’t know where Ukaine is on a map.

Uh, Most Americans didn’t know where Poland was on a map in 1939 either. Hell, Most Americans couldn’t correctly identify all 50 states on a map. And his point is?

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Had a meeting in SF so had an excuse to miss SOTU live.

But have seen clips, 1 hour and 40 minutes? That speech probably lasted than at least one or two of Donald’s marriage vows?

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Wonder how many MAGAs upset by higher prices now will try to drown their sorrows with a beer. Oh wait, the Modelo they started drinking after they started boycotting Bud Light will be more expensive now too because of tariffs. Never mind.

Reportedly Rob Manfred mulling Pete Rose’s family’s request to remove Pete from MLB’s ineligible list.

So what did DonOld, who says he wants to pardon Rose, threaten Major League Baseball with?

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I miss waking up in the morning and without thinking “WTF did the President do today?”-

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Lindsey Graham turned on his “friend” of many years, President Zelenskyy because DonOld and JD Vance lost their tempers with Ukraine’s President.

Meanwhile, crickets from the South Carolina Senator about DonOld’s ignoring the terrible wildfires in his own state. “Siri, what is a lapdog?

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Today Muskrat publicly predicted a 1000% gain in Tesla’s stock value over next 5 years. This at a time when in most of world the cars are toxic?

What’s his plan, to demand all government vehicles be Teslas?

Or to make it illegal to own anything else?

Dictators gonna dictator.

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GOP/right wing media are such snowflakes.

Daily Mail headline:” Hollywood megastar goes wildly off-script w/ shock political outburst at Oscars.

“Daryl Hannah takes swipe at Donald Trump” What actually happened?

Hannah started with “Slava Ukraini.” She didn’t mention his name.

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Many of us have made jokes for years about France falling so easily to Hitler in 1940.

But now Trump & his acolytes have surrendered to Russia without Putin even sending troops into the USA. Can we referring to today’s GOP as the real surrender monkeys?

NY Times headline: “U.K., France and Ukraine to Develop Cease-Fire Plan to Present to U.S.” The leaders of the free world are leading.

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SNL Cold Open has Elon Musk interrupting Zelenskyy Trump meeting and asking Donald “What are you doing in my office?” And then talking about “Depeartment of Undoing Child Healthcare and Education. DOUCHE.” Truer than most of MSM this week.

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Give me a bleeping break

RFK Jr. in an op-ed on Fox says he is “deeply concerned” about the current measles outbreak

But “the decision to vaccinate is a personal one.”

And adds later in the op-ed. “studies have found that vitamin A can dramatically reduce measles mortality….”

Those Senators who voted to confirm him will have blood on their hands.

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But OTOH…

To liberals/progressives complaining Democrats, who don’t have the White House, nor votes in Congress, aren’t doing enough. Will you stay home in protest or vote 3rd party for state & local elections, and/or the midterms? That’s how we got into this mess in the first place.

Really not fair that Donald Trump is trying to dismantle our democracy before we even have the distraction of MLB.

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Although when baseball season starts- your reminder, baseball billionaire owners… (and yes, players including the Dodgers with their half billion dollar payroll, think they need a tax cut.

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So I missed the part of the Presidential campaign where voters decided Kamala Harris wouldn’t do enough to support banks in their efforts to charge high enough overdraft fees.

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Rob Manfred “Blame system, not Dodgers for payroll disparity”

If only MLB had a commissioner.

(per ESPN, while offseason spending has reached $4.6 billion, the Dodgers and Mets have accounted for nearly a quarter of that total. )


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Too soon to start the pool as to when Secretary of State Marco Rubio will resign or be fired? And he will have lost his Senate seat and his soul for nothing.

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Now Trump says Ukraine started the war.

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Should we be surprised?

Republican Americans who saw January 6 with their own eyes have now been gaslighted into believing it was no big deal. Is there no lie Velveeta Voldemort can’t make up?

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How long until Trump blames Poland for starting World War 2?

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Amy Klobuchar on with Kaitlin Collins talking about the Delta plane crash, and being careful not to assign blame.

But Amy nailed this – “GOP senators have moved from ‘Advise and Consent’ to ‘Accept and Acquiesce.'” Keep hoping some of them wake up before it’s too late.

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Still hoping against hope GOP Senators are looking at people Donald is going after on his revenge tour. Many were allies & even people he hired in his 1st term.

Sooner or later, most in Donald’s orbit end up under the Trump bus.

They REALLY do not want Kash Patel driving that bus

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Again, if Musk gets access to IRS data he won’t just have access to information on where Americans earn money, he’ll have access to our donations.

Don’t think he won’t pay attention to donations to Planned Parenthood, for example? Voting rights groups? Or PBS? For starters?

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Can’t be the only person who saw Southwest Airlines trending and was just a bit relieved to find out it’s “only” layoffs and not another Trump administration plane crash

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RFJ Jr. to HHS: “Some possible factors in chronic disease we’ll investigate were formerly taboo / insufficiently scrutinized. Willing to subject them all to scrutiny of unbiased science.”

Would be less scary if anyone ever heard RFK Jr. & unbiased science before in same sentence

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Amazing how the same GOP who fought Michelle Obama’s Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, is now all behind banning SNAP recipients from being able to buy junk food treats.

Very white of them.

So what is the NBA doing?

Trying to make their All-Star Game less watchable than the Pro Bowl?

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So Velveeta Voldemort shows up and at the cost of millions of taxpayer dollars tries to make the Daytona 500 all about him. If only God could send a sign, you know, like dropping a lot of water from the sky.

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On the occasion of SNL 50 –

This was scary enough in 2016. It’s scarier now

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Hey GOP Senators who think by giving up your power to advise and consent that you’ll placate Donald Trump. Face eating leopards do not get placated. They just get a taste for more meat.

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Wonder if DonOld is jealous that President Musk has more baby mamas than him?

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Apparently, Canadian tourists are increasingly canceling trips to the United States out of fury at Donald Trump.

Hey Canadians, California has Disney parks, nice weather and good Mexican food too. Plus we make excellent wine and craft beer And we didn’t vote for him, eh.

Toight’s fundraising Trump email “

I’ve been flooded w/ requests for my DARK MAGA HAT ever since Elon wore one on stage. They’re completely SOLD-OUT online, but I would NEVER leave you hanging.”

How cute. Elon will let DonOld make $$$ while Musk continues to be President

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NY Times headline: “German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis.” Another European leader with more backbone than American Republicans.

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Senator Mark Warner “I think majority of (Democratic) party realizes the ideological purity of some groups is a recipe for disaster.” Maybe. Let’s hope. Because trying to placate these people is never enough & it turns many Americans off. Litmus tests should stay in labs.

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Trump administration officials didn’t realize National Nuclear Security Administration managed nation’s nuclear stockpile until AFTER they fired more than 300 staffers. Maybe “Nuclear Security” should have been clue? Can’t fix stupid. But apparently we can elect it

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Some of Trump’s disciples thinking cancer research is just a waste of money. So they’re only planning to get diseases that we’ve already cured? Oh wait, many are anti-vaccine too. Never mind

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Somewhere Nixon is thinking “And I was impeached and removed from office for covering up a third-rate burglary.”

USA-Canada’s best players will face off in hockey at 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night.

Spent years a kid in Toronto. Hockey Night in Canada was most important TV of the week.

And biggest games I ever remember were 1972, Summit Series Canada vs Russia.

Under Trump, is Canada-USA same difference?

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Does it count in Trump “start a war” bingo when J.D. Vance insults most of Europe?

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In less than a month America has gone from “the shining city on the hill ” to a global embarrassment.

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LG has recalled 500,000 electric range ovens due to fire hazard which caused extensive property damage, injuries & killed several pets. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received at least 86 reports of unintentional activation & at least 28 fires… When will President Musk dismantle CPSC

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So what is the Kennedy Center going to do now for acts? Now that Donald has named himself chair, filled the board with cronies, and artists are rushing for the exits?

Hang around American Idol auditions and offer jobs to anyone who doesn’t make it to Hollywood but is willing to wear a MAGA hat.

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RFK Jr. today on Fox News vowed to tackle a spiritual ‘crisis’ in the country. He said lack of connectedness is driving disease epidemic as well as depression, suicide, alcoholism & drug addiction. His ex-wife committed suicide after finding sex journal listing all his affairs.

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In deep-red Gaines County, Texas, a measles outbreak has reached 24. All patients are unvaccinated, and 9 have been hospitalized. If only God could send a sign about RFK Jr’s HHS confirmation.

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Maybe we’re missing something. MAYBE when Trump said about McConnell “I have no idea if he had polio.,” maybe he wasn’t being insulting…. maybe DonOld’s memory is just that far gone.

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Tuesday President Musk brought his son to the Oval Office. Thursday he brought three of his children to a White House meeting with Indian PM Modi – before Modi met with DonOld.

Almost like a badly behaved tomcat spraying urine around the house marking his territory.

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Day 2 of RFK Jr’s tenure as HHS secretary.

And a 2024 video resurfaced video shows RFK Jr. saying “I was at the bottom of my class. I started doing heroin and I went to the top of my class. Suddenly, I could sit still and I could read.”

But hey, who needs the Department of Education when kids can use heroin

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Heather Cox Richardson reminded us 4 yrs ago that February 23, 2021

Senate GOP acquitted Trump in his 2nd impeachment, 57-43. McConnell acquitted Trump but after vote, blamed him for Jan 6, adding former Presidents aren’t immune from being held accountable by justice system.” That aged well.

He already tried a violent coup, on camera, and 49.8% of Americans still voted for him.

So yeah, while we’re in a constitutional crisis, I still think Democrats need to keep talking about egg prices.

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Yes, 77 million people voted for Donald Trump But 75 million people voted for Kamala Harris.

And almost 3 million people voted for someone else.

(and about 100 million eligible idiots didn’t vote.)

Hardly a mandate.

Facts still matter.

Next year’s Super Bowl is Feb 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium and will be broadcast on NBC.

Has the 2026 Super Bowl pregame show started yet?

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Saw that Farhan Zaidi is returning to Dodgers as special adviser.

Can only hope he brings the Los Angeles Dodgers all the success he brought the San Francisco Giants.

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Reminder that in 2018 Philadelphia Eagles turned down an invitation to go to the White House and team owner Jeffrey Lurie called Trump ‘disastrous.”

This year apparently it will be a team vote. Unless Donald disinvites them first. Or says Super Bowl was stolen from the Chiefs.

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As JD Vance poses that judges are not allow to control the executive’s legitimate power, your reminder that a Fox News Chyron once referred to President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator.” Every accusation is a confession.

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Some GOP Senators claim to believe cabinet nominees lies that they’d put loyalty to the country before loyalty to Trump.

But we know from his first term, if appointees DO go against Donald, he’ll fire them.

He’s fired & attacked others who showed ANY independence in past. Why are Senators pretending he hasn’t gotten worse?

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Trump now saying Palestinians wouldn’t be allowed back into Gaza under his plan. “In meantime, I would own this — think of it as a real estate development for the future. It would be a beautiful piece of land.” All those who protested & voted against Democrats must be so proud.

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Trump’s DOJ told Prosecutors to drop the Federal corruption case against Eric Adams. So where do we sign up for the pool on what day the New York Mayor will announce he has become a Republican?

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Rachel Maddow nails it. Not just Elon who never ran for anything. But people who voters said “no” to. Almost as if Trump’s top criteria in choosing an administration is giving the finger to voters. #TeamOfLosers

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Susan Collins will vote for RFK Jr, but said she’d spoken to him about her “strong opposition to these arbitrary cuts in funding for vital research at Maine institutions.” “He has promised that as soon as he is confirmed, he’ll re-examine this initiative.”

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Even the USPS is afraid of NFL lawyers. Note, their alert calls it “The Professional Football Championship Game in New Orleans.”

Not the Superb Owl.

WINTER STORMS IN THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE NORTHEAST U.S. AND The Professional Football Championship Game in New Orleans MAY DELAY FINAL DELIVERY OF YOUR MAIL AND PACKAGES. 

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Super Bowl ticket prices have fallen but still several thousand, & hotel prices are insane. As Musk & Trump destroy foreign aid programs, how many millions will it cost for Donald & his entourage to attend? With that $$ how many children could USAID have given food & medicine?

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Is there a prop bet on whether Donold will be accompanied by President Non-Elect Musk?

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Since egg prices are through the roof since January 20, and that’s what he campaigned on, who else thinks we should call him “Trumpty Dumpty?”

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Project 2025 included “dismantling the Education Department, disregarding Congressional spending laws, ending DEI…” President Non-Elect Musk doesn’t do press conferences. But why hasn’t ANY reporter asked Trump since his inaugural about Project 2025?

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He’s going to demand he be the only recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors this year, isn’t he?

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Who says there’s no good news? Today was Andrea Mitchell’s last regular MSNBC broadcast.

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Humanity and decentness aside, international tourists spent over $155 billion visiting the United States in 2024. As we make ourselves the pariah of the world, how much money will the tourism industry lose as foreigners avoid us out of anger and/or fear?

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Not just that FBI director nominee Kash Patel made $50,000 from a Russian propaganda production company. It was for a mockumentary that ridiculed and lied about.. the FBI.

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WTAF? GOP pundit defending racist staffer who Musk is going to hire back, don’t want to ruin lives “of those who don’t even have their brains fully developed yet when they post.” So he’s too immature to know what he’s saying but not too immature to break things & destroy lives?

Virginia Halas McCaskey, owner of the Chicago Bears for the past four-plus decades, has passed away.

But she made it to 102. Looking at the Bears play in recent memory Virginia perhaps epitomized that phrase “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

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The Dallas Mavericks play at home Saturday for their first game since trading super star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Happiest man in town has to be Jerry Jones. Despite the Cowboys’ play this season he’s no longer the most hated owner in Dallas.

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Former TV host and newscaster Casey DeSantis is considering running for governor of Florida when Ron is term-limited out in 2026.

A completely unqualified former television newscaster with no political experience running to replace her husband? Nah, that sort of thing only happens in true banana republics…. Oops, never mind.

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Amy Klobuchar at the Washington Press Club told a job last night she first tweeted in 2019.

“What’s the difference between Donald Trump and Greenland? Greenland is not for sale.

She was booed by some conservatives in the audience. “OK, for any Republican Trump administration person out there, they want to throw eggs at me as a result of that joke. You can’t, because they’re too expensive.”

This really should be getting more attention. Trump released 2 BILLION gallons of water from dams in Central California. The PR stunt barely even got coverage from Fox News. It was a toddler tantrum. And the water not only didn’t flow to Los Angeles, it nearly flooded some farmland AND will evaporate.

And many California farmers, including a lot of Trump voters, will not have the water they desperately will need this summer.

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Lara Trump was just hired as a Fox News Host. So does this mean when DonOld first gets angry at one of his cabinet members he’ll fire them and nominate her?

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All these GOP Senators genuflecting before DonOld even when they KNOW some of his nominees are dangerous…. I suppose it would be wrong to laugh when sooner or later they end up like Bill Barr, John Bolton, Ty Cobb, Jeff Sessions and Mike Pompeo under the Trump bus?

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So it’s Friday. What time today does President Non-Elect Musk tell DonOld to run along and go golf in Florida while he continues to dismantle democracy?