Republicans are cool with nazi stuff

Today’s Big Stuff. October 24, 2024.

It’s Thursday. There are 12 days until Election Day. Republicans are cool with nazi stuff, another GOP defection and the VP is going to the scene of the crime. 

Be advised: This newsletter uses profanity. But only because shit is totally fucked up. 

Note: There’s no other way to say this, dear Sexy Patriots — shit is getting weird. And we don’t mean good weird. We mean the kind Tim Walz talked about. We’ve got rumors and new accusations about Trump being a total creepshow predator. We’ve got Tucker Carlson talking about spanking little girls and making us want to throw up and call the cops. And we’ve got 12 days until an election that will decide if we stay America or become Russia with better restaurants. 

But through it all, we have been leading or tied in this race, and our leaders have been out there fighting like hell for us. And we know the other side is on their bullshit because they keep trying to mess up the polling averages by pushing out partisan junk polls. As strategist Simon Rosenberg has noted this is what they did to give the idea that a Red Wave was coming in 2022. But did it? Well, we know the answer to that but we thought we’d ask it anyway. So here for an interview is the 2022 Republican Red Wave. 

TBS: Hi, Red Wave! We’ve never seen you before!

Red Wave: Hey guys! It’s because I’m not real. I was full of shit. 

TBS: Oh that’s right. You never happened. Were you surprised?

Red Wave: Not really. I noticed at one point that the people who kept talking about me were total fucking morons. 

TBS: Smart. So what have you been up to since then?

Red Wave: Mostly hanging out with Herschel Walker and Dr. Oz. They didn’t happen either. 

TBS: That sounds awful.

Red Wave: Yeah, it’s a shitty life. It makes me glad I don’t exist. 

Did we get to meta? We wrote that one in a sweat lodge after licking some mysterious toads. But you get our point. The Red Wave didn’t happen because the Blue Badasses stopped it. Now let’s do it again. Y’all have a blessed day.

Note two: We really don’t want to show you this. It is so goddamn creepy. Your skin will crawl right out the window and on down the street. Here’s Tucker Carlson talking about his daddy Trump and spanking little girls. Someone please get this twisted motherfucker some therapy or a padded cell.

Note three: Well that was unsettling. That’s also a good word to describe what’s happening at the LA Times. Billionaire owner and Elon Leon kiss-ass Pat Soon-Shiong admitted he interfered with the editorial board’s endorsement. The confession came the same day Mariel Garza, the paper’s editorial page editor, resigned in protest. According to Semafor, cancellations doubled between Monday and Tuesday. Tragic. Non-Mark Cuban billionaires really are the fucking worst. More: CJR

Note four: A former model has come forward to accuse Trump of groping her, this time after being introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein. This happens a lot. More: The Guardian

Note five: This really says it all, don’t it? More: Twitter

Note six: BIG win in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday as they said people who screw up their mail-in votes can cast a provisional ballot. Woohoo! More: WESH

Note seven: Georgia audited the voter rolls for non citizens and didn’t turn up much. So now we know that the results will be legit and nobody will complain, right? Right?! More: ABC News

Note eight: DOJ let Elon Leon know that his $1 million lottery could be illegal. And at the very least it’s shameless and more than just a little pathetic. More: NBC News

Note nine: North Korea sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training. Those are Trump’s friends. Let’s not find out how big of a mess they can all make together. More: Huff Post

Note nine: Trump flipped out on John Kelly on Truth Social. Which is just one more reason why Kelly should do the Sunday shows. Then they might actually be worth watching. More: NBC News

Note 10: Thankfully our Vice President called out Trump’s appalling remarks yesterday. It sure is nice to be on the non-nazi side. 

Note 11: Geraldo is on our side now. Kinda like a fish you wanna throw back, ain’t he?

Note 12: VP Harris kicked ass on CNN last night. Unfortunately, CNN is hot garbage and they treated her like shit even though she was the only candidate who showed up. Maybe that’s why those sad fuckers live in third place. More: Associated Press

Note 13: But we freaking swooned when she flat out called Trump as a fascist. This is not a time for subtlety. It’s time to kick fascist ass. More: Huff Post

Note 14: Y’all know we love Willie Nelson. And y’all know we love Beyonce. So it’s pretty dang cool for us to see Willie getting together with Tina Knowles, Beyonce’s mom, to rally with VP Harris in Texas tomorrow. 

Note 15: We never thought we’d say this, but Van Jones is right. How embarrassing for Dana Bash.

Note 16: Trump is going on Joe Rogan’s podcast today. Make sure to not tune in. More: Politico

Note 17: Fox News has been busted editing Trump’s recent appearance at a barber shop. This means they have to lose their license, right? More: CNN

Note 18: Mitch McConnell is very tough on Trump — in private. In public, he’s a total chickenshit. More: CNN

Note 19: For today’s Happy Ending, we take you to crucial Waukesha County, Wisconsin, where the mayor said he is voting for VP Harris after leaving the Republican Party because of Jan. 6. Welcome aboard, Mr. Mayor! More: Fox6Now

Note 20: The Washington Post is reporting that BEYONCE will appear with Kamala Harris in Houston tomorrow!!! Let’s hope this time it is true! More: Twitter

Note 21: And on those fucking awesome notes, let’s go do some news! Hang in there, SPs. Only 12 more days to go and then we can either exhale or start resisting like crazy. Love y’all!

Nazi see Nazi do
So Trump apparently isn't an outlier in the Republican Party. We knew that, but still they used to occasionally condemn his more fucked up antics. But they’re not batting an eye at the whole praising Hitler thing. It started yesterday morning with Fox and Friends making excuses and by the end of the day it was Gov. Chris Sununu on CNN making excuses for it. You know what you call someone who makes excuses for nazis? A fucking nazi. More: Huff Post

Right-said Fred
35 years, and he was one of the few Republicans willing to vote to impeach Trump for attacking the Capitol. Between this and the mayor in Waukesha, the VP is definitely picking up some disaffected Republicans. Let’s just hope it’s enough. More: WoodTV

Finish him
The VP is going to be making her closing argument next week on Oct. 29. But it’s more then where than the when that’s important. VP Harris will be making her closing argument from the Ellipse outside the White House, where Trump launched his attack on our demoracy on Jan. 6, 2021. It’s a political masterstroke, and a powerful reminder of what is at stake here. More: Huff Post

Today’s clips
More than 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they could, leading to long waits at some polling sites that were made worse by an overwhelmed computer system that clerks use to process ballots. More: Associated Press

A mysterious bronze-colored monument has appeared across the street from the U.S. Capitol grounds “honoring” the Jan. 6 insurrection with a massive turd. More: Huff Post