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The Ballad of Don Henry: Trump vs. the Machine

The Ballad of Don Henry: Trump vs. the Machine

John Henry had a hammer. Trump had an IQ, and he went down in folklore as “Don Henry.” Once upon a time, there was a mighty steel-driving man...

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Corporate Greed Takes Flight with Sean Duffy

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy insists that corporate integrity is none of the public’s business. You probably won’t believe this, boys and...

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Jim Hightower

Minnesota Nice Interviews Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Wherein our intrepid talk radio show host interviews rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. From beautiful Slenderville, Minnesota at 97.5 KNUT, it’s the...

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Dean Kaner

The Golden Arches Go Full True-Crime: Inside the Corporate Launch of the ‘McMangione’

The Golden Arches Go Full True-Crime: Inside the Corporate Launch of the ‘McMangione’

In a bold, paradigm-shifting move that completely redefines the concept of corporate opportunism, McDonald’s Corporation has officially announced...

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Why the Reasons for Calling Me ‘Howard the Great’ Are Compelling, Though There’s Still Room for Improvement

Why the Reasons for Calling Me ‘Howard the Great’ Are Compelling, Though There’s Still Room for Improvement

Why shouldn’t I be a noted historical figure? Here’s my reasoning for calling me “Howard the Great.” History has many “Greats,” from...

22.10.2026 2

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Howard Zaharoff

As ‘Milk Monitor,’ Little Donnie Hires New Press Secretary #15

Desperate for a new mouthpiece for his latest enterprise, Little Donnie hires a New Press Secretary, but finds Hiring & Firing a humble chore....

21.10.2026 7

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Marilyn Sands

Scaramucci Considers Comeback as Trump Press Secretary: Says Katie Zacharia Proved ‘There’s No Place to Go But Up’

Scaramucci Considers Comeback as Trump Press Secretary: Says Katie Zacharia Proved ‘There’s No Place to Go But Up’

Former 11-day White House icon promises to measure his next tenure as Trump Press Secretary using a stopwatch, a calendar and an air-fryer....

20.10.2026 3

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Ripping the Headlines Today, 10/19/26

Ripping the Headlines Today, 10/19/26

Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House Press...

19.10.2026 5

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Paul Lander

‘Camp Trump’: Presidential Golf Retreat Proposed by Owner/Shyster

Trump wants to make his golf course near Mar-a-Lago a “Camp Trump,” to be like Camp David, but where Color, Creed, Political Party & Sexual...

19.10.2026 4

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Marilyn Sands

Flatulence in the Free Market: How Donald Trump Saved America from Cow Farts while Coal Burned Free!

Flatulence in the Free Market: How Donald Trump Saved America from Cow Farts while Coal Burned Free!

Because why bother regulating massive industrial pollution when you can just blame the nearest ruminant and its cow farts? Let us begin with a...

18.10.2026 7

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls

You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls

To get around the 1970 ban on TV cigarette advertising, General Cigar introduced a product called Tijuana Smalls. By the mid-1960s, everyone knew...

18.10.2026 4

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‘Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned’: A Shocking Guilfoyle Tell-All!

Betrayed by Don Jr. & then his old man, Kimberly Guilfoyle builds her ‘Burn Book’ & gets the last laugh! Fired or let-go, Kimberly...

16.10.2026 9

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Marilyn Sands

The ‘Menopause’ That Weighed Seven Pounds, Ten Ounces

The ‘Menopause’ That Weighed Seven Pounds, Ten Ounces

A humorous family memoir about the menopause that wasn’t. Chapter 1: The Sweats, Scales and Stomach Virus that Signaled Menopause Life was humming...

15.10.2026 8

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The Art of the Bribe: Why Buy the Cow When You Can Lease the Electorate?

The Art of the Bribe: Why Buy the Cow When You Can Lease the Electorate?

Because nothing screams “conservative fiscal discipline” quite like sliding a crisp Lincoln under the steering wheel of American democracy and...

15.10.2026 8

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Suspect the System is Rigged? Here’s Proof

If it seems to you like the system is rigged to favor the powerful, you’re right. Here’s the proof. Years ago, a Texas lawmaker got caught using...

14.10.2026 10

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Jim Hightower

My Letter to Our Veep, Before We Lose L.A. & the San Diego Zoo!

J. D. Vance, American Veep, what part of the 25th Amendment don’t you understand? I’m not going to pussy-foot around – you’re dragging your...

13.10.2026 9

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Marilyn Sands

Ripping the Headlines Today, 10/12/26

Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about Trump naming Katie Zacharia as the new White House Press...

12.10.2026 9

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Paul Lander

Portfolio Diversification via Gambling Parlays: Gen Z Swapped Vanguard for a 12-Leg Same-Game Hero Ball

Because nothing says ‘long-term wealth accumulation’ quite like gambling your grocery budget on a Latvian table tennis underdog named Yanis. For...

12.10.2026 6

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Minnesota Nice Interviews Snowplow Driver Pete Henderson

Wherein our intrepid talk radio show host interviews snowplow driver Pete Henderson. From beautiful downtown Slenderville, Minnesota at 97.5 KNUT-FM,...

10.10.2026 9

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Dean Kaner

Has Fecklessness Ruined Capital Punishment?

This is not an essay on the moral merits or demerits of capital punishment, nor does it address the question of whether the death penalty is a...

09.10.2026 9

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Lot Hildegard

The Trail of Tweets: The Choctaw Nation Meets the Art of the Deal

When Donald Trump brought a red-state campaign rally to Oklahoma’s Choctaw sovereign land, history didn’t just repeat itself—it filed for a...

09.10.2026 10

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

You Betcha the GOP ‘Loves’ Small Business — Loves It to Death

The GOP’s cynical scheme is using the small business label to overpower those very enterprises. I’ve got to hand it to Washington’s Republican...

07.10.2026 10

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Jim Hightower

Ninety Dollars Golden Years Heist: Trump Thinks Grandma Can Be Bribed

Because nothing screams “fiscal stability” quite like a government-issued direct deposit of ninety dollars that won’t even cover a single co-pay...

07.10.2026 10

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Ripping the Headlines Today, 10/5/26

Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about the safety of ‘Moose and Squirrel,’ doesn’t need to be...

05.10.2026 10

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Paul Lander

A Surprise Ending to Two White House Misfits!

The Jig is up for the hapless misfits couple at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. November 2, 2026, the night before Mid-Terms: The White House Bunker with...

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Marilyn Sands

Montana Proposes a Way to Stop ‘Dark Money’ Corruption of Our Democracy

A bipartisan effort is now underway in Montana to kill the “Dark Money” trick that corporations use to secretly bankroll candidates. It’s the...

30.09.2026 10

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Jim Hightower

The Art of the Atomic Bluff: When ‘Peace’ Means Vaporization and Foreign Policy is Just Locker Room Talk

“Annihilate” is such a clean, clinical word for mass vaporization. It’s not “negotiate a favorable containment treaty.” There is a very...

29.09.2026 10

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

A Uyghur Buses Tables at $10,000-a-Plate Free Palestine Fundraiser

Ed Sheeran explains why it’s okay to discriminate against Uyghur busboys. “Are you done with your dessert, Mr. Sheeran?” a harried Uyghur busboy...

26.09.2026 20

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Peter Merkl

Minnesota Nice Interviews Retired Actor Gus Moron

Wherein our intrepid talk Radio Show host interviews retired actor Gus Moron. From beautiful downtown Slenderville, Minnesota, it’s the Minnesota...

25.09.2026 10

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Dean Kaner

Like a Dog Marking His Territory, Little Donnie Wants His Name on Everything

Little Donnie, like a dog, holds his own in his school’s John for the ’21 Second Rule!’ 21 Second Rule: All mammals, like a dog for example,...

24.09.2026 10

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Marilyn Sands

The Trump Briefing Room Saga Continues: Major Outlets Gone… Send in the Clowns

In which the White House trades the Fourth Estate in the briefing room for preschool coloring books, while law enforcement officials remain entirely...

23.09.2026 20

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

GOP Leaders Want to Take America Back … to McCarthyism

You’d think the GOP wouldn’t want to revisit that disgraceful chapter of their heritage, yet they are proudly pushing McCarthyism 2026. It’s one...

22.09.2026 20

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Jim Hightower

Ripping the Headlines Today, 9/21/26

Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about the Charmin ‘Forever Roll,’ doesn’t need to be complicated...

21.09.2026 20

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Paul Lander

Adam and Eve: It All Began with an Apple

Adam and Eve meet under the tree. It wasn’t original, but it was the only pick-up line he knew. “All the time,” she answered. He took a chance...

20.09.2026 20

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The Grand Old Revenue Agents: How the GOP Just Discovered that Deficits Caused by Tax Cuts Aren’t Actually Handled by the Tooth Fairy

Hmmm … tax cuts do not necessarily work … what to do? what to do? For decades, political scientists, economists, and anyone who has ever...

19.09.2026 20

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Greg’s Folly: Governor Abbott Gets Hoisted on His Own Petard

Governor Abbott has now flip-flopped from AI data center hypester to pretend reformer. Governor Abbott, the right-wing hack who is governor of Texas,...

17.09.2026 30

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Jim Hightower

‘Left for Dead’ Mitch McConnell on His First Day Back in 3 Months

Ferris Bueller can’t hold a candle to this Turncoat! 9 other things “Left for Dead” Mitch says he did on his first day out! “Today, I casted...

16.09.2026 20

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Marilyn Sands

MAGAFlation is Actually Freedom-Flation: Why Paying $12 a Gallon for Gas Means You’re Winning So Hard Your Wallet Cries

MAGAFlation: Because nothing says ‘vibrant, roaring economy’ quite like having to take out a high-interest payday loan to buy three loose,...

16.09.2026 20

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Ripping the Headlines Today, 9/14/26

Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about the Kimmel/Talarico YouTube interview, doesn’t need to be...

14.09.2026 20

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Paul Lander

Minnesota Nice Interviews Bank Teller Tilly Ash

Wherein our intrepid talk radio show host interviews bank teller Tilly Ash, of the Bank of Slenderville. From beautiful downtown Slenderville,...

14.09.2026 30

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Dean Kaner

Trump’s Dubious Claims: Let Me Count the Ways

Okay, we can’t cover all of them: just the last 10 dubious claims! What scares me is somebody out there bought them all! With his cognitive...

11.09.2026 20

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Marilyn Sands

The Art of the Sidestep: How Hakeem Jeffries Mastered the Fine Art of Telling the Left to Pound Sand

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries admonishes the left, while protecting his corporate donor list. As fed-up progressives sweep key primaries and...

11.09.2026 20

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Billionaires Say America’s Founding Value of Egalitarianism Is Not for Them

Egalitarianism is a philosophy that says that all people are equal and deserve the same rights, opportunities and social status. So, not for...

10.09.2026 30

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Jim Hightower

Mike Lindell of MyPillow Introduces MyVaccine

Newly-discovered never-aired commercial, filmed Sept. 3, 2020: Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of MyPillow, introduces MyVaccine. Hello. I’m Mike...

10.09.2026 20

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Ripping the Headlines Today, 9/9/26

Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about U.S. Tennis Open, doesn’t need to be complicated or confusing;...

09.09.2026 20

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Paul Lander

The Big Wet and the Bad Hombre: Why El Niño is Packing More Heat Than a Fake Tan on a Windy Day

How we learned to stop worrying and blame the Pacific Ocean’s most unruly foreign agitator, El Niño, for global warming. Donald Trump held a...

09.09.2026 30

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Counter Culture

In the future, popping pills will prepare you for the culture at your vacation destination better than you ever thought possible. The following event...

07.09.2026 20

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Wheels on the School Bus Go Nowhere: Why America’s Yellow Submersible Shortage is Actually a National Security Triumph

A bureaucratic autopsy of the Great Diesel Exodus, the traditional school bus, feral youth metallurgists, and the vanishing art of shouting down the...

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

Pentagon Turmoil: General Patton is Rolling Over in his Grave

Because nothing screams “national security readiness” quite like Pentagon turmoil caused by turning the Department of Defense into an exclusive...

04.09.2026 30

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Dr. M.s. Malaszczyk

What DO You Do With a Drunken Sailor? A Contemporary Approach

If you grew up in a simpler, more wholesome, more innocent time, as I did, you began asking and answering the musical question “What Do You Do With...

03.09.2026 20

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Lot Hildegard