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Rex Huppke

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Stop trying to make dates happen. Have you even tried a Twinkie?

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GOP bucks Trump on Iran. As midterms near, he better get used to it.

05.06.2026 10

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I'm as qualified to be director of national intelligence as Bill Pulte

03.06.2026 20

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Could Trump's White House UFC fight get derailed by scary bugs?

The upcoming White House UFC fight will feature some manly mixed-martial-arts men and man-o-sphere macho maniacs who, in a world of beta men, fear...

02.06.2026 10

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Don't call Trump’s Freedom 250 concert ‘Wouldstink.’ That’s mean.

When the musical lineup for President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration was announced, I was fired up. The list of performers for what’s...

02.06.2026 20

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Trump doesn't care about midterms and definitely doesn't care about you

31.05.2026 20

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'I pray that God kills him' sounds pretty extreme to me, GOP

28.05.2026 9

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An AI summary of Pope Leo XIV's criticism

26.05.2026 10

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'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is the only good thing in this world

Look, this has already been an annoyingly long year, we’re on the brink of a searing-hot summer, gas prices are higher than my cousin Stu at a Phish...

21.05.2026 30

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Bezos says raising his taxes won't help. It's a risk we should take.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has boldly put forth a challenge to Americans. In a May 20 interview with CNBC, he referenced a hypothetical New York City...

21.05.2026 20

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At my son's college graduation, why wasn't I the one being celebrated?

17.05.2026 30

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You voted for affordability. GOP just admitted they don't care about it.

16.05.2026 30

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a ... sandwich delivered by drone?

15.05.2026 30

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Trump painting the Reflecting Pool is another useless distraction

13.05.2026 50

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Most Americans say Trump is unfit to lead. Miss 'Sleepy Joe' yet?

06.05.2026 30

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I never want to take a cruise. Why do people love them? Tell us here.

I was born and raised in Florida, home to the world’s busiest cruise-ship ports. While I abide by most of the rules native Floridians must follow...

05.05.2026 20

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I've had it with all your complaining about gas prices

03.05.2026 30

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Nicole Saphier, who? Trump's ideal surgeon general is in RFK Jr.'s head.

01.05.2026 20

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Comey indictment threatens the rights of seashell artists everywhere

30.04.2026 30

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I guess 'Build The Ballroom!' is the GOP's midterm message?

I’ve been struggling to understand the Republican Party for quite a while, but watching conservative lawmakers trip over themselves to say President...

29.04.2026 30

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Turns out cocaine makes salmon better at being salmon. Who knew!

27.04.2026 10

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Trump wages war on the law. These former judges are fighting back.

26.04.2026 30

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Trump's math isn't for people who know algebra is real

24.04.2026 30

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Even Trump's lies can't save him now

23.04.2026 30

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Hegseth ends 'absurd' flu shots. REAL warriors don't get sick!

22.04.2026 30

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Republicans are really out here religion-splaining ... to the pope

16.04.2026 40

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Pope Leo talks tough. Does the Vatican even have a Department of War?

14.04.2026 40

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From Iran to Hungary, unlikable JD Vance can't stop failing

13.04.2026 30

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Melania Trump just threw her husband under the bus

11.04.2026 40

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Republicans will try to convince you this is normal. It isn't.

09.04.2026 40

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'A whole civilization will die' is shocking, even for Trump

07.04.2026 20

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I'm afraid to ask how much worse this could get

05.04.2026 40

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A message to Artemis II, from the moon: ‘Please respect my privacy’

03.04.2026 20

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Pam Bondi fired for not lying hard enough for Trump. Shame on her.

03.04.2026 30

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Americans would rather have Joe Biden's economy than Trump's mess

02.04.2026 30

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In time of war, Americans must rally around their president's ballroom

My fellow Americans, our nation is at war, and so it is vital that we set aside our political differences and patriotically rally around our...

31.03.2026 50

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Newsom's newfound anti-LGBTQ vibe won't win anyone over

29.03.2026 40

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Americans are fed up. On Saturday, we'll see just how much.

27.03.2026 40

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Trump voted by mail-in ballot and his candidate lost. RIGGED!

Everyone’s laughing at my president, Donald J. Trump, because he cast a mail-in ballot for a March 24 special election in Florida. They think it’s...

26.03.2026 30

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Trump will throw Hegseth under the bus over Iran. Just watch.

25.03.2026 70

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What to do (and not do) if you see ICE agents helping TSA at airports

23.03.2026 20

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Conservatives try to gaslight us about 'extremism.' Here's a mirror.

22.03.2026 50

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Hegseth wants $200 billion for war? I know where to find it.

20.03.2026 50

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Trump's war of choice is driven by a president in obvious decline

18.03.2026 40

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Trump, beacon of health, picks chemicals over MAHA Moms

17.03.2026 70

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Republicans have literally nothing to run on in midterms. Good luck!

15.03.2026 40

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Wait a second. Pete Hegseth spent $93 BILLION on what now?

13.03.2026 40

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Joe Rogan says Trump 'betrayed' us on Iran. He's so close!

12.03.2026 40

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Trump's 'golden age' drives America right into a gas crisis

Oh, they laughed when I lined the backyard with kiddie pools and filled each one with gasoline and covered them all with evaporation lids. And they...

10.03.2026 40

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McDonald's CEO Big Arch taste test mocked. I did my own to defend him.

06.03.2026 20

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