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Rex Huppke

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Blistering U.S. heat wave proves Mother Nature is a radical leftist

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The Great American State Fair is Trump's daily humiliation. I love it.

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Centrist Democrat: I fear my party is moving so far left it might win

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SCOTUS Roundup ruling shows how badly MAHA moms got played by Trump

The easily influenced influencers in the Make America Healthy Again crowd are livid that the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup...

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Trump spikes affordable housing bill signing, like a selfish baby

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Tucker Carlson slams Trump, GOP's 'bizarro sex lives.' What changed?

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Rules for the algae-covered Reflecting Pool: No touching, no looking

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Trump's algae-rich Reflecting Pool smells of RFK Jr. to me

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Everything is bigger in Texas – including Paxton's dumb ideas

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I'm proud my tax dollars are buying Trump a $600 million ballroom

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Trump wanted Iran's unconditional surrender. What he got is laughable.

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Trump’s White House UFC fight highlights a selfish, failing presidency

A more proper title for the heavily sponsored UFC Freedom 250 fight desecrating the White House lawn on June 14 would be: "Donald Trump’s Sad...

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Republicans must investigate the Knicks Game 4 win. RIGGED!

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By the GOP's own metrics, life was better under Biden

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I'm glad Spencer Pratt lost. Let's Make Stupidity Embarrassing Again.

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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.

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

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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...

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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...

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

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

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An AI summary of Pope Leo XIV's criticism

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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...

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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...

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

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

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

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Trump painting the Reflecting Pool is another useless distraction

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

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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...

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

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

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Comey indictment threatens the rights of seashell artists everywhere

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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...

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

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

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

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Even Trump's lies can't save him now

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

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

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

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

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Melania Trump just threw her husband under the bus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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