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Rex Huppke

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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

30.04.2026 10

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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 10

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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.

26.04.2026 20

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

24.04.2026 20

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Even Trump's lies can't save him now

23.04.2026 20

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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?

14.04.2026 20

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

13.04.2026 10

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Melania Trump just threw her husband under the bus

11.04.2026 20

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

09.04.2026 20

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

07.04.2026 10

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

05.04.2026 30

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

03.04.2026 10

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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

02.04.2026 20

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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...

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

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

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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Trump, beacon of health, picks chemicals over MAHA Moms

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

15.03.2026 20

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

13.03.2026 20

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

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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 30

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

06.03.2026 10

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Congrats, Trump. Even Republicans want ICE gone.

05.03.2026 20

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Trump gives no clear reason for Iran war, so you get to vote for one!

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Trump says of Americans who die in his war: 'That's the way it is'

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Pam Bondi ignores Epstein survivors, suggests money matters more

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The Incredible Shrinking MAGA: Trump is losing his biggest supporters

10.02.2026 10

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Super Bowl bets: Put your money on these 6 things. Trust me.

10.02.2026 10

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Tim Scott calls out Trump's racist video. Most Republicans stay silent.

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I fear Bad Bunny's halftime show. I choose the safety of Kid Rock.

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The more Trump appears in the Epstein files, the less the GOP cares

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There's a new prognosticating Phil for Groundhog Day 2026

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No one asked for the 'Melania' documentary

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Trump isn't 'softening' on ICE. He's playing you.

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Doomsday Clock advances, bringing us closer to a welcome extinction

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Minneapolis shooting may be the GOP's breaking point with Trump

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Our kids are not guinea pigs for quacks like RFK Jr.

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