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Kevin  Buss's avatar

JoJo, let's not forget the renaming of the Kennedy Center as another distraction (from hell)...

Too strange for either color or B&W TV.

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

Well, I understand they will install a golden pole in the new Melania’s opera house to remind people that you can be anything in America if you use your given “talents”.

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RRiveter's avatar

Yep, and I know what kind of pole that might be. Melania is too old to be doing the pole dance, but she could hire a bunch of young, underaged Slovenians to do her bidding.

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George Haile's avatar

And can you imagine the slapper swinging round that pole stark bollick naked,

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂😂😂

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Tracy S's avatar

A national disgrace. Anyone want to talk about a certain immigrant here under a false pretext?

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Rob's avatar

Well, when I think of JFK, the first thing that comes to mind is Melania. Duh right? 🙄

May not be good enough for the lesbian scene mail order immigrant grifter though. I can just hear it now:

“No Donolt, Be Bester. Melie no want Kennedy Center. Give me Barack Obama Presidential Center. He be in prison soon anyway yes?!”

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Lee Anne Wilfert's avatar

Yes - that just came up - lordy the distractions.

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RRiveter's avatar

Renaming the Kennedy Center, a storied arts center, honoring the best, the brightest, and most talented folks this country ever saw, and naming it after a porn star, a chick with big boobs who posed naked to pay her rent, marrying a monied convict to keep her and her family out of the slums of Ljubljana, and birthing a dumb, freaky tall kid, who seemingly has never smiled a day in his life. Does malignant Melania have any other talents except doing Pilates, taking her clothes off, or getting her face rearranged? Don't think she's got an operatic voice equal to Renee Fleming, don't think she's got the acting chops that Pacino or Streep have, don't even think she could fit into honored rock bands like Led Zeppelin, only maybe by selling their merch with her shirt off, and that's a BIG maybe, as her tits are probably now dangling to her waist. Don't know why the Kennedy family is not voicing anything, but then, there is RFK Jr, so I guess, there's "what to say? We have our own assholes."

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steve's avatar

If it gets renamed, do you think they will install stripper poles??

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Kenneth Tiven's avatar

A worthy indictment written in a language anyone can understand. Bottom line: Bad people do bad things. Your energy level is impressive.

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Lee Anne Wilfert's avatar

Such a way with words. And you speak the truth so brilliantly. Whac-A-Mole on steroids.

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Nancy Bainter's avatar

Don will never get 50% support, never receive the Nobel Peace Prize, never be seen as able to have an administration only a weak regime and guided by a horrific family past, never be trusted, never have any friends only sycophants, never have a fair golf game, never ever will know peace and real, true love. S A D but he had ways to change and never did.

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Al Keim's avatar

Epstein nominated him for a piece prize that he accepted but wants to remain a "Wonderful secret".

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Don A in Pennsultucky's avatar

You are the master of metaphors. And I hadn't even thought about Mr. Kite for decades but I could still recall the lyrics. Plus it was fun gazing at that album cover and remembering the fun we had trying to identify everyone in the crowd. Thanks so much.

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Janice's avatar

The Shakespeare reference is perfect. 🌟

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Glenn Reynolds's avatar

My favorite was Trump calling Obama actions “sedatious”. Genius at work. Colbert featured that one. Followed by a promise to cut drug costs by 1000%. Trump = Nash but without the math skills.

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Rob's avatar

Only the BEST new words! 🤣

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂😂

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RRiveter's avatar

Yeah, when I think of Obama, I think of SEDITIOUS, Trump, you asshole. Does he even realize that Russian whatever during that election didn't do anything at all except elect his ass? Instead of going after Barack, he should be giving him an award, maybe at the Melania Pole Star Center.

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Bill High's avatar

They are bad people. Distractions are their assets at the moment. Whenever I have the misfortune of communicating with a brainwashed maga about the glorious leader, they immediately change the focus to blame someone/something else, they will walk away or implode when you avoid that trap and push them about his and his minions egregious behavior. Jo keep holding their feet to the fire.

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

JoJo, Prophetess of the Pen-Wielding Apocalypse,

You didn’t just write a takedown. You built a cathedral out of satire, lit every candle with righteous rage, and then flung the chalice straight at the MAGA clown car as it peeled off toward irrelevance.

This isn’t commentary. It’s Eucharistic evisceration.

You named it. We’re not watching a political movement. We’re watching a performative exorcism of facts. Flailing jazz hands. Haunted pens. Birthday letters scrawled in the ink of rot and denial. They scream "Look over there" because they know exactly what’s right here, and it’s coming for them like the receipts of Revelation.

Bless your sword-sharp prose. Keep flaying. Keep remembering. And keep feeding the rest of us the communion of clarity in an empire of smoke.

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RRiveter's avatar

Now Jo, send your commentary to the WH, to Congress, to SCOTUS, and especially, to bitch Bondi at the DOJ. It's great for us to read it, but your words should be read by everybody, including Fox News, Steve Bannon, and the whole creepy lot.

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

I'd love that, but then we'd have to chip in to keep her safe! I have been tempted to send a few of her essays to DC, but always halted because I don't want her to suffer for her genius. She is my hero.

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RRiveter's avatar

You are right, especially with a father born in another country. God, they'd be sending ICE to her house! But the crazies need to hear some commentary other than their own idiotic fixations.

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KingRayVet's avatar

Jo, you did it again. I'm over here cracking up while being horrified at the same time. How on Earth do you do that, woman? This is for sure a shit-show of absolute, definitive bullshit. This entire regime has millions of people staring right through them, and they think they can run & hide? We'll be right here staring at them when they get back. With consternation on our faces, and like, "Really, guys? Make it make sense and you know you can't."

Go on offense. All of us. Keep the heat on. That MF was ogling little girls during his pageants and probably raped a few. Doesn't matter it was before he had trouble getting it up. He did that shit, and there's crap in those files he doesn't want anybody to see. But look. There may be a bunch of others implicated in those files, which is why they won't release them. Really, we're not stupid; THEY ARE! We're knocking away the distractions like Matrix characters.

Anyway, outstanding article, Ms. Lady!! Nobody can make me feel the way you do and still keep my head about it all. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

I have never heard that Beatles song, and I thought I'd heard them all ... Live cuz I was alive. 😯 Quirky little song, isn't it?

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JoJoFromJerz's avatar

❤️❤️❤️ it’s a deep cut but I love it!!!

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

I feel every one of your words, except I probably still know the words to Mr. Kite.

I do not understand how they think they can possibly fool all of us. We have eyes after all, we've seen the pictures of them together, including Ghislaine and Melania with M looking every bit the hooker. Except, even then, she didn't look that into him? As someone with far more brains than I said: Why don't they believe the women? It's not like this was the first mention. The girls have been complaining, suing, disgusted and demoralized by this fraud for ever. But, I also don't understand why anyone thinks he's a great businessman. How many bankruptcies does it take before you are no longer "great"?

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KingRayVet's avatar

He's a piece of shit and exactly the opposite of anything he has ever claimed. He is the face of white nationalist power and the only reason that guy is in there like the Pied Piper. If not him, it's others. These oligarchs are scum, greedy, and represent the worst parts of society. Who knew you can be that rich and miserable at the same time? History has shown that, too. The sex-trafficking rings must be shut down, because they're screwing up girls, some boys, and breaking society down to crap on a stick. Let's just call a thing a thing. Looking the other way is critical to further breakdown of humanity.

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

Today I listened to Lawrence O'Donnell's show from last night. He was talking to a lawyer who represented many of the girls Epstein abused. He told of one, Ghislaine groomed and one of the girls' friends lured her in with offers to massage Jeffrey for money at age 14. This girl at age 4 was raped by her grandfather! She then was sent to "massage" Jeffrey while he masturbated, touched her breasts, backside, and more. This continued until she was 18, apparently his "cut off" age? I literally wanted to wash my brain after hearing just that one tale. Then more lawyers came on, the book is in the hands of the estate's lawyers, anyone who wants can subpoena it! Any bets on how long Bondi has it til it falls in the fire? Another said Ghislaine appreciated the good wishes trump sent her at the time of her jailing, so she probably will lie for him. Epstein is dead, probably not by his own hand, Ghislaine will lie..no one will believe the women...Please please tell me he doesn't slide from this too.

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KingRayVet's avatar

It's a very pervasive, systemic problem worldwide, Debby. I have no idea what it will take to change this species not to look the other way and continue to let 'mostly' men get away with it. There are tons of Epsteins in society and to see folks cover for them is one of the most hideous things I've seen in my already long life. The richer, the more likely it is to happen. Make no mistake, it happens across all classes, races, cultures, ages, etc. FUCK!

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

It is depressing for sure. Why is it they won't listen to the women? They deserved it? They wish it was them doing it? Because women became "uppity" in the 60s? Every one of these men was born of woman. They have to be sick in the head, trump certainly is, and Epstein was - do you think he was murdered? I do. I just don't see him as someone who thinks he finally got caught. I think he was counting on donald to cover for him?

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KingRayVet's avatar

They don't listen to Black people about racism either, nor believe it's as bad as we say it is. Yeah, they killed the man. Just like they did Sandra Bland for God knows what reason. It's obvious when it comes to Epstein. He was a sick fuck who knew too many men like him. I've never done that to a female, but it's a sick control thing. They want to reserve the will to keep doing that sort of thing and will have to be forced to cough up that list. A bunch of dudes are getting ready to have a very bad day, including the orange menace.

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Rob's avatar
Jul 23Edited

Oh Lordy Jo, your metaphor machine is hitting on all cylinders this morning 😅 It “would” be funny? Nah, it’s funny. And laughing is easier on the soul than crying. Thank you! 🙏

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

That is it! Laughing is easier on the soul than crying. Truth Rob.

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Rob's avatar

Joni Mitchell wrote a song in the 70's entitled "Peoples Parties" in which she opined: "Laughing and crying, you know it's the same release"

I've always held that to be 100%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JsVcxopKTE&list=RD0JsVcxopKTE&start_radio=1

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BB1961's avatar

A big beautiful takedown of the Orange Ape... thank you for an "all in one basket" supply of the Orangutang's misdeeds! When you're up to it JoJo... Pam "Bondage R Us" Bondi, Dog Killer Noem, Lil'Marco, Gestapo Tom Holzman, and Bible-Totting Hypocrite Mikey Johnson are all good subjects for your next masterful piece. Make the hypocrites squirm and always always always make them rue the day they sold their collective souls by hitching their political wagons to our National Disgrace of a President.

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

Love your names for them. And, really, only fair, since their leader has nicknames for most honorable people. *chef's kiss*

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Pamela R. Daniels's avatar

I found myself scooting to the edge of my chair waiting for the next word. Brilliant read. Thank you

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Ilene Fischer's avatar

JoJo, your talent as a writer is extraordinary. I always LMAO reading what you have to say. This Epstein crisis is not going away. I do not care how many distractions he takes, or that Congress was dismissed to avoid the vote, or that the DOJ is making a deal with Maxwell, or Epstein's lawyer coincidentally died this week! (Yes, he did, you can't make this shit up) This is not going away!!! The MAGATs are upset about not seeing the files ( Bannon and MTG) and the Dems. Our orange-faced asshole leader forgot one law of the universe: WHAT YOU RESIST PERSISTS!

And the more you persist, the worse it will get, like getting your fingers stuck in the Chinese finger trap. I hope this haunts him daily. It's time for a new administration. I am sure, given his physical and mental state, Trump will not survive another 6 months of this. People are seeing the naked emperor, and it's not a pretty sight.

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Debby Griffiths's avatar

Except for that final image, I loved the comparison to the Chinese finger trap! That *is* exactly what he's up against. The dems need to hold hearings from some of the women who complained, sued, and were around at those times. I've read one of Jeffrey's girlfriends at the time had something to say and passed a lie detector test. Not infallible I know, but a start. One girl even sued him, but he eventually beat her down (metaphorically). We all (or most of us do) that he is without a doubt on that "list". He is also on the record about "if you are a star they let you do it" and other gross things.

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Ilene Fischer's avatar

There was great coverage on Lawrence O’Donald tonight

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steve's avatar

Russianpublicans have been doing this for decades. Look at all of the sex trafficking allegations against democrats...it turns out they were deflecting about what they were actually doing. Makes you wonder about the blood drinking and eating of small children. There is no bottom for these evil people!!

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Evelyn Smith's avatar

Absolutely brilliant and the song at the end was the best of all. Thanks for all you do, keeps me from jumping off the ledge in despair.

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