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“Talks like” does not mean Congressman Randy Fine’s voice so much as the words he uses. Like if you saw some of this committed to paper you’d be like “Wow, so he said he’s Jewish so I wonder if this guy was in like one of those IDF commando units where they teach you how to rip a dude’s throat out with one hand,” only to see that he looks like he’d lose a fight with a stairmaster.

All those “Arab-Americans for Trump” must love this guy because Trump endorsed him multiple times, even after he said Gaza should be nuked on Thursday. Fine, who obviously thinks he would kick the shit out of a Hamas terrorist in a fistfight, might not love it if he finds out who one of Hamas’s backers are and who they just gave a luxury 747 to. It could be devastating news for him.

Hey, remember xenon? It’s on the periodic table where it goes by “Xe.” Right? Yeah it’s one of those whose symbol is actually an abbreviation of its name and not like “Au” or “K” which you’d never have any idea what the hell elements they stood for if you’ve never seen a periodic table before.

Anyway, the Everest Chronicle reports the element, which keeps a pretty low profile compared to the squeakier Helium and flashier Neon on the inert gases crew, is suddenly so hot among climbers as a performance enhancing gas. It’s also pretty controversial as the unofficial blog of the world’s tallest and deadliest (in absolute values) mountain writes that the use of it for rapid acclimation “has drawn scrutiny from medical experts and mountaineering organizations, who warn of insufficient evidence supporting its safety and efficacy at high altitudes. Despite this, climbers maintain their success so far demonstrates the potential of modern approaches to extreme altitude expeditions.”

The team of four British military vets – Garth Miller, Alastair Carns, Anthony Stazicker, and Kev Godlington – who inhaled a shit ton of xenon to more rapidly acclimate their bodies to higher altitudes – something that takes weeks normally – are probably still on their way up to the summit of Everest given that this article was printed on Wednesday. So either they’ll make it down or not.

Ever. Their bodies will be up there, frozen, forever if the xenon thing backfires on them.

From remarks by South African Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu in a Friday presentation of quarterly crime statistics in the country: “In the last few days, we have seen conversations and concerns about crime in SA taking a totally different turn, the term ‘genocide’ got forcefully introduced to the scene, in a distinctly foreign and strange manner. It is claimed that there is ‘white genocide’ in South Africa and as evidence, a lot of material has been put into circulation, including in the White House, in the USA. These materials include pictures of crosses along a particular road, to name a few.”

“We have respect for the USA as a country, we have respect for the people in that country and for President Trump, but we have no respect for this genocide story – at all. It is totally unfounded and unsubstantiated. We have noted doubt expressed by media houses in the USA, UK and in South Africa, and we welcome it. South Africa is a full democratic state, with a lot of NGOs, NPOs and free media – they would have run headlines both locally and abroad if there was any genocide.”

“In the fourth quarter, six attacks on rural communities were recorded as follows: Farm owners 2, Farm dwellers 1, Farm employees 2, Farm manager 5” (this statement was apparently released before Mchunu actually spoke so it’s unlikely he actually read it off exactly like that).

Non-commands of the facts and an extreme shallowness of knowledge were the order of the day for this one-two-punch of Treasury Suckretary Scott Bessent and Republican Congressman French Hill’s Friday morning bits on Fox News and CNBC. Stick around for the end where Hill bitches about how the $TRUMP shitcoin corruption circlejerk is making his job working for crypto donors harder.

Months of careful negotiations to get Dems on board with the GENIUS Act crypto bill – which needs 60 votes to pass – may be about to go to waste and rightfully so as NOTUS reports that Senator Chris Murphy on Thursday said he will force an amendment to the bill prohibiting presidents or any other public official from profiting off a “stablecoin” while in office. Which is definitely going to be one hell of a way to box the MAGA party in on legislation they say is good for all Americans.

Global caffeine slop purveyor Starbucks this week announced that customers in South Korea cannot use the names Lee Jae-myung, Kim Moon-soo, Lee Jun-seok, Kwon Young-kook, Hwang Kyo-ahn, or Song Jin-ho for their drink orders because baristas are sick of having to shill for the presidential candidates when calling the customers to get their mocha-frappa-fuck-a-lino, NBC News reports.

“Honestly, setting a nickname like that doesn’t seem like an easy or effective way to make a political statement,” customer Hyunwoo Park, 25, said when asked about the new policy. Young-Eh Choi, 60, was pissed. “It’s just a nickname — I think people should have the freedom to choose their own. It’s my right, so restricting it feels like too much,” said Choi, his free speech infringed upon by Starbucks.

It does not appear from the article that Yoon Suk Yeol, the recently-deposed now-former president potentially facing the death penalty for insurrection after a failed attempt to impose martial law after getting pilled on right wing conspiracy shit from YouTube, was among the names banned. Probably not that many people using it. Yoon’s successor candidate, Kim Moon-soo will face Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung – who narrowly lost to Yoon in 2022 – in a special presidential election on June 3rd. Lee’s got a solid-ish lead but Kim’s closing the gap and is working on one of the four scrub candidates to get him to pull an RFK Jr and help consolidate a coalition.

Reuters puts together a sob story video inviting us to think of how things will change for longshoremen if we rebuild American manufacturing and stop importing so much cheap crap from China pic.twitter.com/rytXn1ZQ2u

— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) May 23, 2025

Harvard University on Friday filed a federal civil complaint against the Trump Reich, accusing them of violating the college’s First Amendment in the abrupt Thursday announcement that dog murderer Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security had abruptly yanked Harvard’s ability to admit new foreign students as well as forcing current ones to transfer, the New York Times reports.

“We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action,” wrote Harvard President Dr Garber a letter to Harvard’s community announcing the lawsuit. “It imperils the futures of thousands of students and scholars across Harvard and serves as a warning to countless others at colleges and universities throughout the country who come to America to pursue their education and fulfill their dreams.”

Helps to have a big time law school on campus when you need to bang out a 72-page federal civil complaint against the government of the United States of America in less than 19 hours.

“US District Judge William F Jung today sentenced William Robert Braddock, III (41, St Petersburg) to three years in federal prison for interstate transmission of threat to injure. Braddock pled guilty on February 3, 2025. According to court documents and evidence discussed in open court, in 2021 Braddock and Victim-1 were candidates in the primary election to represent the 13th Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Braddock viewed Victim-1, the Republican party frontrunner, as his only obstacle to winning that race. For months, Braddock disparaged Victim-1 with her peers and attempted to inject himself into her life.”

“During a June 2021 telephone call with Victim-2, a private citizen and acquaintance of Victim-1, Braddock threatened to have Victim-1 murdered if she continued to poll well in the race for the 13th District. Specifically, Braddock threatened, in part, to ‘call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad’ and make Victim-1 ‘disappear.’ Braddock further stated, ‘I will be the next congressman for this District, period. End of discussion. Anybody going up against me is fucking ignorant for doing so. [Victim-1]’s ignorant so I don’t have a problem taking her out, but I’m not going to do that dirty work myself obviously.’ In November 2021, Braddock flew to Thailand on a one-way ticket, and ultimately settled in the area of Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. He remained in the Philippines until self-surrendering to authorities in Manila in June 2023. Braddock remained in foreign custody until being transported to the United States in September 2024,” says a Thursday Justice Department press release.

What it doesn’t say is that “Victim-1” was batshit maniac now-Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna.

Shares of iconic forbidden fruit-themed tech company Apple dropped over 2 percent in premarket trading Friday morning after a world-renowned business guru posted “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s [sic] that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the US, not India, or anyplace else. If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25 percent must be paid by Apple to the US. Thank your for your attention to this matter!”

More seriously this is fucking hilarious because four days ago the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple saw how Walmart and Mattel had incurred the fat bastard’s wrath and wanted to price them in to this year’s new iPhone lineup by pretending that some unspecified new features had justified the increased cost. They were going to that kind of length to maintain profitability while not pissing Trump off. Then this morning he spares them that work and straight up tells Americans that their iPhones are going to cost 25 percent more – AFTER losing his shit at Amazon, Walmart, and Mattel for trying to be more open with consumers about who to blame. Awesome 5D checkmate, Donald.

The fat fuck kept the rampage going with “The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult to deal with.”

“Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies, and more, have led to a Trade Deficit with the US of more than $250,000,000 a year, a number which is totally unacceptable. Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50 percent Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. There is no Tariff if the product is built or manufactured in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

“Our negotiated deal with the United Kingdom is working out well for all. I strongly recommend to them, however, that in order to get their Energy Costs down, they stop with the costly and unsightly windmills, and incentivize modernized drilling in the North Sea, where large amounts of oil lay waiting to be taken. A century of drilling left, with Aberdeen as the hub. The old fashioned tax system disincentivizes drilling, rather than the opposite. UK’s Energy Costs would go WAY DOWN, and fast!” posted convicted felon President Trump on Friday, seemingly implying that the removal of windmills may come up as a condition of trade negotiations. Also likely again stupidly believing the UK’s “windfall taxes” imposed on oil extractors has something to do with wind turbines.

“Travelers make choices: where and when to travel, when to book, and how long to stay and importantly, perceptions of the US matter. Sentiment-headwinds are negatively impacting inbound travel in our latest inbound forecast update (May 12 interim update), we maintain our expectations of a 8.7 percent decline in US international arrivals for the year overall (compared to a 9.4 percent decline in our prior forecast released March 27). Factors contributing to sentiment: Headwinds include Trump administration posturing and policy announcements, such as ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs across long-standing trade partners, as well as media coverage focusing on border security incidents and national travel advisories. We continue to expect the largest declines in visitation from Canada (-20.2 percent) and Western Europe (-5.8 percent). We forecast international visitor spending to fall $8.5 billion (-4.7 percent) relative to last year (compared to a 5.0 percent decline in our prior forecast),” says data firm Tourism Economics in a forecast released Friday.

Florida woman charged after allegedly attacking 72-year-old Trump supporter wearing MAGA hat https://t.co/KZHqeIjOFJ

— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 23, 2025

The MAGA crypto chodes who spent roughly at least $1.8 million on $TRUMP shitcoins were kind of disappointed with how Thursday night’s big event – billed as a “Gala Dinner” – turned out, with one telling NBC News the fat fuck “helicoptered in, he helicoptered out. We didn’t really get to shake hands with him or anything,” and another tweeting in Japanese that “After giving a speech of just under 30 minutes, President Trump danced as he left the room… The initial explanation said that we would go around and take commemorative photos at each table, but for some reason that was no longer the case. That’s a bit disappointing.” Kind of a running theme with Trump fans these days.

In what might be a “break glass in case of emergency” moment, “RINO” Texas Senator John Cornhole Cornyn has hired former Trump campaign manager Chris LaCivita to help him defeat Picasso-faced Attorney General Ken Paxton in what will be a hard-fought primary, Axios reports.

For the mainstream media’s five millionth or so “Let’s go on a little safari into MAGAmerica to talk to these morons” article, CNN this week went to Allentown, Pennsylvania and encountered 55 year-old Robert Harder who voted for the first time in his life last November, casting a ballot for convicted felon President Trump because “There’s no law and order anymore. The smoking marijuana stuff, that is getting out of hand. Go watch TV. You have men kissing and everything else and all the transgenders. You didn’t have that before. You know, there is a God. I’m Catholic.”

CNN then writes Harder “says there are too many Puerto Rican flags around Allentown, too few schools teaching cursive and beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance,” then goes back to quoting him directly: “I was just so disgusted. Just how everything in this world, you know it is going to crap.”

Has anything gotten better for him? Fuck no, but at least he admits it. “My generation, it’s not going to (positively) impact. It is going to hurt us,” said Harder, whose company ProDart makes wooden darts and dartboards in an Allentown industrial park. “In the future, for the next generation, it might possibly help them out. But it’s impacting the people that are here now today… in a not-good way.”

Ximena Cristobal was incredibly fortunate to grow up in a beautiful part of the world—Dalton, Georgia.

She was brought to the United States at just four years old. Why didn’t her family ever pursue a legal path to stay in this country?
 
Today, there are currently 1.6 million… pic.twitter.com/BWI1kVHU6i

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) May 22, 2025

“She was brought to the United States at just four years old. Why didn’t her family ever pursue a legal path to stay in this country? Today, there are currently 1.6 million American citizens living and thriving in Mexico legally. But if I moved to Mexico illegally with my children when they were young, Mexican authorities would enforce their laws. I would be arrested and deported. That’s how sovereignty and the rule of law work. I’m grateful the Trump Administration is upholding our nation’s immigration laws and keeping families together, it’s the right thing to do,” Marjie continued.

College student Ximena Cristobal, 19, who was born in Mexico but has lived in Georgia since she was four, spent weeks in ICE custody after she was detained over a traffic ticket that was dismissed until a judge finally granted her bond on Wednesday. Who knows what’s going to happen but it’s hard to see how it doesn’t end with her getting deported. She might not be family-oriented enough.

“As unions committed to the dignity, rights, and well-being of all working people, Service Trades Council Unions and its affiliates (Unite Here, TCU, UFCW, Teamsters, and IATSE) stands in unwavering solidarity with the Walt Disney World cast members whose Temporary Protected Status was stripped away due to the unjust actions of the current administration. These workers – our colleagues, friends, and neighbors – have contributed immensely to the success of the Walt Disney Company and to the vibrant culture of Central Florida. For decades, TPS holders have filled essential roles with professionalism and pride, helping make the magic real for millions of guests. They are not temporary in any meaningful sense. They are part of the Disney family, and they are part of our union family,” says a Facebook post from Unite Here Local 737 Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union, responding to Disney putting 45 Venezuelan refugee employees getting pre-fired on Tuesday.

“The cancellation of TPS was not just a policy decision; it was a cruel and calculated attack on immigrant communities. It disrupted lives, endangered families, and betrayed the promise of protection made by the United States to people fleeing war, natural disaster, and political upheaval.”

While not related to that fucking bullshit they just pulled with Harvard, a California federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump Reich from terminating the legal statuses of or detaining international students nationwide, NBC News reports. “At each turn in this and similar litigation across the nation, Defendants have abruptly changed course to satisfy courts’ expressed concerns,” wrote Oakland-based US District Judge Jeffrey S White. “It is unclear how this game of whack-a-mole will end unless Defendants are enjoined from skirting their own mandatory regulations.”