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Brian Repko's avatar

Jesus Horatio Christ - now treaties (the Qatar news) are supposedly done by the executive branch? No they are not - they have to be approved by Congress. We need School House Rock civics lessons to come back now that Reading Rainbow has…

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barbara's avatar

Keep it goin' guys. You tell it like it is and I'm lovin' your humor!! Love ya!!

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BlueHarridan's avatar

Not only is Reading Rainbow coming back, it’s coming back with Mychal Threets! If you don’t know him, he is a young librarian of color from Northern California, who has been posting about the great things that happen in his library, and about the power of libraries and reading, and also about his own struggles with mental health, for several years. He is a Mr.-Rogers-quality gem of a human being.

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DeeAnn Schaer's avatar

OMG! I love Mychal!

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Coco's avatar

For those SPs who didn’t read the articles, here’s an extensive list of comedians who are also performing for the $$$$. SO disappointed in these comedians!! Comedy is the juice that keeps me going. And those participating are money-grabbing, unprincipled dicks. Can’t watch them again after knowing this. Some other listed performers for the festival include: Dave Chapelle, Sebastian Maniscalco, Maz Jobrani, Tom Segura, Whitney Cummings, Jimeoin, Russell Peters, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, Chris Distefano, Mark Normand, Gabriel Iglesias, Hannibal Buress, Sam Morril, Jeff Ross, Omid Djalili, Ali Siddiq, Zarna Garg, Chris Tucker and Ben Hart, Kevin Hart and others. Makes me sick.

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Lynn Female (F) DuPree's avatar

I am a 65-year-old college instructor and I would love to make your substack mandatory reading for my freshmen business students. I'd probably get fired, but I will probably get fired soon anyway for fact-checking the daily GOP lies about higher ed.

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Scott Gilbert's avatar

Note: FUCKIN' A!

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Note four: Bill Burr? He's a comedian? And Fallon? I haven't watched one minute of him since he had Trump on his show and tousled his hair in 2016. He's a weenie little worm.

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Note ten: Beautiful! Fucking beautiful! I love that woman!

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Note eleven: This is what is going to happen when you give sadists and white supremacists a little power and a lot of anonymity.

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Note twelve: Gomer says: Surprise surprise surprise...

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Note thirteen: See note ten: Softer than baby shit.

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Note sixteen: Did Ted Cruz just out himself?

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Note nineteen: Our country is a bunch of dumbfucks because of more than 40 years of Republican cuts to education budgets, knowing that an uneducated population is so much easier to manipulate.

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There go the jobs: Well, in THAT way, he's a TYPICAL Republican president.

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Shutdown City: "As of this morning, Schumer and Jeffries are holding firm. Let’s hope they stay that way." I dunno. I'm hoping that their Constitutional/spinal viagra doesn't wear off too soon.

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Qatar: So THAT'S what you get for a $400M airplane...

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JOHN SMITH's avatar

It does not matter if they lie and slander. Do not blink or be shaken. They want us to crumble and divide ourselves. Be calm and remain strong as the narrative will be hard to take. It is up to us people not just the Democrats to correct the unhinged take over of America. Stand up and be the resistance. Be smart as they will try to turn what you say against you. Be careful and don't give them fuel. STAND!!!

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Lindy Hubert's avatar

Rethuglicans only lie. They make it slick and simple. They all say the same thing looking you right in the eye. They repeat it. A lot. We can do that with the truth. Really. We can.

“Republicans shut down the government. Republicans won’t release the Epstein files. Republicans are destroying American farmers. Republicans are nearly doubling the cost of health insurance. Republicans are attacking Medicaid and Medicare. Republicans are fascists.”

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Amy Walter's avatar

I read the story about comedians signing up with Saudia Arabia. Absolutely disgusting, those sick fucks. Pete Davidson signed on, knowing that they murdered his dad. I have no words. Also, RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Fred Jonas's avatar

Note five: Mikey's working very hard to protect daddy. So he knows what's in those files. And yet... If Mikey's the confession type, he's going to need a lot of time in the booth.

Note 16: I'm impressed with the courage shown by Lyin' Ted (Oh, Donnie, do I owe you royalties for that?). How many Americans, or people in civilized countries, would suggest that the government stop attacking pedophiles?

"Here comes the judge": Remember Howard Lutnik's/Nutlik's crack about what kind of person would call in if they didn't get a Social Security check one month? A criminal, he said. So what kind of person wears a mask so you can't identify him? Not the police. Not someone in the military.

"Today's clips," paragraph three: I wonder what it would be like if Donnie ever grew up. We certainly won't find out. At least he wouldn't have to be terrified of walking on stairs (Note 13).

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Linda Johnston's avatar

I know where to go to hear the truth & know that I’m not alone feeling such anger & frustration!!! Your humor takes it down a notch!!! TY

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Barryt's avatar

Why TF are polls tightening? WTF is wrong with people? It's not like trumpstein and company are suddenly easing up on the fascism. The NJ dem had her person info leaked to her opponent FFS! Are people not paying attention to that?

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Coco's avatar

Also, I have Bill Burr’s new Netflix show bookmarked- now deleting. Fuck him. And I know he’d say “fuck you too” and I’m good with that. Loser.

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Julie Dunn's avatar

So if they are going to AI HJ w a sombrero we should AI Frump as the loser Yosemite Sam please. As for Hunter Thompson my fave SF place to stay is the Seal Rock Inn in Sutro Heights. Check it out!

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Michael Winsor's avatar

Thank you!!

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Elizabeth Tetzlaff's avatar

Now I know why I love you guys! Fellow HST friends.

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