Stop the killer bill

It’s Monday. There are 491 days until the midterm elections. A Senate Republican cries uncle, saying goodbye to a victim of Trump’s war against decency and a bill that kills.

Be advised: This newsletter uses profanity. So does your mama.

Note: Well, Sexy Patriots, did you get anything? Because we don’t think we got anything. We’ve looked in the mailbox and at the back door. We looked under the mat and nothing. No flowers, no candy and not even a stinking goddamn card. And that’s really unfortunate. Because if the Republican Party is going to FUCK our country like this, then the least they could do is get us some fucking daisies and chocolates first…

A moral abomination is the straight up truth. Let’s just recap this shit fucking sandwich, shall we? These sick sonsofbitches are going to throw 17 million people off their healthcare (for starters), raise our already expensive utility rates, starve a bunch of poor kids, make ICE better funded than the fucking Marines and add trillions to the debt. It’s like if Jan. 6 was a piece of legislation. That’s why we need you to keep working those phones. It ain’t over yet. Tell your friends and family to work the phones. Tell these dirty Republicans we ain’t interested and they can go fuck a couch instead.

And then please join us in asking what the hell is wrong with this country. Do we hate ourselves that much or are we just this goddamn dumb? We could have had joy and a more perfect union. Now we don’t get a pot to piss in or a fucking window to throw it out. And we’re pretty damn angry about it. Y’all have a blessed day.

Note two: Think you can’t get any madder than you are right now? Well wait until we tell you the New York Times did a story this weekend about President Dumbshit going on Mt. Rushmore. Don’t worry because we’re sure as shit not linking to it.

Note three: You know what starts tomorrow? July. That means a new month of elections, and the good people at Bolts have you covered. More: Bolts Mag

Note four: Every single medical organization in Louisiana is begging Mike Little Johnson to not pass this bill, and he absolutely does not care. He is a really shitty Moses. More: The Hill

Note five: Someone yelled at the Senate that they are awful. It wasn’t us. But we approve this message.

Note six: Trump was on Fox yesterday lying about how great the Iran strikes went. But over at the Washington Post, there was a report that intercepted Iranian chatter describing the damage as not so bad. So add this to the long and growing list of Trump fuck-ups. More: Washington Post

Note seven: There are neighborhoods in Los Angeles that are canceling Fourth of July celebrations because they’re worried about ICE. Don’t that just about say it all? Are we fucking great again or what? More: LA Times

Note eight: While we’re basking in the pride of being Americans, read this shit about how Trump is so determined to destroy Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s life that he has cut a deal with a three-time felon who was supposed to be deported. Fire up the Lee Greenwood. More: Yahoo

Note nine: Elon Leon either sobered up or got loaded and started telling the truth about the GOP’s shitty fugly bill. Thanks? More: CNBC

Note 10: We’ve seen a lot of nasty shit aimed at Zohran Mamdani, and unfortunately a lot it has come from our own party. Y’all, we can’t say we want youth and excitement and then shit all over it when it comes. We have listened to what he has said, and we take him at his word that he wants a New York that is safe for everyone. Let’s do this, team!

Note 11: Chief Justice John Roberts is an asshole, and he can get fucked. That’s it. That’s the note. More: Politico

Note 12: Trump pushed out the president at the University of Virginia. You know, so he can re-segregate it. More: CBS News

Note 13: How much do pundits suck at their jobs? A month ago, there were actually pretending Amy Coney Barrett was a moderate. Nailed it. More: NBC News

Note 14: Thank you to the three liberal justices of the court. Especially Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson. The right-wingers want to kill us with no pushback. We’re glad that’s not working out for them. More: MSNBC

Note 15: If you’re like us and wondering how these so-called Christians can fuck over poor people and kids, then you’ll appreciate Rev. Sen. Raphael Warnock raising this exact point…

Note 16: We shit on CNN a lot because they suck. But we are big Abby Philip fans and we stood up and cheered when we saw her response to one of Trump’s unhinged attacks. More: HuffPost

Note 17: Billionaire trash Jeff Bezos got married this week. We continue to hope a massive pod of whales are somewhere plotting to Titanic his ass. Also, this story reminded us how much we love Charlize Theron. More: Page Six

Note 18: You’ll never believe this but that puppy-killing lady is also a corrupt dirtbag. Ok so you will believe it.

Kristi Noem Secretly Took Personal Cut of Political Donations — ProPublica

Note 19: For today’s Happy Ending, we take you to Hungary. Viktor Orban tried to ban Pride Parades. Pride won. Suck it, Viktor.

Note 20: And on that beautiful and much-needed note, let’s go do some news! We’re on the clock. We’ve only got a few hours to stop a destructive piece of shit bill so let’s work them phones! Love y’all!

Bye, Thom
How fucking awful is Trump’s big fugly bill? It’s literally running Republican senators out of office. North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis announced over the weekend that he won’t run for reelection after Trump unleashed a string of attacks against him for voting against the motion to proceed on this legislative nightmare. No longer worried about his career, Tillis was liberated to tell the truth about how many North Carolinians will lose their healthcare if this thing passes. In the immediate future, we’re hoping his attacks on the bill make it radioactive for other senators to support. In the long term, this gives Democrats a good pick-up opportunity. Our favorite part? Tillis, who sucks by the way, responded to Trump by bringing up his endorsement of Mark Robinson and his gross scandal. So how does it get worse than Tillis? Lara Trump is thinking about running. Politico, Huff Post

Rest in Power
This weekend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were laid to rest. Gov. Tim Walz gave the eulogy. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris attended. Trump said nothing. No federal Republicans bothered to show their cowardly fucking faces. The national media continued to downplay the assassination of Democrats by a Trump supporter. Hortman, her husband and their dog were given state honors. This is a national tragedy and a national disgrace. Where is the outrage? Where is our soul? More: NBC News

Killer bill
Over the weekend, Republicans moved ahead with their shockingly horrible big fugly bill, and today they will try to pass it. Remember when we thought the House bill was the most cruel and fucked up thing imaginable? Well this is worse. In addition to fucking over poor people to give billionaires another tax cut, this bill would destroy every form of energy that isn’t coal, gas or oil while turning ICE into a branch of the military. It’s hard to describe just how evil this thing is. We have no idea if we can stop it or not, but watching Tillis trash this thing has given us a toehold of hope. So keep calling. More: The Hill

Today’s clips
An investigation is underway after authorities say a lone gunman started a fire and ambushed firefighters who responded to it in northwest Idaho on Sunday, allegedly shooting and killing two and seriously injuring another. More: NBC News

The Jerusalem District Court cancelled this week’s hearings in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial, accepting a request the Israeli leader made citing classified diplomatic and security grounds. More: HuffPost

A top Democratic senator has joined the mostly right-wing chorus of Islamophobic attacks against Zohran Mamdani, launching a shockingly racist tirade riddled with lies against the party’s recently elected Muslim mayoral candidate for New York City. More: HuffPost

Canada has walked back on its digital services tax “in anticipation” of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States, Ottawa announced Sunday night, just one day before the first tax payments were due. More: NBC News

It was a scary moment for superstar singer Beyoncé as a prop car was left dangling above a Texas crowd — with her on it. More: Mediaite

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