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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Truth behind Matt Gaetz's shock resignation from Congress revealed
Donald Trump's downright bizarre choice for US attorney general sent shockwaves through Washington, DC, yesterday, followed up just hours later by the embattled House rep's abrupt resignation from Congress. Gaetz's story, if you're willing to entertain it (you should not), is that he needed to resign immediately to give Florida time to fill his vacant seat before the next session of Congress begins. The real reason for Matt's resignation? Perhaps the "highly damaging" report the House Ethics Committee was set to publicly release tomorrow concerning Gaetz's alleged sex trafficking and drug-fueled parties with minors had something to do with it? With Gaetz officially out of office, the House has no jurisdiction, rendering whatever damning evidence of serious wrongdoing they uncovered moot. Funny how that timing worked out, eh?

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Donald Trump’s new "border czar" defended child separation at festival held by far-right gun-worshipping sect
Tom Homan, the bigot Trump has selected to serve as “border czar,” defended his family separation policy at an extremist festival last month surrounded by QAnon promoters, election conspiracists, and church leaders wearing crowns of bullets. “Trump comes back, I come back, and I will run the biggest deportation operation this country has ever seen,” Homan told a cheering crowd at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival, a three-day celebration in Greeley, Pennsylvania, organized by the Rod of Iron Ministries, a far-right gun sect that worships AR-15s. Cool.

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Trump vows to destroy our climate with reckless drilling
Evergreen Action: The worst has come to pass, and now we have to do everything we can to minimize the damage that Donald Trump can do during his next administration. Right now, President Biden has just over two months before Trump takes the White House — which means he has two months to deny the export authorizations for five SUPER-polluting gas projects. Will you sign the petition and tell President Biden to shut down these destructive gas projects before Trump can get his hands on them?

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
Republicans have unfortunately won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on all three branches of the federal government. With razor-thin majorities, Republican leaders are envisioning a mandate to upend American life and swiftly implement Trump’s insidious vision for the country. Dark days and nights ahead, friends.

Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit
One raging, sociopathic narcissist getting under the notoriously thin skin of another? File under News That Shocked Exactly No One.

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Republicans baffled after Trump picks "reckless" Gaetz for attorney general
Baffled? Really? You thought Donald Trump would NOT follow through on his promise to tap a craven, servile, self-aggrandizing buffoon to weaponize the Department of Justice and do the cult leader's autocratic bidding? Go on!

Planet on course for 2.7C temperature rise, report warns, with "minimal progress" in 2024
Oh, good. Glad we just handed over the White House AND Congress to a team of climate-denying clowns hellbent on doing everything in their power to make this existential threat orders of magnitude worse.

How Trump won and where we go from here
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Woof.

Trump promise to repeal Biden climate policies could cost US billions, report finds
See previous excerpt. Plan your exit strategy accordingly.

Fox News contributor torches Trump’s "foolish" Gaetz nomination: "A five-alarm jerk"
Welp, that didn't take long. Nine days after winning re-election, Donald Trump is ruffling feathers right and very right with his, um, curious Cabinet selections. One upside to Republicans cementing total control over Washington, DC, is all the great comedy the daily dysfunction will inspire. Right? Right?

Tommy Tuberville claims senators have no business voting against Cabinet nominees
Sentient jockstrap and World's Dumbest US Senator™ Tommy Tuberville stood in front of a TV camera yesterday and proclaimed, "It’s not us to determine that" when asked about the Senate's obligation — explicitly spelled out in the US Constitution — to hold hearings and confirm Cabinet members. You cannot make this stuff up.

The Onion buys out Alex Jones' infamous propaganda network, InfoWars
Up for sale as part of the unhinged conspiracy theorist's bankruptcy settlement, the InfoWars website has been bought out by Bryce P. Tetraeder, the owner of beloved parody website The Onion. "Through it all, InfoWars has shown an unswerving commitment to manufacturing anger and radicalizing the most vulnerable members of society — values that resonate deeply with all of us at Global Tetrahedron," writes Bryce in his tongue-and-cheek press release. "What’s next for InfoWars remains a live issue. The excess funds initially allocated for the purchase will be reinvested into our philanthropic efforts that include business school scholarships for promising cult leaders, a charity that donates elections to at-risk third world dictators, and a new pro bono program pairing orphans with stable factory jobs at no cost to the factories. All will be revealed in due time. For now, let’s enjoy this win and toast to the continued consolidation of power and capital." We can't wait to see what they do with it.