My latest at Fight the Fire, on the arrest of immigrant law enforcement officers and firefighters. When, exactly, do we become great again? fightthefire.substack.com/p/put-down-t...
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My latest at Fight the Fire, on the arrest of immigrant law enforcement officers and firefighters. When, exactly, do we become great again? fightthefire.substack.com/p/put-down-t...
New from Fight the Fire's Christopher Shields: fightthefire.substack.com/p/what-a-load
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Another funny one from Jesse Welles. "Some days I forget that Cracker Barrels exist, but there ain't no one forgetting about that list." www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL0o...
Yo, Pirro, stick your indictment somewhere else! The case against the fiendish sandwich thrower crumbles before a grand jury. Read more about it at: fightthefire.substack.com/p/yo-pirro-s...
A new column at Fight the Fire: 'A lot of people are saying, 'Maybe we'd like a dictator.' Twice this week, Trump openly mused about the public's appetite for authoritarian rule. fightthefire.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-p...
Neil Young's new song about Trump. Got to get the fascists out Got to clean the White House out Don’t want soldiers on our streets There’s big crime in DC at the White House There’s big crime in DC at the White House www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B9A...
Now at Fight the Fire: Dig deep for the suffering people of Beverly Hills! Trump informs us that the residents of some of the nation's wealthiest neighborhoods are losing garage doors and car doors to thieves. We must do something. fightthefire.substack.com/p/dig-deep-f...
In honor of Trump's announcement that he'll give Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a look back at Rudy's infamous "hands down pants" scene in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiH9...
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What's next, Hegseth? A statue in the Rotunda or on the Capitol lawn? apnews.com/article/ashl...
Most distressing. Where do I sent my strongly worded letter?
Will Borat be invited to the ceremony?
Most distressing. Where do I send my strongly worded letter?
In honor of Trump's announcement that he'll give Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a look back at Rudy's infamous "hands down pants" scene in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiH9...
Another Trump protest song, "A Kindly Reminder," by Passenger. It's from early in his first term but sadly still relevant. "...if I could offer a kindly reminder It's not okay to grab women by the vagina"
New at Fight the Fire: And about that pardon ... Whaddya know - Ghislaine Maxwell says Trump was 'a gentleman in all respects'
A bystander tells the officers, “You guys are ruining this country. You know that, right?” One of the officers replies, “Liberals already ruined it’ The crowd jeers: “Ohhh. There we go.” There we go indeed. New at Fight the Fire: fightthefire.substack.com/p/who-is-dhs...
New column at Fight the Fire ... Fee fi fo, Trump: Vile, racist attacks on the Smithsonian include bizarre claims it's hiding the bones of a superior white race. fightthefire.substack.com/p/fee-fi-fo-...
Terrific song from Jesse Wells. "I put a kid in cuffs and zip-tied a woman to a van. We can sneak around town, hunting working folks down. I hear they they get a great benefit plan." www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjGH...
A new column at Fight the Fire: Something’s rotten in Denmark. (It’s Trump. Of course.) Danish officials accuse our stable genius of engaging in covert operations in Greenland. fightthefire.substack.com/p/somethings... #trump #NobelPeacePrize
MAGA'S (DIRTY) UNDERWEAR IS IN A TWIST OVER GAVIN NEWSOM'S BRUTAL PARODIES (BIG WORD) OF LITTLE HANDS TRUMP'S IDIOTIC RANTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SAD! READ MORE ON FIGHT THE FIRE. IT'S FREE ... LIKE AMERICA! (EXCEPT IN PARTS OF DC) SHOULD GET PULITZER! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER - SB
A hilarious compilation of Scottish insults leveled at Trump over the years, set to music as a "jig of slurs." "You utter cockwomble, you wiggly slice..." Clearly, he's no more popular in his mom's home country than he is here. Watch for the "Agolf Hitler" sign.
A beautiful piece from the late Andrea Gibson. I don't wear political attire to chemo because I desperately want this room to be a country where no one looks at me and identifies me as their enemy. I want to feel what I rarely feel outside of here, that everyone is rooting for me to survive.
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Indeed.
My latest at Fight the Fire, on the arrest of immigrant law enforcement officers and firefighters. When, exactly, do we become great again? fightthefire.substack.com/p/put-down-t...
For anyone looking for more from Jesse Welles, here's a link. As I just wrote to a Bluesky user, Welles is prolific. Not entirely politics but definitely in the Woody Guthrie vein with lots of topical songs. He reminds me of John Prine, too. Damn I miss John. www.youtube.com/@hellswelles
If you're here, you probably want to get rid of Trump as much as I do. But please do not share photos or text alleging he committed crimes without looking up the claim on Snopes or another fact-checking site. Spreading falsehoods doesn't help the cause -- it hurts it.
The latest from Fight the Fire's very own Christopher Shields:
While we're at it, a great rendition of Woody Guthrie's "Old Man Trump" - about our stable genius' father, Frederick Christ Trump - by Ryan Harvey, Ani DiFranco and Tom Morello. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmZn...
A beautiful piece from the late Andrea Gibson. I don't wear political attire to chemo because I desperately want this room to be a country where no one looks at me and identifies me as their enemy. I want to feel what I rarely feel outside of here, that everyone is rooting for me to survive.
Lately, I feel I should start every column about the Trump administration with a string of obscenities. It's one outrage after another. Rather than do that, please just know that the obscenities are there. Sound them out on your side. You're no doubt feeling the same way.
Excellent piece from Kevin Levin. The book he cites, "Robert E. Lee and Me" by Ty Seidule, is also a great read -- and illuminating.
So when do you launch the investigation, Donald Trump and Pam Bondi. Now would be good. As the AP notes, "It is a federal and state crime to knowingly make false statements on mortgage documents." apnews.com/article/paxt...
A hilarious compilation of Scottish insults leveled at Trump over the years, set to music as a "jig of slurs." "You utter cockwomble, you wiggly slice..." Clearly, he's no more popular in his mom's home country than he is here. Watch for the "Agolf Hitler" sign.
Another Trump protest song, "A Kindly Reminder," by Passenger. It's from early in his first term but sadly still relevant. "...if I could offer a kindly reminder It's not okay to grab women by the vagina"
@governor.ca.gov, was this you?
New from Fight the Fire's Christopher Shields: fightthefire.substack.com/p/what-a-load
More news from the cretin watch: 2 pastors arrested after blocking state from painting over street mural, police say. (It was mural that said, "Black History Matters." Not so much to Trump and his aspiring mini-me in Florida, Ron DeSantis.) www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign,” Senator Bernie Sanders writes in a guest essay.
Fight the Fire's Christopher Shields portrays the fate of the national park system in Trump's tiny hands -- this land was your land, this land was my land.
Yet again ... Please don't comment on posts linking to columns you haven't read.
From the Department of ‘Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?’ Hegseth gets buzzed – by drones – on the Pentagon lawn and chills to Metallica. Watch the unintentionally hilarious video below:
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@governor.ca.gov, was this you?
Looks like you also saw my other post with the link. While I'm at it, a shameless plug: If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack at Fight the Fire. It's free, and we'd welcome the company. fightthefire.substack.com
For anyone looking for more from Jesse Welles, here's a link. As I just wrote to a Bluesky user, Welles is prolific. Not entirely politics but definitely in the Woody Guthrie vein with lots of topical songs. He reminds me of John Prine, too. Damn I miss John. www.youtube.com/@hellswelles
Well, hell, I realized I could search it more quickly than I typed that last message. Here you go. Enjoy. www.youtube.com/@hellswelles
Search his name on You Tube and weed through until you get to his site. He's prolific. Not entirely politics but definitely in the Woody Guthrie vein with lots of topical songs.
Another funny one from Jesse Welles. "Some days I forget that Cracker Barrels exist, but there ain't no one forgetting about that list." www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL0o...
Watch Indian journalist Palki Sharma skewer Trump's pleas for the Nobel Peace Prize: “As a species, we should be more thankful to Trump. Thanks to his negotiations with God, the sun rises every day. Thanks to his mediation, ships can sail on the ocean. If not for him, gravity would not exist.”
Obviously.
Terrific song from Jesse Wells. "I put a kid in cuffs and zip-tied a woman to a van. We can sneak around town, hunting working folks down. I hear they they get a great benefit plan." www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjGH...
Ha! I have not seen that.
While we're at it, a great rendition of Woody Guthrie's "Old Man Trump" - about our stable genius' father, Frederick Christ Trump - by Ryan Harvey, Ani DiFranco and Tom Morello. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmZn...
Neil Young's new song about Trump. Got to get the fascists out Got to clean the White House out Don’t want soldiers on our streets There’s big crime in DC at the White House There’s big crime in DC at the White House www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B9A...
So when do you launch the investigation, Donald Trump and Pam Bondi. Now would be good. As the AP notes, "It is a federal and state crime to knowingly make false statements on mortgage documents." apnews.com/article/paxt...
More news from the cretin watch: 2 pastors arrested after blocking state from painting over street mural, police say. (It was mural that said, "Black History Matters." Not so much to Trump and his aspiring mini-me in Florida, Ron DeSantis.) www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
Would be delightful if he gave an honest answer and said, "Why, the ones in my head, of course."
It happens. We're all furious. And worried.
MAGA can KISS my arse. #Trump #Kiss #KennedyCenter #EpsteinFiles
8/19/2025- Alaska 2025 www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/au...
A reader kindly pointed out that my column on Trump's attacks on the Smithsonian had a significant number of typos. I don't expect others to proofread for me - that's my responsibility - but if you do see problems (and have time), please drop me a line by message or in comments. I'll address.
Now at Fight the Fire: Dig deep for the suffering people of Beverly Hills! Trump informs us that the residents of some of the nation's wealthiest neighborhoods are losing garage doors and car doors to thieves. We must do something. fightthefire.substack.com/p/dig-deep-f...
New at Fight the Fire: MAGA, you've been duped again.
Reporters in the briefing room and House and Senate members on the floor of the Capitol need to ask Trump the following question about Epstein's activities: What did you know and when did you know it?
Absolutely revolting to members of our military who served/serve with HONOR. More disgusting political theater
What's next, Hegseth? A statue in the Rotunda or on the Capitol lawn? apnews.com/article/ashl...
Excellent piece from Kevin Levin. The book he cites, "Robert E. Lee and Me" by Ty Seidule, is also a great read -- and illuminating.
Yep. Thanks for reading Fight the Fire and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack below. Subscriptions to our columns and cartoons are free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
Ha. I've been to that pizza joint. It just ain't that big. Not to mention it has no basement. Thanks for reading Fight the Fire and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack below. Subscriptions to our columns and cartoons are free, and we'd love the company.
Yeah. Me either. Thanks for reading Fight the Fire and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack below. Subscriptions to our columns and cartoons are free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
Ha! Thanks for reading Fight the Fire and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack below. Subscriptions to our columns and cartoons are free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
Yep. Thanks for reading Fight the Fire and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack below. Subscriptions to our columns and cartoons are free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
How pathetic. Thanks for reading Fight the Fire and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack below. Subscriptions to our columns and cartoons are free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
Yep. Thanks for reading Fight the Fire and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack below. Subscriptions to our columns and cartoons are free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
New at Fight the Fire:
With Trump, you get candidates who admire Nazis. A vile post from a GOP candidate for governor in California tells us a lot about the party.
My latest column at Fight the Fire - Hegseth keeps whistling Dixie, and we do wish he'd shut up. Apparently he won't rest until the whitey-fication of U.S. history is complete.
Watch Stephen Miller's creepy, unhinged rant Wednesday at D.C.'s Union Station. Yet more troops are on the way...
A new column at Fight the Fire: Something’s rotten in Denmark. (It’s Trump. Of course.) Danish officials accuse our stable genius of engaging in covert operations in Greenland. fightthefire.substack.com/p/somethings... #trump #NobelPeacePrize
New column at Fight the Fire - Apparently women's suffrage isn't a settled matter: Hegseth proudly touts his church's despicable views on marriage, slavery, gays and more
New at Fight the Fire: Listen to a popular Indian journalist skewer Trump's ignoble pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Yo, Pirro, stick your indictment somewhere else! The case against the fiendish sandwich thrower crumbles before a grand jury. Read more about it at: fightthefire.substack.com/p/yo-pirro-s...
Thanks. Kind of you to say so.
Ah. Wasn't sure if your reply meant that you thought the post indicated she was credible. She certainly isn't.
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Did you read the column?
Yes, you start to see what you meant to type rather than what you actually typed. It's a challenge.
Lately, I feel I should start every column about the Trump administration with a string of obscenities. It's one outrage after another. Rather than do that, please just know that the obscenities are there. Sound them out on your side. You're no doubt feeling the same way.
A reader kindly pointed out that my column on Trump's attacks on the Smithsonian had a significant number of typos. I don't expect others to proofread for me - that's my responsibility - but if you do see problems (and have time), please drop me a line by message or in comments. I'll address.
Thanks for reading the column and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack at Fight the Fire. It's free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
That's for sure. Thanks for reading the column and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack at Fight the Fire. It's free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
Undoubtedly. Thanks for reading the column and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack at Fight the Fire. It's free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com
Thanks for reading the column and commenting. If you're not already a subscriber, please join us on Substack at Fight the Fire. It's free, and we'd love the company. fightthefire.substack.com