Originally published at: Trump’s MMA Extravaganza Was The Ultimate Symbol Of Our Dark American Moment - TPM – Talking Points Memo
Like so many moments in the second Trump administration, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s “Freedom 250” event on Sunday night began with money flowing to the president’s allies. The night of mixed martial arts bouts, which were staged on the White House’s South Lawn, was billed by President Donald Trump’s Cabinet as a “gift to the…
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Amen.
The USA will be paying for the Trump presidency for decades, a generation at least.
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I’m so disappointed the place wasn’t hit by lightning, leaving a smoking ruin.
Where’s that omnipotent gawd when you need one most?
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Thank you for the report, no way I was getting within 1,000 yards of this sad spectacle. The actual doctor restrained from stopping the carnage is an apt metaphor for this whole regime.
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If only they could have used swords and maces.
Oh, and thanks to Hunter for watching so we don’t have to.
ETA. I hope Josh paid him time and a half. It was Sunday.
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What next? Putting a golden calf on the lawn, I suppose.
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A hand made sign at our local No Kings yesterday
“Release the files
Start the trials”
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The disaster that is Trump I and Trump II is going to echo through American history. Failing to hold TSF responsible for January 6 was the biggest failure of both the Senate in Spring 2021 and the Biden Administration overall.
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That is what happens when you send White Trash to the White House.
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Just remember folks, ETTD. I’ll leave it at that.
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I’m confused. This isn’t a sport I have any interest whatsoever in, but it seems to me that the courtside doctor is someone who should not be overruled when it comes to stopping the fight. I would say that continuing to fight after that is criminal.
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“Michelle Obama is a man. Am I right, America?” Hokit shouted.
Oligarchs demolishing cherished institutions and wrecking the economy is worth it if you can engage in some simultaneous racism, misogyny, and transphobia.
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I was gonna comment but I cannot say it any better…thanks
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Women who don’t want to marry these fine specimen are bigots and bear the full responsibility for the overheated political rhetoric in this country. - WaPo, NY Times, The Atlantic, etc.
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Plus a stipend for whatever “recovery support” beverages he required after that harrowing experience.
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Yes, it was an ass hat trick.
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OMG
Looks like a casting call for a live-action Beavis and Butthead.
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White Trash Nationalism, on full display!
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