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Arbeit Macht Frei

10 Sunday Aug 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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ad, Arbeit Macht Frei, DHS, Donald Trump, Fascist pigs, ice

Today from DHS and ICE:


Fraktur? Really?

How authoritarian of them.

Yes, them:

Homeland Security @DHSgov

Hunt Cartels. Save America.

[….]

9:52 AM · Aug 10, 2025

Fascist pigs.

Lucas Kunce (D): about that book

22 Monday May 2023

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Lucas Kunce (D) [2023 file photo].

An ad from Lucas Kunce’s (D) U.S Senate campaign:

[A message from Jon Hamm, born and raised in Missouri.]

Manhood.

You’d hope that means courage.

Courage isn’t something you can give speeches
or write a book about.

It’s not sitting on the sidelines while others sacrifice,
or denying help to those who did.

It isn’t putting people down or trying to control them,
or using your own power for profit or ambition.

In Missouri, you can’t fake courage.

We’re the Show-Me State.

Courage is something you have to show us.

It shows in the working class people that pitch in
to help the family next door bankrupted by medical bills.

It shows in the Marine who signed up to honor
and serve the community that took care of him.

It shows when a Missourian stands up to the powerful.
When he fights to rebuild his state.

To empower people, to secure our future.

If you want to be told about manhood,
some guy wrote a book about it.

But if you want someone to show you courage,
send Lucas Kunce to the Senate.

Well, Josh (r)?

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Which Eric (r) has the creepiest basement in Missouri? *

05 Tuesday Jul 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in US Senate

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ad, basement, blowtorch, Eric Schmitt, Fascist pig, missouri, right wingnut, U.S.Senate

It’s definitely a toss-up.

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
Missourians want a fighter in the U.S. Senate and I’m taking a blowtorch to Biden’s socialist agenda. #MOSen
[….[
9:44 AM · Jul 5, 2022

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

* A tip of the hat to Tony Messenger

Duct tape included?

20 Monday Jun 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media, US Senate

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ad, cosplay, duct tape, Eric Greitens, Fascist pig, gun violence, guns, missouri, right wingnut, social media, U.S. Senate

Just asking.

Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

This morning:

Eric Greitens @EricGreitens
We are sick and tired of the Republicans in Name Only surrendering to Joe Biden & the radical Left.

Order your RINO Hunting Permit today!
[….]
8:30 AM · Jun 20, 2022

Some of the responses:

Oooh so tough!

Not a good ad.

Threatening others’ lives while cosplay the hero.

Sick.

This is disgusting. I’m sure it will appeal to the knuckle scrapers who would vote for you.

You’re a seditionist promoting more violence against your political enemies, all so you can regain the personal power you pissed away.

Ambition over America is a shit cause, Eric.

What the hell is wrong with you?

Plenty.

You are one sick son of a bitch

Just openly threatening people now, aren’t ya?

Cool commercial, dingus. Kinda heavy on policy though. May wanna dumb it down a little for folks who aren’t interested in the wonky minutiae of federal legislation and the machinations of the law with respect to the historical interpretations and implications of the constitution

Are you guys training with the Uvalde police? They also liked to dress up like that

Do you tie them up before shooting them or is that just reserved for the women you’re having affairs with?

Oh my god what is wrong with you?

Seee above.

You think this is normal?

Really going for the 1930s Germany look there, aren’t you?

Irony, too, apparently?

In a world where we’ve lost so much as nation, you’re sick certifiably, sick

What, and I emphasize, the fuck?!

This is deeply embarrassing, like this is pandering to the dumbest voter imaginable. The people responding positively to this already live in hell, they just need to be entertained.

Big jump from duct taping women.

Not really.

So you are encouraging murder because of a difference of political beliefs?

Demonizing and dehumanizing your political opponents is an old trick of totalitarian regimes

The only way I’m watching this is if you tie me up with duct tape and force me against my will

And on and on….

Campaign supplies.

Lucas Kunce (D): ad stills

17 Wednesday Mar 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in meta, US Senate

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ad, Lucas Kunce, meta, missouri, U.S. Senate

From Lucas Kunce‘s (D) ad released today:

“…The community I love had been hollowed out, jobs shipped away for Wall Street profits. The wealth of our state sucked dry by guys like Josh Hawley and Roy Blunt, and their top donors who got rich stripping our communities for parts…”

Dayam. This campaign came to play.

Previously:

Dayam (March 17, 2021)

Dayam

17 Wednesday Mar 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in US Senate

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ad, Lucas Kunce, missouri, U.S. Senate

Today, from Lucas Kunce (D):

On an old cracked street in Jeff City, Missouri sits a forgotten house. A place I used to call home, full of memories, good times, and tough times.

Growing up, my family struggled. My sister was born with a heart condition. The hospital bills kept coming and my parents eventually went bankrupt.

But then, our neighbors and friends lifted us up. They gave me the chance to make something of myself.

So I did. I went to Yale and became a U.S. Marine to honor those who had given me so much.

But every time I came home, from Iraq and then Afghanistan, things had changed. The community I love had been hollowed out, jobs shipped away for Wall Street profits. The wealth of our state sucked dry by guys like Josh Hawley and Roy Blunt, and their top donors who got rich stripping our communities for parts.

The house I called home sits empty now, but Missouri is still standing. It’s time to Marshall Plan the Midwest. Fight to invest right here in the heartland where we’ve been making things for generations.

We’ll replace the broken system that divides us, break the grip of corporate power, join together black, white and brown,
young and old.

This is where we build our future, on the cracked streets, in the forgotten neighborhoods.

[Lucas Kunce]
[Paid for by Lucas Kunce for Missouri]

This campaign ain’t playing around. They’re good. Lucas Kunce (D).

Previously:

There won’t be any noticeable difference (March 8, 2021)

Bad timing (March 9, 2021)

Anyone think Vicky Hartzler (r) wants to see if it’s easier to grift from a U.S. Senate seat? (March 9, 2021)

Running in a republican primary for something? (March 10, 2021)

Give it a rest, at this point you’re just sounding more desperate (March 10, 2021)

Jill Schupp (D) in the 2nd Congressional District

26 Monday Oct 2020

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Yep.

Secretary of State: Yinka Faleti (D) ad

17 Saturday Oct 2020

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Yinka Faleti (D), the Democratic Party nominee for Secretary of State, has started running ads in the Kansas City media market:

I swore an oath to defend our constitution. West Point. Two tours in Kuwait. After 9/11, a Battle Captain in Operation Enduring Freedom.

My name is Yinka Faleti and now I’m asking to defend our constitution again, as your Secretary of State.

See, Jay Ashcroft’s making it harder to vote, even during this pandemic. Opposing same-day registration, early voting, even mail-in voting.

Our democracy is only as strong as our right to vote. We have to defend it.

Exactly.

Descent

16 Tuesday Jun 2020

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Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) [2020 file photo].

An ad released by the Democratic National Committee:

Narrator: Five years ago Donald Trump descended to the basement of Trump Tower. For the last five years he’s brought America down with him, attacking health care for patients with pre-existing conditions, giving massive tax cuts to billionaires, not working families, praising white supremacists, stoking racial division, a White House in chaos, losing 300,000 jobs in a failed trade war with China, locking children in cages. He ignored science on Coronavirus and mislead the American people, stating it “would miraculously go away.” It didn’t. Now, over 100,000 dead Americans, 20 million jobs destroyed, recession.

Donald Trump: No, I don’t take responsibility at all.

Narrator: He shredded our alliances. And turned our military on American citizens.

You have the power to end the descent of our nation, to choose justice, unity, leadership.

Because we can’t afford four more years of Trump.

Joe Biden: I’m Joe Biden and I approve this message.

Yep.

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) [2014 file photo].

Because we can’t afford four more years of Donald Trump (r).

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D): ad running in Missouri

02 Monday Mar 2020

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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ad, Elizabeth Warren, Mike Bloomberg, missouri, president, Primary

The Missouri presidential preference primary is on Tuesday, March 10th.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) [2019 file photo].

The campaign fundraising is going well.

I’m Mike Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg, Bloomberg.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D): You probably seen more ads from Michael Bloomberg than the rest of us running for president put together. Big money is powerful but it doesn’t always win.

I know that firsthand. When I ran against an incumbent Republican to take a US Senate seat away from Mitch McConnell, Bloomberg endorsed the Republican and he raised big money for him.

But I beat him anyway.

I’m Elizabeth Warren and I approve this message because I believe our democracy should work for you, not the billionaires.

Elizabeth Warren’s campaign raised $29 million in February. She’s in it for the long haul.

Previously:

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) – Town Hall – Indianola, Iowa – October 20, 2019 (October 20, 2019)

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) – Town Hall Q and A – LGBTQ – Indianola, Iowa – October 20, 2019 (October 21, 2019)

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) – Town Hall Q and A – Climate – Indianola, Iowa – October 20, 2019 (October 21, 2019)

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) – Town Hall Q and A – Higher Education – Indianola, Iowa – October 20, 2019 (October 22, 2019)

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) – Medicare for All – Indianola, Iowa – October 20, 2019 (October 22, 2019)

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) – Closing Remarks – Indianola, Iowa – October 20, 2019 (October 22, 2019)

Secretary Julián Castro (D) Endorses Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) for President (January 6, 2020)

#PresidentWarren it is (February 17, 2020)

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