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Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!

04 Saturday Oct 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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coin, cult, Donald Trump, Fascist pig, Fascist pigs, social media, U.S. Mint, U.S. Treasury

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

Yesterday From U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach [The official X account of United States Treasurer, Brandon Beach]:

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach @TreasurerBeach

No fake news here. These first drafts honoring America’s 250th Birthday and @POTUS are real.

Looking forward to sharing more soon, once the obstructionist shutdown of the United States government is over.
[….]

11:55 AM · Oct 3, 2025

It’s definitely a cult.

Oh yeah, it’s a cult

13 Sunday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, cult, former newsreader, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, that ridiculous hat, Trump sycophant, WTF?

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Congressman Mark Alford
[July 13, 2025]
One year ago today, President Donald Trump was spared by the Grace of God so that he could lead us into the Golden Age of America. [….]

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

Too late, Iowa.

11 Tuesday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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billboard, cult, Iowa, sign, Trump

Today in eastern Iowa:

Missed it by that much. Actually, a lot.

Previously:

Local aspirational billionaire still pining for their windfall tax break (March 8, 2025)

Straw man (March 9, 2025)

On Wisconsin! (March 11, 2025)

Off Wisconsin. (March 11, 2025)

Feed the hungry, clothe the naked…yeah, not really (March 11, 2025)

Straw man

09 Sunday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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cult, Donald Trump, Iowa, straw man

The Cult of the Supreme Leader – Iowa Agriculture Branch:

Throw in a balloon, Elphaba, flying monkeys, a few songs, and you’d have a Broadway musical. You’ve already got the hot air.

Still grifting.

25 Monday Nov 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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cult, Donald Trump, grifting, missouri

Today, in west central Missouri:

Still a cult.

It’s a fucking cult

22 Sunday Sep 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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cult, Donald Trump, ignoranimus, MAGA, maroon, missouri, right wingnuts, signs

We’ve noticed fewer campaign signs supporting the convicted felon in out-state Missouri this cycle. That doesn’t mean they’re not going to vote for him. It’s just that there might now be a social cost to expressing public support for the incoherent grifter and that they are increasingly aware of that cost.

Still, the true believers have got to sign.

Today, on the drive from Springfield to Warrensburg:

Another great moment in sign placement.

Own goal.

“Make Missouri Great Again!”

Aside from the fact that republicans have controlled the General Assembly and statewide offices for two decades this would make complete sense to an ignorant idiot.

4202 pmurt

It really is a cult

09 Tuesday Jul 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in meta

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abortion, anti-choice, cult, meta, Rick Brattin, right wingnut, troll

We really like that image.

As always, we don’t allow ignorant trolling comments out of moderation to be linked with the original post, but we will present some of them in subsequent posts for the purpose of public derision and mockery. As we see fit.

We see fit.

This comment was submitted today in response to Campaign Finance: Aurora, Colorado (September 17, 2023):

Ha Ha CLCP.. Got your disgusting little Rick Brattin smear yesterday. Two minutes later I discover that you’re just rabid, toxic left wing democrats who worship at the alter of holy abortion, which tells all the folks in Rick’s district that he’s doing a great job defending life in Missouri! I wonder if his opponent stands as strong for life? I DOUBT IT! GODSPEED RICK BRATTIN!

“…I wonder if his opponent stands as strong for life?…”

Which opponent?:

Certified Candidate List
2024 Primary Election

State Senator – District 31
Republican

Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed

Rick Brattin P. O. BOX 421 HARRISONVILLE MO 64701 45 2/27/2024

Michael Haffner PO BOX 407 RAYMORE MO 64083 821 2/27/2024

Dan Houx P. O. BOX 115 WARRENSBURG MO 64093 997 2/27/2024

Abortion rights will be on the November ballot:

Missourians for Constitutional Freedom
[May 3, 2024]
[….] In just three months, 380k+ Missourians from every corner of our state have signed the petition to end the abortion ban! Today, we delivered those signatures to the Secretary of State. [….]

“…you’re just rabid, toxic left wing democrats who worship at the alter of holy abortion…”

Apparently, there is more than one “left-wing” Democrat.

This morning in Jefferson City, Missouri – delivering the signed petitions (May 3, 2024)

Wheeling boxes of signed petitions into the building.

CLCP? What’s that?

Certified Loss Control Professional?

Certified Life Care Planner?

Crosslinked Liquid Crystalline Polymer?

Certified Literacy Community Program?

Chinese Language and Culture Program?

Uh, that one was paid for by a right wingnut PAC supporting Mark Alford (r).

Community Litter Cleanup Program?

Customized Language Culture Program?

Just asking.

By the way, the IP address and email address of all comments are attached to the original comment in our blog operating system.

Rick Brattin (r) [2013 file photo].

Previously:

Rick Brattin (r) and his franked list of personal phobias (July 3, 2024)

In our town

26 Wednesday Jun 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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34 felony convictions, cult, Donald Trump, grift, Grifter, grifting, missouri, right wingnuts, Warrensburg

Today in west central Missouri:

It’s a cult.

We’re looking for a “My candidate for President has been convicted in 34 felonies” t-shirt.

We’ll wait for the going out of business/bankruptcy sale.

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

Mark (r) is all in

15 Saturday Jun 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, cult, Donald Trump, former newsreader, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media

The Cult.

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

Today from Mark Alford (r):

Congressman Mark Alford
[June 15, 2024]
Our adversaries thrive off weakness: Joe Biden embodies that weakness and is putting American security at risk.
The only way this will change is through new leadership in the White House. Peace through strength and deterrence is the only way to let them know we mean business.
[….]

Some of the responses:

The world’s dictators loved Trump’s appeasement and praise.

Oh no. Russian ships in Soviet/Russia backed Cuba. This has obviously never happened before.

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Heh.

Repeating a lie doesn’t make it true, Mark. The US is not weak in the eyes of the world. Biden is a far superior statesman than many presidents, and especially the previous occupant (the convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and failed businessman).
“Peace through strength.” The US spends exponentially more on defense than other nations. The US has the strongest military. Putin knows it. But like the impetuous child you admire, Putin pushes his boundaries.
If you want peace through strength, you should support a stronger Ukraine military.

What do you want them to do? Blow them up? It seems that they haven’t violated any international laws and I don’t think the US owns the water ways.

Suck ass

Don’t hold back. Tell us how you really feel.

Maybe they’re visiting Mar a lago. Putin and the convicted felon Trump love each other. This would absolutely be happening like the KSA Navel Cadet that shot up the base in Florida during convicted felon Trump’s administration. I wouldn’t doubt if convicted felon Trump called Putin and requested this action so his lackeys could campaign on it. Just like Putin waited to invade Ukraine until Biden was in office. It doesn’t have anything to do with strengths or weaknesses. It had to do with Biden being at the G-7 where the convicted felon Trump and the wanted fugitive for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, Putin, are not.

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

You’re in a cult, Mark (r)

13 Thursday Jun 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, cult, Donald Trump, former newsreader, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media

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

He’s a convicted felon.

Today, from Mark Alford (r):

Congressman Mark Alford
[June 13, 2024]
It’s a beautiful morning in Washington and a perfect day to welcome back President Trump to our nation’s capital! [….]

Putz.

Some of the responses:

Convicted felons should be intelligent enough to allow someone else to run for president.

US FOR SALE: During his presidency, Trump implemented sweeping tax cuts for the top 1 per cent of earners and cut the maximum corporation tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. His cuts were “one factor helping the fortunes of US billionaires grow by a collective $1 trillion during the pandemic, from March 18 to December 7…” [….]

[….] NO – you will never be a ‘billionaire’… but if MAGAs wanna suck the hind-end-leavings of the golden-orange calf, their choice.

Last time didn’t go so well for our Democracy. He’s also meeting with business lobbyists to promise them tax cuts, etc.

I like how President Biden doesn’t ask his supporters to pay his legal bills!

Heh.

Were you better off 4 years ago? [….]

Incredible how low people bend down and then say they are patriots when in reality they are traitors and then brainwash themselves willingly. To return to the site of the crime and to be backed by the liars and traitors state more the lack of morals of honesty of those election officials and the voter that still support them. THEY ARE NO PATRIOTS OR DECENT OR CHRISTIAN QUITE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. THAT IS Fox News, House Republicans and Senate GOP

Returning to the scene of the crime…..

Back to the scene of the crime

We see what you did there.

Giving the pot a little stir, Mark? [….]

[….] It’s his passive-agressive bully move.

I pray trump wins in November. I pray he declares martial law. Dissolves congress and Supreme Court. Closes all the radio and television stations and newspapers . Let’s Putin invade Europe and let’s China invade Taiwan . Everyone please vote for trump so he can end America as we know it !!!

TRUMP IS NOT WELCOME
GO TO JAIL
DO NOT PASS GO

Cult

Don’t stand too close to Orange Jesus while buying a bible from him. Lightning might strike.

Heh.

Pathetic

One term, twice impeached, three times married, multiple bankruptcies, forbidden to run a charity, forbidden from doing business in New York, unable to secure a bond, Still hasn’t paid Court Ordered Restitution to his victims, guilty of sexual assault, guilty of defamation and Lies, guilty of 34 felony counts involving a porn star hooker and using campaign funds to pay her off (what guy has to pay for sex And pay the hooker to stay quiet?) And some 60 Additional Felonies, including obstruction of Law Enforcement Investigation, Lying to LE, Attempting to hide evidence, stealing government documents, including Top Secret material, attempting to Subvert an election, attempting to Bribe an elected official, still Awaiting him, Former president.
You idolize the orange creature.

Can’t legally own a gun anymore, either…..

Adjudicated rapist
Convicted felon
Failed businessman
Now tell us how godly he is and why you would ever support someone like that.

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

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