Author: Andrew Bradford

Proud progressive journalist and political adviser living behind enemy lines in Red America.

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Elon Musk Social Safety Net The Trump Adminstration WTF?!

Former Social Security Commissioner Warns: Musk’s Meddling Likely To Cause ‘Interruption’ Of Benefits

As unelected POTUS Elon Musk and his cadre of young computer hackers continue to muck around in federal government data systems that control payments from various programs, anyone receiving monthly Social Security benefits should start preparing for the worst-case scenario of not receiving their check in the near future.

That’s the warning from former Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley, who served in that post during the Biden administration.

O’Malley told the Washington Post that Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is akin to the proverbial bull in a china shop, and something is bound to get broken.

“At this rate, they will break it. And they will break it fast, and there will be an interruption of benefits,” O’Malley said.

O’Malley noted that Sex Offender-in-Chief Donald Trump’s choice of Leland Dudek to be acting commissioner of Social Security doesn’t bode well for what Social Security recipients can expect.

“It’s a shame the chilling effect it has to disregard 120 senior executive service people,” O’Malley added. “To pick an acting commissioner that is not in the senior executive service sends a message that professional people should leave that beleaguered public agency.”

The Trump administration pooh-pooed those warning that Social Security could be facing a crisis that would delay payments, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt telling Fox News that “fake news reporters” were fearmongering and DOGE was merely trying to find and eliminate fraud in the program.

And Harrison Fields, a White House spokesperson, had this to say about Musk and his minions’ intentions:  “President Trump has nominated the highly qualified and talented Frank Bisignano to lead the Social Security Administration, and we expect him to be swiftly confirmed in the coming weeks. In the meantime, the agency will be led by a career Social Security anti-fraud expert as the acting commissioner.”

All of that will be cold comfort to millions of senior citizens if and when the funds they earned and depend on to live are suddenly missing from their bank accounts.

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‘Snowflake’ Stephen Miller Mocked After He Pitches A Screeching Hissy Fit During A CNN Interview

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller had a full-scale meltdown during an interview with CNN host Brianna Keilar, and video of his on-air hissy fit went viral overnight, leading to a torrent of online mockery for the Trump administration official.

Keilar asked Miller about the controversial cuts being made by Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which led Miller to remark, “The American people are exhausted and tired of watching their tax dollars be corruptly spent, abused, wasted and in every sense robbed and stolen from them. This president, for the first time in history, is committed to restoring accountability at every level of the federal government.”

“You may assert there’s no waste in the Pentagon. You may assert there’s no waste in Treasury. You may assert…” Miller continued, his voice getting louder as he spoke.

“Oh, Stephen, I’m not asserting. I don’t think anyone would assert that, Stephen,” Keilar insisted.

Miller then began shouting.

“Then why are you not celebrating these cuts? If you agree there is waste, if you agree there is abuse, if you agree there is corruption, why are you not celebrating the cuts, the reforms that are being instituted? Every day that no action is taken, the entire…”

“But Stephen, let’s calm down,” said Keilar. “Stephen, let’s calm down. We’re not having a debate about whether there are…”

“You may not care about this issue. Your colleagues may not care about this issue. But we care about his issue!” Miller yelled.

Miller’s refusal to directly answer the questions and his overly defensive response to Keilar suggests he and the administration he represents are trying to hide something. Could it be that the only reason DOGE was created is to provide cover for the Trump administration and Republicans as they give the richest Americans another massive tax cut and pay for it by slashing the social safety net of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?

Viewers of the interview had their own thoughts about Miller’s unhinged response to Keilar’s questions.

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Sean Hannity Accidentally Calls Lara Trump A Name That Sets Off A Social Media Sh*tstorm

On his show Monday evening, Fox News host Sean Hannity appeared to misspeak in the most unfortunate way as he was introducing Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of Rapist-in-Chief Donald Trump.

Fox recently hired Lara to host one of their vapid right-wing talk shows.

As Hannity wrapped up an interview with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, he began his next introduction and called Lara Trump, whom he appeared to call Lara Shit before correcting himself.

Here’s the clip:

That was all it took to set off a online shitstorm of comments.

“Lara Shit happens to also be the name of her new album. (Unofficially)”

“Lara & Eric Shit It doesn’t get more fitting”

“Hannity going back to accuracy in reporting, if only for 3 seconds.”

“Nailed it!”

“You won’t be a guest on her show now Sean Scammitty after calling ‘Lara Shit’ on live TV.”

“That’s officially her name now. Sorry Lara I don’t make the rules.”

According to Fox, here’s what we can expect from Lara Shit’s show, which is clearly nothing more than a blatant attempt to curry favor with her dad-in-law:

Former Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump will join Fox News Channel to host a new program called “My View with Lara Trump” on Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET, FOX News Media Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Scott announced on Wednesday. 

“A gifted communicator who knows how to connect to the viewers, successful entrepreneur and working mother, Lara’s innate understanding of the American public and today’s political landscape will be a compelling addition to our weekend lineup,” Scott said.

Lara had this to say about her new gig: “I’m thrilled to bring my voice back to FOX News, talk directly with the American people, and highlight what makes this country so great.  As I cover the success of The Golden Age of America, I look forward to where this time will lead our country and where this opportunity will lead me in the future.”

Another hour of shit on Fox. Clearly, Lara is going to fit right into their programming.

 

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Jasmine Crockett’s Hilarious Backhanded ‘Apology’ To Elon Musk Is Maximum Snark

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) admits she was wrong about the MAGA movement and one of its heroes, Elon Musk.

You probably recall that a main tenant of the MAGA movement spawned by Felon-in-Chief Donald Trump is that immigrants are stealing jobs from hardworking Americans, with some in the MAGA camp even suggesting that all of the new jobs being created in the United States are going to immigrants.

Another key point of Trump’s 2024 campaign, which was bankrolled to the tune of $277 million by Musk, is that the federal government needs to be cut back, even if that means shutting down agencies such as the Department of Education and slashing millions of jobs from the federal workforce.

All of this led Crockett to note there is indeed an immigrant taking jobs away from Americans.

His name, she revealed, is Elon Musk.

“There’s an immigrant taking people’s jobs,” Crockett said in a post on social media. “His name is Elon Musk.”

“He’s snatching farms, government jobs (even those in which they manage our national security), and definitely those whose jobs are to root out fraud (inspector generals), & those that are keeping us safe (FAA), meals on wheels workers, head start, and the list goes on, so I’ll be the bigger person and admit to MAGA that I was wrong when I said immigrants wouldn’t take our jobs. You were 1000 percent correct.”

There’s an immigrant taking people’s jobs… his name is Elon Musk. He’s snatching farms, government jobs (even those in which they manage our national security), and definitely those whose jobs are to root out fraud (inspector generals),

— Jasmine Crockett (@jasmineforus.bsky.social) 2025-02-16T19:46:40.014Z

Indeed, Musk and his so-called DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) is wreaking havoc across the nation, with numerous reports that people allied with him are storming into agencies such as the Treasury Department and accessing computer files that control the disbursement of Social Security and tax refund checks. That alone is reason enough to worry, but the fact that an unelected South African-born billionaire appears to now be in control of the United States is also incredibly sobering. Who is actually in control of the federal government? Does anyone know?

None of this will end well, and this nation may lie in ruins when it’s over.

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Donald Trump Foreign Policy Vladimir Putin WTF?!

Republican Congressman: Vladimir Putin Will Never ‘Take Advantage Of Donald Trump’

Although Coward-in-Chief Donald Trump has repeatedly capitulated to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, a Republican congressman said today that Trump can be trusted to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine because “nobody’s going to take advantage of Donald Trump.”

That absurd quote comes from Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), who was a guest on “Face the Nation,” and was asked by host Margaret Brennan, “Vladimir Putin, it sounds like you would agree, is an accused war criminal. He is a dictator. There is a warrant out for his arrest, as you know.”

“President Trump floated inviting him to the U.S. or even visiting Russia himself,” she added. “Do you think any of that is appropriate?”

“It’s more appropriate than not talking to him for the last two years, which is what President Biden did,” Crenshaw responded.

“Talking is different than inviting him to the United States,” Brennan reminded the congressman.

“You can parse it out however you like,” Crenshaw replied. “But the reality is, is you’re going to have to get him to the table somehow.”

Crenshaw also noted that Trump is “good at flattering people in order to get them to the table.”

“But flattering a very brutal dictator who’s pretty cunning, frankly,” Brennan noted. “You really think that’s a winning strategy?”

“He’s not that cunning,” Crenshaw insisted. “I think let Trump do his campaign promise and play this out. Look, nobody’s going to take advantage of Donald Trump.”

Despite what Congressman Crenshaw says, the facts suggest otherwise when it comes to Trump’s ongoing capitulation to Putin.

Earlier this week, Trump told reporters that Ukraine will have to give up some of the territory Russia has stolen from them since they invaded three years ago.

“Trump said Wednesday that he had talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding it was unlikely that Ukraine would get back territory occupied by Russia or that it would eventually join NATO,” according to NBC News.

“Trump appeared to sympathize with Russia’s perspective, saying it ‘fought for that land’ and ‘lost a lot of soldiers.’  He declined to say, however, whether Ukraine would be an equal partner in any negotiations.”

In other words, Trump has already been taken advantage of and sold out our Ukrainian allies. That was Putin’s plan all along, and now his buddy Donald is ready to give him anything he wants.

Here’s the video from CBS News: