Walter Einenkel

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On Wall Street, 'TACO Trade' Meme Mocks Trump -- And He's Pissed

4 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Walter Einenkel

President Donald Trump went on quite the emotional journey Wednesday after a reporter informed him that the financial community has coined a new term for dealing with his chaotic tariff threats: the “TACO trade,” which stands for Trump Always Chickens Out. The revelation followed an Oval Office ceremony to swear in bottled-water tantrum thrower and former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Washington. “Oh, isn’t that nice—I chickened out.
The Fast Rise -- And Humiliating Crash -- Of House 'DOGE Caucus'

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Walter Einenkel

Just like the so-called Department of Government Efficiency it was named after, the House Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency Caucus has delivered little more than chaos and waste. Started by Republicans Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Rep. Aaron Bean of Florida, the DOGE caucus pledged to help multibillionaire Elon Musk scour the federal government to find trillions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse. Reps.
Chris Van Hollen Reduces Marco Rubio To A Puddle

1 month ago | crooksandliars.com | Walter Einenkel

Secretary of State Marco Rubio lied up a storm on Tuesday while being confronted by Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland during testimony in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Van Hollen slammed Rubio for his role in dismantling the United States Agency for International Development, harming vulnerable populations abroad, and enabling President Donald Trump's inhumane and unconstitutional deportations of immigrants and activists.
The Republican House Tax Bill Is NOT A Serious Document

1 month ago | crooksandliars.com | Walter Einenkel

UPDATE (Frances Langum): And their "budget" just failed a major committee vote. What a bunch of incompetents. ___________________________House Republicans’ tax bill is expected to add trillions to the federal deficit, and that's bad news for any of them who’d like to stay in office after the 2026 midterms.
DOGE Cripples National Weather Service Ahead Of Hurricane Season

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Walter Einenkel

Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has left National Weather Service teams desperately scrambling to staff depleted operations ahead of the hurricane season. According to the National Weather Service Employees Organization, there are that need to be filled, including forecasters essential for the around-the-clock coverage needed during hurricane season. “For most of the last half century, NWS has been a 24/7 operation.
LOL White Supremacist Elon Musk Outed By His Own AI Bot

1 month ago | crooksandliars.com | Walter Einenkel

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, seems to have developed an unsettling—though unsurprising—obsession with the myth of “white genocide,” parroting the same rhetoric embraced by Musk and other right-wing extremists. Grok began providing information about “white genocide” in response to inquiries on X that had nothing to do with the concept, including posts about baseball and a dog show.
Viral Fury: Fourth Grader Puts RFK Jr. On Blast Over His 'War On Autism'

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Walter Einenkel

Advocacy groups are outraged over Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s war on Americans with autism. They say Kennedy uses the disorder as a political tool and pushes damaging stereotypes that spread misinformation.
Irritated Senators Ask Clueless Director Patel: Where's The FBI Budget?

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Walter Einenkel

If you thought FBI Director Kash Patel had any competence whatsoever, think again. Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, Patel was unable to provide a timeline for when his department’s budget—which was required by law to be submitted more than a week ago—would finally be delivered to Congress. Democratic Sens.
RFK Jr.'s Crazed Interview With MAGA Shill Dr. Phil

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Walter Einenkel

The insanity continues with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who appeared on Dr. Phil McGraw’s YouTube channel Tuesday to crow about the “revolution” in health he and the Trump administration are administering to the American people. The interview was chock-full of Kennedy’s usual conspiracies, ranging from debunked anti-vaccine theories to chemtrail nonsense.
Kissing Trump's Butt Paid Off Big For Corporate Donors

2 months ago | nationalmemo.com | Walter Einenkel

Recent filings with the Federal Election Commission have revealed the scale of record-breaking corporate donations to the Donald Trump-JD Vance Inaugural Committee. Trump smashed his previous inaugural donation record of $107 million for his first presidency, raising more than twice as much, with 650 donors—140 of whom gave no less than $1 million. This includes the tech billionaires who ponied up and got VIP seats at the dreary event.