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Republicans in Disarray!

Well-Earned Schadenfreude Open Thread: C U Next Tuesday, Fer Realz

by Anne Laurie|  March 31, 20239:25 pm| 112 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Republicans in Disarray!, Trump Indictments

Don’t call us, we’ll call you…

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— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) March 30, 2023

BREAKING: Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony, AP sources say. https://t.co/LbA6WIEaz3

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 31, 2023

… He will be formally arrested and arraigned Tuesday in his hush money case, setting the scene for the historic, shocking moment when a former president is forced to stand before a judge to hear the criminal charges against him.

The indictment remained sealed and the specific charges were not immediately known, but details were confirmed by people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss information that isn’t yet public.

The streets outside the courthouse where the arraignment will unfold were calm Friday compared with earlier in the week. There were no large-scale demonstrations for or against Trump, though tourists stopped to take selfies and throngs of reporters and police officers remained assembled.

When Trump turns himself in, he’ll be booked mostly like anyone else facing charges, mug shot, fingerprinting and all. But he isn’t expected to be put in handcuffs; he’ll have Secret Service protection and will almost certainly be released that same day…

The funny thing is that Trump seems to truly believe he’s still in charge of this whole game. That his truth social posts had cowed investigators into submission. He’s just…he’s just so fucking dumb. https://t.co/O1evryZq0V

— The Fig Economy (@figgityfigs) March 31, 2023

First they came for Trump, and I did not speak out because lol, lmao even

— George Kolokotronis (@georgejk720) March 30, 2023

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Trump is gonna be kind enough to implicate every GOP leader in his political conspiracy. https://t.co/Ax3vezXhVt

— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) March 31, 2023

Can’t blame Graham for his tears — all those hours of trudging around mediocre golf courses, laughing at bad jokes, wasted! He’s not a young man, how is he supposed to compete against the new generation of feral GOP coat-holders all clamoring for a new host?…

It appears that Lindsey Graham, who fought all the way to SCOTUS (and lost) to avoid testifying before a special grand jury probing whether Trump meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia, is unraveling.

He was on the verge of tears on Fox News last night. https://t.co/wLnk8EPFKZ

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) March 31, 2023

Adulting. https://t.co/ldd58PUVj8

— Panda Bernstein (@J4Years) March 31, 2023

If the Dominion revelations are any guide, right now she's probably texting Hannity and Carlson during the break: "What a relief that Trump's indicted, but in the meantime, we better make sure the proles stay fired up." https://t.co/ESMeWJRTct

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 31, 2023

Tucker doing Rod Blagojevich apologia tonight.

(Rod had his 14-year sentence for selling a Senate seat commuted by Donald Trump.) pic.twitter.com/IK2dWj5u2h

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 31, 2023

You know, YOU could have saved yourself this grief.

Republicans could have convicted Trump during any one of his impeachment trials and we could have avoided this whole damn mess. You KNEW he was guilty. You fucking knew it, but you're cowards.

This is on YOU. https://t.co/KVERqlrL6N

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 31, 2023

how many times can fox news blame george soros after the trump indictment ? pic.twitter.com/QCkoyIftXR

— John Kerr (@JohnnyHeatWave) March 31, 2023

Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ron DeSantis have all claimed Alvin Bragg is "Soros-backed" or aligned since the news of the indictment dropped.

In reality, Soros has “has never met or spoken to Alvin Bragg,” according to a CNBC story from last week.https://t.co/UoCI1R1B4o

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 31, 2023

Well-Earned Schadenfreude Open Thread: C U Next Tuesday, Fer Realz

I specifically want this to happen as part of an extended effort to delay his trial for as long as possible. Ideally, Trump is convicted a week after the election & a week before his heart gives out https://t.co/QUQKAqkwPM

— chatham harrison is tending his garden (@chathamharrison) March 31, 2023

You know what would be on brand with all these Republicans going out on a limb again for Trump, if that ends with a quick plea deal, lmao

— opening day appreciation account (@Convolutedname) March 31, 2023

"We're going to war, activate the national guard and send them to defend Mar-a-Largo, we won't take this from NY…"

"I cut a deal, it's the best deal, most beautiful deal you've ever seen"

— opening day appreciation account (@Convolutedname) March 31, 2023

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Friday Morning Open Thread: Let. Us. SAVOR!

by Anne Laurie|  March 31, 20237:10 am| 178 Comments

This post is in: Proud to Be A Democrat, Republicans in Disarray!, Something Good Open Thread, Trump Indictments, Lock Him Up...Lock Them All Up, Schadenfreude

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(Drew Sheneman via GoComics.com)

it is so funny that people who pretend to not even support trump are screaming "CRIMES!? that's what they're indicting presidents for now? acts that are obviously illegal committed by a hamfisted corruption engine?"

— Sen. Lemon Gogurt (I – Podcastia) (@Ugarles) March 31, 2023

"he's getting Al Caponed" people always forget that the reason they got Al Capone on tax fraud is because of crimes. He wasn't just randomly bad at taxes. His taxes were fraudulent because his money came from crimes.

— Alex's stochastic tweets (@goodtweetsalex) March 30, 2023

Important point. And keep in mind, without what’s alleged in this indictment the other things wouldn’t have happened, bc he wouldn’t have been elected President. https://t.co/0RjbVMfZ5y

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) March 31, 2023

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We’ll learn a lot about what Trump did to get elected, a lot about what Trump did to try to steal the 2020 election, to try to overthrow Congress, & to steal documents with important national secrets

But we’ll probably never learn much about what Trump & Putin did for each other

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) March 31, 2023

Really feels like they should have had a plan for how to cover this? https://t.co/Zj0I0FJLYv

— your himbo boyfriend (@swolecialism) March 31, 2023

It’s not a sad day at Fox. They’re probably ecstatic.

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) March 31, 2023

A little 60s novelty nostalgia…
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(Clay Jones via GoComics.com)

They all want Trump to go to jail. They know he did it and they just want him to shut up, but they have to pretend to be offended to placate his base. https://t.co/jYPNLvyxHQ

— Jean-Michel Connard (@torriangray) March 30, 2023

The reason Republicans assume that Bragg has no agency and is just acting at the behest of a giant Democratic conspiracy is because that’s exactly how *they* operate. https://t.co/RssQUBvyCm

— Panda Bernstein (@J4Years) March 31, 2023

Also funny bc indicting Trump is focusing on crime in Manhattan. https://t.co/zoL7SmhT5n

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) March 31, 2023

Jonathan Turley rose to prominence as a “liberal” who thought Bill Clinton should be impeached and convicted for getting a blowjob https://t.co/HeDq34yNf3

— Centrist ??Madness (@CentristMadness) March 31, 2023

Trump runs in 2016, no Repubs go hard at him bc they wanted someone else to do it; a collective action problem resulted in him winning the nomination

Trump indicted in 2023, no Repubs are criticizing him, a collective action problem, because
Every
Republican
Is
A
Coward

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) March 31, 2023

the GOP base is constantly having to square this circle. one of the reasons QAnon immediately clicked for so many of them is that it explains why top Democrats, who they've been hearing insane conspiracies about for 30 years, are never charged: it's actually happening in secret!

— Law Boy, Esq. (@The_Law_Boy) March 31, 2023

PATRIOTS ARE IN CONTROL https://t.co/7iEHj2q7Mn

— opening day appreciation account (@Convolutedname) March 31, 2023

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(Jeff Danziger via GoComics.com)

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Sunday Evening Open Thread: The GOP, Now A Full-Scale Mafia

by Anne Laurie|  March 26, 20236:48 pm| 103 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Proud To Be A Democrat!, Republican Venality, Republicans in Disarray!

Is the conservative mind inherently criminal? I don't know, but we shouldn't shut down the debate. https://t.co/cG10vMCiHS

— Franklin Stove Expropriator (@agraybee) March 26, 2023

“No leaks. . . . This is how we know we’re a real family here.” (Although you can’t really blame Putin for the Huckabees — our own homebred Southrun criminal class has been living its Thieves Code since the Three-Fifths Compromise was ‘enshrined’ in the Constitution.)

GOP operatives who came of age during the Trump years are just *unbelievably* freakish people, they disturb most of the older staffers and their internet histories are nightmarish. https://t.co/MVBP1Qoj06

— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) March 26, 2023

I remember 2016, when Trump crowds chanted “lock her up only after an impartial investigation, after she is charged w a crime, has a fair trial, & is found guilty.” https://t.co/jPUm1eqaXc

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) March 22, 2023

All the Republican politicians making noises about abuse of power know full-well Trump is guilty and they’re hoping he goes away, but they’re so afraid of him and his followers that they’re willing to play this game.

— Jean-Michel Connard (@torriangray) March 21, 2023

Imagine being willing to sell out everything you claim to care about for so little. Pennies on the dollar. Miserable.

— Jean-Michel Connard (@torriangray) March 21, 2023

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Late Night Open Thread: ‘Leader’ McConnell’s Troops Are Restless

by Anne Laurie|  March 23, 20231:50 am| 72 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Republican Politics, Republicans in Disarray!, Schadenfreude

.@SenJohnThune: "I had the opportunity, as a number of my colleagues have had, to speak with Senator McConnell. He is in good spirits, doing well and anxious to get back here and we're anxious to have him back." pic.twitter.com/scc0M0maYP

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 22, 2023

Chairman Mao remains healthier than ever!… I *would* think this, being a Godless Democrat, but it does not seem to me that #LeaderMcConnell has ever done much to endear himself to his younger colleagues. He’s got the support of born second-rankers like Thune for as long as they can prop up his corpus, but he seems to rules his GOP caucus through a combination of threats and a grinding determination to ‘pwn the libs’. Once he’s no longer there in person to bully the ranks, will envy of the media focus on their equally talentless House peers distract them from holding the tortoise formation solid in 2024?

From the Washington Post, paper of record in the company town whose monopoly industry is national politics, “McConnell phones Senate Republicans, who say he’s ‘eager’ to be back”:

Nearly two weeks after a fall that left him with a concussion and a broken rib, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) spoke on the phone with at least three of his Republican colleagues on Tuesday, expressing a desire to get back to the Capitol but not sharing an exact timeline for his return.

The conversations mark the first time McConnell has spoken directly with anyone on his leadership team — apart from exchanging text messages — since his fall. McConnell had also not spoken directly with President Biden and Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), who both called shortly after the accident.

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), McConnell’s top deputy, said he spoke to him for about five minutes on Tuesday…

The 81-year-old senator was hospitalized for five days and treated for a concussion after he tripped while attending a private dinner at a Washington hotel on March 8. Last week, McConnell checked into an inpatient rehabilitation center, his spokesman said, where he’ll receive physical therapy before going home.

Given that timeline, it’s unlikely McConnell will return before the Senate begins a long Easter recess on March 30 that will keep the chamber closed for legislative business until April 17.

“I told him not to be in a big hurry, because we’re not doing anything here,” said Cornyn, who added that McConnell didn’t provide a timetable for his return.

McConnell, who recently became the longest-serving Senate leader, has not been directly leading his deputies from afar. But his staff and other members of the leadership team have been “stepping up” in his absence, Thune said…

Republican senators downplayed his absence’s effect on the workings of the Senate. Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said he had noticed no change in how Senate Republicans operate while McConnell had been absent…

To phrase this diplomatically, it’s considered a good day when Sen. Grassley notices enough to match his shoes and put them on the right feet, so: conspicuously low bar to cite.

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McConnell supposedly fell and got a concussion like two weeks ago and hasn't been heard from since. You'd think this would be the kind of thing reporters would be looking into and not just taking the word of someone who claims to have spoken with him. https://t.co/Rvh83yRjAQ

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) March 22, 2023

No idea how ‘credible’ Conservative Brief might be considered, but this is being widely circulated on twitter — “McConnell Facing Early Retirement After Severe Concussion From Fall”:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may be on the verge of early retirement following a fall this month that left him with a severe concussion and potential serious brain damage, according to a Tuesday report.

“The Republican bigshot, 81, banged his brain in a terrible March 9 tumble at Washington D.C.’s Waldorf Astoria hotel — nearly four years after another serious fall forced him to have shoulder surgery,” RadarOnline reported.

After the recent fall, McConnell was admitted to the hospital where he spent six days receiving treatment. Following his discharge, he was transferred to an inpatient rehabilitation facility to receive care for a brain injury. One medical expert told the outlet that can cause “loss of consciousness, convulsions, seizures, loss of coordination, slurred speech, agitation, and confusion.”…

A D.C. insider told the outlet: “Mitch has been a lion of the Senate so long that it’s hard to imagine him not being there. But he’s 81 years old, and this isn’t the first time that he’s fallen. The talk is he may consider stepping down long before his current six-year term expires in 2027!”

Earlier this month, people close to McConnell warned he would not be returning to his legislative duties as soon as some believed he would after falling and having to be hospitalized…

Not sure how much is scare-mongering and how much is wishcasting, but if they get all riled up and start another Night of the Long Sporks, more power to them.

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Open Thread: What If Ron DeSquamous Is Actually Running for Tucker Carlson’s Job?

by Anne Laurie|  March 14, 202310:05 pm| 168 Comments

This post is in: 2024 Primaries, Grifters Gonna Grift, Republicans in Disarray!

it's also why trump is going to flay and eat him alive https://t.co/JFP00T4IwG

— GOLIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachi) March 14, 2023

intra-Republican politics? Or the echosphere of hyper online Republican? Ukraine, Covid19, Captain Ron will sail wherever he needs to chase that sweet clout.

— RambleAppleBrandy (@AppleRamble) March 14, 2023

Sure, he probably made a nice chunk from his new “book”, but DeSantis doesn’t come from money, and his is currently a one-income family with three young kids. As many pundits have said, he’s young by presidential-candidate standards, and barring other issues could easily choose to run in 2028, 2032, et al. But a presidential run is always a prime form of brand extension marketing, and a tour on the right-wing anti-chatauqua would no doubt fatten the coffers as well as increasing his exposure to both donors and voters. Pouting & stomping in sassy white shrimper boots may look risible to us normies, but no doubt it’ll seem homey to the fearful geriatrics watching Fox.

On the other side of the equation, Carlson is spiraling, getting ever more shouty over increasingly abstruse forms of far-right vice signalling. And while Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan may fake oppositional defiant disorder for the ‘cousin fucking’ rubes, money is still their lodestar, and Little Prince Fishsticks is nothing more than another employee. If Carlson’s mouth keeps writing checks, I doubt he can count on the Murdochs to cover the overdrafts…

Mostly, of course, I like this idea because any such rumors will lead to hurt feelings between Carlson & DeSantis, and Repubs in disarray! is a beautiful thing.

DeSantis tells Tucker Carlson that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a "territorial dispute."

Sort of in the way that 1939-40 was a territorial dispute between Germany and Poland. And Belgium. And France. And … pic.twitter.com/qkOqwHwiOc

— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) March 14, 2023

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So, DeSantis couldn’t answer the question in person (twice) and now has to submit written answers to Tucker Carlson.

Yikes. https://t.co/gCtX4F5QIJ

— Ammar Moussa (@ammarmufasa) March 14, 2023

And called for giving them offensive and defensive weapons. pic.twitter.com/mhDprOmC06 https://t.co/iTI521WORf

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) March 14, 2023

DeSantis is auditioning for Putin. He wants Putin’s help.

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) March 14, 2023

Repubs! in! disarray!

GOP breaking with DeSantis on Ukraine: "I'm disturbed by it. I think he's a smart guy. I want to find out more about it but I hope he feels like he doesn't need to take that Tucker Carlson line to be competitive in the primary," Cornyn said. https://t.co/8dnAVPqmjj@NancyVu99

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) March 14, 2023

Trump in #Iowa goes after DeSantis for opposing ethanol, raising the retirement age for seniors & supporting Medicare cuts. "Ron was a disciple of Paul Ryan, who was a RINO loser…who would constantly vote against entitlements," Trump says. "Ron reminds me a lot of Mitt Romney."

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 13, 2023

Sidebar: It’s always dumber than it looks…

I actually thought "Ron DeSanctimonious," while clunky, captured something about DeSantis' uptight, angry-scold personality. But it turns out that isn't even what Trump meant, since he doesn't know what "sanctimonious" means. https://t.co/38TdtiiFl6

— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) March 14, 2023

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Open Thread: McConnell Is the Repubs’ Headache, At the Moment

by Anne Laurie|  March 10, 202311:34 pm| 163 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Republicans in Disarray!

Update on McConnell — He’s been lobbying virtually everyone he sees at hospital to be released. Been getting briefed on map and Senate actions. Lamented missing halibut at yesterday’s R lunch. And “no question” he’ll be able to serve as leader, per adviser https://t.co/aqQYzMN6rL

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 10, 2023

‘Shaken & disoriented’ — sounds like concussion symptoms… At The Hill, “McConnell’s hospitalization raises questions for GOP’s future”:

Senate Republicans found themselves shaken and disoriented Thursday after finding out their leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was in the hospital after tripping at a private event, raising questions about his health and future leadership of the GOP conference.

McConnell, who in January became the longest serving party leader in Senate history, has led the Senate GOP conference since 2005 and has helped guide his colleagues through some of the biggest moments in recent history — the 2008 financial collapse, the near default of the U.S. government in 2011, the fiscal cliff of 2012, the two impeachment trials of former President Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol…

“I am a huge fan of Mitch McConnell. I think he has the ability to lead a very diverse group of individuals in a way that is masterful,” said one GOP senator who requested anonymity to discuss the impact of McConnell’s injury on the Senate GOP conference.

“I think, who would be our next leader and what kind of leader would that person be?” the senator added. “Yeah, I do worry about that.” …

Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.), former Senate GOP Whip John Cornyn (Texas) and Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (Wyo.) are viewed as McConnell’s three most likely successors.

But there hasn’t been any serious discussion of a future Senate GOP leadership race among Republican senators themselves because McConnell has a secure grip on the job and hasn’t dropped any hint about planning to retire.

He easily defeated former National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (Fla.) by a lopsided vote of 37 to 10 when Scott tried to capitalize on Republican disappointment over the 2022 midterm election by challenging McConnell for the top job…

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A second Republican senator who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic said McConnell’s hospitalization raises questions about the future leadership of the Senate GOP conference but emphasized, “It’s not time to be talking about [it].”…

McConnell has been such a major political force in Republican politics for so long that his GOP colleagues have come to rely on his ability to pump huge sums of money into Senate battleground states and to insulate them from the turbulence in conservative politics that has roiled the House GOP conference.

He leadership is especially valued by mainstream and moderate Republicans such as Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) — one of McConnell’s closest friends in the Senate — because he gives them space to work with Democratic colleagues and practice the style of Republican politics they see as best suited to their home states.

Colleagues also value McConnell’s ability to get their party out of tough political situations.

One example came in the fall of 2021, when he rounded up his leadership team and other allies to provide the 11 GOP votes needed to pave the way for Democrats to pass legislation to raise the debt limit.

McConnell took enormous heat from Trump and other critics for the vote, but it took the danger of a federal default off the table.

And McConnell has historically shown a willingness to inject himself in Senate Republican primary politics to pave the way for candidates he views as the most electable in a general election — an approach he adopted after Republicans fumbled away their chances to win seats in Delaware, Nevada, Missouri and Indiana in the 2010 and 2012 elections.

Even senators who voted to oust him from his leadership job in November admit their respect and admiration for his toughness in battle…

Per the NYTimes:

… The anatomy of the aging brain can predispose it to more serious brain injury: For instance, older adults are at a higher risk of tearing blood vessels in their brains, Dr. Salinas said. And taking anticoagulation medications, like blood thinners, which is more prevalent in an older population, can elevate the risk of bleeding in the brain…

Most older adults will recover from a concussion in about a month, Dr. Lumba-Brown said, but around a third will take longer than that. Patients who have bleeding in the brain may have a more prolonged recovery time, she added, which is why it is important to seek treatment right away.

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Latest Night Open Thread: CPAC to T-PAC

by Anne Laurie|  March 5, 20232:18 am| 76 Comments

This post is in: Grifters Gonna Grift, Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Republicans in Disarray!

KomikKon. Fuck it was right there.

— Franklin Stove Expropriator (@agraybee) March 4, 2023

Why is CPAC empty?

— William LeGate (@williamlegate) March 3, 2023

Warm-up for the Big Yuuuuge Event:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but the winners get to scream the N-word while the crowd applauds wildly. https://t.co/J3bfqHPiwS

— Centrism Fan Acct ?? (@Wilson__Valdez) March 3, 2023

Tonight:

Fat Thanos has entered the chat. https://t.co/yswnG04qcX

— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) March 5, 2023

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Ex-Republican:

There is a Civil War brewing in America, but it’s all within one party https://t.co/45O36gKnB9

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 4, 2023

Newsmax is using a high optical zoom lens for its coverage of Trump’s CPAC speech in order to not show the back 90% of the room – which is empty ?? pic.twitter.com/F0pzzMvB5S

— William LeGate (@williamlegate) March 4, 2023

I have never doubted that the man is deeply emotionally disturbed, but we really have to stop focusing on that and think more about the fact that there are people pumping their fists and believing every bit of this bullshit https://t.co/QKcRVyiheZ

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 4, 2023

Elsewhere in the arena:

Guilfoyle is now at CPAC selling gold and silver. She says to stop doing business with woke companies that hate you, and to go to ‘KimsMetals’ to invest for your retirement. pic.twitter.com/NPG6naVy3Z

— Ron Filipkowski ???? (@RonFilipkowski) March 2, 2023

person: you will speak to a room that is almost empty but you will get an incredible amount of money

me: sounds great, don’t care if anybody shows up

— world famous art thief (@CalmSporting) March 3, 2023

Her marketing was never that impressive. https://t.co/PlA6FP1sOj

— davidrlurie (@davidrlurie) March 3, 2023

Mike Lindell went long at CPAC. pic.twitter.com/kYlaxNzSmO

— Zach D Roberts – Photojournalist (@zdroberts) March 4, 2023

Kari Lake and Sarah Palin have been some of the biggest hits at CPAC so far & were swarmed by attendees everywhere they went pic.twitter.com/ddrddN3KHu

— Kate Sullivan (@KateSullivanDC) March 3, 2023

Elon Musk said this week he wants to create an anti-woke AI chatbot.

No need: This Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) rant at CPAC is basically that bot. pic.twitter.com/7CbwIqXzH3

— The Recount (@therecount) March 2, 2023

Gaggle of groyper losers just got kicked out of CPAC, and left chanting “We want Nick!” – referring to their white nationalist leader Nick Fuentes pic.twitter.com/wPSvZXXZDX

— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) March 4, 2023

Speeches by our regularly scheduled racists and antisemites will continue as planned. https://t.co/6QzciHyXeE

— Jean-Michel Connard (@torriangray) March 3, 2023

Real step down from Orban, if you ask me:

Former Brexit Leader Nigel Farage says Western governments “took away liberties and freedoms” during the COVID pandemic, stating Australia has become “one of the wokest places on Earth” during his CPAC 2023 address.https://t.co/HTqZC6Ldil

— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) March 5, 2023

New grift drops!

Steve Bannon’s daughter announces at CPAC that they now have Bannon fan merch for sale. pic.twitter.com/3GpeVBBMmC

— Ron Filipkowski ???? (@RonFilipkowski) March 3, 2023

… cuz last grift, not doing so well…

Personally? As an investor? I am buying the dip here. https://t.co/vGZOy8o5RJ

— David Roth (@david_j_roth) February 23, 2023

Speaking of grifts:

Got some sad news for Ben. Guess what chocolate bar is under the MAGA wrapper they are handing out at CPAC? https://t.co/ZommX08tWU pic.twitter.com/DMDL27j4Xe

— Jennifer Palmieri (@jmpalmieri) March 3, 2023

Welcome to our very normal and cool politics conference where we talk about which groups of people we would like to eradicate from society https://t.co/V3VQa4Mu0G

— Kitara Revanchist (@canderaid) March 4, 2023

you seem happy. how do we ruin that.

— world famous art thief (@CalmSporting) March 3, 2023

Kameraderie!

It’s funny because this is just about *all* they have. https://t.co/EXLPDaW1tQ

— Panda Bernstein (@J4Years) March 4, 2023

And yet, it can always get more pathetic…

It turns out that Wohl and Burkman are holding this "party" at Burkman's home because both are currently under a court-imposed 8 pm curfew after pleading guilty to a felony offense stemming from their racist robocall scheme. "I am indoors following my curfew," Burkman argues.

— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) March 4, 2023

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