Idiocracy

“You know what? Me, personally, I’m already at the Capitol. I’m already yelling on my horn, I’ve already got my flag up in the air. Get ready! Here we go! M-A-G-A! M-A-G-A-ay! Look at these roads, man. Look at these roads. God has cleared a path for us today. “Say it louder! M-A-G-A-ay! Come on! Shout it out loud! Whoa! …

“Matt Gaetz, let me tell you something. Highlighter is not for you, stop highlighting the center of your face. It makes your eyes very small and it gives you the glow – not the glow you think it gives you. Look at the flawlessness in my skin – no highlighter needed. “You’re a Florida man, I’m in Florida right now. …

The Daily Beast reports: Sen. Chuck Grassley, 91, was sworn in as Senate president pro tempore on Friday, making him third in line to the presidency. The position goes to the longest-serving senator of the majority party. The Iowa Republican previously served as president pro tempore from 2019 to 2021, before Democrats took control of the Senate. Even after months …

People Magazine reports: Jocelyn Wildenstein has died at the age of 84. The Swiss socialite was known for both her extensive and extreme plastic surgeries and her high-profile 1999 divorce from a billionaire art dealer. Jocelyn’s partner, Lloyd Klein, told AFP that she died of a pulmonary embolism in a Parisian palace on Tuesday. Jocelyn was born Jocelyne Périsset in …

Portland’s CBS affiliate reports: Two Portland men searching for Sasquatch and missing since early Christmas morning were found dead in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest – likely from exposure and being ill-prepared, officials said. The search for the men, 59 and 37, began around 1 a.m. December 25, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office posted on their Facebook page. Authorities said …

“There is no development there. I mean, Denmark helped to fund some airports in Greenland when the Chinese government tried to fund and construct them several years ago, but there’s no road between any town in Greenland. “There’s zero infrastructure, basically, and it’s a gigantic area. So the idea that little Denmark, which can’t even defend its own territory … …

Raw Story reports: In replies to a post criticizing Musk from Trump ally Laura Loomer, some Trump supporters said that they were still owed money after they took part in his petition drive scheme that promised participants $47 for each successful referral to sign the petition. “I am waiting 80 days for payment from his AmericaPAC,” wrote Cheré Woltz Oliver …

Marianne Williamson writes on her Substack: This year’s election of a DNC Chair feels different than in past years. Before now, the party had faced defeats to be sure. But our playbook still basically worked. The waters were turbulent at times, but our ship was steady. This year, the party faces a more critical problem than we have ever faced …

The New York Post reports: “Did they take Santa hats with them before they launched,” one commenter blithely asked on X. “Or did they knit them while they are there?” Another commenter chimed in: “These the same guys who went up for an 8-day mission in June?” A third commenter joked “The Gilligan’s Island tune is playing.” Still others seemed …

Roll Call reports: Lingering ill will among House Republicans after another messy spending fight could complicate Speaker Mike Johnson’s bid to retain the House gavel — and potentially the Jan. 6 formalizing of Donald Trump’s election victory. As president of the Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris would be the presiding officer during a joint session of Congress that day to …

Ars Technica reports: Flu season is ramping up across the US, but Louisiana—the state that has reportedly barred its health department from promoting flu shots, as well as COVID-19 and mpox vaccines—is leading the country with an early and strong surge. Louisiana’s flu activity has reached the “Very High” category set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according …

Boston’s NBC affiliate reports: Amid the nationwide drone hysteria, two men are expected to appear in court after allegedly flying a drone too close to Logan Airport over the weekend. The situation that landed two men a date in Dorchester District Court on Monday is part of the reason why aviation experts are so skeptical of all these drone sightings, …

“We will talk about electric charging stations, electric cars, but we’ll also be talking about government funding for ice skating drag queens. We’ll be talking about taxpayer funded magic. I can tell you the total will be in the hundreds of billions for the entire Festivus report. I don’t have the breakdown on each individual one, but I can tell …

NY1 reports: Former Congressman Anthony Weiner is starting to plan a political comeback, filing paperwork with the city’s Campaign Finance Board to run for a City Council seat on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Weiner went to federal prison in connection to a sexting scandal involving a minor, but that’s not derailing him from considering a return to the political arena. …

Breitbart reports: President-elect Donald Trump is being honored with a larger-than-life two-story tall bronze statue, which is being shaped to capture his iconic defiance in the wake of the assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July. Breitbart News has obtained exclusive photos of the statue, which is still under construction. Backers behind the project hope to unveil …

Politico reports: The raw milk brand favored by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing a recall in California over safety concerns just as the CEO is poised to join the Trump administration at the behest of the former independent presidential candidate. Mark McAfee, CEO of Raw Farm, says he was asked by Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan to apply for …

Variety reports: Mattel is being sued for mistakenly printing the URL for a pornographic site on the packaging for special-edition “Wicked” dolls. According to court documents, a South Carolina resident is launching a class action lawsuit after purchasing the toy for her young daughter, who visited the X-rated website that had “nothing to do with the ‘Wicked’ doll.” “These scenes …

The Athletic reports: Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was carted off the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s matchup against the Houston Texans after linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair delivered a late, hard hit while Lawrence was sliding. The Jaguars later ruled Lawrence out of the game with a concussion. After the hit, Jaguars tight end Evan Engram ran to Al-Shaair …

ESPN reports: A brawl exploded Saturday between Michigan and Ohio State when the Wolverines planted their flag at midfield in The Horseshoe following their stunning 13-10 upset of the second-ranked Buckeyes. Police eventually used pepper spray to quash the scuffle that lasted roughly five minutes. Players and coaches from both sides were left bloodied, and Ohio State University police said …

Mediaite reports: Cheryl Hines, the TV star wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., shared a partially nude video of the controversial nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services on her Instagram page Friday. Hines was promoting a line of “MAHA” or Make America Healthy Again candles for her self-care products company Hines + Young. In a short …