ICYMI: May 12, 2026

“Maybe we’ll piss off our demented boss enough today that he will 86 both of us!”

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from `a credible source, not some far right, fake news cesspit.Today’s blog or the failed, ‘Trust Me, Bro” nonsense as a source.

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Updates:

He Does Not Give Two Shits About You, MAGAts:

Trump: I don't think about Americans' financial situation

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— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 11:11 AM

The first honest thing he’s said

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-05-12T18:37:16.227Z

Trump doubles down on saying he does not care about the financial impact of the Iran war on Americans

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— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM

The cost of the Iran war has climbed to $29 billion, rising by $4 billion in two weeks as the conflict stretched into a third month.Lawmakers pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to submit a supplemental funding request to Congress as soon as possible.

Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes.bsky.social) 2026-05-12T18:15:29.126Z

The Worst President Ever and His Liquor Cabinet:

Q: Would you send the National Guard or ICE to voting locations in November? Trump: I'd do anything necessary

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— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump won’t rule out deploying troops or federal agents to the polls during the upcoming midterm elections, he said in comments to journalists Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/…

Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-05-12T19:18:35.985Z

Q: Why has the cost of the ballroom doubled? Trump: I doubled the size of it, you dumb person

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— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 11:21 AM

From The MarKODA Files-Ignorant Racism Continues:

Q: What do you say to African American voters who are concerned that redistricting is going to draw Black members of Congress off the map? Trump: I think it's been a wonderful process

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— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 11:32 AM

J. Edgar Boozer:

It's not just that the FBI director is acting like a spoiled child; he keeps repeating the dumb lie that Van Hollen was "drinking margaritas with a felon" when he visited Kilmar Abrego Garcia. As a reminder, it was a stunt from the El Salvador regime, who put sugar-rimmed glasses on the table.

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM

Kash Patel throws a fit when asked to take an alcohol abuse test: I'll take any test you're willing to take. Are you ready to take it? Let's go. Side by side.

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— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM

Sen. Van Hollen: So there have been no occasions when your security detail had difficulty waking or locating you? Patel: It's a total farce. I don't even know where you get this stuff. Sen. Van Hollen: It's been written and documented.

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— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 12:28 PM

Kash Patel tries to smooth things over with Senator Patty Murray by offering her one of his personalized bottles of bourbon.

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— Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Craven Assholes:

From the MarKODA Files: More GOP Racist Bullshit:

“Cotton-picking hands” aimed at a Black man in 2026, and Republicans still have the nerve to ask why Black voters want nothing to do with the party of bigots. 📌 A host referred to Hakeem Jeffries as having “cotton-picking hands,” and Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans responded: “Yes to that.”

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— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) May 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM

Rep. Kiggans defends response after radio host’s racial remark aimed at Jeffries

“Ditto,” Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., said after a radio host said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries should keep his “cotton-picking hands off” Virginia.

Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., is facing backlash and calls for her resignation after responding “ditto” to a radio host who said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., should keep his “cotton-picking hands off” Virginia during a discussion about the state’s congressional redistricting battle.

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