ICYMI: May 20, 2026

Said the Out of Touch, Demented Fool: Trump blurted out a stunning dismissal of pain at the pump as his approval rating sinks, telling reporters, “This is peanuts,” and he doesn’t “even think about that.”

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.

WOW — @votevets.org installation on Capitol Hill shows gas ⛽️ prices of every Republican who voted against ending Trump’s War. @RepTimBurchett @RepDavidKustoff @RepOgles @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty @DesJarlaisTN04 @RepChuck @MattForTN @RepJohnRose

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) May 20, 2026 at 8:53 AM

Breaking News:

NEWS: Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been indicted in the United States, per Reuters. The move marks a dramatic escalation in Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Cuba’s government and comes as Trump has openly pushed for regime change on the island.

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— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) May 20, 2026 at 8:44 AM

Updates:

UPDATE — PERRY COUNTY: “Larry Bushart, the (liberal) retired Tennessee law enforcement officer held in jail for more than a month over a Facebook post of a Trump meme related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk settled a ‘unlawful incarceration’ lawsuit for $835,000…” www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/p…

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-05-20T14:26:30.327Z

Celebrity Death Watch:

BREAKING: Barney Frank, one of the first openly gay members of Congress who championed Wall Street reform, dies at 86.

NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2026-05-20T13:45:16Z

What Others are Saying:

Shapiro: Somehow, he can’t find the money to pay for healthcare, but he can steal from you to pay off the criminals who stormed the Capitol.

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— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) May 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM

The Worst People in the World:

it's actually true that you cannot fund good government entirely by taxing the rich, which is why slopulist proposals to gut the tax base are a bad idea but taxing the rich at punitive levels is a goal in and of itself, billionaires are simply too dangerous to public policy to exist

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— Micah (@rincewind.run) May 20, 2026 at 9:08 AM

The Worst President Ever & His Brownshirts:

What MAGAts will see when they visit Trump’s Reflecting Pool:

Shocking, Not!:

He’s saying it outright, like he always does when he’s planning to pull some evil shit.

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— Charles Johnson (@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com) May 20, 2026 at 9:17 AM

What Happened to No More Wars?!?!:

We are going to invade other countries to drive out foreign encroachment. Sir, um …

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— Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) May 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM

Pudding Time!:

Trump: "See, now I say Eye-raan. I don't use, cause, he obviously has a correct pronunciation. 'We will go back to Eye-raan!'"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) May 20, 2026 at 9:25 AM

I love when he decides to riff in the middle of the teleprompter recitation, only making it clear he's not even processing the words as they go from his dead eyes to anus-mouth "Nothing great was ever built — think of that. Nothing great was ever built without the word momentum at your side."

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) May 20, 2026 at 9:42 AM

Craven Assholes:

Susan Collins doesn’t understand how Trump could endorse someone who is unethical.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-05-19T23:46:50.018Z

"We don't demand loyalty to the president, we demand loyalty to the principles of our party, and of course those principles are that Donald Trump is our king and savior who can do no wrong."

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) May 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM

for these white Republican guys, it's all culture wars, all the time

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) May 20, 2026 at 7:20 AM

The Real GOP Woman’s Museum:

Other News:

Massive Explosion After Vehicle Catches Fire Near New York Wall Street

 car exploded on Wednesday near Wall Street after catching fire in Lower Manhattan, sending thick black smoke into the air close to one of New York City’s busiest financial and tourist areas.

The incident happened near Broadway and Stone Street, close to the iconic Charging Bull statue, according to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Emergency services, including police and firefighters, were quickly deployed after reports of a vehicle fire shortly before 6 p.m. local time.

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