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Santos Sentenced

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The only human being who lies more than Donald Trump was sentenced today to over seven years in prison. George Santos, who pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, will begin his stretch in July.

Gucci, Ferragamo, and Burberry may be sorry to see him go, but the rest of us are not.

The openly gay New York Republican served less than a year in Congress, becoming just the sixth member of the House in history to be booted by his colleagues. He got to Washington thanks to a resume that was more fictitious than the Hitler Diaries.

I'll always remember the images of Santos chumming in the House chamber with Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Four Hosers of the Apocalypse.

His defense lawyer had asked for a sentence of two years, saying Santos had been bullied his whole life. Believing "that the world would not accept him for who he was," Santos created an alternate persona. His lawyer also claimed, "Deep down, he is warm, kind, caring, and thoughtful."

So deep down. So, so, so deep.

This Week's Quote

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Remember, when they try to blow smoke up your ass, it means a new Secretary of Defense has been chosen.

Charlotte Clymer

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President Petulant's Easter Sentiments

 

For the Record

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It should be clearly understood that meeting with the American vice president did not kill Pope Francis.

Praying "Lord, take me now" is how EVERYBODY reacts to meeting with JD Vance.

Terrifying

 

Copycat

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For just a moment, let's stop ruminating over all the craziness Donald Trump has inflicted. It's time for a change.

Instead, let's start ruminating over the craziness inflicted by a Trump Mini-Me. I didn't say it would be a big change.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been leading his country away from democracy for years. The autocrat's party is down in the polls, and with elections upcoming, he's thrown his right-wing base some red meat:  us.

The Hungarian parliament this week passed a constitutional amendment allowing the government to ban public events by LGBTQ communities. In other words, kiss Budapest Pride goodbye.

Orbán's government, you see, wants to protect children from "woke ideology" and "gender madness." Also, the new amendment states there are two sexes, male and female, thereby establishing constitutional grounds for denying the existence of transgender and intersex people.

All that sound familiar? The truth is we can't really get away from Trump—his particular brand of bigotry has been exported to Europe.

And he didn't even slap a tariff on it.