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You are enjoying a virtual boat ride down the Douro followed by a virtual wine tasting in today’s header gif. More info about that here: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/crusin-the-douro

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seriously subscribe to Simon Rosenberg/hopium. it's life saving.

also democracy saving because he's doing R tactic guerrilla warfare by making sure we all don't despair. (also, he's very often right...).

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Hey, Tabs suggestion for tomorrow: https://defector.com/for-lilly-always-there

Diana Moskovitz's painfully touching and beautiful tribute to her recently-deceased cat. Absolutely devastating and totally worth everyone's time.

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Here's a movie rec for you: "The American Society of Magical Negroes," which addresses the racial situation in America in a surprisingly sweet and amusing way. But it flopped in its opening weekend, so go quickly.

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Given all the talk about the Royals this Killing Joke tune seems appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Ljc7VymWY

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Speaking of Kate Middleton...

I had to ask lawyer daughter, (Harry and Meghan sympathizer, and royals expert), about it.

She was astonished that I hadn't heard, or knew anything about the Kate kerfuffle, and was a little overjoyed to inform me.

(I need to get out more.)

She wishes it was called "water-Kate" cause she thinks that is funny!

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Har har har.

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1770057709527744665

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, paid $82,500 last week to settle a lawsuit alleging that it had silenced a sexually harassed waitress by tricking her into an unfair hush money deal, according to the ex-employee’s lawyer.

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"But then comes this line out of nowhere: “The parties agree that Alina Habba is not a party to this release.” That means Habba was specifically cut out of the deal, allowing Bianco to sue her directly for the exact same issues."

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Starting the party early today; having a poor girl’s mimosa (or two) with brunch so I’ll be sufficiently cheerful by 2p.m. Late MS always said to wake him when someone finally goes to jail. Gonna clang the shit out of our solar wind chime at Peter Navarro’s appointed hoosegow hour🥳

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independents say if Trump is convicted in the porn peener case in New York, they’ll be less likely to support him.

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These are not independent voters they are Rs. If they were truly independent they would never consider him on any level.

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Yesterday I brought you up to date on how the QAnon Cretins are handling the "PAB is broke?!?111!!!" situation. Many thought the bond would be defeated because 8th AMENDMENT!!11!!1!!

However, those Cretins do not understand the Constitution, which they claim to love and is in their very DNA. Because the 8th Amendment only applies to criminal bonds/bail, not civil bonds.

That is all.

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I'm pretty sure "We'll break them, smack their stupid faces, and teach them how shit works" is a perfectly apposite business slogan.

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I fascinated by the media gossip on what's **really** happening with Kate Middleton, but I'd like to know why they're ignoring WHERE'S MELANIA?

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My wife's been getting weird with the crochet again.

https://substack.com/profile/156971334-satanic-pancake/note/c-51986315

Although I do appreciate the startled/aghast look of the crowd.

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"We ain’t got no movie recs for you this week"

But I do! Every week.

This Saturday watch 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬! with me and some other Wonkers.

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Hokas and Hypos in one post, only at Wonkette!!!

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Donald Trump is literally a Nazi yet again, saying on Sebastian Gorka’s show yesterday that “Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion.”

Clearly when he said “religion” he was talking about the auto industry.

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