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Warfighter Pete Hegseth's Vision for the Military is Equal Parts Homophobic and Homoerotic
Warfighter Pete Hegseth's Vision for the Military is Equal Parts Homophobic and Homoerotic

Pete Hegseth’s vision for the military is so comically over-the-top in its raging heterosexuality that’s it’s wildly homoerotic.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinJune 5, 2025
The President Promoted a Post Insisting Joe Biden Was Executed in 2020 and Replaced by a Clone. It Won't Make a Goddam Bit of Difference
The President Promoted a Post Insisting Joe Biden Was Executed in 2020 and Replaced by a Clone. It Won't Make a Goddam Bit of Difference

In any other administration, a president sharing a post stating his predecessor was killed and replaced by a clone would represent a horrifying low. For Trump, it’s business as usual.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinJune 4, 2025
When it comes to Diddy and everything else, Kanye is Far Right and Always Wrong
When it comes to Diddy and everything else, Kanye is Far Right and Always Wrong

In 2022, Kanye leaked text messages where he called Diddy a fed and an agent of the international Jewish conspiracy. Now he wants Diddy freed. What changed? And why is Kanye always wrong?

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinJune 3, 2025Kanye West, Diddy
My Shudder Pick of the Month is the 1990 Cult Classic Tremors
My Shudder Pick of the Month is the 1990 Cult Classic Tremors

You know what really holds up? The beloved 1990 monster movie Tremors.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinMay 29, 2025Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, monsters, Reba McEntire, Ron Underwood, Michael Gross
My Dad is Dying and I Am Sad
My Dad is Dying and I Am Sad

Finally, a break from all those depressing blog posts about Donald Trump!

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinMay 29, 2025
The Trump Administration's "Fuck You, We Don't Need Your Money" Approach to Tourism Seems Counter-productive
The Trump Administration's "Fuck You, We Don't Need Your Money" Approach to Tourism Seems Counter-productive

Purposefully antagonizing the rest of the world is a bold move, tourism-wise. Let’s see how it works out for Trump!

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinMay 28, 2025
The Ten to Fifteen Things I Find Most Infuriating About Donald Trump's Social Media Strategy
The Big WhoopNathan RabinMay 20, 2025
Donald Trump in the Multiverse of Lies
Donald Trump in the Multiverse of Lies

Trump doesn’t live in our world. He lives, instead, in a multiverse of lies, where every fib he utters automatically becomes true to him and his followers.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinMay 27, 2025
Trump Accepting a 400 Million Dollar Flying Palace from Qatar is Flagrant Corruption. Will It Matter?
Trump Accepting a 400 Million Dollar Flying Palace from Qatar is Flagrant Corruption. Will It Matter?

For Trump supporters, the president accepting a 400 million dollar plane from Qatar has a value beyond saving the government money, like owning the Libs and trolling.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinMay 22, 2025
There Are More Respectful Ways to Honor George Wendt Than By Rerunning This Piece on Space Truckers, But It's the One We're Going With
There Are More Respectful Ways to Honor George Wendt Than By Rerunning This Piece on Space Truckers, But It's the One We're Going With

Stuart Gordon’s deranged 1996 science fiction comedy Space Truckers went direct to video and looms as one of its creator’s biggest failures but it’s a lot more delightfully warped than its reputation suggests.

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Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinMay 21, 2025Stuart Gordon, Stephen Dorff, Charles Dance, Dennis Hopper, Ted Mann, George Wendt
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