Headline Shit-Talk: January 23, 2025
You’ve got experts to explain the finer details… I’m just gonna react.
The pace of the news is dizzying, and that’s exactly how this administration wants it; if there are 10 crazy-ass news stories everyday, then you have to split your outrage 10 ways… do EVERYTHING you possibly can to keep your rage flowing.
In that spirit, I’m just gonna list some headlines I saw today, and then I’m gonna talk some shit. You’ve got experts to explain the finer details… I’m just gonna react.
GOP senator Lisa Murkowski announces she won’t back Trump pick Hegseth for defense secretary
BEHOLD! A Republican politician with some fucking conscience!
US Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
This was a predictable outcome, and everybody expected it. This case will end up at the Supreme Court.
Trump issues Davos elites a blunt warning: Invest in US or face tariffs
I’m not gonna pretend to have the expertise necessary to tell you if this is smart or stupid.. I’m just gonna tell you that humans don’t typically respond well to ultimatums.
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 bln national opioid settlement
Ah yes, yet another group of billionaires (PROVEN to have directly contributed to thousands of American deaths) will walk free like nothing happened. God Bless America. Murder is okay for the right price!
President Donald Trump says he’ll ‘demand that interest rates drop immediately’
Yeah, okay, and the MOMENT that the Fed starts acting without independence, the rest of the world will stop taking us seriously. DO. NOT. FUCK. WITH. THE. FULL. FAITH. AND. CREDIT. OF. THE. US. TREASURY.
Trump Threatens to Withhold Wildfire Aid
Do it… go ahead. I dare you. I’m sick of this administration acting like they have a sweeping fucking mandate and everyone agrees with them. DO IT THEN! Blackmail a state to do your bidding while they beg for help. See how much Americans enjoy you fucking with them when they’re in crisis.
Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
Disgusting, gross, pathetic, self-serving, indicative of what they care about… there are no shortage of words I could give this order, but frankly, I’m only going to say this… there will be more orders like this.
I'm glad you liked it! I really do appreciate the media's challenge with covering this president, but it's clear that they're struggling. Thank God for Substack or we might not have any context for this stuff!
I appreciate the succinctness of this article and your right: the news is almost struggling to keep up, and their stories And coverage is all over the spectrum of bias.