Michael Jochum

Earthquakes and Drones For those of us who grew up in California, the list of things that can kill you is already long enough.

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TACO diplomacy Donald Trump has once again launched the United States into a war without the one thing every war in history requires: a clear objective.

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Charlie Kirk hasn't said anything racist or homophobic in six full months.
I'm proud.
Here's to six more!

Who’s the Boss? “My home, the America I love that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration.” — Bruce Springsteen.

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Billionaire Psychopath There is a strain of psychological research that suggests something most of us feel in our bones but are hesitant to say out loud: extreme concentrations of wealth often correlate with extreme deficit...

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Witness Protection Another day, another invoice sent to the American taxpayer for the privilege of protecting the very people who helped create the chaos they now claim to fear.

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Trump is the first president since 1897 to not have a dog. That tells you everything you need to know about him.

History will not be Kind What we are witnessing in our Country is more than a political disagreement.

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A Necessary Return to Sanity Trump supporters, I am speaking directly to you now, not with the polite restraint that political commentators like to pretend passes for honesty, but with the urgency that this moment demands.

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Cry me a Fucking River The idea that Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk to anything connected to the United States military is not merely offensive, it is an insult to the intelligence of every moral, serious American wh...

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Facts, Figures, and the Myth of Competence The second week of Donald Trump’s war with Iran has arrived, and the meter is running like a casino slot machine jammed on maximum loss.

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This is fucking Epic.

I Really Don’t Care Do U? For those of you who haven’t seen the documentary about the so-called “first lady,” Melania, now streaming for free on Prime Video, I decided to take one for the team and watch the whole miserable spe...

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Country Club Situation Room What kind of president runs a war from his private country club?

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Donald Trump, At seventy-nine years old you embody the most grotesque distortions of what was once an idealistic generation.

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Black Rain Black Rain and the Peace President

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Third Times the Charm From my third book of collected stories titled The Road Never Ever Ends — available at PayPal.me/dddogg or Venmo @michael-jochum.

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Epstein The Epstein files have not vanished.

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The Golfer an Thief American bases are being bombed.

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Day Nine of Trump’s War Day nine of Donald Trump’s war with Iran arrives with the same sickening clarity that has defined every day since the bombs started falling: no strategy, no exit plan, and no visible path toward peace...

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Epstein Epstein Epstein The Epstein Lie Isn’t Going Away

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I prefer a president who understands that the bare minimum of respect for fallen soldiers begins with removing his hat during a dignified transfer of their remains.

The Emperor of Nothing Trump: The Emperor of Nothing

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Classless, Clueless and disrespectful The images from Dover told the story before anyone said a word.

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Exactly

Tyranny Must be Confronted There’s a hopeful sentiment circulating lately, the comforting idea that authoritarian governments eventually collapse under the weight of their own corruption, cruelty, and lies.

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The Plan is to Have no Plan Dover Cosplay: The White Hat and the War Without an Exit

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I know I’m stating the obvious, but I do believe it’s important to point out that Marco Rubio is an insufferable little prick. You're welcome.

Unconditional Surrender Day Eight: Trump’s Cosplay War and the Price of Delusion

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