Four years ago when The Shinbone Star started its mission to oppose the demagogue who had seized control of our nation, I didn’t know just how hard it would be. In fact I expected it to fail. Back then, the names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had not entered my thought processes. I only knew […]
With the U.S. House of Representatives just voting to impeach Donald Trump a record second time, our pathetic orange führer has learned the hard way that inciting a violent insurrection against your own government is generally not considered a good thing. No student of history or much of anything else, Trump is reportedly a lot […]
Even accounting for the fact that my country is led by a flaming dick like none the world has ever seen, that headline in our sister paper, The New York Times, is one I thought I’d never see. Let’s break it down because even after sitting in front of the television all day and watching […]
By GLENN REDUS (with DUTTON PEABODY) As the founder of this iteration of The Shinbone Star, some staff members thought it would be appropriate that I be the one to provide some kind of mission accomplished statement. So here it is: Donald Trump lost the election! Yay! While I am acceding to their request and […]
IT’S OVER!!!!! BIDEN WINS!!!
SHAME! Minutes ago, millions of Americans watched the president of the United States stand in the West Wing of the White House and undermine democracy, making the unsubstantiated claim that there is massive fraud in an ongoing election that trends indicate he could lose. Democratic challenger Joe Biden currently leads Trump in the Electoral College […]
News organizations with more cred (but less fun) than The Shinbone Star have been warning that Democrats watching Election Night coverage might be dismayed by what they called a “red mirage” that would signal that a ball-busting second term for impeached President Donald Trump appeared imminent. Even armed with that information, I was seeing less […]
With the U.S. presidential election just 11 days away, America finally got to hear the opposing candidates debate thanks to moderator Kristen Welker, who managed to keep the proceedings civil enough for prospective voters to actually listen to the president’s lies in real time. In stark contrast to the first debate in which Donald Trump […]
I remember growing up and saying something like, “I HATE turnips,” and my mother would pipe up and say, “Hate is such an ugly word, you should just say, ‘I don’t like turnips,’ or ‘I really wish you wouldn’t give me turnips anymore.’ ” Well screw that! I’m an adult now, with enough years (and […]
Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Sen. Kamala Harris held their much-anticipated debate Wednesday night, and while Harris managed to stick to the truth and to the debate rules, Pence was so noxious that he even attracted a fly. Literally. Since shortly after Harris was named to be Joe Biden’s running mate in the […]
As I sit pondering just how low I can go with news that the Marmalade Messiah and a goodly number of his retinue have tested positive for coronavirus, the internet is rife with rumor that the whole thing could be another Trump Trick, a Republican Hoax, an Escape Plan. And that’s it, my friends, a […]
I loved me some Ruth Bader Ginsburg, even have a little action figure of her dressed in judicial robes and wielding a gavel. But even a flaming liberal like me knows the United States of America will never be ruled by a dying wish, even one from so august a personage as The Notorious RBG. […]
I have a friend of long standing who, last week, gave me some great advice. I had lamented to her in an e-mail that I was feeling overwhelmed by the news. What news? It had just been revealed that President Donald Trump had intentionally misled the American people about the severity of COVID-19. Fires fueled […]
Night One of the Republican National Convention, I fully intended to watch. As an ex-journalist and creator of The Shinbone Star, I felt reporting on the event was my duty, kinda like the guy tasked with emptying the port-o-cans the morning after the city’s Fourth of July picnic and fireworks extravaganza. In the end I […]
We interrupt this program to bring you the important news that Trump whisperer Steven K. Bannon has been arrested and charged with two counts of fraud for his role in collecting more than $25 million from deluded MAGATs who thought they were helping to “Build a Wall” between the United States and Mexico. Bannon, sort […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden just named his choice for Vice President, and it’s Sen. Kamala Harris, (D-Cal.). She carved up Donald Trump’s personal attorney (otherwise known as the U.S. attorney general) like a Christmas turkey at his confirmation hearing, and likely will do the same for Vice President Mike Pence, who undoubtedly just […]
Every newspaper I worked for had at least one guy who led a charmed life, who somehow managed to keep his job even though everything he touched turned to shit. Did he have dirty pictures of the publisher? Did he have a rich daddy who was a stockholder in the company? Was he dating the […]
Sometimes you get advice you know is good but just can’t follow because you’re a special kind of asshole. That would describe me, and it’s the reason why I can’t just look the other way when I see stupid people doing evil, stupid things. No doubt my life would be easier if I loved my […]
Whether you’re planning to vote by mail or have decided to brave the COVID breath of your fellow Americans by voting in person, many Democrats (and some enlightened Republicans) have circled Nov. 3 on their calendars as the day we can finally end Donald Trump. Nov. 3, for those of you who have been living […]
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