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Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Hurting China — They’re Drinking Your Latte and Gaslighting the Bill

Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
cartoon about Trump tariff boosting cost of coffee

Remember when tariffs were supposed to hurt China, not your morning latte? Welcome to Trumpenomics—where your $9 coffee isn’t overpriced, it’s just patriotically taxed. And the kicker? Trump still insists only foreign gougers are paying his tariffs. iPINIONS contends that this claim is so delusional, it belongs in the same hall of autocratic gaslighting as… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Authoritarianism, china, Economics, gaslighting, Inflation, iPINIONS, latte, Netanyahu, Putin, rump, Tariffs

Joe Rogan Says No One on the Left Is Authentic Enough to Match His Success

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Joe Rogan experience featuring Lance Armstrong

Joe Rogan is right. There will never be a Joe Rogan on the left. But that’s only because left-leaning audiences have too much intelligence and common sense. So they’d never find his brand of macho posturing and rambling conspiracies entertaining. Frankly, his assertion is pure projection. Rogan thrives on misinformation and reckless provocation, so accusing… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: authenticity, conservative media, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, gaslighting, Joe Rogan, left-wing media, misinformation, podcast culture, propaganda

Loss of Common Sense Explains MAGA

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Man representing Republicans out on a limb while sawing it off

The GOP: from political party to con syndicate The Republican Party has transformed into a national con syndicate. This is more evident than ever with convicted felon Donald Trump as its leader. But conning is what Republicans do. That’s clear enough from the lies they tell just to “own the libs.” Indeed, all they contribute… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: abortion, con syndicate, DEI, gaslighting, healthcare, lies, MAGA, NATO, projection, Republican Party, Trump

Rupert Murdoch’s Fake News about Retiring from Fox News

Friday, September 22, 2023 at 9:33 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Cartoon of Murdochs retirement party where nobody shows up and inset people protesting Fox News fake news.

This week, the media were atwitter (or aXitter) after 92-year-old Rupert Murdoch announced he was stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp. “Succession” memes and puns abounded.  But The Economist stood out for pointing out that he “isn’t going anywhere.” Murdoch was merely engaging in the same dystopian double-speak his Fox News peddles. Indeed, his ‘gaslighting’ business model is so profitable that he’s not changing… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Claire Enders, dystopia, fake news, Fox News, gaslighting, Lachlan Murdoch, News Corp, retirement., Rupert Murdoch, The Economist

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