The GOPe Is Alive And Well And Stealing Our Money

Several years ago I made the huge mistake of sending some money to one of the organizations that claim to be "Republican." My usual method is to donate to a particular candidate, and avoid the bloated Republican Party apparatus. But in a moment of weakness and stupidity, I was bamboozled. Or maybe one of those candidates sold my contact information to what has morphed into "WinRed."

I don't remember, and at this point I don't care how it happened. What I do care about is making it stop. But more important than my little experience is the ridiculous, heavy-handed, insulting, and absolutely counter-productive way the Republican Party is trying to raise money.

Here are samples (not comprehensive!) from last week. One of them is my response. It is up to you to decipher which one!

Claim Accepted! Request #6152 regarding excessive political texts is complete. To finalize preferences, update user profile: usa26.io/jopmh9 stop=end

Go fuck yourselves

SIGN HERE: X____________
Your signature is MISSING from Ilhan Omar's deportation petition: 26vote.co/4tdpz1
stop=end

It's Don Jr. I wrote this just for you, Friend. It's personal. Could you please take a moment to read it: usa26.io/93y8tf stop=end

Skip the $, we need your opinion. Tell us where you stand on America's future before bed. Reply now: win26.io/zrw1v6 stop=end

I'm begging, pleading, praying for one last chance to win you over.
Will a 100X MATCH do the trick? >> voterep.co/l4jil0
stop=end

THIS IS PRESIDENT TRUMP
I need to ask Friend something personal.
Will you still stand with me if... voterep.co/fs5lwh
stop=end

Please, [Dildo] , this isn't a plea for money. We're just 5 names short on the GOP Petition to REQUIRE photo ID to vote. Sign now: gop4u.co/pam99j stop=end

Past Due Notice: [29 Days]
[Dildo] Your input will be voided if not updated. Skip the line & correct. Profile unlocked for 5 min: 26u5a.co/hkb6qt
stop=end

This is just like low-quality phishing or spam that I get via e-mail, but even more irritating because it is being done on behalf of my representatives in our national political debate. Is this the image that the Republican Party wants to convey to its supporters? Scammy URLs that direct to fundraising forms, no matter what the links might say? Irritating pseudo-official notices of "CANCELLATION!?" Rude and obnoxious criticisms of my lack of dedication?

This is offensive junk, and the idea that I will be energized to vote by efforts such as these is laughable. Treat me like an adult, explain the issues, communicate the goals of the organization, and perhaps I will contribute. But this crap has hardened my resolve never to donate again, and worse...it has convinced me that the Republican Party is a deeply unserious organization whose goals are self-serving, and counter to my political philosophy.

Nice going guys!

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2
ESPONJA!!11!!!111!

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 03, 2026 12:01 PM (8iYDv)

3 Yeah, I hate those political spam texts.

I'd rather get fake notices that I need to pay a parking ticket or my driver's license will be revoked.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 12:04 PM (gnNyN)

4 I might - MIGHT - be persuaded to donate $5 to Mitch McConnell's funeral.

Posted by: fly gal at May 03, 2026 12:04 PM (O3C91)

5 It's the same for me. Plus I'm getting spam from just about everyone else wanting to squeeze money from me. My answer: Select All > Delete.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 03, 2026 12:06 PM (g8Ew8)

6 Greetings, CBD!

Sort of OT, sorr of not..... immensely satisfying video of Democrats in their native pursuits, meeting up with a good dose of karma:

https://youtu.be/vd83L5o1sww

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 12:07 PM (kOluj)

7 Thx CBD , spot on.
The only thing worse than GOPe politicians is the GOPe consultant class . All the past losers, ie Schmidt, are now never Trumpers , because they hope if MAGA goes away, their grift will be flowing

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 03, 2026 12:08 PM (gu0hJ)

8 You know you can stop all those annoying solicitations with this one weird trick...

Posted by: Click the link below at May 03, 2026 12:09 PM (2Ez/1)

9 The GOP could use some tips from the Democrats and begin threatening their "base" with harm unless they cough up some dough.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 12:09 PM (jehhT)

10 Money makes the politics go around
The politics go around
The politics go around
That clinking clanking sound

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 12:10 PM (Ia/+0)

11 I’ve never ever not even once made a political donation and I never will. I’ve occasionally felt guilty about that… but this post satisfied my conscience. I’ll never feel guilty again. Thanks CBD!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 03, 2026 12:12 PM (26GAh)

12 I might - MIGHT - be persuaded to donate $5 to Mitch McConnell's funeral.

Posted by: fly gal at May 03, 2026 12:04 PM (O3C91)

Buy a couple of good bottles of beer with that $5, and just piss on his grave.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:12 PM (iERP6)

13 https://youtu.be/vd83L5o1sww
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 12:07 PM (kOluj)

All AI slop, but amusing none the less.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 03, 2026 12:12 PM (QLZE2)

14 Nobody will ever read your responses. Because no human is involved in any of this. You’re wasting your time.

Like any mailing list, it has been sold multiple times to multiple 3rd party brokers. Then sold again and again. The emails you’re getting are not from any actual campaigns or official party organizations. It’s all scams and grifts.

And it happens the same way on the left. It’s the same 3rd party brokers sending emails saying “send $20 to help Trump save America” as the ones saying “send $20 to save America from Trump”.

It’s all done by AI bots with barely any human intervention.

Posted by: Heroq at May 03, 2026 12:13 PM (ewIRf)

15 When the RNC sent me what was in effect a dun notice because they thought I needed to send them more money that's when I told them to GFY. Now you get nothing
.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 12:13 PM (Cif43)

16 >>>>Buy a couple of good bottles of beer with that $5, and just piss on his grave.
********
I'm holding it in for Jane Fonda's.

Posted by: Cosda at May 03, 2026 12:14 PM (MrqWu)

17 I’ve never ever not even once made a political donation and I never will. I’ve occasionally felt guilty about that… but this post satisfied my conscience. I’ll never feel guilty again. Thanks CBD!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 03, 2026 12:12 PM (26GAh)

The last donation I made was to Winsome Sears, and she promptly disabused me of the notion that it was a good idea by spamming me with increasingly nasty texts when I didn't follow up with more money.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:14 PM (iERP6)

18 It's Don Jr.

Friend! Compatriot! My everlasting love!
Click here and donate if you want to see my tits!

There are not many benefits to being Canadian but I've never given or really ever been solicited for money from political parties. That's for the big money people to do so new ways can be figured out to bleed the rest of us dry.

Posted by: Stateless at May 03, 2026 12:14 PM (Sco7b)

19 Buy a couple of good bottles of beer with that $5, and just piss on his grave.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:12 PM (iERP6)

You, sir, are a great American!

Posted by: fly gal at May 03, 2026 12:14 PM (O3C91)

20 All AI slop, but amusing none the less.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 03, 2026 12:12 PM (QLZE2)

Looks pretty realistic for AI...

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 03, 2026 12:15 PM (/HDaX)

21 How to Emphasize Your Speaking Points With Your Hands With Gavin Newsom!

https://tinyurl.com/4ksztpdz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:15 PM (ndZc7)

22 Now you get nothing.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 12:13 PM (Cif43)

That is exactly where I am now.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:15 PM (iERP6)

23 It’s all done by AI bots with barely any human intervention.
Posted by: Heroq at May 03, 2026 12:13 PM (ewIRf)
----
Yep.

Now I'm constantly bombarded by AI-generated phone calls from Indian call centers who swear I can get a good deal on a new Medicaid program in my state if I just hand over all my personal information.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (gnNyN)

24 Is this the image that the Republican Party wants to convey to its supporters? ...

This is offensive junk, and the idea that I will be energized to vote by efforts such as these is laughable. Treat me like an adult, explain the issues, communicate the goals of the organization, and perhaps I will contribute. ...it has convinced me that the Republican Party is a deeply unserious organization

They do it because it works. From their perspective, they don't care who donates, they care how much comes in. There are people like Joel Osteen or the FlexSeal guy, who make fortunes out of conning the gullible. Sure, there's a price to pay in alienation of potential big donors, but the guys doing marketing don't care.

I donated once to Judicial Watch, and watched the value of my donation obliterated in additional mailing costs. I contacted them and told them to add a button on their website that would tell them to send no further communications; I'd donate when I wished. They didn't do it, so that was my last donation to an org I'd otherwise support.

Come on guys, this isn't complicated.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

25 Nobody will ever read your responses. Because no human is involved in any of this. You’re wasting your time."

This. And I can confirm the same BS from the other side of the aisle.

This sort of "stuff" works because it's cheap and works well enough to turn a profit with little/ no effort.

Posted by: man at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (XuXeR)

26 Yesterday the wife and I went to breakfast downtown. There was a rock shop next door we walked over to. The owner and a patron were up talking each other on the non profits they support. How much they give to who.
I walked out.
Wife looks around for a bit. She comes out a says. "I told them I work for welfare, I give away way more money than you two. That shut them up".

Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (vKmKk)

27 I get many of the same messages, plus some Democrat bilge. I have heard that responding to them - even the go fuck yourself response - does not stop them. The best course of action (although less satisfying) is to just use the stop/delete option. IDK.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (QaH55)

28 Posted by: Heroq at May 03, 2026 12:13 PM (ewIRf)

You are missing the point.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:17 PM (iERP6)

29 The best course of action (although less satisfying) is to just use the stop/delete option. IDK.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (QaH55)

I do that too. But I am unsure whether they have that utility active.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (iERP6)

30 I constantly got text messages from supposedly Trump, click messages and probably get a text fee

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (Ia/+0)

31 Some how I've managed not to get GOPe emails but do get a crap load of snail mail. The fetching Mrs Beartooth stuffs the reply envelopes with their insulting money pleas along with some straw or hay and sends it back to them. She's been doing it for years and yet they persist.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (tYGL3)

32 They do it because it works. From their perspective, they don't care who donates, they care how much comes in. There are people like Joel Osteen or the FlexSeal guy, who make fortunes out of conning the gullible.

By the way, CBD, we've been trying to reach you with regards to your car's warranty...

Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

33 100% correct, CBD. These emails and texts are so condescending and stupid that I cannot in good conscience contribute to the GOP because it will only fund more garbage like this. What do we always say about not rewarding bad behavior?

I'm also of the understanding that clicking "unsubscribe" only confirms that the email is still actively monitored, so even if that particular sender never texts or emails again (ha!), another organization will just take over the spamming.

Posted by: PabloD at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (zUFRX)

34 Pretty sure I can figure out the correct response.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (2WIwB)

35 Overheard at GOPe HQ:

How do we energize our base to support us in the midterms?

Pass the SAVE Act?

Too hard. I know, let's send spammy texts and e-mails!

Brilliant!

Posted by: Butch at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (98xTj)

36 It's not AI slop; it's artisanal slop!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Bay Area Housekeeping Influencer at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (8XeQo)

37 Clearly a First World Problem. In Second and Third Worlds, they just come and take the money.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 03, 2026 12:19 PM (2WIwB)

38 Looks pretty realistic for AI...
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 03, 2026 12:15 PM (/HDaX)

Yes, it does. Which is why the Hollywood movie model, with hundreds of support people working to point a camera at a couple of human beings, is dead.

Seen any good vaudeville shows recently?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 03, 2026 12:19 PM (QLZE2)

39 I contacted them and told them to add a button on their website that would tell them to send no further communications; I'd donate when I wished. They didn't do it, so that was my last donation to an org I'd otherwise support.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

I give to a charity called Tunnel To Towers. I called them and told them that I want no more printed material, and that email was sufficient. They honored the request.

Now...they are an amazingly efficient charity, so it didn't surprise me at all.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:20 PM (iERP6)

40 and yet they persist."

Of course. It's a proven address that generates a response. Therefore, it gets more.

Look, it's like having a knock on the door, and instead of being quiet, one is yelling back "no one's home"...

Posted by: man at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (XuXeR)

41 Don Jr.

Oh, no, not that one.

Donald Mortensen, Jr. From Enumclaw, WA.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (Ot/FD)

42 I tried three times to join the Republican Party here in Washington state. Three times they ignored me. I'm good with that. At least I don't get much of this kind of bilge.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (2WIwB)

43 I immediately report them as "spam" in the vague hope that it actually works.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (gnNyN)

44 I never give any money to any political organizations. They are all pure crap. I used to give money to The Maryknollers, but they turned out to be jesuit marxists so I stopped that nonsense too. More pure crap. I never vote for republicans but I always vote against the democrats, who are also pure crap.

Posted by: Against It at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (68Ie1)

45 Of course the GOPe is alive and well. We are still here.

Posted by: TX House of Representatives at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (gHfAU)

46 By the way, CBD, we've been trying to reach you with regards to your car's warranty...

Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

I sold that car to buy a timeshare. Can you help me get out of it?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (iERP6)

47 I bet they send me a dozen emails a day, and text me every day. It is annoying as hell.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (Twsa5)

48 One reason I’ve never donated: early in the Clinton presidency I heard about a political org co-founded by Jack Kemp (who I admired) called Empower America…. So I (naively) wrote them a letter (didn’t send money) expressing support (it was extremely naive… why would I think they’d care about my moral support??). The result: For the next year I got flooded by mail (no email in those days… real genuine snail mail) by them asking for money…. Nothing but money begging. That initiated my travel down the road to cynicism…

The other co-founder IIRC was Vince Weber a retired MN congressman; wonder what ever happened to him?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (26GAh)

49 The majority of these emails are NOT from the gop. That’s the point. You’re upset at them for the actions of 3rd parties.

I guess be upset that they sold your data. But past that they’re not responsible for the spam.

Posted by: Heroq at May 03, 2026 12:23 PM (ewIRf)

50 I'm also of the understanding that clicking "unsubscribe" only confirms that the email is still actively monitored, so even if that particular sender never texts or emails again (ha!), another organization will just take over the spamming."

This. And the real $$ is made by selling proven contact info (email, addys, phone numbers, etc)

Posted by: man at May 03, 2026 12:23 PM (XuXeR)

51 Little Known Facts of the Civil War With Elana Kagan!

The Voting Rights Act “was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in her dissent.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:23 PM (ndZc7)

52 I donated once to Judicial Watch, and watched the value of my donation obliterated in additional mailing costs. I contacted them and told them to add a button on their website that would tell them to send no further communications; I'd donate when I wished. They didn't do it, so that was my last donation to an org I'd otherwise support.

Come on guys, this isn't complicated.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

You’d think they’d eagerly honor your request in the name of efficiency with scarce funds.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 03, 2026 12:24 PM (gHfAU)

53 41 Don Jr.

Oh, no, not that one.

Donald Mortensen, Jr. From Enumclaw, WA.
Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM (Ot/FD)

***

Don't know who that is but any time you are in Enumclaw, try the pizza at The Mint. You'll than me later.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 03, 2026 12:24 PM (2WIwB)

54 was Vince Weber a retired MN congressman; wonder what ever happened to him?"

He was grilled?

(Sorry. Bad play on words)

Posted by: man at May 03, 2026 12:24 PM (XuXeR)

55 Can't agree more. The text messages are not stop. I mark as spam and delete. Don't they realize most of are smart enough to know to NOT click on unsolicited links.

Posted by: MacRadDoc at May 03, 2026 12:25 PM (jt/rW)

56 I donate to and get emails from the Second Amendment Foundation and the Firearms Policy Coalition. Both do good work and actually press and win court cases*. However it seems like every day is a CRITICAL DEADLINE! for something or other. It has to get counterproductive after some point.

* side-eyein' you, NRA, though to be fair, you've gotten better lately

Posted by: Oddbob at May 03, 2026 12:25 PM (vTZFs)

57 OMG nooooo!

Elizabeth Warren
@ewarren
Did you know that Donald Trump could appoint two more Supreme Court Justices?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:26 PM (ndZc7)

58 ***This is offensive junk, and the idea that I will be energized to vote by efforts such as these
---

Read it here that this is the same crap they were getting from Winsome Sears. Quote: I would paid to stop receiving her emails.

Trump needs to put his girl back over there or Jr. or some adult to straighten out the place.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:26 PM (HBgiC)

59 These days i donate the old-fashioned way, with cash stuffed envelopes in smoke filled back rooms.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 03, 2026 12:26 PM (2WIwB)

60 My late mother and I bought a few items during the Detroit PBS pledge drive. Our cable system carries Detroit stations. So Canada gets the best view of America through Detroit News.

In any event, they still send the occasional donation letter, which surprises me because they're paying international postage.

And for my university, during one of the incessant phone call pledge drives, I just acted upset and told them Stateless passed away and why the hell were they tormenting me like that.

Sadly, that's what it took...

Posted by: Stateless at May 03, 2026 12:27 PM (Sco7b)

61
Sort of OT, sorr of not..... immensely satisfying video of Democrats in their native pursuits, meeting up with a good dose of karma:

https://youtu.be/vd83L5o1sww
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher

=============

Time for my semi-annual touting of my idea: during Christmas season in particular, EVERYONE in the neighborhood puts an empty Amazon-like box or two on their front porch. Pirates will hit a few and realize quickly that they don't know which packages have contents and which don't, and move elsewhere.

New business idea: Karma Krates, or whatever cute name I can come up with, that people assemble and rig to cause the explosions we saw in that video (whether AI or not), although that could get into litigation.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 03, 2026 12:27 PM (n7rxJ)

62 I made the same mistake. I finally got the emails stopped. I think (fingers crossed) that I got the texts stopped as well. They were horrible.

Posted by: ChupaMe at May 03, 2026 12:28 PM (pzbFt)

63 Jennifer Welch to Erika Kirk: “You are the racist fascist about whom I am talking to. The work your husband’s company and that you are doing to America’s youth to make them racist, narrow-minded, hateful and batshit crazy is an absolute disgrace”

-
Responsible contrary opinions will be ignored.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:28 PM (ndZc7)

64 All AI slop, but amusing none the less.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 03, 2026 12:12 PM (QLZE2)

------
Likely so, but it nonetheless provoked the following thoughts:

Several related thoughts:

1) I was given a Ring doorbell as a gift but chose not to install it because I watched Person of Interest and, more importantly, fuck Google.

2) Not sure why you'd use paint if dog shit is readily available

3) If filmed at my house, the rage sequences would have ended with an invitation to meet Jesus, via Jericho in 45 ACP.

4) Not sure I possess the restraint to use that little explosive.....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 12:28 PM (kOluj)

65 * side-eyein' you, NRA, though to be fair, you've gotten better lately
Posted by: Oddbob at May 03, 2026 12:25 PM (vTZFs)

Don't you WANT to support our precious rights by becoming a Super Turbo Eagle Liberty Founder Lifetime Extra Member? You get a really cool tote bag!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Bay Area Housekeeping Influencer at May 03, 2026 12:28 PM (8XeQo)

66 Chocolate wrapper saying says, "Be with people who make you laugh."
I'm wondering if I'm stretching it too far to say the "point and" part is implied?

Posted by: GWB at May 03, 2026 12:29 PM (mbiUf)

67 Decades ago (good heavens, I can't believe I can legitimately type that), I was gifted a lifetime membership to the NRA. That was back when it was a moderately effective organization. I assume they've more than spent that money on countless mailers asking me for donations that will never be sent, not to mention the postage cost for mailing me the "American Rifleman" each month. Wayne LaPierre fvcked up the brand big time.

Posted by: PabloD at May 03, 2026 12:29 PM (zUFRX)

68 I donated $20 to a veterans group once and they commenced to mailing me blankets and pads of paper with my name on each page. An umbrella. I still use the thousands of return address labels 20 odd years later.
They were "non profit" as in didn't make shit off me.

Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:29 PM (vKmKk)

69 Jake Tapper has got Trump this time!

https://tinyurl.com/3dxrvak2

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:30 PM (ndZc7)

70
Mr. President, your fund raisers are losing the elections for you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:30 PM (HBgiC)

71 Elizabeth Warren
@ewarren
Did you know that Donald Trump could appoint two more Supreme Court Justices?

Theoretically, he could appoint nine more if the current SCOTUS takes up team pickleball.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 03, 2026 12:31 PM (vTZFs)

72 As I've expressed before, I would be completely unsurprised to discover WinRed is run, not just by the same type of grifter consultants as ActBlue, but the actual same grifter consultants.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 03, 2026 12:33 PM (aJQbY)

73 Hello fellow patriotic conservative who loves conserving patriotism.

I am running in a D+42 district. Send $10 and help me defeat the Democrat in this district who has never not won at least 80%.

With your help we can finally defeat her!!

Your truly,
Ultra Super Patriotic Conservative

Posted by: Heroq at May 03, 2026 12:34 PM (ewIRf)

74 Looks pretty realistic for AI...
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 03, 2026 12:15
++++
Which is exactly what an AI bot would want you to think.

Posted by: Evil Laugh at May 03, 2026 12:34 PM (2Ez/1)

75
OMG nooooo!

Elizabeth Warren
@ewarren
Did you know that Donald Trump could appoint two more Supreme Court Justices?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

================

Does everyone else know that Democrats will expand the court to 13 justices or more the minute they can? I almost can't believe we're sitting here not setting a statute for 9 justices while we "can," which I put into quotation marks because of Lisa Murkowski et. al.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 03, 2026 12:34 PM (n7rxJ)

76 I get a few text messages asking for money or whether I have an opinion on issue X, Y or Z every month. Maybe about 10 total. They're hard to block as they use rotating numbers... probably bogus numbers too.

I'd be more receptive of the GOP if they were more receptive of me.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 12:35 PM (jehhT)

77 As I've expressed before, I would be completely unsurprised to discover WinRed is run, not just by the same type of grifter consultants as ActBlue, but the actual same grifter consultants.
Posted by: RandomDave at May 03, 2026 12:33 PM (aJQbY)

It’s 10000% the same. Different logos on the emails, same everything else.

Posted by: Heroq at May 03, 2026 12:35 PM (ewIRf)

78 When I can afford it, I donate to USO once a year.

They send me thousands of solicitations in email and text.

They and several other veteran-related organizations send me stationary notepads, mailing labels, christmas stickers, christmas gift labels, etc every year. I'm gonna be buried in this stuff for the rest of my life.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 03, 2026 12:36 PM (aJQbY)

79 48 - That was Vin Weber (not Vince… I just checked) and of course he was/is a never-Trumper sigh…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 03, 2026 12:37 PM (YXvTV)

80 Random Dave I wouldn't bet against that

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 12:37 PM (Ia/+0)

81 I assume they've more than spent that money on countless mailers asking me for donations that will never be sent...

Jim SND told us how to get the mailing to stop. Call member services and use this exact phrase: "Code my membership NO PROMOTIONS." It works whereas "Stop mailing me sh*t" doesn't because they don't have a button or pull-down that says exactly that so they can pretend to not know how to do it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 03, 2026 12:38 PM (vTZFs)

82 68 I donated $20 to a veterans group once and they commenced to mailing me blankets and pads of paper with my name on each page. An umbrella. I still use the thousands of return address labels 20 odd years later.
They were "non profit" as in didn't make shit off me.
Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:29 PM (vKmKk)

Likely the same org that I donated to for several years.

As a means of advertising, I can see giving away a bunch of stuff that shows up in public, but in general, I'm not donated money that goes to buy a bunch of trinkets. Or so that the organizers can live in the lap of luxury.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 03, 2026 12:38 PM (QaH55)

83 Socialists Propaganda Lawfare Center should at least make one question every group

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 12:38 PM (Ia/+0)

84 "WinRed" sounds like a failed soft drink brand from the 1980s.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 03, 2026 12:38 PM (QLZE2)

85 He was just pulling himself up by his own bootstrap.

Somali Given Probation in $11M Largest Medicaid Fraud Case in Minnesota History

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:39 PM (ndZc7)

86 I sold that car to buy a timeshare. Can you help me get out of it?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM

LOL.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 03, 2026 12:39 PM (2Ez/1)

87 Super Turbo Eagle Liberty Founder Lifetime Extra Member? "

They were asking for up to $25K during the last show.

BTW, the show was pretty pathetic.

Posted by: man at May 03, 2026 12:40 PM (XuXeR)

88 Hoo Boy! CBD, I bet you get a big response to this post. Happened to me, too, after contributions in 2016. Great regrets.

Back in Illinois, I've donated to a GOP opponent to our horrible Governor Pritzker. My name and address was sold to other organizations and individuals, so now I get junk mail, text, and emails without end. So I say, never again

"Brilliant" short-term political thinking

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 03, 2026 12:40 PM (sQEtk)

89 Mr. President, your fund raisers are losing the elections for you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:30 PM (HBgiC)

Let's think outside the box here. Could it be just cons grifting your money or the dems propagating this spam to get you more pissed off at the GOP.

I mean, c'mon. Everyone knows this shit is annoying.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 03, 2026 12:40 PM (g8Ew8)

90 A gift has been given in your name to The Human Fund.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 03, 2026 12:41 PM (2Ez/1)

91 but in general, I'm not donated money that goes to buy a bunch of trinkets"

4 certain?

Posted by: man at May 03, 2026 12:41 PM (XuXeR)

92 I sold that car to buy a timeshare. Can you help me get out of it?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 12:21 PM

I just signed a blank check.

Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:41 PM (vKmKk)

93 I donated $20 to a veterans group once and they commenced to mailing me blankets and pads of paper with my name on each page. An umbrella. I still use the thousands of return address labels 20 odd years later.
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I have a stack of sheets of return address labels. A thousand? Maybe.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 03, 2026 12:41 PM (XeU6L)

94
I'd be more receptive of the GOP if they were more receptive of me.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 12:35 PM (jehhT)

I don't need them to like me, I just want them to do what we want them to do.

Besides, it's not like they like us now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)

95 My late father donated to the WarAmps. My late mother and I continued that. And I've continued that.

They advertise fairly often HOWEVER I do get tags to put on my key fobs. If I ever lose the keys, someone can just drop them in a mailbox and theoretically they keys get delivered to the WarAmps who will send them back to me.

That's worth $25 Can a year. If they do some good too, fine.

BTW, oh to have a few spare million to send a dollar to every liberal organization to drain them of resources as their computer system sends out follow up mail after follow up mail...

Posted by: Stateless at May 03, 2026 12:43 PM (Sco7b)

96 Let's think outside the box here. Could it be just cons grifting your money or the dems propagating this spam to get you more pissed off at the GOP.

I mean, c'mon. Everyone knows this shit is annoying.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 03, 2026 12:40 PM (g8Ew

Nah, the GOPe ACTS like a ponzi scheme.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)

97 Speaking of Somalis . . .

Ilhan Omar’s Name Appears in $250M Fraud Case After She Loosened Oversight of Fed Funded Food Programs

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:43 PM (ndZc7)

98 A gift has been given in your name to The Human Fund.
Posted by: George Costanza at May 03, 2026 12:41 PM (2Ez/1)

[earnest sounding voice] The Human Fund… money… for people.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 03, 2026 12:43 PM (26GAh)

99 “ Let's think outside the box here. Could it be just cons grifting your money or the dems propagating this spam to get you more pissed off at the GOP.”

YES!!

It’s all cons and grifters who have nothing to do with actual political campaigns. This shit is no different than fake Amazon texts telling you a package is lost with a link to an Indian website designed to steal your money.

Do you get mad at the real Amazon for that?

Posted by: Heroq at May 03, 2026 12:43 PM (ewIRf)

100 "...and they commenced to mailing me blankets and pads of paper with my name on each page. An umbrella. I still use the thousands of return address labels 20 odd years later.
They were "non profit" as in didn't make shit off me.
Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:29 PM"

+++

It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at May 03, 2026 12:43 PM (2Ez/1)

101 91 but in general, I'm not donated money that goes to buy a bunch of trinkets"

4 certain?
Posted by: man at May 03, 2026 12:41 PM (XuXeR)

I'm certain I'm not giving them any more money.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 03, 2026 12:43 PM (QaH55)

102 I'd be more amusing if the politicos would just come right out and pay me for my vote.

Cash. I don't trust them otherwise.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

103 Does anyone also get the texts about how "our patience is wearing thin"?

It's infuriating. It's gotta be 1 of 2 things:
1. NOT actually from Republicans, but trolls/spammers trying to demoralize.
2. "Republicans" are actively trying to lose in November to "teach the Trumpers a lesson".

Also could be both. The Uniparty really, really doesn't want to lose its stranglehold.

Posted by: Andy_in_Colorado at May 03, 2026 12:46 PM (zKUco)

104 Let's think outside the box here. Could it be just cons grifting your money or the dems propagating this spam to get you more pissed off at the GOP.

I mean, c'mon. Everyone knows this shit is annoying.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 03, 2026 12:40 PM (g8Ew

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*clutches pearls*

Sir, that does not sound at ALL like something the GOP would facilitate! (primarily because it would require them to get off of the cuck chair.)

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 12:46 PM (kOluj)

105 Guterres Says Billions Owed by U.S. to UN Are “Non-Negotiable”

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Well, I wasn't planning on negotiating it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:46 PM (ndZc7)

106 I have a folder of extremely offensive memes on my phone in order to reply to these pleas. And then block the number after replying

Posted by: Stacy0311 at May 03, 2026 12:47 PM (wwlYu)

107 What do you want from me? A Wilkie button?

Posted by: Obscure movie reference at May 03, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)

108 105 Guterres Says Billions Owed by U.S. to UN Are “Non-Negotiable”

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Well, I wasn't planning on negotiating it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:46 PM (ndZc7)

Well, send your armies to collect.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

109 Miles Taylor, anti Trump activist forms coalition of three anti-ICE groups.
--- > but he's so sloppy - - - - >

The names of constituents unsecured and exposed to public via No true authentication. No rate limiting. Full records: names, emails, phone numbers, zip codes, timestamps.

Everything has been turned over to FBI, HSI, ICE, and more agencies.

https://tinyurl.com/57jjmdnf

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:48 PM (HBgiC)

110 Come on guys, this isn't complicated.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

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Yes, Judicial Watch may set the record for mailled paper promos and fundraisers.. They do good work, but so annoying.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 03, 2026 12:48 PM (Haopq)

111 UK's Starmer Weighs Banning Gaza Protests in Wake of Anti-Jewish Terror Attack

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I'm sure that'll work out well.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:49 PM (ndZc7)

112 " I might - MIGHT - be persuaded to donate $5 to Mitch McConnell's funeral." Posted by: fly gal

Donate now ... to the cause that hastens his funeral?

Posted by: illiniwek at May 03, 2026 12:49 PM (vbXSk)

113 Miles Taylor
Position Organization Term Dates
Chief of Staff U.S. Department of Homeland Security Feb 2019 - Sep 2019
Senior Advisor U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2017 - 2019
Head of Advanced Technology and Security Strategy Google Post-2019
Security Clearance was suspended by presidential memorandum in April 2025

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:49 PM (HBgiC)

114 One had to guess a Muslim AG wasn't going to go after a Muslim theft to hard.
Some white guy wouldn't see the light of day for decades

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 12:50 PM (Ia/+0)

115 I'd be more receptive of the GOP if they were more receptive of me.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 12:35 PM (jehhT)

The GOP are receivers alright.

Posted by: They love to catch at May 03, 2026 12:51 PM (TbWk/)

116 102 I'd be more amusing if the politicos would just come right out and pay me for my vote.

Cash. I don't trust them otherwise.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

I wonder if anyone collected on the women who were giving away sexual favours for Hillary votes?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:48 PM (HBgiC)

That was funny...

Posted by: Stateless at May 03, 2026 12:53 PM (Sco7b)

117 When he's right, he's right.

Bill Maher: WHCD Shooter Wasn’t Insane, He Just Listened to Social and Mainstream Media

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:54 PM (ndZc7)

118 I wonder if anyone collected on the women who were giving away sexual favours for Hillary votes?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:48 PM (HBgiC)

That was funny...
Posted by: Stateless
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I didn't post that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:55 PM (HBgiC)

119 49 The majority of these emails are NOT from the gop. That’s the point. You’re upset at them for the actions of 3rd parties.

I guess be upset that they sold your data. But past that they’re not responsible for the spam.

And the Nazis weren't really responsible for all the atrocities committed by the Ukes and Yugos. Come on. You answered your own question. DON'T SELL MY DATA TO ANYBODY!

Heroq: When you say anybody...

Archimedes channeling Gary Oldman: ANYBODY!!!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

120 @CBD: Mail Filter. NOW.

FROM: contains {their mail domain, partial or complete}
ACTION: Mark as Read
ACTION: Transfer to: TRASH

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 12:57 PM (O7YUW)

121 Yeah, I made the mistake years ago of donating $100 each to five Republican congressional candidates in purple districts, and I will be deluged with political spam from now until the end of time.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 03, 2026 12:58 PM (n1OCj)

122 Is there nothing he can't do?

Rubio Heads to Vatican and Rome to Cool Tensions After Trump Ripped Pope Leo

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 12:59 PM (ndZc7)

123 I get exactly the same crap, CBD. And I get 10 or 15 of these text messages a day. As far as I know, I have never given any politician my mobile phone number. Nevertheless, they have it and use it constantly.

And marking it as junk on my iPhone does nothing at all.

Posted by: Ralph at May 03, 2026 12:59 PM (8WZD4)

124 Monday I get to introduce a flat earther to a dude who lived with an astronaut for a year during high school.

Posted by: Reforger at May 03, 2026 12:59 PM (vKmKk)

125 [earnest sounding voice] The Human Fund… money… for people.

It's a cookbook!

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 03, 2026 12:59 PM (n1OCj)

126 Former Florida GOP Congressman David Rivera Convicted of Secretly Acting as Unregistered Agent for Maduro’s Communist Venezuela

https://tinyurl.com/y8e84mss

The GOP, always there to shag you when you're not looking.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 03, 2026 12:59 PM (abIsI)

127 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:48 PM (HBgiC)

That was funny...
Posted by: Stateless
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I didn't post that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 12:55 PM (HBgiC)

Sorry. The anti-ICE email leakwas funny.
Smalldeadanimals had that today. BlueSky was freaking out.
I should gave been clearer. Sorry.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 03, 2026 01:00 PM (Sco7b)

128 Godzilla v. King Kong.

DeSantis Signs Bill to Crack Down on “Partisan” Teacher Unions

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 01:02 PM (ndZc7)

129 I gave money to Trump when he was fraudulently convicted of defrauding a bank that testified no such fraud took place. Since then, I've gotten hundreds of emails which increasingly urgent subject lines such as: "I want to be pals!", Right after I boarded the plane, I knew I had to contact you!", "Please confirm the receipt of this email", and "I'm sorry, but this is your last chance". That last chance appears on a monthly basis, BTW...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 03, 2026 01:02 PM (nbLIj)

130 5X comment match if you comment within the next 10 minutes.

Posted by: muldoon at May 03, 2026 01:03 PM (I0N4X)

131
The last time I made any kind of political contribution was to Scott Brown when he was running for a full term as replacement for Ted The Swimmer. Within 48 hours my debit card number was compromised, buying porn memberships and a profile on some dating website targeting Jewish women.

I knew it was fraudulent because I'm not dumb enough to pay for internet porn when there's plenty of free stuff there for the taking, and as a lapsed Catholic I didn't have a fetish for Jewish women.

The timing was suspicious to say the least, either my info was sold by the campaign itself or Donk commie cocksucker moles were embedded in the Brown campaign financial section and randomly pulling people's info.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 03, 2026 01:03 PM (m51Ia)

132 I mean, c'mon. Everyone knows this shit is annoying.

I particularly like the e-mails purportedly from Trump claiming that he had just reviewed the list of donors, and was shocked to see that I was not on the list.

I mean, is anyone stupid enough to believe this?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 03, 2026 01:03 PM (n1OCj)

133 Well, send your armies to collect."

Well, we're waiting...

/ the Cajun Navy

Posted by: man at May 03, 2026 01:03 PM (XuXeR)

134 They and several other veteran-related organizations send me stationary notepads, mailing labels, christmas stickers, christmas gift labels, etc every year. I'm gonna be buried in this stuff for the rest of my life.
Posted by: RandomDave at May 03, 2026 12:36 PM (aJQbY)

Why stationery stores have mostly gone out of business?

Posted by: GWB at May 03, 2026 01:05 PM (mbiUf)

135 As Herod said at 14.

Plus, if you believe that spam is from GOP,

Then with this one easy way to stop them

Click on my link here.

Or contact me regarding a bridge I have for sale cheap.

Posted by: epador at May 03, 2026 01:06 PM (tiEdP)

136 Wait, you guys are getting those emails too? I thought I was special.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 01:07 PM (viF8m)

137 I have not given money to a political candidate or cause in three decades or more. They don't represent me. They can get their money from whatever well-heeled interest they's serving. The delivery of their panhandling is beside the point.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 03, 2026 01:07 PM (u1qVW)

138
Until the GOP actually gets up off the barstool to do what the base has been screaming for them to do for decades, they can live off of the contributions from wherever they're getting their "times-x match".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 03, 2026 01:08 PM (m51Ia)

139 Or contact me regarding a bridge I have for sale cheap.
Posted by: epador at May 03, 2026 01:06 PM (tiEdP

How's your dog?

You were the last comment on the Pet Thread with a horrific story....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 03, 2026 01:08 PM (Sco7b)

140 It used to be that McConnell controlled half the money donated to WinRed regardless of the candidate you supported. I don't know if that is still so.

Posted by: toby928(c) at May 03, 2026 01:09 PM (4NO2D)

141 CBD you get solicitations like that I believe because the RNC hires the same leftist wannabes and hangers-on and careerists and opportunists the DNC hires.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 01:10 PM (RIvkX)

142 Wow! Pete Hegseth was absolutely embarrassed and shredded by Dem senators during the hearings last week!

Heh.

Posted by: toby928(c) at May 03, 2026 01:10 PM (4NO2D)

143 Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow defends her tweet calling middle Americans "backwards."

CNN: “Do you stand by that sentiment that rural parts of America can learn from coastal elites?”

MCMORROW: "I stand by that."

That’s the quiet part out loud.

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Yeah, what we need is some of that California/Seattle ambiance.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 01:10 PM (ndZc7)

144 It used to be that McConnell controlled half the money donated to WinRed regardless of the candidate you supported. I don't know if that is still so.
Posted by: toby928(c)
+++
Pretty sure that McConnell can't even control his bowel movements now.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 03, 2026 01:11 PM (Lo97M)

145 I get the same text messages almost daily from the GOPe and I just delete them. I know that game. And the phone calls they make where they try to talk fast and over you are especially heavy handy. I wait till they are done with their salespitch (they always ask for $75 and $100, claim to be from Ken Paxton's campaign, which I don't believe) and then advise them that I just donated $25 in the past two weeks, at Paxton's campaign website. They usually jump on this and then try the "well that's great and can we put you down and lock you in for an annual $25, or a $50 contribution?" I always tell them NO, that I want to continue donating based on what I can afford. Once I make that last statement, I will hear - and this is the giveaway - either a grunt or long sigh, like they are disappointed and trying to guilt me.

Now I've tried to reach out (good luck finding a local number in Texas to the actual offices of the Paxton campaign) to call and inquire if these phone calls are really paid for by Paxton for US Senate, because they are always coming across as local numbers in my own area code, not an Austin, Dallas or Texas area code. They are either GOPe, scammers or both!

Posted by: Tracy at May 03, 2026 01:11 PM (T5UBx)

146 Seems the Cultural Marxists in Minnesota are jambkng their Somalian knock off flag down everyone's throat. No flying anything not approved.
There should be at front and center of a major court case there soon

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

147
CBD:

Please. Help me change your mind.

A thoughtful contribution of just $50 can be used to leverage an Act Blue / George Soros dirty money machine covert diversion special option that will not only take money away from Antifa operations but refund $500 directly to your bank account!

Your account number and routiing information is all you need to send, I'll take care of everything.

Posted by: Auspex at May 03, 2026 01:11 PM (DECkL)

148 Pretty sure that McConnell can't even control his bowel movements now.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 03, 2026 01:11 PM

It's probably Thune now.

Never use WinRed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at May 03, 2026 01:12 PM (4NO2D)

149 Who originally said: Money is the mother’s milk of politics? Always been true but doesn’t mean I have to participate…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 03, 2026 01:12 PM (ugElV)

150 Hi, I am a Nigerian prince and need to stash my millions of dollars. I would like you to give me access to your bank account so I can deposit the money.
With kind regards,

Prince Kufour Otumfuo

Posted by: Lonely Seniors Hardest Hit at May 03, 2026 01:13 PM (68Ie1)

151 I enjoy the text messages or emails that ask; "are you aware that candidate so-and-so supports...?" Or "candidate so-and-so wants to take away your (insert 1A, 2A or other A) rights?"

Followed by a plea for $$ to "protect me."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 01:13 PM (jehhT)

152 Well, we're f*cked.

Thaddeus G. McCotter: The 2026 Midterm Vigil (No. 1): Words vs. Deeds

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 01:16 PM (ndZc7)

153 "Does everyone else know that Democrats will expand the court to 13 justices or more the minute they can? "

Which is why, if they weren't the Stupid Party, they'd say, "Great idea! Why wait til next year? Let's do it this year." And then watch the Dems scream about how the Stupid Party is trying to expand and pack the court.

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at May 03, 2026 01:16 PM (j7INY)

154 Hi, I am a Nigerian prince and need to stash my millions of dollars. I would like you to give me access to your bank account so I can deposit the money.
With kind regards,

Prince Kufour Otumfuo

Obvious fraud.

Legitimate Nigerian fraud e-mails have to include the word "modalities" several times.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 03, 2026 01:18 PM (n1OCj)

155 The GOP, always there to shag you when you're not looking.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 03, 2026 12:59 PM

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You s'pose the blue filament Trump is using to re-line the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool can withstand <1.0 pH acids? Thinking about the July 4 dunk-tank fundraisers that happen in small towns everywhere. The GOP could make a massive haul if they're will to make certain, um, sacrifices.....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 01:19 PM (kOluj)

156 I particularly like the e-mails purportedly from Trump claiming that he had just reviewed the list of donors, and was shocked to see that I was not on the list.

I mean, is anyone stupid enough to believe this?

The Fashist Trump is going to start World War 12!

Posted by: AOC at May 03, 2026 01:19 PM (Riz8t)

157 It would be funny if a Republican Senator came out and said lets expand the court right now and watch the Marxists cry you can't do that

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 01:19 PM (Ia/+0)

158
Bill Maher: WHCD Shooter Wasn’t Insane, He Just Listened to Social and Mainstream Media
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

And Bill will vote for the crazy people.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 03, 2026 01:20 PM (Cqx++)

159 7 Thx CBD , spot on.
The only thing worse than GOPe politicians is the GOPe consultant class . All the past losers, ie Schmidt, are now never Trumpers , because they hope if MAGA goes away, their grift will be flowing
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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I think that crew has given up on returning to the fold, instead, they take leftist money as their new grift by fooling those deluded assholes that they are splitting the right. They are basically rented assholes that play GOP on TV in those insufferable panel shows.

Outside of DC, where have you ever heard an actual voter cite the Lincoln Project or similar grifting op as influential to their vote.

But, what you do have is GOP incompetent political consultants stuck in the 90's that aim at separating a lot of old folks from their cash just like every other subscription model.

And they sell or lend their donor lists to others or those can be picked up from FEC/State campaign filings.

For those types, instead of cultivating volunteers, they want to use the grossly expensive tv/radio ad placements, campaign mailers, and robocalls.

Posted by: whig at May 03, 2026 01:21 PM (E4rtv)

160 It would be funny if a Republican Senator came out and said lets expand the court right now and watch the Marxists cry you can't do that

They would respond by expanding SCOTUS enough to give them guaranteed wins the next time they get office. Then we'd do the same, ad infinitum. There is no logical stopping point.

As was said in War Games, the only way to win is not to play. However, that might be a bit too complicated for the left to grasp.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 01:21 PM (Riz8t)

161 San Francisco reports 1st case of Monkey Pox
Live in 3rd world squalor get 3rd world diseases

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

162 FROM: contains {their mail domain, partial or complete}
ACTION: Mark as Read
ACTION: Transfer to: TRASH
Posted by: Grumpy
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Heh. Just checked my spam folder. Cripes! Deleted everything.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 03, 2026 01:23 PM (XeU6L)

163
In 2012, in a moment of desperation (and ignorance), I donated a significant amount of money to Mitt Romney. In retrospect, the donation went straight into the pockets of greasy consultants who were not committed to victory, and wouldn't know what to do with victory if they got it.

It turned out that it was the same crew of professional grifters who managed McCain to honorable defeat in 2008. They apparently saw their task as "getting paid to run the candidate for office," not actually winning. Then on to the next lucrative defeat. A tremendous amount of squandered campaign funds; paying five times what they had to for media buys, selling campaign services from their own consultancies, etc. Afterward, GOPe maggots kept phoning for donations. No.

I got a WinRed bug on my credit card at some point. I think it was from a different small donation. It was difficult to get the (unasked for) automatic donations halted, but I finally did.

The GOPe is dead. Need a replacement.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 03, 2026 01:23 PM (HLgI3)

164 Heh.
Posted by: toby928(c)
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What's it's name is writing in complete sentences.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 03, 2026 01:25 PM (HBgiC)

165 > Bill Maher: WHCD Shooter Wasn’t Insane, He Just Listened to Social and Mainstream Media
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What does one suppose would happen to nominally right of center pundits if they were to instigate violence against Democrats in a similar fashion the MSM and social media does to the right?

It's (D)ifferent... and shouldn't be.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 01:25 PM (jehhT)

166 Heh. Just checked my spam folder. Cripes! Deleted everything.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 03, 2026 01:23 PM (XeU6L)
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I just checked mine to discover that the DIETER SCHWARZ FOUNDATION donated me 3,250,500 Euros.

I'm rich!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 03, 2026 01:25 PM (gnNyN)

167 >>The only thing worse than GOPe politicians is the GOPe consultant class . All the past losers, ie Schmidt, are now never Trumpers , because they hope if MAGA goes away, their grift will be flowing

That's what all of this has been about on both sides of the aisle. Money and power.

Those counties around DC didn't get to be some of the wealthiest in the country by coincidence.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 01:25 PM (viF8m)

168
Per the Jane Fonda pissing contest, I'm guessing she's cremated with the ashes scattered.

Posted by: Auspex at May 03, 2026 01:25 PM (DECkL)

169 @162 - https://youtu.be/WUWBliOrJFo

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 01:26 PM (kOluj)

170 I got a text from Scott Weiner saying that Saikat Chkrabarti "LIES" when he implies he has AOC's endorsement in the race to replace Pelosi.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 01:28 PM (RIvkX)

171 San Francisco reports 1st case of Monkey Pox
Live in 3rd world squalor get 3rd world diseases
Posted by: Skip

It's not the squalor.... (And most of the squalor is contained in a few areas.)

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 03, 2026 01:28 PM (W5mpo)

172 You get the same thing on X- 'junk tweets'

Mike Lee's probably the worst, followed by Nancy Mace

if you follow some conservative accounts on X, X will make sure you see many more that you're not following. And a lot of them are repetitive and pointless. 'we must pass' this, and 'so-and-such must be investigated'

just the same gibberish over and over. Pixelated sound and fury, signifying nothing. Republicans are as useless on X as they are in DC.

Posted by: Don Black at May 03, 2026 01:28 PM (ZxPkt)

173 I got a text from Scott Weiner saying that Saikat Chkrabarti "LIES" when he implies he has AOC's endorsement in the race to replace Pelosi.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I didn't get a Weiner text and he was my stupidvisor.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 03, 2026 01:29 PM (W5mpo)

174 Completely OT: Jane (Jesse Pinkman’s ill fated girlfriend in Breaking Bad) was totally hot…. I might make some kind of non-monetary contribution to that…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 03, 2026 01:30 PM (Jehr5)

175 Bill Maher is so dumb he has never heard of the Overton Window and therefore his ignorance should be worn with pride. Or something.

So dumb. Like troll dumb.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 01:31 PM (RIvkX)

176 Turn it up to 11.

https://tinyurl.com/y5875upw

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 01:31 PM (viF8m)

177 Bill Maher is so dumb he has never heard of the Overton Window and therefore his ignorance should be worn with pride. Or something.

So dumb. Like troll dumb.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 01:31 PM (RIvkX)

Agree…. I’m very tired at this moment of hearing praise for Maher just because he’s figured out 2 + 2 = 4

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 03, 2026 01:33 PM (26GAh)

178 Not one red cent. I won't give the GOP anything when they use tactics like that.

I'm not voting FOR the GOP, I'm voting against the commies.

Posted by: Crusty Curmudgeon at May 03, 2026 01:35 PM (eVOOv)

179 Now I've tried to reach out (good luck finding a local number in Texas to the actual offices of the Paxton campaign) to call and inquire if these phone calls are really paid for by Paxton for US Senate, because they are always coming across as local numbers in my own area code, not an Austin, Dallas or Texas area code. They are either GOPe, scammers or both!
Posted by: Tracy
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They use blocks of rolling Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone numbers to make calls like many doctor's offices and other corporations. These are essentially throwaway numbers.

Best thing you can do is locate a Paxton campaign office physically if they have one in your neck of the woods.

They should in populated areas.

Posted by: whig at May 03, 2026 01:36 PM (E4rtv)

180 I get exactly the same crap, CBD. And I get 10 or 15 of these text messages a day. As far as I know, I have never given any politician my mobile phone number. Nevertheless, they have it and use it constantly.

And marking it as junk on my iPhone does nothing at all.
Posted by: Ralph

Same here. Constant begging for money.

Posted by: Tuna at May 03, 2026 01:37 PM (lJ0H4)

181 I didn't get a Weiner text and he was my stupidvisor.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 03, 2026 01:29 PM (W5mpo)
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I also got one from Matt Mahan

???

Every Democrat campaign ad for every office "Stand up Fight Back Raise Taxes Combat Trump"

Not a word about policy or results.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 01:37 PM (RIvkX)

182 Posted by: Sid at May 03, 2026 01:10 PM (dbtwQ)

Hilarious. Thanks for the laugh!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 01:38 PM (vt7xw)

183 I get at least 6 of these "pleas" a day via text. Given that there are scammers out there phishing for my data all the time i cannot trust that these are even from the Republican Party itself. So i have made a rule: Until Congress does something to actually shut down on-line scammers i will NEVER respond or even open a text from ANY political party or person. If Congress is good with scammers constantly attacking we the public then they can go fuck themselves ever asking anything from me via text or email.

Posted by: JTSmith at May 03, 2026 01:40 PM (exU9W)

184 Republicans control both houses of congress and still can't pass voter ID, something 80% of the country wants.

Where do I send my check?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 01:41 PM (viF8m)

185 "My usual method is to donate to a particular candidate, and avoid the bloated Republican Party apparatus."

^^^THIS^^^

In 2010, I stopped giving to any RNC org. I only donate to individuals, and very sparely.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 03, 2026 01:41 PM (w6EFb)

186 Are you on the Trump's Christmas card list yet? I donated in the '16 election, and I have a lovely Christmas card from the White House, which is even nicer than being on a first name basis with Don Jr. I get to show off my Trump Christmas card to my liberal relatives. The thing is, I know exactly what to expect when I donate to any politician or their party. And I know how to block on my iphone.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 03, 2026 01:43 PM (0Htd1)

187 I just checked mine to discover that the DIETER SCHWARZ FOUNDATION donated me 3,250,500 Euros.

I'm rich!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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I actually received an official-looking snail mail notice, postmarked in Spain, informing me that I had won the Spanish lottery!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, Que? at May 03, 2026 01:44 PM (XeU6L)

188 We cheap asses do not have this problem.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 03, 2026 01:44 PM (R86kT)

189 I'm not voting FOR the GOP, I'm voting against the commies.
Posted by: Crusty Curmudgeon
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And that is because the GOP was never a mass party in the 20th Century. It has defined itself since after the Roosevelt (Teddy) as a pro corporate big donor friendly party. The Democrats started pivoting to that model in the 90's by literally selling their urban cheat machine voters as a bloc.

In both cases, it comes from access to literal stacks of cash that have been borrowed and spent by our government which sticks to the hands of a lot of political donors who pass it on to candidates.

And both parties sell a protection racket to wealthy individuals and corporate interests (and foreigners to be honest) to shake them down for money lest some bad legislation comes up to target them.

This is the uniparty.

Posted by: whig at May 03, 2026 01:45 PM (E4rtv)

190 Welp

Went to the Mariners game last night. Starting pitcher went seven innings, gave up one run, zero walks and 14 strike outs.

We lost in the 10th. Munoz is horrid.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 03, 2026 01:46 PM (A5RD0)

191 If those are texts, sending a reply with only the word stop should end them. That's what "stop=end" mens. If that's BS on their part, then nevermind. :/

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 03, 2026 01:47 PM (cWLG3)

192 I actually received an official-looking snail mail notice, postmarked in Spain, informing me that I had won the Spanish lottery!
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Que?

That's nothing, some Nigerian prince guy is going to give me 29 million dollars. I'm not kidding, I got that email. Whoo Hoo!

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 03, 2026 01:47 PM (0Htd1)

193 I will give the dems credit. They ask for 3 or 5 bucks. The GOP hits you for 25 and up.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 01:47 PM (Cif43)

194 This thread has confirmed my curmudgeonly ludditism to not possess a smart phone. I do not text.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 03, 2026 01:48 PM (XeU6L)

195 191 Welp

Went to the Mariners game last night. Starting pitcher went seven innings, gave up one run, zero walks and 14 strike outs.

We lost in the 10th. Munoz is horrid.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 03, 2026 01:46 PM (A5RD0)

-------

Was watching that game (albeit as a fan of the other team) and thought of you. I know it doesn't make you feel any better, the he Royals have treated us to many similar losses this year... I know your pain.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 01:50 PM (kOluj)

196 What does one suppose would happen to nominally right of center pundits if they were to instigate violence against Democrats in a similar fashion the MSM and social media does to the right?

It's (D)ifferent... and shouldn't be.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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More mentally ill and unreasonable people on the left. Twas always so. The fact is in the modern era, the left is far more susceptible to quasi religious based murder sprees than the right. And most of those political violence lists (outside the ridiculous prison riots and White Hispanic gangster inclusion), are not on the right (like the Buffalo and Charlestown SC killers. They are instead broken by calls from nasty assholes online pushing racial warfare. Or like the mentally ill dweebs that caused mass slaughter in AZ or CO, these are so ill that no decipherable political message can come from their mutterings.

The right still clings to old Christian values while the left wants to destroy this world so that their new utopia can be created. They view mass slaughter as a necessary step to get there.

Posted by: whig at May 03, 2026 01:52 PM (E4rtv)

197 Dammit... I can't type for shit today.

Went drinking with the visiting in-laws the past two nights in a row. Seems I need to relinquish my membership status as a professional drinker...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 01:53 PM (kOluj)

198 194 I will give the dems credit. They ask for 3 or 5 bucks. The GOP hits you for 25 and up.
Posted by: Ben Had

That's because conservatives and republicans are all rich bastards who don't care about the poor.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 03, 2026 01:55 PM (0Htd1)

199 194 I will give the dems credit. They ask for 3 or 5 bucks. The GOP hits you for 25 and up.
Posted by: Ben Had

The Dems are harvesting individual donor data for those 3-5 bucks and then turning on the ActBlue smurfing scheme where suddenly those 3-5 buck donations by an individual multiply into the hundreds of thousands of dollars using their name. This is being spiked with illegal monies from big donors that are limited out and foreign sources.

WinRed started doing some of that particularly Thune and I think Lady Lindsay Graham.

Posted by: whig at May 03, 2026 01:55 PM (E4rtv)

200 >>The Dems are harvesting individual donor data for those 3-5 bucks and then turning on the ActBlue smurfing scheme where suddenly those 3-5 buck donations by an individual multiply into the hundreds of thousands of dollars using their name. This is being spiked with illegal monies from big donors that are limited out and foreign sources.

The RNC currently has about $120 million in the bank. The DNC is almost $20 million in debt.

Seems the DOJ has actually been doing some stuff. Allegedly.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 01:58 PM (viF8m)

201 ActBlue is the model to use...

That org gets you to give them a credit cart number and they'll do these "micro-charges" on it... maybe $4 or maybe $24 every week. Sometime multiple times a week. Forever. It's harder than hell to get them to stop.

Some schmuck around here went on Facebook to bitch about them years ago. Thousands of dollars over a year. And it had been going on for a long time. Years.

Multiply that by millions of Democrats who contribute to the party.

If the GOP has something similar they're abusing it. Which is completely plausible.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 01:58 PM (jehhT)

202 197 Dammit... I can't type for shit today.

Went drinking with the visiting in-laws the past two nights in a row. Seems I need to relinquish my membership status as a professional drinker...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher

I foolishly tried to keep up with the boys drinking beer.

It was a gorgeous evening though. Low 70s at sunset. Brought my jacket but didn’t need it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 03, 2026 02:00 PM (sqL2s)

203 194 This thread has confirmed my curmudgeonly ludditism to not possess a smart phone. I do not text.

Posted by: Mike Hammer

Useful for somethings like doctor visit reminders and payment/bill notifications. Also to communicate with close friends/neighbors on issues like lost dogs, sketchy creeps, etc.

Like landlines/VOIP at home, best to never let your cell phone number get associated with fundraising or any other type of identifier. Bad enough with direct mail to addresses.

You can still get a Google Voice number for free if you have gmail and use that. If you have your own computer and internet services, you can create VOIP numbers for free on the fly just like they do.

Posted by: whig at May 03, 2026 02:00 PM (E4rtv)

204 1st WORLD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

205 ActBlue has been under criminal investigation for months. It's basically tits up.

Probably not the best model to follow.

You know what works? Doing stuff voters want. Crazy, right?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 02:01 PM (viF8m)

206 Posted by: Sid at May 03, 2026 01:10 PM (dbtwQ)

Hilarious. Thanks for the laugh!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 03, 2026 01:38 PM (vt7xw)

tb3k has already eaten sids comment.

rats, i wanted to see this gem.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 03, 2026 02:04 PM (zBgIx)

207 Seems the DOJ has actually been doing some stuff. Allegedly.
Posted by: JackStraw

We, on the right, focus too much on the DNC fundraising. Since the Obama years, the focus should really be on the Senate, House, and Governor committees along with the loose-goosey fundraising by single purpose NGOs.

That is how the Dems fund their GOTV operations including ballot harvesting, registering illegal or nonexistent voters, etc. They don't do it via the centralized DNC but instead through these pop up operations that last for a cycle or two and then go defunct only to rise as the same people start and run another one.

Stacey Abram's ops are an example. Gone now but existed from 2018-2024.

Posted by: whig at May 03, 2026 02:04 PM (E4rtv)

208 Drinking is practice practice practice

Posted by: doug at May 03, 2026 02:05 PM (Hy+R4)

209 >>Stacey Abram's ops are an example. Gone now but existed from 2018-2024.

So is Stacey.

A shame what happeded to USAID.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)

210 Agree 100%. Completely insulting approach. Not ruling out false flag either. But I don't have a phone to receive serial texts from jerks.

Posted by: Mr. Barky at May 03, 2026 02:17 PM (BHI3W)

211 Absolutely correct! That's why I stopped having anything to do with the GOPe a couple of decades ago. No more money, no more volunteer work. I still support individual candidates, but the GOPe can go pound sand.

Posted by: timactual at May 03, 2026 02:42 PM (O8p8j)

212 If you donate semen, they pay you.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 02:47 PM (Fbc0I)

213 @191 "If those are texts, sending a reply with only the word stop should end them. That's what "stop=end" mens. If that's BS on their part, then nevermind."

It's true, in that the STOP command will tell your mobile provider to prevent that number from texting you in the future. The problem is that the spammers just text you from different numbers and so you'll get the same amount of text spam as before.

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