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Which is more surprising, that the alleged wife-murderer was also an alleged Trump vote frauder, or that the alleged Trump vote frauder was also an alleged wife-murderer? Trick question, they are equally unsurprising and also quite :/To be fair, even though…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the delightful new congresswoman from Q, Georgia, is [Psycho shower scene noise] again. For a change (not for a change), she is harassing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, because AOC is a…

Good morning to you! And also to you! I am your host, Rebecca, and I will be taking over Saturday duties for our Robyn, who's on post-second-shot vaxx sleep-all-day, boss's orders. (That young lady still has 16 sick and vacation days left, and it is MID-MAY.…

The New York Times is out with a real insider look at the real Joe Biden, attempting to get beyond his sometimes folksy public persona to find out what makes him tick, to understand "how Mr. Biden operates as president — how he deliberates, whom he consults…

On Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz's wingman/pimp daddy Joel Greenberg will plead guilty to six federal charges including sex trafficking a minor, identity theft, stalking, wire fraud, and conspiracy to bribe a public official. The plea deal obliges Greenberg to spill…

Unlike the Coloradans who have to suffer having him as their congressional representative, we had largely forgotten about US Rep. Doug Lamborn, who hasn't been mentioned in Wonkette for a while. Leastwise not since 2011, when Lamborn was so upset about what a…

Was that headline too mean to you semi-rabid Jen Psaki fans? Honestly, we expect you to be "on to" our little headline "tricks" by now. Here's Psaki with your daily White House Press Briefing, joined by Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse,…

Please try to imagine the Republican reaction if Democrats funded a phalanx of women using false identities to surreptitiously spy on White House officials and law enforcement agents.No, don't bother, your head will just explode. And yet Republicans reportedly…

Rupert Murdoch's boy Lachlan, who serves as Fox Corporation's CEO and executive chair, told a media confab Thursday that he believes Fox News opinion programs have just the right — the center-right — political orientation for "middle America," which if…

Back in Medieval times, it was possible all over Europe to murder someone or commit another crime and then run into a church and be safe from being arrested or otherwise punished — which usually resulted in being exiled instead. This, as you probably learned…

New York House Rep. Elise Stefanik will replace Rep. Liz Cheney from Wyoming as GOP Conference Chair, the third highest-ranking Trump toady. Forty-six GOPers voted against her, but it's unclear if they are anti Big Lie or just think she's not crazy enough.…

Meet Bishop Larry Gaiters. Have we ever had him on Wonkette before? We have not! Welcome to Wonkette, Bishop Larry Gaiters!Bishop Larry Gaiters is a big QAnon prophet guy — you know, the kinda guy Marjorie Taylor Greene might be interested in listening to as…

Seditionist senator say what about Kamala Harris and hot dog stands and "Canucks"?…

As a reminder that not everybody in the world is awful, hundreds of people in Glasgow, Scotland, swarmed into the street Thursday to block the removal of two men who'd been seized for "suspected immigration offences." The protesters surrounded a van from UK…

On Wednesday, Ohio's Republican Governor Mike Dewine announced that he would be giving away a million dollars a week for the next five weeks to a lucky vaccinated Ohioan, as well as five full-ride scholarships to a state school (which should be free anyway,…

Is it ... is it good to hire women as honeypots to date and secretly record generals and FBI agents in case they say anything disparaging about Trump? Erik Prince, some ex-British-spy, and Project Veritas think that's just fine. I will wait for Glenn Greenwald…

In a new public health recommendation, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that fully vaccinated people can start going without masks both outdoors and indoors, for the most part. People who are at least two weeks past their…

Politico Playbook WINNED THE MORNING today with a scoop on something you've probably been wondering about, even if unconsciously in the back of your mind. What happens if Donald Trump is indicted, besides how the entire world will have a spontaneous…

Let's talk about Donald Trump and his alleged tax fuckery! Because who doesn't want to savor every crumb that falls out of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance's pockets as he investigates the former president and his vile spawn, right?But first, a caveat:…

Billionaire creepazoid/visionary/cult figure Elon Musk announced yesterday that his car company, Tesla Motors, will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for cars, because of concerns about the astonishing amount of energy used in making Bitcoin happen. As with…

We feel like we've written this post before. Oh yeah, it was like three weeks ago, and it was about Marjorie Taylor-Greene being a deranged lunatic to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, rage-screaming DEBATE MEEEEEEE! like a common Ben Shapiro. Shocker of all shockers,…

Marijuana! It's legal in 16 states now. Ninety-one percent of American adults think it should be legal for either recreational or medical use, or both. The number of people who think people should be spending ridiculous amounts of time in prison for possession…

Yes, that's right, the website known as Jezebel did a long thinkpiece on the "passionate, lightly rabid subculture of Jen Psaki superfans," and they quoted yr Wonkette being passionate and lightly rabid. That's right, they called us a "passionate" and a…

While Donald Trump was calling for cars to get crappier gas mileage (for "safety"), trying to reanimate an already dying coal industry by slashing environmental protections, and generally doing what he could to deny the reality of the climate emergency, it…

There are two ways to interpret former (acting) Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen's testimony yesterday before the House Oversight Committee on the events leading up to the January 6 Capitol Insurrection — one charitable, and one not. It should come as no…

This morning we had a post about former (acting) Trump Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, and what a piece of shit he was yesterday in his joint House Oversight Committee testimony with former (acting) Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen about the January 6…

On May 12, 1878, Catharine Beecher died. Have you ever considered how housework is labor, the same way that working in a steel mill or Wal-Mart is labor? Well, Catharine Beecher is the woman for you! This is a moment to discuss the incredible importance of…

The co-founder of "Students for Trump," John Lambert, was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 13 months in prison for operating a scam law firm in which he pretended to be a lawyer, but didn't bother actually going to law school. As "Students for Trump,"…

Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia is obsessed with bipartisanship. He probably can't name anything good or helpful for the American people that bipartisanship has produced during his entire Senate career, which admittedly isn't that long or distinguished.…

Yesterday, the House Oversight Committee hosted two former Trump Administration officials who were "serving" the people on the day of the January 6 Capitol terrorist attack Donald Trump incited. It was Christopher Miller, the dude Trump shoved in as (acting)…