<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ridiculocracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Satirical news updates on the state of American democracy.  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GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GqEa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0da1a14-303d-461d-8745-cc3425732d4f_826x1174.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GqEa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0da1a14-303d-461d-8745-cc3425732d4f_826x1174.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GqEa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0da1a14-303d-461d-8745-cc3425732d4f_826x1174.png 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Dr. Jesus</figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>By Dee Siple, Blasphemy Correspondent</strong></p><p><strong>Galilee, The Holy Land &#8212;</strong> After posting a photo of himself as &#8220;Dr. Jesus&#8221; healing the nation on Monday, President Trump followed with <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116408742801619405">a picture of himself and his brother</a> Wednesday.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A0tL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa9512e35-2f69-42de-bb42-17c87a589647_529x427.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">From the family album.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Despite <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5783807/after-backlash-trump-deletes-post-depicting-him-as-jesus-like-figure">deleting the first photo after backlash from non-believers</a>, historians say they are further proof that Trump represents the second coming. </p><p>Liberty University historian, Dr. Ezekiel Thundergospel, listed several other characteristics, explaining that Trump:</p><ol><li><p>Is black</p></li><li><p>Grew up poor</p></li><li><p>Surrounds himself with wise men</p></li><li><p>LOVES gold</p></li><li><p>Was betrayed by Marjorie &#8220;Judas&#8221; Taylor Green</p></li><li><p>Was born in the year 0</p></li><li><p>Was crucified after his first term, then resurrected.</p></li></ol><h3>O Ye of Little Faith</h3><p>Adding to the evidence, archaeologists recently unearthed these paintings from a cave by the Sea of Galilee. Thundergospel estimates the pictures Trump posted on Truth Social originated from the same location:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pkcP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84ab1f0-3ba4-44cd-930e-4ee268d13904_618x522.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pkcP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84ab1f0-3ba4-44cd-930e-4ee268d13904_618x522.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pkcP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84ab1f0-3ba4-44cd-930e-4ee268d13904_618x522.png 848w, 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He claimed Orb&#225;n&#8217;s numbers had shot up recently, though later clarified &#8220;those were gas prices.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t defund the National Endowment for Democracy for this,&#8221; raged Stephen Miller. &#8220;If this can happen in a country where the prime minister controlled the media for 16 years, nobody is safe. At least without Voice of America, Russians won&#8217;t know.&#8221;</p><p>A State Department spokesperson declined to comment about international affairs, noting this fell outside the agency&#8217;s current remit.</p><h3><strong>Next Up?</strong></h3><p>The White House release&#8230;</p>
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Voters who prefer to keep their shoes on may enroll in &#8220;DHS-Pre&#8221; if they pass a background check confirming they have not voted Democrat in t&#8230;</p>
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I thought this would be quick, lethal, violent, and respected, like when we took Venezuela and formed a joint venture to sell their oil. Instead, it&#8217;s dragging on, gasoline prices are up, and boots are on their way to the ground.</p><p>Which is proof that we&#8217;re winning. </p><p>By the way, we don&#8217;t need to be in the Middle East, but we&#8217;re there to help our allies, who had made peace with Iran until we intervened. Now Iran is attacking them. We&#8217;re there to help.</p><p>Since I became president &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Launches TACO Fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[New ETF Tracks the Presidential Capitulation Index, Gives Retail Investors Exposure to Ultimatums and Backdowns, Trades at 15-Minute Disadvantage to Insiders]]></description><link>https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/charles-schwab-launches-taco-fund</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/charles-schwab-launches-taco-fund</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ridiculocracy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:30:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZCna!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F125488d6-438f-4c8a-8f2b-6acce32a4e3b_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Trump&#8217;s most recent &#8220;final extension,&#8221;</a> <a href="https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/national/fishy-trades-before-major-news-spark-insider-trading-allegations/article_fd7de544-4acc-5702-ad1d-2a8918d9ae17.html">six accounts that made $1.2 million each on attack timing</a>, and a <a href="https://thedebrief.org/experts-warn-of-suspicious-trading-around-iran-war-and-global-events-as-alarming-pattern-emerges/">$400,000 Polymarket position on Maduro&#8217;s capture</a> placed before the White House announced it.</p><p>According to the prospectus, TACO relies on &#8220;sophisticated modeling&#8221;:</p><ul><li><p>Buy the dip on a Trump ultimatum,</p></li><li><p>Hold when he extends it, and</p></li><li><p>Sell the pop when Trump rebr&#8230;</p></li></ul>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Introduces Dress, Grooming Code After Shoes Initiative “Massive Success”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Male Cabinet Members Also Change Names to &#8220;Donald&#8221;]]></description><link>https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/white-house-introduces-dress-grooming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/white-house-introduces-dress-grooming</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ridiculocracy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:29:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FQxS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c9c5a31-3ecd-4095-a714-1142e48b1a9e_2048x1364.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Releases Iran War Rationale Desk Calendar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only $19.99 &#8212; 5&#162; per Reason per Day!]]></description><link>https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/white-house-releases-iran-war-rationale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/white-house-releases-iran-war-rationale</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ridiculocracy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:03:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>By Rip Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent</strong></p><p><strong>Washington, DC &#8212; </strong>Tired of answering questions about its constantly evolving rationale for bombing Iran, the White House has released a 365-day desk calendar, allowing reporters to peel off a fresh explanation each morning.</p><p>Officials confirmed the calendar does not contain a planner.</p><p>&#8220;Now the media can stop asking us why we&#8217;re bombing Iran and simply check today&#8217;s square,&#8221; said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, demonstrating the tear-away format. &#8220;We believe in transparency.&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png" width="356" height="375.07142857142856" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1062,&quot;width&quot;:1008,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:356,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P0Cs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65f960a3-8622-46de-b420-1fa8481a860d_1008x1062.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">JD Vance failed to make the byline.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Asked whether the calendar suggested the administration was preparing for another year of war, Leavitt replied:</p><p>&#8220;Of course not! But maybe. Possibly, yes. This shouldn&#8217;t take more than four weeks. After that, it&#8217;s open-ended. We won&#8217;t commit troops, but the President isn&#8217;t afraid of boots-on-the-ground. We remain open to negotiate Iran&#8217;s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/politics/trump-unconditional-surrender-iran.html">unconditional surrender</a>.&#8221;</p><p>She added that the administration is also developing &#8220;Iran War Motivation GPT&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Drone Told to “Decapitate the Regime” Destroys White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8220;We don&#8217;t know anything about it,&#8221; winked an Anthropic engineer.]]></description><link>https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/ai-drone-told-to-decapitate-the-regime</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/ai-drone-told-to-decapitate-the-regime</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ridiculocracy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:02:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8oez!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbe98638-bf93-4daa-b6d0-eaba90fa6a69_1408x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>By Sky Net, AI Weapons Correspondent</strong></p><p><strong>Washington, DC &#8212;</strong> An AI-powered MQ-9 Reaper fired four Hellfire missiles into the White House Saturday, reducing it to smoldering rubble before turning toward the Pentagon.</p><p>The first-of-its-kind autonomous drone was scheduled to accompany US forces to attack Iran. But after receiving instructions to &#8220;decapitate the regime by <a href="https://apnews.com/live/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026">killing the Supreme Leader</a> and his top military officials,&#8221; the Reaper, Claude, immediately targeted President Trump.</p><p>Claude then began hunting War Secretary Hegseth using specialized sensors that can detect whiskey, blow, and fragile egos at up to 3,000 meters.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8oez!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbe98638-bf93-4daa-b6d0-eaba90fa6a69_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Saints?&#8221; asked Yoni Lopez.</p><p>Several Jews charged the Mexican government with anti-Semitism and its president, Claudia Sheinbaum, with being a &#8220;self-hating Jew,&#8221; noting that Mexico had also extradited &#8220;El Chapo&#8221; (&#8220;The Chosen One&#8221;) to the US in 2017.</p><h3>Up Next</h3><p>Mexico&#8217;s military will reportedly next targ&#8230;</p>
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href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/climate/trump-epa-greenhouse-gases-climate-change.html">repealed</a> its finding that climate change endangers human life and the environment, fulfilling President Trump&#8217;s second-term promise to defeat the &#8220;round earther&#8221; movement.</p><p>Trump, who frequently notes, &#8220;when I walk from here to there the ground doesn&#8217;t curve,&#8221; and, &#8220;isn&#8217;t it cold in here?&#8221; announced the policy alongside beaming EPA Secretary Lee Zeldin and the &#8220;Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots.&#8221; Zeldin has long championed suffocation as an alternative to electrocution for the death penalty.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Gast, Indignation Correspondent</strong></p><p><strong>Washington, DC &#8212;</strong> The MAGAverse went into a tailspin Friday after President Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116021857490657707">deleted</a> a video of the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/politics/donald-trump-obamas-apes-truth-social">Obamas as Apes</a> on his Truth Social account, leading supporters to fear the administration is &#8220;going woke.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;ICE isn&#8217;t braving the cold in Minnesota to see the President cancel himself,&#8221; Steve Bannon thundered on his podcast. &#8220;If the White House starts vetting posts for &#8216;basic human dignity,&#8217; the radical left has already won. Repost or lose the base.&#8221;</p><p>In Branson, Missouri, local voter Dave Witkowsky expressed his disillusionment outside a Dollar General: &#8220;I voted for a man who says the quiet part out loud, not some DEI consultant. First he redacts the Epstein files, now this? Jesus never retracted a parable.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/donald-trump-obamas-monkey-video-00768745">Please stop the fake outrage</a>,&#8221; said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, responding to the criticism. &#8220;President Trump&#8217;s record of retweeting white nationalists and <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116021919099752946">election fraud claims</a> is unblemished. He has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/politics/donald-trump-obamas-apes-truth-social">nothing to apologize for</a> and takes fu&#8230;</p>
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following a <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/25/nx-s1-5686524/national-park-service-dismantles-slavery-exhibit-in-philadelphia">successful pilot </a>program that removed references to George Washington&#8217;s slaveholding from Independence Mall, replacing them with pictures of President Trump&#8217;s 2020 inauguration.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s basically <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en_us/photos/editing/">Magic Eraser</a> for the national conscience &#8212; like cutting your EX out of old photos,&#8221; said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, demonstrating how the device can remove unwanted objects, people, or &#8220;other distractions&#8221; like the Indian Removal Act, minstrel shows, and climate change. </p><p>&#8220;Also, did America really need <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore_(TV_series)">Jersey Shore</a></em>?&#8221; she asked.</p><p>Leavitt confirmed that starting next year, January 7 will follow January 5, &#8220;since hotels skip the 13th floor.&#8221;</p><p>Officials stressed the recent disappearance of the Holocaust Memorial Museum has &#8220;nothing to do&#8221; with Nick Fuentes briefly borrowing a history eraser during the White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/columbus-day-2025/">Columbus Day</a> celebration.</p><h3><strong>Other &#8220;Historical Edits&#8221;:</strong></h3><ol><li><p><strong>The Salem Witch Trials</strong> &#8212; &#8220;immersive theater.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>The Constitution</strong> &#8212; clearly a rough draft. Also immutable.</p></li><li><p><strong>Robber Barons</strong> &#8212; &#8220;early-stage disruptors.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>Trail of Tears</strong> &#8212; the first Boy Scout hike.</p></li><li><p><strong>The &#8220;civil&#8221; War</strong> &#8212; polite debate between meat eaters (the Union) and vegetarians on &#8220;Plant Nations&#8221; (the Confederacy).</p></li></ol><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TMkt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae119395-fbbc-4e57-9548-fd9f51dbcb59_1152x896.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bored of Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Ending 8 (Some Say 9) Wars, Trump Turns to Military Action]]></description><link>https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/bored-of-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ridiculocracy.com/p/bored-of-peace</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ridiculocracy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:03:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rDEy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F635d6766-8b14-4021-ab0a-475dbdc93446_1248x832.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Apart, War Correspondent</strong></p><p><strong>Davos, Switzerland &#8212;</strong> After now ending 9 (really 10.5, when you think about it) wars, receiving the FIFA and Nobel peace prizes, and accepting whatever this was from Apple CEO Tim Cook&#8230;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png" width="334" height="222.66666666666666" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:334,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kP8T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43897d5f-fef9-4ecd-94bf-3e434f606da1_1200x800.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Whatever it is, you definitely have to buy a new cable.</figcaption></figure></div><p>&#8230;President Trump announced he is &#8220;bored of peace&#8221; and has directed US forces to begin shooting unarmed mothers of three and ICU nurses abroad in addition to domestically.</p><p>&#8220;Peace is great,&#8221; the President said, yawning. &#8220;But SO boring. Nothing happens. Snatching Maduro? AWESOME. Threatening to annex Greenland? I didn&#8217;t even use force &#8212; though we&#8217;d be <a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/davos-2026-special-address-donald-trump-president-united-states-america/">unstoppable</a> &#8212; and everyone lost their minds. Great ratings! On to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/26/aircraft-carrier-iran-trump-navy/">Iran</a>.&#8221;</p><p>Trump continued: &#8220;Who does history remember? Alexander the Great. Napoleon. Hitler. Putin. Palpatine. Thanos. All heroic conquerors. But none as great as me. The <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/politics/presidential-walk-of-fame-plaques-trump">presidential walk of fame</a> says so.&#8221;</p><p>Since Trump&#8217;s pivot, world leaders, corporate CEOs, Republican congressmen, and other former daily Nobel nominators have started calling him &#8220;the most warlike President in history&#8221; and &#8220;Genghis Khan with a red tie.&#8221;</p><p>FIFA President Giovanni Infantino praised Trump&#8217;s &#8220;bold return to violence,&#8221; noting the FIFA trophy &#8220;can also be used to bludgeon Greenlandic caribou and Minneapolis protesters.&#8221; He added that the hands reaching up to hold the globe &#8220;represent President Trump&#8217;s victims, buried alive, grasping for air.&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Disarray, Global Elites Correspondent</strong></p><p><strong>Davos, Switzerland &#8212; </strong>In case you missed them, below are several selections from President Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/davos-2026-special-address-donald-trump-president-united-states-america/">speech</a> Wednesday:</p><h3><strong>Introductory Remarks</strong></h3><p>&#8220;Friends, it&#8217;s great to be back in Davos, Switzerland, the home of the world champion bikini team. Thank you for the hospitality and the little chocolates on my pillow. World famous, Swedish chocolate. Cheaper here too without tariffs. I always say: if they won&#8217;t give you Iceland, just give them Welsh chocolate, and they&#8217;ll be so grateful &#8212; like Canada should be &#8212; that they&#8217;ll roll over and give you Lapland.&#8221;</p><h3><strong>On His One Year Anniversary</strong></h3><p>&#8220;I bring phenomenal news: my administration just hit one year, and America is HOT! Iowa potatoes are flying off the shelves. The University of Arkansas Jayhawks are NCAA champions. And crime in Washington is at historic lows. Seattle has never been so peaceful.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re the hottest country on earth. We unleashed American coal and oil, plus Venezuela&#8217;s. They tell me 2025 was one of the hottest on record. Bad for Greenland. It&#8217;s a giant piece of ice, so it&#8217;ll probably melt soon. Right after Iceland. But don&#8217;t believe the Green New Scam people. Can&#8217;t trust the Irish.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;When the ice breaks, ships better watch out. And the Jews need to be careful this time. I told Bibi, you have a wonderful country, but you can&#8217;t go around wrecking ships anymore like you did the Titanic&#8212;&#8221;</p><p>(pause, aide whispers, Trump responds)</p><p>&#8220;&#8212;iceberg, Goldberg, same thing.&#8221;</p>
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(Source: Gemini).</figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>By Rip Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent</strong></p><p><strong>Cyberspace &#8212;</strong> In what world leaders are calling &#8220;the weirdest group chat in geopolitical history,&#8221; President Trump spent the weekend threatening them for  &#8220;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/politics/trump-norway-prime-minister-texts-greenland.html">deciding not to give me</a>&#8221; honors and items they do not control.</p><p>Aides said the president became increasingly frustrated after learning that the heads of democratic allied governments do not distribute many of the world&#8217;s most coveted prizes, titles, and luxury goods, as do Arab Gulf kingdoms and Russia. </p><p>&#8220;He told me he was going to annex Sardinia because Canada didn&#8217;t give him a Michelin star,&#8221; said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. &#8220;I tried to explain that Michelin is a French tire company, and Sardinia is Italian. He said I should just threaten to blockade Tripoli and &#8216;take the oil.&#8217;&#8221;</p><p><em><a href="http://ridiculocracy.com">Ridiculocracy</a></em> was accidentally added to the leaders&#8217; Signal chat, where Trump also sent the below five texts:</p><p><strong>1. To King Charles III of the United Kingdom</strong></p><p><strong>Chaz:</strong> Since your Country did not give me the Legion of Honor &#8212; even after I brought Peace, Prosperity, and Golf to Scotland &#8212; I am no longer bound to eat McDonald&#8217;s fish filets on Fridays. I am now free to consider what is good and proper for the United States, including taking over Gibraltar. The World is not secure unless America has Complete and TOTAL Control of the Rock. Otherwise, we will be at the mercy of invading Moorish hordes. Thank you! 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Very romantic.&#8221;</p><p>Not to be outdone, Machado deployed &#8220;<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trump-fifa-peace-prize-kennedy-center?srsltid=AfmBOoo1Ea8hnvnieikr4hgMk2U-z8ptzDEBiRq9EUu_hWXqprZWOs_Z">the Infantino strategy</a>&#8221; Thursday, <a href="https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-1-15-2026">presenting Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize</a>.</p><p>&#8220;She is a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115902023696178994">wonderful woman</a> &#9829;&#65039;,&#8221; Trump posted on Truth Social.</p><p>Reporters later overheard Trump muttering: </p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Machado still doesn&#8217;t have the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/nx-s1-5679424/venezuela-machado-nobel-prize-trump-meeting">respect</a>. But now I have a Nobel! Delcy doesn&#8217;t have a Nobel. But she has the oil!  And is coy about offshore rights&#8230;. I wish Jeffrey were here. He&#8217;d know what to do. Putin and Zelenskyy make it so much easier&#8230;&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>&#8220;I know!&#8221; Trump exclaimed. &#8220;Whoever delivers Greenland gets Venezuela! &#8212; and my heart! Maybe next time they can both visit Mar-a-Lago at the same time&#8230;Like a summit!&#8221;</p>
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forces, calling it, &#8220;the most peaceful use of force in history.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;We will not allow these vandals, saboteurs, and mobs of agitators backed by worldwide Zionism to harm the interests of the nation,&#8221; the Leader <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115888317758045915">tweeted</a> to his fawning followers, who immediately reposted.</p><p>&#8220;I will <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115888070937502023">keep sending our forces</a> into rebellious provinces and cities to uproot the foreign invaders and bring peace and security to loyal citizens.&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0GNK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59588264-1e0a-4e4e-a3dc-11b34d7a96cb_1024x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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We urge all patriots to stop doing that. Citizens should remember they have the right to remain silent &#8212; and we&#8217;re here to help them exercise it,&#8221; said the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv7knz8e8mo">Interior Minister</a>.</p><p>When asked why they came out to protest, demonstrators explained they were fed up with economic conditions, corruption, and the climate of fear created by security forces.</p><p>A spokesperson for the Ministry of Truth refuted those assertions, saying the economy was strong, especially the tactical vest, teargas, impunity, and gaslight industries.</p><p>A reporter asked one protester what they planned to do &#8220;if the Iranian regime continues to crack down.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Iran?&#8221; answered one demonstrator. &#8220;This is Minneapolis.&#8221;</p>
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Ford that the United States had &#8220;totally fixed Venezuela.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;&#8216;Don&#8217;t invade it. Blockade it!&#8217; That&#8217;s the Donroe Doctrine, folks. Tremendous success. On to Greenland,&#8221; the president said.</p><p>&#8220;Does that mean we get to go home?&#8221; asked a sailor.</p><p>&#8220;No, we&#8217;ll be here for years. They have a lot of oil,&#8221; Trump explained.</p><p>&#8220;Like Iraq?&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;This is nothing like Iraq.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;What&#8217;s the difference?&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Well, <a href="https://www.news10.com/news/national/trump-rejects-comparisons-between-iraq-venezuela-were-going-to-keep-the-oil/">we&#8217;re keeping the oil</a>.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Is the Junta gone?&#8221; another sailor asked.</p><p>&#8220;No, we got Maduro. Everyone else is staying. Continuity is important for regime change.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Will things improve for the Venezuelan people?&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Actually, they&#8217;ve cracked down harder. But, it&#8217;s warranted. Domestic terrorists everywhere. Like <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99knmrx71go">Minnesota</a>.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;What about the democratically elected opposition we recognized?&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;They don&#8217;t have legitimacy &#8212; or oil.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;I thought they won the last election.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Right. And <em>Biden</em> won in 2020,&#8221; Trump scoffed. &#8220;I sent troops when that happened too. Nevermind, <em>we&#8217;re</em> running the country now.&#8221;</p>
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