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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

"You heard the president talk about how he wants to effectively double the funding for national defense. Look, we live in dangerous times. We're fighting communism on our own shores, and we're fighting evil terrorists and tyrants around the world, and we have to be able to protect our national security," Johnson said.

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"we have to be able to protect our national security,"

Well, then.

8647.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-15 09:35 AM | Reply

"We're fighting communism on our own shores"

What a crock of shit.

#2 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-07-15 09:37 AM | Reply

Speaker Johnson Equates Democrats to Communists

#3 | Posted by qcp at 2026-07-15 09:46 AM | Reply

Of course the "communism" comment is about democrats. And it's BS.

If Mike Johnson had an enema there'd be nothing left of the man. He's a phony.

#4 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-07-15 09:54 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

-We're fighting communism on our own shores

An example of that would be nice.

Cryptic references to "communism" isn't enough, IMO.

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2026-07-15 09:55 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Ironically, Johnson is the one who let the barbarians (MAGA and Trump) through the gate to destroy America.

Trump exists to pillage, and loot Americans. He does nothing else.

#6 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-07-15 09:55 AM | Reply

An example of that would be nice.

Why not wait until they take over the country, would that be a good enough example?

WASHINGTON (TNND) " With the November midterms just months away, the Democratic Socialists of America just released a new platform calling for structural changes to the U.S. government and expanded socialist economic policies.

The platform, called "Workers Deserve More," focuses on shifting structural political and economic power away from corporations and into the hands of the working class. The DSA released the platform Tuesday, and includes extending full voting rights to people with criminal convictions and noncitizens, replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote for president, and replacing the two-party system with a multi-party democracy. It also calls for expanding the House and abolishing the Senate.

Co-Chair of the DSA, Ashik Siddique, told C-SPAN this week, "We just don't see the point of the Senate. Historically, it was meant to serve very wealthy people who owned a lot of land and that's still a system that we have today and it's something we would change."
thenationaldesk.com

The DSA is taking over the left wing of the Democrat party.

Of course the "communism" comment is about democrats. And it's BS.

idk ... a growing portion of Democrat voters are DSA aligned ....

Actually, a Lot of DSA Members Are Communists
Trump's characterization of the group prompted media dismissals, but a majority of the Democratic Socialists of America's leadership identifies with Marxist ideology.
www.city-journal.org

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-07-15 10:14 AM | Reply

Trump exists to pillage, and loot Americans. He does nothing else.

What does communism have to do with Trump pillaging?

The government loots the Americans. Taxes have been increasing yoy with no appreciable benefit. Servicing the debt cost more than the US military Lumpers complain about so much.

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-07-15 10:16 AM | Reply

What does communism have to do with Trump pillaging?

#8 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

What do you have to do with fascism?

Everything.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-15 10:28 AM | Reply

The government loots the Americans. Taxes have been increasing yoy with no appreciable benefit. Servicing the debt cost more than the US military Lumpers complain about so much.

#8 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

This is no reason to have a dictator.

Leave us Americans to muddle through these things as free men.

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-15 10:29 AM | Reply

#7

This from the clown who is planning to retire to the largest Communist country in the world... after giving his DNA to their Security Forces.

Redbaiting is as offensive now as it was when Sen Joe McCarthy was doing it; accusing his political opponents of being Commies.

Of course, DJT learned this tactict from his legal mentor, and McCarthy's hit man, Roy Cohn.

Disgusting and pathetic that the Cult still falls for these lies.

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2026-07-15 10:42 AM | Reply

Redbaiting is as offensive now as it was when Sen Joe McCarthy was doing it; accusing his political opponents of being Commies.

Yup. And. Actually it is MORE offensive being as our own history clearly tells us we should know better and we are ignoring it. Once. Again. We. Do. Not. Learn. From. History.

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-07-15 10:47 AM | Reply

The article points to where the funding is focused.

I don't see where any funding is specific to address what Johnson referenced with regards to communism.

At this point, it's a cryptic reference with no specifics.

If there is a list of commies they are going to target....well, I'd like to see it. The article makes it seem as though it's just a punch in the face of anybody who dares oppose this funding.

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2026-07-15 10:53 AM | Reply

-The platform, called "Workers Deserve More," focuses on shifting structural political and economic power away from corporations and into the hands of the working class. The DSA released the platform Tuesday, and includes extending full voting rights to people with criminal convictions and noncitizens, replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote for president, and replacing the two-party system with a multi-party democracy. It also calls for expanding the House and abolishing the Senate.

I know I'm accused of not seeing danger everywhere but, like in almost all cases where I'm accused of such, this has no chance, politically.

Now you can all tell me I can't see the burning building right in front of my face.....like you always do.

#14 | Posted by eberly at 2026-07-15 10:56 AM | Reply

-What does communism have to do with Trump pillaging?

nothing. But Zed doesn't know the definition of communism. He's just like anybody Speaker Johnson is talking to when he points to communism on our shores.

Doesn't know what it is

Doesn't really care...but is pretty sure it's bad.

#15 | Posted by eberly at 2026-07-15 11:02 AM | Reply

Trump will undoubtedly steal tax returns to fund his Voter Protection Militia that hunts out "the communist agenda candidates spouting anti-capitalism and anti-Christian views".

Without more specificity this idea is a distraction.. or is obfuscating for another theft.

#16 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-07-15 11:22 AM | Reply

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