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"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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Mike Johnson is holding a press conference to yell a lot about "communism," as though that is what Democrats are trying to impose on America (meanwhile, Trump is seizing the means of production for his regime)

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 11:15 AM · Jul 14, 2026

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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 ----.

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

Speaker Johnson Equates Democrats to Communists

#3 | Posted by qcp at 2026-07-15 09:46 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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 | Newsworthy 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 | Newsworthy 1

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 | Newsworthy 2

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

But Zed doesn't know the definition of communism.

#15 | POSTED BY EBERLY

Because ZED does not read and is poorly educated.

Come on, EBERLY. Do better. If you've got a beef, offer an honest insult. Don't strain on the toilet for a miserable fart or two.

#17 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-15 11:32 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Trump's hand puppet should raise taxes on the rich so he can pay for all his pet projects.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-07-15 11:49 AM | Reply

If there is a list of commies they are going to target....well, I'd like to see it.

I guess this is where you pretend you are not aware that the President of the United States has a publicly available enemies list and has made it clear he intends on revenge and retribution of his perceived enemies on that list.

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-07-15 11:52 AM | Reply

"Communism" doesn't have the sting it once had.

If Johnson had said he needs money to fight transgenders on our own shores ...

MAGA would be emptying what's left of their bank accounts to support him.

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-07-15 11:53 AM | Reply

Ask Trump about "the Commies." Last time he heard about them they had Corporal Bone Spurs pi##ing in his Florsheims.

#21 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-15 11:59 AM | Reply

-I guess this is where you pretend you are not aware that the President of the United States has a publicly available enemies list and has made it clear he intends on revenge and retribution of his perceived enemies on that list.

You're right.

we can stop talking about it.

you smart
me dumb

satisfied?

#22 | Posted by eberly at 2026-07-15 11:59 AM | Reply

"we can stop talking about it."

"We" are doing no such thing.

But YOU should probably not try and talk about things you don't understand.

#23 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-07-15 12:20 PM | Reply

Undoubtedly they need their surveillance centers and the control bunker completed before the citizens revolt.

Will Trump change laws permitting DHS lethal "patrol" drones?

When a mad emperor can find you, track you and dispatch without any effort..

#24 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-07-15 12:48 PM | Reply

Cryptic references to "communism" isn't enough, IMO.
#5 | Posted by eberly

Of course it's enough:

"In Springfield, they are eating the dogs. The people that came in, they are eating the cats. They're eating -- they are eating the pets of the people that live there." -- President Donald J. TRUMP

#25 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-07-15 01:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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

What happens to the cost of our debt when the party you support gives trillions in tax cuts to rich people who don't need them?

#26 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-07-15 01:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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

Your "source" provided almost ZERO proof of anything marxist. Except maybe this: "comments point to the Trotskyist concept of entryism, in which individuals join an organization with a defined ideological aim and work to change it from within. " which sounds exactly like the way maga is trying to change the election system, and the entire federal government from democracy to fascism.

www.milwaukeeindependent.com

"Authoritarianism rarely begins with a coup. It starts quietly, in the meetings of local boards and councils that most citizens overlook.

In the United States, the far-right movement aligned with Donald Trump has spent years burrowing into small institutions like school boards, library commissions, election offices, and county governments to undermine democratic norms from the ground up.

The strategy is deliberate, drawing on the same gradualist playbook that defined the early stages of other authoritarian movements across history, to delegitimize expertise, discredit neutral institutions, and replace procedural fairness with ideological loyalty.

Across the country, school board meetings once devoted to textbook purchases or safety protocols have turned into spectacles of political rage. Organized networks like Moms for Liberty and various "parents' rights" groups, many with documented ties to conservative think tanks and dark-money donors, have weaponized local governance by flooding meetings with misinformation about race, gender, and public health.

Their goal is not to improve education but to remake it in the image of partisan grievance. In some states, coordinated campaigns have succeeded in banning books, silencing teachers, and forcing resignations of experienced administrators. These disruptions weaken communities' ability to trust their institutions, creating the very cynicism that anti-democratic movements depend on.

Election offices have also become prime targets. Since 2020, Trump-aligned activists have attempted to seize control of county clerk positions and local election boards, often under the banner of "election integrity."

I guess maga is marxist then right?

#27 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-07-15 01:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

" Taxes have been increasing yoy with no appreciable benefit."

News to me.

Where, specifically?

#28 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-07-15 01:15 PM | Reply

"The government loots the Americans."

Where's that money end up, anyway?

#29 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-07-15 01:22 PM | Reply

-But YOU should probably not try and talk about things you don't understand.

GFY, you -----.

I knew probably long before you this president was driven almost entirely by spite/revenge.

Thanks for the 411 on it, though. ------- moron.

I simply said I'd like to see a list of commmies.

If you have it, then please forward it.

Trump's list of enemies consists of more than commies. It's a broader group.

You likely thought I don't realize Trump is a mean guy and that he doesn't try to hurt people.

Again......GFY, you -----.

Now, are you satisfied? I tried to be nice and get past it....but you obviously wanted to fight where there is nothing to fight about.

#30 | Posted by eberly at 2026-07-15 01:30 PM | Reply

I knew probably long before you this president was driven almost entirely by spite/revenge.
#30 | Posted by eberly

But when are you going to figure out the entire Republican Party is driven almost entirely by spite/revenge?
Or are you just slow-playing that one...

#31 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-07-15 02:36 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

LOL eberly had a meltdown again. I'm surprised he held out this long.

#32 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-07-15 06:28 PM | Reply

32

I can't remember, there are so many degenerates here.

Are you the one who proudly takes married men into your mouth/anus?

Breaks up marriages and defends that reprehensible behavior?

#33 | Posted by eberly at 2026-07-15 06:34 PM | Reply


But when are you going to figure out the entire Republican Party is driven almost entirely by spite/revenge?
Or are you just slow-playing that one...
#31 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

You're saying this with a serious tone, yet can't see the stick in your eye; All the spite/revenge being spewed by Lumpers here on a daily basis.

#34 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-07-15 06:55 PM | Reply

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