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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:50 PM Jul 20

Forget the high road: Newsom takes the fight to Trump and his allies [View all]

In a common insult the Trump administration uses against dissidents of federal policy, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called a California judge a “communist” after she blocked roving immigration arrests based on race alone.

The MAGA-embraced epithet from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s official press office in response, however, was hardly typical for a Democratic politician.

“This fascist cuck in DC continues his assault on democracy and the Constitution, and his attempt to replace the sovereignty of the people with autocracy,” the California governor’s office posted on social media. “Sorry the Constitution hurt your feelings, Stephen. Cry harder.”

Popular among the far right and the gutters of social media, the term is used to insult liberals as weak and is also short for "cuckold," which refers to the husband of an unfaithful wife.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/forget-high-road-newsom-takes-140612936.html

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There we go! AZJonnie Jul 20 #1
President steve should stfu SheltieLover Jul 20 #2
Go, Gov. Newsom, call out the involuntary incel whose wife left him to be another Musk concubine. brush Jul 20 #3
Might regret it later, but Newsom's gutsy retorts are appealing, gotta say. nt allegorical oracle Tuesday #26
Possibly so, but I think it's a tactic in his overall strategy to win over some... brush Tuesday #29
About bloody damn time! mwmisses4289 Jul 20 #4
Yes Eff the high road Flash953 Jul 20 #5
They should all be doing this Bobstandard Jul 20 #6
Tim Waltz was doing that last autumn Wednesdays Jul 20 #12
That left a mark orangecrush Jul 20 #7
I think he's the best thing going now. He's got the chops and savvy... BurnDoubt Jul 20 #8
Nice post BD.... democratsruletheday Tuesday #27
that insult has been around for years folks . its what made me who i am. AllaN01Bear Jul 20 #9
thats my gov. love his retort. AllaN01Bear Jul 20 #10
Fucking good. This is the only language modern Republicans speak. Karasu Jul 20 #11
the last 40 years- this stupid high road has sunk us Tumbulu Monday #22
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 20 #13
'Bout fuckin' time. Iggo Jul 20 #14
exactly.... democratsruletheday Tuesday #28
Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E Monday #15
Both. emiami Monday #16
A good example of gumption. More please. Hotler Monday #17
How'd "When they go low, we go high" work out for Dems? Gimpyknee Monday #18
I prefer, "When they go low, we kick them in the teeth." Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #19
I like that. Consider it stolen. mjvpi Monday #20
Obama got reelected Torchlight Monday #24
I'm glad Newsom is not letting up and keeps hitting them Figarosmom Monday #21
ICE is lodging up in Woodland, CA and my take is that they are planning Tumbulu Monday #23
Yeah it's bad I saw some things on Channel 3 in Sacramento also they had many things go wrong in LA Flash953 Tuesday #25
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