Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Lauren Boebert Dragged After Trying To Score Political Points With Groanworthy Cicada Analogy

Lauren Boebert Dragged After Trying To Score Political Points With Groanworthy Cicada Analogy
Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Freshman GOP Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado just did her best to capitalize on the current surge of cicadas sweeping the east coast of the United States.

In a move that didn't surprise anyone, she compared the creepy crawling insects to Democrats across the aisle.


Boebert apparently grew impatient with all the talk about Brood X, a generation of cicadas that only surfaces once every 17 years to mate, eat and be merry. The bugs have been so plentiful up and down the east coast that they've even showed up on weather radar.

But Boebert, who's well-known as a conspiracy theory and gun rights advocate, decided to spin the unique wildlife phenomenon into an attack on her Democratic colleagues.

In a tweet, she laid into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in particular.

"The media needs to quit acting like the cicadas are the worst creatures in DC."
"I can list several that are worse, starting with the Speaker of the House."

@laurenboebert/Twitter

People had no patience whatsoever for Boebert's dig.















Regardless of the cicada situation, Lauren Boebert will very likely grab headlines at least once or twice in the near future.

Here's hoping it has less to do with once-in-a-generation insects.

More from News

Donald Trump
Win McNamee/Getty Images

The White House Now Has Its Own News Website—And People Are Calling It Out For What It Is

Critics called out the Trump administration for running its own propaganda network after the White House publicized "White House Wire," its own news website that features news articles from conservative news outlets like the Daily Caller and Fox News.

The White House Wire (WHWIRE) primarily features positive coverage of the president and administration, with stories mainly sourced from conservative outlets and contributions from government staffers. One early headline, "100 Days Of Hoaxes: Cutting Through The Fake News," was notable but did not include a direct link to a story.

Keep Reading Show less
A young blonde woman in a black suit sits at her desk, her laptop is open and she is staring off in deep thought, she seems a bit perplexed.
Photo by Magnet.me on Unsplash

People Reveal The Pettiest Reason They Stopped Sleeping With Someone

Some sexual encounters you remember for life for the wrong reason.

That's why people should come with warning labels.

Keep Reading Show less
Screenshot of Donald Trump
Fox News

Trump Suggests Kids Will Just Have To Deal With Having A Lot Fewer Toys Due To His Tariffs

President Donald Trump was criticized for his response to concerns about empty store shelves due to his tariffs, suggesting that children will just have to settle for "two dolls instead of 30," and that those dolls might cost more than they used to.

U.S. businesses are already canceling orders from China and delaying expansion plans as they brace for the fallout from Trump’s trade policies.

Keep Reading Show less
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Mario Tama/Getty Images

AOC Gives GOP A Blunt Reminder After They Promise Not To Make Cuts To Medicaid

Every election cycle since at least the 1980s, Republicans vow to not cut Social Security and Medicaid benefits. Then once elected, they try to cut Social Security and Medicaid.

For some reason, supporters of the GOP are shocked every time it happens.

Keep Reading Show less
Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Trump Called Out Using His Own Past Tweet After He Tried To Blame The Economy On Biden

After President Donald Trump declared that former President Joe Biden is to blame for for current stock market performance—saying "this is Biden's stock market, not Trump's" in a rant on Truth Social—people quickly fact-checked him for previously taking credit for the stock market when Biden was in office.

A preliminary estimate shows the U.S. economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter of Trump’s second term, a sharp contrast to the 2.4% GDP growth recorded during Joe Biden’s final quarter in office.

Keep Reading Show less