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Newsom Just Hilariously Trolled Kid Rock With An Uncle Sam-Style Poster—And Kid Rock Took The Bait
"I ACCEPT! — GCN"
You can see the post and the poster below.
@GovPressOffice/X
An angry Kid Rock saw the poster and reposted it to his own followers along with the following childish response:
"The only support Gavin Newscum will ever get out of me is from DEEZ NUTZ."
You can see his response below.
Kid Rock was mocked almost immediately by people who pointed out how easily he'd taken Newsom's bait.
Last year, Rolling Stone published a profile on Kid Rock that pointed out how extensively the rocker has "wrapped himself in all things Trump and become as much a fixture of the MAGA Cinematic Universe as Steve Bannon, Mike Lindell, or Kari Lake."
At one point, he described Trump to reporter David Peisner as "one of my besties," though when he placed a call to Trump's cellphone mid-interview, Trump didn't pick up."
Kid Rock—whose real name is Robert James Ritchie—was among the first prominent musicians to declare his support for Trump. In 2016, he told Rolling Stone that he was "digging Donald Trump," particularly his campaign, which he referred to as "entertaining as sh*t."
Since then, the rocker has continued to court controversy, such as when he ventured into the culture wars by sharing a video showing himself shooting cases of Bud Light beer in protest against the company's collaboration with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Considering how much Newsom has turned Trump's own trolling style against him, it's clear Kid Rock's reaction shows Newsom's approach is working.
Trump Slammed After Ranting That The Smithsonian Only Focuses On 'How Bad Slavery Was'
And indeed, Trump said he would subject the museums to “the exact same process” his administration has used on universities like Columbia and Harvard, aiming to make the Smithsonian less “woke.”
He said:
"The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of "WOKE."
"The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future.”
“We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made."
"This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the "HOTTEST" Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums."
You can see Trump's post below.
@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social
Trump's remarks are an affront to the historical record.
Slavery was in fact a brutal legal institution, comprising the enslavement of Blacks who were kidnapped from their homes and families and forced to reside in a foreign land where they served as the economic backbone of the American South.
The treatment of slaves in the United States varied widely depending on conditions, time, and place, but in general it was brutal, especially on plantations. Whippings and rape were routine. The asymmetrical power dynamics between enslaved Blacks and white slaveowners gave whites both de facto and de jure freedoms to bend their property to their will.
And his words are reflective of the wider wave within a far-right movement that has come under fire for presenting a revisionist and misleading view of history, downplaying the profound impact of slavery and omitting key complexities surrounding the Founding Fathers' attitudes and actions toward it.
Many have condemned his statements.
Trump's words came just days after his administration said they would oversee a review of the Smithsonian's exhibitions to ensure they fit his historical vision.
A letter from Trump officials to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch said the White House wants museum programs to reflect “unity, progress, and enduring values that define the American story.”
Under a March executive order, museums now have 120 days to strip out anything deemed “divisive or ideologically driven” and replace it with “unifying, historically accurate and constructive” descriptions.
People Divulge The 'Harmless' Lies Their Parents Told Them That Messed Them Up
Rather, they were lying to us to encourage our imaginations (usually regarding Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, or yhe Tooth Fairy), or to make us feel better (protecting us from a mean thing someone might have said or done at school).
While our parents understandably thought these lies were harmless at the time, they might not have considered the harm these lies might cause in the future
Redditor GrowthVanta was curious to learn about the lies people's parents told them that were anything but harmless, leading them to ask:
"What's a 'harmless' lie your parents told you that low key messed you up?"
A Less Common Dog Allergy
'That if I ate a hot dog I would die."
"My dad didn't want me to choke and die so he just told me I was terribly allergic."
"It wasn't a big deal until I went to my first sleepover and ate a hot dog and told my friend I was happy it was going to end like this and that I had a lot of fun on my last day."- Naamahs
Taking "Neat Freak" To A Whole New Level...
"The cops could come and take me to juvie for any household offense."
"Messy room, not doing dishes, not watering plants - mom would hop on the phone and ask for the 'Chief', so I'd scramble off to get the work done."
"When I got older and realized she was full of it, she actually called the cops to report I was on drugs."
"Cops correctly dismissed her."- delusion_magnet
A Great Way To Encourage Kids NOT To Help Clean The House!
"'If you vacuum over the cord to the vacuum, you will be electrocuted to death and the house will burn down'."
"Great."
"Now vacuuming lowkey scares me."- APraxisPanda
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What's In A Name?
"My dad was named after my grandmother's brother, who had died shortly before he was born."
"I was always told this, and it seemed perfectly harmless."
"Later in life, I learned that my grandmother had a sort of mental breakdown and thought my dad was her brother reincarnated."
"She not only named him the same name, but dressed him in his clothes and referred to him as her brother."
"In fact, her 'nickname' for him my whole life was Brother."
"It kinda f*cked me up and I never really saw my grandmother (or my dad for that matter) the same."
"I had so much more sympathy for my dad and some of his oddness."
"Can't be raised that way and not be a wee odd."- EdithWhartonsFarts
...Anyone Know The Origin?...
"'Mr. Yuck' lives in the cabinet under the kitchen sink, and if we were to ever open the cabinet, he would eat us.'
"I was terrified of that cabinet for years."
"Eventually I realized the household cleaners were all kept under the sink, hence 'Mr. Yuck' to keep us away and safe lol."
"I had no idea it was a thing with a commercial and stickers!"
'I just assumed my parents made it up themselves."
"Wild what Reddit comments can teach you lol."- forgetfulkaiju
You Never Hear Him Coming...
"Not a parent but my older brother said he saw the Easter bunny come in to drop off the baskets, and described him as a 7-foot rabbit who walked on two feet upright, and his fur was purple."
"And that each step he took had no sound. It terrified me."- mrsoap105
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Um... Not Harmless!
"My grandma went blind when I was born."
"My dad used to tell me it was because she looked at me."- anix421
More Believable Than A Hand Growing Inside...
"Had a bad habit of chewing on my nails when I was in the 6th grade. Mom told me a 'story' about a girl who chewed on her nails and accidentally swallowed a small piece."
"The nail continued to grow in her stomach until it poked through her stomach and cut her open from the inside and she had to have surgery."
"Never chewed on my nails after that."- mouseypink
NINE?!?!?!
"My mom told me when I was mayyybe 9 that she would 'just know' when I lost my virginity and it made me paranoid as hell about her being able to 'sense' things about me without me telling her."- Content-Effort5307
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Um... Not A Lie...
"When I was maybe 5 or 6, I remember my parents talking about something and my mom saying, 'why don't you go with your girlfriend?'"
"I thought this was funny and so I turned to my dad, laughed and said, 'Yeah, go with your girlfriend!'"
"Well, when I was 11 or 12, my dad told me he cheated on my mom when I was 2."
"The woman became pregnant, and turns out I have a half-brother."
"I forgot to add that when my mom was feeling jealous or angry, that's when my mom would tell my dad to go with his gf, aka the woman he cheated on my mom with."- sticky_chicken01
... Guessing This Isn't Lou Ferrigno Jr?...
"My dad says he could lift a car with 10 people in it."
"Also that he was secretly the hulk, but never transformed bc he was really good at controlling his anger."
"I remember the next day bragging about it to kids in my class and debating them the entire day about how it’s true and my dad wouldn’t lie."- mrsoap105
Screaming For Ice Cream!
"When you hear the music playing on the ice cream truck, that means they are all out of ice cream!"
"DAMN YOU MOM!!!!"- beatlethrower
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...Too Soon?...
"Watched the news with my dad, the newsreader made a mistake I said to my dad what happens to the newsreader now he’s made a mistake?"
"Afterwards my dad said they’ll take him out the back and shoot him."
"I was about 7 thought it was very harsh, but accepted it."- SaharaLeone
Fool Me Once...
"If mum had gone out for the day and I was looking for her round the house, my dad used to tell me she’d had enough of us and gone to America to live with her brother."
"Wrecked my head."- allywillow
Had To Come Clean Eventually...
"'No, we aren't divorcing!''
"'He just wants his own room!'"- Opposite-Winner3970
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Once, you can't blame a parent for being dishonest with their children, believing that they were protecting them.
At the end of the day, though, there is a reason that the saying "honesty is always the best policy" exists.
Texas Republicans Lock Dem State Rep. In Capitol After She Refuses To Leave With Mandatory Police Escort
Collier says she won’t play along, issuing the following statement to news outlets:
“I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts."
"My constituents sent me to Austin to protect their voices and rights. When I press that button to vote, I know these maps will harm my constituents—I won’t just go along quietly with their intimidation or their discrimination.”
As a result, Republicans locked her in the Texas Capitol building—a move that has only drawn more attention to Collier, who has remained there by refusing to comply.
In a statement to The Fort Worth Report, she said:
“I don’t know how long I will be here. Instead of DPS officers looking for pedophiles, they have been assigned to follow Democratic state representatives around only to ensure their return to the Capitol on Wednesday (when the House reconvenes). I sure hope the public feels safe without those officers on beat.”
She also took to X to share a photo of herself in the room in which she's being held to highlight her sleeping arrangements along with the following caption:
"This was my night, bonnet and all, in the #txlege. #thisisme"
You can see her post and the photo below.
@NicoleCollier95/X
The viral photo prompted many to condemn the GOP's actions while praising her act of protest.
Collier told CBS News that she has "a right to resist, I have a right to oppose, just like my voters do, just like Texans have a right to challenge government, and that's what I'm doing." She added that "Democrats will be working together to get that legal record set so that we can take this fight to the court."
Since Monday, Collier has been living out of the locked chamber—eating, sleeping, and working under 24/7 livestream. On Tuesday, more Democrats joined her in solidarity at the statehouse.
With the Texas House set to reconvene Wednesday, Collier says she won’t move until Republicans drop their “surveillance protocol.”