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Well, a Black person has been given a role in a movie, which means the biggest doofuses and grifters the far-right has to offer have their feelings hurt over it.
It was recently announced that Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of The Odyssey will star Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy.
And, naturally, all of our best right-wing ideologues are being insane and racist about it, notably deadbeat dad Elon Musk and Christian nationalist weirdo Matt Walsh.
Their main gripe? Helen of Troy, a completely made-up character from an ancient myth was white, according to these chuckleheads. So clearly Nyong'o has no business playing her!
Matt Walsh immediately took to X to whine like a giant baby:
"We're told that we shouldn't object to Helen of Troy being portrayed as a black woman."
"And yet if a major Hollywood studio made a film set in Africa and cast a white woman as "the most beautiful woman in Africa," those same people would literally riot in the street."
"If, say, Sydney Sweeney was cast in the role, they'd be driven to murderous violence. We all know this is the case."
Oh, do we, Matt?
See the problem here, Matt, is that there were actually Black people in Ancient Greece—so much so that they are regularly depicted in the ancient Greek art and pottery you see at the museum.
And we have no way of knowing what race Homer was envisioning when he wrote about Helen of Troy because he never said what her race was. Because the concept of "race" didn't even exist yet.
That of course didn't stop the world's biggest far-right sycophant Elon Musk from immediately jumping in to be like "you're so right Matt I love you Matt will you kiss me Matt?"
And then he pivoted to crashing out about how Nolan was "pissing on Homer's grave." Imagine being this weird and bored that a Black woman playing a fictional character from literature has you this incensed.
Anyway, because everything seems like a conspiracy when you don't know wtf you're talking about—or in this case, you know your AUDIENCE doesn't know wtf anyone is talking about and will swallow whatever you say without questioning—Elon then set about turning this into a vast left-wing conspiracy.
Nolan cast Nyong'o, you see, because of woke. Obviously.
You see, MAGA thinks that Hollywood is holding race quotas over directors' heads and they won't be allowed to win Oscars unless they hire Black people. Or something.
Soon enough, Nyong'o was fielding torrents of racist abuse on social media, which was probably Walsh and Musk's entire point in the first place.
And their army of weird dudes who've never been kissed and haven't been outside since 2017 quickly took to the internet to argue that Nyong'o simply isn't pretty enough to play the woman whose face "sailed a thousand ships." Whatever.
People online who are actually in touch with reality, however, raked Musk and Walsh and their minions over the coals.
We wish conservative America strength and healing during this tragic time in which a Black woman has been hired to play a fictional character in a prestige film nobody in MAGA would even want to go see anyway. Hang in there.
Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" co-anchor Colin Jost recently sat down with internet talk show host Kareem Rahma for an episode of Subway Takes. The show's format features Rahma interviewing both ordinary folks and celebrities in a New York City subway train car using a microphone clipped to a MetroCard.
Interviewees are asked to present and defend a unique or controversial "hot take."
Jost's sit-down took a serious turn, prompting Rahma to say:
"You’re scaring me."
Jost had just said:
"I think Donald Trump’s going to get a third term. That’s my prediction. I predicted it when he was running in 2020. I was like, if he gets elected, it’s for eight years."
But Trump already served four years from 2017-2021 and the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution states:
"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."
Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution establishes that the President holds office for a term of four years. That puts a maximum of eight years total on all Presidents, even if there was a four year gap between their first and second terms.
Jost explained:
"He’s going to have something where he’s like, 'Democrats stole my first term because of the impeachment, so I didn’t even have a first term, so this is actually my first term, so I get one more.'"
You can watch the moment here:
Jost continued:
"And then the Supreme Court will be like, 'That’s a pretty good argument. It seems like we’ve got to overlook the Constitution.'"
"I think we just have to prepare for it."
Rahma responded:
"You’re being serious right now? Now you’re scaring me."
Jost's prediction scared others as well.



Well, not everyone was against the idea.
Some of Trump's totally stable, absolutely not unhinged MAGA minions proclaimed it a great idea.

But many felt Trump's general health or continued cognitive decline would take him out before 2028.



Ironically, the Subway Takes episode with Jost dropped on May 12 and on the previous Saturday, May 9, Jost participated in a skit on SNL with actors Matt Damon and Aziz Ansari where a Donald Trump third term was a part of the comedy.
Jost portrayed Trump’s Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Ansari's depiction of embattled FBI Director Kash Patel and Damon's Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The trio, infamous for their struggles with alcohol, bro out at a D.C. bar. Near the end, "Kavanaugh" revealed SCOTUS's plan to let Trump have a third term because:
"Trump found the original Constitution and at the end he wrote, ‘Psych!'"
You can watch the sketch here:
Hopefully that scenario remains just a comedy punchline.
A fawning MAGA fan was given a reality check by social media users after sharing images of President Donald Trump from a recent golf outing to claim that Trump is "aging in reverse."
Trump, who turns 80 next month, is the oldest president ever to take the oath of office, surpassing former President Joe Biden, whom Trump has often accused of being unfit to serve and referred to as "Sleepy Joe."
MAGA fan Bo Loudon posted a couple of photos of Trump out and about on a recent golfing trip and remarked:
"79 is the new 39. President Trump is aging in reverse."
You can see his post and the images below.

Trump does not like it when people point out his age or health issues, which have piled up over the last year.
In November, the New York Times published an article that argued that despite Trump's projection of “round-the-clock energy, virility and physical stamina" and the fact that he "and the people around him still talk about him as if he is the Energizer Bunny of presidential politics," that image is getting harder to pull off because Trump is showing signs of aging.
Trump has gone so far as to accuse anyone who questions his health of sedition and treason. In typical fashion, he went on Truth Social and said "it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.'"
Just days ago, he once again sparked questions about his health after he was photographed with both of his hands heavily caked in makeup during an event for military mothers at the White House. Both of his hands have been photographed covered with makeup to obscure discoloration.
These pictures and footage of Trump looking very rough and tired—combined with his tendency to fall asleep during meetings—have raised significant concern that the White House is not being transparent about the scope of Trump's health problems or his recent hospital visits.
It took no time for the internet to pounce and prove Loudon wrong.
Nice try, Bo, but we have eyes.
Horror icon Stephen King mocked President Donald Trump's cognitive decline with a hilariously brutal meme that lampoons the poster for the film All Quiet on the Western Front.
Trump has previously been criticized for bragging about acing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), which he's referred to as an "intelligence test." While he bragged about acing an exam used to assess cognitive impairment, he failed to understand that the higher your score, the worse the outcome.
Trump recently told a crowd of senior citizens that prospective presidential candidates should be required to take cognitive exams—seemingly oblivious to all the concerns about his own cognitive decline and assortment of physical health issues that have also attracted attention.
In response to all of this, King responded with a poster mocking All Quiet on the Western Front—a classic anti-war story that has been adapted for the screen several times—that has been tweaked somewhat.
The mock poster, which directly references the poster of the 2022 German film adaptation, shows Trump looking over his shoulder while wearing a helmet against a backdrop of other soldiers in the trenches and reads:
"All Quiet on the Frontal Lobe"
You can see King's post and the meme below.

The piece de resistance of the poster is who King labels as the director of the film in fine print below "Worldwide Release 2026":
"A Leni Riefenstahl Film"
Riefenstahl was famous for her Nazi propaganda films, most notably Triumph of the Will (1935) and Olympia (1938.) She collaborated closely with Adolf Hitler, with whom she formed a close relationship.
The pun "All Quiet on the Frontal Lobe" has been used to humorously describe a state of mental blankness but has surfaced more recently in relation to Trump amid increasing evidence of his cognitive decline.
People loved the Master of Horror's meme—and mocked Trump themselves.
King's post came just days after he demanded the Trump administration "release the Epstein files" after the Pentagon released accounts of unidentified objects observed during NASA missions, tips submitted to the FBI, and images and videos tied to more recent sightings, including incidents reported in the Middle East.
The move came after Trump issued an order to different agencies to "begin the process of identifying and releasing government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life"—which itself was seen from the beginning as a bid to distract from the scandal surrounding the files and Trump's continued attempts to deflect from his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the sex trafficker and pedophile.
During the season of viral graduation speeches and celebrity commencement appearances, Harrison Ford delivered an emotional call to action for Arizona State University graduates, urging them to become the change he believes the world desperately needs.
The actor, 83, spoke at ASU’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Monday, May 11, at Mountain America Stadium, where more than 14,000 students gathered to celebrate graduation. Ford also received an honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters degree during the ceremony.
The Star Wars legend opened his remarks by reflecting on his own college experience, admitting he “did not make good choices” during his time as a philosophy major at Ripon College in Wisconsin.
Ford reflected on the lessons he learned from his own unconventional path:
"You made wise choices, followed through with the work. I celebrate your commitment, the combined success of all of you. The potential of your entire generation, that is what gives me hope for the future.”
Ford attended Ripon College but did not graduate after being expelled shortly before the end of his senior year. During his speech, he recalled enrolling in a drama class simply because he hoped it would be an easy A, a decision that ultimately changed the course of his life.
He explained how discovering theater helped him find where he belonged:
“My classmates were people I had previously discounted as geeks and misfits. But I soon realized I was a geek and a misfit. I had found my fit. These were my people… I began to find myself on stage pretending to be someone else.”
Before becoming one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars, Ford supported his growing family through carpentry work while pursuing acting opportunities.
Ford spoke candidly about the years before fame arrived:
“Acting was not yet paying the bills. I was supporting my growing family with carpentry jobs, another way to put food on the table. I loved making things.”
The actor used much of his speech to encourage graduates to pursue not only their passions but also their own purpose in life.
He encouraged graduates to seek meaningful work beyond personal success
“Passion brings you joy. Purpose brings you meaning. Passion gets you out of bed in the morning, but purpose allows you to sleep at night, and I hadn’t found purpose higher than my job.”
Ford later shifted toward one of the causes that has defined much of his life outside Hollywood: environmental conservation. The Oscar nominee has spent more than three decades working with Conservation International, where he serves as vice chair.
Throughout the years, Ford has used his platform to advocate for biodiversity protection, climate action, and Indigenous rights. He has also appeared in the documentary series Years of Living Dangerously and served as a WildAid ambassador supporting rhino, tiger, and elephant conservation efforts.
Ford delivered a blunt assessment of the current state of the world:
“Their message was simple: Nature doesn’t need people. People need nature to survive.”
He followed the line by urging graduates to care for the planet “because the world you’re stepping into, the world my generation left you, is a real mess.” Ford closed his remarks with an optimistic call for collective action, telling graduates they possess more influence than they may realize.
He urged graduates to use their voices and leadership to create change:
“Your generation has far more power than you may realize, and if you harness that power, if you find your leadership, your issues, your voice, the world will not be able to ignore you. You will have to be accommodated. Believe me, I know that’s true.”
He concluded the address by encouraging students to embrace opportunities when they appear and fully engage with life.
Ford ended his speech with a final message to the graduates:
“Don’t wait. When opportunity presents, recognize it. This is your time. Own it. Enjoy every second of it, because what could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing that you haven’t fully lived it. Congratulations. Go change the world.”
You can watch his full speech below:
- YouTubeArizona State University
Businessman and philanthropist Howard Graham Buffett also addressed graduates during the ceremony after receiving an honorary degree.
But Ford’s speech quickly resonated online, with clips spreading across social media:
Ford's commencement address resonated because it did not feel like a celebrity lecture. Instead, it felt like a candid reflection from someone openly acknowledging the damage his generation helped create while encouraging younger people to push for something better.
And people connected with Ford’s blunt yet hopeful reminder that meaningful change still depends on people willing to speak up and act.