{"id":2381,"date":"2021-02-08T00:15:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T05:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2021-02-18T06:03:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:03:23","slug":"mole-rats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2381","title":{"rendered":"Mole Rats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mole rats should be the official mascot of the &#8216;republican&#8217; party,<br \/>\nto\u00a0be sold at the gallery concession store, some in tiny shirts<br \/>\nwith stop the steal and such rat poop as befitting. Not shitting.<br \/>\nInside the dome, walking their wheels, they&#8217;ll be the envy<br \/>\nof the eagles, bisons, hawks, turtles and vultures in the vaunted hall.<br \/>\nOn the wall, their posters, big teeth agape, spitting dirt. Spewing lies.<br \/>\nQuailanon (not Quayleanon) has become their new leader.<br \/>\nHe is everywhere and nowhere, underground and in your seat.<br \/>\nTheir unseeing eyes only can sense his vital presence.<br \/>\nAnd now on to the mission of recruiting apes and asses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mole rats should be the official mascot of the &#8216;republican&#8217; party, to\u00a0be sold at the gallery concession store, some in tiny shirts with stop the steal and such rat poop as befitting. Not shitting. 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