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Miles Archer

(22,902 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 09:13 AM Yesterday

82 y.o. dude who was railing his secretary while his wife was in the cancer ward demands "thermonuclear detonations"

The former Speaker of the House shared the story to his 2.5 million followers on X with a quoted passage, which read: “Instead of fighting over a 21-mile-wide bottleneck forever, we cut a new channel through friendly territory. A dozen thermonuclear detonations and you’ve got a waterway wider than the Panama Canal, deeper than the Suez, and safe from Iranian attacks.”

The problem is, it appears Gingrich didn’t know it was satire. ( an article by the ChinaTalk Substack on Sunday that proposed detonating thermonuclear bombs to open up a new lane, eliminating the need for the Strait of Hormuz. )

“The views expressed above do not necessarily represent those of anyone with brain cells,” a note at the bottom of the story read.

A community note was later added to the former Republican congressman’s X post that read: “The open letter ends with: ‘The views expressed above do not necessarily represent those of anyone with brain cells’.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-suck-up-newt-gingrich-82-demands-war-goes-thermonuclear/

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82 y.o. dude who was railing his secretary while his wife was in the cancer ward demands "thermonuclear detonations" (Original Post) Miles Archer Yesterday OP
That's another obituary EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #1
Horrifying that somebody JBTaurus83 Yesterday #2
We can't tell the difference between The Onion and reality. murielm99 Yesterday #5
As smart as the thr guy who wanted to make building materials from nuclear waste Clouds Passing Yesterday #3
and why why why.. mountain grammy Yesterday #4
If you look at a map... GiqueCee Yesterday #6
Reminder why Republicans are horrible rpannier Yesterday #7
The secretary whom Newt Gingrich was banging on his Congressional office desk . . . AverageOldGuy Yesterday #8
Not "railing..." Grins Yesterday #9
EGADS. Miles Archer 8 hrs ago #13
Did somebody leave the attic door unlocked again? hadEnuf Yesterday #10
These guys are all just fucking nuts. Every single one of them. ! leftyladyfrommo Yesterday #11
Dear Newt: You are not relevant. You have not been for a very long time. GO AWAY and die already. eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #12
Somebody Needs To Remind Him... ProfessorGAC 6 hrs ago #14
Well, he can't get any money out of the Dems, can he ? So .... yeah, "loyal". eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #15

JBTaurus83

(1,268 posts)
2. Horrifying that somebody
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 09:17 AM
Yesterday

Who was so high up in our government thinks this is possible. Also, they should strap him to one.

murielm99

(32,957 posts)
5. We can't tell the difference between The Onion and reality.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:32 AM
Yesterday

Maybe they can't, either. Things are pretty far gone.

GiqueCee

(4,045 posts)
6. If you look at a map...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:33 AM
Yesterday

... the idea almost looks plausible. Trouble is, people live there, and it would take years to dig. If Newt's plan was followed, nuclear fallout might be a bit of a deterrent as well.
Gingrich was born an asshole, and he hasn't mellowed with age, or gotten any smarter.

AverageOldGuy

(3,757 posts)
8. The secretary whom Newt Gingrich was banging on his Congressional office desk . . .
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:45 AM
Yesterday

while his second wife was hospitalized for cancer treatment . . . wound up being his third wife -- Callista.

She was appointed by Trump in his first term as US Ambassador to The Vatican.

In October 2025, Trump appointed her as Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, a position she still holds.

No word on what Newt is doing now other than posting stupid shit.

And, as I recall, he served divorce papers on his first wife while she was hospitalized for something. Callista had best avoid being hospitalized.

Finally -- I did not know this, but, there are two Newt offspring out there somewhere. Newt Gingrich has two children, both daughters, from his first marriage to Jackie Battley: Kathy Gingrich Lubbers and Jackie Gingrich Cushman. Both daughters are active in supporting his political legacy and have been involved in media and communication, with Jackie notably working as an author and columnist.

Grins

(9,428 posts)
9. Not "railing..."
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:29 AM
Yesterday

Blow jobs! "Playin' his flute." Lickin' the lizard. Lip-lock on the love muscle.

'We had oral sex. He prefers that modus operandi because then he can say, 'I never slept with her.'' - Vanity Fair, 1995.

It's why Callista was so good on the French horn.

Miles Archer

(22,902 posts)
13. EGADS.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 06:41 AM
8 hrs ago

Well, it's in keeping with the fine upstanding conservative values Newt embodies, I guess.

hadEnuf

(3,599 posts)
10. Did somebody leave the attic door unlocked again?
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:59 AM
Yesterday

This happens every time they forget to lock it! And it's a bitch to get him back in there!

eppur_se_muova

(41,786 posts)
12. Dear Newt: You are not relevant. You have not been for a very long time. GO AWAY and die already.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 03:45 AM
11 hrs ago

And "reporters": stop putting microphones in this moral void's face.

ProfessorGAC

(76,562 posts)
14. Somebody Needs To Remind Him...
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:49 AM
6 hrs ago

.. that it was his own party that ran him off the road & into the obscurity he deserved.
Not dens; not the media; his own party because he was a failure that only fomented toxicity.
Yet, he's still loyal to the party that pummeled him and left him at the curb.
What a dope.

eppur_se_muova

(41,786 posts)
15. Well, he can't get any money out of the Dems, can he ? So .... yeah, "loyal".
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:15 AM
6 hrs ago

"Loyal" meaning still hoping to pick a few more crumbs from the Master's table.

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