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CNN reported seeing a dumpster fire in Los Angeles, and it was a gift from the metaphor gods – 14 hot takes

Oonagh Keating. Updated June 9th, 2025

While the situation in LA is far from a laughing matter, with immigration agents picking up foreign residents without due process, and the resulting protests being escalated by the actions and rhetoric of Donald Trump, there have been one or two lighter moments. This one almost literally.

Of course, the dumpster fire was very much on the nose, as far as metaphors go, and the comments were everything you’d hope for. It wasn’t quite ‘everybody said the same thing’ – but it was close.

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While it was the perfect metaphor for Trump, his administration, and his handling of the LA situation, it also worked for – well – this.

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