At first I got excited about Newsom's possible Dirt, but considering there was a recording of Trump threatening GA SEC STATE Raffensperger, and nothing came of that, I let go of my hope.
Newsome might have notes on something really scary, and the GOP would say "He did not!" and that would be it.
Let’s get one thing straight: red states would be economically comatose without California. That’s not opinion—it’s arithmetic. The Golden State, with its $4.1 trillion economy, bankrolls the very federal government that turns around and coddles red-state beggars like Mississippi, Alabama, and Kentucky. You whine about socialism while suckling on California’s capitalist teat.
California pays far more in federal taxes than it ever gets back. It’s the second biggest net donor state in the entire country—only New Jersey, another blue stronghold, gives more. Meanwhile, the red states crying loudest about “government overreach” are the ones bleeding the Treasury dry. That’s right: the self-styled rugged individualists are actually the most dependent welfare queens in the union.
Trump’s cultists love to sneer at “woke” coastal elites, but they depend on us for everything—tech innovation, clean energy, cultural exports, and especially tax revenue. For every dollar red states put in, they take out far more. Blue states like California foot the bill. You call that freedom? Sounds more like freeloading.
So the next time a MAGA diehard mouths off about California, remind them: the roads they drive, the hospitals they exploit, the broadband they didn’t build—all made possible by a state they pretend to hate and desperately need.
Trump sustained no damages even if CBS had deliberately edited her interview to help her campaign. She lost. He implausibly won. At most, CBS could arguably be guilty of an illegal campaign contribution if they used her edited footage to boost her campaign. We all know Trump would never stand for illegal campaign contributions. He’s a man of integrity who has never treated campaign donations as a personal slush fund to finance his silk diapers.
The newspapers in the early US of A were all linked to one of the political factions. They were virulently partisan.
And it's totally legal. Journalism has since tried to be more objective, at least some outlets, with varying degrees of success.
But if a network wanted to excise all parts of an interview that makes a candidate look bad, it is perfectly free to do so. And that, friends, i FOX "news" in a nutshell.
Richest Nazi In The World is all the reason media needs to hang on his every world, and also he’s *maybe* one of the very few people in this world besides Putin or Prince Bonesaw that Shitler knows it’s better to stay on the good side of.
It's funny because my mother-in-law mentioned that night that she wanted to have tacos and we were like, (she's cooking for one now) that it would be easy for her to make some filling for tacos and freeze it, and then it would be a nice dinner for her and she just couldn't grasp that this would be an easy idea. "I guess I never made them except for the family". Yes, we know. That's why maybe just get some ground beef and season it and you could do it. "Well, I just don't know what to do".
I love her very much but she's having a hard time adjusting to cooking for one. I'm looking for a cookbook where she can either scale stuff down or make leftovers.
Okay, since there's a Lou and John and Sterling and Mo musical theme, here's one of my favorite VU songs -- and my *absolute* favorite VU song to listen to while on acid. Murder Mystery, of course.
Nothing matches it for the sense that all this stuff is going on and you can't grasp what the fuck it is. By the third verse, with the overtalking lyrics and the completely divergent moods of the verse and chorus, you finally realize that this is actually what it sounds like and this part, at least, is not a hallucination. Unless you're listening to it for your first time, in which case you hear the whole thing and then ask, "Did that just happen?"
I also think the structure of the vocal parts is an amazing way of achieving one of Brian Eno's goals with lyrics, which was to make the voice an instrument and not make people get hung up on what the words mean. Which I don't think is always an admirable goal, but of course Eno wanted to do it with originality and art. Anyway, this accomplishes that in a way I don't think Eno attempted. No coincidence that Eno and Cale worked together, though doubt it was before this came out.
I like the vocal tracks also! Maybe Cale does most or all. Hard to tell, but must listen to this a lot tomorrow! In another timeline, I'd be waitin' for my man... ha!
Mo Tucker does the higher-pitched voice, and I'm pretty sure Lou's in there as well. The credits also say Doug Mule is a vocalist, and although his name sounds familiar, I don't know who he is and I'm too baked to bother looking him up. Enjoy!
I know I'll like it based on your description. Might this have anything to do with 'Unripened'? (You didn't say the Nico word.) FYI, but you probably know...
I saw these guys do this live with Paul Simon's tour. He also had Hugh Masakela and Miriam Makeba with him, and it was the most amazing incredible night -- musically, culturally and politically.
"Wicked, naughty Zute!"
"Hey, media, I took notes, so if you want to do a records request for these notes, just reminding you that there are these notes and stuff."
I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that it wasn't a perfect phone call on PAB's part.
At first I got excited about Newsom's possible Dirt, but considering there was a recording of Trump threatening GA SEC STATE Raffensperger, and nothing came of that, I let go of my hope.
Newsome might have notes on something really scary, and the GOP would say "He did not!" and that would be it.
🪱 RED STATE PARASITES
California: The ATM for America’s Deadbeat States
Let’s get one thing straight: red states would be economically comatose without California. That’s not opinion—it’s arithmetic. The Golden State, with its $4.1 trillion economy, bankrolls the very federal government that turns around and coddles red-state beggars like Mississippi, Alabama, and Kentucky. You whine about socialism while suckling on California’s capitalist teat.
California pays far more in federal taxes than it ever gets back. It’s the second biggest net donor state in the entire country—only New Jersey, another blue stronghold, gives more. Meanwhile, the red states crying loudest about “government overreach” are the ones bleeding the Treasury dry. That’s right: the self-styled rugged individualists are actually the most dependent welfare queens in the union.
Trump’s cultists love to sneer at “woke” coastal elites, but they depend on us for everything—tech innovation, clean energy, cultural exports, and especially tax revenue. For every dollar red states put in, they take out far more. Blue states like California foot the bill. You call that freedom? Sounds more like freeloading.
So the next time a MAGA diehard mouths off about California, remind them: the roads they drive, the hospitals they exploit, the broadband they didn’t build—all made possible by a state they pretend to hate and desperately need.
California doesn’t just lead. It carries you.
—A Proud California Resident
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Incisive post! Breathtaking in its scope and passion!!!
500,0001? Was that intentional? I don't know but it made me laugh out loud.
Newsom is an unequivocally attractive man, but he reminds me of a Viper.
You noticed that too? Something about him
The hair.
Trump sustained no damages even if CBS had deliberately edited her interview to help her campaign. She lost. He implausibly won. At most, CBS could arguably be guilty of an illegal campaign contribution if they used her edited footage to boost her campaign. We all know Trump would never stand for illegal campaign contributions. He’s a man of integrity who has never treated campaign donations as a personal slush fund to finance his silk diapers.
The newspapers in the early US of A were all linked to one of the political factions. They were virulently partisan.
And it's totally legal. Journalism has since tried to be more objective, at least some outlets, with varying degrees of success.
But if a network wanted to excise all parts of an interview that makes a candidate look bad, it is perfectly free to do so. And that, friends, i FOX "news" in a nutshell.
It’s not at all implausible. The American people are shit. Thats all the explanation you need.
Interesting choice of pictures. Newsom looks good and looks focused. trumpy, not so much.
Of course the reality is that trumpy always looks awful 'cause he is awful.
Attaboy, Elno, you tell him! 😹
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/28/elon-musk-trump-senate-bill.html
Why does anyone even care what he thinks!?
Richest Nazi In The World is all the reason media needs to hang on his every world, and also he’s *maybe* one of the very few people in this world besides Putin or Prince Bonesaw that Shitler knows it’s better to stay on the good side of.
A lack of mother’s love.
At my mother in law’s place—love her, but I am reaching the end.
I’m hungry and I don’t know dinner is happening. And I am out of alcohol.
I’m bored.
At least the cats are funny!
You are in Albuquerque. Ask the cats where the best delivery tacos are.
(Are you in Albuquerque?)
No--I was visiting family in Mississippi.
Not so much in the way of tacos, then.
It's funny because my mother-in-law mentioned that night that she wanted to have tacos and we were like, (she's cooking for one now) that it would be easy for her to make some filling for tacos and freeze it, and then it would be a nice dinner for her and she just couldn't grasp that this would be an easy idea. "I guess I never made them except for the family". Yes, we know. That's why maybe just get some ground beef and season it and you could do it. "Well, I just don't know what to do".
I love her very much but she's having a hard time adjusting to cooking for one. I'm looking for a cookbook where she can either scale stuff down or make leftovers.
Why is my newsfeed full of stories about MTG being a bigot? That is not news.
Okay, since there's a Lou and John and Sterling and Mo musical theme, here's one of my favorite VU songs -- and my *absolute* favorite VU song to listen to while on acid. Murder Mystery, of course.
Nothing matches it for the sense that all this stuff is going on and you can't grasp what the fuck it is. By the third verse, with the overtalking lyrics and the completely divergent moods of the verse and chorus, you finally realize that this is actually what it sounds like and this part, at least, is not a hallucination. Unless you're listening to it for your first time, in which case you hear the whole thing and then ask, "Did that just happen?"
I also think the structure of the vocal parts is an amazing way of achieving one of Brian Eno's goals with lyrics, which was to make the voice an instrument and not make people get hung up on what the words mean. Which I don't think is always an admirable goal, but of course Eno wanted to do it with originality and art. Anyway, this accomplishes that in a way I don't think Eno attempted. No coincidence that Eno and Cale worked together, though doubt it was before this came out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om1CYWChLbk
I like the vocal tracks also! Maybe Cale does most or all. Hard to tell, but must listen to this a lot tomorrow! In another timeline, I'd be waitin' for my man... ha!
Mo Tucker does the higher-pitched voice, and I'm pretty sure Lou's in there as well. The credits also say Doug Mule is a vocalist, and although his name sounds familiar, I don't know who he is and I'm too baked to bother looking him up. Enjoy!
Doug Yule. Sings lead on 'Oh Sweet Nothin''. ;)
I know I'll like it based on your description. Might this have anything to do with 'Unripened'? (You didn't say the Nico word.) FYI, but you probably know...
https://www.discogs.com/release/4076668-The-Velvet-Underground-Nico-Unripened
https://youtu.be/JFQ1TSzdpRA?feature=shared
Homeless
I saw these guys do this live with Paul Simon's tour. He also had Hugh Masakela and Miriam Makeba with him, and it was the most amazing incredible night -- musically, culturally and politically.
The movie is over if you'd like to join us there for OT.
Will biscotti be made available?
Of course!
GANG WAY!!!
Thought it was GANG WAR. My bad
Well, gallbladder made a suggestion but Li'l Feller issued a contraindicatory statement.
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q5jW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fmedia_upload%2Fcomment%2Fcb21bd41-b143-4541-9665-d4f8c12f4fba%2Fd063ef43-f795-4894-95d4-27b847f9525a.jpeg
Concerned cat is empathetic!
It's not good for the poor urchins.
I really would like to see a how newcomer to these Wonkettes would react to this sans the context you really can only get by lurking for a few years.
a) Intrigue
b) Alarm
c) Confusion
d) Participation
e) All of the above
f) RUN!!!
g) Profit . . .
VII -- AOT,K
Point of clarification: They were intended for fuckface, though I appreciate LF's attention in this matter!
Fuckface should get improperly prepared puffer fish in mass quantities. Via an IV.
Go do that fugu that you do so well.
LF, your alarm face is exactly the right face for that suggestion!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaQ1CdISw8o
Lisa Murkowski: Weak, Sad, Poop.