It is getting more and more difficult for me to be hopeful. This administration has done so much damage to this country. It will take decades to undo it all, if it ever can be undone. I have a lot of nights where I lie down to go to sleep and hope I don’t wake up. It is awful. I am in a bad place. If you feel like it, tell me something good. Maybe about your life. Or ways you maintain hope and even happiness.
I garden. And I have a little mourning dove that I've fed and has come around for 2 years now. She's so sweet. She bobs her little head when she flies down and that's her way of asking for food.
I hear you and am in the same place. This is all so fucking hard to deal with.
'A few weeks ago, I interviewed Andy Beshear and asked him about Mitch McConnell. That same night, I interviewed Annie Andrews and asked her about Lindsay Graham.
'So, does anyone want to be interviewed about Donald Trump?'
The nominee for DNI -- the real one, not the housing-finance nepo-baby who is currently acting in that role -- had a confirmation hearing today. Jon Ossoff disemboweled him with, like, three questions... asked over and over again, because Jay Clayton refused to answer them.
OT: Amanda Marcotte has an article up on Salon on how MAGA has embraced Platner now that he is credibly accused of rape. The fact that they are pounce on the chance embrace rapists says so much about today's GOP. Maybe Katie Britt should focus on that instead of on forcing women to give birth.
All this talk about explosive diarrhea caused me to read the sign for the business Fences Unlimited as Feces Unlimited. For real. I was seeing it at angle while driving by.
Secretary Warfighter Hairgel is requiring all U.S. service personnel over the age of 30 to get tested for testosterone, and no, I am not fucking kidding:
U.S. forces are floundering around the Middle East, faced with the threat of Iranian drones and missiles every hour, and THIS is what he's spending his time on.
This fuckhead used to be just worthless. Now he's a menace.
"And would you like your testicles tanned while you're here?"
"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that U.S. troops over the age of 30 will start being screened for “testosterone deficiency.”
“I’m authorizing a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for our service members, ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best, because it’s well-established science that as we age, testosterone levels naturally often drop,” he said in a video on X posted with the phrase “The High-T Department of War.”
The screenings will occur during troops’ annual health assessments, and those under 30 can volunteer to have their testosterone checked as well. If doctors recommend testosterone replacement therapy, Hegseth explained, it won’t be forced on service members, but they will have the option to receive the hormones."
Trump bungled Mike Lindell’s nickname (“the My Pillow Guy”) in his endorsement for MN governor Wednesday, calling him “Pillow Man.” [HuffPost]
Is he planning on prosecuting Trump aide Jason Miller, who slipped abortion meds into his mistress' drink so he didn't have to admit to his wife he was a prospective father. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/report-former-trump-aide-accused-of-slipping-lover-abortion-pill/
So...there are now 4 million more hungry people in the US. Are we winning yet?
𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝟰 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/article/snap-rolls-have-fallen-by-4-million-new-costs-and-work-rules-could-shrink-them-further-133353302.html
Drummer Philly Joe Jones was born on this day in 1923. Here's an odd one, "Blues For Dracula":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz3d8C6xnmU
And here he is in 1969 playing with Archie Shepp and Anthony Braxton on "Howling In The Silence":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtIRMOYb6bU
It is getting more and more difficult for me to be hopeful. This administration has done so much damage to this country. It will take decades to undo it all, if it ever can be undone. I have a lot of nights where I lie down to go to sleep and hope I don’t wake up. It is awful. I am in a bad place. If you feel like it, tell me something good. Maybe about your life. Or ways you maintain hope and even happiness.
I am not the right person to ask. Sorry.
I garden. And I have a little mourning dove that I've fed and has come around for 2 years now. She's so sweet. She bobs her little head when she flies down and that's her way of asking for food.
I hear you and am in the same place. This is all so fucking hard to deal with.
Comedian Steve Hofstetter, from Sunday:
https://www.facebook.com/stevehofstetter/posts/pfbid04Jozeoz5gffkYvCQti8AfeaATzFEjiLcbuztwesmumc9JaCwgwzadrZdv8pbx4fTl
'A few weeks ago, I interviewed Andy Beshear and asked him about Mitch McConnell. That same night, I interviewed Annie Andrews and asked her about Lindsay Graham.
'So, does anyone want to be interviewed about Donald Trump?'
The nominee for DNI -- the real one, not the housing-finance nepo-baby who is currently acting in that role -- had a confirmation hearing today. Jon Ossoff disemboweled him with, like, three questions... asked over and over again, because Jay Clayton refused to answer them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjmEcCsXorU
The Republican Party of Death, also of death of decency, honesty, justice, law, and of all morality.
OT: Amanda Marcotte has an article up on Salon on how MAGA has embraced Platner now that he is credibly accused of rape. The fact that they are pounce on the chance embrace rapists says so much about today's GOP. Maybe Katie Britt should focus on that instead of on forcing women to give birth.
Palate cleanser: From "Girl with the Dogs", Vanessa gives Mango, a chonky domestic shorthair, a spa day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91mpGtnQsjk
All this talk about explosive diarrhea caused me to read the sign for the business Fences Unlimited as Feces Unlimited. For real. I was seeing it at angle while driving by.
Both make quick work of it.
Secretary Warfighter Hairgel is requiring all U.S. service personnel over the age of 30 to get tested for testosterone, and no, I am not fucking kidding:
https://www.newsweek.com/hegseth-announces-new-required-pentagon-testosterone-tests-who-it-impacts-12200211
U.S. forces are floundering around the Middle East, faced with the threat of Iranian drones and missiles every hour, and THIS is what he's spending his time on.
This fuckhead used to be just worthless. Now he's a menace.
The rest of the world is NOT laughing at us! NotnotNOT!
My Dad and his friends did something to a sergeant they did not like.
They waited until he fell asleep. They took him outside still on his bed.
It was snowing.
They left him there.
Individuals who deal with this man might have to learn that lesson.
He gives dumb fucks a bad rep.
Brane Klezmer Time. Here's Lewis sitting for a portrait next to the two sets of earbuds I received today to replace the two sets that he ate.
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bxaX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fmedia_upload%2Fcomment%2Ff33a70e6-114b-474a-b24d-81b6ec79a5ca%2F0d4f11fc-5da6-4b34-9734-af8569efe787.jpeg
Is he okay after having eaten them?
"You got those just for me?"
It's a new kind of kitty treat.
Is it just me or does he kinda look like a young Matt Damon? From like Will Hunting era.
hahaha
Lewis is promoting The Odyssey
:D
And Clark Monster wants me to read The Illiad to him.
Huh. Yeah, I can see a certain resemblance.
'Thank you very much, I love you, sir.'
Take it away, Lou Miami:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQueTMTNi0
(Single version, so you can hear his crazyass lyrics):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghKDcNPGl5U
Smoke is definitely blowing into Minneapolis.
On the upside I bought tickets for the Minnesota Iowa gridiron 🏈 match in Rock Rocktober.
"And would you like your testicles tanned while you're here?"
"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that U.S. troops over the age of 30 will start being screened for “testosterone deficiency.”
“I’m authorizing a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for our service members, ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best, because it’s well-established science that as we age, testosterone levels naturally often drop,” he said in a video on X posted with the phrase “The High-T Department of War.”
The screenings will occur during troops’ annual health assessments, and those under 30 can volunteer to have their testosterone checked as well. If doctors recommend testosterone replacement therapy, Hegseth explained, it won’t be forced on service members, but they will have the option to receive the hormones."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-testosterone-screening_n_6a57da31e4b07a7875d13aa2
He must be viewing "The Boys" and thinking its a documentary.
So ... gender affirming care?
Sounds like it to me.
Let me guess! Drunk Ass Pete is gonna also order lots of Pee Pee Pumps to make them even more virile He-Men! 😏
And what exactly is the correct level of testosterone and what makes it so?
They don't know a damn thing about the hormone, they are just insecure incels.
A high enough dose that triggers roid rage in every He Man Christian Soldier!
If you want real violent War Fighters, might I suggest 1969 Pittsburg air? The heavy chemicals and lead make humans more aggressive.
A million times more effective than the T.
And that sour egg smell from the coke ovens...PLUS the fly ash when the coke ovens are opened...
Ahh, the old times.
Gender-affirming medical treatment, anyone?
This is why the East German women's team never lost a Olympic Alligator and Asp Cage Fight. Even beat Catelyn nee Brouce Jenner.