Well damn it. I got to meet him in person at one of the Portland Wonkmeets a couple of years ago. He was a really nice person. And great to talk to about lots of different things.
Thanks for letting us know. By happenstance, I visited Auschwitz-Berkenau yesterday. It occurred to me that so many of us pass with barely a ripple, except to those who know and love us.
I'm grateful to be able to bear witness to the exsistance of Furry Caterwauling, their humor and insight.
I met that good and gentle soul "Jon twelve-squared" IRL at the PDX “After- Times” wonkmeet in Summer 2021. Got to be his chauffeur at the CLE wonkmeet a few months later, even. Never again will i be saying, "Hi, I'm Aoife, I'm 3,273 years old and i hate introductions." His memory is already a blessing.
I'm really disappointed with Wonkette. What is this, letting Trump write a column? Just posting it directly, with no editorial corrections except spelling probably. Trump is totally dyslexic, but it's not his fault nor a sign of his lack of stable genius. Many stable geniuses are dyslexic, like Einstein and Dr. Hannibal Lecter. He's a great and brilliant man. He's a doctor, did you know that? So was Jeffery Einstein. He was a doctor too! He was in a movie once, and they always called him "Doctor Einstein." It was called "Old Lace and Arsenic." It was about Chemistry. The Democrats, or the Demoncrats, as some people are saying, say that Dyslexic is a disqualification for being President. No one who is a demoncrat should be allowed to be President! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Mrs. SG, looking at Instagram: "You shouldn't eat cashews. They're not even nuts; they're from a fruit seed pod or something and if you eat too far down in the seed pod there's this toxic stuff."
"Click the dealie to subscribe" sent me! Nothing sends me other than Airplane hangars & Dealies. "Well, one time, Hannibal Lecter, a real tough kinda guy, but always nice to me, he said 'you just have to be aware of when people train pigs', and he wasn't wrong'."
"Great Guy, also doesn't like windmills, though. He says they ruin fava beans, and I said I don't like ethnic food, only McDonald's"......"he said 'that's a shame, sir', with tears in his eyes".
Great minds (and us stable geniuses) think alike. I hadn't read down through the comments to yours before I wrote my comment also mentioning Dr. Lecter!
This motherfucker disgraced the Marine Corps uniform. Locked up is where he belongs.
My late father was a Marine and he took considerable pride in his service to the Corps. He had NO patience with anyone talking shit like this in uniform.
OT: A very small thing in the great matters at hand, but I woke up this morning to a dead mouse in the living room, and Bonnie, the cat I adopted last year, circling suspiciously around and brazenly looking me directly in the eye. Then she starts batting the poor fellow around and I had to yell at her (first time ever) to stop. I think this was the same mouse that showed up on Christmas. Anyway, I gave the poor fellow a little burial outside.
“Mr. President, one of the things I like about you most is that, now, our allies take America for granted at their own peril.
“As to my suggestion, I meant it then and I’ll repeat it now: We should consider removing U.S. bases from countries who won’t let us fly from them as we confront the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism who has been hellbent on developing a nuclear weapon and was extremely close to achieving that goal.
“Spain’s refusal to allow American aircraft stationed in Spain to fly in support of Operation Epic Fury is an insult and an outrage to the alliance. Mr. President, I think America’s interests would be well-served to move those aircraft from Spain to a country that we can actually rely on in a time of great need. I trust your judgment.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter.” – Sen. Lindsey Graham, in an X post linking to a video in which Trump praising him while complaining about Spain.
You don't fuck with airports like PHX, DFW, Denver or JFK. The police officers in those buildings go through additional training. And they don't wear masks.
With a heavy heart I report the passing of Jon Gross, known here as Furry Caterwauling.
I inquired via DM and his brother responded:
"This is Jon's brother. Jon passed away on March 16."
He was a good man and will be missed.
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear that. Furry was one of our best.
He was a kind man and the Wonkzooms he led brought as together every Tuesday and Friday night. He had a warm smile and will be greatly missed.
In honor of Jon/Furry we will have a zoom on Tuesday, March 24 at 8pm ET. We will post a link in that day's OT.
Hosted by The Estivating Hibernian and myself.
If you have any photos of Jon please DM them to Estivating.
Sad news.
Well damn it. I got to meet him in person at one of the Portland Wonkmeets a couple of years ago. He was a really nice person. And great to talk to about lots of different things.
I'll miss him.
My condolences to his family. May his memory be a blessing.
Thanks for letting us know. By happenstance, I visited Auschwitz-Berkenau yesterday. It occurred to me that so many of us pass with barely a ripple, except to those who know and love us.
I'm grateful to be able to bear witness to the exsistance of Furry Caterwauling, their humor and insight.
Farewell, friend.
I met that good and gentle soul "Jon twelve-squared" IRL at the PDX “After- Times” wonkmeet in Summer 2021. Got to be his chauffeur at the CLE wonkmeet a few months later, even. Never again will i be saying, "Hi, I'm Aoife, I'm 3,273 years old and i hate introductions." His memory is already a blessing.
:( :(
I am so sorry to hear of this and peace to everyone who knew him.
😢
Oh how awful! RIP.
Another good friend.
*hugs* all around for his family, friends, and our little community here.
Oh noes!
:( :( :( :(
Peace be to him and all his friends.
Oh my god, that's gut wrenching. I'm so sorry. We all will miss him.
Some of us tech types need to set up a wall of fallen.
There have been too many.
Just Furry and WITP this year, isn't it? Too many already.
Definitely two too many.
Oh. Fuck.
RIP
He was a great man and will be remembered by many, many people.
I am heartbroken.
Blessed be and long lauded be Jon's memory.
Oh, no. 😢
I'm really disappointed with Wonkette. What is this, letting Trump write a column? Just posting it directly, with no editorial corrections except spelling probably. Trump is totally dyslexic, but it's not his fault nor a sign of his lack of stable genius. Many stable geniuses are dyslexic, like Einstein and Dr. Hannibal Lecter. He's a great and brilliant man. He's a doctor, did you know that? So was Jeffery Einstein. He was a doctor too! He was in a movie once, and they always called him "Doctor Einstein." It was called "Old Lace and Arsenic." It was about Chemistry. The Democrats, or the Demoncrats, as some people are saying, say that Dyslexic is a disqualification for being President. No one who is a demoncrat should be allowed to be President! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
He’s got to be the biggest blundering old fool the world has ever known.
No one has blundered or done foolishness more than him.
Robert Mueller has died. The idiot's reaction was, "Good. I'm glad he's dead." How presidential of him.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/21/robert-mueller-special-counsel-trump-russia-dies
He had Piggy’s number.
His sentiment will be multiplied by a number that doesn't yet exist when he breathes his last.
"Douglas MacArthur, remember him? Old General MacArthur."
Yes, he was the one that said, "Never fight uphill, me boys, never fight uphill."
Sounds like the Flying Dutchman from Spongebob Squarepants.
Mrs. SG, looking at Instagram: "You shouldn't eat cashews. They're not even nuts; they're from a fruit seed pod or something and if you eat too far down in the seed pod there's this toxic stuff."
Me: nom nom nom
“A lot of people don’t know that a peanut is not a nut. It’s a legume.”
“And a lot of people don’t know that a walnut is not a peanut. It’s a walnut.”
-- Third Rock from the Sun
Cashews are a big favorite in our family.
I've been enjoying them with hot sauce slopped over them lately.
Of course the hot sauce then winds up in my eyes, but it's a small price to pay.
Because Donald Trump was fucking stupid even before the brain atrophy.
He always spent millions of dollars on Temu-grade shit that no one with an ounce of actual taste would spend $50 for.
Because expensiver is better.
https://bsky.app/profile/ronfilipkowski.bsky.social/post/3mhjxjz5vn22s
"Click the dealie to subscribe" sent me! Nothing sends me other than Airplane hangars & Dealies. "Well, one time, Hannibal Lecter, a real tough kinda guy, but always nice to me, he said 'you just have to be aware of when people train pigs', and he wasn't wrong'."
"Great Guy, also doesn't like windmills, though. He says they ruin fava beans, and I said I don't like ethnic food, only McDonald's"......"he said 'that's a shame, sir', with tears in his eyes".
Great minds (and us stable geniuses) think alike. I hadn't read down through the comments to yours before I wrote my comment also mentioning Dr. Lecter!
"WTF? Pearl Harbor?" Bodega NATO Cowards Caturday https://bsky.app/profile/bodegacats.bsky.social/post/3mgvayo5i4s2t
Hegseth posted a video of a tough talking Marine.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘪𝘴 5 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦.
https://xcancel.com/micah_erfan/status/2035355100013625742#m
This motherfucker disgraced the Marine Corps uniform. Locked up is where he belongs.
My late father was a Marine and he took considerable pride in his service to the Corps. He had NO patience with anyone talking shit like this in uniform.
Why is he yelling in a car?
When did Yr Wonkette start doing straight news?
Wonkette is one of the ONLY sites I trust to deliver the unedited FACTS. They've been doing so for quite a while.
But they usually do it satirically.
Still facts.
They're not making shit up. It's not the onion or fox news.
I didn't suggest they do. Merely observing that satire is approaching singularity.
Jeez.
Not many people know about Pearl Harbor, but I do! It happened! - The Donalds Grandpa Sundown
OT: A very small thing in the great matters at hand, but I woke up this morning to a dead mouse in the living room, and Bonnie, the cat I adopted last year, circling suspiciously around and brazenly looking me directly in the eye. Then she starts batting the poor fellow around and I had to yell at her (first time ever) to stop. I think this was the same mouse that showed up on Christmas. Anyway, I gave the poor fellow a little burial outside.
Rest in peace.
Proof yr cat loves Uue, as well.
The whole time I was reading this I kept thinking that Daniel wrote this. Good job Gary.
Graham: Remove US Bases From Anti-Iran War Allies
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/graham-remove-us-bases-from-anti-iran-war-allies/
“Mr. President, one of the things I like about you most is that, now, our allies take America for granted at their own peril.
“As to my suggestion, I meant it then and I’ll repeat it now: We should consider removing U.S. bases from countries who won’t let us fly from them as we confront the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism who has been hellbent on developing a nuclear weapon and was extremely close to achieving that goal.
“Spain’s refusal to allow American aircraft stationed in Spain to fly in support of Operation Epic Fury is an insult and an outrage to the alliance. Mr. President, I think America’s interests would be well-served to move those aircraft from Spain to a country that we can actually rely on in a time of great need. I trust your judgment.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter.” – Sen. Lindsey Graham, in an X post linking to a video in which Trump praising him while complaining about Spain.
Lick those Florsheims, Lindsey.
You think Spain's gonna beg you to stay?
Get the fuck out of here.
At this point, I'm increasingly of the mind that NATO should remove the US and all NATO countries should expel the US military.
Graham should know better, and probably does know better. Remove those bases and US military operations will be screwed.
Almost 80 years of studied, determined diplomacy devastated by one orange, depraved despot and his derelict lackies.
I DESPISE this damned timeline.
I despise the leaky dicks that caused this timeline to be this way.
Remove the American bases and make them think it was their own idea.
Da.
Have they stopped sharing intel with us yet?
I would.
You don't fuck with airports like PHX, DFW, Denver or JFK. The police officers in those buildings go through additional training. And they don't wear masks.
I don't fuck with airports at all, except to smoke outside the departure terminal, where the curbside check-in dudes certainly do not care.