My mind drifts back to a simpler time only a few years ago. Those were the days! All we really needed to worry about was MURDER HORNETS. The media was completely full of murder hornets and nothing but those stinging shitheads. Then Covid-19 showed up and revealed that the President of The United States really was going to be the death of us.
A short - not so sweet - fucking rant from me this morning. The fuck who thinks he's some kind of warrior fighting war hero and yet a total and complete fucking coward needs to take a long walk off a very short pier. He's a misogynistic fuck who just blocked Navy promotions for 5 women. These aren't just silly underling women these are career officers. All of these women have dedicated over 25 years of their lives to serving this country. All of them have seen combat. All of them should have been promoted to admiral. You'll be ever so shocked to learn that over half of his purges are women, women of color or both.
I need to go splash some cold water on my face and put my fist through a wall.
At my age death is a constant hovering companion. I sometimes wonder how it will happen. Will it be a car accident? Cancer? A giant 250 pound freak hailstone? Fatal overdose of Nicholas Cage movies?
I know I overthink things too much but did I really need to add "explosive diarrhea" to the list?
I scare myself when I try to psychoanalyze our shit for brains President, but it seems to me that when he conjured up the idea of charging tolls for passage through the Strait, he was thinking about the likelihood that he's gonna run out of money for his little excursion and that Congress isn't going to give him any new money any time soon.
So, in his pea brain, he then thought, oh, well, we'll just ask the countries who won't be paying tolls to invest money here in the US of A, and from those investments, we will generate tax revenues and that money can pay for the excursions.
Finally! They have found a way to make the consumption of fresh produce, the dietary goal so cherished by Michelle Obama, into a way to make eating food a dangerous risk.
It's no accident that the "Mar-A-Lago Look", so favored by this administration for women, includes stick thin emaciation often found in concentration camp survivors.
Don't hit the link in JVL article. It goes to an honestly insane, frothing rant on his janky twitter. He's beyond unhinged. Instead of tolls, someone told him to extort "investments" in to the former United States in the form of billions and billions, billions like nobody has ever seen before. Roads, bridges, factories, America is back, baby! It's fucking infuckingsane.
Information on Lindsey Graham appreciated, but after glancing at some of it, I realized that I don't remember things the same way. I remember when he was prosecuting President Clinton, back when Graham was still just a congresscritter. I saw no more moral clarity than, than at any other time. I'm sure he must have had some - perhaps back when he adopted his sister, so she could be financially supported. But in his political life? Not that I recall offhand, other than a few lapses into ethics and honesty, which never lasted long.
Yes, a great many things are Susan Collins' fault, and that shooting is most assuredly, one of them.
Iran/Contra worked so well the first time, why wouldn't we do it again? After all, our Dear Leader IS stuck in the 80s.
Death Pants....makes me happy I never was "fashionable."
We can't stop watching Pursuit of Jade on Netflix. These Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese series are all so soothing, somehow. In spite of violence, the underlying hesitancy of emotion and tenderness just keeps us watching...and, of course, the lust for noodles...
But it’s their new apocalyptic talking point: that we are somehow on the brink of a communist takeover and we need them save us. And they use these end-times warnings as a pretext for power grabs."
Reply from the editor to the Communist Party USA letter . Edited for brevity.
<It used to be said of the indigenous peoples who once roamed the Great Plains that they made use of every part of the animal. Capitalists, in their own way, emulated the people who, for their benefit, were driven off the plains by the U.S. Army. Use up the workers as they make the product, then, for a little extra profit, poison them as they eat it.
Isn’t that self-defeating? No. Thanks to the human drive towards reproduction, there will always be more where they came from.
Now here we are with the climate itself sending us dire warnings every day. Ordinary people can see what’s coming and want to stave it off. The capitalists, distracted by the thought of stranded assets and lost profits, have other ideas.
Why, it’s almost enough to dishearten a person. Not us, though. We know which side we’re on, and we know they are outnumbered.>
<There was a time when it would have been risky to publish anything sent by your organization: this state was in thrall for decades to one of the nation’s most-feared red-baiters. Sadly, it was not until after his death that the world learned of William Loeb’s heinous crimes. Yes, Virginia, there really are pedophiles out there. Our advice: be wary of those yelling loudest about them.>
“I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
"Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate."
FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
After voting for a Paramount merger, Commissioner Olivia Trusty took tickets worth over $12,000. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has accepted tickets worth at least $63,000.
I was reminded of the story Zoe Lyons (UK comedian) told on herself, about scuba diving, in a rented suit, whilst suddenly experiencing "Montezuma's Revenge."
It's Peppercorn! Find out more about the little fighter here: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/peppercorns-hearty-appetite
Aaaaaand, your meme chat space, natch: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/da1e3d6a-c693-4223-832c-1d53cbfa1406
The claws on this little beast are terrifying.
You have to wonder how long you'd retain an intact, uninjured hand after reaching out to pet that precious little predator.
Now THOSE are Murder Mittens.
Soooooo cute!
Some people may see cuteness
As she eats and licks her jaws
But all I see wrapt 'round the bowl
Are deadly paws and claws.
Those paws. Murder Mittens
Sounds like she might end up like George at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Did that panther steal those claws from a bear?
He stole them from Li'l Feller.
"The Panther" by Ogden Nash
The panther is like a leopard,
Except it hasn't been peppered.
Should you behold a panther crouch,
Prepare to say Ouch.
Better yet, if called by a panther,
Don't anther.
I'll just stay here.
Safe on my couch.
Hoping upon hope
that JD don't pounce.
I thought my Rosie liked her meals, my goodness! And, cute little baby - OMG those claws!
You should see the minicrew enjoying their phud. I wish I could tap and bottle that enthusiasm. I enjoy watching them eat.
i KNOW!!! Owwwch!
Look at the claws on that kitteh!
Even Li'l Feller is jealous!
Nomnomnomgrrroowwwlllnomnom!!!!
BABBY MURDER KITTEN!
LOL! I have to use wide bowls and pans because the minicrew always manages to tip anything else over while nomming their foodz.
I bet like Peppercorn, they are growing fast & big-ly!
Boy howdy!! Them two are growing like weeds!
Nom! Nom! Nom!
My mind drifts back to a simpler time only a few years ago. Those were the days! All we really needed to worry about was MURDER HORNETS. The media was completely full of murder hornets and nothing but those stinging shitheads. Then Covid-19 showed up and revealed that the President of The United States really was going to be the death of us.
A short - not so sweet - fucking rant from me this morning. The fuck who thinks he's some kind of warrior fighting war hero and yet a total and complete fucking coward needs to take a long walk off a very short pier. He's a misogynistic fuck who just blocked Navy promotions for 5 women. These aren't just silly underling women these are career officers. All of these women have dedicated over 25 years of their lives to serving this country. All of them have seen combat. All of them should have been promoted to admiral. You'll be ever so shocked to learn that over half of his purges are women, women of color or both.
I need to go splash some cold water on my face and put my fist through a wall.
Fuck that fucking fuck - Rebecca
At my age death is a constant hovering companion. I sometimes wonder how it will happen. Will it be a car accident? Cancer? A giant 250 pound freak hailstone? Fatal overdose of Nicholas Cage movies?
I know I overthink things too much but did I really need to add "explosive diarrhea" to the list?
Thanks for nothing donnie!
I scare myself when I try to psychoanalyze our shit for brains President, but it seems to me that when he conjured up the idea of charging tolls for passage through the Strait, he was thinking about the likelihood that he's gonna run out of money for his little excursion and that Congress isn't going to give him any new money any time soon.
So, in his pea brain, he then thought, oh, well, we'll just ask the countries who won't be paying tolls to invest money here in the US of A, and from those investments, we will generate tax revenues and that money can pay for the excursions.
Jeezus. Now I'm really scared.
Finally! They have found a way to make the consumption of fresh produce, the dietary goal so cherished by Michelle Obama, into a way to make eating food a dangerous risk.
It's no accident that the "Mar-A-Lago Look", so favored by this administration for women, includes stick thin emaciation often found in concentration camp survivors.
Don't hit the link in JVL article. It goes to an honestly insane, frothing rant on his janky twitter. He's beyond unhinged. Instead of tolls, someone told him to extort "investments" in to the former United States in the form of billions and billions, billions like nobody has ever seen before. Roads, bridges, factories, America is back, baby! It's fucking infuckingsane.
Information on Lindsey Graham appreciated, but after glancing at some of it, I realized that I don't remember things the same way. I remember when he was prosecuting President Clinton, back when Graham was still just a congresscritter. I saw no more moral clarity than, than at any other time. I'm sure he must have had some - perhaps back when he adopted his sister, so she could be financially supported. But in his political life? Not that I recall offhand, other than a few lapses into ethics and honesty, which never lasted long.
Yes, a great many things are Susan Collins' fault, and that shooting is most assuredly, one of them.
Iran/Contra worked so well the first time, why wouldn't we do it again? After all, our Dear Leader IS stuck in the 80s.
Death Pants....makes me happy I never was "fashionable."
"GOP election rigging scheme thwarted as Dems pick new judge on key state court."
https://bsky.app/profile/rawstory.com/post/3mqnq4vurck23
Woke up to a beautiful, yellow dawn. And, it stayed yellow. Yep. Smoke from Minnesota and Canada is here again. Now, we have heat and smoke...
I'm really dreading September here. So far we don't have too many fires but it is DRY DRY DRY.
We watched a Sci Fi movie last night that was supposably made for $7000. It was great.
Cosmos from 2019
We can't stop watching Pursuit of Jade on Netflix. These Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese series are all so soothing, somehow. In spite of violence, the underlying hesitancy of emotion and tenderness just keeps us watching...and, of course, the lust for noodles...
Have you seen Tampopo (1985)?
Hah!... My daughter got us started on "Strong Girl" about ten years ago. Now, we can't stop...
You scared, bro? You sound scared.
"This is complete insanity.
But it’s their new apocalyptic talking point: that we are somehow on the brink of a communist takeover and we need them save us. And they use these end-times warnings as a pretext for power grabs."
https://bsky.app/profile/tomjoscelyn.bsky.social/post/3mqnazpqwek2n
Their paranoid McCarthyism is just too damned desperate and abolutely laughable.
They are working so fucking hard to steal elections.
Wonder how that batshittery plays in Shreveport...
Reply from the editor to the Communist Party USA letter . Edited for brevity.
<It used to be said of the indigenous peoples who once roamed the Great Plains that they made use of every part of the animal. Capitalists, in their own way, emulated the people who, for their benefit, were driven off the plains by the U.S. Army. Use up the workers as they make the product, then, for a little extra profit, poison them as they eat it.
Isn’t that self-defeating? No. Thanks to the human drive towards reproduction, there will always be more where they came from.
Now here we are with the climate itself sending us dire warnings every day. Ordinary people can see what’s coming and want to stave it off. The capitalists, distracted by the thought of stranded assets and lost profits, have other ideas.
Why, it’s almost enough to dishearten a person. Not us, though. We know which side we’re on, and we know they are outnumbered.>
https://www.nhgazette.com/2026/07/10/u-s-reds-reject-trumps-labeling/#more-15727
When you've lost New Hampshire...
From the same response.
<There was a time when it would have been risky to publish anything sent by your organization: this state was in thrall for decades to one of the nation’s most-feared red-baiters. Sadly, it was not until after his death that the world learned of William Loeb’s heinous crimes. Yes, Virginia, there really are pedophiles out there. Our advice: be wary of those yelling loudest about them.>
Everything old is new again!!!!!
Next up: The Yellow Peril!
And what about the fluoride in the water. Don't forget how the fluoride is making us turn Communist.
“I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
—Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper”
Needs moar grain alcohol and pure rainwater.
"Purity of Essence"
The string has gone out of my legs, Jack...
A lot of unpaid contractors may be lining up behind E. Jean Carroll, their new hope.
"Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate."
https://bsky.app/profile/jimacosta.bsky.social/post/3mqkzqrzmwc2g
Todd Blanche protects his owner, period.
I used to be against vigilantism.
Couldn't agree more.
yrs,
Concerned Citizen Bruce Wayne
Gotham City
I always liked the tar and feathers part...
Don't forget the being run out of town on a rail part!
Corrupt Trump officials Tab:
FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
After voting for a Paramount merger, Commissioner Olivia Trusty took tickets worth over $12,000. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has accepted tickets worth at least $63,000.
https://www.propublica.org/article/paramount-mergers-fcc-kennedy-center-gala
FCC: Federal Communications Corruption
WILL I HAVE DIARRHEA?
A FLOW CHART
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/will-i-have-diarrhea-a-flow-chart
I was reminded of the story Zoe Lyons (UK comedian) told on herself, about scuba diving, in a rented suit, whilst suddenly experiencing "Montezuma's Revenge."
Were you wearing a white linen jump suit with 48 buttons?
*Snort*