Listened to cnn & cspan today during errands. I yelled at the poor radio so much! Dr. Oz, an idiot claiming Trump rape accusations are fake/Platner's are real, Trump blathering about a NATO Summit love fest. The media? Silent or weak rebuttals. I've got follow up ??? & can ask them w/out stammering.

Cats & kittens, it's time for the Dark One to "sleep." I have an eye appt, call to Equitable, cake to bake & pre-Independence Day Craft & Birthday Party to host. We're decorating effigies to burn w/several flags that need flag code retirements. Shout out to my new FL rapper followers. Welcome!

If the presidencies of Obama & Trump have taught us nothing (& many of us learned exactly that) it’s that things need to change. Things are changing, except they aren’t. MAGA is honest about how small, wealthy & white it wants to be. Dems still pretend theirs is a “big tent...” tinyurl.com/bun4c557

This week has been emotionally rough. Not sure why. I mean, other than the obvious. Not wearing distance glasses is... surreal in the extreme. I have a growing collection of +2 reading glasses, eyeglass chains & my first pair of sunglasses. My goal = Become the Imelda Marcos of eyewear.

At noon PT I will be “under the knife." Cataract Surgery #2. Worried about? 1) The IV. My veins are notoriously difficult to find a vein in. Last time was 1 & done but so painful. 2) I have worn glasses since 3rd grade. My face w/out them is a stranger’s face. Anyone else deal with #2?

Today would have been Anne Frank's 97th birthday... had she not died in 1945 of typhus at the age of 15 in the Bergen-Belsen. concentration camp.

But Why Didn’t You Tell Anybody? Because Nobody Really Wants to Know… by Darklady for Substack Some topics are easy to write about. Other topics take their time. This is the kind that more sensitive readers like to see with a big “Trigger Warning: SA” in the lede... tinyurl.com/mrafup8s

Happy Pride Month, Friends! I love these cats and their human so much. He's coming to Portland this summer & I super hope the tickets aren't too expensive because I would love to hear/see him in person. www.facebook.com/share/r/1ELf...

Once again, I ask... @tinakotek.bsky.social -- is there anything we can do to reign this in? I do not want to encourage, support, or fund the crimes against humanity being performed in the name of "security." @jeffmerkley.bsky.social @ronwyden.bsky.social @repdexteror.bsky.social

Oh, no! I am so shocked. So shocked am I. DHS lied? What & who am I supposed to believe if DHS lies!? @tinakotek.bsky.social -- is there anything we can do to reign this in? I do not want to encourage, support, or fund the crimes against humanity being performed in the name of "security."

I am home. I just woke up from a couch nap w/Fefe. My left eye feels like it has an eyelash in it. I desperately want to rub it. I'm starting to cut back on expenses but today was a GrubHub day. I am about to eat my first meal and drink my first water since 7pm.

You bet I voted. I dropped off my ballot yesterday. Too many women fought and were injured, died, or killed for my right to vote. MAGA men are scared near to death of the woman's vote, so ladies, get out there and cast your vote for the policies and politicians of your choice.

I've been a Phagan's customer for 30+ yrs. Not after being talked to like a child, follow-up voice mail ignored & call days later met w/a 20 min hold & disconnect once "transferred" to the office. Srvs are good but the new students don't know how to deal w/discomfort. This won't serve them well.

This is not just Cinco de Mayo. It's my 35th re-birthday! The VW Bug I was in spun & flew off an embankment. It didn't roll into the river. It slammed into 2 pine trees yards above the ground & dropped. I was critically injured. A doc told mom I lost vital signs 2x. Here I am, glad to be alive.

Why Do Hyper-Christian Super-Patriots Hate Jesus and the Constitution So Much? MAGA Loves the Cosplay but Hates the Source Material. by Darklady for Substack Peasants & the working class are undesirable. Liberty & justice are too expensive... tinyurl.com/bdeuvu5d

WHCD. Damn convenient that the first time the POTUS who hates the press attends the soiree there's a crazed gunman. A crazed gunman with a pistol, a shotgun (??), and knives. A crazed gunman who doesn't get a shot off but somehow a security agent is in the hospital with a gunshot wound.

You Can Learn a Lot from a Dead Dad There’s Nothing Like a Funeral to Teach You About Life. by Darklady for Substack open.substack.com/pub/thatdamn...

I'm watching the final episode of the 4 seasons of "The Doom Patrol." I did not expect to cry when I started watching the series, but that's what I'm doing. *sniff* I have been watching some amazing limited series lately. I am baffled by why most of them were not renewed. Must punish excellence.

It's nearly 7:30am. I have been up all night finishing this thing and having too much fun with the Substack AI art generator. Give it a read if you have time and let me know what you think. open.substack.com/pub/thatdamn...

Friends Abroad! Join your voices w/US on March 28, 2026! www.democratsabroad.org

It's been forever since I wrote anything. Eleanor O'Brien, who is producing a monologue-focused workshop called "Igniting Desire," inspired me. I didn't make the cut, so I'm offering it on Substack. Check it out. I will not be offended if you become a paid subscriber. tinyurl.com/mr4yhm8k

I'm going to assume that Trump has given up on the Peace President thing entirely at this point...

Trump doesn't know how math or the truth work. He is a stupid & reprehensible man.

Ramadan Mubarak

If Dem. Senator Ted Lieu’s accusations on C-Span against Trump are correct… why is there no coverage from US press? I’m only seeing it in the UK press along with articles about the pedophile formerly known as Prince Andrew. www.ibtimes.co.uk/alleged-rape...

I’ve spent a lifetime learning how to deal w/employers & customers I’ve found difficult. Chances are good you have, too. Why do we pay Trump's cabinet to treat us & our reps like we’re below contempt? Pam Bondi Gives America Horrible Customer Service by Darklady for Substack tinyurl.com/tacdeenw

Weeks unable to do more than write a couple of publishable paragraphs between the couch naps, anxiety attacks & pithy comebacks to MAGA interweb experts... and at 3am PT I was slammed hard by Inspiration. I wanted to go to bed. Nope. Five publishable paragraphs with more to come.

I haven't been to bed yet. Slept a couple delicious hours on the couch w/the chihuahua. Turned on the news, saw the Border Patrol/ICE hearing & my heartrate soared. I am beyond furious at these bully scofflaws who justify their violence w/silence, lies, party line blather & whataboutism. RESIST!

I'm off to a birthday party but want to leave you with this truth telling about what America is, has been, and will continue to be if we don't dump the Trump and get our collective shit together. youtu.be/VYOjWnS4cMY?...

I'm becoming increasingly uneasy about this nightmare regime... 2 journalists arrested in less than 24 hours. @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and Georgia Fort, a Minneapolis independent journalist. tinyurl.com/494s9a5t

Dear Europe, South America, Central America, and Anywhere Else I Missed... I did not vote for this. This man is the personification of "Mad with Power." Fellow Americans (aka USA): Do we have to wait until he pees blue before we do something?

I can’t be the only person who feels like it’s impossible to keep up w/the ever-changing horror that is Trump 2.0. This is a light, amusing, super serious piece about how/what I’m doing while making my way through the latest shit-show to make planning for the future impossible. tinyurl.com/am2m8ysj

Nothing says "defending the USA from rapists, murderers, and bad people" like DHS saying it's not responsible when staff rapes detainees. ICE Detention Center Says It’s Not Responsible for Staff's Sexual Abuse of Detainees www.aclu.org/news/immigra...

I just learned about the Fertile Ground Festival. Live spoken word performances at 3 lovely #PortlandOregon venues. I have history w/Back Door Theatre. I was liaison for Cameryn Moore years ago. My Idea: A Q&A called "My Life as a Porn Reviewer & Sex Party Host." Thoughts?

Dry Roasted Edamame w/sea salt from Seapoint Farms. I am addicted. I quickly went from "these aren't bad" to "I want more in mouth." So crunchy, nutty, heart healthy & no cholesterol. I've been looking for healthier snacks & I've found something good for me & that makes my taste buds happy!

Hey, MAGA! Wanna be pissed off about something? Of course you do! Don't worry, people who aren't total bigots against Muslims will probably enjoy reading this, as well. Mamdani Effortlessly Triggers MAGA’s Blind Hate by Darklady for SubstackInc open.substack.com/pub/thatdamn...

I need a CPA! I am closing mom’s Estate & late filing 1041/41 for 2023, 2024, 2025   I am in the Foster-Powell area of SE PDX. There may be more work.   Please identify as “Antifa” or “Radical Left Scum.” I do & want someone competent & comfortable as I Keep Portland Weird (Photo of Noira the Cat)

Well, we survived that shit show. Let's see what kind of shit show we'll be swimming through for the next 365 days. Oh -- Fuck Trump. Cholesterol Do Your Work.

Now we know why Nancy Mace is so worried about men in the women's bathroom. Sadly, given her track record, she thinks this is justified & justifiable. It is neither. ICE Agents Break Into Women’s Bathroom: “Pull Your Pants Up!” newrepublic.com/post/204732/...

I "get" why parents might be concerned about gender affirming care for minors, but MAGA (as usual) makes rational discussion impossible. The Trump Clown Car of Treason is full of Karens. Now it opposes... binders! "They're uncomfortable. They limit developing breasts." What the ever-loving FUCK?

Unregulated AI Wants to Give You a Nude X-Ray And Who Knows Who's Going to Jack Off to It by Darklady "Without oversight, the rise of AI 'X-Ray,' 'Undress," and 'Nudify' sites and apps will be the end of anything resembling bodily privacy." open.substack.com/pub/thatdamn...

Today on Remember Darklady, Thou Art Mortal: As I stepped off an escalator, I caught my toe & experienced gravity. Nothing broken except my box of chocolate banana chips & pride. 4 people rushed to help, which felt better than my body does hours later. I checked gravity for y'all. It still works.

Thank you for the suggestion. I will work on that since the experience was recent and fresh. I've had another article in the works for weeks so many focusing on something else will help me get over my executive writers dysfunction. :)

Sounds like @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social has a new spokesman sharing the grievances of MAGA... youtube.com/shorts/9qivX...

It's almost time for a holiday were we feast with friends, family, strangers, or alone. The perfect time to pick up a copy of my 2nd book. Yes, it's 10 years old, but it's an archive of Peak Pre-Portlandia Portland and the strip club scene. Also, the LA porn scene. www.amazon.com/Darkladys-Ca...

My latest on Substack. It's a Veteran's Day special observation. thatdamndarklady.substack.com/p/its-vetera...

Darklady's Orycon 45 Schedule Friday, October 17, 2025 7pm Writing Beyond Basics Washington =========== Saturday, October 18, 2025 4pm Writing Trans and Intersex Characters Washington 6pm Community Memorial of Our Fans Roosevelt 9pm Darklady’s Requiem for Orycon Bring paper and pens

Today would have been Charlie Kirk's 32nd birthday but he gave his life for the 2nd Amendment. I dedicate this music video, which I had nothing to do with creating, to the dearly departed Kirk and his MAGA pals. youtu.be/anVROJ9_5kY?...

Darklady’s Requiem for Orycon Say Goodbye w/a Message in the Final Con Coffin For 45 earth years, Orycon saw friendships, romances, marriages, children & more flourish. There comes a time when changes are needed for growth. Celebrate & mourn. 10-18-25 9pm – 1am DoubleTree Hotel PDX 15th Floor