"I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" RIP Robert Duvall

Sometimes fiction tells truths that facts cannot. It was true of Steinbeck's THE GRAPES OF WRATH, and it's true of Larwence Wright's t heartfelt novel of the days leading up to the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023. THE HUMAN SCALE is suspenseful, hard to put down, even harder to forget.

I left X recently, but it is a good way to find out how insane far right ppl are getting, some of them on there seem to have forgotten they take medication. Others are so unhinged it's like they have a three ring circus full of clowns inside their head. Although It's very toxic, it's entertaining.

Congratulations. What a steaming pile of shit Rudy turned out to be. It's like that Jackson Brown song, "The Pretender." The guy who started out "so young and strong, only to surrender."

Microwave Dave has joined the big band upstairs—playin’ that slide guitar!

Yes. Molly, aka the Thing of Evil.

I'm wearing my Yellowjackets jacket and ready for the final season.

Listen to the story that shaped a generation. Decades after starring in Stand By Me, the film adaptation of THE BODY, Wil Wheaton lends his voice to an all new recording of the audiobook. Pre-order your copy and start listening March 24, 2026.

Isn't Tom Homan that bagful of cash guy?

I would love MLB to leave Twitter (formerlyX). Elon Musk is a whites-come-first guy, and MLB is totally integrated.

The rightwing response to the murder of Alex Pretti is predictable: to outshout and talk over anyone taking another position. The shrillness on Twitter is especially grating, but again, not surprising. It's Orwell's doublespeak. If the man had a cell phone instead of a gun, yell louder.

You know who”stayed a little back” in VIetnam? DJT.

Trump has lost his mind. His speeches are insane, misspelled ravings about the 2020 election, filled with bad grammar and shotgun caps. If this guy were a mayor in Anytown, USA, he would be told politely but firmly to surrender the gavel and get medical help.

Trump really is trying to destroy America. He has ginned up this idea that there are Red states and Blue states, instead of the United States. I think (and hope) that we will outlast him. One year down, three to go.

The idiocy of Trump is almost divine. Someone on that other site said "How stupid can he be if he ran all that real estate stuff in NYC?" Well, we could argue about that, but I will admit he has a certain animal cunning. Of course, my first agent used to say, "Shit full of gas always floats."

290 days until the midterms. We can do that. Then, the results are good, impeach Trump.

1100 days left in the Trump presidency. We can do that standing on our heads. Right?

Ben Leonberg's short and rather wonderful movie, GOOD BOY, is shot from the dog's perspective. It works.

I had an idea for a story the other day about a guy who sees a car passing him driven by mannequins. How weird that would be!

It'sd a fascinating idea.

Trump's Truth Social posts on replay for eternity.

You're a fine actor, Mark.

My idea of heaven: Fresh-baked sourdough bread from the Publix bakery.

Maduro's not a good guy, agreed. But neither is Putin, and Trump rolled out the red fucking carpet for him. It's not about dope, it's about oil (which kinda IS dope). Just when you think Trump has hit the gutter, he bounces lower.

Layla’s (battle) ready. 💪🏼😉

Polly says she's unlikely to be disappointed...

Once, when she was trying to persuade everyone that she was the Thing of Good

Molly is hoping for 2026 to be really...really...EVIL.

“Trump-class battleships?” 🤣🤣 Trump’s narcissism reaches new heights of comedy.

NY Times: “This a presidency that celebrates nastiness and spite, not empathy or grace, a reflection, perhaps, of a coarser era in American life.”

This clip /might/ contain spoilers. You've been warned. All episodes of #ITWelcomeToDerry are now streaming on HBO Max.

Can't help ya.

The trouble with cars that start with the push of.a Button—now all of them—is that you can walk or drive away with the keys in your pocket. In the old days, they hung from the ignition in the dash.

Episode 7 of #ITWelcomeToDerry is now streaming on HBO Max, and you can catch the final episode tomorrow.

Trump: Ain't he a grumpy old fuck?

Ayuh.

Heather Cox Richardson offers the most lucid explanation(s) of the way Trump and his cronies are taking a hammer to our beautiful America. Get her daily letter wherever you get your podcasts.

"The day that will live in infamy" has mostly died of neglect.

The last 2 episodes are dynamite. Episode 6 of #ITWelcomeToDerry is now streaming on HBO Max. Episode 7 tomorrow.

Just about right.

If you haven't watched ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, maybe you should. It's an action picture with a high IQ.

What he said: 💯 🎯

Episode 5 of #ITWelcomeToDerry is now streaming on HBO Max and Episode 6 premieres tomorrow.

Welcome to Derry, Episode 4: Marge has to keep her "eyes" on Pennywise... bwa-ha-ha. Episode 4 of #ITWelcomeToDerry is now streaming on HBO Max and Epsidoe 5 premieres this Sunday.

DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE: What moved me about this film was the way it shows, without a load of sentimental corn, how writers work, drafting and redrafting their material. It's also about how beautiful things--music, books, poetry--emerge from unhappy times.

You provide the dinero, I’ll bring my Camaro…

Chicago. The world loves their music. I don’t.