Social Security is celebrating its 90th anniversary. These are not auspicious times for it as they try to privatize it, but we remain strong. Yesterday our weekly protest in front of the SSA office (in S FL)was joined in solidarity by members of the government employees union, AFGE.

During one of the darkest regimes in human history, the USSR, the poet Yevtushenko wrote this poem, proposing that throughout history. humor always prevailed; could not be killed. We're seeing it now. www.poemhunter.com/poem/humor-2/

"Computer, end program" (Program ends) Computer, run a self-diagnostic. Your simulation is flawed, and frankly, frightening." (Run, run) "Diagnostic run. I see no problems" "Engineering, why the phuqq did you install Grok in the Holodeck?" (Photo from a No Kings rally)

In 2025, yet another "best of times, worst of times" one good thing is you can arise and get counsel about removing tyrants from General Lafayette. chatgpt.com/share/685434...

And Marge. Marge. Bless your heart.

Wow, today's Doonesbury is a sort of PSA.

And behold, Jesus 2.0 sayeth: "Suffer the little children to...suffer"

Credit: Clay Bennett

BlueSky is beginning to feel the pinch of censorship by governments. But it seems like it was cleverly designed in a way that it's easy to get around such things. techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/g...

2008 Dem Slogan: they drove it into the ditch; don't give them the keys again. 2016: Hey, y'all, could we take another look at that ditch? 2024: Ditch! Ditch!

Dinkle, ever unloveable, shows his true colors. Credit:Ruben Bolling

Calvin J Tr*mp.

Saw Alexander Vindman speak at a Dem event un S Florida this evening, for 1+ hours plus Q&A. It was like a Grad level lecture. The guy really knows his stuff.

Hollywood Florida today. The weather was perfect, and this was just a lot of fun. But there's anger seething beneath that fun. This is a rather artsy area, so that was reflected in some of the signs and costumes. #HandsOff photos.app.goo.gl/1cZPzJs8XvE7...

Hollywood FL today. Rally, followed by march #HandsOff

Pretty sh1tty Shiva.

From Cold War Steve. Not sure of the title, but I would volunteer Moscow On The Potomac.

"He's the lonely fear of dying, and for some, of living too. He's your private nightmare pricking. He'd just love to turn the screw. So stand as one defiant yes, and let your voices swell. Stare that beastie in the face and really give him hell." youtu.be/a1IGpIVKEBI?...

From 2015, predicting "No woke? Go broke!"

Driving past a row of churches, I saw this roadside display and at first thought it was some sort of drive-through crematorium. Duh, Ash Wednesday. But still pretty weird.

Maga nuts in a nutshell.

London Metro

Tiedrich knocks it out of the park again. www.jefftiedrich.com/p/donald-tru...

Pedro does great work. I had to retain the title in this case.

Hey, how youse guys like my pretty poster? It's a full 3' x 2' IRL. I'm taking it for a test drive at a Tesla dealer protest. :-)

EM'S vague instructions to the DOGE Boys re: Nuclear reminds of Ice Station Zebra: EM: Too many parasites in this nuclear silo. At least fire one. Worker: Fire one, sir. Others: Nooooo! (Game Over) www.jefftiedrich.com/p/bizarros-f...

Jeff Tiedrich's pieces are so spot on, but also funny. Because laughter helps get thru this $h1t. www.jefftiedrich.com/p/long-live-...

Uhhh, yay, it's not Florida? For once... abcnews.go.com/US/hancevill...

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.

Brilliant statement from the German Chancellor regarding Vance's faux pas in Europe. I have no doubt he knows American history better than Vance, and certainly better than Trump. wealldeservebetter.blogspot.com/2025/02/germ...

Here's the 'Who Gets My Hard Earned Money?' for the day:

Not "funny", but really on the nose.

Google is deleting these bad revirws. Let's delete Google. Hit 'em in the stock value. Hard. They were already too big, and too entrenched. This was a last straw. www.forbes.com/sites/dimita...

All one has to do is look at the history of composers like Shostakovich and Prokofiev to know this can happen, and did happen. We shouldn't let it happen. bretprimack.substack.com/p/the-day-ja...

I use ChatGPT less these days after they went pay-to-play with Cheeto, but today I just had to ask "George Washington" how we should handle a coup of his beloved invention. I think I gave the poor boy a nervous breakdown. chatgpt.com/share/67aa73...

If only it were this simple.

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