If only Crockett, Bowie, and Houston had submitted to Santa Anna's lawful authority, Texas would still be White. Maybe that doesn't work.

Pam Bondi will be so excited If she gets the Fed Chairman indicted But savvy old Powell Won't throw in the towel And the markets do not seem delighted

My thoughts on the murder in Minneapolis and how Trump may seize power at the state level: www.corneroak.com/leaves/le010...

Now, everyone, please remain calm: Venezuela is no Vietnam. POTUS must get his way, So shut up and obey While we choose the next hamlet to bomb.

The president boldly explains, "Greenland's for us, not the Danes. We'll claim the resources, Work the natives like horses, And strip it till nothing remains."

Release the _60 Minutes_ story!

The U.S. has seized a large tanker Not long after it had weighed anchor With so much to fire at Trump acts like a pirate To the rest of the world he's a wanker

I want to see a mashup of _Wayne's World_ and _Star Wars_. Wayne's World would be an actual planet. "Party on, Darth!"

The president can't stay awake Though he says all the photos are fake After copious eating He dozed through his meeting 'Cause Rubio's that hard to take

My bluegrass song "No Guns, No Glory" has been selected to air on Brigitte London's radio show of Texas music The High Road, which broadcasts in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Texas. It'll also be aired on KZSM-FM Wed. night between 7 and 9 CST. Stream: www.kzsm.org.

Pete Hegseth, an ignorant drunk Has had yet another boat sunk He ordered the slaughter Of men in the water Floating on pieces of junk

From a Thanksgiving song circle where Steve Brooks of the Limeliters debuted his new song about being a straight ally of LGBT people, "Rainbow Connection." Already nearly 900 views on TikTok. Repost and make it even more popular. www.tiktok.com/@the.liberal...

A Harvard professor named Larry Was once Treasury Secretary Per texts he sent E., He harassed a mentee His disgrace may not be temporary

Central Texas peeps: On Friday I'm hosting two phenomenal local songwriters: Austin's Clint Hancock and Fentress' Ethan Ford. Free show in a great venue with affordable barbecue plates and great beer. Come out and help us make Dale the next Luckenbach!

Poor Jeffrey Epstein. Based on his e-mails, he had a severe learning disability. He was barely literate. Take this poor man's disability into account before you condemn him for masterminding an international sex-trafficking ring.

Who should play Epstein in the inevitable Netflix series? I'm thinking Joaquin Phoenix.

The future commander-in-chief Brought innocent girls lots of grief With his boundless libido This rapist and pedo Denies it beyond all belief

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(1/n) It appears Alphabet (in the form of Google's AI and YouTube) has been systematically deprecating my videos (along with other content). "Every Rebel Statue" (released during the BLM protests) didn't accrue any advertising till recently. Sadly, still relevant: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYOp...

Democrats: single payer Republicans: single prayer

Un día alucinante. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eD4...

Oh, the noble Duke of York— Er, nevermind.

The ultimate fate of some of the monuments pictured in my 2020 video "Every Rebel Statue." Story: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... Music video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYOp...

Tomorrow in the NYT: Melania's Surprising White House Christmas Makeover Gets Mixed Reviews

@therealjamestalari.bsky.social Hi, thanks for following me! I volunteered for Beto's senate campaign, and I'd like to help with yours. I'm retired, on a low fixed income, in rural Caldwell County. (1/2)

I'm coming up with chants for Saturday's protests. Please repost and add your own. (1/2) No kings! No liars!
 No climate-change deniers! No kings! No killers!
 Fire Bondi, Noem, and Miller! No Kings! No crooks! 
Give students back their books!

Why was the paper withdrawn after condemnation in the House of Lords? It failed peer review.

The POTUS was at Mar-A-Lago With a dog-killing soulless virago They thought our great nation Deserves occupation So they sent Texas troops to Chicago

The POTUS was at Mar-A-Lago With a dog-killing soulless virago They thought our great nation Deserves occupation So they sent Texas troops to Chicago

I believe the immediate future will be a watershed moment for the arts. All of them. It's impossible to predict the direction, but *there will be a direction,* unlike the random drift of the past quarter-century of Postmodernism.

How much fun is it having a home studio and recording myself every day? It's as much fun as having a colostomy every day. Hopefully the results stink much less.

Award winning video by a friend of a friend. The true story is that of my friend Letha (also a singer-songwriter) and the artist/filmmaker based this on her life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl1x...

I wonder if there's an online betting market where one can wager on the number of U.S. mass shootings over the next 24 hours. www.corneroak.com/leaves/le091...

My latest piece imagines Kristi Noem's advice column answering questions from ICE agents: www.corneroak.com/leaves/le100... Trigger warning: This might be the sickest satirical column I've ever written. Sick times call for sick humor.

So, the Secretary of Defense ("War") called in flag officers from all over the world to *make them do more pushups*?

Guitar geeks: I posted tab for my "Day of the Dead": www.corneroak.com/.../day-of-t... YouTube video with folkestra: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eD4... Electric version (Bogdan Slomka on lead): www.corneroak.com/audio/slomka... Lyrics: www.corneroak.com/lyrics/dead.... #GuitarTab #TexasMusic

At this point it's within the realm of possibility that ICE itself shot detainees in a false-flag operation, so they could spin it as "ICE is under attack" and seize even more power. I wonder if those shot were considered troublemakers in some way.

For those of us of a certain age, Trump at the U.N. evokes Khrushchev at the U.N. Enough said.

My new feature article about Texas guitar and songwriting wizard (and school-bus driver) Jimmy Joe Natoli is up at Quality Americana: qltyamericana.com/2025/09/22/f...

For artists and writers, the road we're on leads to a future where you won't be allowed to publish, perform, or post anything not approved by your local Trumpenkommissar. Even if your material is totally inoffensive, do you want to have to have the Party approve it? What if they demand a bribe?

My latest take: Feeling like I'm being crucified by Jesus™. www.corneroak.com/leaves/le091...

Wanna bet we find out Trump is shaking down Venezuelan drug lords for crypto payments? Pay up or get blown up?

Polarization is fascinating. In a standard distribution there'd be a big hump in the center, with drops at the partisan ends. Instead, 2 parties, 3 peaks. Were there 3 parties, 3D space, 3 peaks. 1/2

Central Texans: Two shows today! I'm doing Grateful Dead songs ("China Doll" and "New Speedway Boogie," maybe more) in Martindale for San Marcos River conservation. Then I'm hosting bluesman Tracy Weinberg in Dale for the first event in a new original-music series: www.corneroak.com/pdfs/booms/w...

Beatrice wishes everyone a happy Caturday.

D.C. sandwich thrower's charge reduced to assault with a deli weapon.

My new reggae song "Wing to Wing" will be featured tonight (Wed. the 27th) on "What's New" between 7 and 9 p.m. CDT on KZSM-FM San Marcos, TX 104.1 or online at kzsm.org. Here's a sample, but if you want to hear the whole song, listen in! www.corneroak.com/audio/wing_t... #texas #music #reggae

ICE is what you get when orcs are created by Moron instead of Sauron.