If our system of government can be so easily co-opted by a ragtag gang of brazen goofballs, the framers of the Constitution may not have been as prescient as they're portrayed. "It's a republic, if you can resist the temptation to hand it over to an orange moron."

Let me get this right. They don't care if kids die of preventable diseases. They don't care if kids are murdered in school. They don't care if kids are bombed or starved to death. But they need us all to show ID online, "to protect the children." Y'know, I dont think they're telling the truth.

Trump is such a narcissist that, if he thinks he's going down, he'll try to launch the nukes and take us all with him. I used to think the chain of command would stop him. Now, I hear that commanders are telling troops that Trump is the messenger of God and will usher in Armageddon. So, yeah...

So Trump may threaten to ban Visa and Master Card in the UK (and potentially the EU), as the next stage in his bid to annex Greenland. The two cards account for 95% of purchases. youtu.be/R0u7f9vxbUE?...

Honestly curious how Trump's lackeys thought shredding the Epstein files would be worse than what's happening now. They could always have blamed it on some "staffer." Or was Trump so attached to his blackmail material that he wouldn't let them do it?

When Epstein died, is it likely that no new entrepreneur stepped in, to satisfy the continuing demand of rich pedophiles? I think not. Another reason why these bastards need to be prosecuted: this isn't just something that happened in the past.

Maybe it's just me, but it seems that a justice system that depends for its ability to function on the party in power is fatally flawed. An independent judiciary can't depend on political patronage, or it's just...well, exactly what it is now.

Don' let any of that nasty empathy get on your nice white Christian moralizing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

America has supported regimes that murder their citizens in the streets for decades. Why should it be any different at home?

WW1 was characterized as "lions led by donkeys." I can't imagine why this particular factoid bubbled up in my mind today...

Your regular reminder that tech billionaires want us all dead. It's not a byproduct of their dreams, its the fulfillment of them. They see machine intelligence as the next step in human evolution, one that inevitably leads to the extinction of biological humans.

Political violence has no place in our democracy. @gabbygiffords.bsky.social is a hero who makes our communities safer. Since the Tucson shooting 15 years ago, where six people were killed and Gabby and many others were injured, she has fought hard to make sure gun violence has no place in America.

White House obstructing investigation into the ICE murder of Renee Good.

Let's remember that VEN and Cuba have been close for decades. Cheap VEN oil has kept Cuba afloat. Controlling VEN oil will let the US destabilize Cuba. Two regime-changes for the price of one, and political gold for Cuban-exile darling Lil Marco.

Hey McAllisters! Not only did you leave your kid home alone, you sat in First Class while foisting the rest of your odious brood of brats on the passengers in Economy. Could you suck any harder?

Amazon Prime cut "It's a Wonderful Life" to omit the "Pottersville" scene. Just in case you thought the billionaires weren't out to destroy us. Merry Christmas!

I'm homebound and nearly died from COVID last year. I've been trying to get in-home vaccination, but the program seems to have shut down without notice. The website is still up, but the phone number is always busy and emails bounce back. Just Nevada not giving a shit about its citizens, as usual.

UPS guy, handing me large box with "LEGO" printed on the side: "Your kids'll have a fun Christmas." Me (who has no children): "Yeah."

According to Amazon Music, a service I don't use, my "artist of the year" is someone I don't know and whose music I couldn't pick out of a lineup. Way to turn a minorly-interesting feature into just another manipulative ad, Amazon! I needed another reason why you suck.

I wonder if we'll see people with speech impediments becoming in-demand for voiceover work, since it'll be the only way to tell if the video we're watching is real.

I just learned they're making a movie of Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian." Can't wait to watch it in a double feature with "The Road"...and then kill myself.

Trump has beaten stiff competition to win the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize! It is the first time such a titan of global corruption has recognized an individual who represents its values so perfectly.

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. A reminder that disability is global and the largest minority in the world. Let’s keep building a world where access, dignity, and belonging come first!

AI isn't just a threat to creators and the environment, it's also a threat to the tech industry, as it absorbs resources from all other applications. Micron Is Abandoning Consumer SSDs & RAM; Crucial Products Are Being Killed Off as the Company Shifts Everything to AI share.google/SCcYV9i7W3sZ...

I take comfort in the fact that Caeser was the only living Roman emperor to put his own face on a coin...a couple months before the Ides of March. When's the Trump Dollar going to be released?

Woke up feeling refreshed, only for my watch to tell me I slept like crap and should feel like shit. Ain't technology great?!

Great turnout today for No Kings! Now, about those Epstein files...

PSA: If you're worried about voting for Dems in '26, remember you can vote them out a few years later. If you vote GOP, you may never get the chance to vote the out ever again.

Adventures in American Healthcare (1/3) 1. Doc prescribes new wheelchair. 2. Insurer requires in-network vendor. 3. Multi-month approval process ensues. 4. Insurer approves chair, but vendor no longer in-network. Huge out-of-pocket cost threatened. 5. New in-network vendor chosen.

Tonight on "Murder, She Wrought:" "Mrs. Fletcher, I've been a homicide detective for 38 years and I'd be surprised if I've worked 10% as many murders as you've stumbled across in your ten years as a mystery writer. Care to explain?"

Who has "Bo Duke writes the modern Horst Wessel Lied" on their 2025 bingo card?

They've got their Horst Wessel now. Who'll write the song?

More health insurance company shenanigans: if your healthcare provider takes "too long" billing you, your insurer will reject the claim and leave you on the hook for the whole amount. Ask me how I know.

A whole story on how the tariffs are "generating billions," and not a peep about who's really paying for them. Goebbles would be proud. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/08/...

So how did Trump's performance review go? Did Putin make him employee of the month?

Hey, Death? Nice one with Hulk Hogan, but you've wandered off topic a bit.

Mood indigo

That sound you just heard was the last vestiges of American democracy dying.

So they've passed their Enabling Act. Watch things get real bad real fast.

Wheelchair-accessible cab driver just told me my muscular dystrophy was caused by the vaccines I got as a kid. What a loss it was to scuence when he decided to become a taxi driver.

After decades of being authorities on the Bible, despite never having read it, the American right feels entitled to apply the same level of expertise to the Constitution.

Total hospital bill for five days, when I had COVID and pneumonia: $129,431.64. The whole indigestible lump is "pending," meaning the insurance company is thinking about what they feel like paying and how much they want to bankrupt me.

The purge of opposition parties comes in many forms. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Looks like they've identified the Minnesota shooter. The immediate media spin is that he was a Gov Walz appointee back in 2019. So it's the Dem's fault, apparently.

Pride Month Matters 🏳️‍🌈

Watching "Teen Wolf" on SYFY, and they just bleeped out the word "gay." Not a slur, just one character asking another if he was coming out to him. Happy Pride in Trump's America.

A golden dome to protect his golden toilet. We are truly great again. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

I sat next to George on a transatlantic flight about 20 years ago. He was a very nice, funny, and down-to-earth guy. He'll be missed. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

PSA: just because your "health" insurer's website says a medical practice is "in network," doesn't mean that it is. Practices get dropped regularly, but it can take years for the site to be updated, if it ever is. Always call to be sure. Another little swindle aimed at emptying your pocket.