Tuesday Stuff

Belle of the Ranch gives us her take on Bronzer Beelzebub’s attack on Venezuela...yep, she pretty much sums it up by saying “you were played” into thinking this could somehow be about drug interdiction (spoiler alert: fentanyl comes into this country over land from Mexico)...bringing back the term “banana wars” is sadly spot-on also, as is the possibility of conflict with Iran, which would be a nightmare largely because of the caliber of the military opposition and the difficulty of the country’s landscape (and more is here for Bluesky folks)...



...and Richard Ojeda of Rebel HQ tells us about #47 pissing off his supporters, who most definitely (along with the rest of us) don’t want to see “boots on the ground” in another far off location, this time in Venezuela – I definitely have issues with Seth Moulton, but at least he served our country and he’s right to be speaking out now against this latest madness...also, I don’t know what the hell is up with Marjorie Taylor Greene, but I’m actually a little spooked by how much sense she’s making (though she’ll completely turn on a dime back to MAGA when the moment suits her)...also, don’t expect a sliver of sympathy from yours truly on MAGA disillusionment; how many of us warned last year that WE HAVE A MANIFESTLY DERANGED INDIVIDUAL RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AGAIN, and we were told to pipe down because Biden looked bad in a debate...NSFW/H...



...and MS NOW’s Ana Cabrera reports on the Venezuelan attack with reporter David Noriega and AF Col. Jack Jacobs (Ret)...have to admit that I didn’t know what the electoral picture was in Colombia, but unfortunately we have to pay attention to that now because of Combover Caligula...didn’t realize how the saber-rattling about Greenland from our foul, fetid ruling regime would impact NATO, but that is indeed horrifying (once more, the “winner” of all of this resides in Moscow as far as yours truly is concerned)...and oh yeah, as Jacobs says, this may be sending a message to Japan (among others) that they’re on their own now (ugh)...



...and David Doel lets us know about MAGA getting caught spreading fake videos in the wake of our seizure of Venezuela, particularly the head of Nazi Xitter (corrected by his own AI, Grok)...good for Doel to capture “Tokyo Rose” Gabbard spreading more bullpucky on behalf of our ruling regime of grifters and frauds, as well as “bringing the receipts” on all of the times Cantaloupe Capone promised NO MOOORR WAAARRS...also, kudos to the Philly folk protesting this rogue action from Our Treasonous Orange Pustule (NSFW/H)...

...also, this took place five years ago today – just a reminder (and here is another related item for Bluesky folks)...



...and I don’t know much about this band except that they’re from New Zealand, but I like the melody and harmonies in this newer number to offset the winter doldrums a bit.

Monday Stuff

Antonia Hylton of MS NOW speaks with John Boyd, Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association and a soybean farmer, about the $12 billion Cantaloupe Capone allegedly steered towards those who grow our food to offset #47’s disastrous tariffs...God almighty, Mr. Boyd went from about $16 a bushel to $8 during Mango Mussolini’s prior wretched reign, and now he can’t even harvest what he has since China isn’t buying and Boyd’s grain elevators are full...and Mr. Boyd couldn’t attend a White House meeting because of “DEI”? I should be surprised, but I’m not...I think Don The Con might have been more honest if he pledged “40 acres and a mule” to Mr. Boyd instead...



...and this clip from CBS This Morning brings us the story of 9 Montana state Repug lawmakers kicked out of their party for voting with Dems (on lower taxes and investing infrastructure...and try telling me again about “the intolerant left”)...looks like Medicaid reauthorization was the sticking point for the Montana white Nazi party GOP...



...and Jesse Dollemore lets us know that bankruptcies have soared to a 15-year high, chiefly because of those stinking tariffs from Pumpkin Pol Pot, with 717 companies filing for Chapter 7 or Chapter 11...one of Jesse’s good points is that businesses stocked up on their inventories to avoid paying higher prices for goods as mandated by those ridiculous tariffs, but now those inventories are running out and they’ll now have to pay higher prices as mandated by the tariffs, which will be yet another drag on this economy...hitting any sector of our economy is bad, but our clueless orange meat sack is doing a number on construction, which will be particularly detrimental, and it sounds like these bankruptcies are hitting small and large business alike – oh, peachy...and once more, we learn that whatever growth we’re getting in this wretched economy is from AI and high net worth people spending their dough...



...and Brian Tyler Cohen speaks with Marc Elias on more Stupid Voting Tricks from the Gropenfuhrer...apparently the USPS is now going to try and make sure any correspondence isn’t postmarked on the day it’s received, all in an effort to try and de-legitimize mail-in voting...Elias digresses a bit here to go after “60 Minutes,” but he’s right...good for Cohen to call this what it is, and that’s straight-up voter suppression, and good for Elias also to call out our wretched SCOTUS for whittling away at the right to vote, which should be sacrosanct...Elias points out that late mail-in ballots skew on the “D” side, which is exactly why Cheetoh Hitler and his minions are pulling this nonsense...



...and Jen Psaki of MS NOW interviews former prosecutor Barbara McQuade on our incursion into Venezuela – of course, we have to have President Nicolas Maduro get “perp walked” in Brooklyn, creating yet another awful precedent that may end up getting used against us one day (just like another country deciding to arbitrarily seize someone else in a similar manner)...one of McQuade’s great points is that stuff like this is SUPPOSED to be handled through an extradition request, in the manner in which we got the guy form Honduras...glad they mention Manuel Noreiga; I had issues with Poppy Bush to be sure, but I thought he pretty much knew what he was doing when it came to foreign matters (and no, I haven’t forgotten about the “Iraqi soldiers leaving babies out of incubators” propaganda use to justify Iraq War I as noted here)...



...and yesterday would have been the 80th birthday of soul singer Arthur Conley; this was his biggest hit.

Saturday Stuff

I’m definitely on the same page with Dem congresswoman Becca Balint of Vermont over our war with Venezuela (here), interviewed by Jonathan Capehart (not sure who the other individual is)...great point to lead off with mentioning Taiwan, since YOU KNOW Beijing will likely now say, “Hey, there’s now a precedent for regime change without prior approval from anybody” or words to that effect, and Lord knows what will happen next...and oh yeah, there’s also the potential for a bloodbath in Iran (oh, peachy)...great question about the fact that we went after Maduro, but #47 pardoned the guy in Honduras who was convicted of narco-terrorism for real...I’m old enough to recall Nixon’s “madman” thesis and how that was used to try and scare other countries; the problem is that we have someone in the White House now who is genuinely nuts...looks like the effort to distract from the Epstein files and skyrocketing ACA premiums is in full force...



...and David Pakman tells us that it looks like we have Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in custody, and yes, I know the legal stuff needs to proceed as necessary, but our ruling regime has a pretty poor track record when it comes to prosecuting those they consider to be criminals...and I think it’s telling that Pam “Blondi” decides to thank Our Treasonous Orange Pustule (For doing what exactly? And yes, I know it’s to inflate his ego once more) before our military, who actually put themselves in harm’s way in this escapade...and I’ll be honest; I don’t know anything about the intricacies of Venezuelan politics to know if it strategically makes sense for us to have Maduro out – maybe it does?? – but YOU DON’T DECIDE TO VIOLATE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF ANOTHER COUNTRY THAT HASN’T ATTACKED US WITHOUT GOING TO CONGRESS FIRST AT A MINIMUM FOR AUTHORIZATION!!!...and I forgot about that FIFA “peace prize” nonsense, which continues to leave a bad taste in the mouths of sane people everywhere...



..and Jesse Dollemore lets us know that it looks like Bari Weiss has made her first hire as the alleged head of CBS News, and that would be Tony Dokoupil as the new anchor for the chair that used to be helmed by Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, etc...the fact that this Dokoupil guy just casually refers to “Russia-gate” and Hunter Biden’s laptop as if they’re actual stories gives away the game as far as yours truly is concerned...for this Dokoupil guy to act like news coverage at what was once was called the “tiffany network” now miraculously WON’T be beholden to politicians and advertisers is beyond a joke (I was born at night, but not LAST night)...I’m glad Jesse recalls Dr. King and the March on Washington because he’s right; most of this country didn’t approve, but sometimes you have to “go against the grain” IMO, which I guess won’t be allowed now if some noisy special interest group doesn’t think that’s OK (and I’m glad Jesse works climate change into this, since I can’t think of a more important issue – more here)...



...and I’ll be honest; I’m not really big on cover tunes for the most part (except during the holidays of course), but I like this newer number, the first one of ’26.

Thursday Stuff

To begin the new year, I give you the news that Apartheid Clyde was just awarded about a $1 trillion compensation package by the Tesla board, which is yet another reason not to buy their garbage vehicles (and get rid of them of you have one of them)...this tells us that he recently stood up in front of a group of his sycophants and said that the answer to crime is to basically have a RoboCop follow you around to keep you in line (and I guess this machine will say, “Come quietly or there will be...trouble”...as Sam and his crew from The Majority Report point out, that’s not going to do anything about white collar crime, which is likely the point)...

...and Jesse Dollemore tells us that “Don Snoreleone” is spending $100 million to recruit “dipsh*ts” (gun nuts, apparently) for ICE, based on WaPo reporting...and how much do you want to bet that the “geo targeting” will be primarily towards red states? And with our economy doing the “big swirl in the hopper,” I’m sure this campaign will draw in many low IQ bipeds looking to bust heads, unfortunately...I didn’t know that dozens of people have died in ICE custody, but considering what goes on I’m not surprised...when this madness is all mercifully over, we’re going to have to have a permanent reconciliation committee (or something like that) in the U.S. House with subpoena power that will recommend charges to the Justice Department (slightly NSFW/H)...



...and Farron Cousins tells us about #47 filing a lawsuit against Fed chair Jerome Powell, who the Gropenfuhrer says is “grossly incompetent” (as usual, every accusation is a confession)...oh, and spoiler alert; three guesses who appointed Powell and got him confirmed to head the Fed, and the first two don’t count...sooo, it looks like Pumpkin Pol Pot is suing Powell because of allegedly inflated costs for new Federal Reserve buildings (huh???)...the fact that Cheetoh Hitler keeps yapping about Powell and the Fed despite what that does to the full faith and credit of our financial institutions just emphasizes to yours truly that we indeed have a Manchurian Candidate in An Oval Office doing the bidding of Vlad The Butcher...I honestly was hoodwinked on the 4.3% GDP number in the past, to be honest – I should have realized that that was BS...



...and Brian Tyler Cohen discusses Cantaloupe Capone vetoing a bill for a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to 39 communities in Colorado...shocked to give Lauren Boebert credit for actually doing her job for once, and yes, the bill truly received bipartisan support (though Boebert undoes her good work with that typically gonzo social media clip)...I think Cohen is spot-on to say that this is revenge against Boebert for signing onto the Epstein discharge petition, and also, Our Treasonous Orange Pustule is big mad at that state for quite rightly imprisoning Tina Peters for her attempts to rig the vote of the 2020 election...and of course, that Truth Septic message was “so presidential,” wasn’t it, especially the “may they rot in hell” part...and yes, we have another cautionary reminder of what loyalty truly means to Don The Con...NSFW/H...



...and David Shuster points out once more that Everything Trump Touches Dies, and that now also includes the Kennedy Center (and that’s what I’ll continue to call it), with a 35 percent drop in ratings for televised programming, to say nothing of artists bailing out on performing...oh, and Ric Grenell is going to sue musician Chuck Redd apparently? Yeah, that definitely won’t be thrown out of court I’m sure (here)...”Wherever the Trump name lands, seriousness flees and dignity evaporates” indeed... I know I just said that I try to emphasize clips from content creators having to do with policy and legislation affecting people’s lives and not focus so much on Trumpian BS, and maybe I’m doing that more than I should at the moment, but I believe attention must be paid, for better or worse...

...and apparently, MTV is no longer going to show music videos (here)...I checked out long ago on that network, but I still think that’s noteworthy...this was their first clip and apparently also their last, so please allow me to include it here to start the new year.