Friday Stuff

Kyle Kulinski brings us the godawful story of Generalissimo Trump deciding to incinerate 500 metric tons of food meant to feed at least 1.5 million malnourished children – oh, but the “party of Lincoln” SOO loves the kids, don’t they?...and just as a reminder, it should be noted (as Kyle adds) that this was contractually agreed to between Biden and Congress more or less, but because US AID was gutted by DOGE, it became impossible to deliver this food to the people who desperately needed it...Kyle is dead-on when he says it’s an indictment on MAGA that, apparently, they were fine with the DOGE garbage including this, but it took the Jeffrey Epstein stuff for them to wake the hell up at last...and Kyle is also correct to point out that China is going to fill the void that we stoo-pidly created with horror shows like this...and if you’re looking for outrage from the “D” team on this, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz “stepped up to the plate” here...more here and here (NSFW/H)...



...and Belle reminds us here that Cantaloupe Capone and his accomplices on the SCOTUS are going to end up pretty much destroying the Department of Education...this latest insanity from our theocrats in robes has to do with letting #47 dismantle the DOE, even though functions of this agency were determined by Congress...and kudos to Sonia Sotomayor for her 19-page dissent on this latest utterly mad ruling (I mean, it’s not like silly little matters like, y’know, precedent and statutes make a difference to the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR)...Belle’s tone is pretty strident here, and she’s absolutely right to be that way; the regime of the Gropenfuhrer has managed to construct so many slow-motion train wrecks in their ruinous term that it’s hard to keep track of all of them (and that’s completely by design), but the consequences will be felt for decades (and I’m glad to hear Belle lay all of this at the feet of the billionaires, where the blame truly belongs...sorry to be relentlessly negative with this stuff, but I don’t know how else to present it)...



...and Brittany Page, sitting in for Jesse Dollemore, tells us about Greg Gutfeld and this Kennedy person on Fix Noise admitting they’re Nazis while making “N”-word jokes...yeah, Gutfeld is another of these loud-mouthed cowards who call for utter misery to be inflicted on people they don’t like even though he personally will never get his hands dirty doing that of course...all this madness begins with the story of the Cal state professor who stood up to ICE during one of their jackbooted raids in which a migrant farm worked died as Page explains...oh, and leave it to this Kennedy person to call the professor who tried to toss aside a tear gas cannister as a “trans Borat,” as if that’s a fair and impartial way to set up this story; I realize that network of cackling hyenas doesn’t care about that, but I thought I should mention it anyway...and when Gutfeld says, “the blacks,” that sure as hell is a “tell” on his racism...clip also provides more important context on “Alligator Alcatraz”...and as I’ve said before, my father and thousands (millions probably) of other men of draft age fought against Nazis for real, which is something that callow assh*les like Gutfeld will never care about or respect...



...and Mike Figueredo brings us the tale of some insufferable New York Times pundit named David Litt (God only knows how our corporate media manages to find these people); Litt thinks he has the right to lecture leftists, saying that it’s time to stop disowning MAGA family members (and all because this Litt guy had a pleasant surfing experience or something)...I won’t kid you; this is a tricky subject for your humble narrator since it does indeed hit close to home, but here is what always gets me about this discussion, namely that Dems/liberals/progressives ALWAYS must assume the burden of trying to move to the right, while the other side NEVER has to do anything in return, which is one of the reasons why I think talking points like the ones espoused by Litt are ridiculous...also, I think the fact that Litt’s column was published by Bari Weiss kind of gives the game away a bit in that Litt is trying to push his contrarian schtick against what you could call verifiable truth and reality (Weiss being a preachy lib who loves talking down to “the rabble” a la Bill Maher, and is looking for related input on that)...and I’ve definitely checked out when it comes to TYT and Cenk Uygur/Ana Kasparian...the payoff for me comes at about 13:56-14:26 (NSFW/H also)...



...and Jordan Klepper of The Daily Show tells us about the latest demented ramblings from Bronzer Beelzebub...sooo, we go from Uncle John Trump (who didn’t have 3 degrees from MIT) who supposedly taught the Unabomber (which never happened) to Jeffrey Epstein again (who was never a factor “in terms of life”...or something...suuuure)...oh, and Bo-Bo Boebert wants Big Stupid Head Matt Gaetz to be the “special counsel” looking into Epstein? Well, I guess Gaetz is a subject matter expert in that area (and speaking of late night comedy shows, I’ll likely have more to say about this ridiculous development later...mildly NSFW/H as well)...



...and I don’t know if it was the intent of Steve Miller to draw attention to the climate crisis by cancelling his outdoor concerts because of extreme weather, but if it was, I give him credit...apparently Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders voiced similar sentiments...maybe if more public figures take a stand like this, we’ll do a better job as a nation of giving this most important issue the serious attention it deserves.

Thursday Stuff

Rachel Maddow brings us a NEWS FLASH, that is, that FEMA head David Richardson FINALLY showed up at the site of the disastrous flooding in Texas...she uses this moment as an opportunity to take a stroll down memory sewer, as it were, with “heckuva job” Mike Brown as FEMA head under Dubya and the Katrina devastation from 20 years ago, believe it or not (and I know we’ve been over the “fired FEMA call center people” story, but it deserves to be pointed out over and over)...



...and as a bit of a counterpoint to yesterday’s clip with religious huckster Paula White, I present this Rebel HQ segment with Sharon Reed telling us about the Rev. Caleb J. Lines calling out Our Ochre Abomination for his Big Beautiful Atrocity...nice work to contrast what Lines is preaching with these “prosperity gospel” frauds; I believe we’re all going to have to make an accounting for ourselves one day, and while I’ll admit that I need to get my own house in order as it were, I wouldn’t want to be in the shoes of people who claim that Jesus wanted them to have a million dollar private jet with all the amenities...



...and I now give you the latest installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” from 7/17/19, in which Robert Reich brings us the true cost of what you could call “corporate welfare”...so many ways that the “one percent” and their pals game the system as Reich notes, by being able to claim all kinds of deductions that the rest of us can’t, and that lost revenue is often made up by US when we pay more for assistance to people who need food, health care, child care, etc., stuff that the allegedly “greatest nation on earth” is supposed to provide via shared sacrifice from EVERYONE...I realize there’s nothing much that’s new here, but if nothing else, this serves as an important reminder of who wins and who loses in our end-stage capitalist economy...



...and I happened to come across this CBC interview with Finland President Alexander Stubb giving us his take on relations with his nation and Our Demented Toddler-In-Chief (this clip is going to be Canada-centric, which is fine with me)...did Stubb actually say we need to go “the full monty”? That’s kind of hip in a way, even though the Ukraine war is nothing but tragic of course...I have to admit that I didn’t consider the Iran attack as part of the entire global picture – of course, that’s how actual statemen and leaders look at it, as opposed to the bunch in charge on our shores...I didn’t know we’d signed an agreement with Canada and Finland to build ice-breaking ships; kind of sad actually that that seems to be a technological growth area...



...oh, and we have yet another breaking story from the Onion News Network...it looks like the White House “trans alert system” was breached recently, though fortunately the damage was minimal and everyone survived with their heterosexuality in check (better keep an eye on “Couch Boy” though, just to make sure)...



...and here's another seasonal number to enjoy in an effort to preserve our sanity.

Wednesday Stuff

David Shuster of Rebel HQ informs us that, gosh, Dementia Donnie’s poll numbers on immigration are going down in a big way...who would have thought that turning ICE into jackbooted thugs and carrying out raids indiscriminately would be so wildly unpopular, huh (Harry Enten provides the gory details)...and leave it to mush mouth Tom Homan from this regime of liars to spread more untruths about racial profiling on Fix Noise...and wow, what a hard-hitting “interview” with Lara Trump...spare me...and I knew at some point Greg Abbott was going to get around to blaming the victims of the flooding disaster in his state, and true to his wretched form, he did so, comparing the death of over 100 people (and many others missing) to a damn football game...



...and Jesse Dollemore brings us the sorry tale of well-off MAGA “Christians” laughing over Vlad The Butcher bombing a Ukraine nursing home during some White House gathering, and of course Paula White is smack dab in the middle of this mess...she’s actually right about this regime accomplishing more in the last five months than the past several decades, but there is NOT ONE DAMN THING to be proud of about that...and once again, tell me which recent U.S. president actually attended worship services and who didn’t – go ahead, I’ll wait while you look that up...I actually apologize for including any video at all of this clueless orange meat sack spouting his gibberish, but attention must be paid at some point, unfortunately...mildly NSFW/H...

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...and Sam and Emma and the crew of The Majority Report give us an update on “Alligator Alcatraz” – maybe “Alligator Auschwitz” is more apropos...kudos to the Miami Herald for their reporting on this travesty...hundreds detained with no criminal charges...and “vicious and deranged psychopaths,” huh? Show me some proof...and hundreds with “pending” charges? Suuuure...just leave it to our ruling gang of cretins to make up something at some point I guess...and once more, Dem U.S. House Rep Max Frost stands tall...and yeah, the trucking company involved in transporting detainees to this torture chamber is putting duct tape over their logo to keep people from finding out who they are...”proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free,” right?...



...and David Pakman brings us the latest on “the list” from Jeffrey Epstein that apparently either doesn’t exist after all or, if it does, then it was created by “Crooked Hillary,” “Sleepy Joe” and Obama, and don’t you DARE even imagine that Bronzer Beelzebub is on it, you godless commie lib...and by the way, it looks like Ghislaine Maxwell is getting ready to spill the proverbial beans; I hope her life insurance is paid up (don’t wish anything negative, I hasten to add)...



...and the prior item is a bit of a lead-in to this number from Mr. Newberger...



...and I think this tune is apropos for the individuals mentioned in the second video (and I don't mean Jesse).

Tuesday Stuff

David Doel informs us of Republican dumbasses in Wisconsin and Minnesota blaming Canada for wildfire smoke entering our country, which (as noted in the clip) is ridiculous partly b/c Canada helped us when we had wildfires...and oh yes, only Americans enjoy summer and want to create lasting good memories or something, whereas Canadians...oh, I don’t know...yearn for a constant 32 degrees Fahrenheit or something? And a “smoky” one at that? And OF COURSE Tom Tiffany is right smack in the middle of this, along with Glenn Grothman, Pete Stauber, Tom Emmer and other knuckleheads...oh, and by the way, when it comes to China and their response to the climate crisis (in response to that assclown Grothman), I give you this; “more wind turbines and solar panels were installed (in China) last year than in the rest of the world combined”...slightly NSFW/H...



...and Chris Hayes tells us that, indeed, there are times when things need to be politicized (referring to the recent devastating flood in Texas and the sorely lacking response...more here, which probably covers some familiar ground, but I think it needs to be mentioned over and over and over)...



...and as a bit of a follow-up, David Pakman tells us that DHS Secretary Kristi (“Unsafe At Any Speed”) Noem apparently thanked God that MORE people weren’t killed in the flood...Noem’s feeble words about faith sound like utter garbage (and no David, I don’t think you’re missing anything)...mildly NSFW/H also...



...and Rachel Maddow lets us know that Our Ochre Abomination and his cohorts are trying to be scary, but in reality, they’re awful and weird...and oh yeah, CA needs its National Guard troops back to prepare for wildfire season, but Mango Mussolini says nuuuh-uuuuh – I need them to roust legal immigrants at Home Depot, work sites and restaurants instead...and oh yeah, let’s fan out across MacArthur Park for no good reason, apparently because someone left a cake out in the rain (sorry...couldn’t resist)...



...and I realize our ruling cabal of idiots and bottom feeders keep perpetuating their own twisted mythology in all kinds of disgusting ways, and here is another one, as Jesse Dollemore tells us...the official White House account on Nazi Twitter posted a meme comparing Cantaloupe Capone to Superman...y’know, I wonder if anybody is going to break the news to Our Demented Toddler-In-Chief that Superman is an alien who relies on solar energy – kind of defeats their idiocy I would say (mildly NSFW/H as well)...



...and I need a summer tune to decompress a bit, and I always thought this was a good number for that, so here it is.

Monday Stuff

Belle of the Ranch gives us a commentary on MAGA throwing a fit over the Gropenfuhrer deciding to sh*tcan the Epstein client list (oh, I’m sorry...I mean “Pam Blondi” instead, as if the latter would act without the direction of the former)...and did anybody seriously think that list would be released EVER?? I mean, I know MAGA collectively are idiot rubes, but boy does this take the proverbial cake (and if you supported Combover Caligula because of the Epstein thing only, then you’re too damn stoo-pid for words)...



...and Thom Hartmann gives us data to indicate that we may be heading for a depression in this country (I guess we’d better stock up on canned goods and gold futures...peachy), with consumer spending down .9 percent for May...all kinds of other indicators going down also...I honestly didn’t know the business with the debt ceiling went back to Woodrow Wilson and World War I, but I DID know that the debt ceiling became an issue when Baby Newton Leroy Gingrich was House Speaker...also, I’m pretty sure the so-called “Gephardt Rule” automatically raised the debt ceiling when a budget was passed, but it was repealed by Republicans of course...and yeah, capping the so-called SALT deduction at $10K was indeed a Trumpster move to screw over blue states as Thom says, and I knew blue states contributed more economically to our country than red states, but I didn’t know by just how much until I saw this (at a minimum, I think we’re looking at stagflation in the third quarter...love to be wrong)...



...and Caleb Cunningham and Farron Cousins tell us about Bronzer Beelzebub/DOGE cancelling about 1,653 scientific research programs that will put us DECADES behind the rest of the world when it comes to advancements in all kinds of ways to improve our lives...oh, but one day, #47 will bring down the price of eggs and everything will be good, right?...and yes, there was definitely a push-back in 2004 against research funding, but Repug animosity towards higher education really goes back to Tricky Dick Nixon, and probably even before that...I’m a little unnerved with Cunningham’s remark about “not being competent enough to have a minimum wage job”; maybe true, but that rhetoric doesn’t help anybody...good argument about how ridiculous it is for Louisiana to keep feeding the prison-industrial complex, as well as the fact that the return on scientific investment should be “above the fold,” as it were...



...and Lawrence O’Donnell brings us the newest wretched developments of Pumpkin Pol Pot’s war on civil liberties, with the haunting words “they can do that to anyone”...I never imagined that we’d be at a point in this country where I need to carry a passport card, but then again, I never imagined A LOT of things we’re currently dealing with from our ruling cabal of bottom feeders and guttural lowlifes...and yes, it definitely figures that the Gropenfuhrer would try to get his criminal defense lawyer, Emil Bove, installed on the Supreme Court (and kudos to Erez Reuveni for standing up and speaking out)...oh, and by the way, a federal judge in New Hampshire appointed by Dubya issued a nationwide injunction to stop Our Ochre Abomination from trying to deny birthright citizenship...have to keep fighting in the courts and wherever else we’re able to at this point...



...and John and Brett Erlich of The Damage Report do a good job IMO of pointing out just how petty and small Our Treasonous Orange Pustule truly is by going after PBS (and Sesame Street, because of “Donald Grump”) and NPR...



Update 7/15/25: Heeding their master's voice again - way beyond pathetic (here).

...and I like this newer tune, and I think the message (inasmuch as there IS one) speaks for itself.