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Mostly Monday Reads: Another Fine Mess Good Day, Sky Dancers! The grift and chaos is real. There is nothing golden about this new Gilded Age. The rich guys may have been rotten back then, but they did it by building railroads and steel plants. This new set just throws their Dad's money at things and tells everyone they are smart when they are anything but intelligent.  The Republican party deserves ignominious defeat at the polls.

Mostly Monday Reads: Another Fine Mess

Good Day, Sky Dancers! The grift and chaos is real. There is nothing golden about this new Gilded Age. The rich guys may have been rotten back then, but they did it by building railroads and steel plants. This new set just throws their Dad's money at things…

Sunday Cartoons: Dear Leader

Good morning, my dad had surgery yesterday…they removed his gallbladder. He has been in the hospital for several days now. So I do not know what is going on in the world…this is just a quick post. What the fuck? What the fuckity fuck? Cartoons via Cagle…I think you…

Lazy Caturday Reads: Some Signs of Hope?

Good Afternoon!! Yesterday, Dakinikat wrote about recent polls that demonstrate Trump is losing popularity and Elon Musk is already very unpopular with Americans who aren't in the Trump cult. She also wrote about angry reception Georgia Representative Rich…

Finally Friday Reads: The American Triumvirate is Underwater Good Morning, Sky Dancers! I usually check polls pretty carefully whenever they are presented by reliable pollsters.  It's because folks generally read too much into one observation. It's really just a snapshot of the current moment. When you start to see coverage of multiple polls, or many polls that provide the same results, and the results point to black swan events and are outside the margin of error, I pay attention. 

Finally Friday Reads: The American Triumvirate is Underwater

Good Morning, Sky Dancers! I usually check polls pretty carefully whenever they are presented by reliable pollsters.  It's because folks generally read too much into one observation. It's really just a snapshot of the current moment.…

Thursday Cartoons: King Me

Morning. So I have a few things for you to follow… Yesterday Trump tweeted this: Then the actual White House tweeted this: And if that wasn’t shitty enough…this happened: It is disgraceful. But I truly think nothing is going to happen. All these people commenting on the…

Wednesday Reads: The Fall of the American Empire

Good Afternoon!! My natural optimism is beginning to wear thin. Our country is on a fast track to autocracy, and our "leaders" don't seem to be doing much to slow it down. I'm afraid that Trump and Musk will actually try to steal the money from…

Tuesday Cartoons: Stabbed in the back.

Morning. I am so sick of that fucking orange turd, and he hasn’t even been president a month yet. Did you see the latest? Elon what’s to see the gold in Fort Knox: You know, James Bond had to fight Goldfinger and Oddjob to keep them out of our gold deposits.…

Mostly Monday Read: American Carnage Good Day, Sky Dancers! President's Day is an underlooked holiday in this century's USA.  The amalgamation of Washington and Lincoln's Birthday with all the others has water downed the usual class lessons and celebrations.  We now have a Republican Congress Critter trying to make Flag Day and Trump's Birthday Federal Holidays. Jingoism has always been confused with being a patriot at some point in history. 

Mostly Monday Read: American Carnage

Good Day, Sky Dancers! President's Day is an underlooked holiday in this century's USA.  The amalgamation of Washington and Lincoln's Birthday with all the others has water downed the usual class lessons and celebrations.  We now have a Republican Congress…

Sunday Cartoons: Trump is a Dictator

It has been happening since day one! Cartoons via Cagle: Stay safe…this is an open thread.

Lazy Caturday Reads: Government by the Stupid

Good Afternoon!! We are being ruled by evil idiots. Unfortunately, they are in full control of our government, supported by other idiots--along with people who know better, but live in fear of the evil idiots. I wonder if there is any way to get…

Frustrating Friday Reads: Where are the pitchforks, torches, and guillotines? It's another Sad Day, Sky Dancers! This may be the only hope we have left. Three GOP seats are heading to Special Elections. A Democratic Party Trifecta would be enough for Dems to regain control!  The rest of the news has the indicators of a Constitutional Crisis and, as BB and JJ have said, a Coup. Former US Attorneys Barbara McQuade and Harry Littman have inside information on something that makes Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre look like a picnic. 

Frustrating Friday Reads: Where are the pitchforks, torches, and guillotines?

It's another Sad Day, Sky Dancers! This may be the only hope we have left. Three GOP seats are heading to Special Elections. A Democratic Party Trifecta would be enough for Dems to regain control!  The rest of the news…

Thursday Cartoons: Lectern in the Oval

So, have you seen the latest? The orange turd brought a lectern with the presidential seal into the Oval Office to make comments today. See the clips below: Oh yeah…about those Tesla armored trucks: A few other stories: Not this next few items are about a…

Wednesday Reads: Musk Is In Charge of the U.S. Government

Good Afternoon!! News just broke that Tulsi Gabbard has been confirmed by the Senate as Director of National Intelligence. I'm sure Putin is very pleased. NBC News: Senate votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as top U.S. intelligence official.…

Tuesday Cartoons: The MAGA Zone

Good morning. I’m having a colonoscopy this morning. So I will be awol today. This will be a quick post. I felt I had to share a those two thoughts This is an open thread. Stay safe.

Mostly Monday Reads: Woke meets Panem et Circenses Good Day, Sky Dancers! Wipipo are very confused by the Super Bowl halftime and complaining that it had no music. I still laugh at the fact that they think everything is all about them.  I didn't watch any of it until the clips were available, but wow, the hassle and occupation down here were well worth the halftime performance. That is, if you weren't one of the poor homeless folks who got sent to a broken-down warehouse in Gentilly.

Mostly Monday Reads: Woke meets Panem et Circenses

Good Day, Sky Dancers! Wipipo are very confused by the Super Bowl halftime and complaining that it had no music. I still laugh at the fact that they think everything is all about them.  I didn't watch any of it until the clips were available, but…

Sunday Cartoons: A Rainbow for Keely

Good morning. It is a bit of a sad news today. Last night Keely crossed over, she was Dak’s beloved cat. Keely had been through a lot the last couple years and she passed away in Dak’s arms. Peace to her and to our Dak. We love you honey. I will keep this post…

Lazy Caturday Reads: Pangur Bán (Antidote to Trump/Musk Horrors?)

Good Morning!! Sadhbh (aka JJ) suggested I look into medieval Irish cats for today's post, and she shared a website to get me started. It turns out that cats were highly valued in medieval Ireland--both for their rat and mouse…

Fucking Friday Cartoons: Fucktastrophy

Good morning. You are stuck with Sighve today…Dak and I switched days, so be sure to check back on Sunday for her most excellent review of the news. For now I want to share a video of an Australian politician speaking about what is happening now in the US.…

Thursday Cartoons: Sigh

You know, when all this shit was about to start…and I restarted my persona here on the blog…I picked the name Sigh-ve (spelled Sadhbh) because I was sighing all the time. It is an old Celtic Irish name probably derived from the old Celtic root swadu meaning sweet.…

Wednesday Reads: Of Course It’s a Coup.

Good Afternoon!! Of course it's a coup, and it is moving quickly. Timothy Snyder at Thinking About: Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic. Ten Tesla cybertrucks, painted in camouflage colors with a giant X on each roof, drive noisily…

Tuesday Cartoons: It’s a Coup.

Good morning…I needed to start out with a laugh. I don’t know why that meme was so funny to me. It just was. Ok, I got a video to share with you. I taped it myself yesterday…sorry about the train, yes I live near a train track and you can hear it in the video. But if…

Mostly Monday Reads: Narcissistic Chaos FARTUS-style (Felon Adjudicated Rapist Traitor of the United States) Good Day, Sky Dancers! Well, this is the 4th time a Republican Policy has trashed my IRAs/403bs. Reagan in 1987. Dubya in 2007/2008. Trump today and 2020. The one today is completely based on Presidential policy. The others on careless deregulation and fraught banking practices. I saw each one coming. I almost pulled an all-nighter researching the futures market and the Treasury system break-in over the weekend.

Mostly Monday Reads: Narcissistic Chaos FARTUS-style (Felon Adjudicated Rapist Traitor of the United States)

Good Day, Sky Dancers! Well, this is the 4th time a Republican Policy has trashed my IRAs/403bs. Reagan in 1987. Dubya in 2007/2008. Trump today and 2020. The one today is completely based…

Sunday Cartoons: White Washing

Morning. That picture up top is a perfect image for the beginning of Black History Month under the Trump Dictatorship. Fifty five years ago. And today we have Trump and his henchmen turning back the civil rights clock. Before we get to the rest of the post, you need…

Lazy Caturday Reads: The Fascist Takeover Is Progressing

Good Afternoon!! The dismantling of the U.S. Government by Elon Musk and Donald Trump is beyond breathtaking. I put Musk's name first because he appears to be the one who is issuing orders, while Trump golfs or rants on social media. I…

Finally Friday Reads: The Regime of Chaos and Death Good Day, Sky Dancers! The last ten days of our country's life have been wrought with chaos, death, and higher prices.  This is what you get in a kakistocracy because no one in charge knows what they're doing. We've had the first in-air collision in nearly a quarter of a century.  There was already a shortage of air traffic controllers and pressure on the FAA by Congress to allow higher levels of traffic when these steps were taken by FARTUS and Elonia to dismantle the FAA and related regulations. 

Finally Friday Reads: The Regime of Chaos and Death

Good Day, Sky Dancers! The last ten days of our country's life have been wrought with chaos, death, and higher prices.  This is what you get in a kakistocracy because no one in charge knows what they're doing. We've had the first in-air collision…

Thursday Cartoons: Tired of his shit.

After that shit show yesterday, that was the confirmation hearing of RFK Jr., we all need a break. But then there was this shit: Cartoons via Cagle: This plane crash happened late last night…any update will be in the comments. This is an interesting post: Take…

Wednesday Reads: The Latest Trump Horrors

Good Afternoon!! In less than 2 weeks, Trump has thrown the entire U.S. government into chaos. It's difficult not to feel defeated and despairing. The latest outrages: the so-called "president" is working to get rid of long-term, non-partisan government…

Tuesday Cartoons: History is telling us something.

That could have been written this past weekend, about this country. History is yelling at us, but it won’t teach us a thing. If we seek solace in the prisons of the distant past Security in human systems we're told will always always last Emotions…

Mostly Monday Reads: Coping with Crazy

Good Day, Sky Dancers! Well, one of the most unqualified, mediocre white men ever started a full-scale attack on our troops and their morale as the American Defense Secretary.  He's lowering troop morale. My Daddy didn't tell me many stories about his time…

Sunday Cartoons:

This past week has been one of the hardest I’ve ever had to deal with… As you can see from the picture above, some of my trumpet family members don’t get it. I just have cartoons for you today. Via Cagle: I don’t have the energy for anything else right now. Stay safe.