Agree with the sentiment, but I believe Roosevelt bombed France, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Italy, Japan and Austria in 1944. Possibly some others also.

Of course, he had an actual reason: most of those countries had declared war on the US. tRump not so much…

Latest from Mar-A-Loco: Trump-class battleships.

Expect them to be thin-skinned, underpowered, overweight, with a tiny gun and orange paint.

We’ve been asking “how many innocent children need to die before we get meaningful gun safety laws”. Maybe that’s the wrong question. Does “How many fascists” work better for you, Republicans?

This:

“Yeah, it is gross, but, in Trump’s defense, Hallmark really doesn’t have too many options in the ‘Sex Trafficking Friends Turning 50’ section.” — JIMMY FALLON

— tRump’s last public appearance was Tuesday 8/26.
— he missed an 8/28 event.
— There’s nothing on his schedule in the future.
— He was last seen with an IV bruise on his hand.

Four days… Not getting my hopes up, but I’m going to buy a bottle of champagne to have on hand. Just in case.

Lost in the chaos of the new-normal new cycle: Trump just ordered FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) to stop all training other than ICE.

Picture of planet Mars with text saying “Do you know why we can fly a helicopter on Mars, but we can’t keep the lights on in Texas? Because scientists are in charge of Mars, and Republicans are in charge of Texas. Get it yet?“

Overheard at my 4yo godson’s birthday party: “Becoming a morning person when you’re a parent is like becoming a runner when you’re chased by a bear.”

Remember those 2nd-amendment folk that needed guns to stop facists? They’ve been really quiet lately.

Maybe they were just compensating.

A sleek black cat sitting on a pile of papers on my desk and yawning hugely, jaws at 90° and all teeth showing.

Loki helping me submit final grades for the semester, and lucky timing with the camera.

For those ignorant of geography —including, apparently, the New York Times— I would like to point out that Leo XIV is the SECOND American Pope.

Argentina, from where Francis came, is in South AMERICA.

… yeah…

1) Declare tariffs, crash market.
2) You & your oligarch friends buy stocks.
3) Cancel tariffs, sell on the rebound.
If it was anyone else, it’d be called market manipulation.

Bush the Greater: “Read my lips, no new taxes.” —> New taxes —> President Clinton

Question for Republicans: If Donald were NOT a Russian agent, what would he be doing differently?

A handmade shōji lantern with black walnut frame and Alaskan yellow cedar kumiko latticework

Art: the product of the human urge to create beauty in response to ugliness. I spent some quality time with chisels and sandpaper this week.

May I recommend DeDRM? It is a plugin for Calibre that allows you to make DMCA-legal backups of your e-reader contents. Very handy.

Timely read: “Autocracy Inc.” by Anne Applebaum.

Dumbass Donald

The Left: “It was a Nazi salute.”
The Center: “It was a Nazi salute.”
The Far Right: “It was a Nazi salute.”
The Germans: “It was a Nazi salute.”
The Center-Right: “We voted for that? It can’t have been a Nazi salute.”