Senator Tommy Tuberville is a man of deep thoughts. Consider. I’m not really at a loss for words, as I have written Tuberville a letter that I will be mailing to his office in Mobile, Alabama on the morrow, but goddamn this is stupid. Furry pilots. Where does this come from? Like, how does oneContinue reading “The Stupidity, It Burns!”
Category Archives: Politics
An Arch! An Arch! My Snipers for an Arch!
Donald Trump’s triumphal arch, which would make Albert Speer blush for both its size and its ostenatiousness, has a new announced purpose today. It will, like his fuhrerbunker ballroom, serve as a sniper nest and drone launch site. I won’t say how abjectly silly this is. One should be able to look at a nationalContinue reading “An Arch! An Arch! My Snipers for an Arch!”
The Madness of God-King Donald
I still hang out on Twitter sometimes. Right now there are people losing their minds over Greta Gerwig’s forthcoming Narnia movie, which will feature Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan. Not really the way I envisioned Aslan, but I’m fine with it. Gerwig clearly has a vision she wants to explore, and I’d ratherContinue reading “The Madness of God-King Donald”
Writing My Congressman: Impeaching Pete Hegseth
An email I wrote a few minutes ago to Congressman Lloyd Smucker: Dear Representative Smucker: Your Republican colleague, Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, introduced articles of impeachment today, charging Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with high crimes and misdemeanors in his handling of the Iran war. I ask that you join with Representative Massie inContinue reading “Writing My Congressman: Impeaching Pete Hegseth”
Lake Ontario Forever
Over the weekend, Canada rejected a trade deal with the United States that would have resulted in a loss of economic sovereignty for our northern neighbors. Donald Trump took this surprisingly well. Oh, who I am kidding. Donald Trump doesn’t take anything well. He’s a petty little B. It took me about thirty seconds toContinue reading “Lake Ontario Forever”
The Decline
Once upon a time, the United States was graced with presidents of great probity and wisdom. Now, we have Donald Trump. I’ve known three year-olds throwing tantrums who have displayed more maturity than Trump. He is an old man, dying of congestive heart failure, in the throes of a ever worsening and increasingly visible dementia.Continue reading “The Decline”
A Letter to My Congressman: Iran and the Gas Tax
A letter to my Congressman: Earlier today, President Trump said that he wants to suspend the federal gas tax of roughly 18 cents per gallon in light of high gas prices due to the conflict in the Persian Gulf. Suspending the gas tax would require an act of Congress. I stand firmly opposed to legislationContinue reading “A Letter to My Congressman: Iran and the Gas Tax”
Trump Threatens War Crimes
This morning, the president posted this to Truth Social: The inner Gen X kid in me, the one who grew up with the threat of nuclear war pretty much daily, is screaming his head off. I wrote my Congressman, Lloyd Smucker (R-Toady). I don’t know that I need to quote what the president said onContinue reading “Trump Threatens War Crimes”
The Bombing of the Girls School
Last weekend, at the start of the Iran War (which the Trump administration describes as a “war” while drawing a legal distinction it isn’t a war so they can, in their minds, avoid “war crimes”), the United States bombed an Iranian girls school. And then bombed it again for good measure. You can see immediatelyContinue reading “The Bombing of the Girls School”
Doomscrolling the War
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the air forces of the United States and Israel commenced a joint aerial assault on Iran in an attempted decapitation strike. Iran then responded by launching missiles at Israel, United States military bases and assets in the Persian Gulf, and host nations (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirites)Continue reading “Doomscrolling the War”