Caturday: Sun-Filtered Cat
Meow from Rey. Continue reading Caturday: Sun-Filtered Cat
Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretending
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretending
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
Cheers to Jimmy Reed. Continue reading Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
The Bigots’ Big Day Out
The Patriot Front field trip to the scary city generates a couple of chuckles. And who’s worse, racists in masks or MAGA VIPs who play dumb on mic? Asking for Mike Lee and Laura Ingraham. Continue reading The Bigots’ Big Day Out
WVU’s New Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center
The WV GOP and WVU killed a bunch of legit academic departments so they could fund a new MAGA Studies department. Continue reading WVU’s New Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center
Irked In July
Our monthly exercise in vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In July
The X-Communication Files
The Pope and The Dopes 3: This Time He Means It. Continue reading The X-Communication Files
The Platner Shipwreck
Oysterman’s campaign is in deep shit and sinking fast. Art by Winslow Homer. Music by Nick Lowe, Rodney Crowell, and Gordon Lightfoot. Continue reading The Platner Shipwreck
Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing
We need a 250th birthday do-over. Continue reading Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing
Gret Stet Shit Show
Adrastos on the tawdry tussle between Louisiana AG Liz Murrill and an Orleans Parish grand jury. You say clusterfuck; I say shit show. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Gret Stet Shit Show
Intruder In The Dust (1949)
Adapted from the novel by William Faulkner. Starring David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr, Juano Hernandez, and Elizabeth Patterson. Produced and directed by Clarence Brown. Screenplay by Ben Maddox. Cinematography by Robert Surtees. Continue reading Intruder In The Dust (1949)
Saturday Odds & Sods: Hey Baby, It’s The Fourth Of July
“Red and white, blue suede shoes. I’m Uncle Sam, how do you do?” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Hey Baby, It’s The Fourth Of July
Everybody Oughta Make A Change
Cheers to Sleepy John Estes. Continue reading Everybody Oughta Make A Change
A Tale Of Three Dollars
Paying taxes (or not), buying influence, escaping justice … these bills look identical, but their destinies are disturbingly different. Continue reading A Tale Of Three Dollars
Friday Catblogging: Stand Up Diva
Meow from Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Stand Up Diva
MAGA, History, and America At 250
Under consideration: deep questions like “were the Salem witches guilty?”. Continue reading MAGA, History, and America At 250
The Crackpot Court
SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship 5-3-1. Kavanaugh provides a loophole for future challenges. Thanks for nothing, Justice Bro. Continue reading The Crackpot Court
America Is: One Time, One Night
“In a dream I had last night in America.” Continue reading America Is: One Time, One Night
WV Does Not Care About Protecting Kids
The WV involvement in Tuesday’s anti-trans girls SCOTUS ruling is simply the collective hatred of the WV GOP, because the hicks who run the state are fine with kids dying in foster care. Continue reading WV Does Not Care About Protecting Kids
Tricky JD’s Watergate Revisionism
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: Richard Nixon was a crook. So is Donald Trump. Continue reading Tricky JD’s Watergate Revisionism
MAGA Doesn’t Know How To Have Fun
The Great American State Fair is lacking every single thing that makes state fairs fun. I absolutely love it. Continue reading MAGA Doesn’t Know How To Have Fun
Bill Cassidy: YOLO No Mo
Bill Cassidy is a weakling. Continue reading Bill Cassidy: YOLO No Mo
The Sunday Dozen: Road Songs
Hit the road with Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, The Nashville Teens, Howlin’ Wolf, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Pretenders, Talking Heads, John Fogerty, Lucinda Williams, and Rodney Crowell. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Road Songs
Caturday: Must You?
Meow from Finn. Continue reading Caturday: Must You?
Saturday Odds & Sods: A Rose For Emily
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: A Rose For Emily
It Hurts Me Too
Cheers to Tampa Red. Continue reading It Hurts Me Too
Friday Catblogging: Goofball On A Rug
Meow from Perry Mason. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Goofball On A Rug
I Am Sick Of Writing About Abortion
Banning abortion did not lower the number of abortions in the US. It is killing women, though, and in some cases the attendant lack of care is also killing fetuses that women did not intend to abort. Stop letting men write laws about pregnancy. Continue reading I Am Sick Of Writing About Abortion
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Trump’s entire political career is about undoing everything Obama did. The Reflecting Pool debacle is a guilt-free helping of schadenfreude. Continue reading It’s Not Easy Being Green
No Cap: Do The Obvious To Fix Social Security
Rising income inequality is working as an additional accelerant to burn down Social Security. Putting out the fire is as simple as making this payroll tax a true flat tax. Continue reading No Cap: Do The Obvious To Fix Social Security