Excellent writing. I was stunned when I read on Al Jazeera that Israel has attacked Iran again. I have a very bad feeling the nuclear war is about to happen very soon. I'm trying to stay calm, but it's hard.
Great column, Wendy. I watched that correspondents dinner as well and oh man did Obama’s comment hit hard at that awful schmuck, who deserved every bit of it and then some. And now here we are, where that same schmuck will get us all killed over a joke that has been festering in his cranium for 14 years. Fuck him and that apocalyptic horse he rode in on.
Just strap him to a big fucking rock and toss him into a deep body of water. He would almost certainly poison some fish, but it would do a lot less damage than a nuke overall.
So what next? Iran attacks our military bases in the area, terrorist attacks by their supporters in the US, putting American tourists in danger, etc etc This has too much of a possibility into becoming World War III. Even if it doesn’t what will be the price of gas and goods goes astronomical when they close the sea channel and or attack American ships or American flagged ships. The potential for this to go sideways is just beyond belief.
Strait of Hormuz closed already- I knew the shit would hit the fan with this stupid ignorant butt face in charge. It has always been just another game😡😡
I was watching that Correspondents dinner live in 2011 and when I saw the camera cut away to the seething T💩p, I had a premonition that ‘something wicked this way comes.’ I had the same feeling when I’d heard that Bush the Lesser had been elected Governor of Texas, and I remember quite clearly saying out loud to myself “God help us when he becomes president.”
Too bad I don’t have premonitions about lotteries or PowerBall … 😎
Trump is a symptom of a wider problem. US hegemony must end. Recall Harris’ convention speech when she committed to making the US the “most lethal” army in the world. We were screwed either way.
Has it not been the ‘most lethal army in the world’ for some time? Like …. since the last time it actually won a war 80 years ago? If the American basketball team had lost so many on the trot surely someone would have concluded by now that it really wasn’t the national sport. But you couldn’t expect a guy who hasn’t noticed his own consistency in failing businesses and failed ‘deals’ to pick up on the pattern.
I agree that US hegemony must end, and that will take some real work. And yes, we’d be screwed either way, because when you’re a hammer everything looks like a nail. Screwed, and yet screwed differently. We’ll never know what would have happened with President Harris, but we’re definitely living through a hell of a reality with Trump.
A fitting closing to a fitting column. I got up this morning with a brain full of dread. There is no laughter in any of today's posts. Even Andy Borowitz isn't in my substack emails this morning. Doubt if even he could find laugh-evoking satire in the coming shit show. Guess I'd better go turn on the tv news to fast-forward through the lies Trump is most likely spewing, trying to find some facts about last night's efforts. Hope Hegseth's incompetence is on full display. That might be useful for a world on the brink. One more time: Hope is not a strategy. Enjoy your Sunday, folks. God knows there may not be many more.
Excellent writing. I was stunned when I read on Al Jazeera that Israel has attacked Iran again. I have a very bad feeling the nuclear war is about to happen very soon. I'm trying to stay calm, but it's hard.
Great column, Wendy. I watched that correspondents dinner as well and oh man did Obama’s comment hit hard at that awful schmuck, who deserved every bit of it and then some. And now here we are, where that same schmuck will get us all killed over a joke that has been festering in his cranium for 14 years. Fuck him and that apocalyptic horse he rode in on.
Another gem, Wendy. ✊🇺🇸😎
Every day, Jeff, I try. It doesnt always work, but I do try.
“There is no try. You do, or do not.” You do. 😏🇺🇸😎
We ought to strap Trump to a nuke, and launch him 🤷🤣 .. bombs away 💣💣 Byeee 👋🥂
Just strap him to a big fucking rock and toss him into a deep body of water. He would almost certainly poison some fish, but it would do a lot less damage than a nuke overall.
So what next? Iran attacks our military bases in the area, terrorist attacks by their supporters in the US, putting American tourists in danger, etc etc This has too much of a possibility into becoming World War III. Even if it doesn’t what will be the price of gas and goods goes astronomical when they close the sea channel and or attack American ships or American flagged ships. The potential for this to go sideways is just beyond belief.
Welcome to the Amerikkkan Dark Age, which may become the Amerikkkan Death Age. I weep for this country.
Strait of Hormuz closed already- I knew the shit would hit the fan with this stupid ignorant butt face in charge. It has always been just another game😡😡
"If you're so hot for war, why don't you enlist?" - Old Protest song.
Beyond words. But not beyond hope. I do have to wonder why he chose the 84th Anniverssry of Russia's Operation Barbarossa to do this dastardly deed.
I was watching that Correspondents dinner live in 2011 and when I saw the camera cut away to the seething T💩p, I had a premonition that ‘something wicked this way comes.’ I had the same feeling when I’d heard that Bush the Lesser had been elected Governor of Texas, and I remember quite clearly saying out loud to myself “God help us when he becomes president.”
Too bad I don’t have premonitions about lotteries or PowerBall … 😎
Trump is a symptom of a wider problem. US hegemony must end. Recall Harris’ convention speech when she committed to making the US the “most lethal” army in the world. We were screwed either way.
Has it not been the ‘most lethal army in the world’ for some time? Like …. since the last time it actually won a war 80 years ago? If the American basketball team had lost so many on the trot surely someone would have concluded by now that it really wasn’t the national sport. But you couldn’t expect a guy who hasn’t noticed his own consistency in failing businesses and failed ‘deals’ to pick up on the pattern.
I agree that US hegemony must end, and that will take some real work. And yes, we’d be screwed either way, because when you’re a hammer everything looks like a nail. Screwed, and yet screwed differently. We’ll never know what would have happened with President Harris, but we’re definitely living through a hell of a reality with Trump.
With you 100%
Hey, tRump what did daddy do to you in the dark… Boy… For you to turn out so bad… Evil boy
Who's your mother, who's your mother here boy
Who's your mother, who's your mommy dear.
Who's your father, who's your father here boy
Who's your father, who's your daddy dear.
Silently screaming
Where everyone knows.
Daddy's always watching
Where everyone - everywhere I go.
I don't wanna be a freak show pretty boy anymore
I don't wanna be a full time slave
I don't wanna be your midnight cowboy anymore
I just wanna be Mary
I know every--
I see everything boy
I told you not to wonder in my shoes
All the boys and girls they wanna know you boy
All the girls they wanna be like you
Family's little secret
But mother never knew
Every fathers dream boy
Every mothers nightmare too
I don't wanna be a freak show pretty boy anymore
I don't wanna be a full time slave
I don't wanna be your midnight cowboy anymore
I just wanna be Mary
No more little secrets
Now Mary's on her own
Daddy's got a new boy
Little brother ten years old
I don't wanna be a freak show pretty boy anymore
I don't wanna be a full time slave
I don't wanna be your midnight cowboy anymore
I just wanna be Mary
I don't wanna be a freak show freak show pretty boy anymore
I don't wanna be a full time slave
I don't wanna be your midnight cowboy anymore
I just wanna be Mary
I just wanna be
I just wanna be
Mary
Mary
A fitting closing to a fitting column. I got up this morning with a brain full of dread. There is no laughter in any of today's posts. Even Andy Borowitz isn't in my substack emails this morning. Doubt if even he could find laugh-evoking satire in the coming shit show. Guess I'd better go turn on the tv news to fast-forward through the lies Trump is most likely spewing, trying to find some facts about last night's efforts. Hope Hegseth's incompetence is on full display. That might be useful for a world on the brink. One more time: Hope is not a strategy. Enjoy your Sunday, folks. God knows there may not be many more.