Slow Summer Sunday ...

Still 'phoning it in. Not that anyone's watching or listening, let alone paying.

At an impasse; I need a mess of new turnouts & I have to decide which brand(s) & sizes to buy. (Walthers or PECo?) Already have track I may never use, so I'm planning & measuring at least twice. Also realized a crossover is needed.

Have two used ones, but I effed one up a bit & the other doesn't work so well either.

Two new turnouts may be easier & less expensive than taking this to Burbank's Train Shack at US$75.00/hr.

Note broken piece of brass(?) that allows the point rail to flop about.

That grommet is yesterday's technology, 'though this newer model doesn't appear any easier to repair.

This will now require hrs. more experimentation & the joining & rejoining of track, turnouts & paper templates. One hears the phrase "World's Greatest Hobby" a lot; thinking it's somewhere between most irksome & most boring.

Have some all-American track-laying, re-laying & then laying again & again music.

This cat is quite the selector. Hey-bob-a-re-bop!

A Song For The Ages & The Current Moment

SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOBS, YOU TITS!!

This Song Is Completely Ahistorical, So Let's All Throw A Fit!

Late to the game, but this relevant number slipped what's left of my mind until today.P.S.: This isn't historically accurate either.Nor is this. Where's the historical outrage? Oh, no colored people to get racist about? O.K., gotcha.

You can also note that the word "classic" is now, like everything else, competely w/o meaning.

25 Or 86 Delusional Don 47!

“We don’t even know if we won ..."

“We control it with the blockade, and I like the idea of declaring it a territory,” he told reporters on Monday when asked about that comment.

He also posted an image of a map to social media labeling the waterway as a “new U.S. territory”.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, dismissed Trump’s comments as “delusions”.

From Fat Don's phony Twitter.

Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its war with the country.

“We don’t even know if we won, because I view the strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now,” Trump said, addressing a crowd in South Carolina. He was campaigning for senator Darline Graham, who is running to permanently fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat.

Later in his remarks, Trump joked about bombing Iran.

“It’s a Friday night. We have plenty of time,” Trump said before reciting The Snake, a poem he frequently uses at campaign rallies to underscore his anti-immigrant policies. “What the hell do I have to do? Go back and bomb Iran a little bit more?”

Mentally ill & mentally stupid. The complete idiot.

[The Guardian]

Beef In The News

None Dare Call It Communism!

Comrades! Glorious News! By decree of the People’s Beef Committee, 300,000 metric tons of ground beef shall enter tariff-free for 90 days, priced 25% below the capitalist market. Thus shall the workers eat, the ranchers prosper, and the Great American Herd rise again!

“Conservative lawmakers and pundits alike spoke out on the internet Friday after President Donald Trump announced a new deal that will temporarily lift certain tariffs on ground beef imports, with Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) warning ‘this will further harm’ American ranchers, ‘most of whom are MAGA Republicans,'”Mediaite

Mediaite: Fox’s Tomi Lahren torches Trump over new policy to “import a bunch of foreign beef.”

Apparently, by Sen. Sheehy's logic, it's perfectly fine if non-MAGA citizens are harmed. Will this beef be reserved for MAGA states, then? Another argument for reverse immigration: Back to the Auld Sod for you, bog-monkey!

Anonymous quote from Earth-Bound Misfit. Also, Political Wire.

"Jewish Space Lasers"?

Is this where whoever had the idea got it? If they can move hurricanes, surely they can move forest fires!Not much talk of hurricane control these days, is there? And today's eyes in the sky are looking at a hell of a lot more than weather patterns. Was this all codswallop, Walt?

Friday Exhaustion

"Sorry, babe, I just can't get it on anymore ..."

49 Mins. Of Fascist Fossil Fuel Propaganda

When did it all start downhill? That bastard Ford & the assembly line? The "Fuck the trees & mountains, watch us destroy them!" attitude?The last ten mins. are amusing; as w/ so many rosy predictions from long ago almost none of it has happened except electronics & computing are actually better than imagined (Punched card system!) & much of that arrived yrs. past the expected date.

Also enjoy the "Walkers will be shot" subtext, a min. past the obligatory use of atomic energy at (42:01).

Thursday Triple Play

1967:And 1972. The Paragons aren't mentioned in the YouTube credits. Even the Wiki lies.Bonus Track:

This Should End Well

French weapon. They're probably safe, as no Yankee military has been stationed in France since 1966.

Derek Wallbank / Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Starting ‘Economic Warfare’ Operation Against Iran  —  The US will begin what President Donald Trump said would be an unprecedented economic warfare operation against Iran, after faulting the country for failing to take its chance to make a deal with him.
Fox News:   Trump threatens ‘unprecedented’ economic consequences for any nation aiding Iran
Bob Hoge / RedState:   Trump Announces ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran, Will Be ‘Most Crushing’ Financial Operation Ever

"Trump says". Yeah? Crush on this dedication from "Natalie" in D.C., Fat Boy.

Financial Times:
Iran eyes military targets in Europe if Donald Trump escalates war, insiders say
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:   Midweek Update #24: The USA Is Not A Serious Country

Charlie McCarthy / NewsMax.com:   Iran Weighs Attacks on US Military in Europe

CNBC:   UAE severs trade with Iran after reported missile strike

Imogen Garfinkel / Daily Mail:   Iran's hardline mullahs ‘are considering attacks on European military targets’ if Trump escalates war

Al Jazeera:   Iran war live: Rubio discusses Hormuz security with UAE official

Timothy Nerozzi / Washington Examiner:   Iran slams US ‘clown crew’ as Trump threatens to annex Strait of Hormuz with no end to war in sight

All I want to know is when the nukes start flying.

Our Glorious Future: Sad, Innit?

Just a few more reasons to hate America, besides the fact that this shithole nation is filled w/, well, Americans. Eeeww!

Ha Ha!! Eff You, Coppers!!

This improves my mood considerably. Stick it!Too many fat oinking pigs costume-playing w/ too much bullshit "tactical" gear for the usual shitty made-by-idiot-Americans work. Check the load limit next time, you fucking fascist incompetents.

Weds. Already?

Oh, fuck me, thought it was still Tues., have nothng scheduled & no effing inspiration whatsoever. And in exactly a month, I will turn 73, if the gov't. hasn't killed me by then.

Typing things has become a drag, like gravity, or having to breathe. Damn you, autonomic nervous system! Let me be!There. That should hold the little bastards.

Here It Comes Again!!

Catch It If You Can!!

COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here’s where levels are highest

The West & The South, if you care. P.S.:

The CDC also tracks levels of two other respiratory viruses, influenza and RSV. Both are showing up less frequently in wastewater than COVID-19 is.

Can't wait for Brainworm Bobby to ban the newest vaccine & make masking illegal. And can't wait for another million or so American sheep to die. Maybe they can really jack up the numbers this go-round.

Let The Punishment Fit The Crime!

All people of good faith & honesty will agree that false ruler Donald Trump is a huge fucking pig; let's convict it, sentence it, & carry out the sentence by killing it, dressing it & butchering it like the hog it is!

Presidential portrait of Donald John Trump, Senior, after the sentence has been carried out.
Source: Mossycup Farms.

Trump Bacon! Trump Ham! Trump Pork Loin! Trump Hog Jowls & Ham Hocks!! Trump Chitlins! Trump Tripe!
Would not surprise me in the least if his mentally ill supporters literally ate of his flesh.

Apocalypse NOW!!

I don't understand why warnings of impending doom & the judgement that's about to be handed down (No wicked shall esacpe!) aren't number one on the charts, whatever the charts are today. Streams? Downloads? What could be more relevant now, wherever you get it?I mean, learn some English, Philistines!

'Cause Babylon take over on themself, dem are di ruler
Slave I an' I so hard without any dunza
While I and I mass on ya, time for hunger
But no nat should done pon di need pon a dunza
Which is the people's food
Meanwhile I an' I mass on ya, time for hunger

Sound familiar? You're soaking in it.

Round-Up Time For Laura Loomer!

Diseased, deluded & depraved mind, or loud-mouthed witch desperate for attention? Why the dichotomy? Both, & much, much more. One would not want to crawl around inside that brain. Or listen to the podcast. Hell, Loomer's tongue should be in a cast.

“I mean, it would be a lot easier to just mass deport Muslims and start to use military force to round them up. I mean, really, honestly, it would be much easier. It would be much easier, instead of having Americans relocate. It would be much easier to actually start using military force to start raiding mosques and removing these people from our country. I mean, that’s what needs to happen. They need to be removed from our country with force.”

— Trump ally Laura Loomer, on her podcast.

Can anyone give examples of "having Americans relocate"? Surprise, it's bullshit. Over 10% of the sheep move every yr. One of those American "freedoms". Like hate speech, & lying through your teeth at the top of your lungs on the iNternet. Someone get a net & a tight white coat for Ms. Loomer, please.

[Political Wire's Bonus Quote of the Day]

Nurisng Home Crisis Arrives

I mentioned Norm Ornstein, who described the coming Trump-caused health care crisis two items below. Wait no more!

‘There is nothing else’: Californians face eviction as insurer cancels assisted living benefit

Four weeks ago, Matt Johnstone received a call from the board-and-care facility in North Hollywood where his 89-year-old father lives. Health Net, the insurance company that pays for his care, was eliminating its assisted living benefit, meaning he would have to move out soon.

Johnstone panicked. His father has dementia and needs around-the-clock care. Neither Johnstone nor his brother can afford the roughly $6,000 per month the facility costs, and with health problems of their own, they can’t safely meet his needs at home either. Without insurance coverage, their father could end up on the streets, he said.

“He’s declining, and I just don’t know what’s going to happen if the program ends,” Johnstone said. CalMatters is not publishing the father’s name because Johnstone fears the plan will target him for speaking with media.

America-hating rich to the rest of America: "Suffer & then die in the streets, you old bastards!!" 

This country is going to need many more Luigi Mangiones. C'mon older people, defend yourselves against this subhuman scum while you can still pick up a gun & use it! Sic semper tyrannis!!!

Oh, Great

This reporter's Representative. I voted for the farthest left candidate, Angela Gonzales-Torres, in the primary; Gomez is not radical enough for me. We'll see what happens in '28.

Kate Santaliz / Axios:

House Ethics investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations  —  The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it is investigating Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) over allegations of sexual misconduct. … - The committee provided no further details about the allegations.

Josh Christenson / New York Post:   House Ethics panel probing Dem Rep. Jimmy Gomez after he admitted to cheating on his wife following Post report on staffer makeout

Lauren Green / Washington Examiner:   House Ethics Committee confirms investigation into Democrat Jimmy Gomez

Fox News:   House Democrat investigated over alleged ‘inappropriate sexual contact’ with staffer

Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:   House Ethics investigating California Democrat Jimmy Gomez over allegations of sexual misconduct

Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:   House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez for alleged sexual misconduct

Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:   House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation Into Democrat Rep Jimmy Gomez For Sexual Misconduct

Jeff Charles / Townhall:   Lawmakers Set to Introduce Legislation to Target Sexual Misconduct in Congress

Jim Hᴏft / The Gateway Pundit:   House Ethics Committee Investigating Democrat Rep. Jimmy Gomez Over Sexual Misconduct Including “Inappropriate Sexual Contact” With a House Staffer

Much ado about necking, per the usual imitation information sources above. Drier facts here.

Hurtful & just stupid, Jimmy, what the hell?

Notes & Additions

Blow 46 mins. & 23 secs. on this, which is also linked two items below. Ornstein pulls few punches. Check what will happen to health care, at (26:50). Unfortunately, like many basically square types he seems to think he is obligated to be optimistic about the whole mess.

By BeanYolk.

May I remind you fools of the truth of nihilism:

1. An approach to philosophy that holds that human life is meaningless and that all religions, laws, moral codes, and political systems are thoroughly empty and false. The term is from the Latin nihil, meaning “nothing.”

There is no objective ground for truth. Burn it all down!

And don't mention Trump & his flunkies w/o noting they are the absolute proof that everything is nothing.

We are also amused by John Harwood, who used to be a fairly even-handed reporter for the Wall Street Journal ('though not a bofesideser) & is now at radical Commie "anti-semitic" Zeteo.

Get In The Streets, Sheep!!

Hundreds of people in Pakistan took part in nationwide protests and marches organized by the Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday against rising fuel prices, high taxes, and soaring inflation. (AP video by Jahanzaib Aurangzeb)

Not a woman to be seen. C'mon America, it's not as if you have anything to lose, show these Islamist pigs how to do it. Men, women & children, pitchforks & torches! Insurrection now, insurrection tomorrow, insurrection forever!!