Electricity!

Copyright 1876 by Currier & Ives, New York

Today is National Electricity Day, commemorating Ben Franklin connecting electricity & lightning on this date (or 10 June) 1752.I'm thinking this electricity stuff is overrated, or worse.

Look at that. First there is juice, then there is no juice, then there is.

Some of that intermittency is due to the searchlight car itself, so I s'pose now I'll have to blow 20 or so bones on a voltimeter. Battery makers: Please make an inexpensive battery small enough that it doesn't require a permanently coupled box car & will last four or five hrs. Thank you for your attention to this matter.If I have to buy a soldering iron & solder the damn rails together I will not be a happy camper. Unfortunately, there's really no one to blame but myself.

Cry-Baby

Aw, Mr. Conservative Muslim finds out what the "conservative" party really is: Nazis for Jesus.

Renzo Downey / The Texas Tribune:
A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention.  He left in tears.  —  Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election.

Dallas Express:   Cornyn Draws GOP Fire Over ‘Anti-Islam’ Frisco Election Post

Not that Mohammed-worshippers aren't brain-dead fools like the Judeo-Xians. You Moses fans think the Jesus/Paul the Apostle-worshippers won't kill you after they're in charge? The hell w/ Abraham & his bullshit Killer Fairy in the Sky, & all the crap started in its name.

And just how dense are Texas's turkeys that they're swallowing the "Sharia Law" load of codswallop? An entire state of scared little monkeys flinging poop. Are there no actual problems in Texas they could solve?

Death From Above

That's "Stratofortress", not "Stratoforce", you ignernt young person. Get a clue & a grip!

The B-52, in many variations, has been operated by the United States Air Force since 1955.

As of 2024, the US Air Force has 75 B-52s (of 744 built): 58 operated by active forces (2nd Bomb Wing and 5th Bomb Wing) 18 by reserve forces (307th Bomb Wing), and about 12 in long-term storage at the Davis-Monthan AFB Boneyard. The operational aircraft received upgrades between 2013 and 2015 and are expected to serve into the 2050s. The B-52H is the only operational variant, scheduled to be upgraded as the B-52J by 2030.

Oops. Make that 74.

TRUMP 2028!

He's The Peace Surrender President!

Sissified fucking idiots of YouTube won't let me embed Jim Morrison saying, "You're all a bunch of fucking idiots!!";
YouTube's bullshit has confirmed it. As have 77 million sucker-ass chumps & Nazis.

Piss In Our Time

The World's Biggest Loser Bends Over & Takes It

The deal Trump announced amid the roar, glitz, and ignominy of his UFC spectacle was an American surrender in a war that leaves us with less than we had when it started. This is what defeat looks, feels, and tastes like

Accelerated Vietnam.

[To the Contrary]

The Ancestral Home

Also where Johnny Manziel played high school football.

How the Kerrville Folk Festival became a hub for recovery — and hope

Much as I despise the word "hope" & hints of positivity, this could be worse. Of course it takes tragedy before anyone ever does something about the world's misery, so it really is all bullshit when you look at it honestly. Doing anything about flood control yet, Abbot?

[Via Off The Kuff]

Birdbrains

Hey you stupid seagulls: You're about 10 miles from the ocean.

Screw You, Jerk!

Here's a new one denying you something:

Video unavailableYou've found a private video made just for the artist's top fans.

Well la-di-fuckin' dah! Here's something you are allowed to listen to, the first good number that YouTube recommended after denying me "Dhafer Youssef - Bal d'âme (Street of Minarets) Live at Dougga International Festival - 2023." Eff you, Dhafer. How you think you're going to get "top fans" if no one can hear your stuff? Idiot!P.S.: Bal d'âme trsnslates as "Dance of the Soul", not "(Street of Minarets)".

I Will Have Justice!!

In a world of squealing rats, there is only vigilante justice!

Not one of you shallow pieces of lying cheating crap is capable of the justified anger & bitterness I have boiling w/in. 

But I'll not stew in my own juices much longer; I am coming for anyone who lied to or cheated me. 

Still spying on me, informer bastard? Why don't you squeal to the filthy coppers again, you piece of shit? I still can't fucking believe you did that twice. (Not to mention the time 12 or so yrs. ago. Should've beaten you to death then, you rat!!) Don't think you're getting away w/ long-distance kidnapping by 'phone call, you literal-minded chickenshit asshole moron. No one steals a wk. of my life & lives. There will be fucking justice!!

Wknd. Reading: A Nation Divided

From 2018, the geographically divided nation.

From two different sources, both of whom got it from the WaPo (must be a big deal) Pew Research did a survey.

Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology

Nine groups show the conflicting values underlying today’s polarized politics

Back to the old days, when it was fascists vs. socialists, w/o bullshit gradations & w/ plenty of street fighting!

Yes, I took the survey. My "best fit"? I'm part of the Leftward Progressives who are 7% of those surveyed. As far as I'm concerned, the remainder of you pukes are either Nazis or Quislings. Example: "Order & Opportunity" is a fascist slogan if I've ever heard one. Sickening.

[OTB/Digby]

Trouble At The Islamic Center?

An ambulance had already left w/ siren & lights going. Police SUV at Code 3 didn't seem related.

No Third Terms!

Violent clashes erupted in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday during a rally against a proposed constitutional change. Opponents say the change could allow President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term, which they see as a serious threat to stability.

Would Americans ever resist like this? Probably not, because they think they have something to lose. They'll see.

On A Slightly Positive Note

"Tear Down That Name!" To Coin A Phrase

Friday Freak Out

Per the composer: "This is a song about King Kong. The Americans brought him to New York City, made a few bucks off him, and then they killed him".I remember Frank was ticked because Jim Pons' bass track had been erased when the Lennon-Onos were mixing it for their purposes (Klaus Voormann dubbed the bass on Some Time in New York City.) but he didn't mention stolen credit. It may have been before Some Time was released.

The John Lennon Fillmore East Controversy

The song is also widely known for a dispute over copyright and royalties.

• The Performance: Zappa's band played a legendary set at the Fillmore East in June 1971, which John Lennon and Yoko Ono joined unannounced.
• The Agreement: Both artists were given access to the concert tapes for their own separate projects.
• The Plagiarism: When Lennon released Some Time in New York City in 1972, Zappa’s "King Kong" was included, renamed as "Jamrag," and credited to Lennon and Ono. Zappa was never compensated.
• Zappa's Statement: In subsequent interviews, Zappa expressed disappointment. He noted: "It's got a melody, it's got a bass line; it's obviously an organized song. Little bit [sic] disappointing.".]

In the long run, of course, almost all involved are dead.

And now I see the Mothers' version wasn't released until 1992. Down an effing rabbit hole there. Can't believe how long it takes. What a waste of my beautiful mind & time.

What An Effing Country Friday

Patriotic Propaganda & Some Historical Revisionism

No mention of the millions of people who lived here before the honkies showed, no African-Americans riding trains, vacationing, or working office jobs, just a few men engaged in physical labor & one woman on the street. Hispanics, including pre-pubescent children, are only seen sorting carrots (14:30). One "white" woman is seen working, in a laboratory. It's the Land of Opportunity alright!

Also not mentioned: The millions upon millions of acres of land given to the railroads by the gummint the 19th century that were sold or leased at a very tidy profit.

An earlier one that mines the same territory ("Cotton is grown in Dixie.") but keeps its patriotic pap at a lower temperature, & holds most of it until the end.When was the last time "Dixie" was used unironically?

Medical Equipment?

Hokey smokes!Enjoy inhaling that plastic, America.

Google Caught Lying Again

Why, it's almost as if Euros, Ass. Football or not, are wiser than Yankees. 

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

Amusing, if not ironic, when formerly outright Nazi Germany calls a fascist corporate entity on its lying bullshit, as opposed to shithole America, where the courts are corporatists & all three branches of gummint are on the take.

[the decoder, via Attention To The Unseen]

So. ++Fucking. ++Tired. A Partial List

Typed this list of agonies & looked for an image,
only to find I'm not tired, I'm fatigued.

• Tired of breathing. 
• Tired of being forced to breathe by some bullshit "autonomous nervous system". Am I not free to stop breathing whenever I want? 
• Tired of moving. 
• Tired of having to "do" anything. 
• Tired of existing in a world of shit & pain made & run by sadists. 
• Tired of pretending.
• Tired of this stupid game infecting the world that seems to have been designed for amputees. Use your hands! Are all you furrin weirdoes fucking animals w/ paws or handed humanoids? 
• Tired of all your stupid games, whether athletic competitions or all the other fucking games you shitheels play w/ each other. 
• Tired fucking of the gross incompetence & non-stop negligence of your shitty species. 
• Tired of the police. 
• Tired of teacher's pets who can't wait to squeal to their pig friends. 
• Tired of all attempts at entertainment. I am not amused by or interested in any humanoid expression, because I've heard it all before. There is absolutely nothing new. Human "culture" is played out. Give it up, already. 
• Tired of having mother-fucking robots at the supermarket tell me to remove my purchases. You cock-suckers don't want to pay people to run cash registers, don't have your fucking robot order me to hurry up! 
• Tired of the mother-fucking son-of-a bitch parasite slumlord. Very goddamn tired.
• Tired of the lies
• Tired of the bullshit.  
• Tired of your bullshit! 
• Tired of you!
• ++So. Tired. Of. Living.

Not, however, tired of being angry & bitter. Hell, I'm cultivating it; you awful rat bastard people have already fertilized it w/ your incessant bullshit & w/ the agony you cause me daily.

You Can't Stop Me!

G'wan, just try to stop me.

WHEN DOES THIS STOP? My anger is ++righteous & totally justified! "Glub glub glub ... I can't breathe!" Shove it, "Persian" puke!!

Tighten Your Belts, Aging Wretches!

Actually, "comrade", it's not your money unless you've made F.I.C.A. payments.

Time to start comparing cat food flavors; whether or not you're an idiot who voted for this, you're about to be screwed. But w/ less Social Security & Medicare you won't be around long enough to suffer that much.

Bloomberg: “Halfway through the primary season, what’s not getting talked about much on the campaign trail? The Social Security Trust Fund’s new projection that it will run out of money by the end of 2032.”

“That’s upping the ante on the importance of the midterm races this November. With the Senate’s six-year terms, whoever wins this fall will be in office when the fund is depleted. Regardless of which party controls Congress, the next crop of politicians will have to decide whether to hike taxes to cover Americans’ Social Security checks, or slash benefits by an estimated 22%.”

The decision has been made by the Grand Fuck the Old Party:

The GOP Has A Plan For That

Once again their family values are revealed but the corporate news doesn't give a crap & fake news is no doubt in favor of replacing it all w/ some kind of bogus investment accounts. Anyone remember the "Third Rail of American Politics"? "You touch it, you die!" And the promises that no one currently receiving Social Security would have their payments cut? Republicans don't care any more; they "love inflation".

A rant from Filosofa that should be on the op-ed page of every rag & news site in this benighted nation of ours.

Mehmet Oz, who calls himself “Dr. Oz”, made this most asinine statement on Fox News while speaking about Medicaid requirements:

“You have to work. You were not put on this planet to sit at home and watch TV. The average person who’s on Medicaid, who’s able-bodied, watches 6.1 hours of television, or just hangs out, every day. That’s not why God put you here.”

What an asshole!!!  It happens that “able-bodied” people are NOT on Medicaid, asshole!  They are on Medicaid because they are disabled!!! So, did this God actually tell ol’ Mehmet why he put us here???  Does he have some direct line to that entity?  And how the Sam Hell does he know just how much television anyone watches per day!  And does the idiot understand that those who receive Medicaid are disabled, that they have medical issues that prevent them from being able to work?  I have an idea … let’s chop both his legs off, then tell him to get a job and not be such a sorry ass.  Maybe then he’ll actually understand!

Part of the war on wymyn too:

Women make up about 55% of all adult Social Security beneficiaries. However, they receive smaller average monthly checks compared to men due to historical differences in lifetime earnings.

Mature Americans, you have little to lose if you violently resist. Your lives are obviously w/o value to those in power, & you won't last long w/o your money & medical care, so get a gun & some ammo, or, if you're still driving around polluting the planet, redeem yourself by getting your wheels ready to run down Republicans. The war is at home!!

Send The Marines!

"We started the war with a good approach"

Wait a minute. We started it? A rather damning admission. Makes us an "aggressor nation", which once was a bad thing, but no longer under the "Peace Pres." More specifically, were competent military planners involved in what little planning was done? Is this the same Iran whose military has been destroyed several times over attacking us defending themselves, Second Amendment-style?

Now, here’s the land combat portion. Why haven’t we put a brigade ashore to sweep, say, a 5-10 mile deep swath along the length of the strait? As best I can tell, that would eliminate every remaining speedboat and most of the relevant combat facilities (weapons warehoused, radars, command and control facilities, troop housing/hideouts, etc.

Oh, but what if Iranian troops confront us? Oh no! What will we do? Well, how about we thank them for revealing themselves and gathering together in one place so that we can more easily and efficiently kill them?

A sweep would remove most of the remaining ability of Iran to harass shipping in the strait.

Are we so afraid of casualties that we won’t risk soldiers? If so, then this war isn’t very important. If it is important, then ground troops are justified. This would be a training exercise for a WWII battalion.

We started the war with a good approach but it’s devolved into a decidedly half-assed affair the last couple of weeks.

Obviously lusting for blood, but hasn't the admiral here heard the one about land wars in Asia? Or listened to any of the inane & contradictory crap Big Dopey Don spews every day? Or the actual Sec'y. of "War", who needs mental help too? How does he expect anything rational from these clowns?

[Navy Matters]

"14 Words" For Israel

Isn't this polite? They warn their targets.Where have we heard this before?

"We must secure the existence of our people and a future for Israeli children."

On the backs & lands of others, of course. Trust me, gentrifying scum, this approach won't secure anything for you or your children. Is it too late to try something else? Probably is, as Netanyahu is still trying to keep his corrupt ass out of prison, the Israeli govt. & population seem blood-thirsty & Mencken's "downright moron" adorns the Executive Mansion.

Fuck Putin & the Russians too. Actually, to hell w/ all eight billion+ of you mutated meat-sacks. No redeeming qualities at all that this impartial observer can discern.

FYI: "The Effeminate Will Not Inherit The Kingdom Of Heaven"

Th' hell are these shmucks scared of?

And J.W. Tells Us What Republicans Want:

Joel Webbon Says 'Violence Has To Be Enacted' To Deal With America's 'Black Problem'

Why do they hate three-quarters of our country so much?And something that really disgusts me:Ever heard of turning a light on before shooting, cretin? Nice "Trump" sign too. You couldn't print an actual campaign sign? Don't even see any rolling stock. Sad-assed.

[Right Wing Watch double-shot!]

Moments later, via MPS, non-violent, but agitating for bogus outrage & eventual Blutdurst.

Comer: "What we're seeing especially in the blue states is there is rampant fraud, especially in the minority communities"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM

Tired Of Living In A Slum

And of having assholes squeal on me. Proud you stood up for the slumlord & against humanity, you fucking rat? See what happens? More fucking flooding. Happy now?

Can You Believe This Guy?

Serving in the Senate requires a test of strength now?

Ted Cruz on Talarico: "If you were making a list of 1,000 adjectives to describe this guy, 'masculine' would not be one of them. I mean, if a stiff breeze came by it would blow him over like a feather." pic.twitter.com/cBwv5qwQ87

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 9, 2026

EAIAC. But the idiot Democrats told Gov. Walz to lay off calling these weirdoes "weird".

Rafael, of course, thinks he's the Marlboro Man.

Or "Pete" Hegseth.

"Bounda Caca" means "full of it".