Wasting Away In E. Massachusetts

Chasing The Train

Your tax dollars at work. Highly enriched uranium from decommissioned attack submarines, if the comments are correct. Seems perfectly safe to me.

Tee Vee Was Much Better 52 Yrs. Ago

What do the children have on Saturday mornings now? Not a damn thing, that's what.

Sez on Facebook: Another Cris Shapen masterpiece, whatever that means. Illiterate, non-proofing moron, it's Shapan.

And Trump Shouldn't Be In Charge Of Anything

So what do we do now, New York Times?

New York Times:
This Man Should Not Be in Charge of National Intelligence
New Republic:   Trump Push to Jail Foes Takes Darker Turn—and GOP Senators Are Rattled

Trudy Rubin / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   The biggest threat to U.S. security isn't Iran, it's President Trump

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   GOP senators balk at Trump's pick of Pulte to head national intelligence

Maha / The Mahablog:   Today's Diabolical Machinations

Nick Mordowanec / Military.com:   Who is Bill Pulte? New National Intelligence Director Has Finance Background

Garbage Species

Spent just over a hr. in the outside world, 'though not voluntarily & for no good reason. (I will slit the throats of everyone who "works" at the new bullshit property management company, when I am finished w/ the slumlord & the fuckwads at the previous bullshit management company.) & saw nothing but ugliness & trash.

Your entire species does nothing but generate garbage & shit. Get off the planet!!

The Grim Truth

No, it's just ANGRY AS HELL! P.S.: It won't be "4000 A.D.", the robopocalypse is here now, chumps.

The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech

The bugs, broken apps, and nightmare customer-service bots we can’t escape, presented as a blessed and sacred addendum to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI

Anyway, the pope’s encyclical is an impressive document, and I strongly suggest you read it, or at least read more about it. But it isn’t perfect. I say this with all due respect to the leader of the world’s largest religious organization: He missed some stuff. To truly teach big tech to put humanity first, it is necessary to catalog all the ways that big tech is currently putting humanity last. And because we are living in a time of historically unprecedented exasperation—a time in which many of us go through the day filled with a sort of half-repressed and unacknowledged fury that threatens to burst out every time the app we’re trying to use sends us to a website to log in, but the website won’t allow us to paste the password from our password manager, and clicking “forgot password” sends us back to the app, which immediately crashes—any account of tech’s antihuman tendencies must necessarily include a detailed breakdown of how its products are truly just a colossal goddamn pain in the ass.

The question I ask every damn day: Did you use your own platform before you launched it?

Testify, brother!! My righteous & entirely justified rage is not, however, "half-repressed and unacknowledged", but full-blown & ready to kill, or at the very least to destroy every circuit board on the planet.

How about the time a moronic robot at my credit union decided that my making a w/drawal at the same ATM I've been using for 16 fucking yrs. was "suspicious" & restricted my card? Dunno if I mentioned it here, but I'm still angry as hell.

Cell 'phones are bullshit too. First, make them ergonomic, not some flat slab that doesn't fit the human hand very well.

All that typed, remember it's pathetic excuses for human beings who design, manufacture & implement this bullshit & they must be held responsible. Preferably a facility where the only way to get food, toilet paper or anything else is to use Doordash or whatever but it never works.

Circling The Drain

Where's the outrage?

Washington Post:
Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job  —  The Trump administration's appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack, has alarmed some in the Defense Department. — A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later …
Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:   Pentagon hires ‘qualified, patriotic’ Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism role

Robert Tait / The Guardian:   Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counterterrorism role

Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:   Important Update: Weaponization Fund is Dead, Insurrectionist Hired to Lead Counterterrorism Effort, Trump Health Questions Swirl, and More

Robert Davis / Raw Story:   Trump admin stuns by appointing convicted Jan. 6 rioter to major counterterrorism role

Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:   Trump Administration Hires Convicted Jan. 6 Rioter for Key Pentagon Job Involving ‘Highly Classified’ Military Ops: Report

more at Mediagazer »

Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post

"Politicized" courts. Beyond pathetic.

Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHS  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeatedly refused Tuesday to commit to following court orders from judges who rule that the Department of Homeland Security is acting illegally.  In his first appearance …

Manuela Silva / NOTUS:   Markwayne Mullin Won't Say if DHS Will Follow Court Orders

David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:   Mullin cites ‘politicized’ courts in refusal to commit to DHS obeying rulings

David Edwards / Raw Story:   ‘You should be really freaked out’: DHS chief refuses to commit to court orders

Nick Arama / RedState:   DHS Sec. Mullin Delivers Epic Takedown of Chris Murphy and His Attack on the DHS

Andrea Castillo / Los Angeles Times:   Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   DHS Sec Mullin Floors Senate Democrat With Jaw-Dropping Answer On Whether He'll Comply With Court Orders

Mary McCue Bell / Washington Times:   Mullin vs. Murphy: Homeland Security chief takes on anti-ICE senator

Steve Benen / MS NOW:   Trump has had many recent setbacks in court, but the IRS case poses the biggest threat

Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit:   DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin Crushes Democrat Senator Chris Murphy's Lies (VIDEO)

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:   Markwayne Mullin Caught in Blatant Lie About Homeland Security Budget

The Hill:   Watch live: Mullin testifies before Senate on DHS budget amid GOP reconciliation battle

Rule of law? The Constitution? What are you talking about, asks nepo-baby plumber Mullin. (Mullin assumed control of his family's plumbing business in 1998.) Ol' Markwayne's a real piece of work.

Primary Day 2026

Exclusive: House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations, sources say

Interesting these accusations are a bit late to affect this election. Gomez is this reporter's Representative, & because he's no radical, I'd already voted for the DSA-endorsed candidate, Angela Gonzales-Torres, 'though I suspect that incumbent Gomez will win.

Never been less interested in an election. All scum, all the time. Almost didn't arse myself.

Yesteryear In L.A.

Claimed to be downtown, but it's Western Ave., from north of Melrose Ave. to just north of Wilshire Blvd. I know it well.The area w/ the furniture stores still has many furniture stores, 80-ish yrs. later, & the St. Charles Ap'ts. are still there.

[Los Angeles History on Facebook.]

Awfulness In Albania

Death To Parasite Slumlords!

What we need: A super-slumbuster. And a functioning gov't.

A corrupt ecological mess. Exactly what one would expect from junior parasites like those two sacks of human garbage & their scum parental units.

Jakob Weizman / Politico:

Albanian authorities probe seaside resort project linked to Jared Kushner  —  Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating a luxury resort project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as protests from citizens and environmental organizations over the development persist.
Nicole Charky-Chami / Raw Story:   Jared Kushner's luxury resort hit with anti-corruption probe as protests explode: report

Gresa Kraja / Bloomberg:   Kushner Resort Draws Albanian Leader's Support After Backlash

As noted yesterday. Why aren't these blood-sucking leeches building in the United States? They've managed to suck hundreds of millions of dollars out of us. Why do they hate America so much? Where's the outrage?

The Naked Lunch

Uncropped & uncorrected because I don't care anymore.

These Are Your Rights

Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold

Purchased anything from your corporate masters lately, you consuming sheep?

Trump's immigration enforcers look into buying ad data. Industry insiders fear what comes next.

Businesses that collect and sell information on Americans face an ethical debate about its potential use in federal immigration probes.

"Ethical debate" my ass. Chickenshit corporate entities will knuckle under to the grift & gladly take blood money.

[POLITICO]

Sage Burning

Ritual cleansing of tunes from the'60s & '70s being used to advertise fucking air-polluting shitmobiles. An admission there's been little good music made in the last forty-odd yrs.?

Enjoyably stupid fun, & it does rock. Produced by Todd Rundgren, which helps.Proto-punk from the Great Northwest. Tacoma, to be speccfic. The ad agency cut the opening "Hey little girl" line.And this rousing "Fuck You" to all the sheep in their boxes, also used to pimp wheels, which just just appeared on Sunday Nihght Baseball on the Nasty Broadcasting Company."For families that don't fit in a box." A selective edit of a cover. Can't handle the truth. I hope the royalties are going to a decent cause, or at least a descendant, as Reynolds was the socialist type.

Albanians Protest Future Slumlords

Fuck you in the mouth, Jared & Ivanka.

Traditional

You're The Worst!

Betcha Instagram & TikTok wouldn't allow me to express myself like this, because everythig is shit & you have no rights.

Again, thanks for nothing, Earthlings. Now get off my planet!

America 2026: "Completely Batshit Insane" W/ "Non-Stop Nuttery"

Trump’s Truth Social posting over the last hour or so is completely batshit insane. Get a load of this nonstop nuttery.

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) May 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM

Local Action

Drooling idiot, self-professed "media whore" & a literal prat.

Spencer Pratt on Fox News: "What these demons are doing to these poor dogs -- they're raping the dogs" pic.twitter.com/0qVNDrVJT4

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 30, 2026

Every accusation is a confession. How could anyone even imagine "dog-raping" unless they were dog rapists? Bow wow wow yippie yo ki yay, you sick fuck!

[Hullabaloo]

Laundry List

I Share My Feelings

Hear the agony? Of course you don't, you insensitive brutes.

Every fucking day as soon as I awaken there is some reminder of why I've had it w/ you people & your horrible world. Maybe one of you squealing rats could call the police & tell them to 5150 the slumlord because he's endangering everyone in this slum. But no, you fucking shitheels sicced the police on me, the victim.

See why I despise all of you? Every fucking thing you people do is 180° wrong.

Today I Learned

Jamaica's tamarind season, commonly referred to as "tambrin season", generally takes place from January to March. This time frame is culturally tied to the economic downturn following Christmas. The term "tambrin season" describes a period of economic struggle after the Christmas holidays.

Or the four-plus yrs. of economic struggle after electing a Republican President.

They Seem Nice

Einsatzgruppen?

The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside. The reservist said scenes like this had become common after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October.

And the text.

Israeli soldiers share rare accounts from Gaza, describing ongoing killings despite the ceasefire

He and the other soldiers who spoke to AP said troops generally understood, based on leaders and fellow soldiers’ actions, that Israel was in Gaza for the long run, not an eventual withdrawal.

"Ceasefire" has lost whatever meaning it had, but at least some people still follow the Old Testament ways.

Can't Find The Bums-Phils Game

"Free" trial? To watch any of this crap? Never heard of any of it, none of it is interesting. And "Formula 1"?
"MLS"? Excuse me, Apple, but are these the United States or some woke Euro shithole? If you don't like it
here, feel free to send all your placstic crap back to China or wherever it's made, go to Europe & watch
all the races & matches you can stand. Real Americans will be at the drag strip &/or watching football.

Because Apple has it & I'll never buy anything from them. Can I threaten the lives of Apple execs for stealing from me w/o one of you squealing rat bastards calling the police to have me kidnapped again? Or do you chumps want to continue to pay even more for much less?

Fruitbat Follow-Up

No question Handsome Dick Manitoba is a man.Some other New Yorkers, not so much.

Friday Reads: Trump Is Not a Manly Man. Manly Men are Not Obsessed With Redecorating

Priorities.As noted yesterday. bostonboomer has done their own research, & there's plenty.

I know this isn’t politically correct, but I’ve always thought that Trump was a bit effeminate–in his looks and his behavior. How many “manly men” are obsessed with interior decoration even in the middle of a war?

Not to mention that he’s in an apparently loveless marriage. His wife doesn’t sleep with him or even live with him, and reportedly has to be paid to appear in public with him. Maybe Melania is just a beard.

Come out of the closet & then get off the stage, you horrid scumbag! Also digby.

Open Season!

Note well the condition of the sink. I am far beyond caring.

Helluva Job, Internet!!

No One Is Safe, Anywhere!!!

Raphael Satter / Reuters:

Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data  —  U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials, an illustration of how the global surveillance economy is shaping the battlefield.
Dell Cameron / Wired:   The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops' Phones for Years. Now They Are

Amy Furr / Breitbart:   Report: Adversaries Target U.S. Military in War Zones by Using App Location Data

Karl Bode / Techdirt:   Enemies Are Exploiting Unregulated Data Broker Location Data To Target And Kill U.S. Troops

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:   US says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

Phillip Walter Wellman / Stars & Stripes:   Federal lawmakers demand stronger protections for troops' location data

Raphael Satter / The Independent:   Enemies using phone location data to hunt US servicemembers, Pentagon confirms

Victor Nava / New York Post:   US launches new strikes in Iran targeting military site that posed threat to troops, commercial shipping : report

more at Techmeme »

Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:   Commercial tracking data being used by adversaries to target US troops: CENTCOM

NB: "The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops' Phones for Years. Now They Are". Whiskey Pete's "non-woke Dep't. of War" doing its usual great job protecting American service people. Who are fucking morons for allowing tracking data on their 'phones.
"Enemies Are Exploiting Unregulated Data Broker Location Data To Target And Kill U.S. Troops". Thanks a lot, Apple, Bezos & Google. Now there's blood on your grubby paws, you pigs.
"Senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’". For once, an actual national security threat is identified. Will anything be done? Don't hold your breath. Consumption is king, & you can't get the sheep to consume w/o advertising.

Queer As A Quail!

Straight Outta The Closet

A world of secret hungers
Perverting the men who make your laws
Every desire is hidden away
In a drawer... in a desk
By a Naugahyde® chair
"Brown Shoes Don't Make It" — F. Zappa

Ashley Parker: “President Trump delights in playing what he calls ‘the gay national anthem‘ whenever he wants to rev up a crowd. He’s obsessed with Elton John, was once friendly with Liza Minnelli, and has a Liberace-esque flair for gilded interiors. One of his favorite sports to watch—mixed martial arts—is basically sweaty, semi-naked dudes. And he is a deep and vocal admirer of the physique of fellow men…”

“Some of Trump’s allies note that years before gay marriage was legalized, Trump had gay friends, took pro-gay stances, and allowed gay people to join his private club in Palm Beach starting in the mid-1990s. Ric Grenell became the first openly gay person to hold a Cabinet position when Trump appointed him acting director of national intelligence…”

“To be clear: Trump says he is attracted only to women and, in fact, has been married to three of them. He once hosted the Miss Universe pageant, was caught on tape saying that he loves to grab women “by the pussy,” and was found civilly liable for sexually abusing a woman. Loads more have accused him of sexual misconduct…”

“But there’s also little doubt that Trump has unabashedly embraced the aesthetic—the je ne sais quoi—of a certain kind of gay man.”

Fat bastard's probably spent the last 70 yrs. trying to resist his hidden desires. Is this the root of his innumerable mental & emotional problems, or would he have been a royal piece of shit anyway? All the "pussy-grabbing" sounds like Don Juan Syndrome to this reporter:

A male paraphilia in which insecurity about masculinity and/or latent homosexuality is masked by multiple sexual liaisons with different female partners, without emotional commitment, but not as a paid gigolo, hustler, or call boy

It obviously doesn't like women. See also: Roy Cohn.

[Political Wire]

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