A Day Early

Lucky 13, as the Postal Service estimated delivery would be Sat. the 14th. Here is 150+ US$ in Chinese Coca-Cola® rolling stock & a loco, from 2004, I think, & $65-ish for the Santa Fe switcher.

The Coke® loco runs, but it & the cars need new couplers.

Athearn, & well detailed.

And the stand doo-dad (Do-hickey?) for the semi-trailer needs to be leveled, no big deal as I intend the trailer to be removable. Someone appears to have re-glued it.

Seller wanted $99.99, I offered $90.00 & the money was out of the credit union acc't. before I knew it. Should've offered less, but I'm no haggler. Next time for sure. Could've run as much as $249.99 in box, w/ the transformer & a tiny circle of probably crummy track that might not be compatible.

Jah No Like!

In case you didn't get the message:

Never Anyone As Stupid

Never

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump blames recent attacks on ‘genetics’ of assailants  —  President Donald Trump previously told a radio show that immigrants who become murderers had “bad genes.”  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed “the genetics” of the assailants in a string of recent attacks
David Edwards / Raw Story:   Trump says some Muslims shouldn't be in US because of ‘genetics’

Edith Olmsted / New Republic:   Trump Tells White Reporter Immigrants Don't Have “Your Genetics”

Because no native-born "white" American has ever gone on a shooting spree, like I'm about to.

Gay Race Commie Globalism! Scared Yet? You Should Be!

Is this "gay race commie globalism" the same as "Cultural Marxism"?

• Joshua Haymes calls on Christians to "wake up and put an end to gay race commie globalism that has been importing Mohammedans by the millions into our country."
• Finally, intent on seeing the GOP destroyed so "we get a Nazi to run in 2028," Nick Fuentes declares that any of his followers who refuse to vote for the Democrats in the midterms is "a disloyal pussy": "If you don't do it, it is personally disloyal to the leader, which is me."

"Which [sic] is me." Me me me me me, you hear? Whenever he's "martyred" he'll be forgotten in the blink of an eye.

[Right Wing Nazi Weasel Watch]

Lying Through The Mail

Don't sign it, do send it back. They have to pay for business reply mail.

And if it does make the ballot, vote no twice, & vote thrice for the Tax the Billionaires bill!

Lying trash. The billionaire bastards behind these lies want all sorts of money for their "special interest": Not paying any taxes of any kind at all, ever.

Friday Freak Out

Have some real damn music!From the comments: The Screamers tape is from the Elks Lodge benefit in 1978. The last track is from a '79 demo. Perhaps not from KPKF.

Friday Factoid

As pointless as the rest of this item, yet another digitally mutilated image of the sky & trees, because I can't stand looking at what's been done to the planet to manufacture this world of shit & pain.

Not merely the second Friday the Thirteenth in as many months (one more this yr., in Nov.) today is also the 72nd day of the yr., meaning we're one-fifth of the way through this annus horribilis. But who's counting?

Memento Mori

An Honorable Man

“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years. And now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!”

— President Trump, on Truth Social, referring to the Iran war.

[Political Wire]

Morning Monologue

Every last fucking one of you eight billion sacks of undifferentiated tissue, w/ my bare hands! How long before the police show up at my door again, you squealing shits?

This Is Your Enemy

58 yrs. old & this sad son-of-a bitch is still scared of girls, & anyone w/ an education. Total creep, friend of Peter Thiel. I'm sure he spends all his time w/ "working class men".

Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power … Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men.
Ben Kew / The Gateway Pundit:   Palantir CEO Says AI Will Take Power Away From Democratic Voters and Toward Working-Class Men (VIDEO)

Alicia Tang / Bloomberg:   Palantir Looks to Expand Beyond Anthropic After Pentagon Spat

What happened to "one person, one vote"?

In the same grim vein:

Jay Willis / Fast Company:
The X algorithm really is trying to radicalize you—researchers just proved it

Some results of this sort of thing, as noted by Michelle Goldberg, via digby.

Emperor Nero Fiddles Around As World's Oil Burns

This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast. They’ll play this in museums in future. (🎥 LCI 🇫🇷)

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— News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) March 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM

It can't even move its hips, how can it swing a golf club?

Current Economic Slump

Reed Abelson / New York Times:
A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care  —  As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like skipping meals and driving less, a new survey finds.  —  Americans are feeling the squeeze from rising health care costs, and they are already doing without.
Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:   What Americans sacrifice due to high health costs

No kidding. This reporter has used a credit card to meet annual deductibles. Now regretting blowing US$150.00 on Coca-Cola® train tat last wk., then having to pay a $250.00 deductible & $47.00 co-pay this wk.

Thanks to "Floater Pharmacist",
who got on the horn, appealed the price
& got it knocked down to merely excessive.

Both up from last yr., each by about $12.00, making the monthly co-pay US$144.00 more every yr. Good thing the medication in question has transmogrified me to a breatharian & I no longer need to waste money on idiocy like "food". Literally did not eat anything solid yesterday, just several cups of tea & iced coffee. Higher spiritual plane, losers!!

Some of the sucker-ass chumps may be wising up. Of course, waiting for the American public to wake up & smell the coffee can take two eternities.

Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Poll: Voters who say economic and political systems are stacked against them tie a record high
Ireland Owens / BizPac Review:   Americans who say economy, politics rigged against them even higher than right after great recession, poll shows

Of Course He Did

Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Officer having anxiety attack took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says  —  A man who was shot by police and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for an ambulance after an officer having a “mild anxiety attack” took the first one that arrived at the scene, according to a newly released state investigation.
CT Mirror:   Report: Bridgeport cop took ambulance called for shooting victim

Why do you think they call them pigs? Someone's lying there w/ their life ebbing away & this sissified pantywaist therapy victim suffers an "anxiety attack" & comandeers the ambulance. What effing next from these bastards?

More War Porn

If enough oil facilities are destroyed we may see the end of fossil fuels. And fertilizer. Blow it all up!

Terror From Above

Might as well live in the Eastern Mediterranean, or around the Persian Gulf.

I see that U.N. resolution bullshit worked.

Shithole Nation Drowns In Own Shit

Priorities

How much is the Iran war costing taxpayers? Here's what estimates show

At least $11.3 billion spent in the Iran war's first days surpasses funds allocated to the National Cancer Institute – $7.4 billion. It nearly reaches the $12.4 billion spent on Head Start.

Meanwhile, next door to Washington, billions of your dollars for murder, not a penny for the home front:Why do Republicans hate America so? At least hate the whole sordid mess for the correct reasons.

President Trump told Speaker Mike Johnson in a private conversation this week that “no one gives a shit about housing,” according to four sources who heard the speaker recount the conversation, Punchbowl News reports.

This wouldn’t be the first time that Trump has signalled some ambivalence on addressing America’s housing crisis.

"Some ambivalence". Fat Boy doesn't give a shit, so the rest of us can just fuck off.

[USATODAY/Political Wire]

Today In Filthy Hypocrisy

Where's the sternly-worded vote against the United States' & Israel's illegal & horrific "Holy War"/jihad against Iran, which started all this? Tell the aggressors to stop, not those defending themselves! Your so-called leaders are all cowards, none of whom can handle the truth, but bend over & keep taking it, sheep!! You're all guilty, & you'll all be punished, just not soon enough for me!!!Meanwhile, not a word about this.

OFF W/ THEIR HEADS! Now We Can Start Killing The Aristocrats!

Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years  —  Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords.  On Tuesday night members of the upper chamber dropped objections …
Kirsty Wigglesworth / Christian Science Monitor:   Britain scores a win for equality

Podcast

Another War-Monger Showing Mommy Something

Kim likes his teenage daughter too.

Tell The Truth Now!

The war makes it more urgent for journalists to call out Trump’s derangement

Don't hold your breath. As Froomkin types, it isn't up to the journalists, but their institutional masters.

I sincerely hope that the leaders of our top news organizations are doing some serious introspection right now.

Maybe they’re searching for the right language – they just can’t bring themselves to use words like deranged or dangerous.

Well here are some things they can say – in the institution’s own voice — that don’t sound so extreme, all of which are backed up by extensive evidence.

He is volatile. He is unreliable. He lacks credibility. Sometimes he is incoherent. He is asserting dictator-like powers. He operates in a bubble of enablers. When he utters a falsehood, it is because he is lying or because he has lost touch with reality – or both. He is being misled by his aides. He believes the lies he sees on Fox News.

And if news executives aren’t willing to be blunt in their institutional voice, they should at least include informed speculation about why he says and does things that are so irrational and disconnected from reality.

They can attribute it to experts or critics if they must, but they should fully describe the critique that provides the essential context for virtually every news article coming out of Washington these days.

Something like: “Critics say Trump is deranged and unfit, that his aides are venal, that his cabinet is inept, and that his supporters are cultists. They say nothing he says can be trusted and that he should be removed from office.”

Still nagonna happen.

A Faint Glimmer Of Hope?

 David Nir / The Downballot:
Democrats win GOP seat in New Hampshire, notching 10th straight special election flip  —  Since the start of Trump's second term, Republicans have flipped zero Democratic seats  —  The third time was the charm for New Hampshire Democrat Bobbi Boudman, who flipped a Republican-held seat …

Gawd only knows what sorts of Democrats they are, & I s'pose a radical firebrand might not be elected in much of the hinterland. Only a state office, & we do seem to dealing w/ parasites who don't work for a living.

Boudman, a financial analyst, defeated Republican Dale Fincher, a Christian nonprofit speaker and investment firm founder, by a 52-48 margin to win Carroll County’s 7th District.

"Financial adviser" & "Christian nonprofit speaker and investment firm founder". In other words, one jerk who lies through his teef about Jebus, & two leeches who have to suck up to the wealthy to earn their sad livings. Despicable!

Guillotine Time!

I got one yesterday.

Google Man Peddles Snake Oil

Today on TAP: Sergey Brin funds a campaign to convince Californians to negate a wealth tax, through a ballot measure that conceals its intended purpose.

Sounded like rich weasel bullshit, so I wrote a very rude message advising them to fuck off & die, mentioning Trump & the guillotine & returned it in the business reply mail envelope.

Pass the California Billionaire Tax Act & tax Google Boy & his fellow scum into oblivion, California!!

Going Old School

Found on Facebook. (Well, forced into my feed by that bullshit site.)

Tempted as I am to slit some throats, nagunna buy nuthin' from some Chinese operation.

I can't threaten the slumlord there, but I can get a switchblade "stilletto" for U$29.95 w/ which to kill the sumbitch! Hypocrite much, Zuckerberg?

Preparing For Podcasting

Take one:

Take two:

Now you rat bastard Philistines can ignore what I type & what I say. Which beats having one literal-minded moron call the police & acuse me of homicide, instead of calling Building & Safety on my behalf. Th' hell is wrong w/ your suck-ass species?

Time Runs Out

Having just put on my last clean underwear I went to see if the laundry room was working, as complained about in the item below. Ha ha ha, what a sucker I am. New, working equipment? Hell no! Found two locks on the door (previously only one) neither of which will accept my key.

How much more of this am I expected to take? What am I supposed to do, find a lawyer who'll sue the slumlord son-of-a-bitch? How about a rent rebate, fucking parasite? Or a few thousand dollars for the aggravation of a collapsed bathroom ceiling? Or I could just slit his rent-seeking slumlord throat. Call the police any time you want, bastards!

Daily Affirmation Of Rage & Pain

Here's one for you, you squealing shits: I am going to kill the slumlord if the laundry room is not fully functional by the end of the wk. The fat ugly lying bitch who lies to me about everything everytime she opens her fat ugly lying mouth claimed last wk. they were trying to break the contract so they could have new equipment installed. Previous lies have included claims that the laundry room was "vandalized". Why that prevented them from getting new machines for months is beyond me, except I assume nepo-boy who runs the slum operation for his father is stealing/skimming all the money, as has been documented by their inability to pay the gas bill on time. $3,400.24. If I were that far behind on the rent the slumlord would have had me on the street. Death to all hypocrites. Fuck them all, w/ bullets.

Garbage Pit

Drowning in our own garbage. Produce, consume, throw away.

"You Have Five To Eight Minutes ..."

"You still have three to five minutes ..."

Eric Williams / Telegraph:
‘World War Three’ bunker manufacturer: 'I'm inundated with calls'
Alexander Willis / Raw Story:   Top Trump officials rush to purchase nuclear war-proof bunkers after Iran attack: report
Sam Barron / NewsMax.com:   Fears of World War III Boost Man's Bunker Business

Nervous much? Granted, bunkers are natural habitats for Nazis.

The Eastern World, It Is Exploding ...

End of the beginning, or beginning of the end?Exactly how many tanks do the vicious villagers have?

Jack Goldsmith / Executive Functions:
Trump, Iran, Nuclear Weapons  —  A grim topic that Congress and the American people should be discussing  —  When asked in January by the New York Times “if there were any limits on his global powers,” President Trump responded: “Yeah, there is one thing.  My own morality.  My own mind.
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war  —  Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict  —  Brash and bellicose, he sounded more like a cartoon bully than a sombre statesman.
Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:   Important Sunday Update: Oil Prices Surge to Highest Point in Years, White House Does Not Rule Out Military Draft, Iran War Set to Expand

Sophia Tesfaye / Salon:   Trump's cable-news Cabinet tries to sell a war

CBS News:   Pete Hegseth: The 60 Minutes Interview

Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:   ‘It Was Done By Iran’: Trump Places Blame For Deadly Strike on Girls' School on Iran — And Gets Hegseth's Support

"My own morality. My own mind."We're in biiig trouble.

Sunday Go-To-Meetin' Read

Historical background, & what's happening now.

How the Rapture Explains the Rupture Over Israel on the Right

The waning of a religious concept among younger evangelicals is reshaping the right’s once unquestionable support for Israel.

Exposed as the fascist theology it's always been. Israel had best watch out; the last generation to support their bee ess is dying, & it never really gave a shit about Israel or the Jewish people, just their Biblical role.

More on the subject, from the commies at Jacobin.

Cult Garbage Truck

Revolting, yet quite appropriate. US$84.00. Wretched old O gauge assholes.

The truck alone will run you US$39.00.

Features:
These highly detailed models are a step up in quality from our previous die-cast Roadster Series and will make a great addition to any O Gauge model railroad. These limited production releases can be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

The truck features flashing lights, self-propulsion (roll back feature), and a clip of Donald Trump speaking at a news conference.

Dimensions: 8" x 3" x 2"
Die-Cast/ABS Construction
Fully Assembled
Fully Painted
Trump Figure In Passenger Seat
Flashing Headlights
Self-propulsion Movement
News Conference Audio Clip of Trump Speaking
1:50 Scale

Sweet Blood of Jesus, you've never seen so much garbage in one place. Note the prices aren't shown on the search page.

Oddly, they don't offer a Donald J. Trump school bus for transporting his teenage victims. Or a Donald J. Trump hearse for those killed in his latest illegal war. Or a Donald J. Trump bus full of shackled deportees. I'm whipping off a very sternly-worded e-mail telling Mike's Train House to fuck off & die. Look like a lawsuit-happy bunch of crooks to me. One wonders if Fat Boy Trump gets a percentage of all the tat.

"Country Joe", Gone Yesterday At 84

Damned shame I have to run this in the context of Joe McDonald leaving, but he'd probably seen enough pointless & stupid fucking American wars. Bugger the "Fish Cheer", remember the Fish for this,one of the top three to five albums of that summer of '67, which'll be 60 yrs. gone next yr. We all might as well curl up & die. You first!

Sun Records Bloody Sunday

Would posting this be an actionable threat of some kind? I certainly hope so. Go right ahead & consider it a threat.

Daily Trolling Affirmation

One of these days, earthlings, to the fucking moon!!

Slept from 0300PDT until 1345PDT, still awakened angry as hell & ready to kill. Whaddya say to that, you squealing rats?!? Gonna drop that dime? C'mon, I fucking dare you assholes to try that again! Then ask me why I hate everybody & everything.

Today In Hell

You Made This World, Now The Bill Is Due, & The Schaden Is Freudeing Itself, "Suckers & Losers"!

I will piss on your fucking graves!

Ooops! Forgot A Title

Maybe now I'll feel better.

Same Old Stuff Saturday

Only death will save you from the endless mind-numbing cycle of life, if you can call it that.