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| From 2018, the geographically divided nation. |
Back to the old days, when it was fascists vs. socialists, w/o bullshit gradations & w/ plenty of street fighting!Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology
Nine groups show the conflicting values underlying today’s polarized politics
The John Lennon Fillmore East ControversyThe 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.".]
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| Why, it's almost as if Euros, Ass. Football or not, are wiser than Yankees. |
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.Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
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| Actually, "comrade", it's not your money unless you've made F.I.C.A. payments. |
The decision has been made by theBloomberg: “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%.”
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".The GOP Has A Plan For That
Part of the war on wymyn too: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!
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!!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.
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?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.
"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?
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.Joel Webbon Says 'Violence Has To Be Enacted' To Deal With America's 'Black Problem'
Comer: "What we're seeing especially in the blue states is there is rampant fraud, especially in the minority communities"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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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
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| Rafael, of course, thinks he's the Marlboro Man. |
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Political anger fuels support for violence mainly when voters feel ignored by the system
Only insects that have visited my layout are small spiders, & I do blow them away, but w/ breath, not spray.A bite from a giant centipede is incredibly painful and requires medical attention; whilst we do all we can to preserve all insects in the shed, sometimes there are casualties.
Red Mirage, Blue Shift, Online Cope
What Spencer Pratt’s viral campaign tells us about online hype, election fraud spin, and what we'll see in the 2026 midterms.
"People who should know better". The problem is not that they should know better, it's that they don't care, & are hoping to lie themselves into power. You know,However, the season finale is upon us, and it’s taking the form of a proliferation of predictable conspiracy theories promoted by people who should know better.The LA mayoral primary’s devolution into conspiracy tropes, Polymarket screenshots, and Grok fact-checks is useful because it shows a script we are going to see again in 2026: viral candidate overperforms in the feed, ordinary ballot-counting reveals a different reality, and the people who conflated engagement with votes decide that there’s something suspicious about the count.
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| The rich fantasy life of Donald J. "Lumpy" Trump. |
Trump: Netanyahu ‘won’t have any choice’ but to accept US-Iran deal, ‘I call the shots’
Except Fat Boy's never done a damn thing in his life other than lose the money his father left him. (Much of which his lawyers apparently had to steal from his relatives for him.) He'll really be angry if he realizes no one gives a damn about anything he says any longer.Shot-caller: A member of a gang with enough authority to put a hit out on someone.
Voted for Raman; this makes me feel slightly better. Screw every two-bit Nazi Republican who voted for Pratt. Real piece of work; for what exactly is he qualified? "Reality Show" performers are would-be actors who can't act but are obnoxious jerks. America loves obnoxious jerks. Seen the "President"?Los Angeles Times:
Nithya Raman surges past Spencer Pratt in L.A. mayor's race, closing in on runoff with Karen Bass — Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman surged past reality television personality Spencer Pratt in the city's mayoral primary election Sunday, capping off a five-day turnaround after she fell behind to Pratt on election night.
Scott Bland / NBC News: Nithya Raman leaps past Spencer Pratt in tight, unresolved race to make L.A. mayoral runoffJeremy Fuster / The Wrap: Nithya Raman Takes Lead Over Spencer Pratt After Sunday's LA Mayoral Primary UpdateJordan Conradson / The Gateway Pundit: JUST IN: Democrat Nithya Raman Just 1 Point Away From Knocking Spencer Pratt Out of LA Mayor's Race After Pratt Railroaded in Latest Ballot Dump - Pratt Responds!
