Streets Of Los Angeles

When the Fire Dep't. goes into action you know someone, somewhere, is in trouble or in pain or is about to suffer. Makes this reporter feel better, if not actually good.

Streets Of Beverly Hills

Touch & Go

Friday Freak Out

Of course we need to hear take five.

Fire Friday: Fuck Fossil Fuels

Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill.

Burn it all while the planet explodes!! And enjoy the Wage-Slave Day holiday. Be sure to buy something at a sale!

Sadly, the Krauts don't think there are leaks.Video credit: Houthi Military Media. 

LATER: Perhaps AP pooped out on the video, which was essentially the footage from Houthi Military Media in the Reuters piece, because they couldn't confirm it.

Friday Fire & Destruction

Project 2025 South Of The Equator

Loot The Supermarkets!!

Remember, you do not need the Mark of The Bezos to buy & sell. Just fucking help yourselves. That shitheel leech Bezos won't starve if you do, but you might if you don't.

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams:

During Antitrust Trial, Exec Admits Kroger Jacked Up Milk and Egg Prices Above Inflation  —  A top Kroger executive admitted under questioning from a Federal Trade Commission attorney on Tuesday that the grocery chain raised its egg and milk prices above the rate of inflation … 

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:   Kroger Egg Pricing Turns Merger Trial Into Inflation Fight

Of course they did. Fucking middlemen. Death to all grocery executives, before they bankrupt us & then starve us all.

Trump Provides Emotional Support

Vance: You’re acting like Donald Trump filmed a TV commercial at a gravesite. He was there providing emotional support to brave Americans who lost loved ones and there happened to be a camera there pic.twitter.com/MVxKKQH094

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 28, 2024

No one gave anyone permission, you lying sack of crap. There's no permission to be given."Innocent" isn't the word. This was not a "nice" suburban "mom" randomly carjacked on her way to yoga by an "other". A U.S. Army sergeant deployed to a war zone is in harm's way, & certainly a target for the people of the invaded country. That's why the infantry sports helmets & body armor, dipshit. And he's still lying about Gov. Walz "lying" about his service. Why do these people hate America so?

Starting to think J.D. was a white trash D.E.I. admission to Yale. How the hell did he graduate from Yale Law, or pass the bar?

Abbey Road? O.K. This might be appropriate.

"Incident" At Arlington: Is Nothing Sacred?

Is Nothing sacred?

 Steve Benen / MSNBC:

Why Trump's ‘incident’ at Arlington National Cemetery matters  —  Donald Trump's appearance at Arlington National Cemetery this week was already controversial.  Then the public learned about an “incident.”  —  In modern American politics, the vast majority of officials in both parties …

Discussion:

Mark Sumner / Daily Kos:   Trump's Arlington stunt should be a campaign-ending disgrace

Quil Lawrence / NPR:   New details emerge about Trump campaign's altercation at Arlington National Cemetery

Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:   The Trump Campaign Had a Characteristically Classy “Incident” at Arlington National Cemetery: Report

Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:   Despicable you  —  A perfect illustration of how Trumpism, like previous fascist movements …

Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:   Trump's Noble Quest To Get A Photo Opp In A No-Campaigning Section Of Arlington Went South

Tengrain / Mock Paper Scissors:   TFG Finds New Way To Insult Veterans

Maha / The Mahablog:   Trump's Desecration of Arlington

NBC News:   Arlington National Cemetery officials confirm an ‘incident’ during Trump's visit

Washington Post:   Trump visit to Arlington Cemetery sparks alleged altercation with aides

Victor Morton / Washington Times:   Report: Trump campaign staffers had ‘physical altercation’ with Arlington National Cemetery official

Alana Goodman / freebeacon.com:   Crazed Kamala Supporters Attack Arlington National Cemetery Director for Allowing Trump To Lay Wreaths on Soldiers' Graves

RELATED:

 Associated Press:

Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says  —  JD Vance, asked about a Trump campaign incident at Arlington National Cemetery, instead focused on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan calling Kamala Harris “disgraceful” for not firing anyone for service member's deaths.

Discussion:

Wall Street Journal:   Saga Over Trump's Arlington Cemetery Visit Grows as Vance Says Harris Can ‘Go to Hell’

Lucian K. Truscott IV / Lucian Truscott Newsletter:   Grotesque  —  Two members of Trump's entourage were involved in a physical altercation …

USA Today:   ‘Furious’: Veterans slam Trump team's altercation at Arlington National Cemetery

Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:   Trump staffers reported over altercation at Arlington cemetery during photo op

Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:   Trump campaign disputes allegations of altercation during Arlington wreath-laying ceremony

David Badash / Alternet.org:   ‘Offensive’: Trump turns Arlington visit into campaign TikTok as veterans condemn ‘stunt’

Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Trump team pushes back on reported confrontation at Arlington Cemetery

Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:   Trump Team Clashed With Arlington Cemetery Official: Report

CBS News:   Trump campaign involved in incident on grounds of Arlington National Cemetery

Ted Johnson / Deadline:   Arlington Cemetery Official, Trump Campaign Staffers Got Into “Incident” During Former President's Visit

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   ‘Is nothing sacred?’: Morning Joe panel buries Trump over Arlington Cemetery scuffle

Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:   Abbey Gate Families Issue Statement on Trump Honoring the Fallen at Arlington Cemetery After Media Hit Job on Alleged “Physical Clash” With Cemetery Official Over Photographer

Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:   Trump Was Warned Not To Take Photos At Arlington

New York Times:   Trump Team Clashed With Official at Arlington National Cemetery

Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:   Trump staff had physical altercation with Arlington cemetery official, NPR reports

Elizabeth Weibel / Breitbart:   Fake News Strikes Again: Media Launches Arlington Cemetery Hoax Against Trump Campaign After Afghan Anniversary Visit

Aditi Bharade / Business Insider:   2 Trump campaign staffers got into a scrap with an Arlington cemetery official who didn't want them filming near the graves of recently buried US troops: report

Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Report filed on Trump Arlington National Cemetery “incident”

DNyuz:   Trump Staff Got Physical With Arlington National Cemetery Official: Report

 Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
The Trump Campaign Is Now Running on Pure Contempt

Discussion:

Balloon Juice:   Come Down and Meet at the Burial Ground

NPR:   Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery

 Colin McCullough / CNN:
Fresh controversy brews over Trump's Arlington National Cemetery visit

Discussion:

NPR:   Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60 is a focus of controversy. What is the area?

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:   What Arlington National Cemetery rules say about politicizing grounds

Scripps News:   Trump campaign staff reportedly had an altercation with Arlington Cemetery official during visit

Tom Howell Jr / Washington Times:   J.D. Vance: Kamala Harris can ‘go to hell’ over Afghanistan debacle

USA Today:   Trump staff in altercation with Arlington Cemetery official

Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:   Veterans Condemn Trump's Arlington National Cemetery Campaign Stunt

Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:   Trump Staff Reportedly Fought at Military Graveyard to Get Good Photo for Social Media

Dan Mangan / CNBC:   Trump Arlington cemetery incident ‘pretty sad,’ Harris campaign says

Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Trump, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Rule of Law

ABC7:   ‘Incident’ reported at Arlington National Cemetery during Trump visit

Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:   ‘Morning Joe’ Panel Accuse Trump Of Using Arlington National Cemetery As ‘Prop For A Political Campaign’

Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   No charges filed after Trump campaign's alleged altercation at Arlington National Cemetery

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   Trump Tries New Excuse for Messy Fight at Arlington National Cemetery

David Badash / Alternet.org:   ‘Campaign stunt’: Did Trump event ‘desecrating’ Arlington cemetery violate federal law?

Curtis Houck / Newsbusters:   CNN Tag-Teams with Harris-Walz Campaign, NPR to SMEAR Trump, Abbey Gate Families

Paul McLeary / Politico:   Trump team involved in ‘incident’ with staff at Arlington cemetery

DNyuz:   Trump Uses Marines' Families to Shield Him From Arlington National Cemetery Blowback

Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:   JD Vance Just Made Trump's Arlington Cemetery Scandal Much Worse

Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:   Trump campaign feuds with military over Arlington Cemetery photo op

Sandra Rhodes / IJR:   Report: Trump Campaign Staff, Arlington National Cemetery Official Had Verbal, Physical Altercation

David Gilmour / Mediaite:   ‘Is Nothing Sacred?’ Morning Joe Crew Slam Trump For Using Arlington Cemetery As ‘Prop For A Political Campaign’

Cassandraisright / FIRST DRAFT:   OMG Just Vote Him Off The Island Already

CBS News:   What we know about Trump campaign incident at Arlington Cemetery

Atrios / Eschaton:   The Finest People  —  What the fuck is wrong with them? … Amazing stuff:

Nick Visser / HuffPost:   Trump Aides Had Altercation With Arlington National Cemetery Official: Report

The fake news doesn't have much to say beyond hysterical smear/hoax accusations or "reports say", but one "Alana Goodman / freebeacon.com" looks to be the raging loony winner, w/ "Crazed Kamala Supporters Attack Arlington National Cemetery Director for Allowing Trump To Lay Wreaths on Soldiers' Graves". Somehow Goodman missed the "no political photography" part.

Weaseldick Weds.: You-Know-What The You-Know-Who

Weaseldicked Motherfuckers, Every Last One

Sam Levin / The Guardian:

US police use force on 300,000 people a year, with numbers rising since George Floyd: ‘relentless violence’  —  Exclusive: groundbreaking Mapping Police Violence data estimates scale of physical force and civilian injuries  —  Police in the US use force on at least 300,000 people each year …

Christopher Ingraham / Minnesota Reformer:   Twin Cities police use physical force at rates well above national average

Concentration camps & police murder, predicted 50+ yrs. early. They'd murder every one of us if they thought they could. Are you ready to defend yourselves, or will you all be bodies piled up in mounds?

Untitled

Gaza Gentrification Project Brings Polio Back

Bring It On, Nature

Mother Earth Fights Back: Bite Me, Human Scum!!

Joseph Choi / The Hill:

NH resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne virus  —  New Hampshire authorities on Tuesday confirmed an adult resident has died after contracting a rare mosquito-borne illness with a high mortality rate. 

Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:   New Hampshire man dies from rare mosquito brain disease

Fox News:   New Hampshire resident dies after EEEV infection, as rare, lethal mosquito-borne virus spreads in New England

Associated Press:   New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

The Old Ways Are The Best

Seen on a light standard. Not made on a mimeograph machine, but the spirit is there.

No P.O. box, number to call for a recorded message or web-site/social media address. May well be an honest but pathetic delusion, rather than a scam of some sort.

Oh, There Ain't No Life Nowhere

No Fun Sunday

Today's theme seems to be mental problems. Is this anhedonia?

Clay Walker / The Daily Beast:
Joyless Lindsey Graham: Democrats' Joy 'Doesn't Exist in Real World'  —  GLASS HALF FULL  —  The Republican senator made the comments in response to the DNC “love fest” during an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union.”  —  Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said he isn't buying all that Democratic "joy" on display ...

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   Lindsey Graham confronted on CNN with video of Trump saying 'I 'don't care what he says'

Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:   CNN's Jake Tapper Asks If Trump ‘Is Trying To Lose’ With Things Like Attack On ‘Jewish Governor’

Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:   Kamala Harris's Joy Has Broken Lindsey Graham

Pam Key / Breitbart:   Lindsey Graham: Democrat Convention Was a ‘Hatefest Full of Insults’

You are correct. No one wants to feel good or anything resembling it.

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Watch: Scott Jennings laughed at on CNN for claiming 'People don't want to feel joy'  —  It did not take long on Sunday morning for conservative CNN political commentator Scott Jennings to realize he had stepped in it when he claimed, “People don't want to feel joy” during his appearance on “State of the Union.”

Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Lindsey Graham decries DNC as ‘hate fest full of insults’

Digby / Digby's Hullabaloo:   Policy, Policy, Policy  —  Oh Lindsey.  You are just as dishonest and delusional as your daddy

Republican policy: Whatever it may be, if Democrats are for it, Republicans are against it. Joy? We'll have none of that!!What's the phrase? "Don't threaten me w/ a good time"?

Therapy Is A Lie

Sunday Is A Suicidal Suckfest

ProPublica:

Why It's So Hard to Find a Therapist Who Takes Insurance  —  America is in the midst of a mental health crisis.  —  But finding a therapist who takes insurance can feel impossible.  —  Insurers say that's because there aren't enough therapists.  —  That's not entirely true.

NPR:   Finding a therapist who takes your insurance can be nearly impossible. Here's why

Here's why not to arse yourself w/ more of the gawddamned non-stop lying bullshit that depressed you in the first place: It's not you (no one decent & humane can long remain sane in this world of shit & pain) it's a pig society that, to give but one fucking example of just how fucked & hypocritical it is, makes it impossible to find a therapist that'll take insurance. Insurance is as much a lie as therapy. Figures the two would get together to fuck us all, good & hard.

And what exactly do these magical head-candlers do? Probably requires the least effort of any specialty. Suggest you conform, & then give you drugs to fuck w/ your brain & return you to being a happy, well-adjusted &, most important, productive member of society. "Hmmm. That's interesting. How did that make you feel?" "Well your fifty minutes are up, let's see what drug samples I can palm off on you from the batch the large-breasted pharmaceutical saleswoman left on her last visit." Only problem is, the only effects the medications will have are the side effects.

How about the time I had an appointment w/ my croaker, & arrived in such a state of rage (caused by the shitty transit system in this shithole county) & hypertension that he said I should be dead. He later suggested he could send me to a psychiatrist who'd get me so doped up I wouldn't feel anything. Nice. Just what Hitler & Stalin wanted. Fuck medical science along w/ everything else.

Sic Semper Tyrannis!

Will Yanks be able to stand up & fight? Or will they be the Nazi tyrants? How can it even be a chioce?

1968

A Saturday night then as well. Also on the bill: Alice Cooper. 14-yr. old M.B. didn't "get" them. (Does he now?)
A month prior. (A Tuesday.)

If It Bleeds, It Leads

Support Mental Health Or I'll Kill You!

O.C. trailer trash.Malpractice?Armenian Mafia?America: An exceptionally angry asshole w/ a gun. Th' fucking hell is wrong w/ you horrid people? And how much more of this am I supposed to take before I go off? You think my tolerance is infinite?

Youth Against Inflation

The youth liberating goods from Babylon warms my heart.

The latest in a series of similar crimes occurred at about 1:40 a.m. Saturday, when police received several calls of a possible street takeover and a disturbance inside a 7-Eleven in the area of Gaffey and First streets, a watch commander at the LAPD’s Harbor Station told City News Service.

When officers arrived at the scene they reported that the convenience store had been ransacked and several items had been stolen. The suspects had already fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival, according to the watch commander.

Police had no suspect information.

Spokeswoman Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department told CNS that paramedics were dispatched at 1:38 a.m. to the 700 block of West First Street regarding a shooting, but were canceled by the LAPD.

ABC7 reported that about 30-50 people trashed the store, knocking over shelves and stealing approximately $40,000 in merchandise, including cigarettes and thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets.

“Last night’s incident at 1st and Gaffey, where a large group ransacked a 7-Eleven, is continuation of a pattern we’re seeing across Los Angeles,” said McOsker, whose 15th District includes San Pedro. “This isn’t just about property damage or items stolen — it is also about a victim, an employee, fearing for their safety, and a neighborhood that is both in fear and now without a convenience store on the corner,” he added.

“It’s deeply disturbing to me that incidents like these are becoming more common. We need more resources in our 911 operations and increased staffing in the LAPD. We could have stopped this at the street takeover before it escalated. That’s why we need to expedite hiring in the LAPD. Our officers must be able to respond quickly to prevent these incidents from happening,” McOsker continued. “If you have any information on last night’s event, you can submit a tip anonymously at [How to squeal redacted.]”

It was not immediately clear if any of the thieves who robbed the San Pedro store were also involved with the previous 7-Eleven robberies, which occurred in the Hollywood area. On Aug. 16, three robberies occurred within minutes of each other at Hollywood-area 7-Elevens. They involved a large number of youths who stole merchandise, vandalized the stores and got away on bicycles.

The previous Friday, on Aug. 9, around 50 young people vandalized a 7- Eleven in the 8500 block of Olympic Boulevard, near La Cienega Boulevard, just outside Beverly Hills and stole merchandise, including cigarettes, before riding away on bicycles.

No arrests have been reported in any of the robberies.

The Los Angeles Police Department has urged anyone with information regarding any of the robberies to call them at [How to squeal redacted.].

Please. The "victim" may be the franchisee who takes the price-gouging profits home. If not, the employee is usually an exploited relative of the boss. And why would more police be the answer? That's just throwing money at the problem. They can't handle people on bicycles as is; more ossifers will just be the Keystone Kops running around.Do they have any suspects? No. They seldom do unless someone squeals. Police "work", my ass.

Do you want fewer liberation events Mr. Councilmember? Make 7-Eleven stop price-gouging. And if they won't, tell the whole corporation to hire security from their obscene profits, & not to bug the LAPD any more. I.e., fuck off!

"Sad Ending To A Sad Story"

WASHINGTON — Multiple members of the Kennedy family denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to endorse former President Donald Trump, calling the move a "betrayal."

"We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and national pride," said a statement signed by five of the former independent presidential candidate's siblings.

"We believe in Harris and Walz," the statement continued. "Our brother Bobby's decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story."

Still going on about assassinations? What, it wasn't Sirhan Sirhan? Looked pretty obvious to me. Once again:

"I shouted out
Who killed the Kennedys?
When after all
It was you and me"

Since none of you sad-assed losers can shoot straight any more, we can only lock both of these fucking assholes in a mental institution forever. Until we criminalize assholery. Then it's life sentences for most of you stupid jerks.

Wknd. Already Spoiled

The nose knows: Border Patrol dog sniffs out 81 pounds of cocaine in Southern California bust

San Diego sector Border Patrol agents have seized 2,437 pounds of cocaine since the beginning of the fiscal year, according to the department.

The sector has also seized 3,627 pounds of methamphetamine, 31 pounds of heroin and 475 pounds of fentanyl. That includes 3.65 combined pounds of fentanyl and heroin found from Aug. 11 to Aug. 17.

Heroin not the hot item it used to be. The old ways truly are gone.[L.A. Times]

Bobby Jr.'s Little Friend

I'd guess Bobby's worm was not actually funky.And another stumble down Memory Lane.Damn, the hits keep on coming!This mostly because artist Nick Anderson shows Lumpy's bronzer line.

That Sound You Hear?

Fall Of The House Of Kennedy

Maybe that should be Houses of Kennedy: Kennedy Compound, Hyannis Port, Mass.

It's Robert Francis Kennedy, Senior, spinning in his grave as his junkie son croaks lies for the microphones & cameras.

No wonder he was a junkie. Irish Roman Catholicism leads to that sort of thing, not to mention the boozing.

And is Junior fucking deaf? The brain worm eat his auditory nerves? How can he not be aware his voice alone is disqualifying? No one wants to hear that for four mins., let alone four yrs. And he's old (70!) & so dense & delusional he thinks he'd have a chance if there's an Electoral College tie.

Just found out his mother Ethel is still alive. Stop torturing the poor woman w/ this incessant bullshit, Junior!! What is wrong w/ you?

Get Up! Stand Up!

Give my dick a bite!
Chorus: Give his dick a bite!

Bite Me!

You're fucking-A right I'm offended. Nauseated & disgusted as well. What is wrong w/ people?

Friday W/ Frankie

Seasonally appropriate.

Want To Be Free! Friday

Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Trump campaign deletes Freedom video after Beyoncé blocks use of song  —  Freedom, the central song in the Kamala Harris campaign, appeared in a Trump campaign video but was contested by singer's label and publisher  —  Beyoncé has blocked Donald Trump from using her song Freedom …

Discussion:

Joyce Orlando / The Tennessean:   Who's the DNC mystery guest? These signs point to Beyoncé

Boston Herald:   Kamala Harris to accept Democratic nomination amid buzz about who else will be on DNC stage. Watch it live here

Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:   Beyonce Sends Trump A Cease And Desist Letter Over His Illegal Use Of Freedom

Salamishah Tillet / New York Times:   The Meaning Behind Beyoncé's ‘Freedom,’ the Harris Campaign Anthem

Anubhav Chaudhry / ComingSoon.net:   What is the Beyoncé Donald Trump ‘Freedom’ Video Drama?

Karu F. Daniels / New York Daily News:   Trump campaign pulls ‘Freedom’ video after Beyoncé sends cease and desist: report

Consequence:   Beyoncé to Appear as Surprise Guest Performer at DNC: Report

Joan McCarter / Daily Kos:   Trump keeps stealing music. Beyoncé and other artists are sick of it

Tatiana Tenreyro / The Hollywood Reporter:   Donald Trump Spokesperson Uses Kamala Harris Anthem “Freedom” in Video

Mya Abraham / Vibe:   Beyoncé Issues Cease-And-Desist Following Donald Trump's Use Of “Freedom”

Chris Eggertsen / Billboard:   Beyoncé Sends Donald Trump Campaign Cease-and-Desist Over ‘Freedom’ Use (Updated)

Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:   Beyoncé Threatens Legal Action Over Trump's ‘Freedom’ Video

Stephanie Holland / The Root:   Beyoncé's the Latest Artist to Demand Trump Stop Using Her Music...Or Else

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Freedom Takes Center Stage: Harris and Walz's Secret Weapon Against the GOP

Discussion:

Stephen Moore / New York Post:   Democrats' new definition of ‘freedom’ is all about bigger government

Thom Hartmann / New Republic:   Kamala Harris and Tim Walz's Secret Weapon Against the Republicans

Justmindy / Twitchy:   The GOP Must Not Allow Kamala and Tim to Cosplay as Change Agents

Pema Levy / Mother Jones:   Democrats Used Project 2025 to Rebrand Freedom. It's Working.

Washington Post:   How Kamala Harris shifted Democrats' message from ‘democracy’ to ‘freedom’