Cruelty for its own sake
Again, Calcaterra says it much better than I can. Cup of Coffee: January 22, 2026 There have been scenes and stories like this every day, but yesterday something broke in me and I was filled with a...
Trump's madness will end one day
Craig Calcaterra and Paul Krugman calling it like it is. Cup of Coffee: January 21, 2026: > And what can we say about the cowardly Republicans in Congress, who are still sustaining Trump even though...
ICE is running an extremely leaky ship
The government is not doing any level of due diligence on who they're hiring for ICE. I thought it was bad, but this articles confirms it's much more slipshod than any of us thought possible. ICE...
JD Vance Is A Hog That’ll Eat Any Slop
JD Vance Is A Hog That'll Eat Any Slop: The operating principle of JD Vance's life in politics seems to be as follows: How can I serve every powerful person while appealing to literally no normal...
A specific and repellent type of American Guy
Fascists Are Pathetic: It is maybe more accurate to say that the public-facing part of the federal government is identifiable at this moment as a specific and repellent type of American Guy. Instinct...
Mexican secrets
I made up this story based on this tweet from Josh Gondelman: Here it is: Listen, there’s something I have to tell you. I was sworn to secrecy while still within the borders of the great nation of...
Withdraw consent
One of the best things I've done is subscribe to the Today's Edition newsletter from Robert Hubbell. He posted this excerpt from one of his readers' letter to an editor at the reader's local paper....
It's changed me into something I don't like and I wish I had not become
I've really been enjoying reading Craig Calcaterra's newsletter lately. He was able to put into words how I feel about how this administration has changed me. Cup of Coffee: January 13, 2026: When...
ICE is not the victim
ICE is not the victim: ... it was darkly funny how much the self-appointed tough guys of the right whine like spoiled brats. When interfacing with the public, however, ICE and their supporters...
Dems stay limp
How Hard Is It To Oppose Murder?: What would it take for these freaks to voice objection to the actual fact of state terror happening right in front of their faces, rather than raising limp...
ICE: Ugly Loser Dweebs
Lyz Lenz puts how I feel about ICE into words. Dingus of the Week: Marco Rubio: Being an ICE agent is the perfect job for people not good enough at business to be human traffickers or drug dealers,...
Sportsaboobie and ZORK
Loved Mike Tanier making fun of the 2 consulting firms the Falcons hired to help them find a new head coach and GM. Blecch Monday. Stupor Tuesday: Sportsadoodle and BLRGH Consulting won’t make...
To arms, you broom-armed incels!
ICE Document Reveals Plan To Recruit At UFC Fights, Gun Shows, Dumpster Behind Joe Rogan's House: One of our favorite running subplots of the first year of the Trump administration is that...
You cannot begin to imagine
Against "Slop": You cannot begin to imagine the indignities I would bear for $1 million cash.
Hauled out of an Alabama mausoleum
Philip Rivers Had A Grand Old Time Leading The Colts Into Their Grave: You would not consider this level of performance acceptable from, say, a fourth-year blue-chipper, but you make certain...