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They were right, it truly is a mad, mad, mad, mad world; just not in a way thats any fucking fun at all. Slap that title on a horror film? Yeah, thats where we live. Not gonna sugarcoat this, friends, this ones real, real gross.
(You know you get links and shiny colors over on the blog site, yeah? https://showercapblog.com/starving-babies-is-the-pro-life-position-you-see/)
Before we dig in, big, fat congrats to America on that one millionth official Covid death, though if were honest, we padded the numbers with a petulance-based mass suicide movement. Were the laughingstock of the afterlife, you know that, right?
Let it be hereby proclaimed: whereas Donald Trump before him was known, within the confines of this (silly) blog, as the Shart of the Deal, henceforth Vladimir Putin shall be referred to, periodically at least, as the Shart of War. Why it took me two and half months to notice this low-hangingest of fruits is a matter for me to sort out with my fifth grade English teacher.
Im sorry, Mrs. Putin, Im sure your boy has other talents, but I dont think war is a good fit. Next invasion, he should probably spend less time drafting his How I Conquered Ukraine While Shirtless and on Horseback speech, and more inspecting his army to make sure it, you know
works.
Coulda headed off a whole buncha trouble, right there. Hey Sergey, before we launch this war of aggression, I just wanna check in real quick
does the army work? What do you mean, mein Führer? Like, can it do army stuff? Winning battles, running supply lines, that sort of thing? Ah. I understand now. No, mein Führer. Well, shit.
Yeah, that probably wasnt the Victory Day speech Vladkins had planned, (runnin out of jet fuel, kid?) back when he was fapping to fantasies of confetti and collaboration. You know youve got a completely unspinnable turd on your hands when a dude who runs a whole-ass police state treads so lightly. On the bright side, Genocidal Fuckups Day is looking like an easy layup.
Aw, cheer up, Poots, at least your boysre getting better at retreating. But do go on about all the objectives your Special Military Operation️ keeps meeting. Its all very convincing, and Im sure your big, scawy thweats will keep Sweden and Finland from joining NATO, on account of how backupable they are.
In the relatively short history of superpowers, I feel like they dont, generally speaking, tend to leave a lot of tank graveyards behind in the wake of humiliating retreats, but Im certainly no expert. Im speaking specifically of the tank graveyard that has become a tourist attraction in the country you thought you could conquer in a week. Oh, and the war crimes trials are already starting, that happens to superpowers all the time. Threaten away, though.
Rand Paul, having really settled into the bloviating self-parody phase of his career, single-handedly held up the latest round of bipartisan Ukraine aide, which wont derail the bill, only delay it. You know, the sort of petty shit Rand pulls all the time, the way Susan Collins asserts her mewling, futile concern. SO WEIRD that Ron Pauls kid has a pathological craving for attention-seeking misbehavior, innit?
I cant be the only one who pictures salivating cartoon hyenas when I read about all the rights Americas power-drunk white resentment cult is already targeting, now that the illegitimate theocrat SCOTUS majority has shown its hand on Roe v. Wade, can I?
Tate Reeves, who, as Governor of Mississippi, somehow led a state in the wealthiest, most advanced nation in human history to a third-world Covid death rate, practically wet himself on Jake Tapper, at the mere suggestion of banning contraception, like some tenth-rate Taliban warlord. Not even warlord. Does the Taliban have, like, shift managers?
And then theres Stew Best Buds with the Lt. Governor of Idaho Peters, who doesnt seem to feel the need to be quite so subtle about the world the American Right hopes to build.
Yknow, if Steve Daines had a lick of sense, he mightve stopped himself from comparing women to reptiles on the Senate floor, but then, if Steve Daines had a lick of sense, he wouldnt be a Republican Senator, now would he?
So, it would appear the fearsome might of the U.S. presidency resided, for four goddamn years, with a fellow who believed China was shooting us with
lord, Im embarrassed just typing it
with a hurricane gun.
He would be the dumbest person on any playground in America, and theyve made him their king, and their God.
Incidentally, seems the hurricane gun guy wanted to court-martial a few retired generals, for the high crime of daring to criticize the Most Holy and Smart Acer of the Cognitive Test, Donald J. Trump, the J stands for, Did I mention the HURRICANE GUN?
He also proposed closing every single U.S. embassy on the African continent, but Im sure if you just pass one more critical race theory ban, no one will notice how racist your white nationalist hate cult is.
and this is the Party of Lincolns mighty kingmaker.
At least the good people of Nebraska will be spared the gropey governorship of Chuck Herbster. But in West Virginia, Team Treason picked up a W, after successfully hanging a vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill around the incumbents neck, because only cucks want bridges that dont collapse. My compliments to the disinformation chef; youve managed to make these rubes despise their own roads
once you break a human mind, the sky truly is the limit, isnt it?
Didja see that thing in the Washington Post, that laid out everything we know to date about Mark Meadows treacherous conduct during the Stoopid Coo? I remember each individual scandal, from months of steadily-trickling headlines, but when compiled like this, the shit reads like the plot synopsis of some sordid, straight-to-video, Tom-Clancy-meets-Joe-Eszterhas boondoggle. Which is essentially what it was.
First off, he and his shitbag wife pull their brazenly clumsy bit of voter fraud, and then from there, he spends two months careening through the federal government, swinging a ball peen hammer around his head, blindly hoping to smash enough shit to break American democracy forever. Which is not how I remember Leo McGarry behaving on the West Wing, frankly.
Many of Meadows skeeviest co-insurrectionists now face subpoenas from the House committee investigating January 6th, having obstinately refused to align themselves with the forces of decency and democracy in the struggle against hatred, violence, and authoritarianism. Cuz theyre the party of law n order, ysee.
A court in California overturned a law forbidding the sale of semiautomatic firearms to anyone under the age of 21, and theres certainly nothing insane about a society that prioritizes the rights of mass shooters over the lives of their victims. Nosireebob. Rational decisions only, here in 21st century America.*
One America Nooz Network wants you to know that, unlike every other glob of septic waste they shovel into your brain, the stuff about 2020 election fraud is fake-ass news, and my GOD doesnt it feel good, watching the Big Lie take such a stout legal spanking? Now, if we can just do something about all the Big Liars seeking control of the nations election infrastructure, we might just be able to hang onto our country.
Meanwhile, the Republican War on Disney For Not Hating Gay People Enough led a gang of swastika flag-waving asspimples to the Magic Kingdom, to screech about grooming, and, as you know, wherever American Nazis rear their subpar heads, Josh Hawley cant be far behind
.yeah, when Nazis and Senators are saying the same things, you KNOW youre in a healthy democracy.
Like, lookit Dan Crenshaw and Marjorie Taylor Greene, clawing and puking and flinging poo at one another
.theres room for all kinds of maniacs under the GOP tent, with its profane, Lovecraftian angles.
But Madison Cawthorn and this Kathy Barnette person are TOO crazy, I guess; and yeah, I imagine the job of death cult gatekeeper has its challenges, but then, each passing day is a fresh, new opportunity to come to your fucking senses, and join us here on the side where insanity isnt incentivized.
Republicansre mad at Joe Biden for shining a spotlight on Rick Scotts abandoning serfdom was a mistake economic plan, but not mad enough to actually present the public with alternative party platform, dont be silly.
I guess theres a new grand jury looking into that thing where the Deposed Dotard stuffed his pockets on the way out with as many classified documents as he could wrap those tiny, inadequate fingers around, thats good. Say, we should get Trey Gowdy to head up an investigation into this poor, persecuted intel; hes quite passionate about the issue, if I remember correctly.
So, Elon Musk spent $44 billion to buy his fascist loser buddys Twitter account back for him, because emotionally stunted man-babies of a feather stick together, I guess. Wonder what hed have to pay to reinstall Steve Schmidt on Meghan McCains Xmas card list?
Or maybe the little freak isnt buying Twitter after all. Either way, I mostly just resent this inescapable toddler for the space his misanthropic antics take up in our culture. Cant you just build a lair somewhere, and lure spies into death traps?
If anybody out there is somehow still reading this diatribe, I regret to inform you that, despite the preceding tales of atrocity and abuse, we are only just now arriving at the bottom of this weeks barrel. If anybody needs a moment to like, clean the projectile vomit off the wall, now would be a good time to take care of that.
And let me start by saying that I legitimately do not blame Republicans for hitting Biden on the formula shortage; (though of course the administration is doing all it can) thats Politics 101, and were all adults here.
but to frame the issue as RACE TRAITOR BIDEN STARVES WHITE INFANTS TO FEED INVADING BORDER HORDE, as so many prominent Republicans have, just
like, are you proud of yourself for fueling hatred of brown babies?
And I understand that one of the primary appeals of your creepy, post-shame culture is that such buffoonish hypocrisy no longer bothers you, but this hideous lurch, from sanctimonious lectures about life directly to DESPISE THESE BABIES THEY WANT TO REPLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU
its a little much, guys.
That said, I would like to respectfully resubmit my request that yall cut it out with all this Nazi shit.
All I want to know about this supermassive black hole is, is it a place where no one is around to shriek about toy potato gender, or the sacred right to chug livestock dewormer, and if so, how the fuck do I get there? I will become an edgelord billionaire solely to build a rocket to take me to that place, if it exists, so help me God.
So, if youll excuse me, I need a sandpaper-and-bleach bath now. FUCK. Ill see you next week; try not to hate any babies while Im out.
*No, YOUR countrys right-wing extremists staged a terrorist assault on the seat of government! Shut up!
panader0
(25,816 posts)Blue Owl
(59,107 posts)SheltieLover
(80,485 posts)Thx, Ferret!
Easterncedar
(6,269 posts)As always. Thanks.
MontanaMama
(24,722 posts)But Im so happy you do. Thank you TheFerret.
flying rabbit
(4,970 posts)Hugin
(37,848 posts)Look, 80 some-odd percent of humanity grew out of this shit by the time we were five.
It is a fact that there are things/people in this life that will make you have uncomfortable feelies. Most accept this and get on with what needs to be done. You, however, remain in a perpetual colicky patent leather Buster Brown wearing foot stomping if-you-dont-stop-I-will-give-you-something-to-cry-about fit. Even though your own scriptures (which you havent read) say you are here to be tested to see how gracious you can be given adversity and will be dealt with according to your merit when the time comes.
No, these things will be here, always. No matter how much you try to clap your hands, whistle, legislate, or judiciate them away.
Grow the fuck up!
Word has it the underworld lord is considering adding a new circle of hell for a certain senator from Maine. Where one feels nothing other than concern for eternity. Several seeers have reported visions of the demon looking over the blueprints while cackling and rubbing multiple scaly unlotioned hands together. Nice work, Suzy. Murkowski tried to save you. The chain has been forged.
Well, thats it. Now I must go spit until I get the taste of wanton intolerance out of my mouth.
Thanks, Cap. As always.