The Long Road Out

If you haven't run into Wilhoit's Law---here's a great summary from The Nation in an article today about the moral collapse of MAGA morons.   Wilhoit's Law   — coined by   music composer Frank Wilhoit   in a now-famous 2018 comment on a political science blog — neatly captures this truth. " Conservatism consists   of exactly one proposition — there must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." Now it's ditching even its in-group protections. 

“I think this is the most corrupt presidency in U.S. history, with the money they are raking in, with the NFTs and the memecoins. I mean it’s so blatant, it’s right in front of our eyes,” Ann Coulter admitted, unashamedly,  on the Triggernometry podcast in August , adding, “and the funny thing about [it is], I don’t care, as long as we get a wall and mass deportations.” This quote is from The Nation .  

I assumed it might be the UK or France who said "fuck you" first, and they have.   But only our two biggest trading partners—Mexico and Canada—had the influence to act on it.  Canada has signed so many treaties with the rest of the world in the last two years that, with hindsight, it was obvious that only Mark Carney could screw Trump.  Mexico needs another six months to protect itself for life without the US.   Today, Carney did it.  Calmly.  With huge pre-planning that everyone else except Trump could see.    With the fear that Trump is so murderous and stupid that he's probably begging the Pentagon to invade and arrest everyone in Ottowa.    I love you Mark!  I call out to every other world leader to simply follow behind this amazing act of business acumen and courage:  NEVER return a call from our tool of a president again.  Ignore him.  Watch him implode.     

We know why ICE agents wear masks in general terms—because they're embarrassed. But has anyone thought about how difficult this must be for these poor citizens? These are the same trolls who ignored public policy and refused to cover up their cute little noses during COVID. How could they demonstrate their rugged ass-kissing individualism and hairy slovenly demeanors without spreading their germs and drool? Turns out, it's easy. Just give them a paycheck. Not a peep. Not a whimper. See how little these ICE bottom feeders whine about their rights now. Tell me who to pistol whip, boss.

  Robert Kraft ran an ad suggesting that black people could help Jews fight back against anti-Semitism. It omitted the concept that Jews might support economic and human rights steps that would assist Blacks. Yeah, pretty easy to resent the Patriots ha ha.   (There was also an NFL Super Bowl ad about potatoes, which I assume was a court requirement imposed on ConAgra due to monoculture damage litigation.) Ha. I’m so glad to know, thanks to Kraft who surely understands a thing or two about human rights, that good black folks should be taking the punches for Jewish men… I’m in awe of our country.  This is a country that can invade a neighboring sovereign nation and completely sell ourselves—hook line and sinker—that it’s their fault. (Venezuela, not Viet Nam or any of the others.) Thank you, Bad Bunny for the improv theater piece, essentially saying “our tiny Puerto Rican colony is way more fun and infinitely more sexy than your kingdom—and you can’t understand our...

In the last two months I've weaned myself off Zoloft, under guidance from my psychiatrist. I believe Zoloft helped control the anxiety response triggered by my divorce years ago. But I also think one of the side effects—inability to orgasm—began to express itself. So, I dropped from 50 to 25 mg, and now down to 0. All seemed good until I got a random email from my ex. Now the old patterns—particularly the desire to point out how full of shit she is—have woken me. Sleep patterns are evolving but I'm hoping this isn't the return to previous 3 am sessions like the last two nights. It does me no good to ever think about my ex. I see her as an evil and careless narcissist who brings pain to those around her. Nothing good ever comes from her rare outreaches. And the remaining part of our divorce settlement causes me daily problems because I can't refinance my mortgage etc. or do normal banking. I'm having orgasms again and enjoying them—weaning appears to ha...