
Thanks to Gareth Stearns for these images of the April 6, 1972 Smoke Signals, school newspaper for Choctawhatchee High School, which featured a lengthy column by yours truly. As far back as 12th grade I was blathering my opinion for… READ MORE

Acting Secretary Gaynor Tours the U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. (January 17, 2021) Acting Homeland Security Secretary Pete Gaynor and Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller tour the U.S. Capitol building and interact with National Guard Soldiers assigned to ensure security ahead of the Presidential Inauguration. Original public domain image from Flickr
Got a question for the MAGAts. The other day, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to approve a budget that, when you strip away all the horseshit, amounts to this: It takes money away from people who don’t have very… READ MORE
As you can imagine, the MAGAts don’t like me very much. That’s OK. I don’t like them very much either. They can’t really attack me for the content of my posts, so they attack me for my appearance – the… READ MORE

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristie Noem. Image by Matt Johnson. CC license.
Ah, Kristie Noem. President Scarface’s secretary of Homeland Security. I don’t know whether to call her Minister of Ignorance or Minister of Cruelty. She seems to embody both qualities. I’m sure you remember the story about Kristie Noem and her… READ MORE

The Blue Diamond Gallery. Creative Commons license.
As you know, I am no friend to President Cankersore. In fact, I believe his administration is the most corrupt, the most criminal, the most despicable administration in the history of the United States. These people make Richard Nixon look… READ MORE

Donald J. Trump, aka Mr. Compassion. Image by Gage Skidmore. CC license.
That was a really nice statement posted by President Liver Fluke when it became known Joe Biden has prostate cancer. For a moment – for a brief, shining moment – I had to ask myself: Have I misjudged that creature?… READ MORE

Image by NOAA.
May 15 marks the beginning of hurricane season in North America, and my concern is that this year will serve to illustrate the disservice provided to the residents of the Gulf of Mexico coastline and the Eastern Seaboard by the… READ MORE
To quote MAGA, “The Ford Motor Company is bringing back four factories, and 25,000 good-paying jobs as a result of Donald Trump’s tariffs. “But go ahead, liberals. Keep telling us tariffs don’t work.” Well, OK. The Ford Motor Company is… READ MORE
The other day, as President Brandon gleefully slashed funding for NPR and PBS, he posed a rhetorical question: Why should a coal miner have to pay for PBS? Ignoring the obvious implication that coal miners are too stupid to enjoy… READ MORE
This disgusting piece of trash is allegedly responsible for the rampage at Florida State University yesterday that cost two people their lives and left several others wounded. It seems as often as not the people behind these tragedies are young,… READ MORE