40 Years Ago Today — ‘Oh Boy’
December 8, 2020Tonight 40 years ago, Mark David Chapman shot and killed John Lennon. A recollection via the New York Post this morning: This incident took place on Dec. 8, 1980. Later that afternoon, Chapman did get…
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Florida Man Pulls ‘Gestapo-Style Raid’ To Shutdown COVID Info
December 7, 2020As a former resident of Florida — I spent the first big chunk of my life there, attended/graduated from the University of Florida — this news from the Sunshine State isn’t a surprise, considering the…
COVID Surge, Lockdowns, And Rudy Tests Positive
December 6, 2020COVID surge continues as Californbia starts a nearly statewide ‘stay-at-home’ mandate as ICU beds become sparse while the numbers tick upward: Here in the Central Valley (the San Joaquin Valley portion of the state), we…
Shakespeare Saith: T-Rump ‘The Tyrant Is Holed Up In His Castle’
December 5, 2020Hideous in its absurdity (h/t tengrain): And about that amazing, but not surprising story of the day from The Washington Post: Just 27 congressional Republicans acknowledge Joe Biden’s win over President Trump a month after…
Mask, Or Not To Mask? — That Is The Most-Asinine Question Fucking In Forever
December 5, 2020Insanity blemished by sanity: Yesterday, the CDC called for wearing masks everywhere outside, death stalks if not — via the Guardian: The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new coronavirus guidelines, including…
COVID and T-Rump Time — ‘A Great Human Tragedy’
December 4, 2020Although it didn’t really need a scientific study to reveal this, but it does help — certain media consumption habits predict some Americans’ level of knowledge about COVID-19 and how to handle the pandemic. Not…
House Marijuana Bill Heads To Senate — No Smoke Allowed
December 4, 2020A victory, long-in-coming: Yeah, the Senate. Even more reason the Georgia run-off is so damn important — well, way-way- important to this country’s survival in any ‘normal’ fashion. And Republicans are such hypocritical assholes: Republicans…
Death Theater of the Absurd
December 4, 2020Sadly, a pure reflection of the absurdity right now (h/t Tom Sullivan at Hullabaloo): And as a complementary, adsurd side-dish, Rudy farting (h/t tengrain). Add to the horror reality (h/t BJ): And here we be……
COVID ‘Tipping Point’ — Sorrowful Scourge
December 3, 2020Virus as plague: Here in California, as in way-too many other places, COVID-19 is overwhelming medical systems. We reported 18,591 new cases in just the last 24 hours, a daily average of 15,121. One month…
Monster-In-Chief: ‘That Is Insanity’
December 3, 2020Instead of a message of hope in the midst of a runaway pandemic — a self-centered petulant blather (h/t Susie): Beyond the shitty attitude, incompetence and lack of any empathy for any fellow human, the…