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Fully caffeinated with 2X the sugar, unabashedly liberal. An OG, award-winning blogger (Americans United’s First Freedom First). You can find me on the web at MockPaperScissors.com and sometimes at crooksandliars.com. * Social Media Cult Failure ‘06

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Great Signs, Cont. As if we needed more proof that birds are jerks.

Great Signs, Cont.

As if we needed more proof that birds are jerks.

15.03.2026 01:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
News That Will Drive You To Drink Happy Hour News It doesn’t seem to matter to the 4th Reich that our media is (nearly) completely captured by the right’s own Broligarchy, what with Elmo, Bezos, Murdochs, Faceberg, and the Ellisons (Larry and Gums) owning most studios, television/cable, most print and all of the Socials. They want more: FCC chairman Brendan Carr wrote on X Saturday that broadcasters need to “correct course” or risk losing their broadcasting licenses, citing Donald Trump’s recent displeasure with the mainstream media’s coverage of the Iran War.

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Happy Hour News It doesn’t seem to matter to the 4th Reich that our media is (nearly) completely captured by the right’s own Broligarchy, what with Elmo, Bezos, Murdochs, Faceberg, and the Ellisons (Larry and Gums) owning most studios, television/cable, most print…

15.03.2026 00:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Says TV Broadcasters Must ‘Correct Course’ or ‘They Will Lose Their Licenses,’ Citing Trump’s Outrage Over Iran War Coverage Brendan Carr said broadcasters need to 'correct course' on their coverage of the Iran war or risk losing their broadcasting licenses.

Weird. Maybe the FCC’s Brendan Carr doesn’t know that Broadcasters don’t have licenses and that stations do.

Go figure.

variety.com/2026/tv/news...

14.03.2026 22:05 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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‘What Could Go Wrong’ NOW he’s trying to build a coalition? I thought everything had already gone sideways, but Prznint Stupid has found a new side.

The rate that The Orange 🤡 is going, he might not even be nominated for the #FIFAPeacePrize next year.

mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/14/w...

14.03.2026 21:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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One of These Things Is Not Like the Others No, the difference is not the lies.   All three of them were lying.  Reagan was ...

driftglass.blogspot.com/2026/03/one-...

14.03.2026 19:27 👍 13 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
Midday Palate Cleanser The dogs were very good again this week.

Midday Palate Cleanser

The dogs were very good again this week.

14.03.2026 19:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
‘What Could Go Wrong’ NOW he’s trying to build a coalition? I thought everything had already gone sideways, but Prznint Stupid has found a new side.

‘What Could Go Wrong’

NOW he’s trying to build a coalition? I thought everything had already gone sideways, but Prznint Stupid has found a new side.

14.03.2026 16:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Squirrel!!1! "Why are you still looking at the Epstein Pedo-files, when you could be looking at these renderings of the Epstein Ball-Room, er, other thing?" Dude is not playing his A-game anymore, is he?

Squirrel!!1!

"Why are you still looking at the Epstein Pedo-files, when you could be looking at these renderings of the Epstein Ball-Room, er, other thing?" Dude is not playing his A-game anymore, is he?

14.03.2026 16:00 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Before the weird #ClimateChange snow storm on Friday, #Seattle had a big windy day on Thursday that ripped bricks off of a building in my ‘hood:

www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/03/no-i...

14.03.2026 15:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mike's Blog Round Up Here's the latest blog round up via @Batocchio9
14.03.2026 12:10 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Eugenics Enters The Chat Oh, wow: Is the 4th Reich going to release an official Lebensunwertes Leben next? Remember, he’s proud to kill them.

Eugenics Enters The Chat

Oh, wow: Is the 4th Reich going to release an official Lebensunwertes Leben next? Remember, he’s proud to kill them.

14.03.2026 15:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day I swear I thought this was the cold open for SNL... ...and then I realized it is Saturday morning.

Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day

I swear I thought this was the cold open for SNL... ...and then I realized it is Saturday morning.

14.03.2026 15:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Please Forgive Us For Intruding On Your Weekend… ...especially during Frozen Food Month, but we would be remiss if we did not alert you that our pal Burr Deming has posted his best-of-the-web links complete with wry commentary at the essential blog Red-State-Blues. What mischief is Scottie's Playtime up to today? A buncha idiot Republicans making idiots of themselves on the idiot box, that’s what! As was foretold in prophecy, Cassandra’s Grandson prophecies that "Christians will turn away from God, to False Prophet!”

Please Forgive Us For Intruding On Your Weekend…

...especially during Frozen Food Month, but we would be remiss if we did not alert you that our pal Burr Deming has posted his best-of-the-web links complete with wry commentary at the essential blog Red-State-Blues. What mischief is Scottie's…

14.03.2026 14:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great Ads, Cont. It's been a week. I think we all need this. (Hat tip: Scissorhead calcurmudgeon)

Great Ads, Cont.

It's been a week. I think we all need this. (Hat tip: Scissorhead calcurmudgeon)

14.03.2026 01:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

FYI, it is still snowing. It has not stopped for a minute today. 37°, too. I don’t get it.

#Seattle #March #ClimateChange

14.03.2026 00:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A shaggy white dog resting its head on an elaborately hassled dog bed. It’s wearing headphones and has in intense look in its eyes, clearly listening to the #ProLeftPod and considers what it is learning from Driftglass and Bluegal.

A shaggy white dog resting its head on an elaborately hassled dog bed. It’s wearing headphones and has in intense look in its eyes, clearly listening to the #ProLeftPod and considers what it is learning from Driftglass and Bluegal.

I’m going to be listening to The Professional Left Podcast starring @bluegal.bsky.social and @driftglass.bsky.social and you should too! Available where’er you find Pods or here:

professionalleft.blogspot.com

Me listening to the #ProLeftPod, probably↓

14.03.2026 00:08 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
ETTD, Part Infinity Happy Hour News The immutable and iron-clad law of the innernets remains undefeated: ETTD! Exclusive: Trump is preparing to replace Ric Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center "President Donald Trump is expected to remove Richard Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center, according to three sources familiar with the matter..." "...Grenell’s tenure as interim president of the Kennedy Center since February 2025 has been marked by tumult, plagued by high-profile performance cancellations, protests, declining ticket sales and financial strain as he sought to execute the president’s vision for the arts center."

ETTD, Part Infinity

Happy Hour News The immutable and iron-clad law of the innernets remains undefeated: ETTD! Exclusive: Trump is preparing to replace Ric Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center "President Donald Trump is expected to remove Richard Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center, according…

14.03.2026 00:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mike's Blog Round Up Here's the latest blog round up via @Batocchio9
13.03.2026 17:39 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
His Time Is Coming No links for obvious reason: " are bad people. They shoot protesters in the head. This is an evil group of people." Alex Pretti and Renee Good would like to have a word with you, Biff. “They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years. And now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them.

His Time Is Coming

No links for obvious reason: " are bad people. They shoot protesters in the head. This is an evil group of people." Alex Pretti and Renee Good would like to have a word with you, Biff. “They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years. And now I, as the 47th…

13.03.2026 19:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Midday Palate Cleanser “You shall not pass." (True Fact: my neighborhood Pug is named Winston; I don’t want to give my buddy ideas, but he would make an excellent Gandalf next Halloween.)

Midday Palate Cleanser

“You shall not pass." (True Fact: my neighborhood Pug is named Winston; I don’t want to give my buddy ideas, but he would make an excellent Gandalf next Halloween.)

13.03.2026 19:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I begrudge no one dropping an f-bomb ever, and in fact my NYEve resolution is to drop MOARE of ‘em, myself.

13.03.2026 18:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Eiron, the Goddess of Irony, is having a moment of silence. No words.

Eiron, the Goddess of Irony, is having a moment of silence.

No words.

13.03.2026 16:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Here in Seattle, in mid March, it’s 36° out and snowing. 3.5 inches so far. How is this possible?

#ClimateChange

#NeedMoarCoffee

13.03.2026 16:06 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Woot! Woot! My blog was linked!

You should check out Mike’s Blog Round-Up!

H/T @karoli.bsky.social

13.03.2026 16:03 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Adventures of Tariffman! Someone really said this out loud? => Lord love a duck: getting STOLEN money back is not a “windfall.” Also: “somehow get this back” is a big tell. That was in planer language, “Make me." There’s zero chance that any of us peons will see a dime without litigation, even if the companies get some injunctive relief. And I’m not being cynical.

The Adventures of Tariffman!

Someone really said this out loud? => Lord love a duck: getting STOLEN money back is not a “windfall.” Also: “somehow get this back” is a big tell. That was in planer language, “Make me." There’s zero chance that any of us peons will see a dime without litigation, even…

13.03.2026 16:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I keep staring at the words waiting for meaning to take shape. Nothing is happening. It's amazing. Like seeing the total absence of color

13.03.2026 15:51 👍 80 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 0
Gee, Who Is Bibi Speaking To? Hint: NOT the Jews. I don’t think his intended audience is in Israel...

Gee, Who Is Bibi Speaking To?

Hint: NOT the Jews. I don’t think his intended audience is in Israel...

13.03.2026 15:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I enjoyed your MOODS. I blame Republicans for the shit they pull, not the Democrats for failing to stop them. Especially without power. #MurcsLaw

That said, I did not hear anyone blaming Democrats, so I was confused. Maybe it was before recording?

13.03.2026 15:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Miracle of The Orange 🤡 Economy If the new-and-improved BLS cannot cook the books, imagine what the real numbers must look like? I'm gonna guess that the economy is not going to get better with Cadet Bone Spurs Great Adventure (Iran Edition) in progress, so this adjustment might look like the good old days compared to what’s coming next.

The Miracle of The Orange 🤡 Economy

If the new-and-improved BLS cannot cook the books, imagine what the real numbers must look like? I'm gonna guess that the economy is not going to get better with Cadet Bone Spurs Great Adventure (Iran Edition) in progress, so this adjustment might look like the…

13.03.2026 15:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Morning Stupid I didn’t really want to talk about the disgusting propaganda from the White House, so instead here’s Tiger Beat on the Potomac (Thanks Charlie!) email thingie's coverage: A White House social-media montage of college and pro football hits interspersed with footage of the war against Iran drew sharp rebukes from some of the players involved, WaPo’s Robert Klemko reports. “For that play to be associated with bombing human beings makes me sick,” said Kenny Bell.

The Morning Stupid

I didn’t really want to talk about the disgusting propaganda from the White House, so instead here’s Tiger Beat on the Potomac (Thanks Charlie!) email thingie's coverage: A White House social-media montage of college and pro football hits interspersed with footage of the war…

13.03.2026 14:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0