You really, really, REALLY couldn't make this shit up

[Joe Guy]

[Scooter]

Next thing we'll see is the FAA banning all transatlantic flights.

[MajGenl.Meade]

They thought Enola Gay is a biplane

[BoSoxGal]

Next thing we'll see is the FAA banning all transatlantic flights.

[ex-khobar Andy]

Headline in the Guardian:

Republican who introduced Trump derangement syndrome bill arrested for soliciting a minor

This of course is Minnesota's own Justin Eichorn - he ran on a family values campaign - who was arrested for soliciting a minor for sexual purposes, a felony. Of course Mr Eichorn is innocent until he is proven guilty which we can all hope is soon. Minnesota's GOP has called for him to resign - “Justin has a difficult road ahead and he needs to focus on his family" they said. You can say that again. OK then. "Justin has a difficult road ahead and he needs to focus on his family"

[Scooter]

[Scooter]

In case you thought we didn't have enough nutjobs in politics:

[Bicycle Bill]

The more I see of Facebook, YouTube, and read about podcasts, TikTok, and Twitter, the more and more I am reminded of the old adage about how "an infinite number of monkeys banging away at an infinite number of typewriters will eventually reproduce all the great works of literature."
And then I see stuff like this and realize just how much fluff and nonsense those monkeys are going to generate during this process.

-"BB"-

[ex-khobar Andy]

From today's Rolling Stone:

Lithuanian President President Gitanas Nausėda, government dignitaries, religious leaders, military personnel, and thousands of spectators gathered on Thursday to send the remains of four American soldiers killed during a training exercise back to the U.S. for burial. They are arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Friday, and while their bodies will be received by several senators and members of the military, the commander in chief couldn’t be bothered to make the trip. He had a gold (sic: should be golf) tournament to attend.

When will people look at what he does, not what he says. What a fucking turd the man is.

[BoSoxGal]

Those guys died an horrific death, too - they suffocated to death when their armored vehicle sunk into a peat bog in Lithuania. I heard a piece about the rescue efforts on NPR and it painted a very bleak picture of the conditions.

They deserved to be honored in the welcome home and I’m glad there was military and congressional delegation to greet them. In all honesty given what a total cunt our fascist destroyer is, I’m glad he chose golf with terrorists over not pretending well to give a fuck about our troops.

[Scooter]

This is what you get for selecting a cabinet from among those who swallowed lead paint chips as kids.

[Big RR]

That cinches it; she's Trump's next Supreme Court nominee.

[Big RR]

That cinches it; she's Trump's next Supreme Court nominee.

[BoSoxGal]

So dystopian you had to post it twice lol.

Between watching this country devolve and watching the Commonwealth v. Karen Read innocence fraud defense phenomenon, I am feeling despair over our future. Stupidity is incredibly painful, but sadly not so much for the stupid as it should be.

[Big RR]

NO, this automatically posted twice; not sure why

[Big RR]

As for stupidity, it is never painful for the stupid until it's too late. Sad but true.

[Scooter]

Fearing that he might be outdone as the stupidest member of cabinet, along comes RFK Jr.

[Burning Petard]

My personal favorite for the Senator Claghorn memorial award has been Marjorie Taylor Green, Congress Critter from the great state of Georgia. She is a reliable source of quotes for any needed example of combined political ignorance and stupidity. But now I have to consider Oklahoma Superintendent of Education Ryan Walters.

In 1969 the state of Michigan officially declared that I was qualified to teach in Michigan public high schools. I never did it. But during the training I was taught that Arkansas once passed a state law that the mathematical value of pi would be 3.1400 exactly within the state of Arkansas. I just took this as an example of the native wisdom of Arkies. I never had any reason to challenge or verify the story of this law. Now I read that the Okies have managed to outdo the Arkies in the national race to the bottom for public education.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/oklahoma-req ... 08911.html

However, this is only in draft. I expect the final version will also require information about the current persecution/extermination of White farmers in South Africa. The visual aids for this instruction were released by the White House yesterday.

snailgate.

[Scooter]

Acting head of FEMA said he wasn't aware U.S. has a hurricane season, sources say

Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were confused and dispirited on Monday after the acting head of the agency said during a daily briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to three sources familiar with the meeting.

The remark was made by David Richardson at the conclusion of an 8:30 a.m. daily operational briefing typically attended by hundreds of FEMA staffers and interagency partners. Reuters was first to report the comment.

Richardson, a former Marine Corps officer, has led FEMA since early May.

It was not clear to staff whether he meant it literally or as a joke, but current and former employees who spoke with CBS News said the comment flustered many who genuinely believe Richardson was truly surprised to learn that hurricane season had started.

Others suggested that any joke made by the leader about the upcoming season was delivered in poor taste, offending agency staff already suffering from low morale amid a flurry of resignations, firings, leadership overhauls and polygraph tests distributed to staffers.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 and lasts through November.

NOAA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, recently predicted it will be an above-average hurricane season that could bring 13 to 19 named storms, with six to 10 becoming hurricanes and three to five strengthening into major hurricanes.

[ex-khobar Andy]

From Huff Post. Musk has had enough.

“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk wrote on X. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”

He is, of course, talking about Trump's big and beautiful bill. Sorry Elon - I still won't buy a Tesla. Too fucking late.