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Today's Belle

When Republicans are in charge, you have to know government isn't going to work - at least it's not going to work for the 95% of us who have to worry about paying the mortgage and financing silly little incidentals like food and gas and the orthodontist.

These guys could fuck up a 1-car parade, and that's what their whole project is about - they're doing it on purpose.

But then, along comes Donald - the ultimate Mr Fuckup - who's going to fuck up the fuck up.

Somebody must have put a bug in his ear about 2nd-term presidents turning to foreign policy, so that fuckin' idiot decided to go out and conquer the middle east - probably at the behest of Putin and the other players in the Dirty Fuels Cartel.

And what do you and I get? 4-dollar gas, more upward pressure on food prices, and a growing probability that we're going to tip into a really nasty recession this winter.

So much winning.

And right now, it all stems from the Douchebag-In-Chief needing to burn the joint down in order to satisfy his ego, and hide his crimes.

Here's Belle with a rundown on the "war plans".

BTW - seems like now would be a good time to pivot away from oil, and start a concerted effort to spin up wind and solar and other alternatives. But, oops - it seems Republicans have shit-canned all the incentives and subsidies for green energy.

Ya don't think there might be a connection there, do ya?

A Quote

Kindness is a language the blind can see

and the deaf can hear.

--Mark Twain.

Erika Explains

Under the basic rubric of The Non-Apology Apology - the Non-Denial Denial - etc.

  

On The Right Side Of Things

Today's Belle

Low GDP Growth, plus High Unemployment, plus Rising Prices is the formula for Stagflation.

Targets:

• GDP Growth    2%
• Unemployment  4%
• Inflation     2% 

Currently:

• GDP Growth    0.7%
• Unemployment  4.4% 
• Inflation     2.5%

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development projects inflation to hit 4.2% for the year.

Consumer Confidence is dropping.

Consumer Expectation is dropping.

Not So Easy Pickin's

The Smilodon was the top shelf, A-number-one, apex predator of its time.  Stop a minute, and wonder why so many of them died in the La Brea Tar Pits.

Sunday At The Movies

For 70 years, we've been warned about broadcast media being turned against us.

Maybe this is a good time for a little refresher.

• The Idiot Box
• The Boob Tube
• The Brain Laundry
• The Goggle Box
• A Vast Cultural Wasteland

Goodnight And Good Luck:

A Declaration

What I say may be heretical

and irresponsible,

but I accept full responsibility

for having said it.

No Kings

The Indivisible website is reporting "over 8 million people at 3,300 locations".

It was a pretty good day. I drove thru a few in my area, and they all looked pretty good, with lots of hopeful, mostly happy, and determined people.