The Double Whammy

It can be hard to get with a program of punishment when you've spent a long time trying to train yourself not to rely on force.

But sometimes, with some people, literally all you can do is either give up and hand over your lunch money, or you can take your best shot and kick 'em in the stomach. They're not going to listen to you when they're all hunched over groaning, but even once the pain subsides, the memory of the unpleasantness remains, and then you have a chance to talk sense to them.

And actually, Keith Kellogg (Trump's Special Envoy To Ukraine) gave us a great bit of insight into how these authoritarian brains "work".

A few days ago, Trump announced that we would no longer be supplying intel to Kyiv - the kind of information that the Ukrainians have been using to anticipate Russian attacks - and very shortly after that announcement Russia launched missile attacks against Ukrainian cities that were unable to prepare.

Kellogg articulated thusly, "The best way I can describe it is sort of like hitting a mule with a 2x4 across the nose - you got their attention."

Zelenskyy - a man who's been a good friend to us - didn't kowtow to Trump, so he had to be punished - Ukrainian civilians had to be killed so Trump could make his point.

It sucks, but that's the brand of bullying bullshit we're dealing with. So be it.

I'm not the least bit happy about having to take the hits that are coming, but this is what we've got now. This stupid fuck in the White House - and the asshole plutocrats in charge of our national policy - this is what we have to fight to change.

In the meantime -

Stay with it, Canadians

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More Warning Signs

It's a coup, and the red flags are all over the fuckin' place.

THE ROAD

TO TYRANNY

IS CROWDED

WITH PEOPLE

TELLING US

WE'RE OVERREACTING

Questioning

I've said (on more than a few occasions), "Women will save us - all we have to do is stay the fuck outa their way and let 'em do it".

My intention was to acknowledge women's strength and capabilities. But apparently, in some quarters, it's not welcomed as any kind of encouragement, and has garnered some clapback.

So I'm having to reassess and recalibrate.

I didn't mean to put anything extra on your shoulders, ladies. You owe me exactly nothing.

Like I said, I've been hearing quite a bit about this. And though it's not aimed directly at me, I take their meaning. So I'm sorry. I'll try to be more mindful, and do better.

What It Is

The level of misunderstanding that Republicans can count on where their constituents are concerned is monumental.

Ask almost any MAGArube about US military aid for Ukraine, and he'll probably tell you we've given billions of dollars directly to the government in Kyiv.

Likewise, ask them about SNAP and WIC and school lunches, and some of them will still launch into the bullshit about "young bucks buying champaign and lobsters with their food stamps", or Welfare Queens driving Cadillacs around Chicago. Or black moms actively trying to get knocked up again so they can up the amount on their monthly checks.

The amount of shit that's been poured into people's heads over the last 45 years should qualify some folks' brains as Superfund sites.

Anyway, here's an explainer from Parkrose Permaculture.

The Big Why

What Will Rise From These Ashes?

We've seen the GOP drop all pretense of governing, in favor of an overt shift towards plutocracy.

We're seeing the same kind of thing happening in corporate media.

Separation

Trumpers who are shocked and hurt that people are cutting them off have some real issues they're being forced to confront now.

"If your politics make you fearful that your loved ones will need to separate from you, now would be a good time to examine your politics."