Is It Fate?

Did somebody pick the wrong one out of that big box of chocolates?

Are we seeing our national karma play out?

I have no idea about any of that.

But I think it's a safe bet that without the money, life turns out a bit different for Donald Trump.

Friday Potluck

The Undecided

Today's Mashup

There was always a timeless quality to Carlin's work.

I ran across this old George Carlin bit, and I had to take a few minutes to throw this together. It fits so well. pic.twitter.com/GY3jg154EO

— 🥀_ Imposter_🥀 (@Imposter_Edits) July 21, 2024

Hangin' In There

The sun comes up - with us or without us.

Might as well stick around to see it.

What’s broken can be mended.
What hurts can be healed.
And no matter how dark it gets,
The sun is going to rise again.

Video by louiserumian_seascapes pic.twitter.com/Lq51N2I4tS

— Ramblings (@ramblingsloa) June 23, 2024

Today's Reddit

How do I get that job?

Marines perform boarding exercises with jetpacks and landing on a high-speed ship.
byu/Green____cat inThatsInsane

Today's IG

These people are crazy, but they got some pretty great video.

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A post shared by Sean Scott (@theseanscott)

Time For A Giggle Break

Stanzi Potenza

Ashley Ottesen

In America

We deserve better - our kids deserve better.

Today's TweeXt

I've never seen anything funnier than this https://t.co/VPnW3HiLqu pic.twitter.com/ZAZWRuZKoe

— Steezcake Factory 🇵🇸 (@OhNoItsAndrew95) March 11, 2024

It's The Values, Stupid

We try to live our values.

We need to vote our values.

We're All Of This Earth

 ... and we all have to deal with death.

Animals have to negotiate loss too. pic.twitter.com/QbdtsNCdZy

— Noble Ron (@perry_ron) February 23, 2024

Today's Enthralling Little Drama

I remember this from years ago, and hadn't thought about it until it popped up on my YouTube feed.

So I guess I didn't really remember it at all - until I did - or something.

MAGA Mike Goes Full Hypocrite

If you were looking for shameless, it's Mike Johnson criticizing Secretary Buttigieg while touring an expansion project at the airport in Sarasota, FL funded by $20 million from the infrastructure law he voted against.

Vote no, take the dough. As always. pic.twitter.com/PJdtENHbpW

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) November 29, 2023

A Sketch

So ya wanna be a teacher

Unintended Consequences

see related: karma

I'm giving this creator a little leeway, but "...defense of conservatism" makes me a little doubtful as to the motives at work here.

(GK Chesterton was a Christian apologist - and a bit notoriously so, though not without a sense of humor and self-deprecation)

So continue with an eye shading to the skeptical side.

Still Fresh

7 years ago, SNL got it right.

We all knew it was true, but somehow too many of us assumed Trump couldn't possibly win. Hillary would take it, and we'd get to shit on her for four years, indulging ourselves in all the comfortable bitching:

• Democrats don't know how to fight
• they suck at messaging
• they never do enough
• they're lily-livered
• and and and

It'll be the same ol' same ol', and the Press Poodles will enjoy another 4 years of pimping their Both Sides Horse Race bullshit while raking in billions selling lots and lots of ads for dick pills and panty liners, cuz Americans just love 'em some good old WWE-style political theater. And that's all it is, right?

They're coming for it all. If you think you're safe inside your own little bubble because you're the right color and you occupy a niche that fits in with the Daddy State's shitty plans, then you've got your head so far up your ass, even if you open your eyes, all you're gonna see is your own shit.

Stop getting suckered into thinking it'll be OK - we've got "the democracy" to protect us. The checks-n-balances will kick in and save us. No worries - let's go play some golf.

Democracy is not something we have unless it's something we do.

Get up off your ass and help.

Today's Reddit

It makes my head hurt sometimes.

You're free to express your views, and not have the government arrest you for it.

But no right is absolute or unlimited. We got rules, dummy.

That said, there are legal rules, there are civility rules, and there are jungle rules. So you're free to use the language however you feel the need - and then you're free to smash your face into somebody's fist.

Freedom of speech in the eyes of a Chinese student
by u/bwwsscnm3 in ThatsInsane

A Short Film

Minnows

The ocean brings them together, and soon the ocean will take them away.

Today's Reddit

Brain lock - please reboot 

A severely shell shocked soldier is frozen until being revived by his Ukrainian comrade 🇺🇦
by u/floatjoy in ThatsInsane

Translation:

"Brother, what is it, brother?!" - as the guy on the ground is frantically gasping for air.

"What happened to you, brother? I'm here, it's OK"

"Ukraine?!" The shocked soldier asks?

"Ukraine!" The other answers. "Come on brother, let's go! Don't shoot at anyone!"

"Where's the enemy?", he asks

"Enemy? It's all our guys out there. Follow me brother. It's all good. Don't shoot at anyone! Let's go!"