“The world is in an uproar. The danger zone is everywhere.”— Ray Charles 1961 With McConnell and Czar T-Rump’s madcap judges afflicting and infecting the land, moonhowler corporate America is pulling out all the stops to take advantage while they can. As usual, the prime target is people’s paychecks. One Confederate blackrobe in Texas just stepped back from the razor … [Read more...]
Jinxed Jacobs Juice Job Joylessly Junked
The Reno City Council got religion last week when some sainted soul scuttled (or at least postponed) the assassination attempt against Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The brahmins of city hall were ready to give carpetbagger Jacobs Entertainment a chunk of city land for purposes unknown. Rev. Dr. Debra A. Whitlock-Lax, Pastor of Bethel AME Church in Sparks, … [Read more...]
Blacklash in Trumpsylvania West
The New Messiah warned us: After the election, unnamed blackguards will rename Pennsylvania. To what? Trumpsylvania, of course, on the day His Wonderfulness returns as third-term presidential dictator for life. Viruses spread. A gentleman named Jeff Jacobs has vacuumed up much of Reno’s West 4th Street, now pockmarked with vacant lots where once stood old motels housing … [Read more...]
Just win, baby
“The only crime is getting caught.” Such were the 1980s ethics of the now-myopically lionized Reagan administration. King Ronald the Vague would have gone to prison over the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages affair save for one guy: his longtime fixer Edwin Meese. Ronnie appointed Attorney General Meese to investigate his own boss. (Sound familiar?) Meese kept no notes … [Read more...]
Taylor triumphs, T-Rump teed off
The Taylor Swift worldwide football extravaganza was sensational and I am now ready to venture unimpeachable predictions: A century from now, there will be a burgeoning major religion worshiping the pop diva as divinely inspired. And a much smaller cult relegated to the 22nd Century dark web in adoration of Commissar Donaldov of RasPutingrad. Starting a religion is a … [Read more...]
Siren princesses traumatize trolls
I usually avoid Hollywood award shows but made an exception for last Sunday’s Grammies when I learned of Joni Mitchell’s inclusion. It was one helluva show, and not just for the American icon. Stevie Wonder’s “For Once in My Life” duet with the late great Tony Bennett was perfect. Echoing the technology that won every award in the book for Natalie Cole (who recorded … [Read more...]
Commissar T-Rump Serves Czar RasPutin
Today’s mish-mashed media morass of news and entertainment (there’s a difference?) favors the defrocked president. Throw so much out there many times a day that it’s hard for the pros, let alone the proles, to focus on any one thing. So T-Rump can focus all at will. Detectives look for motive when they investigate crimes. Commissar T-Rump is currently destroying any … [Read more...]
Ben Franklin’s bleary bifocals
Once upon a time, Americans looked back wistfully on our formative days. Such a time was 1976, the 200th anniversary of the founding of our great experiment in government by the people -- more specifically, property-owning white guys, but that was then and this is now. Sorta. We live in a time when black-robed ammotextuals act as unelected governments, viewing all laws … [Read more...]