the NCAA asked women to cough into a handkerchief and whisper ‘it’s nothing.’ (that’s four and a half Michael Bloombergs)

“The pandemic is having a devastating impact on the economy – restaurants alone could lose $225 Billion in the next three months. For scale, that’s four and a half Michael Bloombergs.” —Samantha Bee

If we were to take one lesson from the shutdown, which of course we won't. Maybe we'd think a little more about the things we are and aren't willing to spend money on. This year we've allotted more than seven hundred billion dollars in defense spending. That's more than the government spends on education, transportation, energy, agriculture, space, justice, the environment, Veterans, Health and Human Services, Commerce, homeland security, housing, the interior, labor, the Treasury and the State Department, COMBINED! That is such a huge number that if you typed it into a calculator and turned it upside down it would say, “Use this money to pay for universal healthcare, you boobs! --Samantha Bee

“It’s no secret that the NCAA is mistreating its female athletes at the March Madness college basketball tournament. After being criticized by some players for vast discrepancies in weight rooms between the men and women, the NCAA apologized but their real message had already been sent. Women athletes are worth less than men. The NCAA also provided the women with less opulent swag bags, lower-quality food and less accurate Covid tests. Basically, while the men got the gold standard of virus testing, the NCAA asked women to cough into a handkerchief and whisper ‘it’s nothing.’” —Samantha Bee

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/08/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

Finally today he said he had a plan. Unfortunately it's a faith-based plan that involves getting two of every animal onto a big boat (the innocent days)

"The president has vowed to personally lead the investigation into the government's failed response to Katrina? Isn't that a job perhaps someone else should be doing?" --Jon Stewart

"No, not at all, Jon. To truly find out what went wrong, it's important for an investigator to have a little distance from the situation. And it's hard to get any more distant from it than the president was last week." --Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee

"Finally today convoys of troops and aid started to arrive along the Gulf Coast. Five days after the hurricane hit. Kind of makes you miss the innocent days when Bush only sat on his ass for seven minutes. It only took him four days to make a plan, but finally today he said he had a plan. Unfortunately it's a faith-based plan that involves getting two of every animal onto a big boat." -- Bill Maher

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/08/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

Let’s just ponder for a moment how evil you need to be to shock someone who grew up with Dick Cheney for a father (F'ing with him)

June 2022

“Let’s recap the first week of public hearings, in which co-chair Liz Cheney explicitly placed the turd of the flies at the center of a plot to destroy democracy. As Cheney told the committee: ‘President Donald Trump’s intention was to remain president of the United States despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election.’ Let’s just ponder for a moment how evil you need to be to shock someone who grew up with Dick Cheney for a father.” —Samantha Bee

“Look, anyone with a pulse knows that Donald Trump spurred on the insurrection, but it matters that we’re seeing hardcore evidence in the footage and also the testimony of his most trusted advisers. I know the January 6th insurrection was 17 months ago and with a continuous flow of horrifying news, it’s easy to forget just how bad that day was. And more importantly, it’s easy to forget how the person who encouraged it, the person who wants to announce his 2024 bid outside of Ron DeSantis’s house, still needs to be held responsible. It is a travesty. Although it is kinda funny that he might announce outside Ron DeSantis’s house, just to fuck with him.” —Samantha Bee

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/03/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

My response to anyone who says I have to unify behind corruption (Now they blame professional hockey)

"This Taepo-Dong could be horrific. Millions could die from this Dong. A veritable Dongocaust. By creating lethal weapons with very silly names, they're making their growing military might seem hilariously innocuous. And you know our president -- you mention Taepo Dong at a national security briefing, and he's taking a two-hour ride on the giggle train. It's not just the Taepo-Dong. Did you know Kim's working on a neutron explosive that burns you from the inside out, leaving you a charred husk of flesh? It's called Long Fat ****. Worst of all, when it blows up, it spreads a deadly biochemical cream of sum yung guy." --Daily Show correspondent Rob Corddry

"It's sad, really. I mean, I remember a time when the CIA would assassinate heads of state, install puppet governments. If you wanted a coup, they were number one on your speed dial. Nowadays, most mental patients don't even think the CIA are the ones who put microchips in their brain. Don't think they can pull it off. Now they blame professional hockey. It's just embarrassing." --Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/03/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

It was just a beautiful day to kick back, enjoy the sun, and burn our throats to dust with endless screaming (laying eggs)

May 2022

“A leaked supreme court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade, allowing states – currently over 20 – to ban abortion, has been made public. It was just a beautiful day to kick back, enjoy the sun, and burn our throats to dust with endless screaming. 

The 98-page opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, while not official, is basically a trailer for how fucking horrible life is to become for a lot of people. The opinion is infuriating not just for the rights it strips away but for Alito citing a shithead from the goddamn 17th century who defended marital rape and had women executed for witchcraft. Or, as more than half of the supreme court calls that: not far enough. 

And that’s not even the oldest weird shit Alito cites. His ass goes all the way back to abortion law in the 13th century. I think we can limit precedents that control human bodies to after the same century that Genghis Khan did his thing. Given that the majority of Americans support abortion access, it was no surprise that people took to the streets in light of Roe’s likely demise, and even less surprisingly, it took no time at all for conservatives to recast themselves as the real victims. 

Republican leaders Mitch McConnell, Sean Hannity and Marco Rubio are calling for civility: Pardon me, but in my civilest way possible, may I humbly request that you fuck the fuck off?! How dare Republicans demand civility as they strip away our civil rights. When Susan Collins gets a sidewalk full of bubble letter chalk, she is not the victim. When Amy Coney Barrett’s tacky-ass McMansion is visited by a pack of roaming handmaids, she is not the victim. 

The real victims, she continued, will be the people who live in the 26 states that will ban abortion if Roe v Wade is overturned, the people who could be prosecuted for providing a procedure, poor people and people of color who will depressingly bear the greatest brunt of reproductive decisions made by men who, as best as I can tell, believe women lay eggs.” —Samantha Bee

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/03/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

This proves definitively that Mark Meadows is a gossipy little b*tch (no one should pay retail prices for quality yoga pants)

April 2022

“There have been a trove of damning text messages handed over to the House January 6th committee by former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows – more than 2,319 text messages with numerous Trump allies and GOP lawmakers. More than 2,000 text messages! This proves definitively that Mark Meadows is a gossipy little bitch.” —Samantha Bee

“Some of the most damning texts came on election day, like when Fox News host Sean Hannity promised Meadows he would push his listeners to get Trump elected. When Meadows pressed Hannity to ‘stress every vote matter’, the host replied: ‘Yes sir. On it.’ You know, it’s actually kind of nice to know that inside Sean Hannity’s soft, weak exterior rests an even softer, weaker man.” —Samantha Bee

“In the days after the election, Mark Meadows’ phone kept blowing up in a group text that included villains such as Ivanka Trump, Hope Hicks, Jared Kushner and Jason Miller. In other words, they were basically only missing Jafar and Ursula the Sea Witch.” —Samantha Bee

“Though messages show some Trump aides, including Kushner, sent evidence countering Trump’s baseless election fraud claims, the White House continued peddling the big lie. Despite mounting worries, a total lack of fraud evidence and a warning about potential violence on January 6th, Meadows and company went full speed ahead anyways. Of course, when it did turn violent, it wasn’t enough for true believers like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who texted Meadows days later to suggest they stop Biden from taking office by having Trump declare ‘Marshall Law’. And if you’re thinking, ‘that’s not how you spell martial law,’ you are very correct,” ‘Marshall’s Law’, as everyone knows, is that no one should pay retail prices for quality yoga pants.” —Samantha Bee

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/03/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

For scale, that’s four and a half Michael Bloombergs (Fairly simple thing that happens to work)

"My sister has multiple personalities. She called me the other day and my caller ID exploded."--Zach Galifianakis

"Never again will Brian Williams mislead this great nation about being shot at in a war we probably wouldn’t have ended up in if the media had applied this level of scrutiny to the actual f**king war." –Jon Stewart

“The pandemic is having a devastating impact on the economy – restaurants alone could lose $225 Billion in the next three months. For scale, that’s four and a half Michael Bloombergs.” —Samantha Bee

I'd like to talk about a few things that bring us together. Okay, things that emphasize our similarities instead of our differences, which is all you ever hear about in this country are differences. Politicians and the media are always pushing the things that separate us, things that make us different. That's the way the ruling class operates in any society. They divide the rest of the people, they keep the lower and the middle classes fighting with each other so that the rich can run off with all the fucking money. Fairly simple thing that happens to work. --George Carlin

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/03/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

Life begins at erection (tickling distance)

November 2021

“The good news is that the pandemic is getting better. The bad news? Your ass is going home for the holidays. Unfortunately for those of us who loved having an all-pie Thanksgiving alone, this year, we might be able to enjoy a relatively normal Turkey Day. In terms of Covid, things are safer than they were last year, though health experts are still urging some precautions, such as knowing the vaccination status of guests and ventilating the space. You should also take further precautions if any of your guests are immunocompromised or if they’re young children who haven’t received the vaccine. For example, since children under five aren’t yet able to get vaccinated, you might want to leave them in the car with the window open a crack. And before someone complains – yes, I know, you also need to leave them an iPad. Jesus Christ, I’m not a monster! For the rest of you non-bleach drinkers who believed in science and have been vaxxed all along, it’s my most sincere regret to wish you a happy semi-back to normal Thanksgiving this year. Suck it up, stay safe, and maybe next year we’ll get lucky and be wiped out by an asteroid.” —Samantha Bee

“In New York City, health officials have been advised to give booster shots to all adults who want them. Any chance we could expand that to adults who don’t want them? Because they’re the problem. Just deputize the Times Square Elmos to jab anyone who comes within tickling distance.” —Stephen Colbert

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html 

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth 

and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

that guy doesn’t have his own penis-shaped spaceship (lick the back of it like a stamp)

October 2021

“It looks like Democrats are close to a breakthrough on the Build Back Better bill, as Democratic lawmakers worked to prune Biden’s top legislative priority into a shape that Senate holdouts Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sinema would support. But everyone was on board with taxing the richest corporations, pushing a proposal that would set a 15% baseline tax for companies with more than $1 Billion in profits. I know Amazon is going to complain about it, but 15% isn’t even that much! These giant companies are going to be paying the same rate as the guy who hands out the shoes at the bowling alley, and I guarantee you: that guy doesn’t have his own penis-shaped spaceship.” —Trevor Noah

“I don’t know if this is going to convince corporations to be happy about having less money, but I do think Manchin is right: paying taxes is patriotic. Part of loving your country is financially supporting your country. You can’t say you love your child if you’re sending all your money to some other kid who’s in the Cayman Islands.” —Trevor Noah

“The average cost of a funeral has risen at twice the rate of inflation since the 1980s; in 2019, a standard funeral cost on average more than $9,000. But even basic funerals can be out of reach for many families on account of hidden costs, from rental caskets to embalming, an unnecessary procedure that puts 4.3 Million gallons of chemicals into the ground each year. On the bright side, it allows humans to die like we lived: destroying the environment.” —Samantha Bee

“Georgia congresswoman and unrepentant election conspiracist Marjorie Taylor Greene, who tried to justify the 6 January insurrection this week by saying that the Declaration of Independence supports overthrowing ‘tyrants’. Greene’s comments came days after a report from Rolling Stone tied her and seven other Republican lawmakers to organizers of the Stop the Steal rally that devolved into the attack. Two organizers of the rally now cooperating with federal investigators have described ‘dozens’ of planning meetings with said lawmakers; one said he ‘remembered Marjorie Taylor Greene specifically’. Greene has denied the report, saying she was too focused on opposing the certification of the 2020 election results. Her denial is itself a damning admission – she claims she wasn’t involved in planning the protest because she was too busy trying to overturn the election results. We shouldn’t just let that pass by unnoticed. It’s a classic defense – ‘I couldn’t have burned down your house because I was too busy buying gasoline and matches and a map to your house.’” —Seth Meyers

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html 

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night 

of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

It’s too hot for turkey, so we’re just doing mashed potato smoothies (Actually, We Did Start the Fire)

September 2021

“Now it’s just normal for friends to show up to dinner in late September looking like they just ran a marathon. Pretty soon the traditional Thanksgiving feast is going to be replaced by a clothing-optional backyard barbecue. ‘It’s too hot for turkey, so we’re just doing mashed potato smoothies.’” —Seth Meyers

“This is how bad climate change is getting: wildfires in the West, floods in the East, freezing cold in Texas. Billy Joel’s going to have to write an update for 2021 and call it, ‘Actually, We Did Start the Fire.’” —Seth Meyers

“No one wants to think about sewage, but we all need to support the water infrastructure that supports us. Because waste disposal is vital to society and sanitation is a human right — unless you’re at an outdoor music festival, in which case, it’s a distant memory.” —Samantha Bee

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html 

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night 

of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

That’s great, but she doesn’t have Instagram, so did it really happen? (That was before he became Willem Dafriend)

September 2021

“Technically, you’re six weeks pregnant just two weeks after you miss a period — which is a [beep] nightmare, because periods can be irregular for all kinds of reasons. I skipped a period when I started this job and at the 2018 People’s Choice Awards when Willem Dafoe looked at me too hard. That was before he became Willem Dafriend.” —Samantha Bee

The Texas anti-abortion measure bars public officials from enforcing the law, but encourages private citizens to sue anyone who assists a woman in receiving an abortion – doctors, clinic staff, Uber drivers – and promises to provide $10,000 in reward for a victorious case. Although you know people are gonna be pissed when that money only comes in Jesus bucks. You can only use them at Hobby Lobby, and even then, they’re only good for pipe cleaners and long sticks.” —Samantha Bee

“A 4-year-old girl named Scarlett just climbed her 48th mountain peak. That’s great, but she doesn’t have Instagram, so did it really happen?” —Jimmy Fallon

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html 

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night 

of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

the NCAA asked women to cough into a handkerchief and whisper ‘it’s nothing.’ (that’s all-hole)

March 2021

“It’s no secret that the NCAA is mistreating its female athletes at the March Madness college basketball tournament. After being criticized by some players for vast discrepancies in weight rooms between the men and women, the NCAA apologized but their real message had already been sent. Women athletes are worth less than men. The NCAA also provided the women with less opulent swag bags, lower-quality food and less accurate Covid tests. Basically, while the men got the gold standard of virus testing, the NCAA asked women to cough into a handkerchief and whisper ‘it’s nothing.’” —Samantha Bee

“It’s a stark manifestation of larger inequalities: the NCAA pays men’s conferences hundreds of thousands of dollars, but provides no payouts at all to women’s teams. The 1972 measure known as Title IX bars sex discrimination in college athletics for schools that receive federal aid, but many schools don’t comply, and the NCAA is not subject to it. That’s not a loophole, that’s all-hole.” —Samantha Bee

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html

“A poet that belongs with the Masters. A magisterial collection. A combination of 

Bukowski’s The Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.” 

 

the whole thing is just, well, I want to say looney tunes, but that seems redundant (Maybe the royal family knows?)

March 2021

“Joe Biden’s approval rate is almost 60%. It’s also helpful that Biden isn’t proving to be an easy target for the GOP base. Turns out spending a year calling someone senile and sleepy doesn’t make him a good boogeyman, citing one GOP spokesperson who claimed, ‘there’s just not the antipathy to Biden like there was Obama. He just doesn’t drive conservative outrage.’ Hmm, I wonder what was different about Obama that enraged their base? Maybe the royal family knows.” —Stephen Colbert

“In the last year, white women have been joining QAnon in droves, becoming the primary drivers of the conspiracy movement. So-called ‘Q-A-moms’, often members of natural or holistic birth communities, have been targeted by posts about child sex trafficking conspiracies that appeal to their protective maternal instincts. These posts often don’t mention Q specifically but hint at larger conspiracies of sex trafficking cover-ups in the familiar soothing, Instagram-friendly aesthetic common to wellness ads. ‘Pastel QAnon’, as I call this recruitment method, is at least better than the first name they gave it, which is ‘crazy bitch shit.’” —Samantha Bee

“The faux cancel culture wars fomented by Fox News in the face of Biden’s popular Covid relief bill is ridiculous. As Congress passed a bill to provide critical aid to Americans during a pandemic, Fox News hosts such as Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity lamented the removal of Pepe Le Pew from an upcoming Space Jam sequel. Personally, I can’t believe Fox News is defending someone who’s French. If this was 2003, they’d be referring to him as a ‘freedom skunk’. Remember when conservatives canceled french fries? Seriously, imagine being an actual adult and spending any amount of time at all complaining about a decades-old cartoon character being left out of a movie. The point is, guys, there’s a pandemic raging, millions suffering or out of work, and you’re spending your time defending the Looney Tunes, the whole thing is just, well, I want to say looney tunes, but that seems redundant.” —Seth Meyers

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html

“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s The Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

the kind of guy who thinks it can’t be sexual harassment if he didn’t use the word ‘toots.’ (Guess we have a type!)

March 2021

“The US still has a long way to go toward making a real recovery from the pandemic, but we’re entering a new phase. The fog is clearing and we can finally start scrutinizing the behavior of our leaders, including the ones we used to like but allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and unwanted advances have imperiled the career of the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, in recent weeks. Looks like Andrew Cuomo is the biggest dirtbag New Yorkers have elected since … pretty much every previous dirtbag we’ve elected. Guess we have a type!” —Samantha Bee

“Allegations, in which female former staffers say Cuomo used his power to proposition them are disturbing but not surprising. Cuomo seems like the kind of guy who thinks it can’t be sexual harassment if he didn’t use the word ‘toots.’” —Samantha Bee

“Back in 2020 we were so desperate for a leader who wouldn’t tell us to go bleach ourselves, we turned our governor into a hero. The media was fawning over the governor’s competent coronavirus briefings, for which figures such as Ellen DeGeneres called themselves ‘Cuomosexuals’. We know Cuomo is not a hero. If we want to demand the best from our leaders, regardless of whether they’re Democrats or Republicans, we can’t treat them like we treat our food journals. We have to be honest about them, like we do in our dream journals. Just because Governor Cuomo stepped into a leadership void during the pandemic, doesn’t mean he gets a pass on his consistently shitty behavior.” —Samantha Bee

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html

“A poet that belongs with the Masters. A magisterial collection. A combination of 

Bukowski’s The Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.” 

 

My name is Doug and I’m here to say, democracy was threatened in a major way (that s***s on you)

February 2021

“These senators are a jury for a trial of the president, but instead, they’re acting like bored middle schoolers. What do Democrats have to do to make this interesting for them, bring in one of those math teachers who raps everything? ‘My name is Doug and I’m here to say, democracy was threatened in a major way.’” —Trevor Noah

“I mean, if one guy stormed the Capitol because he thought you said it to him, maybe you just can blame him. But if an entire stadium of people misunderstood you in the exact same way, I don’t know, man, that [expletive] on you.” —Trevor Noah

“The US minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009 – it’s insane that America updates its Spidermen more frequently than the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage would help 10.5 million families who rely on safety net programs such as Medicaid, Chip or Snap. Republicans love to bash these programs and claim too many people are using them, but fewer people would need assistance if their employers just paid them a living wage. It’s not fucking rocket science. Joe Biden’s plan would raise the minimum wage gradually to $15 by 2025. Think of it as minimum wage foreplay. It will take awhile to build but when it gets there, it’s fine. Regardless of what Republicans say, paying Americans fairly doesn’t soften the economy. It strengthens it, it makes it bigger – like foreplay!” —Samantha Bee

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html

“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s The Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

our nation’s raccoons are now totally resistant to Covid (a Bible the size of a mini-fridge)

January 2021

“A Biden presidency does not equal a rapid recovery from Covid. It took a year of disgraceful mismanagement to get us into this mess, so of course it will take more than a great speech, some beautiful poetry and a Bible the size of a mini-fridge to recover.” —Samantha Bee

“Oh, the failures of the Trump administration to even attempt a plan for vaccine distribution of a vaccine for Covid. Despite having the coolest, fastest-sounding name a 12-year-old boy could think of, Trump’s Operation Warp Speed has been frustratingly slow with vaccine distribution, with much of the burden falling to already-strained local health systems. Only 2.8 million people received their first dose by the end of 2020, far short of the goal of 20 million; supply shortages have caused some states to cancel vaccination appointments, while unpredictable shipments from the federal government have led to thousands of spoiled doses sent to the garbage. But on the plus side, our nation’s raccoons are now totally resistant to Covid.” —Samantha Bee

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2016/06/john-hulse-collected-poems-1985-2015.html

“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s The Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.” 

 

I’ve been consistently injecting giggles into the soul of America for five years now (Let’s get loud!)

January 2021

“Yesterday, President Biden announced a dramatic change to America’s Covid plan: There is one. That means February 2 — next week, Groundhog’s Day — Punxsutawney Phil can come out of his burrow and get vaccinated and stay within six feet of his shadow.” —Stephen Colbert

“On his first day in office, the president signed an order requiring masks in federal buildings and on federal lands. Then on his second day, Biden signed another order mandating masks in airports and on many planes, trains, ships and buses. And then on the third day, he just yelled ‘Let’s get loud!’ and took the rest of the day off.” —Samantha Bee

“The most exciting news: The federal government is buying enough additional doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer. So next Halloween, you know the hottest costume is going to be sexy normal people saying hello. They’re sexy, because they can touch hands.” —Stephen Colbert

“Fortunately, some states have recently changed their laws so more people are eligible to give shots. In New York, for example, that list now includes pharmacists, dentists and podiatrists. But still no-late night hosts, which is weird, considering how I’ve been consistently injecting giggles into the soul of America for five years now.” —Samantha Bee

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2016/06/john-hulse-collected-poems-1985-2015.html

“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s The Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

And now we know the answer: not really. Just barely (When they go low, we go J. Lo)

January 2021

“After four years of struggling just to slow down Trump’s malicious agenda, Democrats are in an unimaginable position: We can finally do things that help people.” —Samantha Bee

“To paraphrase Michelle Obama, ‘When they go low, we go J. Lo’ — and we did.” —Jimmy Kimmel

“Today this country showed the world that there is no MyPillow large enough to smother our democracy.” —Jimmy Kimmel

“You know, I remember going back to the day Donald Trump was inaugurated, such a terrible day, and wondering, can our country even survive four years of this? And now we know the answer: not really. Just barely.” —Jimmy Kimmel

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2016/06/john-hulse-collected-poems-1985-2015.html

“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s The Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

 

when you are dealing with a pack of decomposing racists... (Frederick Douglass's 1852 speech)

“Less well-trodden territory is the Trump administration’s dismantling of the US post office ahead of an election that will probably depend on mail-in ballots. We already know to expect that Republicans will do whatever it takes to prevent black and Hispanic people from voting, but it’s truly terrifying to see how the pandemic is allowing them to suppress voter turnout at warp speed. Still, we should allow ourselves to feel hope for the future, and then we should get right back to work, because when you are dealing with a pack of decomposing racists, you have to expect the worst.” —Samantha Bee 

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2016/06/john-hulse-collected-poems-1985-2015.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night On Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”

I know that seems racist, but you’ve gotta remember: it’s a dry hate (you absolute nob)

July 2020

Samantha Bee took a state-by-state tour of Covid-19 government malpractice called “Deniers, Dimwits, and Lies”. First stop: Georgia, whose governor, Brian Kemp, banned city and county governments from mandating the wearing of masks. Brian fucking Kemp, you absolute nob. 

I wish we never didn’t elect you, a reference to the voter purge scandal just before his election over Stacey Abrams in 2018, when Kemp was in charge of overseeing the election as Georgia’s secretary of state. In Arizona, the state with one of the highest Covid-19 infection rates in the nation this summer, where Governor Doug Ducey refused to mandate face masks, and barred cities and counties from imposing any stricter measures. 

It’s not surprising that Arizona would drag its feet on mandating masks. After all, in 1992, it became one of the last states to make Martin Luther King Day an official holiday, nine years after the US government. I know that seems racist, but you’ve gotta remember: it’s a dry hate.” —Samantha Bee

http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2016/06/john-hulse-collected-poems-1985-2015.html

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night On Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”