Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – christian nationalists yet again attacking vets

Went to the No Kings protest yesterday. Here's me witih my husband's boonie hat and my taco tiara. I tried the tiara on without the hat which had quite the vibe of "Hi, I'm here to cut out your living heart for the sun" which isn't totally inappropriate. Here's the latest stupidity: Extremely disturbing and … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – christian nationalists yet again attacking vets

What the Boss Likes – Dan Rather rips apart maga loser

Dan Rather has a good article on just how pathetic maga losers like Joni Ernst are."Since Donald Trump was sworn in on January 20, members of his own party have been hard-pressed to defend his indefensible executive orders and legislation benefiting millionaires and billionaires, while hurting poor and working-class Americans. So much so that Republican … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Dan Rather rips apart maga loser

What the boss likes – hypernormalization, and no you aren’t crazy

A good article from The Guardian:Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real"In January, the comedian Ashley Bez posted an Instagram video of herself, trying to describe a heavy mood in the air. “How come everything feels all …?” she says, trailing off and grimacing exaggeratedly into the camera. Digital anthropologist Rahaf Harfoush saw the … Continue reading What the boss likes – hypernormalization, and no you aren’t crazy

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – it’s not about the bathrooms or the beards

Since I'm doing some posts about veterans and the military, here's an issue my husband, a veteran and someone who has cystic acne, shared with me (BTW, if you have acne, try oregano oil capsules, they've done a wonder with his skin). Curious how the current Defense Secretary Hegseth is all about addressing things that … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – it’s not about the bathrooms or the beards

What the Boss Likes – Veterans March June 6, Washington DC

Found out about this on Richard Carrier's blog:"Hundreds of thousands of veterans (half of them disabled) are losing their jobs, including 86,000 jobs at the VA alone (that includes the 6000 there that Trump already fired). Trump is still funding the VA records modernization project, but gutting its IT department (a contradictory move). He is cutting some veteran benefits, and though … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Veterans March June 6, Washington DC

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – what my country has come to

oh my bad, he's a 4 year office pogue with nothing distinguished about his service, getting the "medals" people get for just breathing and not fucking up in the military. this is what happened at that meeting: "n February 28, 2025, Vance and Trump met the visiting Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in the White House's Oval … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – what my country has come to