25 Or 86 Delusional Don 47!

“We don’t even know if we won ..."

“We control it with the blockade, and I like the idea of declaring it a territory,” he told reporters on Monday when asked about that comment.

He also posted an image of a map to social media labeling the waterway as a “new U.S. territory”.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, dismissed Trump’s comments as “delusions”.

From Fat Don's phony Twitter.

Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its war with the country.

“We don’t even know if we won, because I view the strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now,” Trump said, addressing a crowd in South Carolina. He was campaigning for senator Darline Graham, who is running to permanently fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat.

Later in his remarks, Trump joked about bombing Iran.

“It’s a Friday night. We have plenty of time,” Trump said before reciting The Snake, a poem he frequently uses at campaign rallies to underscore his anti-immigrant policies. “What the hell do I have to do? Go back and bomb Iran a little bit more?”

Mentally ill & mentally stupid. The complete idiot.

[The Guardian]

"Shithole Nation" Indeed

Physician, Heal Thyself

Political Wire shares:

“When you start eating healthy, you don’t need toilet paper. Animals in the wild have no residual stool on their anus… I could have a bowel movement behind a sheet at a dinner party in the corner of the room and nobody would know.”

— Dr. Sean O’Mara, whose dietary recommendations have been embraced by JD Vance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Howard Lutnick and Sean Duffy, quoted by the New York Times Magazine.

So this "doctor" spends a lot of time contemplating evacuating "behind a sheet at a dinner party in the corner of the room"? Good to know. The Irish really are total sick-o morons, aren't they?

And not quite, Nature Boy:Like any right-winger's mouth, sprays shit 24/7.

Out Of Uniform

I can't even. You know who the two flanking Gen. Lumpy are supposed to be? Patton & MacArthur, two other fascist wanna-bes w/ delusions of grandeur. Hah! "Mac" looks a bit like Brainworm Kennedy. "Patton" doesn't look like himself. Who makes this slop? Does General No-Hat (Part of the uniform, must be worn outside.) scroll the iNternet looking for it? Does he have flunkies serching for stupid? Will the Dep't. of "WAR" notice & say anything? Can someone be sued for generating a crummy AI image of someone else? I s'pose it's free speech, like an editorial cartoon.

The uniforms themselves may be correct; they're pretty generic, but none of the insignia, ribbons, shoulderboards, ranks or Gen. Lumpy's wings or medal are anything the United States Army has ever used. The things on their lapels, "Patton's" red epaulettes or "MacArthur's" cap device, for example. Not sure why George S. is sporting combat suspenders either. The Daily Bleat adds:

Trump’s fantasy image places him above Patton and MacArthur in the military hierarchy, showing him with four stars while the legendary generals wear two. In reality, MacArthur was a five-star general—one of only five Americans to attain that rank—while Patton was a four-star general.

Not to glorify these two, but here's the actual George Patton, in four-star uniform.

And MacArthur, who smoked a corncob pipe, w/ his five stars.

Note also that both get Fat Boy's jowly chin, but jowlier, in the AI.

The Party's Over

Jah Him Ah Gonna Juke Dem Down!

The Independent is unsettled. Does Lumpy hire people he's seen on the telly because they're such good boot-lickers?

Trump was reading from a piece of paper in front of him for this entire appearance, but when he did attempt to go off-script, it went very quickly awry. This policy is for “the amazing veterans who are with the — with, with us — they’ve just been with us from the day they were born, I suspect,” he said, in a trailing aside.

It was pure nonsense, even by the standards of Trump. It was so weird that I had to listen to it back to make sure I'd heard what I thought I'd heard.

“American highways and roadways have been terrorized” by immigrant drivers, he continued, who were driving “big rigs. Rigs like that—” At this point, a large truck caught his eye and he continued, “—Wow, that sucker is a big one. That’s big stuff.”

Trump is known for peppering his speeches with such interruptions, but these had a low energy to them and an undercurrent of confusion. Sure, he could read out from the paper that “radical left maniacs” have given out commercial licenses to people here illegally, and claim that an immigrant from Haiti who caused the death of an American citizen was “let in by Joe Biden.” But when he needed to elaborate, he could only say that such aliens had caused “many, many deaths, too many to talk about.”

[...]

Luckily, transportation secretary Sean Duffy was there to add his own two cents. Jumping in with vigor, Duffy painted a suitably horrifying picture of the vulnerable American family being preyed upon by evil, English-eschewing migrants with designs on their two most sacred activities, Christian worship and mass consumption: “When these illegals were driving these big rigs, they were killing American citizens,” he yelled.

Whether you were “a family going to Walmart or going to church on a Sunday,” you were liable to be run down at every turn.

[...]

This extended show of fealty — which took up almost as much time as the talk about opportunities for veterans — earned Duffy a nod from the president, and presumably protected him from his ire. But this, combined with the frail delivery from Trump, pointed to something alarming: a president who increasingly loses his train of thought, who struggles to make the quick quips and connections he once did, and a surrounding team that is sycophantic to the point of absurdity.

It’s pretty obvious that there isn’t just a lack of pushing-back within the Trump cabinet; there’s a demand for time-wasting, toadying displays of OTT loyalty. There’s also clearly pressure to look the other way, to paper over the cracks when the president flounders.

The ‘Freedom Haulers’ thing, by the way, is nothing new. It’s simply an extension of an older policy, and there’s very little proof that it will do much for the economy, for immigration, or for veterans. But listen, the amazing veterans have been with us since the day they were born, and Donald Trump is a masterclass. Hand on heart, is there anything more you need to hear than that?

This?

Trump Hates Immigrants So Much He’s Going to Make Roads More Dangerous

Trump wants veterans to take immigrant truckers’ jobs—by letting them skip required steps for their license. What could go wrong?

Twilight of The Knobs:

NAKED EMPEROR

We’ve Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism

It’s all there in a new CNN poll, and it’s heartening to see: Large majorities are sick of Donald Trump’s vanity, venality, and megalomania.

Just as long as Nebuchadrezzar dies during the upcoming Democratic Socialist administration that will give him the funeral & day of national celebration/mourning he deserves.

Today's Dull

Almost three insufferable hrs. in the outside world & nothing happened beyond flashing lights.

Summer Re-Run Time

So effing exhausted, & sick & tired of typing crap here for neither reason nor reward. And of course every time I express myself &/or the truth I am at risk of being taken into custody & condemned to the psychiatric gulag, Soviet-style. What a shithole country. Proud of yourselves? Or just so fucking dense you have no fucking idea what's going on around you?

Here's a good one, from October 2009:

"Easy". Same paranoid sissy-pants bullshit for decades. You fucking cretins, I despise you all!!

Fake News Round-Up

These people certainly know from smearing & disgusting summaries.

John Nolte / Breitbart:

Netflix Smears ‘Gone with the Wind’ as Racist, Refers Viewers to Black Lives Matter  —  If you look for the 1939 masterpiece Gone with the Wind on Netflix, you'll be smacked across the face as a racist and scolded into seeking out the far left-wing radicals in Black Lives Matter.
Washington Times:   Netflix description for ‘Gone with the Wind’ cites Black Lives Matter

Amanda Harding / The Daily Wire:   Netflix Slaps Bizarre Disclaimer On ‘Gone With The Wind,’ Plugs Black Lives Matter

Cullen Linebarger / The Gateway Pundit:   Netflix Sparks Anger After Social Media Users Notice the Company's Disgusting Summary of All-Time Classic Film “Gone with the Wind”

Fred Topel / UPI:   ‘Gone with the Wind’ coming to 4K UHD in November

All in the eye of the beholder. Some beholders might need their vision corrected w/ a smack across the face. W/ a 2x4.

Not saying there aren't good parts.

"For Jah Never Made No King To Rule Mankind"

"Ruler" my ass! Sen. Scott should get his stupid, ignorant, mentally ill head out of his ass & "realize" the cliché is "leader" of the free world.

Tim Scott: I wish more people in our party realized that President Trump is the ruler of the free world…. Just like Lindsey Graham did. pic.twitter.com/Ntv7lzBT7S

— Acyn (@Acyn) July 14, 2026

And fat deranged Trump is neither. "Jah never appointed no president." To arms,citizens! Time for a Yankee Bastille Day! No kings to rule mankind!![Digby's Blog.]

How Do They Do It?

Originally expected Friday the 17th; now, tomorrow!

How does it get to Avondale from Bethpage (just northeast of Levittown) in 42 hrs. & one min.? Flown to PHX, then to Avondale for sorting, & is then trucked to Los Angeles? Hell of a lead-foot to get it to L.A. in four hrs. & 47 mins. Maybe it's flown from PHX to LAX & takes that long to be scanned. As if anything makes any sense anymore.

Anyway, Tues. beats Fri. Shameless plug for TrainWorld; good prices, large selection, & shipping one's stuff by USPS beats the glibertarian weasels at FedEx & UPS by days! My patience grows thinner as I mature. 

In other interactions w/ the outside world, fuck alla you moronic chumps. My patience grows razor-thin dealing w/ lying cheats, scumbags & rat bastards.

And to hell w/ the law that won't allow Home Despot to deliver spray paint. (Although Rust-oleum shipped me spray cans directly from Illinois that I ordered from Home Despot.) Now I have to drag my recently scrawny ass to the actual store & wait for an orange-aproned wage-slave to unlock the heavy-duty orange cage it's kept in.

What a fascinating existence. And why do I share this?Rocking live version.

Inanity & Idiocy Become Exponential

Talking Points Memo:
A Pro-Trump Christian Group Wants to Put a Cross on the Moon
Bennito L. Kelty / Raw Story:   Pro-Trump group has plans for a robotic lunar cross — and Elon Musk holds the key: report
The Register:   Ex-NASA boss points out small flaw in Moon landing plan: No lander

Stupidest thing ever? Sounds familiar.Do these buffoons live in an '80s &'90s cartoon universe? Shouldn't they be reading their "Good Book" (All other books are bad, dontcha know!?!) rather than watching telebision? 

Not that I think carving "CHAS." into the moon would be a bad idea, but what do I know?

Of course there's no lander yet. Bezos (Blue Origin) & Musk (SpaceX) are idiots. Are there no contractors other than the ones who bribe Fat Don?

Mounjaro® & Moi

Why I laugh & laugh (Sneer, even!) at your pathetic need for food. See? Breatharianism works!

I'm like a death camp inmate.

Note visible sternum, & hiatal hernia around navel. Not the one in the groin that is irritating. And tightened belt. Have gone from a 42" (107 cm.) to a 38" (96 cm.) waist & lost about 50 lbs. (23 kg.) in two yrs.

I now pay US$47.00/month for the stuff, but have literally no appetite. It's a struggle to consume a whole banana at one time; have to bag the remainder & refrigerate it until later. Occasionally I'll eat half a slice of toast (current loaf is "best if used by 6 May") or have a slice of cheese for protein. Haven't had or wanted meat for months now.

My only exercise is walking. No car, no moolah for Big Oil. (Gas & groceries? Wise up already!) Net result? Having paid all creditors their monthly pound of flesh, there is $1,150+ in the checking acc't. Barring disaster or emergency, I can't imagine necessary expenses being over $250, leaving me w/ 900 bones to blow on anything my foolish heart desires. Charity, maybe?

No, Eli Lilly and Company ("A Medicine Company") aren't paying for this, but I'll gladly take my money back from them if they're looking for a testimonial from a "real person" who is an "actual user".

Thurs. Throbber

The Weekend Starts Now!!*

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*Well, 25-30 yrs. ago it did. Now every day is Saturday.

Live Tee Vee

E.K. Sez "Bullshit"!

"E.K." being Dodger telebision analyst Eric Karros.

The DVR: Can't live w/o it. And hey, voice-over idiot, try pronouncing "veterans" as it's spelled, not "vetrins". It's almost as if you don't actually care.

Added Sat. Freak Out

I should've held yesterday's Freak Out for today, as Freak Out! was released 60 (Count 'em) 60 yrs. ago today. I see there's a docmentary for which Apple wants money.Standard rental $4.99, HD a buck more, HD purchase $12.99, standard $9.99. 

 Here's another thing you could watch about those halcyon days of yore when ...Sorry, no one seems to know where Part 1 is. I'm certainly beyond caring.

Dep't. Of Schadenfeude

Alright, it's a dumpster, not a "can". Available as a file for your 3-D printer, only US$3.00.

You Suck, We Hate You, Please Die!

Brendan Rascius / The Independent:

Two websites restrict reviews of JD Vance's book after savage critiques  —  JD Vance's new book is a memoir about his conversion to Catholicism  —  Two websites have restricted or banned reviews of Vice President JD Vance's new book following a stream of savage critiques.
Alexander Willis / Raw Story:   Torrent of awful reviews drowns JD Vance's new book: ‘Reads like garbage can’

Jordan King / Newsweek:   JD Vance's Book Flooded with Negative Reviews: ‘Unreadable’

Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:   Brutal Vance Book Reviews Force Sites Into Drastic Action

There's nothing inside that boy. Changes names, religions & politics at the drop of a hat. Not to be trusted.

"Sauerkraut!"

Only number I can think of w/ "sauerkraut".I have got to stop paying attention to the outside world & its inane droning bullshit, lies & stupidity. Unfortunately, it surrounds me & I'm drowning in it.

Wall Street Journal:
Everyone in Trump's Cabinet Is Eating Sauerkraut  —  JD Vance, RFK Jr. and other officials swear by a diet of grass-fed meat and fermented foods, even when the sulfurous odors cause friction at home
Solange Reyner / NewsMax.com:   WSJ: Trump Officials Embrace Sauerkraut Diet

Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:   Pungent sauerkraut diet fad is sweeping Trump's Cabinet - and one man is resisting it

Cate Martel / The Hill:   Vance defends Trump's controversial Iran deal

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   ‘Bet it smell crazy in there’: White House's sauerkraut fad triggers revulsion

Rhian Lubin / The Independent:   Trump's cabinet has a new secret weapon - a sauerkraut diet

Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:   Sure, the Trump Cabinet's Weight-Loss Secret Is Definitely ‘Sauerkraut’

Trinity Gentry / The Daily Wire:   RFK Sparks Diet Craze In The President's Cabinet

Reda Wigle / New York Post:   RFK Jr., JD Vance and others in Trump's Cabinet are all doing the same diet — and it stinks

Max Grinstein / Washington Examiner:   Trump officials are eating all the sauerkraut they can get

Yes, "a diet of grass-fed meat and fermented foods". Where do people even get ideas like this? The mind boggles.

Friday Freak Out

Per the composer: "This is a song about King Kong. The Americans brought him to New York City, made a few bucks off him, and then they killed him".I remember Frank was ticked because Jim Pons' bass track had been erased when the Lennon-Onos were mixing it for their purposes (Klaus Voormann dubbed the bass on Some Time in New York City.) but he didn't mention stolen credit. It may have been before Some Time was released.

The John Lennon Fillmore East Controversy

The song is also widely known for a dispute over copyright and royalties.

• The Performance: Zappa's band played a legendary set at the Fillmore East in June 1971, which John Lennon and Yoko Ono joined unannounced.
• The Agreement: Both artists were given access to the concert tapes for their own separate projects.
• The Plagiarism: When Lennon released Some Time in New York City in 1972, Zappa’s "King Kong" was included, renamed as "Jamrag," and credited to Lennon and Ono. Zappa was never compensated.
• Zappa's Statement: In subsequent interviews, Zappa expressed disappointment. He noted: "It's got a melody, it's got a bass line; it's obviously an organized song. Little bit [sic] disappointing.".]

In the long run, of course, almost all involved are dead.

And now I see the Mothers' version wasn't released until 1992. Down an effing rabbit hole there. Can't believe how long it takes. What a waste of my beautiful mind & time.

Clarification

O.K., this is a Brit Rail layout, but in Thailand, explaining the giant centipede, which is dying from regular fumigation.

A bite from a giant centipede is incredibly painful and requires medical attention; whilst we do all we can to preserve all insects in the shed, sometimes there are casualties.

Only insects that have visited my layout are small spiders, & I do blow them away, but w/ breath, not spray.

Sage Burning

Ritual cleansing of tunes from the'60s & '70s being used to advertise fucking air-polluting shitmobiles. An admission there's been little good music made in the last forty-odd yrs.?

Enjoyably stupid fun, & it does rock. Produced by Todd Rundgren, which helps.Proto-punk from the Great Northwest. Tacoma, to be speccfic. The ad agency cut the opening "Hey little girl" line.And this rousing "Fuck You" to all the sheep in their boxes, also used to pimp wheels, which just just appeared on Sunday Nihght Baseball on the Nasty Broadcasting Company."For families that don't fit in a box." A selective edit of a cover. Can't handle the truth. I hope the royalties are going to a decent cause, or at least a descendant, as Reynolds was the socialist type.

"Yeeeeessssss?"

When Tee Vee Was King

Kills me every time. Plenty more on YouTube; do your own research.

J.J. Sedelmaier, director of the Wendy's "Where's The Beef?" commercial & other popular '80s adverts, was 92.They're dropping like flies.

 New Jersey Online:

Donald Newhouse, who inherited a media empire, led Advance Publications' newspaper and cable TV divisions, and was Newark Star-Ledger president, dies at 96  —  Donald E. Newhouse, who as President of The Star-Ledger and head of Advance Publications' newspaper group presided over a prolonged period …

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:   BuzzMachine  —  I am terribly saddened at word of the death of Donald Newhouse …

Clay Risen / New York Times:   Donald E. Newhouse, Low-Profile Heir to a Media Empire, Dies at 96

Larry Arnold / Bloomberg:   Donald Newhouse, Who Led Family's Newspaper Group, Dies at 96

Genaro C. Armas / Newhouse School …:   Donald Newhouse's Belief in Higher Education Helped Establish Syracuse University as a Premier Training Ground for Journalists

Just saw this, for Saurday 19 November 1955. More Weterns than you could shake a six-shooter at, & Yma Sumac on Stage Show w/ the Dorsey Bros. In Jan. '56 Elvis Presley made his first national telebision appearance on the program.

[Sedelmaier obit from Off the Kuff.]