Please Forgive Us For Intruding Upon Your Weekend…

Posted on March 21, 2026 by tengrain

Absinthe, The Green Fairy
(Wikipedia)

…especially on Spring Fairy Fun Day (and please be sure to use an absinthe spoon, sugar, and a drip of ice water) …but we would be remiss if we did not alert you that our pal Burr Deming has posted his best-of-the-web links complete with wry commentary at the essential blog Red-State-Blues.

It’s Women’s History Month at Scottie’s Playtimetoday!

Cassandra’s Grandson is not to be trifled with, Beware, Theocrats!

We will of course keep this post on top and fresher posts —if any!— will be below.

Posted in Blog Against Theocracy, blog whoring, blogging | 5 Comments

Pravda-on-the-Potomac Is One Step Closer

Posted on March 21, 2026 by tengrain
A gif of a news reporter taking to the camera while in the background an angry robot is attacking someone. The reporter is missing the story.

Missing the story.

The FCC wouldn’t care if every media channel merged into one:

Trump stooge “FCC Chairman Brendan Carr waived a rule that bars a single company from owning TV stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. households. The combined entity would cover at least 60%.”Oligarchy 🤝 authoritarianism 🇺🇸 http://www.nbcnews.com/business/med…

— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T23:22:49.094Z

So essentially it will be Nexstar and Sinclair owning all broadcast. Check your own station and see who owns it; you might be surprised to learn that your local isn’t local any more.

As long as I have been blogging, I’ve said that media ownership rules MUST be fixed, and now that demand is beyond reproach. It’s not fatal (it can be broken up if another administration comes along), but it stacks the game against us.

Democrats could have the best messaging in the world, but it won’t matter if they cannot get it to people’s ears. You cannot shoot the werewolf with a silver bullet if there is no gun.

We’re getting to the point now where the entire ecosystem is going to be under one roof, and you can bet it will be indistinguishable from Pravda.

Posted in media, Nexstar Broadcasting, Our Failed Legacy Media ™, Sinclair Broadcasting | 4 Comments

What a Coinky-Dink!

Posted on March 21, 2026 by tengrain

I’ll say.

First, the market:

We did this with tariffs. Now we’re doing this with war. And some insiders are making a fortune off the chaos.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T23:32:53.241Z

Then the article:

With casino empire gone, Trump family bets on prediction markets

“With his Atlantic City casinos in duress in the 1990s, Donald Trump saw a potential lifeline in sports betting and aggressively campaigned to legalize it in New Jersey. But when state powerbrokers shut him down, Trump vowed that he’d eventually find a way to win.”

“Some people give up real easily,” Trump told the New York Times after a decisive 1993 defeat. “But I have never been one of those people.”

“More than three decades later and no longer in the casino business, the Trump family has found a new avenue to profit off sports wagering: prediction markets, a fast-growing industry where people can bet on almost anything.”

“Trump Media and Technology Group, the largest source of the president’s wealth since it went public in 2024, has announced plans for its own prediction cryptocurrency-based platform called Truth Predict. And the president’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is an adviser to the two largest prediction market companies, Kalshi and Polymarket, and is an investor in the latter.”

Prediction markets are the ultimate benefactors of insider information.

Now, we’re not saying that Junior Mints is rigging world events. We’re just saying that  he could make a fortune off of knowing what is going to happen (or when).

Junior has incredible access to information to place bets to benefit The Orange 🤡 Crime Family. Just one phone call to Grandpa Sundowner, “Say something stupid!,” and he can make a cool million Ameros, and it would be hard to prove.

It’s not just the appearance of corruption, it’s building a business around the corruption.

Posted in Junior Mints, The Orange 🤡 Crime Family | 4 Comments

Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day

Posted on March 21, 2026 by tengrain

Hogan’s Heroes Sargent Schultz hitting his helmet (while wearing it) with a hammer

He really said this to the press?

Trump on Iran: "I may have a plan or I may not"

— Headquarters (@headquartersnews.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T20:18:34.052Z

I’ll put 5 Quatloos on “Or.”

Posted in Cadet Bone Spurs Great Adventure, Hair Füror The Orange 🤡, Iran, Our Failed Political Press, People Dumber than Dolphins | 4 Comments

Vivre La France!

Posted on March 20, 2026 by tengrain

It’s been making the rounds, and it sounds about right; I especially like the end of the vid.

(Hat tip: Scissorhead Davis)

Posted in Great Memes, immigration, snark | 15 Comments

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on March 20, 2026 by tengrain

Happy Hour News

Always gracious, Fat Nixon greets our allies as only he can:

U.S. President Donald J. Trump lashed out at non-U.S. NATO nations today on his Truth Social app, calling NATO a “paper tiger” and lambasting them for their reticence to work with the U.S. to realize a framework that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Original post

— OSINTdefender (MIRROR) (@sentdefenderx.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T14:03:13.897Z

And then later:

U.S. President Donald J. Trump states that the United States doesn’t use or need the Strait of Hormuz.Original post

— OSINTdefender (MIRROR) (@sentdefenderx.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T20:29:39.390Z

…which certainly sounds like the equivalent of, “I didn’t wanna go to your party anyway,” as he runs home in tears.

Posted in Cadet Bone Spurs Great Adventure, Iran, NATO | 9 Comments

Found it!

Posted on March 20, 2026 by tengrain

This is the full reaction from when Fat Nixon talked about Pearl Habor and nuking Japan to the Japanese Prime Minister:

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi's reaction as Trump says "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Habour?"Undoubtedly the worst American diplomatic gaffe in post-war US-Japan history.

— Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T16:26:12.740Z

Posted in Hair Füror The Orange 🤡 | 5 Comments

Another Stunning Victory and Humble Brag for MPS and the Scissorheads

Posted on March 20, 2026 by tengrain

Someone else FINALLY said what we’ve been saying since 2016:

What’s it going to take for people to realize we’ve got Biff Tanner in the White House?

— Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T10:03:19.334Z

 

Posted in honors and awards | 10 Comments

Open Tabs

Posted on March 20, 2026 by tengrain

“Key takeaway: the true cost of war is not just what gets spent on the battlefield, but the income, growth, and stability the economy loses afterward.”

It’s only 11+ minutes long, but you might want to think about it while enjoying your PB&J and milk carton.

Posted in Cadet Bone Spurs Great Adventure, The Miracle of the The Orange 🤡 Economy | 3 Comments

Midday Palate Cleanser

Posted on March 20, 2026 by tengrain

Wisconsin’s viral ‘Cat Napper’ is living every cat lover’s dream

Retiree Terry Lauerman volunteers at Green Bay’s Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, where he takes naps with the shelter’s special-needs cats

At an animal shelter in Green Bay, a retired volunteer is living every cat lover’s — and nap lover’s — dream.

For seven years, 82-year-old former Spanish teacher Terry Lauerman has been donating his time to Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary. The shelter is dedicated to rescuing cats and dogs with special needs and disabilities. Terry’s specialty? Lying down and snoozing with the shelter’s cats.

I’d sleep with one eye open, but that’s just me.

(Hat tip: Scissorhead Purplehead, who I suspect has just found her dream job.)

Posted in cats, Palate Cleansers | 4 Comments