god calls

Last week, “president” tRumps’ propaganda mouthpiece Sarah Huckleberry Hound Sanders made an astounding claim, even for her: “I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become president, and that’s why he’s there,” She told Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody, according […]

So now we know why “president” tRump refuses to back down on his 6 Billion dollar demand for the border wall…

This newly released FOIA phone transcript between tRump and his Russian handler Semion Mogilevich sheds some new light on the subject: (BEGIN TRANSCRIPT) Mogilevich: Good day, comrade Trump! Trump: Hi, Semmie. How are you? Mogilevich: Doing well, comrade. Once again I congratulate you on your efforts to undermine so called democracy in free world… Trump: […]

privacy schmivacy

For years, people considered me out of touch and old fashioned for refusing to have anything to do with Facebook or smartphones or this whole “social media” thing. Only now are people beginning to realize how pernicious and Orwellian these platforms are. The whole concept of “social media” – especially Facebook – is anathema to […]

The White Album, 1968 & me

Throughout their career, and right up until the release of The Beatles [aka ‘The White Album’] the Fab Four had been a finely-honed machine designed to produce musical perfection. Their reputation was built upon an endless wave of beautifully crafted pop confections, exquisitely performed; perfectly articulated masterpieces. The White Album was the first and only […]

Hopeless

Too bad we can only look back fondly to a time when there was such a thing as an ‘anti-war’ protest movement. Those days are long gone, and may never return thanks to recent attempts by the GOP to pass laws effectively making protest illegal. These endless, genocidal wars we’re fighting today all over the […]

The war on failure

The ‘War on Terror’ Has Utterly Failed – Global Terrorism Has Dramatically Increased Since 9/11  In the 17 years since the events of Sept. 11, 2001 – after which the United States declared a “global war on terror,” there has not been a terrorist attack of similar size or magnitude on American soil. However, according […]

On Protests

I have always had a problem with authority; especially what I consider to be ‘illegitimate’ authority. The Viet Nam War was waging throughout my childhood, and at that time the American flag was looked upon by many as a symbol of illegitimate authority. It still is to me. Let me explain. My family was politically […]

The Rock&Roll ‘canon’

Musical tastes are fragmenting more every day and they are likely to continue on that course. Too many of today’s artists are simply not very talented. I have no familiarity with Beyoncé’s music, or Bruno Mars or Eminem or Lady Gaga or Kanye – nor Justins Beiber or Timberlake – or any other “popular” artists. […]