A COSMIC JOKE?

In his famous treatise Meditation six, Rene Descartes struggles to come to grips with the material world and how we perceive it. He explores the causal relationship between mind and body. Descartes manages to convince himself that he does indeed exist, simply because he is capable of THOUGHT. He is able to synthesize his hypothesis […]

US HOMELAND SECURITY DETAINS STRANGE, CHARISMATIC MAN AT US – MEXICO BORDER

[REUTERS] El Paso, Texas: An incredibly handsome, bearded man dressed in flowing white robes surrounded by twelve “followers” was denied entry into the United States, Homeland Security officials said today. Onlookers said the man was exceptionally charismatic, and he seemed to exude kindness and empathy. “I can’t explain it…I just wanted to be close to […]

Entartete Kunst

Entartete Kunst was a term adopted by the Nazi Party to describe modern art. ‘Degenerate Art’ was systematically removed from state-owned museums and banned in Nazi Germany on the grounds that it was an “insult to German feeling.” Instigated by Joseph Goebbels’ Ministry of Propaganda, more than 16,000 works of art were deemed ‘degenerate.’ The […]

ORANGE TRASH

Donald Trump represents white male mediocrity and unearned privilege at its very worst. Rich white males are the ones destroying the planet: they have all of the power, and they control the money supply. They create all the laws and the international treaties. They created the IMF, World Bank, Federal Reserve and the rest of […]

NORWAY IS NOT DENMARK

In a letter sent to Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre today, Donald Trump linked his repeated threats to illegally seize Greenland to the fact that he wasn’t awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Seriously. The US president explained that because he didn’t win the Prize, he’s no longer obligated to think “purely of peace.” “Considering […]

A new TV show: ‘DR.COP.LAW’

JUST WHAT AMERICA HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. Yet another show about cops. And doctors. And lawyers. But this time there’s a twist! Meet Dr. Jack Newsome. He’s a fully certified brain surgeon. But he’s also a federal prosecutor who just happens to be the Chief of Police in Pleasantville, California. We all know America loves […]

MOCKERY

Where is Bill Hicks when you need him? Oh, well – Jimmy Kimmel will have to do. Humor, sarcasm and outright mockery are effective ways to deal with dictators, especially those as loathsome and corrupt as the amateurs who currently run our country. Tyrants despise humor, and their sense of humor rarely rises above the […]

THE FOURTH REICH

With all the commemorations and celebrations surrounding the 80th anniversary of the formal Japanese surrender on board the USS Missouri [September 2, 1945], thus officially ending WWII – it’s important to remember that before the atomic bombs were even dropped on Japan in August 1945 the United States was busy recruiting as many German engineers […]