2026-03-29T18:35:31Z https://yabu.me Tengrain https://yabu.me/npub17037t7ve3f5hn0w2wjsj89tvqakyt9f6tgpfjm0dqtv70uapq37s0u3zf3 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/001/133/225/original/398357f75e84a075.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/001/133/225/original/398357f75e84a075.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyzn47qgy2czxr3j0t9dr4f8yw8p4ued35epz4q4htt9u93ha46hgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86756mdp Come-on, #Obituaries, spark some joy already. 2026-03-17T20:01:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswlkxha2fkrl6pkgswaw5s6z6f7nrxqlp6ygp2mdr3w08frpvy8dgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86gl2wgl News That Will Drive You To Drink<br/><br/>In Your Guts You Know He’s Nuts. As you may recall, no one RSVP’d yes to his party, And even more guests this afternoon told him to piss up a rope: &#34;Several U.S. allies — including Germany, Spain and Italy — rebuffed Donald Trump’s call on Monday to send warships to escort shipping through the Strait of ​Hormuz, drawing criticism from the U.S.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/16/news-that-will-drive-you-to-drink-2437/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/16/news-that-will-drive-you-to-drink-2437/</a> 2026-03-17T00:00:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2yuxr8tkxywnnpxnfdd964dsku69gee6j5njvxmgycqwzdnyf79czyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86y3twuf Darwin, Explained In One Photo<br/><br/>Any questions?<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/09/darwin-explained-in-one-photo/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/09/darwin-explained-in-one-photo/</a> 2026-03-09T19:30:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwfapjxc8xk4km82qq7n6rtnawct0prdfxdqk9fr6dty7zrm05lszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86lza93a A Star Is Born<br/><br/>Bari Weiss learns about The Streisand Effect: For those who need a refresher on The Streisand Effect, in short Babs sued a photographer to remove an aerial photo of her mansion, a photo that was part of a large collection of shots of the California coast; she lost. Hundreds of thousands of people sought out the photo what with all the publicity.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/02/18/a-star-is-born-4/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/02/18/a-star-is-born-4/</a> 2026-02-18T15:30:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd90y8z3l5v73r3gsmh20mt8rr45g0z9mn47q5v2m8dhrwyuaxj9qzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz864m27cm Don’t Give Republicans The Benefit Of The Doubt. Ever.<br/><br/>You just cannot make up Family Values merde like this: Wasatch County GOP chairman accused of waterboarding teen daughter HEBER CITY — The Wasatch County GOP chairman, who is also a father, was charged Wednesday with waterboarding his teenage daughter. David Nephi Johnson, 54, was booked into the Wasatch County Jail on Tuesday and charged in 4th District Court on Wednesday with aggravated child abuse, a…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/02/14/dont-give-republicans-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-ever/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/02/14/dont-give-republicans-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-ever/</a> 2026-02-14T17:00:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsty624hwquknqw938msm8vdmcyvff2u45uwgneksvv028r2jag4ngzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz866wte8t ‘Democracy Dies Below The Fold’*<br/><br/>I’ll reiterate what a lot of smart people are saying: The WaPo had to die so Jeff Bezos can get richer. That’s the story. As Fran Lebowitz says (paraphrasing), “No one makes a billion dollars, they STEAL IT.&#34; Besides all the damage that Bezos has done to the Mom &amp; Pops on Main Street via Amazon (and inflicting the alleged documentary about the First Shady on us), he’s now decimated the WaPo as some sort of offering to Hair Füror.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/02/05/democracy-dies-below-the-fold-4/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/02/05/democracy-dies-below-the-fold-4/</a> 2026-02-05T16:01:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfujh75nrmun2z035snv2wvnklyf9rvhrgh27t967820q8w3kswzgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86e0m22p RIP, Catherine O’Hara<br/><br/>Catherine O’Hara has gone to the encore in the sky. No cause of death was given, but it sounds like whatever it was, it happened fast. She was a generational talent and gone way too soon. Flags at half mast.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/01/30/rip-catherine-ohara/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/01/30/rip-catherine-ohara/</a> 2026-01-30T18:48:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlpdwjwpydmpnrjv098j3gc57wy8uuzhcy9lmfx90kxm8v0cmgcgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86fqkrq2 The Constitution Is The Law of the Land, Whether Republicans Like It Or Not<br/><br/>OK, now that we’ve disabused ourselves about Hair Füror cancelling elections, let’s turn our gimlet eyes (thanks, make mine a double) towards the other threat Hair Füror made to the United States yesterday, invoking the Insurrection Act. Last year, we saw what happened when Cadet Bone Spurs ordered the Marines into Los Angeles to “secure the peace,” and it was not much more than guarding one…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/01/16/the-constitution-is-the-law-of-the-land-whether-republicans-like-it-or-not/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/01/16/the-constitution-is-the-law-of-the-land-whether-republicans-like-it-or-not/</a> 2026-01-16T16:30:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxuj7lf52ssqa832cns7yhe4sw4c6td45whclys943dwu4334dgjszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86lklcrc AOC Stays On Message<br/><br/>AOC is a generational, political messaging talent. Notice how she ties all the issues together in, like, two sentences we can all understand? She makes it look easy, too. I hopeDNC Chairman Ken Martin is paying attention to this, but I suspect that The Consultants are already wowing him with 200-slide decks and lots of spreadsheets indicating that only professionals —such as themselves— know how to talk to  actual Americans.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/01/14/aoc-stays-on-message/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/01/14/aoc-stays-on-message/</a> 2026-01-14T16:30:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfuhttxrkhnm0kkxgj3lp0c83crqakksvnd4fy8qwdz2557xpds2qzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86syzw5g Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day<br/><br/>Maybe because I was raised in the shadow of Sather Gate at Cal, but when someone says... &#34;People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil.” ...I respond: Forced listening at the barrel of a gun is really Really REALLY what they want for us.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/01/09/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-459/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/01/09/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-459/</a> 2026-01-09T15:31:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgm5r2jrkm5mp55x2zx45r99sggfaywr5mxl0p8szrysmr76vcpgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86t25r2v (Ostensible) Muslim stops a (ostensible) Nazi from killing more (ostensible) Jews at a mass shooting in #Bondi Beach Australia Hanukkah celebration.<br/><br/><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3m7xaxpw2sc2q">https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3m7xaxpw2sc2q</a> 2025-12-14T15:58:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2hl4jwlrdxxuyffadyjs2hhfppufrukd9m5ppxcx28wpenhvllszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86j8uq6k ETTD, Part Infinity<br/><br/>The undefeated rule of the innernets, ETTD (Everything The Orange 🤡 Touches Dies)  has another notch on the ol’ holster: &#34;An official complaint has been submitted to FIFA’s Ethics Committee, alleging “repeated breaches” of FIFA’s duty of political neutrality by its president, Gianni Infantino, while also requesting an investigation into the process that saw United States President Donald Trump receive the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.”<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/12/10/ettd-part-infinity-18/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/12/10/ettd-part-infinity-18/</a> 2025-12-11T01:00:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxy2zskwzxpvfpglnhfx9h7sq3p78fwdxndl2vnlstvunn0u5psdgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86w6xftc Lunchtime Reading: New Use Case For AI Discovered<br/><br/>Hubba-Hubba! The folks at 404 Media have a post up on AI and how they know that they ultimately are heading into the world of porn: it’s where the money is. &#34;OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appeared on Cleo Abram&#39;s podcast in August where he said the company was “tempted” to add sexual content in the past, but resisted, saying that a “sex bot avatar” in ChatGPT would be a move to “juice growth.” In light of…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/23/lunchtime-reading-new-use-case-for-ai-discovered/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/23/lunchtime-reading-new-use-case-for-ai-discovered/</a> 2025-10-23T16:31:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqhu3t2tmxcsv0r6jf3mqanplt9r66lxrqmen3cp0cc4xhzxzt30czyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86fz3wx4 Meanwhile, In NYC<br/><br/>What Was She Thinking? Conservative “influencer&#34; Emily Austin&#39;s master plan turned out well: ‘Hot Girls for Cuomo’ Website Leads to Sexual Harassment Report After Pro-Andrew Cuomo Influencer Forgets to Buy Domain Conservative influencer Emily Austin launched her campaign “Hot Girls For Cuomo” on Tuesday, as part of an attempt to defeat Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/22/meanwhile-in-nyc/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/22/meanwhile-in-nyc/</a> 2025-10-22T16:00:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7taxsyhnsltt78vk6k94vr3gje8swdgc5zrd0pmjlaqc8n85uxczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86sjqzqc FBI Releases ‘Most Wanted’ From Portland, OR!<br/><br/>They are hardened terrorist, do not engage if you see them. (Hat tip: my long, long, long time pal SharG on BlueSky)<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/13/fbi-releases-most-wanted-from-portland-or/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/13/fbi-releases-most-wanted-from-portland-or/</a> 2025-10-14T01:00:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9lf5z40snqzq2dswhh83k3d59phd5884885vwzxawzwg9tx86wuqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86c0pyh7 Oh, crap. I always liked her:<br/><br/><a href="https://people.com/diane-keaton-dead-oscar-winning-actress-dies-at-79-exclusive-8603118">https://people.com/diane-keaton-dead-oscar-winning-actress-dies-at-79-exclusive-8603118</a> 2025-10-11T19:43:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fycc8l7d0lp8m9zaqdrhu8vnqglssn8t6hsu9qa692fuz3nzywszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz865874ee We are a stupid people:<br/><br/><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/10/10/pepsico-lays-rebrand-consumers-didnt-know-made-of-potatoes/">https://fortune.com/2025/10/10/pepsico-lays-rebrand-consumers-didnt-know-made-of-potatoes/</a> 2025-10-11T19:33:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcx2x6t60pjmn4uxen3yh6c8k89gdy7x30hp3pf3ltdde6ft0ngszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz867ej3ff Some Fries With Your Stupid?<br/><br/>&#34;In Your Guts, You Know He’s Nuts&#34; Google is obeying orders: Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents. And The Verge goes on to show results for different words than dementia, all blocked.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/01/some-fries-with-your-stupid-288/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/01/some-fries-with-your-stupid-288/</a> 2025-10-01T19:30:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqcxsalgeftqcsrsrvyw89fcwc2a29v5enfvpv4ll38nznpgs8u4czyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86z2kp0l The Battle of Portland<br/><br/>As you’ve probably heard by now, Hair Füror has ordered the military to take over Portland Oregon. As is our old tradition, we present Ken Burns documentary-style letters from the resistance to their loved ones. &#34;My dearest Olive, I write from behind enemy lines in war torn Pioneer Courthouse Square. The single-bean coffee supply is running out, we probably haven’t long before craft cocktails are gone, too.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/09/27/the-battle-of-portland/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/09/27/the-battle-of-portland/</a> 2025-09-27T20:09:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfwvznrxhlhhjk4dpyrkc0w63296xxkjghq8q6jwupmlcpwhcf50szyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz8608f8z7 My dearest, I write from war torn Pioneer Courthouse Square. The single-bean coffee is running out, we haven’t long before craft cocktails are gone, too. I’ve seen folks walk around with empty bags from Kenny and Zuke’s, their Lululemon torn asunder. Even the hot yoga studios have fallen. If you don’t hear from me tomorrow, check for my remains near my fixie as I am heading out to the battle in the Alphabet district. Know my last thoughts were of you and Salt &amp; Straw.<br/><br/><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lzt76aq5q22p">https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lzt76aq5q22p</a> 2025-09-27T19:56:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfx4l662hl3qwqtn4yd998j3gmfene76ugrse0plxaewzx6ws790gzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86yaqrv5 We’re boned:<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/267/697/344/311/166/original/5a28973b9d8c9728.png"> <br/> 2025-09-26T00:11:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq259a9z3s0wzm004gqkxe26yjg3wghm5a36l805vy6z8skmpk4ugzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz865s85fe Some Fries With Your Stupid?<br/><br/>I just cannot (no link for obvious reason): The night before Charlie Kirk was murdered, Erika Kirk called a friend to come over to their house to pray for Charlie after feminist website, Jezebel, paid witches on Etsy to curse him, according to Megyn Kelly. Etsy, you say? I have a list and I’ve got cash.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/09/24/some-fries-with-your-stupid-287/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/09/24/some-fries-with-your-stupid-287/</a> 2025-09-24T19:26:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjna837rtqjwrmdpsa9vggxf6nh5cac053chff9c6vys6708mruqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz860vcn4d Guys, we got the #Rapture totally wrong.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/255/256/694/092/368/original/789b6b5ddb32b5c0.png"> <br/> 2025-09-23T19:28:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6ljm7kax4tegt9uhxjhypqe2xe5ghw8kaah6l0ysgqepyhaxtjszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86manlaz OK, who did this? =&gt;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/232/989/404/726/574/original/db6e1ec9a98bdd74.png"> <br/> 2025-09-19T21:05:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszk45hha0cc484zqr9jq5yg47fmfaevdurxxl9px5pkx4jy4qeulgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86mtmdvx I dunno what a “Sheetz” is, but these price increases on candy effectively in time for #Halloween, I expect to be T.P.’ed. Which is OK because I’m sure T.P. is gonna go through the roof, too.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/177/150/626/747/961/original/c072e4b8d5db344c.png"> <br/> 2025-09-10T00:25:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr03ufvydzj0n2j7wckh0676pjn8n7egnghd2sl3vjrvmur3nng9szyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86nvx34w THIS =&gt;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/171/633/615/985/381/original/36cc607ae3b54886.png"> <br/> 2025-09-09T01:03:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjhtx3gu0fzw7wpgu0wwtjccegplnrx4c93pzf5knuw8a384e0ygzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86azsf54 The Federal Reserve Fights Back<br/><br/>Yesterday we were alarmed and braced for the markets around the globe to react to Hair Füror’s unprecedented power-grab at the Federal Reserve when he fired Fed. Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to ever serve as one of the seven governors of the Federal Reserve Board. We want to state right up front that this action can be (and is) sexist - racist AND a power grab; we don’t have to choose one motivating factor over another.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/08/27/the-federal-reserve-fights-back/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/08/27/the-federal-reserve-fights-back/</a> 2025-08-27T15:30:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst69faerkecxy3a0e8fukfq5dvatethcxsdd8vley62l0ru0cpf9qzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86retmdq The thing to keep in mind is that the DOJ moved convicted Pedo-procurer and perjurer Maxwell AFTER she gave this interview.<br/><br/>🤔 2025-08-22T23:02:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9p8l3l7xq6az2knvpsepq8z2uaatfyyfhsvd6c3xvc4eu7m6pldczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz865ur3nj One of my pals sent me this, it’s pretty great:<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/061/905/325/582/770/original/2ffe176322252cb1.png"> <br/> 2025-08-20T15:58:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzm94k0thu0tjkzqqtfcrx9k7cz69xkdgwg4jlqgecgq5l30fzygzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz860tgy2a Bad Marketing, Cont.<br/><br/>Well, that was a kick in the oompa-loompas. Getting approval at that branding meeting must have been somthing!<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/08/13/bad-marketing-cont-122/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/08/13/bad-marketing-cont-122/</a> 2025-08-14T01:00:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspcjmjkcqr8nwd55pssxm35r0w5qz2n5mw5423ha8vxcmaxhx3ucqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86gpw20v JBPritzker is right. The Orange 🤡 has no authority to take over any American City and only very limited authority in DC.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/013/080/129/690/176/original/3cfc5ca68e01ba6c.png"> <br/> 2025-08-12T01:01:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs29uutqtjavp83hmudu6y2eqjqrxmwxnaytdap2japd8ppj8hcthszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86j7xkhy News That Will Drive You To Drink<br/><br/>Garbage-in, Garbage-out Wired Magazine looked at The Orange 🤡’s AI chatbot that launched this week on his fading social media platform. And yes, just on the surface, Truth Social having artificial intelligence is a knee-slapper: &#34;Truth Social&#39;s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump&#39;s Media Diet Incarnate&#34; &#34;WHEN I ASK the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty reasonable advice.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/08/09/news-that-will-drive-you-to-drink-2336/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/08/09/news-that-will-drive-you-to-drink-2336/</a> 2025-08-10T00:07:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszpagea24xcd38xul99u8xaxqk6usuul29dzcky2umz5v9063p4dszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86ucmj2h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2xg7ddxznjh40hf4z3uts5grayrtyh3t79dpjnaf4esrrhlztwqzyadgc'>nevent1q…adgc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s Murc’s Law of course. <br/><br/>The #Puritopians already know that the GOP degenerates will never take responsibility for breaking everything, so they demand to know what is taking the out-of-power Democrats so long to fix everything the GOP smashed. 2025-08-06T20:02:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxytd8wlydnl0ewwpflp753cmlw3xghfu22hjkfyj4stv2ls8ew9qzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86ufvfhy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwk3qe5d8hf0y47tnas248ufry3z8xtfun8zg9sl64yk6tsdkmxgurx0yr'>nevent1q…x0yr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What’s funny to me is that the corner offices are probably the easiest employees to replace with an AI decision tree; just feed it MBA curricula. 2025-08-06T15:55:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgfhh86aj0lup6ur47e56sd8k69v290czm7z7u98enfqhx4ygntczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86u83vxu Remember being quarantined, stuck at home waiting for a Covid Vaccine to be developed?<br/><br/>I do.<br/><br/>Thanks for not voting, guys, you just guaranteed the next pandemic will have the same pressure points.<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tengrain/114978612998740356">https://mastodon.social/@Tengrain/114978612998740356</a> 2025-08-06T00:29:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfcvn3s80cav2dktj82e9nj0e5z26hac7tmhap62nqpjptru7uz6szyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86vcjqve <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/949/522/390/974/323/original/12f27013a93f5b49.png"> <br/> 2025-07-31T19:37:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nuu3k86mg98hxfspxwuq4rghknymka6dg5t2y5k062d7flfry8qzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86v34xse The Miracle of The Orange 🤡 Economy, Part Infinity<br/><br/>Tariffman! It seems that our Conman-in-Chief has not convinced corporate America to eat the costs of his tariffs, go figure. &#34;July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is getting his tariffs. Companies are making it clear how they intend to deal with it - passing them on to American consumers.&#34; &#34;Throughout the spring, big retailers and consumer product makers warned that levies on imported goods would squeeze…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/30/the-miracle-of-the-orange-%f0%9f%a4%a1-economy-9/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/30/the-miracle-of-the-orange-%f0%9f%a4%a1-economy-9/</a> 2025-07-30T16:00:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96hnnyt6ml0kzyyqphzcdncekc9rqrw433a5r9q2djgleya7nt7szyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86ce06f5 Every non-conformist, every bossy woman, every LGBTQ person, all the usual suspects, everyone needs to be on their guard. <br/><br/>This is a license to abuse:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/</a> 2025-07-24T23:56:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyqwx0m97h35u9l0as0wnvemwzeeaa7qvm9sxkl0mhknc4mg4mmfczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86xh87nz When I think about #HulkHogan, I think about how he and Peter Thiel destroyed Gawker with law fare.<br/><br/>And that’s the template The Orange 🤡 is following now, to either shake-down or destroy the free press. 2025-07-24T20:35:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswhq7083m542lw94rjlekjfcxul293t9vc8uhkeavlc4k3vertnyczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz866ufwr8 Not an exaggeration: It is clear that this is a cover-up that includesthe GOP President, the GOP Attorney General, the GOP FBI Director, the GOP Director of National Intelligence, and the GOP Speaker of the House, and many members of the GOP Caucus. 2025-07-24T00:21:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs22uak6yr2ayfuw3fhpdgy0hqye98x72srxv94rcl4gsdryqlw3jgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86vac9q3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz4az9wk9ua735mmlytqdpulujswexq0rw7nsdja9he0220d888ggq7m42k'>nevent1q…m42k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gee, could this be related?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/904/398/911/033/496/original/6cb35c94e49b913b.png"> <br/> 2025-07-23T20:21:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhvgyj0gc9hsc7sx39kye3nhxqcg2fnsvmjy4s0kcq6yk6rq7pdqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86sc4d8m #Trumponomics: Tax Cuts for the Rich and Tariffs for the Poor. <br/><br/>#TrumpCare: Close Rural Hospitals and cut Medicaid to pay for Trumponomics. <br/><br/>Any questions? 2025-07-11T14:36:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyacy2uc5snn467s0yh0tdtrn0qxuukx2g5ust5sjeqkfqls0a5xczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86hnfljh It’s Your Money, Elmo<br/><br/>I know we talked about it just recently, but Skipping Dipshit Nazi Elon Musk  pulled the rip-cord and here we are! Musk Declares ‘America Party’ Formed After Trump’s Bill Passes &#34;Elon Musk said a new political party he has been threatening to start up “is formed,” a day after President Donald Trump signed a tax-cut and spending bill that the Tesla Inc.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/06/its-your-money-elmo/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/06/its-your-money-elmo/</a> 2025-07-06T15:30:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqyyq7yxfp70k5dj98zpxsyth6us4yr7sl6w3rf7pcdhhmwx5g8wgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz8609dckl Life In The United States<br/><br/>The border with Canada is not very far north of Seattle, and on many days since the election I look out the north-facing windows towards it. I contemplate that I could probably walk there, if I had to. As I think I’ve written before, before the 4th Reich took over, I reread Isherwood’s Berlin Stories (the basis for Cabaret!) trying to figure out the moment when the Jewish characters should have left, and wondering why they didn’t.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/05/life-in-the-united-states/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/05/life-in-the-united-states/</a> 2025-07-05T21:21:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswh6w2cy2t4gafywcjlctdmmnhtsxv7qz2tz55rqv6ewmt6lkpl6szyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86tx0pug When You Are A Celebrity, They Let You<br/><br/>The WaPo gives us the final score: “Republicans on Thursday notched the first major legislative victory of [ The Orange 🤡 ] second term, a mammoth tax and immigration agenda the GOP hopes will reshape the U.S. economy and unwind many of the Biden administration’s accomplishments.” “The House, in a 218 to 214 vote, passed [ The Orange 🤡 ] so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ a $3.4 trillion measure to extend tax cuts from Trump’s…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/03/when-you-are-a-celebrity-they-let-you/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/03/when-you-are-a-celebrity-they-let-you/</a> 2025-07-03T19:41:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hl327sntey7y0xyxthu5pgw3taa5gvdh62e8zmaqpkfky69nprqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz860l4z59 The Morning Meme<br/><br/>This was everywhere last night, but today it seems like the Billions For Billionaires Bill needs thoughts and prayers. Heh. (Last I read is that they are trying to find new ways to bribe Sen. Murkowski. As Churchill (ALLEGEDLY) once said, “We’ve established your character, now we’re just quibbling over price.”)<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/01/the-morning-meme/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/07/01/the-morning-meme/</a> 2025-07-01T14:30:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdru364x42c0njvt5jjpl0lzgyj0glwtyspydh0sjcngz4dw3sarszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86trxrm3 A Postprandial POP QUIZ!!1!<br/><br/>I understand that the United States is respected around the world again because of the vulgar yam. For a bonus 3/17 of 1/31 of a point, describe the fragrance, or give the stench an advertising tagline. “Smell the Fascism.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/30/a-postprandial-pop-quiz1/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/30/a-postprandial-pop-quiz1/</a> 2025-07-01T01:00:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9l8npxwktlwvfryttd3xu8qhdyzvzjq0z87f29vnw0vqmas2z6kszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86mfffgw RIP, Gilbert<br/><br/>As far as I know Gilbert is the only dog to suffer a political assassination, and because he was such a beloved part of the late Hortman family (assassinated by some MAGA terrorist), he was also laid in state at the capitol with his family: A slain Minnesota lawmaker’s beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/30/rip-gilbert/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/30/rip-gilbert/</a> 2025-06-30T19:30:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszznyu09nhxqnnardxvrdyhq0jwccdjzfl7gd00j0l2qnjhn3yazqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86ly6r00 We’re Boned<br/><br/>&#34;Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte: “After significant studying, and in keeping with President Trump’s vision to make the United States the crypto capital of the world, today I ordered the Great Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare their businesses to count cryptocurrency as an asset for a mortgage” –MOLLY WHITE<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/25/were-boned/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/25/were-boned/</a> 2025-06-26T00:29:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfc7nacdrf8c4rmg8ks0mppt47l33ekvcvm9rat0melu30fm5flkczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86qs53qu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzw4gf8znj435q90t9frywpx72zeqhmvy24lgus5y4z9pmm8kkrc4zrmre'>nevent1q…rmre</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Does anyone think CosPlay Kristi Noem leading DHS has any idea what to do, any thoughts about what/how Iran might strike back? 2025-06-22T00:57:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzw4gf8znj435q90t9frywpx72zeqhmvy24lgus5y4z9pmm8kkrczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86nq6rsp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz84k4vw08ddk9dxc9xtnvywfarule7kgwpxvc4r0e3u2scrpsxus2nxhh5'>nevent1q…xhh5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The GOP Congress is going to get right in line. <br/><br/>There will be no impeachment, even though this is clearly impeachable. 2025-06-22T00:41:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz84k4vw08ddk9dxc9xtnvywfarule7kgwpxvc4r0e3u2scrpsxuszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86g3f3j2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0h9qjwsgujs3a75ehw8p5d28z9y7dyqhnfyf6dh45wsye52tg2yqslgxy7'>nevent1q…gxy7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Orange 🤡 has got his wartime powers now, and the Patriot Act will get updated by his pocket nazi Stephen Miller.<br/><br/>As I said before, Bravo #Puritopians. 2025-06-22T00:28:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h9qjwsgujs3a75ehw8p5d28z9y7dyqhnfyf6dh45wsye52tg2yqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86y5cg83 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0tl3nhdqkxja6yz4rjrkrj5wf5huc3f0vmw7nt6svsrwf0re9m2gj3350e'>nevent1q…350e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We’ve seen this movie before. <br/><br/>Cadet Bone Spurs is now a war-time president, just like Shrub in 2001. 2025-06-22T00:23:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tl3nhdqkxja6yz4rjrkrj5wf5huc3f0vmw7nt6svsrwf0re9m2gzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz868h2fas We could have had a cool Black lady president, but instead we have The Orange 🤡, and War on Terror II. 2025-06-22T00:14:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspsf5fq4d7e86stx4e06k8jjl0qj8fyyt7ezl8v3rcpm82vwus7lszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86c8jazg ‘I Can’t Do That Dave’<br/><br/>Well, this little item in Axios’ email thingie yesterday kept me awake last night: AI would airlock us, given the chance, and I for one welcome our Fancy Autocomplete Overlords. AI models are increasingly willing to evade safeguards, resort to deception and even attempt to steal corporate secrets in test scenarios, Axios&#39; Ina Fried writes from new Anthropic research…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/21/i-cant-do-that-dave/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/21/i-cant-do-that-dave/</a> 2025-06-21T15:29:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswttrjglapyzy85h9uh43ys8uextnjzggzs6x75ts6l9yyvd52erszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86wah9rr How Hair Füror Marked Juneteenth<br/><br/>There was no Juneteenth proclamation from the 4th Reich, but there was this racist pronouncement on Hair Füror’s failing boutique media platform (No link for obvious reason): Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don&#39;t want it either! Soon we&#39;ll end up having a…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/20/how-hair-furor-marked-juneteenth/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/20/how-hair-furor-marked-juneteenth/</a> 2025-06-20T14:30:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdsydphn4qts8tndz9p83lxn5xaxs5urzmfh70utafryjpgf20exqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz864m3paq Great Ads, Cont.<br/><br/>Happy Hour News It&#39;s what we mentioned earlier. Well done. More please.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/19/news-that-will-drive-you-to-drink-2310/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/19/news-that-will-drive-you-to-drink-2310/</a> 2025-06-20T01:00:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3s8s4xj26849m3m7zyy6qu2f2qmk4jy8pql3uc47k69glcxwp5czyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86tng88d Tariffman Strikes Again!<br/><br/>The Miracle of The Orange 🤡 Economy Not really a surprise: Ford CEO says rare earths shortage forced it to shut factory Ford CEO Jim Farley said that a rare earth minerals shortage is hurting production and caused the automaker to temporarily shut down one of its plants last month, according to an interview with Bloomberg TV. Rare earth minerals…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/14/tariffman-strikes-again/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/14/tariffman-strikes-again/</a> 2025-06-14T16:01:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9763c8qkl3lpqj8mhmtda368gusjv55v3eqzkm5xymrtw398lhsszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86um7zpf The Road To Fascism<br/><br/>So let’s recap where we are on the road to fascism: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) is grabbed out of a press conference, thrown on the ground, handcuffed, and detained for asking Interior Secretary Kristi Noem a question. The US Marines detain a US citizen on US soil WITHOUT the Insurrection Act in effect. Two Minnesota lawmakers (both Democrats) and their spouses have been shot by someone cos-playing law enforcement; one and her spouse are dead; the…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/14/the-road-to-fascism/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/14/the-road-to-fascism/</a> 2025-06-14T15:48:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvhrpzvsatl94lg2e8w0rjx79s3x7mpa7xxgyjks5usfry949qpwczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz8609kv0p Old Dog, Old Tricks<br/><br/>How about that? The Orange 🤡 is stiffing the National Guard ahead of the job: The 4,000 California National Guard soldiers who President Donald Trump surged into Los Angeles remain unpaid due to delays in issuing official activation orders, leaving compensation and benefits in limbo. According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation orders, the critical paperwork that not only…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/12/old-dog-old-tricks/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/06/12/old-dog-old-tricks/</a> 2025-06-12T15:00:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspqmr7tjr6lknxpf609xscnxlwtur0q8cuzclkh77mrxntf5gvv4gzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86uc0d3r Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day<br/><br/>Tulsi Gabbard I totally believe this: “ [ Tulsi Gabbard ] [ The Orange 🤡 ]’s intelligence chief is exploring ways to revamp his routine intelligence briefing in order to build his trust in the material and make it more aligned with how he likes to consume information” “ [...] One idea that has been discussed is to transform the PDB so it mirrors a Fox News broadcast, according to four of the people with direct knowledge of the…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/05/31/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-361/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/05/31/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-361/</a> 2025-05-31T15:00:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyx4gp0nmtx2l2g9mett253dpam75c0xa7ckep69elrsw9w7pk20gzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86nukvxy Hard pass on the in-flight =&gt;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/501/724/640/347/209/original/762a28357053aa8c.png"> <br/> 2025-05-13T17:37:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstd6j63ss6uu6le77fe3f2f8ry2njs7dcf8z796un65cms3rq5zsczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86f4cuuq The Miracle of The Orange 🤡 Economy<br/><br/>As was foretold in destiny... Zero ships from China are bound for California’s top ports. Officials haven’t seen that since the pandemic CNN —  On Friday morning, West Coast port officials told CNN about a startling sight: Not a single cargo vessel had left China with goods for the two major West Coast ports in the past 12 hours. That hasn’t happened since the pandemic.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/05/10/the-miracle-of-the-orange-%f0%9f%a4%a1-economy-5/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/05/10/the-miracle-of-the-orange-%f0%9f%a4%a1-economy-5/</a> 2025-05-10T15:00:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsgj3qqca9x8cv7phpeu7kmw0v5x024wn8qlna9eag5jf74anwmczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86ydkrfm Hey #Puritopians, get a load of what you bought by not voting for Kamala Harris:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/05/israel-gaza-destroy-trump-deal">https://www.axios.com/2025/05/05/israel-gaza-destroy-trump-deal</a> 2025-05-05T18:52:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf38kzt7tnfyccp56j4uv8ceg6p9drn22ppuad967xx3s3kalcmhszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz860tqu77 TariffMan Explains Economics To Us<br/><br/>I was losing thousands of Ameros at the grocery store. Now I’m not buying anything from the grocery stores and therefore, I am saving thousands of Ameros! I am also starving. Meanwhile, the party of small gubmint has thoughts about what movies and entertainment you watch: An economist responds: The orange man is eff’ing  bats.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/05/05/tariffman-explain-economics-to-us/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/05/05/tariffman-explain-economics-to-us/</a> 2025-05-05T14:30:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsthuey4hnyyqxzps6h0qjhtcr9vt38kcyn2jnl279s675l4qkpe3gzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz863pn4nq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwqsnldt3nclwuj7sulwhuj49x3vfh98t02gmcfm6mnqkqdlwpacgnl23d'>nevent1q…l23d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s going to be data intensive for sure. But because the tariffs are assessed at the dock when products arrive (IF they arrive and I think the shelves will be bare at least for a while), the tariff tax is known. <br/><br/>It might be easier to say, “X is what it used to cost, pre-tariff.”<br/><br/>There will be a lot of greed mark-up, too. 2025-04-29T15:46:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9x4rg6tc2s7c6sa27zeqe4pkuzsu6m6uppum8deyjh3ct3jk7hczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86myg7s3 Punched in the Wallet, Bezos Reacts!<br/><br/>Fat Nixon did NOT like this: Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers &#34;Amazon doesn’t want to shoulder the blame for the cost of [ The Orange 🤡 ] ’s trade war. &#34;So the e-commerce giant will soon show how much Trump’s tariffs are adding to the price of each product, according to a person familiar with the plan.&#34; &#34;The shopping site will display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs – right next to the product’s total…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/29/punched-in-the-wallet-bezos-reacts/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/29/punched-in-the-wallet-bezos-reacts/</a> 2025-04-29T15:30:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxkwdw4e5lgxn8uug6aj630dqz59u8tv3j3jpnpspz7gf7lg9qvszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz8637hxf8 The Postman Always Ding-Dongs Twice<br/><br/>#JunkFoodMovies<br/>#HashTagGames 2025-04-17T02:26:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90h2qldkgvch0d03s6lzgva5cx6thgx5evt5qdx82zvhs9hs27qszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86gyecjq Bonnie Doons &amp; Clyde<br/><br/>#JunkFoodMovies<br/>#HashTagGames 2025-04-17T02:21:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyd5mf606qm4d2ed79qx48wrsm3wcq9pua4cuze25avjk6g6a35qgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86h7amfl A Clockwork Orangina<br/><br/>#JunkFoodMovies<br/>#HashTagGames 2025-04-17T02:19:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwd4m7g32a24f5jty9duncra7qmlzsm2v2f2mgmln07hwxftftrqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz864s7ckv Oh, dear.<br/><br/>President “Bukake’?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/339/075/021/930/218/original/ec89a47572abbade.png"> <br/> 2025-04-15T00:12:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswgqqddz3p78gq5gr9ys7w93cjv94sqgjzusy020jcdwjlzsvvyrgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86guhqgd Our Corrupt and Illegitimate SCOTUS Takes A Brave Stand (I jest)<br/><br/>Our totally corrupt and illegitimate SCOTUS in another unsigned order —by a vote of “No one  knows?&#34; to “We ain’t telling?”— ruled that the White House does not have to adhere to the April 7 deadline ordered by Judge Paula Xinis, but The Orange 🤡  does have to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, and that it…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/11/our-corrupt-and-illegitimate-scotus-takes-a-brave-stand-i-jest/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/11/our-corrupt-and-illegitimate-scotus-takes-a-brave-stand-i-jest/</a> 2025-04-11T15:31:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfgkp694sz99hx9jzq2d0fs8jf2psttw98t9pjtfcqpwm73z0ppzgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86hwqljk It Was Bonds<br/><br/>So what actually happened that made Hair Füror blink and pull-out (eww gross!) of his self-inflicted trade war? Our pals at Electoral-Vote explain (emphasis mine): &#34;Major holders of U.S. bonds were dumping their holdings, in huge quantities. And by &#34;major holders,&#34; we don&#39;t mean, say, &#34;Warren Buffet.&#34; We mean &#34;Japan,&#34; which is the single-largest holder of U.S. bonds, and…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/11/it-was-bonds/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/11/it-was-bonds/</a> 2025-04-11T15:00:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs277fs3ypa2klhrmyhy75dvqxz9a2hhuq6qjud65lkgsa0yafvwtczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz864hcvu9 The Adventures of Tariffman!<br/><br/>This is an unusual take: sounds like the plutocrats are trying to justify not being able to afford things: Yup, it definitely sounds like Kubler-Ross time: And now Tariffman is looking for someone else to take the blame Andy Craig is right, of course.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/06/the-adventures-of-tariffman-5/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/06/the-adventures-of-tariffman-5/</a> 2025-04-06T14:30:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr6cezqesv3thee7v65wdeenp0ntr3g3hfxuqqnp27kmrjtsy3xaqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86wjp7cw The Morning Quote<br/><br/>Every accusation is a confession: “Here’s the main thing you’ve got to understand. Republicans are independently minded. Democrats are monolithic sheep that follow the Fuhrer Schumer’s orders.” — Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) Fun fact: Chuck Schumer is jewish and just published a book titled,  Antisemitism in America: A Warning.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/04/the-morning-quote-444/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/04/04/the-morning-quote-444/</a> 2025-04-04T16:00:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9agpsan3v4t4k7a0ya8dxftc5fj8t5q92mtjp3dxrk0v3sz89xeszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86k2mc7w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfaagazml0smhwkywtrugv4yh590qnemz0s4t5aljfq4wjzjpch3sf8890n'>nevent1q…890n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Kamala Harris warned us. 2025-04-03T18:50:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2uy6hnknl6932uj3gtz5yl94kj5wvkw6f5mntsa27vf2xpmtc6zszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86hhwlhz Aspirational message for the day:<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/269/054/001/978/547/original/10d44b314784684a.png"> <br/> 2025-04-02T15:25:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtnppssvxa8dztucukk8cftrhauq9n48eyms5s37jcu86kzdv0uszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86e5vjsp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszp950650rcy6n5ut9yspy5860y20dkvd2cc95l8kadt36jl2npxc35axh8'>nevent1q…axh8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Political problems only have political solutions; and right now people are angry about ***tactics.***<br/><br/>It’s a disconnect. <br/><br/>We need a message at this point more than a messenger. 2025-03-15T23:14:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxa2sdghs9np7yn20p0plj3yx3866zlpz76nfdamgwm4ptvyxt0aqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86zzx6c2 What Does Elmo and the Incels Know About You?<br/><br/>I was listening to The Momocrat’s Podcast (sans Karoli) at happy hour yesterday, and I learned that Jamie Raskin is encouraging all Americans to &#34;join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.&#34; &#34;The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/03/15/what-does-elmo-and-the-incels-know-about-you/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/03/15/what-does-elmo-and-the-incels-know-about-you/</a> 2025-03-15T15:30:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzwnqjtmtysu06rnv9ddz7leqh5wp4x6e6vc5fpazsprmhzeekxqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86kut9uq The Economy: Going Down Faster Than A Trump In The Kremlin<br/><br/>The number of job losses last month jumped 245%. That is the biggest single-month increase since July 2020, which was in the middle of the pandemic. It&#39;s the worst February since 2009, ya know, Chimpy’s Great Recession spill-over. The Washington Post: “President Donald Trump’s senior advisers downplayed fresh economic turbulence Monday as the administration’s escalating trade war deepened a sell-off on Wall…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/03/11/the-economy-going-down-faster-than-a-trump-in-the-kremlin/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/03/11/the-economy-going-down-faster-than-a-trump-in-the-kremlin/</a> 2025-03-11T14:31:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr87pggk4nh4fru8jx7gyeska0568zh0kfmvwnlf0snr56njes2pszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz860rxxvz Guys, say it with me:<br/><br/>The GOP has complete control of the government, and if they cannot pass THEIR OWN BILL that’s on them, not on the Democrats.<br/><br/>Get ready, because the GOP is gonna try to blame us and gaslight us. 2025-03-10T23:41:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5fsxkevej9k7n5rjcvflkhgfvhszvn4kpdtv8q60uvgej24zhvczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86eqkd0e Just sayin’<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/130/075/086/730/276/original/190700b2a9652bd6.png"> <br/> 2025-03-09T02:21:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0wrxxxhzrkxxdql3l2vlakppr295v5xm5cglznp6uuk8pzer5sqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86zqwlh7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqgyxlj7630mvw2rkuj80ysjxwna3f6gn842834me27a3n5vn6estxkuet'>nevent1q…kuet</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Puritopians are gonna be the death of democracy if they keep on with this crap.<br/><br/>I’m so done with them. 2025-03-04T02:03:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxy77kwtaw5n5ludld6fdeplyx8dydq4hwy70j503m99vhdlkfrpqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86zvulxr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdn5phdltuam696zdkwq4d3c3f267r8h85gde20lf7cp3gf2u3fqcl594h6'>nevent1q…94h6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s a “Told Ya” x infinity! <br/><br/>What were those mugs thinking? 2025-03-04T02:00:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvlvtdds770xnr9ws6qgefzlzzydf3r75mte6rhrk43nf4h2x87qzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86uplajs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8fthl8fcp6qy4yyvaftgtnf5lgljwdlwk24mrtaa50fgd7h63ccqhrmd5g'>nevent1q…md5g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let’s say you’re a stupid and lazy wannabe dictator, but you have some of the same legal minds around you who came up with the fake elector scheme. You trust them.<br/><br/>What if the plan is that without a sworn-in Speaker, you cannot have a sworn-in House of Representatives (100%), and what if the VP doesn’t swear in the ⅓ of the Senate following the election. It’s just you and ⅔ of the Senate left in government with authority. 2025-02-27T02:50:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsysc85c445r6tn0er6d6ghenmej083vr02xsaln32qqzv7qytgxfszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86yvjj5v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqh6l9d4lj8dy76j3u4a4rug8keklzg5f0ldcjqzhyehnc5rq8n7q99aa0e'>nevent1q…aa0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Makes me glad that elections are handled by the states and not the feds. 2025-02-26T20:22:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2r3h8vqd5glp76mevc682qsuh6uwrfplt3pvmh5nnp4sgsel4xagzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86syad54 Elmo and the Incels Sends Email To Entire Federal Gubmint Demanding Resignations<br/><br/>As everyone probably knows by now, Skipping Dipshit Nazi Elon Musk sent an email to ALL federal employees telling them to justify their continued employment by replying with 5 bullet points of what they accomplished this week, you know just like he did at BirdChan (and how well that worked for him): “After Elon Musk led a move to email all 2.3 million government workers over the weekend…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/02/23/__trashed-10/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/02/23/__trashed-10/</a> 2025-02-23T16:19:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4qdmewk9wy3rzy445cm2pzfjnh5swu948u4kqqcqn2r74axhavczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86dlmxjq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvx0t900mfj8gau29wz0kwjvq2qgvlm6xgw6vgznyyuh3lj5herfcldwvu2'>nevent1q…wvu2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ll add one small note that the Kansans know but did not say: once we&#39;ve lost a market, it almost never comes back. <br/><br/>So for all the international sales that just flipped over to Brazil for soybeans (for instance), those are pretty much gone from the US forever. 2025-02-17T01:27:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrzclw73hq2zdz54g8q70xeps4ecfw2y5utqnqflwqzu8hcw9hh3czyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86zpke3a Oh, FFS =&gt;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/988/103/645/440/224/original/f6acad1b7fca5728.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-12T00:35:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyf3d5sm9qmn8hgnuwqgyssd9gchkfv2vmzq8zg8u063tgm8ep52szyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86zasqzk It’s Happy Hour! Grab your adult bevy and join our fun and smart pals on the #Momocrats! <br/><br/>It really is like listening in to your three smartest friends discussing politics! <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8iSjr1YY7E">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8iSjr1YY7E</a><br/><br/>H/T <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17c092avl4usqzjgspu2hw4d3xd0056pju0y8mxcfa5cjvzvtqq6sph97tu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub17c092avl4usqzjgspu2hw4d3xd0056pju0y8mxcfa5cjvzvtqq6sph97tu</span> (<span class="italic">npub17c0…97tu</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub183x52za5dkx8vxk7tq5r5yd8wlwf36hmd6d48cyh2f6tpzrl8zhse7jdty" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub183x52za5dkx8vxk7tq5r5yd8wlwf36hmd6d48cyh2f6tpzrl8zhse7jdty</span> (<span class="italic">npub183x…jdty</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1za6p8zwh0uwdawxcdepa5neuwh7yz73f2z020wkhyr40t4a8kv4sq2rtmq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1za6p8zwh0uwdawxcdepa5neuwh7yz73f2z020wkhyr40t4a8kv4sq2rtmq</span> (<span class="italic">npub1za6…rtmq</span>)</a></span> 2025-02-08T01:31:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95r5gjfuv3zsr54xte7w5wgskefczskytuew983dmra2ja654hfczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz869509wg I just wrote my Senators asking them to oppose <br/>Attorney General Pam Bondi<br/>OMB Director Russel Vought (the author of Project 2025)<br/>Energy Secretary Chris Wright (who owns the second largest fracking company, so of course he should be in charge of the nuclear arsenal)<br/><br/>You can contact your Senators here: <a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm">https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm</a> 2025-02-03T17:05:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspghdhh6rvu6vsh3p5srrcc48pqk4sfekjf3w7v5m87tjh42ah6vgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86xxen0s The Orange 🤡 was asked if he was going to visit the site of the accident...<br/><br/>&#34;What’s the site? The water? You want me to go swimming?”<br/><br/>Not making that up. 2025-01-31T01:32:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5vwcz08e66r70ujzkm9y0hwr5tqsdmmm0yufp9jjwfmqwrkgysqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86rumzd6 It is a constitutional crisis when one branch usurps another branches authority.<br/><br/>Money was allocated by laws that were passed by Congress and signed into law. <br/><br/>If the GOP wants to defund [whatever], then they have to write and pass a law overriding the previous law.<br/><br/>Let them do THAT with their 2-vote majority. 2025-01-28T23:19:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqg79zccgtmpx52sh48g0qlxgp228xakgvt9a628zskhvvqeg4syszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86ln0gm4 PSA:<br/><br/>I know a lot of my followers depend on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16el83dchxxar575yslusytcvgadnmwcm5j48ezkftdl72umsqtlq72n8vf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Laffy</span> (<span class="italic">npub16el…n8vf</span>)</a></span> for breaking news - so note that she changed servers (it’s subtle):<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/869/218/962/195/890/original/594283c795b06bcf.png"> <br/> 2025-01-22T00:40:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstx6mvzljknfmumzjm2xm4p9xde25yfrvx7jdg2h745llaqprj3wszyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86ktk4ft Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud<br/><br/>Traitor Mike Flynn, natch: 7:56 AM · Jan 13, 2025<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/01/14/saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud-2/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/01/14/saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud-2/</a> 2025-01-14T17:30:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx2482kyn48800ke6sgqceh7kzvu58l248yk35yysx0xfqxkphlkgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86evcc5l It’s The Media<br/><br/>Much-esteemed Dame Magazine has a must read piece up on the media. It is long, well-researched, and thoughtful. I hope everyone can carve out some time this weekend to read it and think about it. America’s descent into mass delusion isn’t happenstance. The demise of courageous journalism isn’t a happy accident. Its replacement with engagement-chasing infotainment and propaganda isn’t an error.<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/01/04/its-the-media/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/01/04/its-the-media/</a> 2025-01-04T16:20:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp3cfu5wtp4wpm8lzawsam0w4n7smnqescp6m75ljlagla0xvuhhqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86uhrvaf I’m Shocked. Shocked I Say<br/><br/>Everyone already knows that Clarence Thomas —our illegitimate and corrupt SCOTUS’ poster boy for pay-to-play— is never going to face justice, but come-on: Federal courts won’t refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to attorney general over ethics WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme CourtJustice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department, the judiciary’s policymaking…<br/><br/><a href="http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/01/03/im-shocked-shocked-i-say-6/">http://mockpaperscissors.com/2025/01/03/im-shocked-shocked-i-say-6/</a> 2025-01-03T16:31:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqyv8e67tuqa44mhtwa5j7k0756f7ld84a3nk47tawdlfyuu56tsqzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86wp3h5d Yeah!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/750/729/572/222/276/original/b74ff8f24c880049.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-01T02:27:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgesv5rql3wa2gg6zc9umgjmzempr8fzeaq44t2m3vpfnkz5wewcczyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz86x5xgha In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjjpqu2y4qs2arm0fc95mnaaj2wt2jg0luvh5n92zut22paa6fdg4lx49p'>nevent1q…x49p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...for instance, Executive Order 13769, issued on January 27, 2017; you know, the Muslim Travel Ban<br/><br/>I guess these folks forgot?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-muslims-regret/">https://www.rawstory.com/trump-muslims-regret/</a> 2024-12-26T17:35:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvjjpqu2y4qs2arm0fc95mnaaj2wt2jg0luvh5n92zut22paa6fdgzyre78e0enx9xj7daef62zgu4dsrkc3v48fdq9xtda5pdneln5yz865px5h0 I’m going to keep channeling my inner Molly Ivins (blessed be her memory):<br/><br/>Don’t listen to The Orange 🤡 words (he’s lying), look at what he does.<br/><br/>The record, the record, the record. 2024-12-26T17:28:39Z