mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Fully caffeinated with 2X the sugar, unabashedly liberal.
An award-winning blogger (Americans United’s First Freedom First).
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And the Grift Goes On
Someone in The Orange 🤡 Crime Family probably made a killing: And if anyone made a play at Junior Mints on-line casino, they parlayed it into a second fortune. If we had a media, there would be a Pulitzer Prize waiting for some journalist.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/23/and-the-grift-goes-on-2/
Millionaire Tax in the State of Warshington!
As you probably know, Bezos already left the state for Floriduh the first time an income tax was on the ballot here, but this is still a start: “Washington State on Monday enacted a tax on income over $1 million, the latest Democratic state to levy a tax aimed squarely at the wealthy.” “The law, signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson, creates an income tax for top earners beginning in 2028.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/millionaire-tax-in-the-state-of-warshington/
RE: @FrancoisPrague@mastodon.social
Yeah, I can just see everyone in line at the viewing with pointy sticks just to ensure themselves that the nightmare is over.
Vulgarmort Unveils Subdued and Tasteful Prznint Library
I swear they copped it from the World Trade Center and added some 1950s Jetson’s rocket styling to the top. And of course, it is compensating for... something. But, it also gives the next generation of terrorists a target, so there’s that. Imagine the opportunities to money launder? The words “library” and "The Orange 🤡” having heretofore never been in the same sentence, so we went spelunking to learn more.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/31/vulgarmort-unveils-subdued-and-tasteful-prznint-library/
Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day
The Streisand Effect It seems that TMZ had more pictures of Senator Graham at Disney World, or this is the ugliest Disney Princess ever: The thing he’s holding is either a bubble wand or a sex toy. As he clearly is in the Magic Kingdom, we’ll go with bubble wand. The Senatorette didn’t like those pics of him at Cinderella’s Castle, so we’re now entertained of pics of with him and a gun.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/31/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-499/
Grandpa Sundowner Gets Lost On Way To Texas Senate Race Endorsement, Maybe?
Happy Hour News I think this was supposed to be an endorsement for the Texas GOP Senate race, (maybe?), and suddenly became a Beat Poetry rant? See if you can follow his train of thought, because I sure cannot (and bear in mind that was one long paragraph (No link for obvious reason): "The Democrat running in Texas, James Talarico,
Wanna Super-Size Your Stupid?
History repeats itself for those too stupid to learn: President Trump told the New York Post that the Strait of Hormuz will open “automatically” when the United States ends the war in Iran. Remember that time Prznint Stupid said that COVID would go away “automatically” in the spring? Yeah, me too.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/31/wanna-super-size-your-stupid/
The Affordability Prznint
The Miracle of The Orange 🤡 Economy! Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) morning email thingie tells us that gasoline has gone up in price again: The average gas price in America last night hit the totemic $4 a gallon, per the Gas Buddy Guy. (AAA still has it at $3.99, but will presumably confirm today.) Needless to say, this is going to cut through.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/31/the-affordability-prznint-3/
The Un-Real World
NOTUS’ email thingie: Back to his roots: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is teaming up with the producers of “The Real World: Boston” — the reality TV show he appeared on back in the 1990s — to launch a YouTube series in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, he told TMZ for a report published yesterday. The online show, which is currently in production, will feature the Cabinet official and his family touring the country on an extended road…
Great Memes, Cont.
Nothing is more fun that seeing a dog playing on a stairway.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/great-memes-cont-102/
This Exists
I'm not saying I need this (I totally don’t, I swear), but I might consider buying it for someone else. (Direct Link to Instagram Here) (Hat tip: Scissorhead M Davis, who says she wants it, too)
Midday Palate Cleanser
Well, it is Holy Week, amirite? Coco thinks she’s a god (and she might be right). I take my blessings where’er I find them. (Hat tip: Scissorhead calcurmudgeon)
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/midday-palate-cleanser-2738/
It’s A Monday, Alrighty…
...time for a little market manipulation, just like last week! “Traders bet hundreds of millions of dollars on oil contracts just minutes before US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the US would postpone strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure.” (BBC) Axios describes this as the latest in “an epidemic of suspicious trading… around President Trump’s most consequential decisions.”
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-497/
GOP Plan: Make The Poor Pay For The War!
Why Not?! Axios morning email thingie takes a rare break from cheerleading Fancy Autocomplete to report that the GOP is looking to pay for Cadet Bone Spurs splendid Iranian adventure by cutting healthcare, as tradition requires. "Republicans are considering reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement, Axios' Peter Sullivan…
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/gop-budget-plan-make-the-poor-pay-for-the-war/
About Last Night…
Floriduh! Long-time pal of the blog, Scissorhead D-Cap (now retired and in Floriduh) tipped us: Florida — Democrats sent a jolt Tuesday through reliably red Florida, flipping two legislative seats including the district containing President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. Democrat Emily Gregory defeated the Trump-endorsed GOP state House candidate in a hotly contested race that had seen Democrats pour money and support into an effort to take hold of…
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/25/about-last-night-162/
We’re Boned: SCOTUS To The Rescue!
I guess it depends upon who SCOTUS is rescuing: Today, the Supreme Court will do its little part to carry out one of its Constitutionally mandated duties: suppressing the vote. It will hear a case from—of all places—Mississippi, which is trying to make it easier to vote. The RNC is trying to make it harder. RNC vs. the state of Mississippi.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/23/were-boned-scotus-to-the-rescue/
Hair Füror Loves It When…
...a plan comes together: And speaking of lines at airports: "Welcome to the 4th Reich. Papers!" That should make the lines move faster.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/23/hair-furor-loves-it-when/
Is TACO Monday a Thing?
What the hell is going on? ...or is this more grifting? Lord Damp Nut is grifting. Gotta be.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/23/is-taco-monday-a-thing/
I would like my slice with ice cream, please.
RE: @praxiscode@mastodon.online
But think of the hydro-electric power that will be generated!
Midday Palate Cleanser
“I was told there would be bottomless mimosas, too,” said the elephant at brunch (Direct Link To Reddit Here) (Hat tip: Scissorhead Purp)
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/midday-palate-cleanser-2731/
‘Papers, Please… ‘
...says the masked, armed thug at the airport as you get off the plane. Let’s be clear about this: This is an escalation from authoritarian regime, we do NOT greet visitors with the Gestapo at the airport. And know this, once we are used to the Gestapo at the airport checking arrivals, we will not be surprised when we have to show papers to leave.
Cadet Bone Spurs Strategery: Turn War Crimes Up To 11!
The element of surprise: Why it seems like it was only the other day that Vulgarmort was talking about Pearl Harbor with the Prime Minister of Japan. Oh, btw, that’s probably another war crime from the same source as above (No link to BirdChan): "For many people asking if such strikes would be considered a war crime, it depends. If strikes were carried out on power plants just because they are power plants and…
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/cadet-bone-spurs-strategery-turn-war-crimes-up-to-11/
Guys, it’s happy hour and that means it’s time to have drinks with our smart and funny pals The #Momocrats! And this week they have a special guest, my actual IRL friend @bluegal@newsie.social
Join me, grab a bevvie and let’s watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYLVBflhci8
H/T @Karoli@crooklyn.social @socalmom@mastodon.online @AlizaWrites@crooklyn.social
Bloggers everywhere wait for this day!
http://vagabondscholar.blogspot.com/2024/12/jon-swift-roundup-2024.html
Apparently Wingnuts in Idaho suffer from anthropophagusphobia; I wonder why?
It’s time for The #Momocrats!
Grab a bevvie, and let’s watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZD_Lg6P0bQ
H/T
@Karoli@crooklyn.social @socalmom@mastodon.online @AlizaWrites@crooklyn.social
Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day
Is this an update to, “Destroy the Village To Save The Village”... ...or is it an update to Nineteen Eighty Four: War is Peace Slavery is Freedom Ignorance is Strength Escalation is Deescalation
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-492/
UPDATE: ICE in Airports
Spite and Malice So that’s the policy. Good to know. (there will probably be more updates as the day goes on...)
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/23/update-ice-in-airports/
Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day
The Epstein Ballsroom! Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) email thingie: BUNKER MENTALITY — Trump said last night the U.S. military is “building a massive complex” under the new White House ballroom. “The ballroom essentially becomes a shed for what’s being built under the military,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, as he showed off specially made artistic designs that he’d brought on board.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-498/
Great Memes, Cont.
At least The Orange 🤡’s pet is fixed and cannot reproduced.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/21/great-memes-cont-98/
What Could Go Wrong?
Bombs-Away! He’s a professional diplomat, dontcha know: I wouldn’t put anything on the table with this ketchup-throwing petulant baby in charge.
http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/what-could-go-wrong-17/
ICE on the Rocks
The NOTUS email thingie ledes: "Stalemate. Impasse. Complete breakdown. The Department of Homeland Security’s funding lapse officially became the longest shutdown in U.S. history over the weekend, and lawmakers have left D.C. for their two-week vacation recess without a plan to turn the lights back on. The only movement at the moment is a lot of finger-pointing." But not to fear, 70-year old Senatorette Lindsey Graham, …
Who Died And Made…
...Franklin Graham Dawg Almighty? Elmer Gantry would blush, “Dude, too much."
