I thought I was writing satire when Donald had a bleeding ear
Submitted by fire with fire on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 11:19amAfter candidate Trump got shot in 2024, I wrote Mission Impossible Op:
OT WE 25 MAR 26 ~ Wind Continued
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 5:00am
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The Evening Blues - 3-24-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 3:00pm
Wall Street Journal's Establishment Perspective on Trump's u-Turn
Submitted by fire with fire on Mon, 03/23/2026 - 10:41pmThe back-channel diplomacy behind Trump’s U-turn on Iran
Foreign ministers from Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan gathered before dawn Thursday in Riyadh for talks aimed at finding a diplomatic off-ramp to the war in Iran.
The Evening Blues - 3-23-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 03/23/2026 - 3:00pm
03/23 Open Thread - World Meteorological Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 03/23/2026 - 5:00am
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Whiner-in-chief
Submitted by fire with fire on Sun, 03/22/2026 - 11:01amThe war news this morning features the Whiner in Chief threatening to huff and puff and blow the lights out in Iran. The goofy Iranians refuse to follow the script and insist on fucking with the world economy, rather than laying down and dying as President Trump wants them to.
Now they’ve really gone and done it! They made the whiner in chief whine yet again. How dare they!
It was nice knowing everybody.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 03/22/2026 - 6:26am
Riding the Tiger
Once you're riding the tiger, how do you get off? The US is desperate to maintain its primacy no matter the consequences. However, the plan is backfiring. The entire world sees our barbaric approach in this war. All oil being shipped through Hormuz must be purchased with Yuan (RMB) and a 10% passage fee also paid to Iran in Yuan. That is part of the reason TPTB are so focused on the Strait. This foolish war of choice will, at a minimum, weaken the the petrodollar and hasten the transition to a petroyuan. In many ways this is an economic war.
Album of the Week 3-21-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 03/21/2026 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
More great stuff this week! Starting off we've got a live album from a great Chicago blues guitarist, Eddie Taylor, followed by an album from a great Delta blues guitarist, Big Jack Johnson backed by harmonica player Kim Wilson (best known for his work with the Fabulous Thunderbirds) and Pinetop Perkins. After that there's an album of raucous, upbeat blues from Sandra Hall and some modern Zydeco from Buckwheat Zydeco. Then it's on to a live concert from The Band back in 1971 and we finish up with a 60's psychedelic album from a relatively obscure group called Fever Tree.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
Saturday Open Thread - 3/21/26: Odds and Ends
Submitted by on the cusp on Sat, 03/21/2026 - 7:00amGood morning, good friends!
Hope this OT finds you in fine fettle.
I should have know going to a funeral last Saturday would set the tone and tenor for the week ahead, and it sure did.
The widow wore a pair of cowboy boots I had bought her to wear at her wedding to my friend and office computer technician. She is leaving Texas after 18 yrs to be with her family in both Nevada and Utah.
She takes Texas boots and great memories with her.
