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Can we laugh yet?  Sometimes it's the only way I can get through the day. Do you have any favorite political cartoons to share this week? Please gift us with them. Everyone needs a chortle, even in these bleak-as-blurgh times.  Art Credits: Schulz Enterprises/United Features Syndicate; Nick Anderson; J. Duquette

Only concentrate on the smallest circle. Easier said than done, I know, but if you try, it helps. If that doesn't work, think about this:  Tired of fretting and ready to get your hands dirty? You're not powerless; there are things you can do. Robert Reich has some fantastic ideas  RIGHT HERE .  Photo Credit: Modern Stoicism, TWENOW

Fuck Trump. I can't wait for him to die. No, really.  We're nearing a month into his so-called Presidency and there's already been fire in the sky and fire on the ground. And somehow it's all being blamed on D.E.I. hiring and the Green New Deal. Adding to that? The stupido tariffs against our own allies, which we'll all be paying for - or "the dumbest trade war in history" according to the right-wing Wall Street Journal .  You have to wonder if we're being punked, or if a secret MAGA double-agent isn't working on behalf of Democrats in order to tank the Republican presidency.  But the reality is more stark - and horrifying. With his blizzard of law-breaking Presidential executive orders - their sheer volume designed to have at least a handful of them approved by the far-right Supreme Court - Trump is throwing more than spaghetti at the wall, he's throwing away vital civil rights, and possibly, Social Security, Medicaid and any and all social sa...

PROJECT 2025

  Nothing will taint this day. Nothing, and I look at it like it is an omen. MLK will be remembered a lot today, and there will be a comparison and contrast. We may need the words to remember to RESIST. We may need more courage. We will not give the other person our energy and mental health. He doesn't deserve it. It could be that Martin is looking down on us and smiling, knowing what will come. It is his day. What would he say to us? He would never tell us to give up.  His final speech brings me to my knees with tears. He knew what was coming, like a prophet looking, speaking the inevitable. But there is also a message there, and today is a good day to hear it.

At the root of what we Americans are experiencing is this extremist view of American Exceptionalism and how the Right has taken this belief and extended it to include what they believe is their purpose and duty. Now, we have a Supreme Court dedicated to these ideas. This is what they think, and they will stop at nothing to make this happen. These idealogues must be stopped. They have taken over and plan to institute the below beliefs. Lets be prepared.  American exceptionalism is the idea that the United States of America is a unique and even morally superior country for historical, ideological, or religious reasons. Proponents of American exceptionalism generally pair the belief with the claim that the United States is obligated to play a unique role in global politics. Movements: American nationalism Anti-communism Christian nationalism Civil religion Classical liberalism Communitarianism Constitutionalism Culture of life  Pro-life Familialism Family values Federalism States...

How fitting that our first post of the year lands on Treason Day. The day when a bunch of murderous psychopaths stormed the capitol with nothing but mayhem and treason on the brain. Now those same insane clown posse wannabes are going to roam free in the wild again. After the orange menace pardons them, the message will be loud and clear: Do harm in my name, and you are a freedom fighter who won't go to prison. Run free domestic terrorists. They are about to Fuck Around and Find Out. The Left is angry as hell, and we aren't going to take it anymore. We will organize, and we will revolt.  I refuse to bow down and take it. We will resist. And if it takes rage, then rage is what we will give. In the meantime, take care of yourself. You will need your strength and mental health to get through this. Together, we are power.  Free this man. He will die in prison while the Insane Treason Posse will be free. My hero and spirit husband. He didn't have to fight, but he did. 

Lucy's just caught a whiff of what we're up against and has ordered herself an EXTRA large bottle of Vitameatavegimen for the medicine cabinet! No need for measuring spoons, dear, just go with your heart.

Audrey! Can you hear me?! How many fingers am I holding up?? It's going to be okay, I promise!

Poor James is taking the news ever so hard, dear Peckerlings :( Won't SOMEONE do SOMETHING to comfort him?!

Oh dear, it looks like Jane's already had enough of the fuckery that's in store. Whatever will she do?!

I'd say the expression on Sophia Loren's face in this photo pretty much sums up how we're all feeling about what's in store for the next few years, wouldn't you?

"Let's escape to Canada-land!" exclaim many Blue voters disillusioned by the last general election. But beware. Stupido Bros™, like Joe Rogan, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly, et al, are flourishing in snowy Transatlantica, too. Case in point, Jordan Peterson, Canada's premiere Stupido Bro™ who has a new book out, "We Who Wrestle With God." At a book signing in Manhattan on November 18th, he was swarmed with American Bro Fans, since he perfectly aligns with their Christo-fascist Trump ethos.  The Economist writes of him and his book: "He has been called both 'the world’s most famous public intellectual' and 'the stupid man’s smart person.' In (his book), he retells the big hits of the Bible—the fall, the flood—through a mixture of theology, psychology and symbolism. Often, alas, that symbolism comes from Disney. An entire Peterson industry has flourished for those willing to sacrifice their money. Moreover, people who spend time writ...

Welcome, chirruns, to the inaugural "Peckerwood's Weekly Lunocracy Post!" post. For the entire week of 11/18/24, you can come here to vent, mock, fling dirt, flash your bits and discuss anything and everything lunocracy worldwide. New posts will follow every Monday.  BTW, to you 'Muricans out there, if you could live anywhere else like many celebutants are doing , where would it be? Me, I'd split my time between  Santorini  and  Amsterdam . But in the meantime, I'm here, and for now, I ain't too happy about it, if'n you get my drift.  Photo Credit: Getty Images

Are politics getting you down? How could they not? Rest easy, fellow Peckers, since starting on Monday, November 18th, all Open Posts will be politics-free! Huzzah! No, we're not going to police this, but instead, encourage you to take your urgent, funny, filthy political chitchat to a new post, "Peckerwood's Weekly Political Poop," which will appear every Monday at 10:30am PST. Huzzah, again! There, you can harangue, scream, gossip, flash your naughty bits, and generally carry on about politics, trusted political action groups, volunteering, and suchlike, to your hearts content throughout the week. For those politically-minded, it'll be a terrific place, we hope, to exchange information and horrors. For those who find politics dreary, it'll be a place to avoid. Hopefully, this will lessen political chatter in regular Open Posts. We've heard your pleas for this change, and while we're sometimes slow to accommodate, we get it. No, really, we do. We wan...