Trump is a monster, and he needs to go to jail.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/uw-students-visas-revoked-by-trump-administration-without-notice/

Hands Off

Folks are showing up in Boston today. I’m not. At least not physically. Spiritually, I am there.

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To all people outside the United States: the most passionate plurality of Americans are the absolute worst, and they have managed to out-vote the rest of us.

The US can no longer be trusted, given that this has happened a second time now. Look after yourselves, don’t count on us for, well, anything, really. #Politics #USA #GOP #TrumpIsAFascist

Today’s sketch.

My sister asked me last night if I was going to watch the State of the Union. i told her I was streaming Alien 3 on Hulu instead. I prefer my horror a bit less scary.

#IStandWithUkraine

These negotiations are bullshit! If #Putin isn't gonna walk away empty-handed and leave #Ukraine the f*** alone, then he needs to be taken down, P. E. R. I. O. D!

Four Nations Face Off

Are any NHL hockey fans psyched up for the Four Nations Face Off? The first game is tonight. Canada and Sweden are going to start in about 10 minutes. USA and Finland play tomorrow.

Do I care?

Usually I get pretty hyped up for this sort of international challenge. When NHL players are in the Olympics it is THE BEST HOCKEY EVER. Now? Today? With the United States crumbling into a fascist cesspool? It’s really hard to get up for an international hockey tournament when you are completely fucking ashamed of your country.

If there were a Massachusetts team, or a New England team, instead of a US team I might be excited. Otherwise I wish the US weren’t involved. If it were Canada, Sweden, Finland, and someone else (not Russia either) then I would be more excited. As it is? I just don’t care.

I’m So Tired

I’m exhausted. No, really. I am so tired. My wife (the birthday girl) and I just sat down for dinner and I said, “I am too tired to chew.”

Seriously.

Why am I so tired? It might be because I can’t stop reading about how the fascists are dismantling my government. Seriously… at what point does secession become the only viable option, and are we getting close to that point? I think we might be.

I hate fascists. I seriously hate fascists. I hate them so much I need to nap for three days.

While I support peaceful, non-violent protests, I'm concerned about any perceived unrest originating from these. Please remember tRump will be looking for reasons to declare Marshall Law! He wants to control you, don't let him!

#tRumpIsAFascist
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The Fascistic States of America, Ladies and Gentlemen:

"FBI Agents Involved In Trump Cases ‘Escorted Out’ of Offices in Friday Night Purge"

https://www.mediaite.com/news/fbi-agents-involved-in-trump-cases-escorted-out-of-offices-in-friday-night-purge/

#TrumpIsAFascist #MuskIsAFascist

Self Distraction

Here is a picture of a cute kitty to distract us all from the end of civilization and the unchecked rise of evil in the largest nuclear power on Earth. Yippee for cute kitties!

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I am completely on edge. I’ve actually caught myself a couple of times today sitting at my desk working while my hands are balled up in fists, white knuckles and all. Nothing’s going badly at work. All is a-ok. It’s just the rest of the world that has me so tensed up.

On the drive in today there were a bunch of times when I saw someone driving like an asshole (this is Massachusetts after all) and I thought to myself, I bet he voted for that nazi fuck and is driving like that because he knows he can get away with anything (including treason) so long as he wears that stupid fucking red hat. As I said this is Massachusetts so the chances of randomly running into a maga cult asshole are much less than 50/50. Still, I am so mad at the state of things right now that even here in the happy Blue State I am seeing fascists everywhere.

I hate him. I hate what he stands for. I hate those who figuratively suck his dick in exchange for being able to openly express their bigotry and hatred and racism and misogyny and antisemitism and anti-everyone who isn’t a straight white male. Fuck, I hate all of this nazi bullshit.

Breath. Count to 10. Look at the cute kitty*. Deal with it. It’s only been two days, but that’s two days closer to being able to kick these fuckers to the curb.

*Fans of The Walking Dead will note that I did not say look at the flowers. No… that would mean something entirely different and much, much darker. Look at the flowers, Lizzie. BLAM.

Trying to Stay Cool

You need to keep your cool, Robert. If you lose your shit every time the first felon does something insane and evil then you are going to spend every waking moment with your shit lost for at least the next four years. That’s not what one would call healthy.

Keep it together, red head. You can do it. You did it the last time. Sure, it’s going to be 100 times worse this time around, especially with the fascist in chief dealing not only with his own personal brand of evil, but with dementia stirring his tiny little pot… yeah, it’s going to be awful. You can do it though. You can hold it together. You can get through this.

There are people who rely on you for stuff. There are people who need you to not come unglued multiple times a day. Just keep your head. Don’t lose your shit.

Rest in Peace

Today is the day. The day the American Experiment comes to a pathetic, self inflicted, fascist end.

I’m not going to watch the “inauguration”. Beyond the previous sentence, I plan to ignore it entirely and just try to pretend that it doesn’t happen even though that is just an old jerk being silly and deluding himself. There is an afternoon Bruins game today. It is Martin Luther King day and the B’s always play a day game. You would think that would make me feel a tiny bit better but the Bruins suck right now and MLK’s memory is being spit on by the other events.

Rest in peace, American democracy. 248 years was a good run, I guess. To the rest of the civilized world, I am so sorry.

My #ShortStory "Become the New You" will be published in the Dread Mondays anthology from Whisper House. Codexians, this was my Week Zero submission from Weekend Warrior 2024. Yes, it's #horror, not #sciencefiction. One guess what's feeding my nightmares these days.

I'm super-excited to be able to share this story with the world.

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