Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, having spent his “working” life gathering and disseminating information as an ink-stained wretch, appreciates the recent surfacing of a quote by either Einstein or Twain stating that when the billionaires finally control all the media, everyone else will be feeding …
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Category:Oligarchy
Our National Embarrassment
Attribution: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter She sat in front of the panel like an animatronic Barbie doll (Weird Barbie), glossy and blonde, but radiating an arrogant, overweening and disdainful vibe. She was there to testify to the House Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives about the status …
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Kickass and Calling Reporters Names
Attribution: DonkeyHotey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper passing the word that when it comes to calling reporters derogatory names, the POTUS—with his “piggy” and “bad person” is a minor leaguer. As he thinks back over the years at some of the names he was called, …
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Kickass and ICE Undercover
Attribution: Paul Goyette from Chicago, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has returned from his under-cover assignment at the ICE training center and will be back in his usual haunts as soon as the delousing medication kicks in, his self-image is restored to the …
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Eve of Destruction?
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Last Saturday, two days after participating in our local rendition of the No Kings March, which drew over 15,000 people in Milwaukee, I—like most Americans—was appalled and disgusted to see a backhoe tearing down the East Wing of the White House the following Monday morning. It was as …
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Kickass and Vaccinations
Attribution: DonkeyHotey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, having recovered from the mild discomfort of Flu and Shingles vaccinations, and awaiting the Covid shot, would like to pass the word on to RFK Jr. that getting the immunizations as recommended by the best medical knowledge …
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Blind Eye
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter As a people, Americans are pretty good at ignoring things. Typically, if we see a couple creating a scene on the street, we’ll ignore it. If we see a child having a major tantrum in the store, we’ll ignore it. If we see someone peeing on the subway, …
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Ungodly
Photo by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” “Love thy neighbor as you would yourself”. “Turn to them the other cheek also”. “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.“ –from the teachings …
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Dialogues on American Ennui: Down in the Hole
Illustration by Michael DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Michael D., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., John K., and Geoff Carter Hello bots, Are you out there? Have we declared radio silence? Gone undercover? Or are we all laid up with Brewer fever—or the dreaded Parsons Disease? Writing as we’re headed out to …
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Kickass and Military on Main Street
Attribution: Tech. Sgt. Andrew Enriquez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper wonders about the thought process individual military members must go through when they are ordered to duty against their fellow Americans? It is one thing to be sent off to a foreign country to …
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Kickass and Citizen Shooting
Attribution: Student John Filo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, having reminded the keeper and Phyllis of their complicity in the US military slaughter of 11 boat passengers in international waters, expands the question to wonder how long it will be before US citizens fall to military bullets ordered …
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Kickass and Murder at Sea
Attribution: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog asks the keeper and Phyllis and their fellow American citizens how they deal with the designation of accomplices in the murder of 11 passengers on a boat in international waters when the Navy, following Trump’s orders, …
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