Kickass and “Put Down” Decision

Attribution: Nhandler, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reminds the keeper and Phyllis of that time at the shelter when the “put down” decision is made for whatever reason—injury, old age, homelessness, friendlessness, contrary attitude, or etc. Such decision making came to mind Sunday as millions of people came …
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Kickass and NEW Commandments

Attribution: Donald Trump, AI-generated work, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis on this Sunday morning in a review of the ten commandments as written by the POTUS for use by the ICE recruits: 1.     Worship only me or I will confiscate your donkey and kick …
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The World at Risk

Atttribution: Photo by Dave Photoz on Unsplash By Geoff Carter When we were kids growing up in the 1970s, we had no gaming consoles, smartphones, or laptops. No Fortnite, no Minecraft, no Call of Duty and no Grand Theft Auto. We didn’t even have DVDs or videos. What did we do on rainy days? We had broadcast TV or the radio, but …
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Kickass and JANUARY 6th!

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, signs on with the keeper and Phyllis for yet one more day—JAN. 6, on the crazy spinning rock where the following conditions prevail:             *Due to the publicized egos of three narcissistic, dictatorial old men—Putin, Netanyahu and Trump, more kids will be killed by remote …
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Kickass and Presidential “Lie Library”

By Bill Stokes Illustration by Michael DiMilo Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper and Phyllis running into a problem with the introduction of their Corrupt Presidential Kidnap Plan whereby corrupt presidents from around the world kidnap each other into oblivion. It seems that no other corrupt president is willing to kidnap the corrupt US …
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Kickass and Kidnapped Presidents

Attribution: US Military, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be helping the keeper and Phyllis promote their “Corrupt Presidential Kidnap Plan” by which corrupt presidents constantly kidnap each other until they are reduced to melted butter in the manner of the fairy tale beasts that grabbed each other’s …
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A Year to Remember

Attribution: Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash By Geoff Carter Today is New Year’s Day, typically a time to look back at the events of the past year. This is a time when our triumphs, defeats, gains, and losses are examined, weighed, and measured. In many ways, 2025 might be a year we would not care to remember, but …
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Kickass Milks the Cows

Attribution: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Common By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper offering to teach the ICE agents how to milk cows, a skill that heretofore had been performed by those who were more recent immigrants than all the rest of us and who needed to lay …
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