“Douchebags über alles!!”

This gigantic tool wouldn’t be a mall cop but for his being a Trump lackey. If you see Kash, tell him to go fuck himself…

These fuckwads in Trump 2.0 have made the world safe for the following:

Nazi’s, neo-Nazis, Nazi salutes, Nazi imagery, and most of all Nazi ideology (while hypocritically hiding behind the mask of self-righteous indignation over anti-semitism)

Swindlers, grifters, liars, conmen, kleptocrats, and crypto-bro felons

Election deniers and voting suppressors

Environmental polluters and oil barons

Billionaires wishing to avoid taxes and curry political favor with Trump

Homophobic, misogynistic and xenophobic “Christian” fundamentalists who wouldn’t know the true meaning of the Bible if it was repeatedly sodomized into them without lubricant

Epstein-affiliated sex offenders (possibly including Trump himself, who was already convicted in civil court of sexual misconduct)

Trolling right-wing conspiracy theorists

A pliant, narcotized Republican congressional majority that rubber stamps Trump’s massive and unconstitutional executive overreach

Bestiality at the FBI (Go KASH! Go KASH!!)

Unvetted bullies and sociopaths who want to join ICE, beat-up immigrants and deport them to prisons in random third-world countries without due process

Pertly-coiffed White House Stepford wives who follow Trump around like a puppy dog and heap wholly unearned praise on the corrupt-orangy-idiot-in-chief

Aggressively stupid incompetents in government, especially at the Pentagon

Illegal extrajudicial killings with drone strikes in neutral waters under the false pretense of an international threat

A banana republic-style DOJ filled with spineless sycophants who consistently violate their oath to the Constitution by propping up absurd political prosecutions and failing to investigate the many nefarious actions of Trump’s circle of cronies

Measles and many other vaccine-preventable diseases

White-washers of American history at the Smithsonian, as well as in our textbooks and school curricula

Russian aggression in Europe… and Russian election interference (“Russia, if you’re listening”)… and Russian funding of Trump weddings… and, well, all things Russia = The “Russian Hoax” Hoax

“Looking Up: DC Subway”

Taking the ride back in time. One cell for every year.
Short and sweet. Just how I like ’em.
Now I’ll go all Van Morrison on your asses: “Take me back, take me back, take me way back, take me way back. take me way, way, way, way, way, way back….” to the Jenifer Cinema…. and to Booeymonger’s… and to Mazza Gallery!

The DC subway looks much the same as my high school days from 1978-82, although a touch grittier to the eye and much grindier to the ear. Back then, the Red Line went only as far as Dupont Circle, necessitating a transfer to the northbound L4 or L8 bus for my journey. It was a long and boring ride in those days without smart phones, iTunes, audiobooks, podcasts, TikTok videos, Instagram, Facebook, etcetera. But maybe it’s best to just sit back and let the mind wander. I’ve read several recent articles proclaiming the creative benefits of boredom and the steady decline of our attention spans.

Last week I rode the subway and met five old high school era buddies at The Capital Grille in the, aptly named, Friendship Heights area. It’s mostly a comfort to know that the people in your life really don’t change much over the decades — particularly so if you’ve chosen your friends well. And what a blessing that you simply cannot put in airs with those who’ve known you since puberty. They serve as a ballast against your own ego. In the end, it feels wonderful to be known.

Here’s a little Werner Herzog-style documentary capture of the subway at Reagan National Airport, though he would have held the aftershot much longer.