Eek, “Groove Line” by Heatwave.

Heatwave’s “Groove train” (as in “we’re riding on” it) and “Everbody’s Talking at me/Theme from Midnight Cowboy” by Nilsson (as in “I don’t hear a word they’re saying, only the echoes of my mind”). That last one was harder (but nicer) to recall!

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Here’s a thought. What if Trump’s war with Iran really is an opportunity for regime change - only not in an Iran but rather in a decaying and corrupt USA sliding into fascism? It may be something to think abou.

2/ In fact, I’m betting many of those 🇮🇷 assets have already been activated. They’re probably in planning and targeting phase now and we’ll see the fruits of their prep work soon. Not guaranteed but highly likely. Oh, and Trump just changed DHS head; this seems a good moment for that. Disaster.

1/ Pretty good assessment/summary. The combo of 🇮🇷 intel & sleeper cells capable of sabotage/assassination AND Trump admin evisceration of 🇺🇸 counter-terror & intel services, plus reallocation of domestic law enforcement to deportation role is weighing on my mind. Those 🇮🇷 assets won’t remain dormant.

Wasn’t aware of this. If true, 🇺🇸 has truly sunk to a new low.

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Absolutely not. Our patriotism, our allegiance, is to the eternal idea (& ideals) of democracy - not a flag, not a country, not a leader, not even bullshit constitutions written by rich, white slaveowners and merchants. When government is tyrannical, supporting whatever brings it down is patriotic.

David Ellison Just Shared His Vision For CNN Post-Merger — And It’s Raising Eyebrows While Ellison said CNN's editorial independence won't be compromised, people weren't entirely convinced by his explanation.

Fascism-friendly billionaire nepo baby media mogul says “trust me”.
In a pig’s eye! www.huffpost.com/entry/paramo...

I really suspect the whole suicide story. The fact that Western Australia’s government is probably the most corrupt in Australia doesn’t inspire much confidence either. Virginia should’ve moved to Victoria or Tasmania - she’d have been safer. But let’s face it, these rapists have power.

So 4 Democrats in the House voted with Republicans to defeat a resolution invoking War Powers Act to rein in Trump. What do these 4 have in common? Look and see. “Our democracy” is for sale… cheap. In ancient Athens, these scum would’ve been sentenced to death by the People’s Court for corruption.

Here’s the obvious, unspoken assumption underlying Trump’s callowness: None of the “some” have the surname Trump. None of the “some” include any billionaires or their clients. None of the “some” include any important administration officials. “Some” means us peasants and serfs; you and me. Bullshit!

One of my faves: “If God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish Him.” Mikhail Bakunin1

Then may I recommend either “Sea Legs” by the Shins or “Loro” by Pinback. Catchy from the start and incapable of inducing dread.

My bet is Markwayne turns out to be a sub bottom!

Might as well tell bread not to get moldy, fruit not to rot, or shit not to stink.
Most Establishment Dems are bought and paid for by the warmongering, profiteering oligarchs, and they’re gonna deliver for their patrons. Yea, with both hands.
They betray us only slightly less than the odious GOP.

It’s the human tragedy of that last part that gets me. Kristi may have to settle for fucking second-rate douchebags if Lewandowski is no longer interested.

Kristi Noem fired You can get away with a lot as a member of the Trump administration. You can be objectively bad at your job—looking at you, U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro. You can be stupid enough t...

So succubus Noem is out as Homeland Security Secretary and “one chromosome too many” Senator Markwayne (!) Mullin is in. Noem isnt entirely out, as she gets Director of “Shields of Americas” (?!). But will Corey still wanna fuck her, now that the juice is gone? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Race to the Bottom: Who's Winning the Missile War in the Middle East? TEL hunting, interceptor availability, and implications for Ukraine

Good read. Relevant to my earlier post re: what Iran’s strategy ought to be. Apparently, that is its strategy but essay suggests 🇺🇸🇮🇱 doing better at attriting iran’s strike capability (at least missiles) than iran is doing depleting 🇺🇸, Gulf state air defenses. open.substack.com/pub/missilem...

Wars and Autocratic Decision-Making: My Conversation with Anne Applebaum Live tomorrow with Timothy Snyder on Trump's endgame for America

Two brilliant women shedding some light on the darkness spreading from 🇺🇸, the shadow of Sauron that is Trump and his billionaire bros. lucid.substack.com/p/wars-and-a...

I don’t know if this is the Iranians’ strategy, but perhaps it ought to be: Keep launching shaheds at 🇺🇸 installations to force it to exhaust its Patriot missiles. The cost ratio and replenishment rate favors the Iranians. When 🇺🇸 runs low, saturate bomb/drone/missile strikes everything in range.

So you’re saying the truth will come out soon! ☠️ I like the sound of that.

Well, “Thank you for your service”. What fucking nonsense; up there with “our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragedy” and “we value every human life.” Empty words that don’t mean shit to the capitalists running the 🇺🇸.

Just goes to show how fucking clueless our so-called “leaders”, the so-called policy “experts” and “experienced hands” truly are. I’d exchange the whole lot of corrupt elites for public-service minded ordinary citizen amateurs! They couldn’t do any worse and would probably do a damn-sight better.

US Senate vote fails to rein in Trump war powers on Iran The measure, passed largely along party lines, would halt US military action until approved by Congress.

Predictably, GOP blocked vote on War Powers resolution to rein in Diaper Don. Such resolution would be irrelevant as Trump would simply pull down his Depends and piss on it. But it would’ve been nice to see Congress act like a coequal branch of govt. Too much to expect. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Updated - Democratic party reports up to 1/3 of voters being turned away in Dallas County UPDATE: Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026 · 4:26:47 AM +00:00 · kbman Initially a local judge ruled that polling places should remain open an additional two hours. THEN Ken Paxton ran to the state Supreme Court ...

Hmmm, the party of dirty tricks is using dirty tricks to disenfranchise mainly democratic voters? Who couldve foreseen that? Seriously, vote early if you want to vote for a democrat. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Class act. Now, time to deliver, Talarico!