Roy Lichtenstein at the Tate
Sunday July, 9, 2023
The above title to flip the Beatles famous line.
There’s lots to talk about, but before I do let me just say the news headlines I got made me stop and say to myself, “This is news?”
The ultimate news article was a headline about Britney Spears. She’s been involved in an incident with a security guard, an NBA player and a slap. I’m not sure of the details, but I think it is alleged that the security guard slapped her. The security guard was part of the NBA player’s security detail. They’ve been milking this story for several days with tantalizing headlines. But Britney doesn’t blame the player, whose name sounds like a British 90s rock band – Wambarama, or something like that. Well, now the story has reached its apex – I think. Poor Britney lashed out – Do you hear me!? Yeah, she said she’s never been treated equally in this country and fuck you all. Yeah. Big news.
And then, in the last paragraph they mention that the police investigating the incident have reviewed video footage. It appears that Britney hit herself in the face. Yeah. See, there was some pushing and shoving and Britney’s hand hit Britney’s face. Strange but true.
This reminds me of Mad Magazine’s take off on the Daily News, which they called The Daily Dirt. There was a picture of a starlet showing a bruise on her thigh. She was pulling her dress way up so you could see it. The story said this happened when the apartment was being robbed. Wow. The last sentence mentioned that said starlet fell in the bathtub where she received her bruise and at the same time an apartment in the same complex was being robbed.
But this is news today. That an the endless headlines of people being slaughtered, mainly with guns but a few with knives. Turns out there are maniacs in the world and they are running around killing people. We’ve just given them better weapons.
Is there any news of real interest? Hum. There are the same themes:
Will Trump go to jail?
Why isn’t Biden getting higher approval ratings?
What about the world economy and climate change?
Ukraine?
Inflation?
No. There’s nothing of note.
Carry on.
I can say that comparing the ads on British TV to American there is a difference.
We are asked to save the animals and they ask to save the women in Africa.
It’s the same pitch. And it’s the same pitch to save the elephants and the kids with deformed upper lips, and childhood cancer patients.
“Won’t you help? Your donation of 63 cents a day means X amount can be saved. Every day counts.”
And if you act in the next ten minutes we’ll send you a crappy tote bag, stupid t-shirt, or ugly blanket.
Future news headline:
– Thelma Biggs of Gary Indiana did not respond to the donate plea within the ten minute window and got nothing! Said Biggs, “I didn’t want the stoopid tote bag. I’ve got a closet full of them. In fact, I waited eleven minutes just to make sure I didn’t get one. They can go fuck themselves.” (Okay, I made that up.)
Okay. Now on to politics. Here’s a prediction: Trump wins the Republican nomination and the presidency. His running mate is Ron DeSantis. Trump gets thrown in jail, but before he does he cuts Justice and the FBI to the bone. DeSantis runs the country into the ground with the help of the Republicans and the Supreme Court. The economy goes to hell and they blame Biden and Hunter. A new scourge sweeps through the nation and then the world as the kookie doctor that DeSantis put in charge of Florida’s health is now in charge of national health and he is advocating cures advocated by Robert Kennedy Junior.
Josh Hawley and Lauren Boebert are gunned down by MJT who brought her big ass gun she used in her campaign ads to the House floor to show off as there are now no magnetometers in place. The gun accidentally went off as she pointed it at Boebert calling her a little bitch. Hawley got shot in the ass as he was running away from the assault as Green swung the gun around and said, “Where are you going you little bitch?” Whoops. A two second clip released 75 bullets from the motion of swinging the gun. “It was an accident said Taylor-Green, but she’s still a little bitch. So’s he.”
Trump meanwhile issued a blanket pardon for everybody and the jail cells were emptied out. No discernible uptick in violence was noted.
Trump was on his way to meet Putin to give away Ukraine and western Europe when he was thrown in jail for littering.
Sorry is the hardest word to say but you forgot the highest temperatures on record and the Northwest flooding. Idiots ignore global warming. America is completely dumbed down by the wealthy. At least you write about truths. Thanks.