The laws of thermodynamics govern the universe. Of all our scientific
theories, thermodynamics is the least likely to change as we learn
more. In other words, thermodynamics is the bedrock of science.
As a consequence, any “sustainable” solution to our overshoot
predicament must first be checked to confirm that it does not conflict
with the laws of thermodynamics. Unfortunately, most solutions promoted
today, like renewable energy, recycling, and a circular economy, do
conflict with thermodynamics and therefore are not useful strategies.
We must reduce our population and our consumption. And we will, one way or the other.
Here is a nice essay on the thermodynamics of a circular economy by Paul Mobbs.
Members of the Milwaukee Common Council April 12 pressed representatives promoting the Foxconn development about diversity at every level of the project.
The
council’s steering and rules committee discussed development plans with
the state liaison for the project, Matt Moroney of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, and Adam Jelen, a senior vice president with Gilbane Building Company, the lead contractor.
Foxconn
Technology Group, the largest contract electronics company in the
world, plans to build a campus in Mount Pleasant to manufacture LCD
screens, operate a headquarters in Milwaukee, and import and export
goods from the Port of Milwaukee.
In
courting the Taiwan-based company, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the
GOP-controlled Legislature negotiated the largest taxpayer giveaway to a
private corporation in the nation’s history, as well relaxed
environmental regulations.
Strong opposition to the
project remains, but as contracts are being awarded and opportunities
announced, municipal leaders are making sure their communities aren’t
excluded
By Lisa Neff, Louis Weisberg and Mike Holloway, staff writers
We might be inspired by the stories of the day, the tabloid at the
checkout counter, gossip in our ears or a reader's tip in our email. If
it strikes us as a little bit off, a lot of silly, positively
preposterous or reveals the absurdity of our present situation with the
president, it’s WiGWAG. News with a twist
Americans really hate filing their taxes
A Wallet Hub survey
found Americans really don’t like doing their taxes. Fifty-one percent
of people surveyed said they’d rather do jury duty. One in five would
prefer talking to their kids about sex. And more than 10 percent would
swim with sharks, spend the night in jail and drink expired milk.
Pillow fight
If you watch TV, chances are you’ve seen Mike Lindell hawking his invention My Pillow,
which he credits with all sorts of major health benefits. But a
district attorney looked into Lindell’s claims, found them
scientifically baseless and sued him, costing Lindell a $1 million
settlement. Still, Lindell said sales remain strong because he stuck
with advertising on Fox’s The Ingraham Angle. Other advertisers
are boycotting the show because host Laura Ingraham ridiculed Parkland
shooting survivor David Hogg. But Lindell shouldn’t count his sheep just
yet: Now there’s a boycott against him for not boycotting.
This really stinks
For
two months, dozens of train cars carrying 10 million pounds of poop
have been stranded in a rail yard in rural Parrish, Alabama. The stench
has proven unbearable for the town’s 982 residents, who say they seldom
leave their homes anymore. We can’t blame locals if they view the smelly
situation as a poster child for the evils of Big Government, since
convoluted federal red tape has prevented the cars from moving on to
their original destination. And locals can’t be happy that the excrement
hails from the Yankee states of New York and New Jersey.
Top Chick
A
chicken known for its intelligence, resilience and ability to withstand
cold winters is becoming the official state poultry of New Hampshire. A
class of fourth-graders recommended the New Hampshire Red for the
title, and members of the New Hampshire General Court — i.e., the state
legislature — agreed, saying the chicken ably represents New Hampshire
qualities. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has said he’d make the honor
official.
Photo: Dornenwolf
Ratting on the mice was a fail
When
1,000 pounds of marijuana went missing from a police warehouse in
Pilar, Argentina, the city’s former police commissioner and his
subordinates speculated it was consumed by mice. Nice try, but experts
blew that theory up in smoke. They told a judge that, first of all, mice
wouldn’t eat pot and, secondly, pot would kill them if they did. Since
the warehouse wasn’t littered with mice corpses, eight officers were
discharged from their duties and might face criminal charges.
Lobbying for legalization?
The same day House Speaker Paul Ryan announced he would not seek re-election,
former House Speaker John Boehner announced he was going to work in the
cannabis industry. Boehner took a seat on the advisory board of Acreage
Holdings, an investment company with an established footprint in the
burgeoning pot industry. What might that mean for the legalization
effort? A representative with MariMed Inc.,
a pot cultivation and processing company, proclaimed Boehner’s presence
on the board “game-changing validation of cannabis’ future promise and
value to human health and the wellness of the American public.
APB for Phil
Depew
Police Department in upstate New York announced via Facebook the arrest
of winter and warned that any more snow produced by the season would
work against it in court. The department also called for Punxsutawney
Phil, the groundhog from Pennsylvania, to turn himself in for predicting
six more weeks of winter.
Dear Winter,
You are hereby placed under arrest. You have the right to remain silent
and out of sight, but apparently not the ability. Any further snow you
produce will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right
to an attorney, but only if you turn in the groundhog that predicted six
more weeks of winter. If you are willing to work with us, we are
willing to look past your most recent transgressions over the course of
this past week. The choice is yours. Sincerely, The Depew Police Department
Weeks
after a Pennsylvania school district equipped teachers with buckets of
rocks to deal with school shootings, another Pennsylvania school
district has armed teachers — with miniature baseball bats. The
superintendent of Millcreek Township School District said the 16-inch
wooden bats should remind teachers to fight a school shooter with any
weapon available.
Bigger than a breeze
A
Florida woman arrested for possession of drugs blamed the weather.
Police in Fort Pierce reported stopping the woman and two passengers and
searching her vehicle after getting a whiff of marijuana. The officers
found two bags, one containing pot and another containing cocaine, in
the purse in the driver’s lap. She explained: “It’s a windy day. It must
have flown through the window and into my purse.”
Jesus Christ would vote for Oprah
Jesus
Christ, an 83-year-old woman who lives in Waterboro, Maine, says she
did not know Oprah Winfrey was asking for a sign from God about running
for president when she sent a letter to the television magnate. Christ —
who 50 years ago changed her name and began writing letters to promote
peace and faith — said she wrote to Winfrey because she likes her. But
should the TV celebrity run for the White House, Jesus Christ will vote
for her.
Hello, my Eskimos! How are you? It hasn't been too bad of a winter so far, but the snow and storms will only increase. Be sure to keep your boots by the door. If a nor'easter rips into us, we've had it. What's the new start date for spring again? I can't wait. I'll bet you want it to stop snowing, too. Maybe our old mayor, Mr. Lying John. can help. I wonder what it would cost?
Congratulations to Mr. OrbsCorbs for his twenty-five years of sobriety. In AA, he's now considered an "old-timer" who's supposed to have all the answers. Good luck with that. His answers always provoke more questions. And he's proud of that. I can see that he doesn't understand the basic principle of internet protocol that says, "Enlighten, but stifle." There's room for only so many on the internet.
Where necessary, baseball season will begin with players in snowsuits. "Sliding home" will be given new meaning as players zoom across the plate at 45 mph.
Why don't I ply my trade in the tropics? Too hot, that's why.
Racine has an active commission on "fortune telling." They already know not to mess with me or I'll turn them into frogs. Ribbit.
I love the few flowers that have started to poke their heads through the soil. Meanwhile, we're supposed to get 1-3" of snow tomorrow. Is it spring or not? I guess not. The calendars may say so, but the ice and snow trump any calendar.
Maybe we won't have any spring this year. We'll go directly from winter to summer, which will be cold. The relief from the heat is almost worth the perversion of nature.
Short, sharp sentences. It's the new reporting. Fire one off and then move on. Sorry, baby, but that road is calling me. "Hey, idiot!" it exclaims. The internet has forever changed reporting, just like cable did. Soon advertisers will be bidding for the rights to broadcast on the little screens implanted in our brains at birth. 3-D projections and Incense and Peppermints. Oh my!
I hope that some of this makes sense to somebody out there. I'm baffled by my own bullshit. I've walked by Señor Zanza and I'd swear that he is whispering, "Moo!" But he isn't. 'Cause if he is, . . .
What a mess this is, just like my life. I need to bear down and put my shoulder to the grindstone. Or something like that. I need to get serious.
Or something like that. I need to tell you all how much I love you. ____________________________ Please donate: paypal.me/jgmazelis If you don't like PayPal, send me a note at madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com and I'll send you my street address so you can send a check or money order. Thank you.
Well, CCAP is finally applying some common sense and getting
rid of dismissed cases - as they should! I was so happy to see some of
the BS in my name gone - but there is still much to be done.
Now
when I fill out a job app that asks for 7 years back - I have NO
Criminal convictions - and for 10 years back - only 1. I want the
criminal disorderlies which were dismissed and reduced to tickets
removed - and in 2020 - my first disorderly while armed will also go
away.
I'm so glad to see the civil case that the
Coey's filed against me - to harass me - which was dismissed - is now
gone from the public record - as it should be..
Maybe
the State of Wisconsin is finally figuring out that by criminalizing
everybody they were making them hardcore unemployable! And that
Employers didn't always care what the status of the case was - they were
holding it against People - hey you were sued/charged!
1c. What changes went into effect on March 30, 2018, for how cases are displayed on WCCA?
Recently,
the Director of State Courts, acting on recommendations by the WCCA
Oversight Committee, determined that the following cases will be removed
from WCCA 2 years after the final order:
Dismissed Small Claims (SC) cases
Dismissed Criminal Felony (CF) cases
Dismissed Criminal Misdemeanor (CM) cases
Acquitted Criminal Felony (CF) cases
Acquitted Criminal Misdemeanor (CM) cases
Injunctions
under Wis. Stat. Chapter 813 for domestic abuse, child abuse,
individual at risk, which result in a dismissal or denial.
See FAQ 3a for case retention and display information.
Additionally,
as of the end of the first quarter of 2018, criminal charge modifiers,
which change the severity of an underlying criminal charge, are more
clearly displayed in the case summary. A criminal charge modifier may
potentially increase the penalty for the underlying crime (if, for
example, the person used certain dangerous weapons or is determined to
be a repeat offender) or may potentially decrease the penalty for the
underlying crime (if, for example, the person is found to have
attempted, but not completed, the underlying crime).
You can find the entire WCCA Oversight Committee Report and the Director of State Courts’ Action Plan at https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/committees/docs/wccaactionplan2017.pdf
So the failed Porters TID 17 was approved on March 20, 2012; and
Micah Waters, the owner of the property in that TID ,who was expected to
pay his property taxes, frozen at the level of 2012 tax rates, to
himself, to improve the property, failed to do so.
Just what did Micah Waters do?
He took City of Racine Taxpayers on a ride and has consistently
failed to pay the required property taxes, while he retains control over
an asset which is just a dirt brown hole on the ground!
Good morning everyone I hope your week has gone good for you. Well mine was going good until I got a call from my older sister asking me to go back up north to help my mom out for another week. So I am leaving this morning to go up there. This will be the last week my mom will be needing someone there to help her out.
Here are your questions.
1) Do you have one family member that you do not want to talk to?
2) Do you have a family member that you know is really lazy?
3) When you see this family member do you have to bite your tongue?
4) Would you yell and tell this family member how you really feel?
I hope you have a good weekend and that you try to stay dry.
Dear County Board of Supervisors and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou,
Blight
is a narrowly defined legal term, and prima facie evidence shows that
the Village of Mount Pleasant CDA cannot "Blight" many properties which
they seek to confiscate by unlawful means.
It appears that certain CDA members may be willing to violate that law - to the detriment of Lawful property owners.
Be advised, and TAKE NOTICE:
MT. PLEASANT, WI April 12, 2018 – Local community group, “A Better Mt. Pleasant,”
is calling on members of the Mount Pleasant Community Development
Authority (CDA) to resign from their appointed positions if they vote to
designate areas within the Foxconn development zone as blighted. The
vote is expected to happen on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 6:30 pm at the
Village Hall.
Residents have already received notice of eminent domain proceedings
and Village officials announced on March 20, 2018 at a CDA public
hearing that they intend to invoke “blighting” condemnation against
property owners in the land acquisition process for Foxconn.
“Most of these homeowners haven’t even entered into negotiations with
the Village before they decided to play the ‘blight’ card,” said Kelly
Gallaher, a representative for the group. “The CDA has been given
detailed information on why these properties do not meet the legal
definition of ‘blighted.’ They have ignored the law and their own
neighbors, and appear poised to do it anyway.”
Wisconsin State Statute 32.03(6) says that condemnation through
blighting can only be used if the property is not occupied by the owner
of the property, his or her spouse, or an individual related to the
owner by blood, marriage, or adoption within the 4th degree of kinship
OR the crime rate in, on, or adjacent to the property is at least 3
times the crime rate in the remainder of the municipality in which the
property is located.
None of the homes in the Foxconn zone under threat of condemnation meet these legal criteria.
Gallaher says, “There is little doubt that actions to blight these
properties will lead to a lawsuit which will not just cause problems for
the FoxConn development, but could set a very dangerous precedent. If
Mount Pleasant is allowed to blight perfectly good family homes and give
them to a privately owned corporation, they can do it to anyone,
anywhere.”
The Mount Pleasant Village Code of Ethics ordinances state that any
public official who knowingly acts in excess of their legal authority
and official capacity has committed misconduct in office.
Any member of the Mount Pleasant Community Development Authority who
casts a vote to impose condemnation through blight against property
owners in the Foxconn zone does so knowing they are violating state law
and is therefore called upon to immediately resign from service on the
Village CDA.
A petition calling for the resignations can be found online through Change.org.
“It took only seven votes to appoint these men to the CDA. We are
prepared to offer hundreds to demand they step down,” said Gallaher.
The Mount Pleasant Village Community Development Authority is
comprised of the following members: Rob Richardson – Chair, Matt Cramer,
Frank Risler, Jack Thorsen, Jerry Franke, David DeGroot – Village
President, Gary Feest – Trustee, Sam Schultz – Staff
See: https://concernedracinecountyresidentsjustsaynotofoxconn.wordpress.com/2018/04/13/village-cda-members-must-resign-if-they-vote-to-blight-homeowners-in-foxconn-zone/
Mr.
Gou - please do not conduct yourself like a criminal as you are a guest
in my Country, and subject to it's laws, rules, and regulations. Even
Governor Scott Walker, although he may use his influence, cannot shield
you from legal action.
Please join Cindy and I is JUST SAYING NO to allowing Governor Scott
Walker, Representatives Robin Vos, Cory Mason & MTP President David
DeGroot to violate the Wisconsin Constitution (and their Oath of Office)
by granting special rights to Corporate interests, stealing people’s
property, destroying multi-generational Farms alongside an entire long
established Community, loosening environmental protections, permitting
heavy metals water pollution, instituting slave labor wages, providing
taxpayer subsidies to multi-billionaire Corporations, and politician
overreach.
MT. PLEASANT, WI April 12, 2018 - Local community group, “A Better Mt. Pleasant,”
is callingon members of the Mount
Pleasant Community Development Authority (CDA) to resign from their appointed
positions if they vote to designate areas within the Foxconn development zone
as blighted. The vote is expected to happen on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 6:30
pm at the Village Hall.
Residents have
already received notice of eminent domain proceedings and Village officials
announced on March 20, 2018 at a CDA public hearing that they intend to invoke “blighting”
condemnation against property owners in the land acquisition process for
Foxconn.
“Most of these homeowners
haven’t even entered into negotiations with the Village before they decided to
play the ‘blight’ card,” said Kelly Gallaher, a representative for the group. “The
CDA has been given detailed information on why these properties do not meet the
legal definition of ‘blighted.’ They have ignored the law and their own
neighbors, and appear poised to do it anyway.”
Wisconsin State Statute
32.03(6) says that condemnation through blighting can only be used if the
property is not occupied by the owner of the property, his or her spouse, or an
individual related to the owner by blood, marriage, or adoption within the 4th
degree of kinship OR the crime rate in, on, or adjacent to the property is at
least 3 times the crime rate in the remainder of the municipality in which the
property is located.
None of the homes in the Foxconn zone under
threat of condemnation meet these legal criteria.
Gallaher says, “There is
little doubt that actions to blight these properties will lead to a lawsuit
which will not just cause problems for the FoxConn development, but could set a
very dangerous precedent. If Mount Pleasant is allowed to blight perfectly good
family homes and give them to a privately owned corporation, they can do it to
anyone, anywhere.”
The Mount Pleasant Village
Code of Ethics ordinances state that any public official who knowingly acts in
excess of their legal authority and official capacity has committed misconduct
in office.
Any member of the
Mount Pleasant Community Development Authority who casts a vote to impose
condemnation through blight against property owners in the Foxconn zone does so
knowing they are violating state law and is therefore called upon to
immediately resign from service on the Village CDA.
A petition calling for the resignations can be found online through Change.org.
“It took only seven votes to
appoint these men to the CDA. We are prepared to offer hundreds to demand they
step down,” said Gallaher.
The Mount Pleasant Village
Community Development Authority is comprised of the following members: Rob
Richardson - Chair, Matt Cramer, Frank Risler, Jack Thorsen, Jerry Franke,
David DeGroot - Village President, Gary Feest - Trustee, Sam Schultz - Staff
Over 1.2 million in taxpayer dollars was advanced to Micah Waters and
Porters for the re-development of the Porters building in downtown
Racine. The public was informed the bank financing was in place and that
Racine residents would be employed on the project. Racine advanced the
money, and has absolutely NOTHING to show for it. The project is
non-existent.
Ed note: The Porters Project did create a taxpayer funded hole in Downtown Racine.
The City of Racine Independently Audited Financial Report for year
ending 2016 reports that TID 17 is already failing and that Taxpayers
must bail it out for a cost of $26,408. Worse yet is TID 18 – aka
Machinery Row, 2016 shortfall was $7,151,988, then TID 16, aka Uptown I ,
whose 2016 shortfall was $278,442, while TID 19, aka Uptown II, had a
2016 shortfall of $52,074.
While the RDA is broke and operating on advances from the City in the amount of $2,736,585!
WHOOPS! Well, at least Micah Waters got to remove
his property from the taxpayer rolls and keep it – while his share of
taxes was shifted to those not fortunate to be the Beneficiary of a TID
or Non-Profit.
It’s just the City of Racine way….
Around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, High Point, N.C., 911
dispatchers received a surprising call from someone telling them he had
broken into a business. “Yes, hello, this is Jesus Christ, and I just
broke into the Pizza Hut. Jesus is here, he’s back to Earth. I just
broke in and had a pizza. I’m Jesus, and because I’m Jesus, I can do
whatever I want.” Or so claimed 46-year-old Richard Lee Quintero of
Greensboro, according to WFMY TV, who also informed dispatchers,
“Everybody’s been treating me mean.” High Point police officers arrested
Quintero the Christ and charged him with breaking and entering and
larceny. Millennial Matrimony
It’s been a twisty, U-turny road for Brittany Ann Koerselman, 19, and
her first—and soon-to-be second—husband, Jeremie Rook, 24, of Little
Rock, Iowa. The two originally married in 2014, when Koerselman, then
15, was pregnant with Rook’s child. But they divorced when she was 18.
“He just wasn’t ready to be all of that,” Koerselman told Metro News.
“The parent, the husband, the responsible person. He just wasn’t ready
for that.” She said she and Rook have gotten back together and split up
seven times since their divorce, but they can’t stand being apart, so
they’re planning a “fucking princess wedding” for this summer. “The last
time I got married, I got swollen on the way to Missouri… it’s a
six-hour drive, so my shoes didn’t fit,” the once-and-future bride
recalled. “We’re reusing the old engagement ring. He’s different this
time,” she told (herself). Least Competent Criminals
When an intoxicated man arrived at the Delaware State Police
Troop 1 station in Wilmington on Tuesday, March 20, looking for a ride
home, officers thought he looked familiar. Turns out he was Christopher
McDowell, 34, a suspect in a Thursday, Feb. 22, shoplifting incident at a
local Kohl’s store, according to the News Journal. McDowell
was charged with shoplifting, arraigned and released on $1,000 bail,
after which he made a phone call to a friend for a ride—his shoplifting
accomplice, April Wright, 48, who was arrested and charged upon arrival
to pick up McDowell.
Shannon Dean Egeland, 43, of Kuna, Ore., was found guilty
Wednesday, Feb. 28, in an elaborate scheme to delay a prison sentence
and collect insurance. The Idaho Statesman reported that
shortly before Egeland was to begin a 10-year jail term for his role in a
$20 million housing scandal, he acquired a disability insurance policy
and then talked his 17-year-old son into shooting him in the legs with a
20-gauge shotgun. The injury from the blast would not only delay his
prison term, but Egeland would also be able to collect on the new
insurance policy. After his son shot him, Egeland called police and said
he’d been assaulted, but police became suspicious when they found
Egeland’s wallet and BMW were still at the scene. U.S. District Judge
Anna J. Brown tacked three years and 10 months of additional time onto
Egeland’s original sentence. Egeland also lost his left leg due to the
damage caused by the shotgun.
Canadian Crisis
In Toronto, a group of animal rights advocates started protesting
outside a restaurant called Antler in early December. By March, the
protests had grown, and Antler’s co-owner, Michael Hunter, had had
enough of the “Murderer!” signs and “You’ve got blood on your hands!”
chanting. So, on Friday, March 23, he told the Toronto Globe and Mail,
he decided to protest the protesters. “This is who we are and what we
do,” Hunter claimed. He explained that he went in the back of his
restaurant, grabbed a deer leg, a cutting board and a large knife and
took them all to the large plate glass front window, where he proceeded
to butcher the meat while the protesters looked on in horror. As a
result, Hunter and the protesters are now trying to open a dialogue, and
reservation requests at Antler have actually increased.
"In 1899 a cameraman for American Mutoscope & Biograph mounted his
camera to the front of a trolley traveling over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Three 90-foot rolls were edited to together to complete the journey from
Manhattan to Brooklyn, entitled “Across the Brooklyn Bridge”. As the
film was shot on the short-lived 68mm gauge, it had not been viewed by
modern audiences until the British Film Institute restored the original
to 35mm in 2004.
"As a commission by the Museum of Modern Art for the re-opening of the
Museum in 2005, Morrison took this remarkable footage and recombined it
with itself to form the split-screen extrapolation, “Outerborough”.
"Violinist and composer Todd Reynolds created the soundtrack in response to Morrison’s edit."
"Something has gone wrong with the flow of information. It’s not just
that different people are drawing subtly different conclusions from the
same evidence. It seems like different intellectual communities no
longer share basic foundational beliefs. Maybe nobody cares about the
truth anymore, as some have started to worry. Maybe political allegiance
has replaced basic reasoning skills. Maybe we’ve all become trapped in
echo chambers of our own making – wrapping ourselves in an
intellectually impenetrable layer of likeminded friends and web pages
and social media feeds."
The City of Racine Independently Audited Financial Report for year
ending 2016 reports that TID 17 is already failing and that Taxpayers
must bail it out for a cost of $26,408. Worse yet is TID 18 – aka
Machinery Row, 2016 shortfall was $7,151,988, then TID 16, aka Uptown I ,
whose 2016 shortfall was $278,442, while TID 19, aka Uptown II, had a
2016 shortfall of $52,074.
Hello, my friends and lovers! How are you? Things have been going on as usual in the Zoltar/Zanza household. My boys are so good to me, they clean and maintain the yard (when it isn't snowing). Lately we've seen more sun. I love it. Our friend, Mr. Sol, is just starting up for spring and summer. By August everyone will be wailing about the sun and the heat. Then September is dropped on them like a bomb, ka-boom, and we're already looking for warmer days. Our weather is fickle. Like a sweet and sour pickle.
I find that ignoring the news leads to a calmer inner self. You can ignore it for six months and then just pick it up again. It's always the same old stuff. Mr. Trump has certainly added his style and flair to the Presidency. Who cares? The politicians put on a show for us to keep us from finding out the facts. It's just a show.
I think I'm becoming immune to the local political scams, too. Mr. Lying John was such a blatantly corrupt politician, always making noise. The quiet of the local machine running well is also welcome. Nobody cares as long as they get paid.
Oh my. I'm headed into Negative Land again. Just ignore, ignore.
I'm also headed into hypoglycemia. I was very sick for a day and haven't eaten.
(Eek! I fell asleep for 5 hours.) I got a bowl of cereal in me. Then, zzzzzzzz. The "sickness" I fought for a day was a huge turd stuck halfway out. I tried and tried for hours. I thought for sure my hemorrhoids would start bleeding, or something would pop because I was placing so much pressure upon myself. Finally it started to move. It seemed to last forever and when it dropped into the toilet, I heard a tink. The whole process reminded me of giving birth to Junior. Not to say that Junior is a piece of shit. He's not. He's great.
I'm still half-asleep and hungry. What a way to live.
Thanks for reading this "stuff." I love all of my readers, even the ones who criticize me.
I'm sorry for cutting this short, but it's been a strange experience. Irregulars should expect irregularity. Nothing is certain but my love for you. ____________________________ Please donate: paypal.me/jgmazelis If you don't like PayPal, send me a note at madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com and I'll send you my street address so you can send a check or money order. Thank you.
I’m Art Kumbalek and man oh manischewitz what a world,
ain’a? And the answer is yes, I am prepared to assume the office of the
presidency of the United States whenever the vacancy arises, and from
what I hear from the real news lately, oh boy, that could be any day
now, I kid you not.
I’m not sure how my ascension to the top spot would be accomplished
legally with the Constitution and what-not, but with Trumpel-thinskin
soon to get the heave-ho on his way to the hoosegow, I’m a logical
choice to be appointed simply based on the fact that I’ve run for the
office more than anyone else in the whole goddamn country—every four
years since 1986—and that’s got to count for something, what the fock.
And there would be some continuity through the transition to help
heal the country in that the former president has orange hair while I,
the new president, wear an orange hat. And rest assured, I’ll have no
need for hot-shot lawyers, or low-shot lawyers—can’t afford any kind of
lawyer for crying out loud.
But you’d like to see my tax returns? Hey, so would the IRS. Get in
line. You betcha, me and taxes don’t go so well together, which is
probably why I always get so damn depressed this time of year. But when
you talk taxes “coming up” for a guy like me, you’re talking dry heaves,
baby. That’s because, personally, I believe strongly in a balanced
budget and to achieve that, I’ve got to cut personal spending and
although it’s a tough choice to make, the first item on my “to cut” list
is payment of “income tax due.” We all got to make sacrifices, ain’a?
Now, I assume there may be a congressional committee or two that
would prefer to run a background check on me before they hand me the key
to the Oval Office, so I’ve prepared an official statement because the
last thing we need is a president who does not maintain the highest of
ethical standards. So here she be: Dear members of Congress, let me tell you’s that from a’ high
atop this post I perch upon as senior-in-service essay writer for the
media giant known as the Shepherd Express, I do categorically
deny all crybaby claims to the effect that I’ve grabbed gratuitous gifts
and dough from under a table—free kind of stuff that was meant to put
the influence on me so that I’d use my powerful position as
opinion-maker to somehow make people jerk around like a bunch of puppets
just because some rich knobshine greased my string, what the fock. No sir, I am neither puppeteer nor focking puppet who can be
cheaply manipulated by just any Tom, Dick or Dickless come down the pike
with some kind of private interest they’d like me to ballyhoo. And I also acknowledge in a state of conscious if not conscience
that nothing of the sort has been offered; so naturally I can say most
ethically that I have accepted not a focking thing above and beyond the
buck two-eighty I get week to week just for showing up around here. And that may be a damn shame ’cause I can always use a couple,
three extra bucks, and since no one has approached me, I could decide
that it was up to me to do the approaching. I do admit to having
contacted certain seats in power of foreign countries directly from a
phone here in the Shepherd office ’cause I’ll be damned if I want any kind of overseas charge on my own bill. What I do is call up and say I’m planning to devote one of my
coming-up essays completely to international stuff and if you’d like
some mention in an American press about your country, send me a couple
hundred and maybe we can play ball. You’d be surprised by how many foreign languages from other
countries have no translation for the simple term “play ball”; thus they
are doomed to a future of youthful suicide bombers instead of perpetual
peace that might be achieved by flipping me a couple of bucks for a
nice word or two. Fock ’em. I will also admit that on occasion I have dialed up any old phone
number I find on the internet’s white pages and offer to whomever gets
on the horn a deal where I ask them for their name and if they send me
twenty bucks, I’ll slip that name into my essay but that I’d be entitled
to 7% of all potential future earnings such a mention may garner. Know what? After I explain this incredible offer of a lifetime,
you’d be surprised how many people I contact are named “Fock you.” So I am clean, gentlemen and ladies, at least cleaner than the
last focking guy. I look forward to serving you as your president,
’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.
"Do you remember the Ventures and Babbitt the drummer who played "Walk Don't Run"?Do any of you remember the USAF Four Star General George Babbitt from Tacoma, WA? Anyone who thought the military is all spit and polish and discipline?Pretty interesting. General Babbitt was a drummer at one time for the Ventures.This is cool. Watch it. You will love it if you like rock n' roll.Some of you probably don't remember the Ventures. Those that do, enjoy the clip. It should bring a smile to your face."
I love the Ventures. I copied their concerts in Japan off of You Tube, then put them together as a CD to list3n to in the truck. When I ask what happened to all the instrumentalists, I'm thinking of the ventures. Thank you to Mary from the "other site" for this. I don't know if she meant to email it to me, but I got it and now you do and TimT too.
By Lisa Neff, Louis Weisberg and Mike Holloway, staff writers
Updated
INDECLINE's art installation "The Emperor Has No Balls"
Photos: Brian Ray/Hoodline
Ryan’s falling political ‘stock’
Rumors circulating on Capitol Hill that Paul Ryan planned to resign as speaker set off heavy trading at PredictIt.com, a real-money political prediction market. Investors could buy a “no” share March 28 for 48 cents.
Bumpy campaign trail
Wisconsin first lady Tonette Walker says she’s supporting Leah Vukmir,
aka Nurse Ratched, for U.S. Senate, because Vukmir’s opponent for the
GOP nomination refused to shake her son Alex’s hand. Alex Walker is
working for Vukmir’s campaign. Kevin Nicholson’s campaign says the incident never happened.
Not priceless
Julien’s
Auction in Jersey City, New Jersey, will sell to the highest bidder the
“Naked Trump” sculpture displayed in the weeks before the 2016
presidential election. The statue is the only one in “The Emperor Has No
Balls” series that was not vandalized or destroyed. The auction house
estimates the piece created by the anarchist collective INDECLINE will go for $20,000–$30,000.
Don’t call at all
This month’s Beijing International Film Festival film yanked the award-winning film Call Me by Your Name
from its program due to the same-sex relationship at the story’s
center. Few China observers were surprised. Last year, the government
forced the cancellation of an LGBT conference in the western city of
Chengdu and shut down the lesbian dating app Rela.
Rock, paper, scissors
Teachers
in classrooms in the rural Blue Mountain School District in
Pennsylvania were given 5-gallon buckets holding river stones to use as a
last resort against an armed intruder. The buckets are being stored in
classroom supply closets as part of a district program called ALICE,
which stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate. We’re
waiting for Donald Trump to tweet that he’d bravely throw the first
stone.
Gone but not forgotten
The 2,232-page omnibus spending bill that Congress sent to Donald Trump included a provision to ban federal funding for the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now,
known as ACORN. Republicans accused the group of running a voter-fraud
operation that led to Barack Obama’s victory in 2008. No evidence of
fraud was found, however, and ACORN ceased to exist in 2009. But
Republicans want the non-existent group to know it still can’t get
federal funding.
Missing women
Lollapalooza
Chicago announced its lineup, and Grammy-winner Bruno Mars is this
year’s big headliner. Missing from the headline roster is a single
female performer. Unfortunately, that’s the norm in the music industry.
Men comprised 90 percent of all Grammy nominees between 2013 and 2018,
according to a University of Southern California study.
Lotto yelling going on
The
New Hampshire Lottery Commission announced it would replace its “Luck
Yeah!” tag with “Win-Time!” because of complaints that “Luck Yeah”
intentionally rhymed with a profane phrase. The lottery’s executive
director still defends “Luck Yeah.” He told the New Hampshire
Union-Leader, “I would suggest to you that the four-letter word ‘luck’
is an inherent part of our business. So I apologize if it is
insensitive, but certainly it’s effective.”
New body insecurity
Booty
— it’s not just for women anymore. Sales of men’s underwear with
various sorts of padded butt enhancements are flourishing. The
best-known brand is Rounderbum,
which has two enhancing polyurethane foam pieces woven into the fabric.
Inventor Jonathan Diersing says, “We just want your clothes to fit as
well on you as they do on a mannequin.”
Make it hurt
Donald
Trump has a new nickname in Washington: “Spanky.” The moniker refers to
porn star Stormy Daniel’s assertion that Trump asked her to spank him
with a rolled-up magazine with his face on the cover during their
alleged sexual encounter.
Smoking up social media
Authorities
in North Carolina arrested a 20-year-old woman for child abuse,
marijuana possession and contributing to the delinquency of a minor
after a video of her 1-year-old child smoking marijuana went viral on
social media. More than a million people watched the video showing an
off-screen adult holding a joint to the child’s lips. The kid appears to
coo and inhale before blowing a puff of smoke.
More popular than…
Emma
González, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student leading her
generation into a revolution against gun violence, is more popular than
the NRA. She created @Emma4Change
on Twitter four days after the mass shooting at her school. By March
24, she had more than a million followers. The NRA, which joined Twitter
nine years ago, has 636,000 followers.
White Privilege
continues to rear it's ugly head in the County of Racine as Racine DA
Trish Hanson and County Courts collaborate to white-wash the crimes of
former Tichigan Fire Chief Todd Bluhm.
Crime PAYS In Racine County, if you are White and politically connected! White – washing is REAL!
Had Todd Bluhm been Black, not politically connected, and living in
the City of Racine, he would have been a Felon for life, incarcerated
for years, and unable to find work. Todd Bluhm is further living proof
that crime pays for those who can exercise their political White
privilege, and that the corrupt Courts and Prosecutors in Racine County
will keep it that way.
Trish already assisted former Scott Walker
appointed Racine County DA Rich Chiapete and his wife Jennifer in hiding
their crimes – so why not yet another public official? It is a Pattern
and Practice in Racine County – seen again and again. How much more
obvious does it have to be before real and meaningful change occurs in
the rogue and criminal State of WI? The working People are forced to pay
and pay, while malfeasant, capricious, and criminal public officials
continue to LOOT them while the Prison Industry of WI continue to grow!
Had Todd Bluhm been Black, not politically connected, and living in
the City of Racine, he would have been a Felon for life, incarcerated
for years, and unable to find work. Todd Bluhm is further living proof
that crime pays for those who can exercise their political White
privilege, and that the corrupt Courts and Prosecutors in Racine County
will keep it that way.
Trish already assisted former Scott Walker
appointed Racine County DA Rich Chiapete and his wife Jennifer in hiding
their crimes – so why not yet another public official? It is a Pattern
and Practice in Racine County – seen again and again. How much more
obvious does it have to be before real and meaningful change occurs in
the rogue and criminal State of WI? The working People are forced to pay
and pay, while malfeasant, capricious, and criminal public officials
continue to LOOT them while the Prison Industry of WI continue to grow!
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