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An obnoxious, industrial version of what sounds like Wagner, reverberating at ear stinging volume and smothered by an overwhelming, testicle vibrating bass, has me cringing and cupping my hands over my ears. Ballerinas with shaved heads wearing brown shirts and fetishistic black leather tutus are flitting toward me (somehow they manage to glide gracefully inContinue reading “*”

But life is short, and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.–Arthur Schopenhauer You may have already read about the “BNP ballerina”, Simone Clarke, whose employer, the English National Ballet, is under pressure to fire her for her membership in the British National Party. Clarke was outed as a member ofContinue reading “Too Right Feet”

Further proof that every absurdity uttered in jest eventually comes to pass in reality:Mexican state issuing llegals GPS devices.I was wondering why the above news item from The Telegraph sounded familiar, and then I recalled this Untethered post from last May (relevant passage in boldface): Gracias por llamar La Casa Blanca. Para Ingles marque elContinue reading “Truth, Stranger Than Dale”

Sympathy for the DevilFor how can we condemn something that is ephemeral, in transit? In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia, even the guillotine.Not long ago, I caught myself experiencing a most incredible sensation. Leafing through a book on Hitler, I was touched by some of his portraits: theyContinue reading “Sunday Sermon”

In the late stages of starvation the body turns to its own muscle tissue as a source of protein, literally devouring itself in a last ditch effort at survival. The functioning of the brain becomes impaired as cellular processes fail. The subject becomes listless, apathetic, and withdrawn as he consumes himself.The solitary man, having byContinue reading “Blahhg Post”

Flush out your headgear, new guy. You think we waste gooks for freedom? This is a slaughter. If I’m going to get my balls blown off for a word, my word is poon-tang.–Animal Mother, Full Metal JacketNews from Iraq the mainstream press isn’t reporting, via Dahr Jamail in Tomdispatch: Then there are the emails IContinue reading “Horrorshow: delete”

I propose: “Civil war” is not an accurate description of the current situation in Iraq. It is in fact a euphemism for what is happening in Iraq. A traditional civil war would be an improvement, presenting the U.S. with a more predictable environment, and organized factions with which to negotiate, or support, or oppose.As itContinue reading “Definitions”

I was gambling in Havana,I took a little riskSend lawyers, guns and moneyDad, get me out of this—Warren Zevon, Lawyers, Guns, and Money We’ve all seen films and television programs utilizing the standard Twilight Zone-like climactic device wherein the protagonist must convince people of some imminent but fantastical-sounding peril (“the aliens are coming”; “we’re beingContinue reading “Lawyers, Guns, & Money”

Left behind in the muck by the receding waters of Tuesday’s Democratic tsunami are countless predictable articles characterizing it as a refutation of Republican immigration “hardliners.” At least one comprehensive reform supporter is a little more honest, noticing that the newcomers are well to the “right” of the Democratic leadership; most outflanked their Rebublican opponentsContinue reading “Elitist Benevolence Threatened by Representative Democracy”