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“Thank you, Linus.”
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Somehow this administration has morphed into a government by COBRA.

Trump—Cobra Commander

Stephen Miller—Destro (and does that make Katie Miller the Baroness?)

Pete Hesgeth—Major Bludd

Zartan—Elon Musk

Dreadnoks—The DOGE Kids

Tomax/Xamot—?

Firefly?

Who am I missing?
Someone needs to create a mashup of the World Cup stadium singing and “This is What It Sounds Like” from K-Pop Demon Hunters.
June 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I did not have the opening chapters of The Sum of All Fears on my 2026 bingo card.

Hoping the part about the Peace Bowl starts to hit the narrative (but none of the rest of the book).
April 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
So, we’re in Succession S10 (with a Meredith Grey cameo)?

I did not vote for this . . .
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
OK, kids, We are deep into the last reel of Endgame, and Orange Thanos just broke Cap’s shield.

The movie teaches us that there is only one way to win:

We need to sacrifice a billionaire.
October 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Been a minute since I watched Batman Begins, but 100% the US Govt is run by the League of Shadows now.
July 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Pope Leo is God’s way of saying LFG.

Also, his Holy Call Sign is “Bob”.
May 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Cobra in Politics, Part Deux:

Well, after today's Welcome to the Tariff-Drome, I think we can collect some new dossier cards:

Firefly--Scott Bessent

Dr. Mindbender--Peter Thiel

Scrap-Iron--Mike Johnson

Crimson Guard--Fox News

Still looking for a Storm Shadow for whom honor is above loyalty...
April 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"TRADE WAR! The MAD PRESIDENT delivers on his promise to exact revenge on the WORLD. The US SENATE remains powerless and the US HOUSE is complicit in his schemes."

So this is what it feels like to live inside the opening crawl of a Star Wars movie. Hopefully, the next paragraph has heroes.
April 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Somehow this administration has morphed into a government by COBRA.

Trump—Cobra Commander

Stephen Miller—Destro (and does that make Katie Miller the Baroness?)

Pete Hesgeth—Major Bludd

Zartan—Elon Musk

Dreadnoks—The DOGE Kids

Tomax/Xamot—?

Firefly?

Who am I missing?
March 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Damnit—I meant Superman III (which did not feature Gene Hackman, but still, RIP).
Much as Office Space owes a debt to Superman II (Gene Hackman, RIP), today’s crises somehow tie back to Live Free or Die Hard.
March 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Much as Office Space owes a debt to Superman II (Gene Hackman, RIP), today’s crises somehow tie back to Live Free or Die Hard.
March 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
2. As part of MARCH MADNESS, the US defaults on its debt and loses global reserve currency status (probably to a basket of currencies led by the EU). This will happen quickly.

The US responds by pegging the value of the dollar to a cryptocoin controlled by Musk/Thiel.
More markers:

1. Starting next month, gravity begins to reassert itself in dramatic (and unpredictable) ways. The American people finally look up from their phones to ask “WTF?”

Future textbooks will refer to this period (and events) as “MARCH MADNESS.”
March 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
More markers:

1. Starting next month, gravity begins to reassert itself in dramatic (and unpredictable) ways. The American people finally look up from their phones to ask “WTF?”

Future textbooks will refer to this period (and events) as “MARCH MADNESS.”
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I wonder how many warp nacelles the next United States of America will have.

Also, what letter are we on?
February 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
So this is what it feels like if Feyd-Rautha became the Kwisatz Haderach instead of that other guy.
February 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
5. US boycotts 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. /3

6. The World (other than China, Russia, NK, etc.) boycott the LA Olympics in 2028.
February 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
3. US unable to impose effective counter-sanctions due to loss of institutional expertise. /2

4. Europe and other former US allies begin to deny or significant reduce American tourist visas.
February 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
OK, let’s put some markers down on predictions for the future: /1

1. When Elon is told to scram, he wipes/crashes the Federal government mainframes (“Judgment Day”).

2. Europe imposes sanctions on the US due to escalation over UKR and abandonment of NATO.
February 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"Generational Kudzu" are the weeds that your great-grandparents spent their lives eradicating from the garden, and then decades later, a wannabe HGTV influencer plants them as ornamentals, and it turns out that THEY ARE CARNIVOROUS AND WILL FUCKING EAT YOU!
February 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Uh, belay that request. Turn out it’s more of a Kingsman situation. Maybe @markhamillofficial.bsky.social has some survival/fashion tips for next year?
November 24, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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If you haven’t already, would you mind giving MI6 a heads-up that we may have a Moonraker scenario spooling out over the next couple of years?
November 22, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Why did the American voters sell our country (and its resources) to private equity?
January 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Starting to feel like we are living on the Snowpiercer train. Same straightaways, turns, bumps, and drops, but different generations experiencing the ride for the first time.

Also, it’s cold outside.
December 11, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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Ah, it really was over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor, wasn't it?
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December 4, 2024 at 12:38 AM