Paul "8647" Hoffman • Antifascist anecdotes, free of charge
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Fascists need not reply. They need not exist, to be perfectly honest.
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Brooke Rollins: "These deals are real. No one in the history of our country has ever been able to effectuate deals like this. We won't see the effect until next year."
Brooke "Big Wheel Keeps on Turning" Rollins sez:
"These are deals. These deals are real. No one can see them. No one has ever seen them. If anyone says they've seen them, they're a better liar than I am. If we're lucky we'll see their shadows next year. I know the word 'effectuate.'"
"These are deals. These deals are real. No one can see them. No one has ever seen them. If anyone says they've seen them, they're a better liar than I am. If we're lucky we'll see their shadows next year. I know the word 'effectuate.'"
Today I am reminded that Google Translate can't do Proto-Indo-European.
*Sigh!*
One more data point to support the thesis that we live in the worst of all possible worlds...
*Sigh!*
One more data point to support the thesis that we live in the worst of all possible worlds...
September 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Today I am reminded that Google Translate can't do Proto-Indo-European.
*Sigh!*
One more data point to support the thesis that we live in the worst of all possible worlds...
*Sigh!*
One more data point to support the thesis that we live in the worst of all possible worlds...
Brett Stephens, NYT:
Trump's bold vision for tectonic demographic shifts may be a step too far
The President's new goal of importing all white people of the world, reshaping domestic and international demographics in one stroke, may need some tweaks to avoid unintended consequences
Trump's bold vision for tectonic demographic shifts may be a step too far
The President's new goal of importing all white people of the world, reshaping domestic and international demographics in one stroke, may need some tweaks to avoid unintended consequences
September 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Brett Stephens, NYT:
Trump's bold vision for tectonic demographic shifts may be a step too far
The President's new goal of importing all white people of the world, reshaping domestic and international demographics in one stroke, may need some tweaks to avoid unintended consequences
Trump's bold vision for tectonic demographic shifts may be a step too far
The President's new goal of importing all white people of the world, reshaping domestic and international demographics in one stroke, may need some tweaks to avoid unintended consequences
First there was Space Force.
Now Trump wants an AI Force. (Wait; isn't that just "Air Force" with no "r"? Like there's no "b" in "Dumocrat"?)
Next up will be a third, as yet unnamed, farce of a force. Maybe a nucular force?
Now Trump wants an AI Force. (Wait; isn't that just "Air Force" with no "r"? Like there's no "b" in "Dumocrat"?)
Next up will be a third, as yet unnamed, farce of a force. Maybe a nucular force?
September 20, 2026 at 1:44 AM
First there was Space Force.
Now Trump wants an AI Force. (Wait; isn't that just "Air Force" with no "r"? Like there's no "b" in "Dumocrat"?)
Next up will be a third, as yet unnamed, farce of a force. Maybe a nucular force?
Now Trump wants an AI Force. (Wait; isn't that just "Air Force" with no "r"? Like there's no "b" in "Dumocrat"?)
Next up will be a third, as yet unnamed, farce of a force. Maybe a nucular force?
One good thing about Fascists is that they always bundle up when going out in the snow. They're careful to stick together, too.
I'm not sure what the obsession with hatchets is all about, though.
I'm not sure what the obsession with hatchets is all about, though.
September 18, 2026 at 8:24 PM
One good thing about Fascists is that they always bundle up when going out in the snow. They're careful to stick together, too.
I'm not sure what the obsession with hatchets is all about, though.
I'm not sure what the obsession with hatchets is all about, though.
Now that Trump's secret plan to DEMOLISH the Kennedy Center has been exposed, he's just going to have to go back to knocking down Li'l Marco's Bay of Pigs Lego sets.
September 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Now that Trump's secret plan to DEMOLISH the Kennedy Center has been exposed, he's just going to have to go back to knocking down Li'l Marco's Bay of Pigs Lego sets.
Personally, I think Atlas was just stretching the kinks out of his shoulders.
Then again – meh, who knows?
Then again – meh, who knows?
September 18, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Personally, I think Atlas was just stretching the kinks out of his shoulders.
Then again – meh, who knows?
Then again – meh, who knows?
That's right; the Biden administration lay sleeping along the southern border and the magic people limboed their way in just as easy as falling off a log.
Bash: “Your department is going after people who are in the asylum process, that are doing what they are supposed to do correctly.“
Mullin: “Their asylum case…is a lot of times bogus anyways, because they came across the southern border underneath the Biden administration and said the magic words.”
Mullin: “Their asylum case…is a lot of times bogus anyways, because they came across the southern border underneath the Biden administration and said the magic words.”
September 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
That's right; the Biden administration lay sleeping along the southern border and the magic people limboed their way in just as easy as falling off a log.
How intelligent can so-called AI be if it almost causes a nuclear ... Wait, I think I may have to get back to you on that.
On the plus side, the cockroaches will STILL be physically incapable of making the Nazi salute, no matter how long they have to wait for us to go away.
On the plus side, the cockroaches will STILL be physically incapable of making the Nazi salute, no matter how long they have to wait for us to go away.
September 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
How intelligent can so-called AI be if it almost causes a nuclear ... Wait, I think I may have to get back to you on that.
On the plus side, the cockroaches will STILL be physically incapable of making the Nazi salute, no matter how long they have to wait for us to go away.
On the plus side, the cockroaches will STILL be physically incapable of making the Nazi salute, no matter how long they have to wait for us to go away.
What the AI doomsters seem to be ignoring is the fact that, earlier this year, Skynet DID NOT ACTUALLY START A NUCLEAR WAR!
Calm down, everybody; NO NEED FOR PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi ho.
Calm down, everybody; NO NEED FOR PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi ho.
September 18, 2026 at 7:18 PM
What the AI doomsters seem to be ignoring is the fact that, earlier this year, Skynet DID NOT ACTUALLY START A NUCLEAR WAR!
Calm down, everybody; NO NEED FOR PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi ho.
Calm down, everybody; NO NEED FOR PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi ho.
Did every Greek philosopher get a cave, or just the brown-nosing keeners?
September 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Did every Greek philosopher get a cave, or just the brown-nosing keeners?
Male parental unit humorous(?) utterance #307
A shortstop, a catcher, and a mohel walked into the locker room.
After a couple of hours, the mohel came out. He was alone – the other two had been cut.
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For additional humorous(?) utterances from a male parental unit, please watch this space.
A shortstop, a catcher, and a mohel walked into the locker room.
After a couple of hours, the mohel came out. He was alone – the other two had been cut.
* * *
For additional humorous(?) utterances from a male parental unit, please watch this space.
September 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Male parental unit humorous(?) utterance #307
A shortstop, a catcher, and a mohel walked into the locker room.
After a couple of hours, the mohel came out. He was alone – the other two had been cut.
* * *
For additional humorous(?) utterances from a male parental unit, please watch this space.
A shortstop, a catcher, and a mohel walked into the locker room.
After a couple of hours, the mohel came out. He was alone – the other two had been cut.
* * *
For additional humorous(?) utterances from a male parental unit, please watch this space.
Ken Kesey kalled to say that Kash Patel is a hairy wankster.
And he didn't mean it in a good way.
And he didn't mean it in a good way.
September 16, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Ken Kesey kalled to say that Kash Patel is a hairy wankster.
And he didn't mean it in a good way.
And he didn't mean it in a good way.
I can't decide if I'm a glutton for punishment, starved for attention, or if I just have the munchies for the opprobrium of my peers.
September 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I can't decide if I'm a glutton for punishment, starved for attention, or if I just have the munchies for the opprobrium of my peers.
SPOILER ALERT: Trump's "Republican Midterm Convention" is an Anticonvention, not a Convention.
As in, the Antichrist is not a Christ.
Tired: "The Republican Midterm Convention is like a fascist cookout."
Wired: "Trump's so-called Republican 'midterm convention' IS a fascist cookout."
As in, the Antichrist is not a Christ.
Tired: "The Republican Midterm Convention is like a fascist cookout."
Wired: "Trump's so-called Republican 'midterm convention' IS a fascist cookout."
September 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
SPOILER ALERT: Trump's "Republican Midterm Convention" is an Anticonvention, not a Convention.
As in, the Antichrist is not a Christ.
Tired: "The Republican Midterm Convention is like a fascist cookout."
Wired: "Trump's so-called Republican 'midterm convention' IS a fascist cookout."
As in, the Antichrist is not a Christ.
Tired: "The Republican Midterm Convention is like a fascist cookout."
Wired: "Trump's so-called Republican 'midterm convention' IS a fascist cookout."
I suspect that Donald J. Trump suffers from a prolapsed rectum, and it is only by the assiduous labors of Natalie Harp that it is prevented from talking.
September 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I suspect that Donald J. Trump suffers from a prolapsed rectum, and it is only by the assiduous labors of Natalie Harp that it is prevented from talking.
For the private enjoyment of linguistics nerds everywhere...
The quote here is a classic example of "where" being used as a general, rather than strictly locative, relativizer/complementizer:
"There has to be a moment where the agency action can be challenged [at that moment]."
The quote here is a classic example of "where" being used as a general, rather than strictly locative, relativizer/complementizer:
"There has to be a moment where the agency action can be challenged [at that moment]."
“It can’t be the case that an agency can say: ‘Look, it’s too soon, it’s too soon, it’s too soon, it’s too soon. It’s too late!’” Professor Bagenstos said. “There has to be a moment where the agency action can be challenged.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
Trump’s D.C. Makeover Projects Are ‘Only an Idea,’ Until They’re Much More
A proposed garden of heroes is following a familiar path in which facts on the ground move faster than the courts and others can keep up.
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
For the private enjoyment of linguistics nerds everywhere...
The quote here is a classic example of "where" being used as a general, rather than strictly locative, relativizer/complementizer:
"There has to be a moment where the agency action can be challenged [at that moment]."
The quote here is a classic example of "where" being used as a general, rather than strictly locative, relativizer/complementizer:
"There has to be a moment where the agency action can be challenged [at that moment]."
8⅝
I am Marcello Mastroianni. [[As if!]]
I leave the traffic jam in the tunnel.
I am floating up and up.
I look down. Alas! I am cruelly tethered to the Earth by a rope that rises from the ground to grasp my ankle.
I have cleverly brought a chainsaw with me.
I am Marcello Mastroianni. [[As if!]]
I leave the traffic jam in the tunnel.
I am floating up and up.
I look down. Alas! I am cruelly tethered to the Earth by a rope that rises from the ground to grasp my ankle.
I have cleverly brought a chainsaw with me.
September 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
8⅝
I am Marcello Mastroianni. [[As if!]]
I leave the traffic jam in the tunnel.
I am floating up and up.
I look down. Alas! I am cruelly tethered to the Earth by a rope that rises from the ground to grasp my ankle.
I have cleverly brought a chainsaw with me.
I am Marcello Mastroianni. [[As if!]]
I leave the traffic jam in the tunnel.
I am floating up and up.
I look down. Alas! I am cruelly tethered to the Earth by a rope that rises from the ground to grasp my ankle.
I have cleverly brought a chainsaw with me.
My understanding is that the original script for Dr. Strangelove called for General Ripper to decry the NAUGHTY Commie plot to sap OR impurify SOME of our precious bodily fluids, but on the last take Sterling Hayden got carried away, and Kubrick let it slide.
Thank you for your continued support.
Thank you for your continued support.
September 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
My understanding is that the original script for Dr. Strangelove called for General Ripper to decry the NAUGHTY Commie plot to sap OR impurify SOME of our precious bodily fluids, but on the last take Sterling Hayden got carried away, and Kubrick let it slide.
Thank you for your continued support.
Thank you for your continued support.
In times like these, I find comfort in these life-affirming lines of the anonymous poet:
Willie poisoned Father's tea;
Father died in agony.
Mother was extremely vexed;
"Really, Will," she said, "What next?"
Yes, live every day as if it were your last – there's a good chance it is!
Willie poisoned Father's tea;
Father died in agony.
Mother was extremely vexed;
"Really, Will," she said, "What next?"
Yes, live every day as if it were your last – there's a good chance it is!
September 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
In times like these, I find comfort in these life-affirming lines of the anonymous poet:
Willie poisoned Father's tea;
Father died in agony.
Mother was extremely vexed;
"Really, Will," she said, "What next?"
Yes, live every day as if it were your last – there's a good chance it is!
Willie poisoned Father's tea;
Father died in agony.
Mother was extremely vexed;
"Really, Will," she said, "What next?"
Yes, live every day as if it were your last – there's a good chance it is!
I'm confused about how Trump and Hegseth divvy up their warfighting duties – can someone please remind me which one does "Pew-pew-pew!" and which one does "KABOOM!"?
The world wonders.
The world wonders.
September 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I'm confused about how Trump and Hegseth divvy up their warfighting duties – can someone please remind me which one does "Pew-pew-pew!" and which one does "KABOOM!"?
The world wonders.
The world wonders.
In all fairness to Don-don, his body itself is compromised of many waters – some running, some still; some algal, some fecal – and so we can hardly blame him for choosing to devote a wee smidge of his vast MIT-uncle intellect to the study of hydronymy.
September 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
In all fairness to Don-don, his body itself is compromised of many waters – some running, some still; some algal, some fecal – and so we can hardly blame him for choosing to devote a wee smidge of his vast MIT-uncle intellect to the study of hydronymy.
Six months of Trump's insane blatherings on the armed conflict with Iran form a sufficiently large and varied corpus to support six additional tenure-track Sociology/Linguistics/Comp Lit positions for each of the next six academic years.
6, 6, 6!!
6, 6, 6!!
September 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Six months of Trump's insane blatherings on the armed conflict with Iran form a sufficiently large and varied corpus to support six additional tenure-track Sociology/Linguistics/Comp Lit positions for each of the next six academic years.
6, 6, 6!!
6, 6, 6!!
Babies
Come from Mama,
——but——
Babies in gas masks
Riding unicycles
Come from Dada.
Come from Mama,
——but——
Babies in gas masks
Riding unicycles
Come from Dada.
August 30, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Babies
Come from Mama,
——but——
Babies in gas masks
Riding unicycles
Come from Dada.
Come from Mama,
——but——
Babies in gas masks
Riding unicycles
Come from Dada.
Liberals and other communists accuse Kash Patel of encouraging beastiality. They're wrong – Kash Patel encourages bestiality.
August 30, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Liberals and other communists accuse Kash Patel of encouraging beastiality. They're wrong – Kash Patel encourages bestiality.
A cell in my body is much better than my body in a cell.
Some container : contents relations are best not reversed.
On a related note, my friend has asked me a question and now I have to figure out what a cahoot is.
Some container : contents relations are best not reversed.
On a related note, my friend has asked me a question and now I have to figure out what a cahoot is.
August 29, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A cell in my body is much better than my body in a cell.
Some container : contents relations are best not reversed.
On a related note, my friend has asked me a question and now I have to figure out what a cahoot is.
Some container : contents relations are best not reversed.
On a related note, my friend has asked me a question and now I have to figure out what a cahoot is.