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I guess this time is different! One headline from CNN reads: “Senate passes first major federal gun safety legislation in decades.” And another CNN headline reads: “Supreme Court steps on Senate’s generational statement on guns with one of its own.” I was prepared to eat crow for being wrong about the consequences of the Uvalde massacre, namely that nothing would change and that no number of killed children could persuade RepubliKKKlans to act, but, indeed, they did act. I was going to dissect the Senate bill and its shortcomings on gun control, but what SCOTUS decreed really makes any gains the legislation is supposed to achieve moot. What the RepubliKKKlans giveth in gun legislation they taketh away with judicial activism. So, I will concede, as usual, that I was half wrong and half right but always never wrong. Welcome to stupid America!

Welcome to sh*thole America, f***tards. The Supreme Court of the United States has spoken: You can carry a concealed gun anywhere and f*** the consequences. I give up! I predicted this the second RBG died: An unraveling of America’s liberties as an uber-conservative Court is set to place gun ownership over everyone else’s rights to — you know — live in a terror-free environment. Let’s just cut right to the implications of this ruling as I forsake its reading, for now, to post quickly. In short, law-abiding citizens — they always seem to be law-abiding until they’re not — are entitled to carry a concealed gun just about anywhere. So more guns in public! More killing! More terror! Fan-f***ing-tastic! What could possibly go wrong in a sh*t-hole country like America where everyone could be packing heat? Do you want to live in such a country where states cannot regulate deadly weapons? I don’t. This is FUBAR!

It is time to start ignoring SCOTUS. Seriously! States that want to control guns should just do what they will. Let petitioners bring up suits; they would probably win, but states should not hesitate to force petitioners to go through the wringer. Have states confiscate their guns in the meantime. Owners can fight to get them back.

But I expected nothing less from a country of such abject stupidity. No one cares. Trust me when I say this! No! One! Cares! And it’s too late to care. The time to care was before traitor trump won. Make no mistake. Every f***ed-up ruling SCOTUS issues is the fault of traitor trump and those who voted for him. So, when massacres and wild, wild west gun battles in the streets become the new daily reality, then blame RepubliKKKlans, MAGA morons, evil evangelicals, and QAnon kooks. (Talk about a group that should be exercising their Second Amendment right — on themselves!) They brought you this American hellscape. I’m disgusted and hate what this country has become all thanks to traitor trump, et el. I’ll have more to say once I read the Court’s opinion. But I’ll end with this: We get the government we deserve and desire. Welcome to stupid, sh*thole America! Bang! Bang! Let the bloodletting begin!

As The Texas Tribune reports, “Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw told a state Senate committee Tuesday that the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting was an ‘abject failure’ and police could have stopped the shooter at Robb Elementary School three minutes after arriving were it not for the indecisiveness of the on-scene commander, who ‘decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children.’ McCraw said the inexplicable conduct by Uvalde school district police Chief Pete Arredondo was antithetical to two decades of police training since the Columbine High School massacre, which dictates that officers confront active shooters as quickly as possible.”

I believe I was the first one — that I know of — to call these sh*thole Texas police cowards. I called them cowards two days after the massacre in a post, long before the real story seeped out and long before anyone else did, because it doesn’t take a genius to see — even from the outside — that the police did not do their job. When 19 children are murdered, and all the police suffered was a grazed wound, then by definition, the police are cowards. And now it seems others are finally catching on to their cowardly inaction. Cowards! Cowards! Cowards! And apparently, they’re lazy as well. They just stood around for 60 minutes, looking at each other and wondering what to do. It astonishes me that we have not had news of suicides by these cowards. I’m not sure how they could possibly live with themselves, knowing that their cowardice directly caused the death of children. Then again, this is sh*thole Texas where “tuff” boy, ten-gallon cowboy hat-wearing, get-your-hands-off-my-gun totting, “freedom” loving citizens project strength but are nothing more than cowards and bullies. Welcome to stupid America!

As NBC reports, “In harrowing, emotional and painful detail, a mother-daughter duo of Georgia election workers described during Tuesday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing how a mob of Donald Trump supporters came after them, online and in person, after having gobbled up a debunked conspiracy theory about their actions on Election Day 2020. As a result, their lives will never be the same, the two women, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea’ Shaye’ Moss, said during Tuesday’s hearing.”

Shaye was deliberately attacked by traitor trump; he set his MAGA morons and QAnon kooks upon Ms. Moss over fantasy allegations of election rigging. Yet, traitor trump — an American terrorist — is still walking free along with all his other terrorist followers. These two individuals are what true American patriots look like. If you can’t see that, then you must be a RepubliKKKlan, MAGA moron, evil evangelical, or QAnon kook, in which case I suggest you take your Second Amendment right, stick it in your mouth, and pull the trigger because we don’t want your kind here in America.

In douchebag Musk news, CNN writes, “One of Elon Musk’s children has petitioned a California court to recognize her new name and gender, saying she no longer wishes to be related to her famous and wealthy father ‘in any way, shape or form.’ Musk’s daughter turned 18 earlier this year and made the filing with a county court in Los Angeles soon thereafter. She requests that her legal name be changed to Vivian Jenna Wilson. Wilson is the last name of her mother, Justine Wilson, Musk’s ex-wife and mother of five of his seven children.” Eww! I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. The thought of Musk procreating is rather disgusting, not to mention who would copulate with that mug. I mean, his face looks like his neck vomited. At best, on a good night with extra purple haze booze goggles, he’s a “3” — tops. But seven kids, seriously? At least one has the right idea. Daddy douchebag Musk?!?! Ick!

The Supreme Court of the United States has spoken: Taxpayers must subsidize religious schools and all the hate that they teach according to the Carson v. Makin ruling. This was one of the “blockbuster” cases expected this term, and, naturally, the uber-conservative religious right wing of the Court did not fail to deliver. This case was pivotal because of the legal question at issue, specifically, “Does a state violate the Religion Clauses or Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution by prohibiting students participating in an otherwise generally available student-aid program from choosing to use their aid to attend schools that provide religious, or ‘sectarian,’ instruction?” Their answer by a 6-3 majority was yes. So, the road to a theocratic nation has begun as taxpayers will now be forced to pay for students who want to attend religious schools. This is the fear being realized: This Court will start giving more and more preference to religion over secularism under the guise of First Amendment protections.

I quote from Breyer’s dissenting opinion, which I think pretty much sums up my feelings: “As Thomas Jefferson, one of the leading drafters and proponents of those Clauses, wrote, ‘to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical.’… And as James Madison, another drafter and proponent, said, compelled taxpayer sponsorship of religion ‘is itself a signal of persecution,’ which ‘will destroy that moderation and harmony which the forbearance of our laws to intermeddle with Religion, has produced amongst its several sects.’”

From Sotomayor’s dissent, “[I]n just a few years, the Court has upended constitutional doctrine, shifting from a rule that permits States to decline to fund religious organizations to one that requires States in many circumstances to subsidize religious indoctrination with taxpayer dollars. … From a practical perspective, today’s decision directs the State of Maine (and, by extension, its taxpaying citizens) to subsidize institutions that undisputedly engage in religious instruction. … In addition, while purporting to protect against discrimination of one kind, the Court requires Maine to fund what many of its citizens believe to be discrimination of other kinds. See ante, at 16 (BREYER, J., dissenting) (summarizing Bangor Christian Schools’ and Temple Academy’s policies denying enrollment to students based on gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion)[emphasis added].” Bingo!

But wait! There is more from Sotomayor. In her closing paragraph, she writes, “What a difference five years makes. In 2017, I feared that the Court was “lead[ing] us . . . to a place where separation of church and state is a constitutional slogan, not a constitutional commitment.”… Today, the Court leads us to a place where separation of church and state becomes a constitutional violation. If a State cannot offer subsidies to its citizens without being required to fund religious exercise, any State that values its historic antiestablishment interests more than this Court does will have to curtail the support it offers to its citizens. With growing concern for where this Court will lead us next, I respectfully dissent [emphasis added].” Double bingo! Sotomayor is the new RBG!

Needless to say, I don’t want my tax dollars supporting f***ing religious institutions that basically teach hate. Still, SCOTUS is forcing us to pony up in the name of freedom of speech and equal protection — more like extra protection for religion. This is the beginning of the end, f***tards. This is the unraveling of long-standing norms in favor of religiosity. Consider all the other issues this ultra-conservative opinion forebodes for minorities and others. Do you think this Court will protect the LGBTQ community given their apparent preference to place religious dogma above others’ rights, all in the name of the First Amendment? What do you think will happen when a petitioner comes before the Court claiming that discrimination against gays is justified because of some “sincerely” held religious belief? It’s about to be open season on non-believers! What else is next? Mandatory prayers in schools? Ten Commandments posted in every classroom? All in defense of not discriminating against religion? Mark my words, morons! Secularism is about to become second-class to religious authoritarianism. As I said countless times already, RepubliKKKlan’s super-majority hold of SCOTUS is the final piece in place to end America as we know it. Oh, well. This is what Americans want, whether they intended it or not. The end of Roe is next week! Welcome to stupid America!

Biden considers a gas tax holiday and gas cards. According to CNN, “President Joe Biden said Monday he hopes to decide soon whether to support a temporary pause in the federal gasoline tax. … Biden said he is also weighing whether to back sending Americans gas rebate cards: ‘That’s part of what we’re considering, that’s part of the whole operation,’ he said.” Kill me now with this B.S. Ugh! I get it! Morons of America are demanding Biden do something. Clearly, his political and Democrats’ political futures (and the future of America) depend on easing inflation, which in and of itself is a sad commentary on the expectations of America’s masses derived from their utter stupidity — a society that wrongly blames (see here, for example) the president for economic vicissitudes as if he has a “make the economy bad” button sitting on the Resolute desk that he presses just for fun.

I am not sure where to begin with this analysis. I guess let’s tackle the tax holiday idea first — why it’s a bad idea and probably won’t work the way people think it will. Obstensively, suspending the federal gas tax would immediately shave off 18.3 cents from gas prices everywhere, but I promise that’s not going to happen. Look, people. Before implementing a tax holiday, gas companies already know what consumers are willing to pay for a gallon of fuel, so there is no reason ExxonMobile, BP, Shell, and the like can’t merely force prices back up. Do not think that the cost of gas is purely competitive. It is not. Gas prices are relatively inelastic in this oligopoly market. In other words, no matter the price, the demand for gas remains fairly consistent, and the few firms that control gas production know this well! Oh sure, perhaps on the margins, people use fuel more judiciously when prices are high, but in general, not so much. So, don’t think gas companies won’t try to push gas prices to a level they know consumers coped with previously. Gas companies are price makers and gas consumers are price takers in this market.

Moreover, it’s just as likely that consumers would negate the savings by increasing their demand. In short, suspending the gas tax is subsidizing the demand for gas (by lowering the price), which is precisely the opposite of what should be done during inflationary periods. Instead of hesitating to make that day trip to the zoo or park, now the perceived savings in gas expenses may allow the family to say, why not?

In fact, don’t take my word for it. Wharton published a study based on actual gas holiday data from Maryland, Georgia, and Connecticut, which found a pass-through savings of about 70 percent. That is to say, 70 percent of the gas tax abatement trickled down to the consumer. And one final point: In terms of absolute dollars saved, another Wharton study estimates a savings of $17 – $67 per capita depending on the state over nine months. Wow! In short, this gas tax holiday is not going to be the financial windfall I think people expect. And let’s not forget the lost revenue from suspending the gas tax and the cries from RepubliKKKlans declaring, “Democrats want to increase your taxes” as the holiday expires.

As for the gas cards, that’s a bit easier to project. Handing out gas cards is purely increasing demand, which is absolutely going to increase gas prices or any other prices, assuming people spend it on gas or something else. It is basically pushing more money into the system, which is the definition of inflation: Too many dollars chasing too few goods.

If all that stupid America wants is for Biden to appear to be doing something or understanding their pain, then I guess either one of these gimmicks will work, thereby reinforcing the shallowness of the voter without providing any substantive economic relief. Honestly, the only way to get past this period of inflation is to put the breaks on demand — which apparently Americans abhor — or wait for supply to catch up with demand. And we all know waiting is another thing that Americans abhor. But hey! Welcome to stupid America!

From the mouth of RepubliKKKlan Kinzinger, who received a death threat against him, his wife, and his baby. Welcome to conservative America! But wait! There is more.

According to The New York Times, “Eric Greitens, a Republican candidate for the United States Senate in Missouri, released a violent new political advertisement on Monday showing himself racking a shotgun and accompanying a team of men armed with assault rifles as they stormed — SWAT team-style — into a home in search of ‘RINOs,’ or Republicans in name only. ‘Join the MAGA crew,’ Mr. Greitens, a former Navy SEAL, declares in the ad. ‘Get a RINO hunting permit. There’s no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn’t expire until we save our country.’ The ad by Mr. Greitens was just the latest but perhaps most menacing in a long line of Republican campaign ads featuring firearms and seeking to equate hard-core conservatism with the use of deadly weapons.”

Look, f***tards! This is the new normal that everyone is dismissing as being hyperbolic. “Oh, those Liberals are just blowing everything out of context and out of proportion.” Yet, RepubliKKKlans are literally threatening and looking to kill their own, but stupid America just keeps shrugging this sh*t off. Then they promptly vote these people into office. I can’t with the stupid anymore. The end of this era of America’s democracy is so obvious and in front of everyone, but gas prices! Whatever. I give up. We love the violence and hate democracy because inflation! Welcome to stupid America, where people think they can trade democracy for lower gas prices. Yeah! It doesn’t work that way, morons!

In a Financial Times interview with Hillary Clinton, she states, “‘We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy, and everything that everybody else cares about then goes out the window,’ she says. ‘Look, the most important thing is to win the next election. The alternative is so frightening that whatever does not help you win should not be a priority.’”

Clinton has been right about everything! Everything! Especially concerning traitor trump. She was so trenchant regarding the type of person traitor trump is and what kind of president he would be that history will judge her as a prophet who everyone ignored. Indeed! But she is slightly wrong in one case. America’s democracy is not “standing on the precipice”; we’ve already gone over the cliff! Perhaps, we had a very brief moment with Biden’s election win to grab a branch to save the country. Still, sadly American stupidity triumphed, cementing what will be the demise of democracy. Remember what I have been saying since the beginning: Biden is merely the intermission to the end. During Biden’s presidency, through no fault of his own, his supporters have grown tired of the boring president and impatient, wondering why Biden has not fixed the world yet. So, they are turning their backs, yearning for the days of the traitor trump sh*tshow — and I’m talking about Democrats and Independents. Add to this the unrelenting enthusiasm by RepubliKKKlans et al. to end democracy, and we have an America that has fallen off the cliff. Oh, well. Welcome to stupid America, where the stupid has given up on democracy because it’s too hard.

Rise up, LGTBQ community! They are coming for you! How many f***ing times must I repeat myself? How many times? From the Insider, “The Republican Party of Texas adopted a platform that included explicitly anti-LGBTQ ideology at its biennial convention on Saturday. … It calls for a policy of fighting against special status for members of the LGBTQ communities and protection against criminal or civil penalties for those who oppose homosexuality out of ‘faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.’ There is no federal law that protects LGBTQ individuals from discrimination or grants them special status. … Chris Halbohn of the Log Cabin Republicans of Houston, an organization that represents LGBTQ Republicans, called the language ‘unnecessarily gratuitous,’ the NPR affiliate KUT 90.5 reported [emphasis added].” And as a point of comparison, CNN reports, “Instructively, the Texas GOP platform did not include such language in 2018 and 2020.” They! Are! Coming! For! The! Gays!

For all the morons out there that keep claiming that “this time is different” after the Uvalde massacre — which is it is not — people should be paying attention to the real this-time-is-different moment: RepubliKKKlans et al. are advocating to cancel all LGBTQ civil rights! Mark my words, f***tards! Mark them well. While the LGBTQ community has always been a target for hate, the MAGA moron and QAnon kook movements are accelerating the hatred and the desire to kill the gays. Arm up! Do not rely on gay allies, for they will abandon you when push comes to shove. Be prepared. Be prepared for the day the RepubliKKKlan Party seizes government control. You will be on a kill list al la an ISIS kill list that targets their enemies. Do not think that I’m kidding or being hyperbolic, and do not think Texas is an outlier state. This is the future of the RepubliKKKlan Party, f***tards. Recall that Texas picked up two congressional seats in the last census. The state is not only getting more popular it is becoming more conservative and more powerful. Don’t believe that the Texas G.O.P. is just the fringy of the fringe. It is not! Believe you me. The America of today is, indeed, different in at least one way! Wake the f*** up, people! Open your eyes. The fringe is now the mainstream, yet no one is seeing or paying attention.

And those Log Cabin f***tards! Those utter morons! I’ve written about them before, and there is no other group I wish more would collectively take their Second Amendment right, shove it in their mouth, and pull the m*****f***ing trigger. Guess what? The rest of the LGBTQ community does not want you closet Cabin gay idiots alive to “advocate” conservative hate for them. It is incomprehensible to me how or why a bunch of people so desperately want to be part of a group that hates them. The stupid never ceases to amaze me. If these closet Cabin gay types hate themselves so much, then they should exit life instead of whining and b*tching about how their own party believes them to be “abnormal.” Whatever! I live in stupid hell. I’ll close with my usual entreaty for the LGBTQ community. Rise up! The moment of kill or be killed is upon you. Know who the enemy is! RepubliKKKlans, evil evangelicals, MAGA morons, and QAnon kooks are the enemy! Now and forever! Kill the enemies, for have no problem with killing you! Welcome to stupid America!