Leonard Pierce

I had no idea ole Moz had even written a novel, let alone that it was such a complete flood of poohs

I have long maintained that there is no worse written line in the English language than "I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar" but this thing beats it like five times on every page. Honestly kind of impressive it could all come from one person

Counterpoint: the Brewers are an AL team

You don't have to validate the self-serving decisions of Bud Selig just because they're on a piece of paper

I see another bourgeois liberal has become disenchanted at the most recent incident of bourgeois liberalism paving the way for fascists, and the other bourgeois liberals are upset about it

I don't even care about the article itself or its author, I'm not defending anyone's position here, especially an interior designer who gets platformed on a big website for noticing the obvious. Hopefully this is a wakeup call that puts her on the right path, but one person is not that important

I see another bourgeois liberal has become disenchanted at the most recent incident of bourgeois liberalism paving the way for fascists, and the other bourgeois liberals are upset about it

I'm sure this bodes well for the imminent victory and return to power of the bourgeois liberal party, and how these same people will react to the likely direction it will take in regards to pushing back on the fascists they definitely did not help empower in any way whatsoever

All you are doing when you broadcast your "we have to win right now so stop putting conditions on your vote" positions is telling the world, very much including the candidates whose bullshit politics you're voting for, that you're an easy mark

No politics, no material analysis, no personal stake in your vote, just a willingness to hand over your wallet to the nice inspector as long as he's wearing the right color tie. Embarrassing. Grow up

Good morning! It is October 26th in the United Socialist States of America. Today we commemorate Unification Day. Never forget how we came together under a socialist flag! We celebrate the sea otter, enhydra lutris. Bootsy Collins was born today in 1951; June Lockhart died on this day in 2025.

In history today, Ida B. Wells published her book SOUTHERN HORRORS: LYNCH LAW IN ALL ITS PHASES in 1892. The noir of the day is 1946's THE STRANGE WOMAN, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer for United Artists and starring Louis Hayward, Hedy Lamarr, and George Sanders.

I'd like to thank my brain for insisting, starting at 4AM and continuing for the next two and a half hours while I tried to sleep, for insisting that the most important thing I should be doing was finishing a YouTube tutorial on how to make homemade pasta.

Good morning! It is October 25th in the United Socialist States of America. Today we commemorate the National Day of Art. Make and appreciate masterpieces! We celebrate the piñon, pinus johannis. John Berryman was born today in 1914; Paul Wellstone died on this day in 2002.

In history today, the US launched an invasion of Grenada to overthrow its communist government in 1983. The noir of the day is 1951's THE RACKET, directed by John Cromwell for RKO and starring Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, and Lizabeth Scott.

I have been accused of ableism in bad faith about a billion times because this is the internet, so I have zero compunctions about putting anyone who advances an argument that opposing AI is ableist directly in the block hole

Good morning! It is October 24th in the United Socialist States of America. Today we commemorate Standardization Day. Consistency breeds efficiency! We celebrate the arctic char, salvelinus alpinus. Zephyr Teachout was born today in 1971; Jackie Robinson died on this day in 1972.

In history today, a general strike began in Iceland to demand equal pay for women workers in 1975. The noir of the day is 1953's JENNIFER, directed by Joel Newton for Allied Artists and starring Howard Duff, Ida Lupino, and Robert Nichols.

I think if you do a gag reel about how dumb MAGA idiots don't know what communism is, you should have to know what communism is yourself

Man who defines communism as "when the government gives you free money" featured in comedy segment making fun of hypocrites who hate communism even though they want free money from the government, hilarious And guess who the bit features as the exemplar of communism? You guessed it: Joseph Stalin