Category Archives: mainstream media

Don’t think. Just keep buying.

Posted on April 29, 2026 by oddmanout215

Fans of Russian novels will appreciate the analogy Harold Meyerson used to explain why the online publication he works for, The American Prospect, has stopped running those annoying programmatic ads that interrupt the flow of website content: Let’s say you’re … Continue reading →

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Will Earth Day survive the current dark age?

Posted on April 25, 2026 by oddmanout215

“Earth Day ain’t what it used to be,” Swamp Rabbit said. “A lot of peeps don’t celebrate it. For all they care, it might as well be Penguin Awareness Day.” I told him to stop exaggerating. Most thinking people are … Continue reading →

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Pope Leo vs. JD Vance (the Faustian bargainer)

Posted on April 18, 2026 by oddmanout215

Earlier this week I asked my neighbor Swamp Rabbit to name his choice for the most odious Donald Trump underling. He started mimicking Vice President JD Vance: “Who should I attack today, sir? The childless cat ladies are still up … Continue reading →

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AI rules (in case you haven’t noticed)

Posted on April 15, 2026 by oddmanout215

I was sitting on Swamp Rabbit’s porch, annoying him with a new complaint.  “The traffic was bumper to bumper. I was trying to get to the Schuylkill Expressway entrance, but the FedEx van next to my car wouldn’t let me … Continue reading →

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Stepping over the line and off a cliff

Posted on April 8, 2026 by oddmanout215

It’s like a cartoon, but without the laughs. Bugs Bunny draws a line in the sand and says, “I dare you to step over this line.” Yosemite Sam steps over the line. Bugs Bunny backs up, draws another line, and … Continue reading →

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What goes around comes around, mean girl

Posted on April 5, 2026 by oddmanout215

“You don’t understand MAGA women,” my neighbor Swamp Rabbit said. “The way they see it, there ain’t no harm in Donald Trump saying he likes to grab ’em by their you-know-whats. They don’t badmouth him when he kicks them to … Continue reading →

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No kings, no dictators, no violence

Posted on March 29, 2026 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit was reminding me that I’d promised to take part in a No Kings rally, like millions of other people who are fed up with Donald Trump’s ongoing effort to end democracy in America. “Go away,” I … Continue reading →

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Trump’s new low: paying to cancel wind farms

Posted on March 26, 2026 by oddmanout215

My boozy neighbor Swamp Rabbit and I were playing in the same key for a change. We agreed that the world has come a long way since the 2015 Paris Agreement. A long way down, that is. We sat on … Continue reading →

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‘Bomb Iran’ (a golden oldie, back on the charts)

Posted on March 14, 2026 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit was beside himself with anger. “The hog monster is spending a billion dollars a day blowin’ up Iran. He called the war a little excursion. He says he’ll feel it in his bones when it’s time … Continue reading →

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A dog day afternoon for Kristi Noem

Posted on March 7, 2026 by oddmanout215

Andy Borowitz’s headline was “Nation’s dogs celebrate Noem’s firing,” No doubt people all over the country who were terrorized by Trump’s foremost looney are also celebrating. “What you mean by foremost?” my neighbor Swamp Rabbit said. “You saying she’s more … Continue reading →

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