Category Archives: mainstream media

Satire is no match for a mad king and his minions

Posted on October 6, 2025 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit and I were debating the usefulness of satire in a country whose democratic traditions are being subverted by authoritarian forces. Will poking fun at those forces help? Can satirists wake sane Americans to the fact that the norms … Continue reading →

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An escalator is [not] just an escalator

Posted on September 25, 2025 by oddmanout215

Donald and Melania Trump were standing on the “up” escalator, which had stopped moving as soon as they stepped on to it. Pretty funny, but Trump wasn’t laughing. “He’s one of them sociopaths,” said my neighbor Swamp Rabbit as we … Continue reading →

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Kimmel is returning, but on how many stations?

Posted on September 23, 2025 by oddmanout215

So Disney boss Bob Iger gave in to public opinion. He caved. He apparently told ABC to put comedian Jimmy Kimmel back on TV a few days after he axed him for speaking his mind about the Charlie Kirk murder. … Continue reading →

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Corporate quislings are glad Kimmel got axed

Posted on September 19, 2025 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit was in a fighting mood after hearing that Jimmy Kimmel had been booted off late-night TV. It seems Donald Trump and his MAGA goons are using the murder of rightwing influencer Charlie Kirk to silence their … Continue reading →

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Obama belatedly sees the light

Posted on September 16, 2025 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit and I were discussing Barack Obama. We miss his charm, eloquence, intelligence and so on, but we can’t forget how badly he seemed to misjudge the changing mood of the country in 2004 when he declared … Continue reading →

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No winds of change in MAGA country

Posted on August 29, 2025 by oddmanout215

I shared with my neighbor Swamp Rabbit the news that Donald Trump’s lackeys had halted construction of a nearly completed $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. Inquiring minds want to know: Why is Trump so hot … Continue reading →

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Let’s update the Declaration (if there’s still time)

Posted on July 7, 2025 by oddmanout215

I was telling Swamp Rabbit that I like to focus on the humor in news stories whenever possible, and this is why I haven’t posted lately. The news these days is about deportation of American citizens, more tax cuts for … Continue reading →

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Snarky Bill Maher can’t take a joke

Posted on April 28, 2025 by oddmanout215

Bill Maher can dish it out, but he can’t take it. The aging king of snark is still whining about “My Dinner with Adolph,” a satiric op-ed by Larry David that indirectly mocked Maher for dining with Donald Trump and … Continue reading →

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An eco-friendly pope who spoke plainly (no blabbering)

Posted on April 22, 2025 by oddmanout215

The record will show that Pope Francis, who died at age 88 on the day before Earth Day, was as committed to saving the natural world as he was to saving souls. This is what he tweeted on last year’s … Continue reading →

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What’s that distant crashing sound?

Posted on April 18, 2025 by oddmanout215

From Washington Post: Inquiring minds wanted to know: Is Trump up to the challenge of wrecking the economy during the first hundred days of his second term as president? Of course he is. The stable genius who went bankrupt six … Continue reading →

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