Random Notes from a Crank

I'm loving these blow-up costumes that have been at protests across the country, especially the frogs. 

If I didn't already have a costume prepared for Mrs. Nasty and me for Halloween, I would get a frog costume. 

The cartoonist Nick Anderson has done good work here. 

The GOP has basically become a party of Nazi-enablers. 

And President Adolf and his GOP enablers are bankrupting the country. 

A prime example is how the US is giving Argentina all kinds of money to help out their economy while Argentinian soybean farmers sell their beans to China while American farmers are screwed by not selling any to China. 

The grift is at an all-time hight because Moscow Don is demanding that he get paid 230 million because of past cases with the Justice Department: "Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases." 

We're living in a full-on kakistrocracy. 

Random Notes from a Crank

In a FAFO moment, the current administration is denying disaster relief to ruby red Arkansas, which is surely a stinging rebuke to his former press secretary who is the governor of the Natural State. 

If you like this image, I got it from SheTraps. 

Apparently, President Adolf and his goons want to eliminate FEMA and leave relief funding/repairs to states and local governments. I'm not sure how that's going to work. That idea is as illogical as his dumbass tariffs. 

The Guardian has a good article about it: "Trump Denies Aid for Arkansas after Storms That Killed More than 40 People." 

Ah, the result of GOP Complicity...

Some Chinese folks on social media are doing some good work: "For China's Trolls, 'Chairman Trump' and "Eyeliner Man' Are Easy Targets." Check out the video of the "Chinese Trump." 

I've been using a 50/50 white vinegar and water mix for cleaning for years. The BBC has an interesting article about the benefits of using vinegar: "'Its Strength Is Its Simplicity': The Benefits of Cleaning with Vinegar." 

Archeologists found a skeleton that provides proof that gladiators had to fight large mammals: "A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away." So all those movies about gladiators have some proof about depictions.