Tengrain

Tengrain@mastodon.social

Fully caffeinated with 2X the sugar, unabashedly liberal. An award-winning blogger (Americans United’s First Freedom First).You can follow my blog’s account on the Fediverse at <a href="https://mockpaperscissors.com/@mockpaperscissors.com" class="u-url mention">@mockpaperscissors.com</a> You can find me on the web at MockPaperScissors and sometimes at Crooks and Liars. "Be kind whenever possible. It is ALWAYS possible.” - His Holiness The Dalai Lama* Social Media Cult Failure since 2006! *

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Post #2498603
Who Died And Made… ...Franklin Graham Dawg Almighty? Elmer Gantry would blush, “Dude, too much.&quot; http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/29/who-died-and-made/
Post #2498602
Bad Signs, Cont. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/29/bad-signs-cont-1341/
Post #2498601
Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day The Epstein Ballsroom! Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) email thingie: BUNKER MENTALITY — Trump said last night the U.S. military is “building a massive complex” under the new White House ballroom. “The ballroom essentially becomes a shed for what’s being built under the military,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, as he showed off specially made artistic designs that he’d brought on board. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/heres-some-...
Post #2498600
GOP Plan: Make The Poor Pay For The War! Why Not?! Axios morning email thingie takes a rare break from cheerleading Fancy Autocomplete to report that the GOP is looking to pay for Cadet Bone Spurs splendid Iranian adventure by cutting healthcare, as tradition requires. &quot;Republicans are considering reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement, Axios&#39; Peter Sullivan… http:/...
Post #2498599
ICE on the Rocks The NOTUS email thingie ledes: &quot;Stalemate. Impasse. Complete breakdown. The Department of Homeland Security’s funding lapse officially became the longest shutdown in U.S. history over the weekend, and lawmakers have left D.C. for their two-week vacation recess without a plan to turn the lights back on. The only movement at the moment is a lot of finger-pointing.&quot; But not to fear, 70-year old Senatorette Lindsey Graham, … http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/3...
Post #2498598
It’s A Monday, Alrighty… ...time for a little market manipulation, just like last week! “Traders bet hundreds of millions of dollars on oil contracts just minutes before US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the US would postpone strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure.” (BBC) Axios describes this as the latest in “an epidemic of suspicious trading… around President Trump’s most consequential decisions.” http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your...
Post #2498597
Midday Palate Cleanser Well, it is Holy Week, amirite? Coco thinks she’s a god (and she might be right). I take my blessings where’er I find them. (Hat tip: Scissorhead calcurmudgeon) http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/midday-palate-cleanser-2738/
Post #2498596
This Exists I&#39;m not saying I need this (I totally don’t, I swear), but I might consider buying it for someone else. (Direct Link to Instagram Here) (Hat tip: Scissorhead M Davis, who says she wants it, too) http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/this-exists-300/
Post #2498595
Millionaire Tax in the State of Warshington! As you probably know, Bezos already left the state for Floriduh the first time an income tax was on the ballot here, but this is still a start: “Washington State on Monday enacted a tax on income over $1 million, the latest Democratic state to levy a tax aimed squarely at the wealthy.” “The law, signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson, creates an income tax for top earners beginning in 2028. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/millionaire-tax-in-the-state-o...
Post #2498594
Great Memes, Cont. Nothing is more fun that seeing a dog playing on a stairway. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/30/great-memes-cont-102/
Post #2498592
Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day The Streisand Effect It seems that TMZ had more pictures of Senator Graham at Disney World, or this is the ugliest Disney Princess ever: The thing he’s holding is either a bubble wand or a sex toy. As he clearly is in the Magic Kingdom, we’ll go with bubble wand. The Senatorette didn’t like those pics of him at Cinderella’s Castle, so we’re now entertained of pics of with him and a gun. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/31/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your...
Post #2498591
The Affordability Prznint The Miracle of The Orange 🤡 Economy! Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) morning email thingie tells us that gasoline has gone up in price again: The average gas price in America last night hit the totemic $4 a gallon, per the Gas Buddy Guy. (AAA still has it at $3.99, but will presumably confirm today.) Needless to say, this is going to cut through. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/31/the-affordability-prznint-3/
Post #2498590
The Un-Real World NOTUS’ email thingie: Back to his roots: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is teaming up with the producers of “The Real World: Boston” — the reality TV show he appeared on back in the 1990s — to launch a YouTube series in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, he told TMZ for a report published yesterday. The online show, which is currently in production, will feature the Cabinet official and his family touring the country on an extended road… http://mockpaperscissors...
Post #2498589
Vulgarmort Unveils Subdued and Tasteful Prznint Library I swear they copped it from the World Trade Center and added some 1950s Jetson’s rocket styling to the top. And of course, it is compensating for... something. But, it also gives the next generation of terrorists a target, so there’s that. Imagine the opportunities to money launder? The words “library” and &quot;The Orange 🤡” having heretofore never been in the same sentence, so we went spelunking to learn more. http://mockpapersciss...
Post #2498588
Midday Palate Cleanser http://www.youtube.com/shorts/H7BItIPziuA http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/31/midday-palate-cleanser-2739/
Post #2498587
Wanna Super-Size Your Stupid? History repeats itself for those too stupid to learn: President Trump told the New York Post that the Strait of Hormuz will open “automatically” when the United States ends the war in Iran. Remember that time Prznint Stupid said that COVID would go away “automatically” in the spring? Yeah, me too. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/31/wanna-super-size-your-stupid/
Post #2280604
It’s time for The #Momocrats! Grab a bevvie, and let’s watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZD_Lg6P0bQ H/T @Karoli @socalmom @AlizaWrites
Post #2280602
Guys, it’s happy hour and that means it’s time to have drinks with our smart and funny pals The #Momocrats! And this week they have a special guest, my actual IRL friend @bluegal Join me, grab a bevvie and let’s watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYLVBflhci8 H/T @Karoli @socalmom @AlizaWrites
Post #1810527
Apparently Wingnuts in Idaho suffer from anthropophagusphobia; I wonder why? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/they-fed-it-to-them-idaho-lawmaker-worried-about-cannibalism-because-of-human-compost/ar-BB1i0moP
Post #1810518
Bloggers everywhere wait for this day! http://vagabondscholar.blogspot.com/2024/12/jon-swift-roundup-2024.html
Post #778152
About Last Night… Floriduh! Long-time pal of the blog, Scissorhead D-Cap (now retired and in Floriduh) tipped us: Florida — Democrats sent a jolt Tuesday through reliably red Florida, flipping two legislative seats including the district containing President Donald Trump&#39;s Mar-a-Lago home. Democrat Emily Gregory defeated the Trump-endorsed GOP state House candidate in a hotly contested race that had seen Democrats pour money and support into an effort to take hold of… http://mockpapers...
Post #737000
Great Memes, Cont. At least The Orange 🤡’s pet is fixed and cannot reproduced. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/21/great-memes-cont-98/
Post #736999
Here’s Some Stupid To Start Your Day Is this an update to, “Destroy the Village To Save The Village”... ...or is it an update to Nineteen Eighty Four: War is Peace Slavery is Freedom Ignorance is Strength Escalation is Deescalation http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-day-492/
Post #736998
Cadet Bone Spurs Strategery: Turn War Crimes Up To 11! The element of surprise: Why it seems like it was only the other day that Vulgarmort was talking about Pearl Harbor with the Prime Minister of Japan. Oh, btw, that’s probably another war crime from the same source as above (No link to BirdChan): &quot;For many people asking if such strikes would be considered a war crime, it depends. If strikes were carried out on power plants just because they are power plants and… http://mockpapersci...
Post #736997
What Could Go Wrong? Bombs-Away! He’s a professional diplomat, dontcha know: I wouldn’t put anything on the table with this ketchup-throwing petulant baby in charge. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/what-could-go-wrong-17/
Post #736996
‘Papers, Please… ‘ ...says the masked, armed thug at the airport as you get off the plane. Let’s be clear about this: This is an escalation from authoritarian regime, we do NOT greet visitors with the Gestapo at the airport. And know this, once we are used to the Gestapo at the airport checking arrivals, we will not be surprised when we have to show papers to leave. http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/papers-please-5/
Post #736995
Midday Palate Cleanser “I was told there would be bottomless mimosas, too,” said the elephant at brunch (Direct Link To Reddit Here) (Hat tip: Scissorhead Purp) http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/midday-palate-cleanser-2731/
Post #736994
RE: https://mastodon.social/@FrancoisPrague/116268787200877351 Yeah, I can just see everyone in line at the viewing with pointy sticks just to ensure themselves that the nightmare is over.
Post #736993
Grandpa Sundowner Gets Lost On Way To Texas Senate Race Endorsement, Maybe? Happy Hour News I think this was supposed to be an endorsement for the Texas GOP Senate race, (maybe?), and suddenly became a Beat Poetry rant? See if you can follow his train of thought, because I sure cannot (and bear in mind that was one long paragraph (No link for obvious reason): &quot;The Democrat running in Texas, James Talarico, http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/grandpa-sundowner-gets-lost-on-way-to-t...
Post #736992
Great Ideas, Cont. http://www.youtube.com/shorts/JI3UqP3ejBU http://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/03/22/great-ideas-cont-3/