My new t-shirt arrived yesterday, so l'm ready for the election run up. Rather sadly, l may have to get as much wear as l can out of it before then, as it may be a bit redundant afterwards.
Still - like that little ant and the rubber tree, l've got high hopes!
More are available here.
Donald Trump.
He may be a privileged, monied, thinks he knows it all twat who gleans his knowledge of world events by watching crappy USA news feeds, talks of being an isolationist while bombing other countries, and may well increase the prospect of nuclear war and a return to Mutually Assured Destruction, but since he has been president, Manchester United have not lost in the league (Premiership to you modern hipsters), beating Chelsea 2-0 this afternoon.
So maybe his reign of bluff, blunder, backtracking and buffoonery may be worth it.
Swings and roundabouts brothers and sisters.
From where I stand I see a blind man on a hill From where I stand I see the teacher in the valley From where I stand I see the blind man on a hill And he is standing very still The way it's planned They'll only let the fools survive The way it's planned You would not want to stay alive Just one big band It's all they're leaving you to think about From where I stand I know just what they're planning I know they're planning one big bang And they call it Mutually Assured Destruction From where I stand I can see the mushrooms in the sky From where I stand I can watch the bleeding children cry And they will die And you have no wings to fly From where I stand I see the man on the hill And he is standing very still
Confused about how to lead your life? Not any more!
Here are the 82 Commandments of Alejandro Jodorowsky. I don't agree with all of them, but he does talk a lot of sense.
Today's top tune.
The Chemical Brothers - Hey Girl, Hey Boy.
If the world is going to hell in a handcart, and being led there by the privileged few, we may as well party! (or revolt).
Where's my Ecstasy?
This New Yorker cartoon sums up how a lot of people in the American election would have voted, but before taking the piss out of the Americans too much, remember that a lot of people in the UK vote for the Conservatives when it is clear that they will bear the brunt of the Tory policies afterwards.
It's a bad state of affairs when Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could become the most powerful leaders in the world. An alternate future could also mean we are slowly heading towards a third world war.
Either way, the future's not looking too bright.
Photograph from here.
So to cheer everyone up, here's a catchy song from a few years ago.
Jo Jo Gunne with Run Run Run. I defy anyone to not like it.
While l am prepared to admit that some of the 'youngsters' admitted into the UK yesterday looked older than 18, l think the underlying fear is this. The Schrodinger's Immigrant.
If you don't know what the above is based upon, (Schrodinger wise) check out this.
Only a day after the Conservatives said they were the party to stand up to the rich and powerful, with lots of talk about equality, they have overturned a decision to not allow fracking by Lancashire county council, which had lots of public support. It will of course, now be going ahead, and any public consultations or county council views and votes will have been ignored.
What a surprise.
We will soon be kissing goodbye to this as well (image from 1948 under Labour).
Although the website behind the 'Stop recruiting kids to the Army' campaign is American, l have been arguing this for many years in the UK, as most youngsters joining the army in the UK will be from deprived areas, probably poorly educated, and part brainwashed by all of the 'Help the Heroes' / Brave soldiers stuff in the newspapers. Don't get me wrong, if someone wants to join, fair enough, but it should be an informed choice of theirs, with other prosperous or enticing opportunities also available as alternatives.
Theresa May has stated earlier today (yesterday now) that The Conservative government will 'Stand up for the weak...Up to the powerful'. Apparently under the new Tory way, all, no matter what their background, can be 'given the chance to be all they want to be'.
Oh my giddy aunt - l've never heard such rib tickling nonsense in all of my advanced years. The day the Tory party give a fuck about the poor and disenfranchised is the day l turn religious, as some interfering all powerful omnipotent entity could be the only cause of such a momentous about turn in their bullshitting scaremongering policies.
Until then, they are still a bunch of scumbags looking after the powerful and rich, and can piss off.
Where's the revolution when you need one?
We've just had a catastrophe at work, as the kettle that is in use more or less constantly, gave up the ghost and puffed out it's last bit of steam, much to our dry and opened mouthed dismay. Now that is what we call a crisis.
Luckily for us, Tesco is just up the road, and a new one was purchased immediately for the more than cost effective price of £10. A bargain!
It's a good job those evil bastards across the channel haven't managed to have their way yet with their mamby pamby red tape, at least if the Euro hating scare mongering Daily Express is to be believed #
Images from the rather excellent Media blog.
