Michael Pearce
@ozarkdrifter.com
Someone should produce a series of PSAs in the style of Schoolhouse Rock that explains how government actually works today.
January 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Someone should produce a series of PSAs in the style of Schoolhouse Rock that explains how government actually works today.
It should tell you something when the oil industry hesitates to be as corrupt and greedy as the President of the United States.
Wary of Investing in Venezuela, Big Oil Heads to the White House
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
It should tell you something when the oil industry hesitates to be as corrupt and greedy as the President of the United States.
Meanwhile, has Venezuela indicted Trump yet? I'm pretty sure abducting their president must be a crime in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Meanwhile, has Venezuela indicted Trump yet? I'm pretty sure abducting their president must be a crime in Venezuela.
Just suppose for a moment that the Trump administration's case against Nicolas Maduro goes about as well as the ones against James Comey and Letitia James. Are they going to release him?
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Just suppose for a moment that the Trump administration's case against Nicolas Maduro goes about as well as the ones against James Comey and Letitia James. Are they going to release him?
I wonder if Donald Trump knows he has informed the world that abducting presidents of sovereign nations is fair play. I also wonder if he really has so much faith in the clowns working for him to protect him from the same thing.
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I wonder if Donald Trump knows he has informed the world that abducting presidents of sovereign nations is fair play. I also wonder if he really has so much faith in the clowns working for him to protect him from the same thing.
How do you "run" a country without having anyone there? How do you even know what needs running?
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
How do you "run" a country without having anyone there? How do you even know what needs running?
Warning: If you sue someone for saying something unflattering about you, you create an opportunity for them to prove the truth of their statement publicly in a court of law, and you will be required to cooperate with that effort.
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Warning: If you sue someone for saying something unflattering about you, you create an opportunity for them to prove the truth of their statement publicly in a court of law, and you will be required to cooperate with that effort.
Business Continuity Plan scenarios are role playing games for corporate enterprises.
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Business Continuity Plan scenarios are role playing games for corporate enterprises.
Ready for the next 500 groundhogs ...
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Ready for the next 500 groundhogs ...
Lindsey Halligan probably needs a hug today.
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Lindsey Halligan probably needs a hug today.
St. Louis Water Intake Tower #2
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
St. Louis Water Intake Tower #2
Today's pro tip: don't drop screws down your garbage disposal.
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Today's pro tip: don't drop screws down your garbage disposal.
There's publicizing made up nonsense about liberal violence, and then there's this.
Former congressional staffer accused of faking politically motivated attack
Natalie Greene, 26, allegedly paid a body modification artist to scar her, before pretending to be assaulted in a politically-motivated crime.
abcnews.go.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There's publicizing made up nonsense about liberal violence, and then there's this.
Most of my job is helping people think through things without making them feel stupid.
I'm not very good at my job.
I'm not very good at my job.
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Most of my job is helping people think through things without making them feel stupid.
I'm not very good at my job.
I'm not very good at my job.
Our Presidents need to be young enough that jail time is a meaningful threat.
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Our Presidents need to be young enough that jail time is a meaningful threat.
Look, lots of people like vampire novels, so when you're writing the blurb for yours, you should probably use the word "vampire" at least once, and maybe not the word "genre-defying". There's no reason to trick the rest of us.
September 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Look, lots of people like vampire novels, so when you're writing the blurb for yours, you should probably use the word "vampire" at least once, and maybe not the word "genre-defying". There's no reason to trick the rest of us.
I'll be going on a little 100 mile bike ride Saturday
September 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I'll be going on a little 100 mile bike ride Saturday
Fact: The President is very fond of gold.
Fact: The President has a history of recommending to people that they ingest strange and unsafe substances.
Question: What happens to the President's brain after he eats gold?
Fact: The President has a history of recommending to people that they ingest strange and unsafe substances.
Question: What happens to the President's brain after he eats gold?
September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fact: The President is very fond of gold.
Fact: The President has a history of recommending to people that they ingest strange and unsafe substances.
Question: What happens to the President's brain after he eats gold?
Fact: The President has a history of recommending to people that they ingest strange and unsafe substances.
Question: What happens to the President's brain after he eats gold?
Opinion | The Censorship You Practice Today Will Be Used Against You Tomorrow
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Bikelash"
"post-truth society"
"post-truth society"
How To Beat Bikelash and Unleash the Silent Majority Who Wants Livable Streets — Streetsblog USA
"Bikelash" can sink a great project before it begins — even in the Netherlands. Here are eight ways to overcome it.
usa.streetsblog.org
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"Bikelash"
"post-truth society"
"post-truth society"
Reposted by Michael Pearce
Harry Truman, who (unlike Trump actually served in the military) led the country through the end of WWII after FDR died created the Department of Defense but, sure Donald, Truman was really a woke hippie who dropped a couple of nukes just to cover up for it.
Trump: "We decided to go woke and we changed the name to Department of Defense. So we're going to Department of War ... I think it's a much more appropriate name especially in light of where the world is right now."
September 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Harry Truman, who (unlike Trump actually served in the military) led the country through the end of WWII after FDR died created the Department of Defense but, sure Donald, Truman was really a woke hippie who dropped a couple of nukes just to cover up for it.