Parables & Satire

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    The Ballad of Sgt. Buck and Banjo

    AKA The Day They Sacked The Sergeant A Tale in honor of Veteran Federal Workers Everywhere Background: In the tale below, an IED took Sgt. Buck’s leg. Five bullets struck Banjo, guarding over his fallen master. Now 20 years later as a Federal Civil servant to wounded heroes with Banjo’s grown pup now beside him…

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    Grandpa’s Final Investment

    Grandpa, tell me ’bout the good old daysSometimes it feels like this world’s gone crazyGrandpa, take me back to yesterdayWhen the line between right and wrongDidn’t seem so hazy -The Judds “Missing Grandma and Peace of Mind” “The Vault for Broken Promises” “The Glory That Once Was America” “Grandma Told Him, ‘Store Up Treasures in…

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    MAGA Secret Lab Monkeys Reveal Women’s Rights Caged

    Imagine waking up trapped in a real-life television series “Outer Limits” New American Woman: RFK Jr’s escaped experimental lab monkeys at NIH reveal “Girls Put in Kitchen Again!” Loss of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion returns the glass cage to women’s workplace. A Girl’s Place in the Kitchen Homeschool Mommy Needs a Drink. Caging Mother A…

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    The Sermon on The DOGE

    St. Trump Addresses His Faithful “Blessed are the MAGA, for they have bent the knee.” “Woe to those who care for the needy!” “Behold! None like me since Jesus Christ.” “Deacon” alerts on scent of the unfaithful We are sick and tiredOf being promised this and that.We work all day, we sweat and slaveTo keep…

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    The Press Conference: “No Truth for You!”

    “Say it!! America is DOGEland!” And if you go chasing rabbitsAnd you know you’re going to fallTell ’em a hookah-smoking caterpillarHas given you the callCall AliceWhen she was just small -“White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane. “Meet ‘Hannibal!,’ Your New Gatekeeper“ Girl, you really got me goin’You got me so I don’t know what I’m doin’Yeah,…

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    Empathy is a Sin!

    The Lord is Not Home Today “Calling out Kindness!” Appropriate music for this would be “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals. “Compassion is Criminal!” “Trust me! It’s in My Bible!” “Don’t You Want to Spend Eternity with ME!?” Merger of Church and State: The Death of Empathy Ultra Christian nationalists partnered with corrupt…

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    Abuelo’s Final Sacrifice

    Inspired by True Events Deported to Havana After a Life in the U.S. Abuelo arrived in Miami, Florida as a 10 year-old political refugee from Havana, Cuba, fleeing with his family the terror of Castro. From age 10 to 20, Abuelo picked citrus 10 hours a day, loading crates that weighed more than he. Unable to…

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    Physician, Heal Thyself

    Health Department Gets New Leader What do you get when you cross Joel Osteen with Dr. Oz? Easy! “The Affordable Prayer Act!” JPB After firing thousands of epidemic medical experts at the Department of Health and Human Services, the newly appointed MAGA Director of HHS hired his own expert who specializes in divination of primate…

  • MAGAburger: Real Whoppers Told Here!

    DOGE Rebrands Lincoln Memorial DOGE efficiency AI converts Lincoln Memorial into a drive thru burger joint with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion replaced with Pride and Prejudice. Speaker in Lincoln greets customers with, “Howdee!” Slogan is, “Only white breads proudly served here. Others, please kindly pick up burger at back window!” Would You Like Fries with That?,…

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    Costco Lady in the Mask

    Today I exited Costco of Prescott with two $43 boxes of Newman’s coffee pods and two bags of cauliflower tortillas and 3 bags of Keto cereal, placed the items inside the rear hatch of my Acadia, and pressed the hatch close button. Then I saw a 4×4 pickup waiting for my spot like a Robin…