Friday, February 28, 2025

Fun Fact For The Day – Brainworm Alert

Mr. Coughy

February 28, 2025

Just so you know, the new, disproved secretary of Health and Human Services – or as we at Paying Attention are now calling it, Death and Human Sacrifices – RFingK, Jr., while addressing the also new and widely feared cabinet about how safe Measles are, coughed without bothering to cover his conspiracy-spreading, brain-worm-excrement-spewing, stupid, fucking mouth.

Booby, Jr. seen here explaining that the sky is supposed to be brown

How much fun can there be?

This has been your Paying Attention™ Fun Fact For The Day.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Democracy

Plop, Plop, Fizzle, Fizzle

February 28, 2025

Professional Fux Noos weasel Sean Hannity did a recent interview with half-president Musk and half-president Don. While anyone watching was able to see Sean giving both “men” figurative blow jobs, no one – as far as we know – was privy to the happy ending after the cameras were turned off.

Many people were surprised at the absence of the little Musk spawn who recently went viral, the last time Mump and Trusk appeared in public with media present, for walking up to Dictator-On-Day-One-Every-Fucking-Day Don and tellimg him “You’re not the president. You need to go away.” and then a bit later, again walking up to his dad’s newest employee, “You need to shush your mouth”. The actual four-year-old Musk also told the employee at one point to “Shut up” while perched atop his dad’s shoulders. Don sat there and took it all like a good pee-on who knows his place. The only thing the actual four-year-old in the room did not say was “The emperor needs to shut the fuck up.”

This really happened.

Key To The Shitty

In other news, during a secret Oval Office ceremony, Wannabe-king Don handed over what’s left of our government to this benefactor and idol, so Don can have more time on the golf course, of course. Apparently spending 35% of his time golfing just isn’t enough.

Don recently said he was confident that Putin would “keep his word” on any Ukraine deal because they had to “go through the Russia hoax* together.” During the same event, when confronted with calling Zelenskyy “a dictator” the Adderall-addled asshole did his Steve Erkel impression replying, “Did I say that?” Before shifting into full dementia, adding “I can't believe I said that.” What a piece of shit.

Death-To-America-Don gave his lips and Putin's ass, or his whatever, a brief respite so the two bromancers (actually only one of them is bromancing, the other one is laughing his ass off that his ignoramus suitor really believes he has a chance with a real murdering dictator) could pose for this photo-op.

This didn’t really happen…yet.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Bullshit

During the handoff, Duffer Don proclaimed – as kings are wont to do – “I am proud to present this key to the White House to the late, great Vladimir Putin, without whose generous support I would not be here today. Take it away sir. And I mean that with all my heart…I mean money. Sorry Elon, but when was the last time you had someone poisoned or tossed out a window?”

What? No laurel and hearty handshake?

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*Which the Robert Mueller and a subsequent Senate investigation found was assuredly NOT A FUCKING HOAX.

I. Mangrey reporting.                                                    

                                                                            

Thursday, February 27, 2025

This Just In - Try It, You'll Like It

February 27, 2025

Rep. Jasmine Crocket (D-TX, no, seriously), the unflappable congresswoman who nailed EmptyG to the floor with "Bleach-Blonde-Bad-Built-Butch-Body" was asked about the owner our Bloated-Gasbag-in-chief. She was eloquent and succinct.


T. Doff reporting.

Schmuck(s) Of The Day – Skeve And Greedy

Two Cons In The Fountain

February 27, 2025

At the recent CPAC (Conservative Phalanx of Assholes and Cretins – or something like that) gathering, good old convicted felon (is there anyone in Don’s orbit not a convicted felon – other than Muskkk, who has yet to be convicted) Steve Bannon – not to be out-Nazied by Muskkk – could not resist showing off his own Nazi bona fides by flashing the old sieg heil for the mentally-and-democratically-challenged attendees.

BannoNazi making his allegiances clear

The annual gathering of the ghouls whose brains were eaten by zombies also included Nazi sympathizer fElon Muskkk wearing very dark sunglasses indoors, at night, and brandishing a chainsaw ala far-right Argentine president Javier Milei who handed him the accessory. Ketamine Kid Muskkk, often struggled to form coherent sentences.  

Dipshit Muskkk mimics maniac Milei, flailing around like a dick

After unfortunately not chain-sawing his own head off, Muskkk regaled the CPAC throng:

“The Left wanted to make comedy illegal, ya know. You can’t make fun of anything. It’s like, comedy sucks, nothing’s funny. You can’t make fun of anything. It’s like, legalize comedy. Yeah, legalize comedy.”*

Maybe fElon should spend some time on the internets where a slightly less-than-infinite number of people on the Left are spending uncountable hours making fun of him 24/7. Then he should try to find a single example of someone on the Right even coming close to doing or saying something funny. About anything. He might just die trying, or preferably end up in a coma trying. We would never wish death to anyone…in writing. Either way, may he rest in peace.


BannoNazi & Muskkk, I salute you

Many of these neo-Nutsies are either flashing and/or rationalizing this salute. They think they’re cute.

Comedian Does a Double-Take as MAGA Shows Its True Colors

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*Actual real quote. Not kidding. It is much scarier to watch than it is to read.

This has been your Paying Attention™ Schmuck(s) Of The Day. Fuck yeah.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Fun Fact For The Day – Pay Up

Or Else

February 26, 2025

Just for the record: The richest man in the world wants all your money. Oh, and all of your personal data.


Gimme!

Now wasn’t that fun?

This has been your Paying Attention™ Fun Fact For The Day. Use it as you see fit.

Heroes v. Zeros - For Leonard

WAF

February 26, 2025

We need to give one last shout-out to Native American elder/activist Leonard Peltier. Leonard, unlike the so-called “Jan 6 hostages” did not do the crime he served time for. The recently Trump-pardoned traitors – those vile white scum, Nazi-wannabes and delusional anti-patriots – were seen by just about everyone in the world committing the disgraceful crimes they were accused, tried and convicted of committing. Many were proud of their perfidy, posting their own video and images of them doing exactly what got them prison sentences. Though the man-child who incited, inspired and urged them to commit these crimes never had to answer for his Charles-Manson-like presence in the attempted murder of America. Then the dimwitted mastermind pardoned them all with the stroke of a giant Sharpie. WAF – We Are Fucked.

There were no eye witnesses, let alone hours of audio/video footage, of Leonard Peltier gunning down two rogue FBI agents on reservation land. Later, in court, there were no credible witnesses. Just the coerced, the lying agents desperate for a scapegoat, some damned Indian to blame for their hate, bigotry and stupidity somehow gone awry. There was no justice for Leonard Peltier who always put his people first, the opposite no-justice from that of the mob described above.

Peltier was railroaded nearly 50 years ago and was finally pardoned at the eleventh hour of Joe Biden’s presidency, and very possibly the eleventh hour of Peltier’s life, since he was deprived of critical medical care throughout his incarceration. Thankfully, now Leonard is finally home, having spent nearly two-thirds of his life as, if you’ll pardon the expression, a hostage. Now he is free to live under house arrest.

One Final Note

This is one of the most intense and poignant songs I think I’ve ever heard. The song was written and performed by Eugene McDaniels on his superb 1971 album headless heroes of the apocalypse. I hope you can spare a few minutes to pay respect to McDaniels, Peltier and all those who have struggled for freedom and survival since the first illegal immigrants darkened the shores of this land known as Turtle Island by some of the original inhabitants.

Eugene McDaniels – The Parasite (For Buffy)

I. Mangrey reporting.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Don Trump Actually Fucking Said This™*/Question Of The Day

Dr. Dementia Does It Again

February 25, 2025

Dictator-On-Day-1-35(so far) Don posted this on Zyklon B Muskkk’s Nazi-infested anti-social media platform X (SPOILER ALERT – the X thing you about to see is utter authoritarian bullshit):**

What is this some sort of fucking fascist fortune cookie fortune?

Today’s Question For The Day:

What country is he talking about?

Bonus Question:

Since he is doing the exact opposite of saving this country, what the fuck is his excuse for violating every law?

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*As always, the full context does not make it any better. Also, good chance this feature will be popping up constantly for at least the next four years. Sorry.
**We apologize for posting this out of chronological order. This insane bullshit was posted before Don the Pied Pooper called himself a fucking “king”. It is becoming increasingly difficult trying to keep up with this sociopathic putz.

This has been another painful edition of Don Trump Actually Fucking Said This™*
Remember, it will get worse before it gets much worse.

Postscript

I am saving my country. And so are you, dear readers. Freedom, bitches!

Monday, February 24, 2025

Thought For The Day – Fascism In The Digital Era

One Man, All The Votes*

February 24, 2025

Intractable fascism will be much easier to institute and sustain in the digital age. Especially with Zyklon B Muskkk’s new AI platform and his totally safe and benign Neuralink implantable brain–computer interfaces. If he didn't have it already last November, don't you think Muskkk will have dangerous access to our computer voting systems in a minute?

Especially with this fucker running roughshod over everything.

Most rich people need to keep us around to keep feeding them money. Zyklon B Musk does not. Is that why Don is so hung up on showers? Beware government-mandated showers.

Esquire’s Mitchell S. Jackson, in his excellent and chilling article Never Again…Again, asked “can you imagine Hitler on X?” Why yes, yes I can.

Get along little Doge-y.

Open the pod bay doors, fElon.

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*Or no votes, but the same outcome.

This has been your Paying Attention™ Thought For The Day.

Don Trump Actually Fucking Said This™*

 

Uncle Festering Speaks

February 24, 2025

I. Mangrey here. Actually got some sleep somehow – first time since the election. Back in business, personally bringing you another episode of Don Trump Actually Fucking Said This™. This one’s a doozy. The syphilitic dementia is on full display, reaching new lows as only Dictator Don can. I hope you’re sitting down for this one.

The White House, on their Nazi-loving-Twitter account posted this the other day

Remember when America knew how to deal with a king?

Naturally, nothing about this latest fascist inanity is in the same galaxy as anything vaguely resembling a hint of truth. Congestion pricing in Manhattan is not dead – that would be Don’s soul. New York is not saved – it will only be saved when its name can no longer emerge from Don’s sphincter-like mouth. He is not the king, a king or thinking. He is only fucking sucking. And he has already lived long enough. Maybe he could take in a nice play. I hear there’s a top-notch remake of Our American Cousin in town.

Trump officially blames Lincoln’s death on DEI

As with Delirious Don, who famously jokes around so much we might all die from laughter, so playfully painting himself as a king, clearly the above comments are all in good, clean, patriotic American fun. You know, like taking a shit on Nancy Pelosi’s desk. I kid. I’m a kidder.

The great Joan Baez
I assume she’s referring to Lincoln

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*As always, the full context does not make it any better. Also, good chance this feature will be popping up constantly for at least the next four years. Sorry.

This has been another painful edition of Don Trump Actually Fucking Said This™*
Remember, it will get worse before it gets much worse.

Sunday, February 23, 2025

Recess Is Over

No Rest For The Woozy

February 23, 2025

Well friends, we tried to take a break. Mostly, we tried to get I. Mangrey to take a break. It did not go well. We gave up. All I can tell you is the rest of us are taking a break.

Ed Venture
Vacationing Editor

The Forecast Calls For Pain

Gooood morning Vietnam…I mean Nazi Germany…I mean AmeriKKKa!

Okay folks, guess who. I’m back. Did you miss me? I did. I know you thought I would get the critical rest I clearly needed and you were probably grateful not to have think about tuning in for a while, but there’s no way I can even sleep, let alone take days off while so much shit is hitting so many fans.

Thanks to a sizeable donation from an anonymous source, we now are guaranteed to have enough words to get us through the next four long, draining, toxic and perhaps fatal years. With the money we got, we now have the best words. That’s right we have the best words, not that orange-colored, brain-damaged, narcissistic ogre who claimed to have them 20 years ago. And we will be sharing most if not all of those and many other words with you dear readers.

Cherchez La Fuckhead

I won’t deny that this is all painful – what I’m seeing, and what I’m doing about it – but this is no time to lighten my load…or yours. And we will not rest so long as Dictator-On-Day-1-34(so far) Don no longer darkens our airwaves, which he will attempt to do until his final breath.

I know many of you out there have had a hard time getting back in the game after the soul-crushing election results. And now Don’s owner has insinuated himself into almost every critical area of our government. With the help of minimally sentient lizard people like Hegseth, Gabbard, Patel, Kennedy, Noem, Bigballs and others too painful to remember at the moment, America is like the sorry cake Richard Harris left out in the rain all those years ago, and not how it looked right after being left out in the rain, but what it looks like right now 58 years after the fact.

While I gather up what’s left of my wits – or at least half of them – take a few minutes to watch Illinois Governor JB Pritzker explain just where-the-fuck-we-are right now…

JB Pritzker – A Warning

Also, this wonderful little number

And the dance mix version

I’ll leave it there for now, but I’m not taking a break until they lock me up. Lock me up! Lock me up! I will not be the 51st state, I will not change my name to Red, White and Blueland*, and I will not call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of You-Know-What, and I will call fElon Muskkk a DICK. And you should too.

See you tomorrow.

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*In case you missed this one, budding fascist and negative-number-IQ Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga) introduced a two-page bill titled “Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025.’

I. Mangrey reporting for duty. 

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Ariel Baddass Filling In With Pie

February 22, 2025

Hey gang, I’m back with some Pie filling . While the Paying Attention newsroom remains shuttered, apparently due to having run out of words – not sure what that’s about – I’m going to take advantage of the modern era, where DJs can also play videos.

If you’re not familiar with Jonathan Pie, he hails from our ex-ally across the pond – the United Kingdom. Pie has been known to share a thought or two on politics, including the escapades of Don #45 and 47.

With I. Mangrey and the news team sidelined for the time being, Mr. Pie can bring a bit of laughter, angst and bile to those in need.


Jonathan Pie on The Art of The Asshole

And while I’m at it, here’s a nice little clip of a concerned citizen speaking up against the fascist movement metastasizing across the country

Former Viking Chris Kluwe arrested after calling
MAGA a 'Nazi movement' at city council protest

Kluwe was then arrested while peacefully resisting and spent four hours in jail.

The people united will never be defeated. RESIST!

Now, back to the tunes…

Steve Miller Band – Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around

Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)

Enjoy your weekend while it’s still legal.

A. Baddass signing off.

Radio WTAF Request Line

Ariel Baddass on the air and taking your requests

February 22, 2025

Paying Attention™ DJ Ariel Baddass is once again opening up the request/dedication line for folks to hear what they want, when they want it, and send it on out there to someone special if they so desire.

Ariel Baddass: Hey boys and girls, cats and kitties, all the ships and clippers at sea. The Paying Attention™ newsroom was locked when I got here this morning. Not sure what that’s about but I’m ready to do my thing regardless. This is Ariel B spinning platters of various sizes, though we always defer to our venerable vinyl whenever possible. Just to remind you, I was asked to leave my last gig after my tribute to the great Joey Reynolds. Who out there besides me was a member of Joey’s Royal Order of The Night People? As Joey did on his last day at WIBG in Philly back in the early ‘70s, I locked myself in the booth and played John Lennon’s Give Peace a Chance for an hour or so, until they brought in a SWAT team, a locksmith and a very large gentleman to help me to my car.

Thanks to the good folks at Paying Attention for hookin’ me up to once again play the platters, spin the saucers, dish out the discs and sanctify the stacks of wax here at WATF. I hope you’ll enjoy us playin’ the hits, the misses, and anything else you might wanna hear.


I. Mangrey perusing the playlist

Ariel: Let’s hit the ground spinning and take our first call. And who do we have on the line?

Caller: Hey Ariel, I. Mangrey here.

Ariel: Hi I. What’s your request and who are you dedicating it to? We’re here to make it happen.

I. Mangrey: Thanks Ariel. I think I have a hot one hear. I was putting together an old-style mix “tape” in a desperate attempt to keep my head from exploding. I titled it Death To or From Diaper Don. I was checking out some Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson and stumbled across something I’m ashamed to say I forgot about from 1975’s First Minute of The New Day. I would love to hear Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon). See if you can notice any parallels to today’s absolute shitshow.

Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson – Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon)

Ariel: Wow! That brings back memories. It seems the more things change, the more they suck even more. Who would have thought that 50 years later we would have another unelected president. I didn’t vote for fElon, did you vote for fElon?

I. Mangrey: But, if you’ll indulge me, how about if we go out on an up note. From the same album, why don’t you play Side 1, track 3 – Must Be Something. ‘Cause, there damn well better be something we can do. We’re in a tight spot.


Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson – Must Be Something

Ariel: Send us your requests and dedications and we’ll get ‘em on the air.

Before I sign off though, check out this old photo taken outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1976, when Gerald Ford came to town, featuring two members of the infamous Philadelphia Painted Faces Brigade – including someone you might recognize

As Joey Reynolds used to sign off, “Let a smile be your umbrella, but don’t get a mouthful of rain”. 

Friday, February 21, 2025

A Paying Attention™ Broken News SPECIAL BULLETIN

The Times They Are A Strainin’

February 21, 2025

If you happened to tune in here late yesterday you are aware that we ran out of words. The Paying Attention team is running on fumes and someone who shall remain nameless, and frankly blameless, forgot to pay the monthly word bill and they cut us off. Funds are a bit low since everyone spent most of our walking-around money trying to get Kamala Harris and a number of House members, senators and governors elected. Anyway we were able to scrape together just enough to get this post to press.

We Need A Nap (It’s Either That Or Reach For The ENDITOL)*

Unfortunately, there are times when paying attention can take its toll on the attenders. We have now witnessed an entire soul-crushing years-long-month of the Musk/Trump Reign of Error. Your faithful, dogged and masochistically attentive team here at Paying Attention™ have been told by their psychological trainer that it is time for a break, before something breaks, particularly our lead reporter I. Mangrey.

As you can see from this recent pick-six…I mean dick pic…I mean candid shot of I. Mangrey, vigilance has its price.

I. Mangrey enjoying the nightly news
so you don’t have to

Please take this time to be with family and friends. We all need each other right now more than ever.

Or take to the streets. Or download the excellent app 5 Calls (seriously, check this out – there is an app), which makes it very easy to contact your member of Congress or senator to let them know what you think – pro or con – they need to hear from us as often as possible. Either way, call your congress critters, senators and governors to tell them thanks for fighting back or take them to task for being MAGAts.

Or feel free to revisit some of your favorite Paying Attention™ moments while we recover our bearings, our see legs and our wits – or at least half of them. We do not have a timetable in mind for this hiatus, but given the severity of our times, it could take a while.

Zappa/Mothers – More Trouble Every Day

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*Rent-A-Coma has been sold out for months.

This has been a Paying Attention™ Broken News SPECIAL BULLETIN.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled night sweats.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – There Are No Words…

February 20, 2025

We have just about – hopefully temporarily – run out of words but have concepts of a plan to restock in the very near future. So, stay t… 

Boom Goes The Diplomacy

America: The New Pariah

February 20, 2025

Well, two of Dictator-On-Day-1-31(so far) Don’s stellar dim-bulbs were allowed to leave the country. It did not go well. Pete Gin-breath and VD Vance both figuratively (we assume) wet their pants in front of our allies.

Pickled Pete had to quickly walk back comments about how Ukraine shouldn’t be allowed to join NATO and should just do what war criminal/murderer Putin wants Don to want Ukraine to do.

Idiot-minus-the-savant Vance delivered a condescending lecture to our European allies about the good old “threat from within” and how they shouldn’t be mean to their new Nazis. Hmmmmm, now who was it in Europe that used to caterwaul about the threat from within? What ended up being his final solution? Anyone?

Trump’s Dopes Put The Dip In Diplomacy

Both of these mangey mongrels managed to piss off all of our allies, as America hurtles toward fascism and possible irrelevance on the world stage.

Vance whined

“The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia. It's not China. It's not any external actor. What I worry about is the threat from within – the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America”.

Interesting; I would say the same thing about Vance and his two twisted bosses.

Vance may have taken the Boo Ribbon with his scolding, especially when the most humorless man in the world “joked” about how if American democracy could "survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg scolding, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk”, which he prefaced with “And trust me, I say this with all humor”. And trust me, we do not trust you and you have no humor. You are a limp dick.

Vance’s crap drew mostly groans from those in attendance. I guess that’s what happens when our representatives go around spouting Putin’s talking points to our allies.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused Vance of unacceptably interfering in his country’s imminent elections on behalf of a party that has downplayed the atrocities committed by the Nazis 80 years ago. Vance met with the leader of the far right party (the same one Musk Zoomed with last month). Scholz did not comment on Vance’s cozy relationship with present-day Nazis like Zyklon B. Musk or Con Ye.

Immediately after his visit to the Dachau Nazi death camp Vance described his experience with all the heartfelt emotion of a manhole cover.

It’s cute that Vance thinks he’s really vice president.
Everyone know that’s Trump. Vance is either window or salad dressing.

Tsunami of Tshit

Back home, when Dirty Diaper Don was asked “Do you view Ukraine as an equal member of this peace process?”, his (i.e., Putin’s) reply was “(sniff) Hmmmmm, interesting question.” For the record, that is not an interesting question. He added, “I think they have to make peace. Their people are being killed and I think they have to make peace. I said that was not a good war to go into”. Go into? In Ukraine, war goes into you. When you are invaded by Russia. Kind of like America. Except Russia is not invading us with weapons. They are invading us with Donald Dick, Musk, Vance, Gabbard, Patel, et al.

These Christo-fascist assholes are leaving nothing to chance.

Dumb-ass Don and Zyklon B. Musk are furiously at work dismembering American democracy and every alliance this country has forged over the centuries.

I. Mangrey showing restraint.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Leonard Peltier - Free At Last

Hoka Hey (It Is A Good Day To Die)

February 19, 2025

Just before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the prison sentence of railroaded Native American elder and activist Leonard Peltier, wrongly imprisoned since 1976. Today, at long last, Peltier was actually released from prison. He will still be under house arrest, but will at least be able to spend his remaining years, albeit with numerous serious health issues, with his family and his people. 

We wish Leonard health, help and peace for the rest of his days.

All our relations.

Ed Venture
Managing Editor