i am zhaozhou's mistress

^^^ that’s a painting!

rick beato goes to the tall guy at mozart’s house

[busted — everyone’s glad it was not mecca or medina]

another bust — NO ONE ever wondered about:

yes, well — there IS no operational need for it unless you count bibi’s operational imperatives, and then it’s a bloodcurdling emergency because he’s desperate to be dead before he EVER pays for his multifarious criminal activities

maybe call it “beleaguered” — it has not failed: WE HAVE

no one is even a little shocked — the tenth will be out any minute

revolution is contagious

target-rich environment

Lula vs. Bolsonaro: I was held in solitary confinement for 1,901 days for revealing the truth about the U.S. government’s killings and espionage, including against Brazil and its industries. Out of power, Lula fought for my freedom. In power, Lula discussed my persecution with Pope Francis, who decided to meet with my family and offer help. After my release, Lula and I met in Rome to mourn the Holy Father’s passing. Lula was kind to my children and asked for nothing in return. In contrast, Jair and Flávio Bolsonaro did nothing and said nothing. Yet without the ability to say no to Washington and Tel Aviv, there can be no domestic policy, only foreign instructions. Those orders are always the same: “Expand our theft of resources and wages, and keep your mouths shut about us murdering children.” Sellouts will surrender everything in exchange for a cut, even their own tongues. — julian assange

aaron russo is spinning in his grave — hell, I’M spinning in mine and i’m not even dead yet — don’t we EVER stop backsliding? — do they NEVER take no for an answer?

FREE BRIAN COLE !!!!! — wtf is taking so long?

we’ll never catch a price break — this isn’t even capitalism anymore

i’m glad they’re paying attention to him

ordinarily, i’m big on argentina getting its islands back, but maybe it should wait until milei is gone?

well, they were busy killing hundreds of little girls — suck it up, buttercup

[Anybody looking into Miriam’s possible crew of hit-people? I mean, wasn’t she a suspect in the Butler attack? I think I heard that — that she was mad when she heard he’d said he’d fuck her if she demanded too much for her money.]

well, one thing seems settled

first the good news: this explains the attempts at west bank lockdowns — bravissimo to all the jews who flew in to help with the harvest — thank you

now the bad news:

i’ve been wondering for weeks when this’d see the light of dawn

macgregor

only reason we’re interested is nailing bibi

pepe will be out celebrating if he’s not dead asleep — no spring chicken himself, he’s been out there surfing the tides of the complicated system of pipes, vociferating in lula’s corner for a couple weeks — it’s as though he’s personally willed lula to pull it out — notwithstanding lula’s 80, probably already senile — pepe is HUGE on brics — he’s probably hoarse from pleading with the planet this last couple weeks — and even as i am skeptical as heck, it might be the right thing, given the forces at work on south america right now — even if it’s yet another “weekend at bernie’s” presidency