Yesterday, both Google and Facebook announced they were updating their policies and algorithms in an attempt to stem the rising tide of crappola posing as real news on their websites.  That would have been a really good idea – LAST YEAR.  As we all witnessed, fake news sites that were intentionally mis-informing voters exploded on social media during this election cycle peddling fake stories that likely swayed voters, especially the ones sparking outrage over controversies that didn’t actually occur.  The two social media companies are attempting to limit the proliferation of fake news by banning ads for those sites.  The new policies will not affect viral growth of falsehoods, so this is only a partial step.

I find it very interesting that these steps are being taken after the damage has already been done, giving a lift to Cheeto Jesus, the worst presidential candidate in US history.  This has been a problem obvious to even the most casual observer in recent years, and, in fact, the New York Times reported on how Facebook content pushers were making serious money on sponsored posts last July. So it’s certainly no surprise this has been going on for some time.

I’m certain the delay in implementing this policy after the election had nothing to do with the profits pouring into Google and Facebook from all these ads peddling BS, right?

Yeah, right.

New Appointments to Lead White House Staff

Yesterday, Cheeto Jesus appointed his two top strategists for the coming January 20th Apocalypse.  What was striking about these appointments was not only their similarity – they’re both well known pigs; but also their differences – outside pig versus inside pig.  The outside pig is Steve Bannon, CEO of that den of serial liars called Breitbart “News”; the inside pig is RNC chairman and serial loudmouth, Reince Priebus.  Cheeto Jesus couldn’t have chosen a worse pair to run the White House except for maybe someone like Hannibal Lector or Freddy Krueger.  The choice of these two characters is shocking, but not surprising.

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Utah.

A 64 year old man accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while cleaning his Glock .45 caliber handgun, according to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Lee Lockhart told the police that he was cleaning his .45 caliber Glock.  He reassembled it and loaded it with a full magazine but can’t for hell figure out why it hates him enough to shoot him in the damn stomach.

Here’s my favorite part:

Investigators won’t file any charges in the shooting, calling it an “unfortunate accident.”

Okay, I can go with the accident part.  But unfortunate? Nah, not really.  After all, he did shoot himself.

So, it turns out, the Transition is not exactly going smoothly.  From the WSJ:

During their private White House meeting on Thursday, Mr. Obama walked his successor through the duties of running the country, and [Dat Guy] seemed surprised by the scope, said people familiar with the meeting. [Dat Guy’s] aides were described by those people as unaware that the entire presidential staff working in the West Wing had to be replaced at the end of Mr. Obama’s term.

I don’t mind so much that they’re unfamiliar with ALL the intricacies of the Federal Government. I do mind that none of them has ever watched a West Wing episode. Or Schoolhouse Rock.

There’s a song? This job is hard!

After meeting with [Dat Guy], the only person to be elected president without having held a government or military position, Mr. Obama realized the Republican needs more guidance. He plans to spend more time with his successor than presidents typically do, people familiar with the matter said.

Seventy years of blithering ignorance. I appreciate your attention to duty, Mr Last Real President For Awhile Obama, but do you really hope to change that in him in 70 days?

Okay, this is a heads-up to my friends in foreign states.

Donald Trump is considering appointing Sid Miller to his cabinet.  Yes, the same Sid Miller who called Hillary the C word, traveled to Oklahoma on the taxpayer’s dime to get a Jesus shot, appointed all his unqualified friends to state positions at bodacious salaries, and has a lifetime of screw-ups.

You know the Three Stooges?  With Sid you get all three packed into one. Plus, as an added bonus, he’d steal the gold out of a widow woman’s teeth.

But Sid loves him some Jesus. It remains unknown if Jesus returns the favor.

AN ASIDE:  We now have three typists (I hesitate to say writers) at the beauty salon. You know Primo and now we’re adding El Jefe. I have given them both free rein and will not censor either of them. El Jefe uses Momma-Unapproved language. He’s gonna try to not do that but I suspect his trying will run about as long as Chris Christie skipping dinner. I’ll let him because he is a colorful man.

I will be doing some more traveling with Bubba and I deeply appreciate these two guys keeping all 12 people who come to this site entertained.

WARNING (No really. It’s a warning.):  IF YOU ARE A LOYAL HILLARY SUPPORTER AND BELIEVED THAT SHE ONLY LOST THE ELECTION DUE TO NO FAULT OF HER CAMPAIGN OR HER OWN CONDUCT, AND WAS SOLEY A VICTIM OF MISOGYNY AND PREJUDICE AGAINST HER, PLEASE PASS OVER THIS POST.  TRUST ME. DON’T READ IT.  REALLY.  YOU WON’T LIKE IT. 

Since about 1 am on Wednesday morning I’ve been imbibing a remarkable volume of adult beverages and raging at anyone who’ll listen, including Juanita Jean, about the injustice of it all.  She has told me to get it off my chest, so here we go, like it or not. I’m wandering into a political minefield here, because I have things to say about Hillary, her campaign, and why I believe she lost the 2016 electoral vote to the worst candidate for the presidency in US history. And if you believe I’m a misogynist, you can stick that right where the sun don’t shine.  It ain’t so; I calls ’em as I sees ’em, and chromosome differences don’t count. All comments making that accusation will be deleted, no arguments. My advice in advance about this piece: Don’t like it?  Don’t read it.

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