American genocide

Shah Alam, 56, did not speak English. He was lost. He could not see. Border Patrol didn't contact his family or lawyer. They left him on the streets of Buffalo, where he died five days later.

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— Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) February 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM

Fuck Donald Trump

Peace,

emaycee

 

White supremacy = domestic terrorism

Also here's your regular reminder that the Oath Keeper verdict, the Buffalo verdict, the Mar a Lago dinner, and the Proud Boys elections to local offices are part of THE SAME STORY about a rising and militant white power movement

— Kathleen Belew (@kathleen_belew) November 30, 2022

Republicans = Losers

Peace,

emaycee

 

Two constituencies republicans could care less about: African-Americans and children

 

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

Apparently, for republicans life isn't quite as sacred as they profess

According to a CBS News poll, 44% of Republicans say that Americans just “have to accept” mass shootings.

What the fuck is wrong with them?

— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) June 6, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

Never forget that racism is a core principle of the republican party

Last week it was arm the teachers. This week it's arm the doctors. But when that white supremacist shot up the black grocery store, guess what they didn't say:

Arm the black people.

— I Smoked Elon Musk's Little Erect Cockpit (@BlackKnight10k) June 2, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

Because they know gun nuts are stupid enough to believe it

An armed ex-cop at the grocery store didn't stop the shooter last week. Why do they keep up with this fatuous bullshit? https://t.co/9oo748cFQw

— digby (@digby56) May 24, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

Give the people what you want them to hear

OPINION: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock stayed in the news cycle longer than 10 black people being slaughtered in a supermarket. Sad.

— Paul Cogan (@PaulCogan) May 20, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

Noooo fucking shit

Frankly I'm less interested in another round of fruitless "commonsense reforms" pitches than Dems explaining how they're going to prevent people whose politics are identical from the Buffalo shooter's from taking over Congress in 6 months. https://t.co/aYQ7VU65Tw

— Michael Tae Sweeney (@mtsw) May 15, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

And happy to let babies starve, too

Not gonna do anything about the guns though https://t.co/9OFKKdCzst

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 14, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

The Buffalo shootings are entirely on Fox Entertainment

Seeing some high profile people asking how the shooter was “radicalized”. Was it social media? Was it this or that? C’mon. This is stuff you can hear any night on Fox News and most of the “free speech” agitation we hear is about being able to post stuff like the guys manifesto.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 15, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

This week's mass shooting in Buffalo is a test run

Here’s the dirty little secret politicians and the media may be too afraid to say out loud: the Buffalo shooter represents the base of the Republican Party. He embodies their ideals. Their beliefs. Their values. The shooter is the natural end game of extremist GOP messaging.

— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) May 14, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

Egregious corporate welfare

New York is giving the Buffalo Bills $850 million in taxpayer funds for a new stadium, the biggest pro sports subsidy of all time.

Three days ago, NY announced a $800 million cut to children and family services.

The Bills owner is worth $5.8 billion.https://t.co/ELNdzXySI9

— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) March 29, 2022

Republican = Traitor

Peace,

emaycee

 

Look for the union coffee

Reaction by Starbucks workers reaching a majority in the union vote at the Elmwood Avenue location. It becomes the first unionized shop for the corporation in the US. @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/zNcMdTUusr

— Steve Brown (@WGRZ_SteveBrown) December 9, 2021

Republican = Racist

Peace,

emaycee

 

Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CCCXVII--Goo Goo Dolls: Name

 I've noted a time or two that occasionally we come across beloved songs in odd ways...my first recollection of this week's tune was hearing it on the radio as it awoke me.  Instead of hitting the snooze button I heard the guitar intro and lay there in bed, preparing to face another dreary day in the throngs of my depression, and gave thanks for such a wonderful bit of guitar to give me just a little bit of hope before I headed off to a job that by the time this week's single was released, I thoroughly hated, music business or not.

The Goo Goo Dolls formed in Buffalo, New York in 1986, starting out as a heavy metal, alternative, and punk amalgamation.  Eventually they hit their stride as a pop band, and have had a good deal of commercial success along the way.  John Rzeznick and Robby Takac have been a part of the trio since their beginning, with a couple of different drummers filling in along the way.  The band has won two Grammy Awards, and has had a number of world tours.  For their career, the Goo Goo Dolls have released 13 studio albums (four of which hit the top ten), and have released 29 singles (with three hitting the top ten).  They released their latest effort (a Christmas album) just last year.  While my interest in the band pretty much ended with this week's tune, it wouldn't be a stretch to call the Goo Goo Dolls the Billy Joel of alternative bands--and it wouldn't be a criticism, either.  They've both had a hell of a run and made plenty of music fans happy, which seems to me like it would make for a hell of an epitaph.

"Name" was released in 1985, and was the third single from their clever play on words album entitled A Boy Named Goo.  The single was the first hit of their career, and reached #5 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard Hot 100.   The album would peak at #27 on the Billboard 200.

Fun Fact:  Wal-Mart ceased carrying the above noted LP because of customer complaints about the album cover, which featured a young boy smeared in blackberry juice.  Customers thought the boy was drenched in blood.  Wal-Mart denies this claim, saying it discontinued the album because of poor sales...but I think most of us can smell bullshit when it's in the air.

One of the (few) drawbacks to doing Friday Night Jukebox is that occasionally you learn more than you want to know about a song or an artist...as is the case with "Name."  I always thought the song was about a couple of runaways, trying to find their way--and it turns out to be a song for the one-time MTV VJ Kennedy.  While I'll be the first to admit that I was born with the word "dork" branded into my forehead, on the coolness quotient of life a VJ ranks somewhere around the famed pocket protector.  That being said, the aforementioned guitar intro (a sound which to this day I can't figure out how Rzeznick makes his guitar do it)--emaycee fave acoustic, too--along with what could have been a compelling lyrical story line and Rzeznick's impassioned vocals make for one hell of a pop tune.  And if it's okay with the rest of you, I'm going to go on and pretend it's about two mixed up kids hiding from the law...and let it be another fine addition to the pantheon of songs in Friday Night Jukebox.

Lyric Sheet:  "We grew up way too fast/And now there's nothing to believe/And reruns all become our history/A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio..."

Enjoy:

454,000+ Dead Americans Because of Donald Trump's Incompetence

Peace,

emaycee