Yesterday on April 1, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the State Constitution’s privacy protections do not extend to abortion, which paves the way for Florida's fucknut Republicans to ban the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy. And it wasn't an April Fools' joke. The ruling was 6-1. It should be noted that all seven... Continue Reading →
Texas Libre
Protests erupted in Cuba Sunday, spurred by the economic crisis left from the pandemic, shortages in basic goods, and clampdowns on civil liberties. Cuban protesters are demanding that President Miguel Diaz-Canel step down. Cubans are demanding to live in a democracy. Meanwhile, Democrats in Texas are also demanding to live in a democracy. Cubans want... Continue Reading →
Cuban Acoustic Attack
This week, the State Department informed us in a mumbly whisper that an "incident" had occurred on an island. At first, everyone freaked out that Donald Trump had finally shit-talked North Korea to crap a nuke on Guam. But, wrong island. The island the State department was being cagey about is Cuba. The State department... Continue Reading →
Hypocrisy With One Hand
Congressman and Miami Republican Cuban-American Mario Diaz-Balart said “You will never see this president doing the wave with a ruthless dictator at a baseball game," as a comparison between Trump and Obama's policies toward Cuba. While we may never see Trump doing the wave with a ruthless dictator, we have seen him do a sword dance... Continue Reading →
Hasta La Vista, Fidel
A lot of people are saying "F you, 2016" as they're upset at the number of celebrity deaths this year. I don't get that. Famous people die every year. Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jeff MacNelly, and Herblock didn't die in 2016. But I too would like to tell 2016 that it... Continue Reading →
Obama Goes To Cuba
For the first time in 88 years a U.S. president has stepped foot on Cuban soil. This has a lot of American politicians upset, and not just Republicans. Critics are opposed to normalizing relations with the Communist island nation. They point out its atrocious human rights record, the dictatorship, the lack of freedom. They're right that... Continue Reading →
Needing Teeth
Alan Gross was incarcerated in Cuba since 2009. He was released today. His health suffered while he was in a Cuban prison and he lost some teeth. I wouldn't make fun of him needing teeth except he made fun of it. It's not his fault. I hope, and I'm sure he will, regain his health... Continue Reading →