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How 140 Characters Will End the World
For those readers who are unable to follow the often confusing timeline of US/N Korean shenanigans, the following is a timeline (induced almost entirely by whatever is in Life in the Boomer Lane’s head this morning) of presidential Tweets, N Korean bleats, and administration tap dancing feet, regarding N Korea: […]
All Trump, All Real, News
August 3, 2017
Many of you may believe that there is no need for a news show devoted to The Long Red Tie, since CNN and MSNBC talk of little else. What more can possibly be covered, you ask. Not so fast with the assumptions. CNN and MSNBC, as we all now know, are fake news organizations, not […]
Your Shrinking Sperm Count
July 31, 2017
A note to male readers: While you have been otherwise occupied, following the astonishing array of daily antics being publicly unveiled by the Great Trump Travelling Medicine Show, your sperm count, oblivious to politics, has been reducing itself on a daily basis. According to many sources, sperm count is now down by 60% since 1973. […]
The Secret Meeting Between Trump and Putin
July 19, 2017
It has just been revealed that, after the known and highly publicized meeting between the two top leaders of the planet, there was a second secret meeting. Because it was secret, nobody will know about this until the New York Times publishes a transcript of the meeting and CNN analyzes it for at least 48 […]
Making No Scents
July 11, 2017
Life in the Boomer lane has learned of two astonishing and depressing studies this week. One is that Trump’s supporters have brains that are not impacted in any way by anything their hero says or does. They are, however, wired to applaud anything he says. We will bring back the fossil fuel industry, because that […]
The Political Punditry of Preschoolers
June 30, 2017
Life in the Boomer Lane has just returned from a week-long visit in Seattle with Older Son and his family. She had no time to monitor current events while doing so, but it turns out that the fourteen-month-old and the just-turning-four-year-old supplied her with updates throughout the week. latest GOP attempt at replacing Obamacare: […]
The Reinvention of the Cabinet Meeting
June 13, 2017
Cabinet members arrive in the room, then take their appointed seats. Trump: I’ve called you here together to get this country moving again. Our citizens deserve no less. They need to know that they have elected the best president who ever lived. Knowing that will immediately solve all the problems we have. And it’s our […]
Comey Apart at the Seams
June 6, 2017
The setting is the White House War Room. It is the wee hours of Thursday morning. Ex-FBI Chief Comey is due to testify before the House Intel Committee in less than 12 hours. War Room appointees are seated around a large oval table. All eyes are on the Commander-in-Chief. Trump: I’ve called you together to […]
Trump’s Secret Weapon Against Terrorism
May 23, 2017
Assorted Military Brass and Cabinet Members: Sir, you have called us all together so that you may reveal your secret weapon against terror. We are anxious to hear it. Trump: Losers. But we are highly decorated military, sir, as well as your Cabinet. We are not losers. Not you. Terrorists. Can you explain? Sure. […]
While I Was Gone
May 1, 2017
Life in the Boomer Lane has just returned from a whirlwind 12-day trip to the Pacific Northwest, first to Seattle and then to Portland. On her return, she was quite surprised to learn that, while she had been mostly oblivious to the greater happenings of the world during her trip, the world had continued to […]
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