Kerouac To The Future

June is here and with it Pride Month, which should and will be a month of celebration. As usual, there's been a load of corporate Pride initiatives ... like Target stocking shelves with LGBTQ-friendly merchandise. But thanks to the demonizing of trans folks, things have taken a dark turn this time around. Stay safe out there friends. Donate to abortion funds here.  In Ohio? Vote NO on Issue 1 on Aug. 8. 

Twitter's move to eliminate the legacy blue checks led to a bizarre and entertaining weekend on the social media site, with a bunch of the dummies who paid for the service throwing a prolonged fit. Just goes to show what happens when you replace verification with faux validation.    Donate to abortion funds here. 

Like everyone else out there, we wanted to see FOX News get taken to the cleaners in court but we had to settle for, well, a settlement. Now, it's a hefty price to pay, but it sure would have been nice to see them sweat.  Donate to abortion funds here. 

Democracy took a hit in Tennessee this week. Two of three lawmakers who stood with children protesting for gun control were expelled from the state's House of Representatives. The whole affair was a travesty, right down to the obvious reason one lawmaker was spared.      For local coverage, check out the TN Holler here. Donate to abortion funds here. 

While the world watches a jackass get arrested in Manhattan, we instead focused on the story of a little girl and the people who had her pet goat Cedar seized in order to teach her a lesson.     Find the petition for justice for Cedar here. Donate to abortion funds here. 

So Florida has a problem with one of the most famous sculptures in history, despite the fact it's a masterpiece steeped in religion. Now a principal is out of a job and a bunch of sixth graders are probably confused over how any of this is a big deal.    Donate to abortion funds here. 

This episode took longer than usual to pull together ... heck, one of the biggest banks in the U.S. collapsed in less time. Sorry about the delay, but I'm sure "woke" is somehow to blame.  Donate to abortion funds here or the National Center for Transgender Equality here. 

Everyone's favorite fake news outlet looks like it could be in for a hefty payout over its 2020 election coverage. Let's hope so. Plus some thoughts on an ugly CPAC. Donate to abortion funds here or the National Center for Transgender Equality here. 

So the creator of a comic strip nobody cares about went and got himself canceled last week. Scott Adams is still trying to post through it, but it's not going well. Or it's going exactly as he hoped and the racism grift pays off. We'll find out soon enough. Donate to abortion funds here.

We're boiling this show down to its essence: Two Gen Xers embracing their angsty stereotype and talking about what's bringing them down. Like the news these days gives us any choice.  

There's some hopeful news about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who went into cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football in Cincinnati. We look into the initial response to the horrific incident in this episode.   You can find Hamlin's fundraiser at The Chasing M's Foundation Community Toy Drive.

Not gonna lie, this one is pretty raw. Todd and Kerouac rehash some of the biggest ongoing trends and news stories of the last year. If you were on Earth for the last year, you know that none of it was good. You know what is good, though? Donating to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/  

The hate parade aimed at the LGBTQ community reached its inevitable conclusion Saturday night, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. Stay safe out there, folks. Donate to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/ Music: Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I/tracks 1 & 6; God is /Poisson

How's everybody holding up after the midterms? Did we dodge a bullet or was the bullet always a myth?  Donate to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/

Like the world wasn't bad enough. The richest guy on the planet deals with his insecurity by buying Twitter and the rest of us pay the price. We're staying for now, but we don't have to like it. Donate to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/

There's a reason Mitch McConnell called Kyrsten Sinema the most effective first-term senator he's seen during his tenure ... and it isn't because she's doing anything to help her party. Donate to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/

It's been a weird week here in the Dystopian States of America. The whole country got worked up over the death of a monarch and a fake tweet went viral. OK, that last part happens all the time, but it doesn't make it any better. Follow "Kafka Jones" at https://letterboxd.com/kafkajones/activity/ Donate to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/

There's a whole bunch of people getting big mad over brown people existing in their fantasy content. It doesn't help that social media incentivizes that hate.  Follow "Kafka Jones" at https://letterboxd.com/kafkajones/activity/ Donate to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/

Yeah, the world sucks. But every now and then a guy like Alex Jones gets taken to the cleaner or Donald Trump has his precious Mar-a-Lago raided and things seem a little brighter. Plus, Kansas took a stand to support abortion ... like what is even happening? Follow "Kafka Jones" at https://letterboxd.com/kafkajones/activity/ Donate to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/

Why is a Saudi-backed golf league throwing around impossible amounts of cash to some of the world's best golfers? It sure seems to be a bid to "sports-wash" their awful reputation on human rights. And Donald Trump is more than happy to help. Follow Kerouac at https://letterboxd.com/kafkajones/activity/ Donate to abortion funds at https://abortionfunds.org/