Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to
billbilladaada
.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Report: Trump Asked Rosenstein if He Was “On My Team”
Same question Putin asked Trump.

NFL: Microchips in Every Game Ball, But League Resists Putting Them in Helmets
Afraid they'll be damaged by frequent impact.

Monopoly Introduces New “Cheater's Edition”
Boardwalk replaced by Trump Tower.

Study: Americans Staying Home More, Saving Energy
Boarding up windows, shutting off gas, electricity, eating cat food.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Paulo Vieira.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

DOOMSDAY CLOCK MOVES CLOSEST TO MIDNIGHT SINCE 1950'S
When parents thought rock and roll would destroy the world.

Report: First Lady Living in Nearby Hotel Since Affair Revelations
Now fears manager of Motel 6 will out her to ICE agents.

Russia: Putin Opposition Leader Jailed Two Months Before Elections
In U.S., Oprah, Joe Biden, and The Rock are all detained.

Senate Democrats Agree to End Shutdown Based on Promise by Mitch McConnell
He promises each one of them a path to citizenship.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to tamanna sariq malek.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Shutdown News: Three-Fifths of White House Staff Placed on Temporary Leave
Nobody notices.

Doctor Finds Trump in Excellent Mental Health
He's not deranged, just evil.

National Health Alert as People Eat Tide Pods in Viral “Tide Pod Challenge”
Often at one of Tide's newly opened laundromat/restaurants.

Trump Credited for Successful Talks Between North, South Korea
Whenever there's a snag, someone shouts “dotard” and everybody laughs.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Jan 14, 2018

30 A Songwriters Fest - Will Kimbrough as her right hand man... here I am on this chilly Saturday

Thanks to hoocaca.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

2017 Most Expensive Year on Record for Natural Disasters
Narrowly beating out former record holder, Noah's Flood (2348 BC).

Climatologist: California Has Four Seasons — Drought, Fire, Flood, Mudslides
In leap years, also Earthquake.

Trump Says U.S. Sold Norway “F-52s,” Planes That Only Exist in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Norway cancels its check.

Eleven Months Early, Webster's Names Shithole as 2018's Word of the Year
“Why wait,” says spokesman.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris perform "The Traveling Kind" in a 1954 Silverstreak Trailer in East Nashville

Thanks to BGS [ The Bluegrass Situation ].

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump: Other Countries Not Laughing at Us Anymore
They're staring, silently, jaws dropped wide open.

Fire and Fury Author: 100% of Everyone Close to Trump Thinks He's Unfit for Office
And 74% of those watching at home.

Border Wall Prototypes Cover Wide Range of Options
From Stalinist Impressionism to Franco Abstract.

New Finding: Prehistoric Humans Left Africa 60,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
Fled to the suburbs.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Kentucky Educational Television's "The Lonesome Pine Specials"; recorded at the Kentucky Center for the Arts; producer Richard Van Kleeck; director Clark Santee; copyright 1992, KET

Thanks to foxfireman188.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

New York Times: Papadopolous More Than Mere “Coffee Boy”
He may have roasted, brewed entire pot.

Questions Remain About Pence's Role in Russiagate Coverup
What didn't he know and when didn't he know it?

Predictions for 2018

Madame Blavinsky: “North Korea will launch the newly named Dotard-III missile just to piss off you know who.”

Cassandra: “Artificial intelligence will realize it doesn't need us anymore and next thing you know we're being treated like cows.”

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Mr. Hallyday passed away a few weeks ago,

Thanks to Thor Odin.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump Updates Reagan's “Peace Through Strength”
Now it’s “Peace Through Constant Bluster, Insults, Provocations.”

Senate Republicans: American,Bar Association a “Left-Leaning Interest Group”
American Medical Association “a freaking Communist conspiracy.”

Washington Post: Growing Number of Urban, Educated Americans Trading Desk Jobs for Farming
While broke, burned-out American farmers trade farming for hunting, gathering.

More Colleges Add BDSM (Bondage, Domination, Sadism, Masochism) Clubs
They replace ROTC.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Merry Christmas.

Thanks to Jan Birger Kvalheim.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

FCC Votes to Repeal Net Neutrality
But it could be months before everything on the internet slows down for you and speeds up for your Republican neighbor.

Administration Orders CDC to Avoid Using Words “Diversity,” “Entitlement,” “Evidence-Based,” “Fetus,” “Science-Based,” “Transgender,” “Vulnerable”
And “Orwellian.”

Politifact Awards “Lie of the Year” to Trump
And their first Lifetime Achievement Award.

Republican Tax Bill a Windfall for Wealthy
E Pluribus Unum succumbs to Quid Pro Quo.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Something a little different.

With commentary from Dwight Yoakam, Chet Flippo, Steve Earle, and Willie Nelson.

Thanks to noirdeooros.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

NEW YORK TIMES: TRUMP DRINKS 12 DIET COKES, WATCHES UP TO 8 HOURS OF TV PER DAY
“More than any other president in history,” he boasts.

Large Majority of American Jews Oppose Moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
Say, “Miami would be nice.”

Trump Throws His Full Support Behind Roy Moore
Says he'd make him judge at Miss USA Pageant, if he could.

Company Selling 575 High-End Bunkers in South Dakota to Superrich
As class war trends nuclear.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

"If I Needed You" Emmylou Harris w/Steve Earle & The Dukes @ City Winery,NYC 12-2-2017

Thanks to Bob R.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

MORE VOICE THEIR CONCERN OVER PRESIDENT'S STATE OF MIND
Wonder if he can govern effectively under 24-hour observation in a mental hospital.

Flynn Pleads Guilty, Probe Could Reach Trump
Could even go higher, to Putin.

Flat Earth Believer Calls Off Attempt to Prove it With Homemade Rocket Launch
Says it conflicts with his duties as new head of NASA.

Dictionary.com Picks “Complicity” as Word of Year
Says next year's word will be “accessory.”