Numb. 1820 Save America Act II

Numb. 1803 The Turn Of The Screwworm and Social Security

Numb. 1668 The Way We Are Soon

Numb. 1510 Proj 2025 | Dip In The As Of Tx

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Numb. 1477 Goose Steps In Corrected Direction

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GOOGLE AI Overview (edited for length and clarity)

Here's a breakdown of content and likely intent [of] headline, "TROMPE: EUTHANIZE USELESS, OLD, SICK, MOST UNEMPLOYED".

• Clearly meant to be a hyperbolic and shocking critique of extreme, potentially dystopian, policies aimed at increasing productivity and lowering costs at the expense of human life and social welfare.

• Critique of Social Policies: The proposed voter requirements – "Voters Must Prove Employment Or Wealth, Four Grandparents Born Of Two Verified Citizens" – further emphasize a critique of exclusionary and classist, or even eugenicist, social policies.

• Themes: The piece touches upon themes of eugenics, wealth inequality, the role of government ("Nanny State"), and the perceived value of individuals in a capitalist society.

The news article about "Trompe" demanding his coin be made legal tender appears to be a satirical piece, playing on the association of the French term "trompe l'oeil" and the concept of "trumpism". 

• Exaggerated Claims: The piece uses extreme language and demands ("authorize at once or face consequence; namely, he will do it himself").

• The use of "Trompe": This is a pun referencing "trompe l'oeil, suggesting deception. This aligns with criticisms sometimes made about Trump and his business dealings.

• Outlandish Demands: The idea of a personal coin becoming US legal tender is highly improbable. This is likely used to highlight potential conflicts of interest, as suggested by some commentators in relation to Trump's crypto ventures.

• The article claims the coin "will be valid MONOPOLY money" while also stating that [Trump] "accepts only cash, Bitcoin, and 24kt-plus Gold." 

"Trompe Plans For PBS/NPR" is] in the form of a meme or a mock newspaper headline, critically commenting on former President Donald Trump and his policies or perceived intentions regarding public media like PBS and NPR. 

• Key elements and their satirical meanings:

• "TROMPE PLANS FOR PBS/NPR: 24/7/365 WALL-TO-WALL HIM": This uses a play on Trump's name ("Trompe") and satirizes the idea of him dominating public broadcasting with content exclusively about himself, suggesting potential authoritarian control over media.

• "'Not My Idea, It's What Everyone Wants; They Want To See What I Do, So We Gotta Show Them' WITH BRIEF BATHROOM BREAKS": This mimics Trump's speaking style, including claiming popular demand and self-aggrandizement, with the detail of "brief bathroom breaks" highlighting the absurdity of constant self-promotion.

• "Good Use Of Infrastructure Fake News Used To Lie About MAGA; All Other News Sources Shut": This mocks Trump's rhetoric regarding "fake news" and his perceived desire to control or eliminate opposing media narratives, suggesting a dystopian scenario where only pro-Trump news is allowed.

• "By ANNE OMINOUS Special to The Now Dark Times.": The byline "Anne Ominous" (a play on "ominous") and the publication name "The Now Dark Times" further emphasize the satirical and critical nature of the piece, painting a grim picture of the potential future of media under such policies.

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STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED ONCE

DUST FROM BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL

SETTLES

PROBLEM with medicine:

poor may live long enough 

to get Medicare benefits.

Living high life on Social Security,

best-by-date well in the past,

their costly, unwarranted “Modern Maturity” …

as my name is DONALD, “This will not pass.”

Male workers are useless past fifty-five.

No reason, whatever, their staying alive.

Women ARE different. As they ought to be.

Most can be dispensed with on becoming forty.

Exceptions, of course, will be made for we wealthy.
We must live forever and at all cost kept healthy.

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Numb. 1341 Clipped From The Headlines 03/04/2025: Anti-Social Insecurity, Crypto Con Goes On, Trump Tees Off On Trees

"Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme
of all time," Musk declared.- New York Times

 

The Con Goes On

Cryptocurrency prices jumped after President Donald Trump’s
surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to
purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic

reserve fund … - AP

As we observed back in the day (click below to see):

The DAILY DOGGEREL No. 221.1

 

President’s move to expand tree cutting 

across 280m acres evades rules to
protect endangered species - Guardian

 

You cannot build golf courses in forests,

so I say trees gotta go.

Though I’ve done a bit of construction,

on the hole it is the destruction

required I love to do that precedes it.