It is to laugh - Or not - The Patriot Act of 2001 - today

Those of you too young to appreciate one of the founding bits of feces this administration uses might do well to look up current info on the 2001 Patriot Act and its continuation and acceptance by all presidents since. Seems while much of it "expired", a lot was "updated" and added to allow even more surveillance and (probably SCOTUS) reinterpretation (or ignoring) of whatever they or trump's sphincters feel will help The RepubliCorps of America.
This is a long read for some. Be warned.
Big Brother has reached Adulthood.

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It is to laugh - Maybe not, but it's been suggested to me to post my Current Political Memes here.

I've been posting pretty much non-political cartoons over in the humor forum for a while and have posted some Political - Anti Trump - Republican Memes that some DUers suggested I should post here. So I will try to see how they are received.
These are all slams at the current Reich-Wing Establishment which richly deserves our scorn. Enjoy if you will.

It is to laugh - Friday Night Funnies

It is to laugh - More Funnies, because...

It is to laugh - Warning - Trump toons -gotta laugh or else

It is to laugh - More Star Trek Funnies

It is to laugh - A couple of groaners!

Every year Billy’s father asked him what he wanted for his birthday and every year Billy said he wanted a pink golf ball. For years and years this was the only gift he ever requested. If it was his birthday he wanted a pink golf ball, if it was Christmas he only ever wanted a pink golf ball. Nothing else would tempt him. Eventually Billy’s father got tired of buying his son pink golf balls, so for his 18th birthday he got him a surprise present – a car. Billy liked the car and took it into town for a spin. Passing a sporting goods store he saw they had some pink golf balls in the window so he parked on the curb and crossed the road to take a closer look. Halfway across the road he was hit by a truck. Billy’s father came to see him in the hospital. He knew Billy wasn’t going to make it and he wanted to ask his son one question before he died. “Billy,” he said. “You’ve never played golf, so why for all these years did you only ever want pink golf balls as gifts?” Billy looked up at his father, opened his mouth to speak, then died. And the moral of this story is, you should always look both ways before crossing the street.

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Joe suffers from very bad headaches and eventually finds a doctor who offers a solution. “The good news is that I can cure your headaches,” says the doctor. “The bad news is that it will require castration. You have a rare condition which causes your testicles to press against the base of your spine. It’s that pressure that causes the headaches.” Joe is shocked but decides he has no choice but to go under the knife. After the operation Joe feels much better and decides to treat himself to a new suit. He goes into a tailor’s to see what’s on offer. The tailor looks at him and says, “Let’s see. I’d guess you take a size 44 long?” Joe laughs, “That’s right. How did you know my exact size?” “It’s my job to know,” says the tailor. “How about a new shirt to go with it? I’d say you take a 34 sleeve and a 16 neck.” “Right again,” says Joe. “How did you know?” “It’s my job,” says the tailor. “How about some new underwear as well? Let’s see, I’d say you’re a size 36.” Joe laughs, “Got you that time. I’m actually a 34. I’ve worn size 34 since I was 18.” The tailor tuts, “You shouldn’t do that, sir. You see a size 34 would press your testicles against your spine and give you terrible headaches.”

It is to laugh - More signs, signs, everywhere signs

It is to laugh - Ads we saw in the "Old Days"

Only a couple are not real!

It is to laugh - Too old to "cut the mustard?"

An 85-year-old man marries a lovely 25-year-old woman. Because her new husband is so old, the woman decides that they should have separate honeymoon suites to prevent the old man from overexerting himself. On the night, there’s a knock on the door and her groom comes in ready for action. After they’ve finished, he leaves her and she prepares to get some sleep. A few minutes pass and there’s another knock on the door. The bride opens the door to find her husband ready for more action. They go back to bed, have sex, and the old man leaves again. Once more the bride gets ready for sleep, but after a few minutes there’s another knock on the door and the elderly groom presents himself for another romp. Again they have sex. Afterward, the young bride compliments her husband on his stamina. “Three times in one night,” she says. “There’s not many men who could manage that.” The old man looks confused and says, “Manage what?”


An elderly man is having trouble getting his young wife pregnant, so he goes to a clinic to have a sperm count. The doctor gives him a specimen cup and tells him to go home and fill it. Next day the old man shuffles into the doctor’s office with an empty cup. “I’m sorry, doctor,” he says. “I tried, but couldn’t manage it. Then my wife tried for me and she couldn’t manage it either. I even got my friend Jake over so he could have a go. Then he called his son over and he couldn’t do it either. Didn’t matter what we tried – couldn’t get the lid off this damn cup.”