94 thoughts on “KING ME”

  1. or as a Canadian sees it

    Attribution: King Charles delivers message from King George III by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator, Ontario, Canada
    Graeme MacKay born in Ontario, Canada, his worked as staff editorial cartoonist for The Hamilton Spectator since 1997, earning multiple national awards and nominations, including citations from the United Nations and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists.

  2. from The Guardian UK and US always find ways to come together, King Charles to tell Congress

    King Charles is expected to allude to recent strains between the UK and US in a rare address by a monarch to the US Congress as he will underline that “time and again our two countries have always found ways to come together”.
    The king’s remarks in a speech to both houses on Tuesday will come after Donald Trump has threatened to tear up a trade deal signed by the UK and US, mocked the Royal Navy and insulted the UK prime minister.
    Donald Trump’s anger with the UK and Keir Starmer is largely driven by the latter’s refusal to take part in the US and Israeli offensive against Iran, which continues to destabilise the global economy.
    Charles and Camilla are in Washington on a four-day state visit to the US to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence from the UK.
    In his speech, the king is expected to reflect that while the UK and US have not always agreed on all matters over the past 250 years, the foundations of their “democratic, legal and social traditions” – stretching all the way back to Magna Carta – are such that “time and again our two countries have always found ways to come together”.
    As Trump threatens to impose “a big tariff” on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US technology companies, Charles will reference the importance of trade and technology deals that will play a vital part in the two countries’ continued economic partnership.
    The start of the trip – Charles’s first to America as king – has been overshadowed by an assassination attempt against Trump at a Washington media dinner on Saturday night.
    The monarch is expected to make brief reference to the attack and offer “the highest regard and friendship of the British people to the people of the United States” on the 250th anniversary of American independence.
    It is only the second time a British monarch has addressed a joint meeting of Congress, after Queen Elizabeth II did so in 1991.
    The king will point out how the US and UK have stood together through moments that have defined their shared history, and that “our defence, intelligence and security ties are measured not in years but in decades”.
    As the war on Iran drives up the cost of living around the world, an effect that critics have called “Trumpflation”, Charles is expected to say that by defending and reaffirming their common values and ideals, the US and UK can promote security and prosperity now and in the future for the benefit of the world.
    He will hail America’s natural wonders and stress how important it is to defend and protect “nature’s own economy”.
    Referring to his faith, he will express his belief that in the hearts of the two countries lies “a generosity of spirit and a duty to foster compassion, to promote peace, to deepen mutual understanding and to value people of all faiths and none”.
    He is expected to conclude by noting that the story of both nations over the last 250 years is one of “reconciliation and renewal”, giving rise to “one of the greatest alliances in human history”, which he hopes will continue to safeguard their shared values long into the future.
    The speech, which has been written on the advice of the government, is expected to last 20 minutes.


  3. King Charles arrived just a few hours ago on a diplomatic mission that has been ludicrously overegged, given the track record of the man he is visiting. So here’s our adaptation of a classic British Army marching song (that developed in the seventeenth century and became a staple in the eighteenth – including in the colonies and the Revolutionary War that saw the USA declare its independence). The British Grenadiers is a rousing tune – for many still a regimental quick march – and often a feature of the Trooping the Colour ceremony. Before people wring their hands at adapting it, it’s been a recurring theme throughout its history – including notoriously by Joseph Warren (his was called “Free America”) in 1774, just before the War of Independence began. We kept to some archaic language to give it the right feel, and had a stab at our own arrangement for who had instruments at home – though a hasty one, on a school night. There are references in there to scrofula, a recent UK ambassador and we removed powwow but kept kowtow after checking about usage and implications – but apologies if any offence caused. We’re thinking about recording a few like this in the run-up to the 250th anniversary, so this is a kind of test case 🙂

  4. other news of yesterday rather than yesteryear


    Jon Stewart dives into the chaos at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner: After a shooter interrupted mentalist Oz Pearlman revealing Karoline Leavitt’s baby name, cabinet members abandoned their wives to rush to safety, Wolf Blitzer reported on the scene without a shoe, and Trump insisted none of this would’ve happened in his larger, more secure, East Wing ballroom. Plus, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog recounts his traumatic night of dodging bullets while trying to avoid having his carcass eaten by RFK Jr.

  5. BTW in case you skipped over the Marsh family’s new masterpiece, here are the LYRICS:

    Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules
    But neither great commander faced such adversities
    For of all the world’s state bureaus, to Trump he must repair
    Can he end a row with a raised eyebrow? Oh the British King is here!

    Those heroes of antiquity ne’er faced such trials withal
    First cancer then Prince Andrew – now this neanderthal
    Bu-t our brave Charlie’s go-ing, his balls big as his ears
    He will not kowtow cos he’s too highbrow, oh the British King is here!

    Whene’er he hears a slander, he’ll form a stiff blockade
    He’ll rally for poor Starmer, and subjects serenade
    He’ll compliment new ba-llrooms, though ghastly their veneer
    All smile and bow to the sacred cow, oh the British King is here!

    A feat of acrobatics this great encounter shows
    A king who’s democratic meets knave in Emperor’s clothes
    No host was e’er so monstrous or caused such grief and fear
    Don’t disavow – who’s the despot now? Not the British King that’s clear!

    And when the visit’s over, a triumph they’ll declare
    The press will cry “Hurrah, boys: all damage is repaired”
    The royal touch has cured disease, a miracle’s appeared
    And they’ll be wrong, like with Mandelson, cos a bent wheel can’t be steered

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  10. “Detailed research on behalf of the Daily Mail has shown they have a common ancestor in the form of the 3rd Earl of Lennox, a great-grandson of King James II of Scotland, which means that Donald Trump and Charles III are 15th cousins… Their shared forebear met an unfortunate end, however.”… Lord Lennox was embroiled in a “vicious” power grab involving control of the then-infant King James V; he would later be crushed at the 1526 Battle of Linlithgow Bridge.
    He suffered a violent fate at the hands of a “rival laird” with the Game of Thrones-esque moniker of Bastard of Arran.
    Lord Lennox was taken prisoner and murdered by the laird, but he was survived by a son, the 4th Earl of Lennox.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/king-charles-donald-trump-are-37078965

  11. Cancel midterms? That won’t end well. As the song goes, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” Once folks have nothing left to lose, there will be ongoing strikes/boycotts/protests/riots like this country hasn’t seen in decades…or maybe centuries.

    Mother Nature may cancel Adolf before then, but we are still saddled with the techbro fascists and (White) Heritage Foundation Christo-fascists.

    JD is a shapeshifting weasel, but he’s Peter’s pet…although I can see him biting his owner once he’s installed.

    The safer way for them to go is to steal the midterms but just by a little.

    ps – If those pictures of the afterparty on Saturday didn’t tell you the attempt was a hoax. They were all smiling like they had just snuck a cookie out of the jar right in front of mommy without her knowing.

    pps – The guy was affiliated with NASA/JPL so not just “a teacher from Torrence.” A scientist.

    Conspiracy theory for the day: The scientists who just walked away with a gun, and those unalived even when they specifically said they weren’t suicidal, were they part of a program that was able to activate them (for lack of a better word) to do themselves in.. or something else.

    I mean, the manifesto was ready to go (normally, they don’t release those, but this came out immediately) AND it highlighted the lack of security which is what Adolf needed to pocket the ballroom donations and sell this as a necessity that taxpayers would need to fund. It’s all too convenient.

    Fun fact: The “donations” for the ballroom from lawsuit winnings has gone missing. The legal entity over Adolf’s lie-bury has dissolved and we don’t know what happened to the money…except I think we probably do.

  12. Craig,

    Twinspires.com

    Advance betting on the Derby begins on Friday with the race on Saturday, but you can set up your account now with a deposit.

    Usually the payoffs if you win are same day you claim, but for the Derby which is really heavy betting it may take three or four days once it has been run.

  21. So Dumbass says Iran informed the US they are near collapse. Right. I’m sure “Iran” “told” him that. Put me down for In a Pig’s Eye.

  25. Today at the diner…
    The Pigeon Flyover & The “Friendly Fire” Conspiracy
    Trump Meets King Charles & FBI Daycare Raids

    Trump hosts King Charles, the FBI raids daycares, and we debate if the latest assassination attempt was friendly fire. Welcome to the diner.

    We flip on Mystery Science Theater mode to watch Donald and Melania host the royals, complete with a military flyover so pathetic it couldn’t compete with the pigeons circling Trail Mix HQ. While the German Chancellor openly mocks US foreign policy, the FBI is apparently treating Minneapolis daycares like cartel strongholds. Just another Tuesday in the empire.

    We also take a detour into the bird kingdom, covering everything from incompetent nesting doves to Caroline Kennedy’s chilling stories about RFK Jr.’s falcons. Finally, we dissect the press briefings around the latest assassination attempt, picking apart the muddy narratives to ask the obvious question: was the agent actually hit by friendly fire? Oh, and we finally crossed 12,000 subscribers. Let the cult initiation begin.

    https://trailmix.cc/chat
    https://trailmix.cc
    https://trailmix.cc/alerts

    00:00 Intro
    05:40 Mystery Science Theater: Trump & The Royals
    11:53 FBI Raids Minneapolis Daycares
    13:06 German Chancellor Humiliates US Strategy
    25:05 White House Flyover vs. Trail Mix Pigeons
    35:00 Bird Talk: Hawks, Doves, & RFK Jr.
    51:50 Assassination Attempt & Friendly Fire Theory
    01:03:00 We Hit 12,000 Subscribers!

  28. The Sun was shining this morning, so after the diner talk I went over to my niece to repair her privacy fence. had a hole half dug when a drop of rain hit me and before I could load my tools 1/2 inch hail was bouncing off my head. Just hail at first, no rain. Now the sun is shining again. Life on the edge of the great plains, gotta love it
    Jack

  30. TALARICO HAS A CHANCE

    New polling data shows the Democratic party’s Senate nominee, state Representative James Talarico, leading both incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn and GOP state Attorney General Ken Paxton in head-to-head matchups.

    Cornyn trails his Democratic rival by 3 percentage points in the survey, with Talarico at 44 percent and the incumbent Republican at 41 percent. When pitted against Paxton, Talarico performs even better with 46 percent support to the GOP candidate’s 41 percent—a lead of 5 points.

    — Newsweek

  33. http://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-introduces-mamdani-act-denaturalize-and-deport-marxists-and-islamic

    Rep. Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists

    The MAMDANI Act enacts sweeping immigration law changes that would deport, denaturalize, deny U.S. citizenship, or entry to any alien who is a member of a socialist party, a communist party, the Chinese Communist Party, or Islamic fundamentalist party, or advocates for socialism, communism, Marxism, or Islamic fundamentalism.

  37. Craig and all

    Churchill Downs opened up advance betting today instead of waiting until Friday

    twinspires.com

    Once you have funded just click on “Advance Kentucky Derby” in the track list to bet.

  38. So people who can’t drive are getting Tesla’s for the driving assistance features and guess what they still can’t drive

    traffic in this town will break any robot

  40. how does a suicidal guy with a car full of weapons drive across THIS country without having a road rage incident

  41. BiD
    ……..
    This morning’s hail was strange in that we didn’t have the severe storm, or any storm for that matter. It mostly went to the south and evidently with thunderboomers high, and with strong high level winds to blow the hail many miles in front of the storm. Because we got hail before any rain.
    Right now we have another cell moving through and this is dark with lots of thunder. typical spring storm for the edge of the Great Plains a little small hail too, nothing dangerous so far.

    I’ve survived 72 years of this stuff, so I’m just enjoying the storm.

    I am having to reassure Brewster, he is certain the world is coming to an end.
    Jack

  49. NATO! Chuck Cubed is bringing it!

    So, they get up and clap but do the opposite.

    No visible make-up on his hands, either.

  50. Calling out the tRUMPsky regime on raping public lands against the will of the people.

    Words carry weight & meaning…but actions mean MORE. Don’t just talk the talk, Donny. Lies don’t cut it.

  53. Funny, innit, how Americans turn into giggling children when in the presence of “royalty.”

    Everything is made up.

    Craig – Will George outperform Thomas Paine?

  54. King Charles knocked it out of the park. He ginned up support for Ukraine and made a stand to curtail climate change
    Many spontaneous applause breaks.
    History refresher lessons all throughout the speech. A true unification speech.

  55. Ridiculous. WaPo

    FCC orders review of Disney’s licenses after Trump’s Kimmel criticism

    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump criticized Jimmy Kimmel over comments made ahead of the White House correspondents’ dinner. The FCC maintains that this is about a probe about Disney’s diversity practices.

    By Scott Nover

    The Federal Communications Commission ordered a review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for local ABC stations following a new spate of criticism from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump about the network’s late-night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel.

    The FCC released the order on Tuesday afternoon saying it would launch an early review of the licenses as part of the agency’s investigation into the stations for possible “unlawful discrimination.” FCC chairman Brendan Carr had previously warned Disney that he would examine the company’s practices around diversity, equity and inclusion.

    The Trump administration has been sparring with Kimmel since last year, when the late-night comedian was temporarily taken off the air for remarks following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The White House has pummeled Kimmel for making a joke last week about the upcoming White House correspondents’ dinner.

    Anna M. Gomez, the lone Democrat on the FCC, said the effort to bring in Disney’s licenses for an early review is illegal.

    “This is unprecedented, unlawful, and going nowhere,” Gomez wrote in a statement. “It is a political stunt and it won’t stick. Companies should challenge it head-on. The First Amendment is on their side.”

    Disney’s licenses were originally set to be renewed between 2028 and 2031.

    […]

    Oh, and of course they have re-indicted Comey. The Revenge tour is in full force now.

  56. “I am having to reassure Brewster, he is certain the world is coming to an end.”
    Jack, same here with Bu last night (more like 2:50 am) whining and low growling woke me. first I thought she needed to be let out or that she heard a racoon on the porch but when I opened the door she turned around and ran as quickly as she could downstairs to the storm room instead. I did hear some weird wind sound outside like “whoomp whoomp whoomp.” then the NOAA and county phone alerts announced severe thunderstorms in area. I obediently followed her to the storm room.
    Didn’t see any damage or downed trees once the sun came up though. Not looking forward to a predicted repeat tonight.

  60. A true unification speech that will have as much staying power as a box of popcorn.

    Why nothing about Iran? Because Netanyahu seems to have control of many of in the UK, and Palantir is being allowed to infiltrate the NHS, and peaceful, pro-Palestinian protesters in the UK (many who look like Charles’ contemporaries) are being arrested. Whatever the reason, the UK and the US seem to be going down the techno tubes together.

  61. Someone made an interesting take on Saturday night: It was both staged, and it was a real attempt on Adolf…and that’s why they protected JD first.

  63. Poobah, your cousin Caroline is right. Dumber’n shit. WaPo

    James Comey indicted over 2025 social media post allegedly threatening Trump

    The former FBI director shared a photo showing seashells arranged to write out “86 47,” which some saw as a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

    By Perry Stein

    Former FBI director James B. Comey has been indicted on allegations that a photo he posted on social media in 2025 constituted a dangerous threat to the president.

    The indictment by a federal grand jury in North Carolina marks the second time the Justice Department has pursued a criminal prosecution against Comey and is the law enforcement agency’s latest attempt to criminally charge one of President Donald Trump’s longtime political foes.

    The two charges stem from a photo that Comey posted online last year showing seashells on a beach that were arranged to write out “86 47.”

    Trump is the 47th president; “86” can mean banning or removing someone, but it can also be slang for killing a person.

    The three-page indictment states that the seashells were “arranged in a pattern making out ‘86 47’, which a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States.”

    Comey has suggested that he stumbled on the shell formation during a walk along the beach and did not arrange the shells himself. There is generally a high legal threshold to charge someone with threatening a person based on their language, and legal experts said it would be tough for the Justice Department to build a strong case with just the seashells.

    Comey was charged with one count of making threats against the president and another count of transmitting a threat against state lines.

    The Justice Department declined to comment Tuesday afternoon. An attorney for Comey also declined to comment.

    “Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey wrote in the original Instagram post, which he quickly removed after receiving criticism that the phrase communicated the threat of violence. In a follow-up post, Comey wrote that he assumed the shells he saw “were a political message” but said he was not advocating violence.

    “Just James Comey casually calling for my dad to be murdered,” Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, wrote on social media after Comey’s seashell post.

    Federal officials issued a warrant for Comey’s arrest Tuesday afternoon. It’s unclear whether federal authorities will allow the former FBI director to turn himself in and avoid a public arrest.

    An initial court appearance for Comey has not yet been scheduled.

    The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan, a jurist in the Eastern District of North Carolina who was appointed to the bench by George W. Bush.

    Comey was named FBI director by President Barack Obama. Trump fired Comey four years later over his handling of the investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.

    In a separate case, the Justice Department in September indicted Comey in the Eastern District of Virginia on two counts alleging that he lied to Congress. The Virginia grand jury rejected a third count sought by government prosecutors involving another alleged false statement.

    The Virginia indictment against Comey centered on testimony he gave in September 2020 during a hearing on the FBI’s handling of the Russia investigation. The indictment was delivered over the rare objections of career prosecutors who insisted there was insufficient evidence to charge Comey.

    Ultimately, a judge tossed the indictment, ruling that the Trump administration unlawfully appointed then-U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan to run the office and oversee the case.

    The Justice Department has not attempted to bring that case to a grand jury again.

    Trump has called for Comey’s prosecution for years.

    When Erik S. Siebert, the Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney who led the office before Halligan, concluded that the evidence was insufficient to charge, Trump forced him out of his job.

    Last July, the Trump administration fired Comey’s daughter Maurene Comey — a well-regarded federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. She had worked on the criminal cases of Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

    The younger Comey is suing the government over her firing, saying there was no reason to push her out of the job other than the president’s animosity toward her father or how officials perceived her political beliefs.

    The indictment against James Comey comes as acting attorney general Todd Blanche aggressively seeks to bring cases against the president’s foes. Blanche took over leadership of the Justice Department this month after Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, in part because the president was frustrated that she struggled to bring cases against his political enemies.

    [And of course there’s more]

    What’s that old saying about the past being prologue?

  65. Katie had me thinking about Kashewnut’s trilogy: The Plot Against The King

    It also has me thinking about the pic of that pack of weasels at the post-show presser.
    No trauma, just full of themselves; maybe JD’s face is reflecting the thought that this was supposed to be his special moment. But no show of trauma anywhere…except for the Widow Kirk’s performance.

  66. Just read the idiotic indictment. So I wonder if the forfeiture provision will require that he give up his phone and flip flops?

  67. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-face-passport-redesign-b2966700.html

    Trump’s face to be included on US passports to mark America’s 250th anniversary, report says

    After adding his face to U.S. National Parks passes, President Donald Trump is now reportedly planning to put his image on another federal document: the U.S. Passport.

    The State Department is reportedly finalizing a “radical redesign” of the passport that will include an image of Trump from his second inaugural portrait, according to the Bulwark.

    The new design would be a part of plans to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary.

    A State Department official was quoted by CNN as saying that the passport featuring Trump’s face “will be the default passport out of the Washington Passport Agency when available” for people renewing their passports in person. “Online options or other locations will maintain existing passport design,” they added.

    Not only will Trump have his face on two coins, the Treasury Department also announced he would be the first sitting president to have his signature added onto American paper currency.

    *Everything with his face or name on it will be worthless.

  68. I’d question if they were doing this to get MAGAts to shell out for passports, to ensure they can vote if that awful SAVE Act gets passed…but if it’s only out of the Washington passport office, it’s just a problem for Poohbah and his neighbors.

  70. King Charles is but 10
    months and 4 days older than I am… I grew up seeing him grow up via Look Magazine and other publications. I have always been in his camp… my entire life.

  72. Yep Pog, the intent requirement in the statute alone ought to get this thrown out. Comey really needs to go for malicious prosecution and make Trump pay all his legal fees.

  73. Trump’s egocentric insanity is getting totally out of hand. Someone should mention that it takes a thousand years of history to get your picture on the money for your lifetime.

  74. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/g-s1-118998/kid-rock-flies-army-helicopter

    Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutiny

    On social media Monday night, Hegseth posted photos of himself and Kid Rock at the base. “Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops,” Hegseth wrote.

    Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman, said the flights supported a “community relations event” for a White House-led initiative, called Freedom 250, that is coordinating events for America’s 250th anniversary commemoration.

    “Robert ‘Kid Rock’ Ritchie participated in multiple troop touches with service members and filmed videos for Memorial Day, America’s 250th birthday, and for his Freedom 250 tour,” Parnell said in a statement.

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  84. 8647

    Really? Indicted again over 8647? Shells on a beach?
    And Trump now doing just what he promised in the campaign: trying to suspend a communications network…ABC.

  85. he could have been less cryptic considering the fallout

    or not press-released a HRC ‘investigation’ 2 weeks before the election

  86. in other news, my dahlias are coming up, should have about 48 plants this year

    hope they don’t get nuked or deleted by bots

    i lift the tubers after first frost, might not need to but they store well

  90. Lawrence O’Donnell, who never has said one word of respect or approval of anything British is heaping praise upon King Charles and the speech writers of today’s speech. Lawrence is almost giddy with his praise of the king and the goings on today.

  92. light was cascading though the foxgloves and irises giving them an ethereal glow, and taken aback, i paused to capture the moment with my phone camera

    the resulting picture just looked like a yard, it’s all the image processing, thanks ai 👎

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