Evening Journal: January 2026

 

Defining our chaos with the day’s headlines:
“Congressman Goes Home, Complains ‘Nothing’s Going On’”
“U.S. Strikes Venezuela, Kidnaps Leader”
Exporting our governmental dysfunction to those less fortunate

01/03/2026

Clown Car

Our worst nightmare has become reality:  
unqualified, deranged clowns 
driving our nation towards a cliff 
while tweeting on their phones

01/08/2026

Clown Car Road Trip

The first stop on this year’s 

‘Sphere of Influence’ Tour:

Imperialist Hegemony in Venezuela

Pay-Per-View ticket sales in Greenland are brisk

01/10/2026

We age in haste and distraction  

until the day we realize

‘Make Every Day Count’

should have always been our credo

 

01/12/2026

WARNING:

Protesting despotic theocracies abroad

shall be viewed as acts of heroic patriotism

while doing the same thing here

shall be viewed as acts of domestic terrorism

01/14/2026

She smiled at her would-be assailant and said 

“That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.”

making her final earthly act

a refusal to validate unchecked authority

-in remembrance of Renee Good  

January 7, 2026

We Miss You, Cary Grant

I fear we might be embarking on a battle

to save our civil liberties on behalf of a generation

whose only concern is their cultural liberty

of shopping in pajamas and shower shoes

01/19/2026

Speeches from Two World Leaders

One, a mumbling embarrassment

inflicting shame and fear on good patriots

left wondering how this came to be,

the other, a historic call to arms

instilling pride and defiance

to repair the rupture with strong alliances.

-Donald Trump (USA), Mark Carney (Canada)

World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland

01/20/2026

In silent chambers
henchmen loyal to The King
slithering about

01/20/2026

The number of martinis it takes
to process the nightly news
is steadily increasing
leaving us both shaken and stirred

01/23/2026

He lived his life

in the service of others in need

never once considering

it might cost him his own

—in remembrance of Alex Pretti

ICU Nurse, Minneapolis VA Medical Center

January 24, 2026

We now live in a society where 
the ‘chain of custody’ of our ballots 
can be overturned by Italian satellites 
and Presidential psychosis 

Fulton County, Georgia
01/29/2026