One thing I’ve learned over the years about Carnival: It’s the standing not the walking that leads to sore legs and feet. My legs remain so sore after a year of not standing on concrete that this is today’s earworm:

Thanks, Louis.

Now that I’ve expressed my gratitude to Satchmo, it’s time for some vexatious venting about irksome things.

I’m irked that this moment before President Pennywise’s speech hasn’t gotten more attention:

“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Trump says while shaking the hand of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts after the State of the Union.

— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-03-05T05:18:11.964Z

That’s why I called John Roberts Trump’s new Roy Cohn in the wake of the incoherent Immunity Impunity opinion. The Dobbs/Immunity Six handed the Kaiser of Chaos a sword and he’s using it to chop up the government. Trump is not known for his gratitude, so he thanked Roberts to embarrass him into going along with Team MAGA’s ongoing assault on human decency.

Thanks for nothing, Chief.

Not long after I wrote this post, SCOTUS ruled against the Trump Regime Mach-Two in a case about USAID spending. Justices Roberts and Barrett joined the liberal Justices. As of this writing, Mount MAGA hasn’t erupted. Stay tuned.

I’m irked that people don’t understand how tariffs work. American consumers pay the freight not foreign governments or companies.

It once again proves that Team MAGA don’t know much about history: The deeply stupid Smoot-Hawley tariff act was one of the major causes of the Great Depression. Smoot is a silly name that lives in infamy except in Trump’s teeny tiny brain.

Get ready for more people begging on street corners because the MAGA attack on the government is apt to cause the worst economy since the 1930’s.

Holy Trumpcession, Batman.

Thanks, you stupid motherfuckers.

I’m irked that many of the leftists I know IRL are suddenly bashing the Kaiser of Chaos. They’ve spent the last four years vilifying Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and their supporters. Such attacks are one reason Trump won and why we’re in the mess we’re in.

I was even accused of complicity in genocide by one former friend turned hipster anti-Semite. My crime was being a Democrat. Fuck that shit and fuck him. The malakatude, it burns.

I’m irked that Shell Oil is pandering to Team MAGA by using a fake Trumpist name for its next New Orleans HQ. Come on down, Shell Gulf of America HQ. At least they have reason to pander to President Pennywise, he’s allowing them to despoil the environment with impunity.

Does Shell plan to open an office in Gaza sometime soon? The Kaiser of Chaos requires constant fluffing. The stupidity, it burns.

Repeat after me: It’s the Gulf of Mexico, not America.

I’m irked that I felt obliged to post this after Thoth Sunday:

Thanks for ruining my day and trashing my sign, you stupid motherfuckers. Repeat after me: Trumpers are selfish vandals and charter members of the Krewe of Chad. It’s a sign o’ the times.

Finally, I’m irked that the City of New Orleans continues to do everything for tourists and as little as possible for residents. The city made a big deal about security this year, but it was concentrated in the Quarter. We had fewer cops on our corner than usual and they included prison guards and cops from the redneck belt. Someone reported seeing armed ICE agents downtown. Oy just oy.

The last word goes to Elvis Costello: