Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Goose-Stepping Into The Future
By Tengrain — February 18, 2026

Above, Heaven 17 performs, (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang. We really don't, but we got it. Oh, as I write this, Rush Limbaugh has been at his Great Reward for five years now.

Endless Urgency says that silencing Stephen Colbert and Comes Talarico was a YUGE mistake. Bigly, we agree.

Progressive Eruptions reminds us that the only Epstein pedo in prison is Ghislaine Maxwell.

Michael in Norfolk reports on The Felon's Cratering Poll Numbers.

The Fucking News notes that Sen. Gillibrand trusts Sen. John Thune to do the right thing because: Jeebus.

Bonus Track: The Film-Authority reviews the 2026 production of Lord of the Flies. Don't know why in the Age of Vulgarmort that story resonates for another remake.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse, or on BlueSky. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

Can you help us out?

For over 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit, but social media is limiting our ability to attract new readers. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. Thank you.

Become a subscriber:
 
Make a donation:

If you don't mind the ads and would rather donate, please select one of the options below:

Kindest
Donate via PayPal
Via Snail Mail
payable to: Crooksandliars
2708 Wilshire Blvd. #148
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Explore more

Discussion

We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. Please refer to our Terms of Service for information on our posting policy.
Mastodon