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Plucking The Last Feathers

The work week was over. What was left of your paycheck was deposited after taxes

You’d put in your time, nose to the grindstone, been humiliated by a co-worker, and during the drive home been given the bird by an angry woman in glasses

But the big game was tomorrow and the six pack was cooling under ten pounds of ice

The same ice used on the bag of shrimp you’d found at a very good price

And just when it seemed like the weekend might end on a high note, you scrolled through the messages on your phone

The one that caught your eye was from your TV provider stating the conglomerate owning the sports channels was dropping your provider for reasons unknown

It seems the boys in the boardroom all decided that money alone wasn’t enough, overshadowed by their unquenchable thirst for power

The sports network wanted it all. They’d already taken the gutless conferences hostage with staggered start times now completing the monopoly not caring who they devour

Raise the price charged to the competing provider who were stealing customers by offering better technology and viewing results

And have their own networks talking heads promote their ever spirialing greed while the bill paying customers have to swallow the insults

You’ve been loyal to your own provider and watched as it raised it rates every year

Justified by adding four DIY channels and three more dedicated to alternative lifestyles and the queer

No, you didn’t want the ability to watch NE Montana Technical Institute play women’s volleyball

And you didn’t want to be caught in the middle of the three piece suit boardroom brawl

Life was simple when the game was on one of three channels and was broadcast for free

Now for the price of a monthly utility bill you get a watch a three-hour commercial fest diluted by reviews and one idiot referee

One look at the list of commercials from the wealthiest corporations on the planet

And one might figure the TV providers could broadcast for free, charge these lucrative corporations for the airtime and could still make out like a bandit

But suddenly you are rapidly scrolling for alternative provider plans just to see the game

All you wanted was to kickback for a while but here you sit like a plucked chicken waiting for the flame

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Bringing Back Grandpa from a Hank of Hair

And there it was in the test tube a glob of cells beginning to take shape

Thanks to AI, scientists were able to properly sequence DNA from an Ice Age primate and recreate a “prehistoric ape”

So now the DNA was retrieved from a hair belonging to the beloved grandpa now gone for many years

Standing in awe were a group of relatives remembering the man through so many tears

The kindness, humor, and the gentleness of the man would once again be welcomed into loving arms

The euphoria of the group exceeded any thought of unforeseen problems nor set off any alarms

The family would take this person, birthed from a glass tube and he would become the grandpa they all knew

But would this family be able to let grandpa acquire the traits of their deceased kin as he grew?

It seemed Grandpa worked the fields as he was growing up and tended chores on his farm

Now the fields were a subdivision and what acreage left was now a wedding venue trying to capture the rustic charm

Would not the working long hours tending the truck crops, the stubborn animals on icy winter days shaped Grandpa’s memories

As did front porch lemonade and pies crafted by grandma after picking berries

Would that time and place have an influence on who he married and would those memories be available now for the woman this clump of cells marries?

Passing away at an early age Grandma was barely remembered but obviously through his life was the woman Grandpa had chosen

Yet here they were oblivious to those facts, standing around the test tube with smiles appearing frozen

They would take this new human and try their best to raise a physical apparition

Could he become the same person that is buried behind the church as he makes this laboratory transition?

Only time will tell if a person can be recreated in the likeness of the memories framed on the shelves

Maybe AI is gaining too much power and needs to be reigned in as deeper into the theory of life it delves

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Geriatric Survivor Game

The patients had assembled in the common area of the Peaceful Valley Nursing Home

Rumors were rampant since the e-mail was sent and this announcement seemed more significant than the kitchen would no longer use cups of styrofoam

The democrats were once again in control thanks to 12 million new voters

And the geriatric set were worried by the sound bytes heard from the socialist promoters

The new America would now be powered by a labor force that were paid and shared on an equal basis

The orders had been passed down from high by the controlling group, powerful but faceless

As it turns out the senior citizens were only thought of as “unnecessary eaters”

Though sturdy in their younger years, they’d been warehoused in Peaceful Valley as medical office visit repeaters

So the meds would be doled out on a priority basis, given first to those able to self-care

And the bedridden unable to make this meeting could only hope the weekly tip to the CNA could get them another week of slumping in the chair

Alliances were quickly formed by the mobile uprights to help each other exist a little longer

Knowing a strong team that eliminated others could only make them stronger

Suddenly the sweet woman in 219 was a liability as she was decrepit and eighty-five

Medical devices quickly became weapons as people sought to hold on to their meds that kept them alive

Canes became slashing tools and oxygen tanks were pressurized bombs, with wheelchairs used as battering rams

These folks were locked and loaded, feeling true terror as this wasn’t one of the many democrat scams

The idea of ridding the country of the “unnecessary eaters” was now law endorsed by all the socialist supporters

With the Peaceful Valley Nursing Home being repurposed as a complex for 15 illegal migrant family living quarters

Little did the current residents know but Big Pharma was involved and had a plan for those living there

The meds they are willing to fight for have been altered with poison and cause them to vanish into thin air

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Everyone Wants Their Easy Money

More and more people are beginning to question the way of life of former generations

It seems that working a 40-hour week for a meager paycheck cuts into purchasing power, time off and luxurious vacations

The TV commercials show people driving fancy cars, splashing in azure seas, and seated in fine dining places

The broadcasts on television, movies, and internet all show citizens living the high life when your bank account shows you’re out of aces

It’s time to join the ranks of people loudly demanding their share of easy money and hold out your hand

No longer an idea or request it’s now a demand

Do claim the money is owed due to someone seven generations removed was forced into slavery

The settlement is long overdue as former ancestors stood up for their rights in a show of defiance and bravery

They died paupers owning virtually nothing but their pride and dignity had been partially restored

Now because an Aunt from six generations ago bore a child into bondage you feel entitled to a monetary award

Another form of easy money as shown on TV is the non-stop bombardment of legalized gambling

It used to be one would have to go to the track waiting on that hot tip to have the bettors scrambling

Vegas was always the ideal vacation and became the gamblers consummate destination

Sleep in a nice hotel, see a show, and wait for the perfect roll of the dice according to your own formulation

Now gambling is everywhere. Every sports show on TV is sponsored by multiple legalized betting sites

With one phone call a person can bet on team sports, individual sports, or some palooka’s Friday night fights

So from the comfort of your easy chair it’s easy to throw away your savings, your child’s college fund, and the titles to your cars

All because the tip you received was bogus about the injury to one of the team’s stars

Four years ago President Biden suspended college loan payments for the high interest government backed loans

The loans the current education systems told you needed to “keep up with the Joneses’ ”

Life has been good for 48 months with no installment payments made on the agreed upon debts

Suddenly the agreement is being enforced and the debtor is once again left with 20 years of regrets

Biden tried to buy votes by cancelling the loans and transferring the debt to the American working class

Even the Supreme Court didn’t agree to this nonsense and didn’t give this legislation a pass

So easy money has proven to be a pipe dream. If you are an American easy money just isn’t in the cards

It only works for illegal migrants who all send their regards

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The Last Train To Rehoboth Beach

The train left the White House station for the last time early Sunday afternoon

On board for the final ride was the President, trailing so badly in the polls he was forced to change his tune

He was to quit his campaign to repeat another four year term as leader of the free world

But he’d grown too old, feeble, and lost the last debate now with his future at stake rumors swirled

Headed to his beach house on the train he claimed to have ridden over one and half million miles

He travels across the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, the one that never had railroad tracks, looks back at Washington DC and smiles

He will be remembered by children many generations from now still trying to pay off his debt

But that matters not to him as he played the Biden name for all it was worth and he still gets to drive his Corvette

He rides through areas where unsatisfied citizens would have thrown eggs at his train

But due to his economic policy and the price of eggs the people can only shout something profane

He is cheered however by non-citizens lining the bridges as they don’t work, live in nice hotels with free wifi and TV

He was sure he could have won by campaigning again from his basement and a huge number of preprinted ballots sent in by questionable voters in absentee

But the puppet masters said no, too many people are angry and demanding a change

So the obvious choice falls to the next in line to the VP, the person the current first lady spent the last three years trying to estrange

So the Border Czar will now be tasked with winning the election really hoping the illegal migrants will be able to vote

Crossing in huge caravans the people offer limited skills and a huge burden on a bloated national debt that has a struggling America barely staying afloat

But the man with the weary eyes journeys on waving at nine of his supporters twerking at his car from an overpass

Going by four charging stations with cars that are lined up for a hot and sweaty twenty minute wait for enough juice just to get them home wishing they had bought gas

Angry at being forced out he realizes his office is leaving behind a multitude of unresolved plans

Will the new leadership accept his visions of total greenscape, continued advancement of two foreign wars, and forcing the education of children in gender dysphoria and everything trans

So its with great trepidation that he is returning home knowing he’ll have listen every night to his wife screaming like a banshee

And hiding from the phone constantly ringing with calls from an irate Mayorkas, Blinken and Zelensky

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When Biden Wins

The ballots were stacked high and waiting to be counted. Trucks with ballot boxes were still being unloaded

The once insurmountable lead for Trump was diminishing as the votes for Biden had exploded

Like a warm knife slicing butter, Biden had forged his way through solid red states

Even when currently on vacation for all the election campaign and not bothering with any debates

Kids, dead people and a multitude of migrants all somehow cast their ballots for this leader of the free world

Democrat voters seemingly ignored the fact this liar, money launderer, decrepit plagiarizer, was rolling to victory as rumors of his alleged rape swirled

Shouting with glee from his victory podium he announced his plan for the next fours years

His inane speech addressed all Republicans as they realized their worst fears

Their previous sixteen years of inaction, only surfacing to feed out of the public trough, were coming home to roost

Thinking back over their lip service bills of self-rightous anger questioning foreign wars and impeachment that all died in committee before they were introduced

In short order he emphasized he was here to save America from the Russian invaders

Also to save the Ukrainian people, wage war on the next pandemic, and provide aid to the southern border river waders

Effective immediately the draft will be reinstated. All unemployed men and women living on American soil will be given a uniform and a gun and pledge to America to be loyal

Homeowners will be taxed on the number of migrants they take into their personal dwelling

The more migrants fed and sheltered result in a much lower tax bracket to make the inconvenience more compelling

The new vaccine will be mandatory for all people regardless of religious belief

The shots will be administered just in case a new pandemic is unleashed and if people die their relatives can deal with the grief

The United States pushed to the brink of war will begin to rebuild Ukraine at the taxpayers expense

With the National Debt completely out of control building a country with a corrupt government makes perfect sense

So why bother to vote in the upcoming election. The democrats will keep counting ballots marked only for Biden until he wins

Then the loyal subjects may bow as the Supreme Ruler passes as all peons have done with previous kings

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WEF

The conference was over signaled by the number of private jets thundering overhead

Giving the multitude of exhausted sex workers a chance to recuperate for two or three days in their own bed

The forum was chaired again by Klaus Schwab founder and forever embedded in that role

Thinly disguised as improving worldwide citizenship when the main goal is protecting power and riches of his elitist members and to stamp out coal

Concerned with trading carbons with the have-nots while hiding the fact the countries in power need to exploit the poor

We need your earthen deposits for our green technology to build more wind turbines on mountain vistas and in the path of fish migration offshore

“Your rare minerals have to be harvested under conditions we deplore”

“But its for the good of man the destitute and children are dying, so we can continue to ignore”

The EVs need those minerals to produce a short-lived battery to further pollute the earth

Dooming the wretchedly poor to work those mines assigned by geopolitical location at birth

Engaging in serious conversation while wiping the steak juice from their mouths on how to control those making a living working the land

Farm expansion, crops, and livestock need to be repressed and in some areas outright banned

Control of food sources is necessary to regulate the masses

“Keep em hungry” with limited access to food, oil and gasses

Much of the forum centered on how to monetize AI to further their dominance

Casting sideways glances at other countries while trying to figure a way to use this technology to advance their own prominence

But in the end all shared the usual optimism about ideas parroted at this discussion

When all knew at least half the members would cut each other’s throat to hatch a sweet deal with the presiding Russian

So before heading back to their opulent lifestyle with picturesque fountains, servants and gold- plated electrical sockets

They all took on last group photo standing on the backs of some impoverished indigents with their hands in each others pockets

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Nickel and Dimeing Your TV Viewing to the Poorhouse

Back in the day television was a simple thing. Three channels of black and white delivered to you by a glorified lightning rod or rabbit ears with tin foil bowties

Then color TV happened with a phrase of “brought to you in living color” with the image of peacock plumage, a true feast for the eyes

One day Ted Turner decided there was more to life than billboard advertising and bought a small UHF station and bounced the signal off satellite and television viewing was never the same

One could forego Bonanza or Lucy and watch roller derby, wrestling, old movies, or a Braves game

So the network owners invested in large satellite dishes and doled out the sudden influx of available programs and channels through their own cable organization

Soon the antennae the viewer used was outdated and that viewer was pressured to purchase cable “packages” that included uncut first run movies and non-stop sports plus all the trumped-up local charges added that usually offered no explanation

Crystal clear viewing touted by the cable companies (if the weather wasn’t storming) came with a price

The basic $32.99 package usually came with your local network affiliates, a couple of home shopping networks, a Christian station, and could be used only with a single device

You want the Movies? Add an extra $4.99. A sports package showing the major sports? Another $6.99. First run original shows? Again another $4.99. Or you can bundle them all for $16.99. And with this bundle you can now view the shows in two different rooms

The network executives fueled by their own greed quickly realized the more bait that’s dangled the more the viewer consumes

But cable and the satellite networks both had their problems. Cable required miles of wire and a fleet of service people. The satellite networks required service and careful placement of the dish. And still a summer thunderstorm could knock out both

Many times the beer was cold, the friends were there, it was game time, when a crack of lightning turned the TV screen off accompanied by choruses of a four letter oath

And then came the streaming services. Eureka, now the greed mongers could send their signal through the consumers’ own equipment and charge the suckers for their programming only without the fleet of service employees

And different programming can be selected by viewers and those selections can be funneled to advertisers in those cities

And much like cable, different levels of programming can still apply. Only now for different networks they can have their own upcharges. What’s another $2.95 per channel for uninterrupted viewing

It won’t be long before the monthly bill with all the fine print shows up for $175 with all the charges you’ve been accruing

And the golden goose of sports honks loudest of all. You want Thursday night NFL? Invest in a Prime Membership. NFL in Europe? Another upcharge. College game on ESPN 3? Invest you turkey. Wildcard game on Peacock? Give till it hurts

And when they’re lowering your casket into that cold ground as the family stands by in silence wondering where their next meal will come from. Just remember they’ll be thinking of the small fortune squandered to a group of greedy broadcasting perverts

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