Kill, Slander, Repeat

On January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 By Mark PerigardIn NewsLeave a comment

As news broke yesterday of ICE agents killing ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller referred to him as an “assassin” on Twitter.

Kristi Noem, secretary of Homeland Security, said he brandished a gun and approached officers.

Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large for ICE, stated Pretti was there to “massacre” law enforcement.

On CNN today, Bovino doubled down and stated that his agents were the “true victims.”

Never mind the number of videos that completely contradict the narrative they are trying to push.

When ICE agent Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Good earlier this month, shooting her in her car and calling her a “fucking bitch,” the White House swiftly labeled her a “domestic terrorist.”

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That Hilarious Moment When You Realize You Effed Up Your Novel

On November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 By Mark PerigardIn Writing2 Comments

I recently finished the second draft of my novel, and I was feeling satisfied.

*The fall of the Bastille, courtesy of historycollection.com.*

The hard-won result of two years of research and writing, my story is set in the years leading up to the French Revolution and follows my lead character into the Reign of Terror.

The second draft, in my humble opinion, was a massive improvement over the first. I had fleshed out character motivations and dropped some plot swerves that I hope will one day surprise readers.

But I decided to compare the timeline of actual events to the events in my novel.

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A ‘Republican Star Trek Fan’ Makes About as Much Sense as a Tribble Brain Surgeon

On October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 By Mark PerigardIn TVLeave a comment

It was inevitable that MAGA would come for “Star Trek.”

They’ve spent years fucking up “Star Wars” fandom, warring with creators and driving actors off social media with their sexist and racist attacks.

Now there’s a new bit of clickbait making the rounds, claiming, with zero evidence, that most “Star Trek” fans are Republican and the franchise needs to embrace that.

Set phasers on stupid.

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Waiting for that MedBed? Don’t Worry, It’s Never Coming

On October 6, 2025October 9, 2025 By Mark PerigardIn NewsLeave a comment

Living in this country feels like being trapped on the top floor of a 25-story tenement in which there are at least nine five-alarm fires a day, Orcs are storming the building, scorpions are dropping from the ceiling, and a tsunami threatens outside.

There are so many emergencies, so much dire news, you don’t know which way to turn.

But right now I want to talk about something that happened that is so profoundly stupid, it almost defies description.

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Now Kimmel. Who’s Next? We All Are

On September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 By Mark PerigardIn News2 Comments

After CBS cancelled Colbert’s show to placate President Dipshit, I joked that the network would replace it with a new program:

“The Super Happy Love Kissy Kissy Trump Forever Hour.”

Today that doesn’t feel like a joke.

It seems like the direction of all corporate media. The Mango administration flexed its muscles: Brandon Carr, the head of the FCC, threatened ABC, and ABC buckled, pulling Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely.

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