Karma Come On Get Him - !!!NEW!!!

Continuing the anti-Trump parodies (because it's deserved and I won't stop until he's gone)

Karma chameleon – karma come on get him
He’s been in office since Jan ‘25
Since then the US has taken a dive
He’s done wrong (done wrong) and been convicted
He’s done wrong (done wrong ) but doesn't care
(He) don’t like to (like to) be contradicted
But fair is fair, but fair is fair 

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma - come on - get him
Cos fair is fair, cos fair is fair
Cannot allow him to behave quite so atrociously
Want to be free, want to be free

Can’t stand to hear his foul words every day
Hardly anyone around wants him to stay
He’s has trashed (has trashed) the economy
His tenure (tenure), has been too long
He’s racist (racist), and he’s a bigot
Want to be free, want to be free

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma - come on - get him
Cos fair is fair, cos fair is fair
Cannot allow him to behave quite so atrociously
Want to be free, want to be free

Every day is like more torture (more torture)
We’ve had enough (had enough), and need a cure
Every day is like more torture (more torture)
We’ve had enough (had enough), and need a cure

He’s done wrong (done wrong) and been convicted
He’s done wrong (done wrong ) but doesn't care
Don’t like to (like to) be contradicted
But fair is fair, but fair is fair

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma - come on - get him
Cos fair is fair, cos fair is fair
Cannot allow him to behave quite so atrociously
Want to be free, want to be free

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma - come on - get him
Cos fair is fair, cos fair is fair
Cannot allow him to behave quite so atrociously
Want to be free, want to be free

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma - come on - get him
Cos fair is fair, cos fair is fair
Cannot allow him to behave quite so atrociously
Want to be free, want to be free

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma - come on - get him

From The Mind of Merc - Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today I was thinking about Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

In the unlikely event that you haven’t heard of the complete sh*tshow that is the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, here’s a timeline of how it’s gone so far: 

March 15: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is deported to El Salvador for alleged links to the MS-13 gang (despite a protected legal status which precludes him from being deported to that country).

March 18: An ICE official confirms several of those detained have NO CRIMINAL RECORD. April 1: It’s reported Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador due to an "administrative error".

April 4: Judge Paula Xinis orders the government to return Abrego Garcia to the United States by midnight on April 7.

April 7: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts puts off Judge Xinis' midnight deadline.

April 8: The Trump administration claims the judge can't demand Abrego Garcia's return as it’s interference in foreign diplomacy.

April 9: Abrego Garcia's wife denies the allegation her husband is a member of the MS-13 gang.

April 10: The Supreme Court rules Judge Xinis "properly requires the Government to 'facilitate' Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador." But adds it may exceed her authority to insist they 'effectuate' her order. Trump’s team view this as a win for them.

April 11: Judge Xinis, arguing the Supreme Court has spoken, slams the Trump team’s handling of the case and orders "daily updates" on Abrego Garcia's status and efforts to bring him back.

April 12: It’s reported that Abrego Garcia is "alive and secure" in El Salvador's CECOT prison - no information is provided about efforts to return him to the United States.

April 14: Attorney General Pam Bondi says that Abrego Garcia's return is "up to El Salvador,". The El Salvadorian president says, "I don't have the power to return him to the United States."

April 15: Judge Xinis orders expedited discovery to resolve Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation.

A DHS official claims they’re "prepared to facilitate Abrego Garcia's presence in the United States ... if he presents at a port of entry" -- but adds they don’t have the authority to extract him from "a foreign sovereign nation."

April 16: The DOJ says they’ll appeal Judge Xinis' ruling ordering them to facilitate his return.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland travels to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia.

April 17: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit denies the Trump team’s effort to appeal Judge Xinis' order requiring it to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return.

Sen. Van Hollen succeeds in meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

April 18: Sen. Van Hollen reveals Abrego Garcia was transferred 9 days ago to another facility.

Trump posts a picture on Truth Social of Abrego Garcia’s hand with his tattoos annotated to imply connections to MS-13. Trump claims the annotations are also tattooed on his hand.

April 21: The Salvadoran government rejects Democrat lawmakers request to visit Abrego Garcia.

April 22: Judge Xinis orders the government to more fully answer and respond to discovery requests from Abrego Garcia's attorneys. This is then paused for 7 days.

April 29: Trump says he "could" secure the return of Abrego Garcia, and "if he were the gentleman that you say he is, I would do that" but adds, "I'm not the one making this decision."

April 30: Multiple sources suggest Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been in touch with El Salvador President about Abrego Garcia, although details are not clear.

May 7: Judge Xinis schedules a hearing for May 16 after the Trump administration invokes the state secrets privilege to shield information about its handling of the matter.

May 8: Attorneys for Abrego Garcia, saying they're "still in the dark" ask Judge Xinis to authorise depositions of additional officials.

May 13: Lawyers for Abrego Garcia push back saying that the government has produced no evidence that it's made "the slightest effort" to facilitate his release.

May 16: Trump’s team release Marco Rubio's May 5 declaration in support of the state secrets privilege claiming the disclosure of certain information requested by Abrego Garcia's attorneys "could be expected to cause significant harm to the foreign relations interests".

June 6: Abrego Garcia is brought back to the U.S. to face criminal charges for allegedly participating in hauling undocumented migrants from Texas to the interior of the United States. Pam Bondi, after saying for months that it could not bring him back, says, "Our government presented El Salvador with an arrest warrant and they agreed to return him to our country."

Abrego Garcia makes his initial court appearance.

June 9: Federal prosecutors argue that Abrego Garcia poses "a serious risk of flight,"

Abrego Garcia's attorneys argue the wrongful deportation case is not over until the government is "held accountable" for "its blatant, willful, and persistent violations of court orders at excruciating cost to Abrego Garcia and his family."

June 10: The DOJ calls Abrego Garcia's attorneys' request to continue their case "desperate and disappointing," and argue that they complied with the order to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return.

June 11: Abrego Garcia’s Attorneys ask Judge Xinis to impose sanctions on the Trump team for what they call "repeated violations of its discovery obligations".

June 13: Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges. Judge Holmes says she will wait to decide whether he should be released from custody pending trial.

June 22: Judge Holmes denies the government's motion to detain Abrego Garcia while he awaits trial -- but acknowledges that, if released, he will likely be apprehended by ICE.

June 25: Judge Holmes outlines Abrego Garcia's conditions of release on bond, but he remains in custody after the judge asks whether the government has the ability to prevent his deportation while he awaits trial.

June 26: Abrego Garcia's attorneys move to have him returned to Maryland while he awaits trial. The administration says it will seek to deport him to a country other than his native El Salvador.

July 2: Abrego Garcia’s attorneys argue he could "face persecution or torture if removed directly to various other countries," adding he was subjected to severe mistreatment while in CECOT.

July 7: Judge Xinis orders the Trump administration to produce witnesses who can testify about the government's plans should Abrego Garcia be released from custody.

July 10: An ICE official testifies about the process the government might undertake to deport Abrego Garcia should he be released from custody in Tennessee.

July 11: Abrego Garcia's legal team asks Judge Xinis to order that he not be removed from the United States without at least 72 hours notice should he be released on bond.

July 16: A federal judge says he will rule within the next week on Abrego Garcia's pre-trial detention, after government attorneys argue Abrego Garcia poses a public danger and flight risk.

July 21: Abrego Garcia's attorneys ask for a 30-day stay if he is released from custody while awaiting trial.

July 23: Judge Xinis orders the Trump administration to return Abrego Garcia to Maryland upon his release from custody, shortly before a judge in Tennessee pauses Abrego Garcia's release for 30 days. The judge notes the poor attempts made by Trump’s team to tie Abrego Garcia to MS-13 (with the hand tattoo annotations)

Aug. 19: Abrego Garcia's attorneys seek to dismiss the criminal charges against him, accusing federal prosecutors of "vindictive and selective prosecution."

Aug. 22: Abrego Garcia is released from custody in Tennessee into the custody of his brother in Maryland, with orders to report to the ICE office in Baltimore on Monday morning.

The Trump administration say they may seek to deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda.

Aug. 25: Abrego Garcia is taken into immigration custody upon checking in with ICE and is transferred to a detention center in Virginia. His attorneys say ICE may deport him to Uganda after he rejected a plea deal to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for pleading guilty).

Judge Xinis says that the federal government is "absolutely forbidden" from deporting him.

Aug. 26: Attorneys for Abrego Garcia move to reopen his immigration case to seek asylum and allow Abrego Garcia to designate Costa Rica as the country of removal should he be deported.

Judge Xinis temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deporting Abrego Garcia until at least early October when his latest deportation court challenge is expected to be resolved.

Aug. 28: Abrego Garcia’s lawyers say their client has been “vilified” in the media and ask for all officials to "refrain from making extrajudicial comments …materially prejudicing" proceedings.

Sept. 5: The Trump administration says it will remove Abrego Garcia to El Salvador again if his immigration case is reopened and that it now plans to deport him to Eswatini, Africa.

So, to sum up, he was deported illegally, it was made clear he should have been brought back ASAP but wasn’t and that nothing’s been proven against him and Trump and his goons have basically stuck two fingers up at the law and said ‘F you – we’re doing it anyway.” So much for the land of the free(!)

Fuck Off Krasnov - !!!NEW!!!

 And the 2nd. And no more censoring my language over this topic.

Get Out (Right Now) Fuck Off (Krasnov)
We've had enough of all this bullshit dude
It’s crazy and also hella rude
You think that we will do whatever we’re told. Always
Even though that’s never worked before
Surely you should now know the score
And realise we will never be controlled 

(We never thought you would or could)
Mess things up quite so bad, uh
(Now that you have and so we want)
To stop this MAGA fad 

Fuck off (leave) Krasnov
We want you out right now
You spread hate (yeah) through your mandates but we’ve had enough
'Cause we know that you are (what?)
A monster (true) and we just want you gone
You think that you’re a genius
You couldn’t be any more wrong (you’re so wrong)

Tell me why you find this such a shock
When it’s shouted from every city block
How can you keep all of that out?
It might not be what you may want to hear
But we’ll make the message loud and clear
For just however long we have to shout

(You’ve had your time and you’ve had your fun)
Definitely not fun for us
(We now want an end to your run)
Get out and do not make a fuss

Fuck off (leave) Krasnov
We want you out right now
You spread hate (yeah) through your mandates but we’ve had enough
'Cause we know that you are (what?)
A monster (true) and we just want you gone
You think that you’re a genius
You couldn’t be any more wrong (you’re so wrong)

Made people think you’re on their side
That all that you say is always right
But the truth is opposite
So you try to flip the script,
And distract from what you have done(oh)
You just look out for number one (oh)
But we won’t be silenced
Even if we are sentenced (oh, oh)

Fuck off (leave) Krasnov
We want you out right now
You spread hate (yeah) through your mandates but we’ve had enough
'Cause we know that you are (what?)
A monster (true) and we just want you gone
You think that you’re a genius
You couldn’t be any more wrong (you’re so wrong)

Fuck off (leave) Krasnov
We want you out right now
You spread hate (yeah) through your mandates but we’ve had enough
'Cause we know that you are (what?)
A monster (true) and we just want you gone
You think that you’re a genius
You couldn’t be any more wrong (you’re so wrong)

Fuck off (leave) Krasnov
We want you out right now
You spread hate (yeah) through your mandates but we’ve had enough
'Cause we know that you are (what?)
A monster (true) and we just want you gone
You think that you’re a genius
You couldn’t be any more wrong (you’re so wrong)

Great Again - !!!NEW!!!

Nearly caught up. Time for the first of September's posts.

Whole Again Great Again not by Atomic Kitten
Taking people from off of the street
They’ve done nothing wrong
Still they must face defeat
They shouldn’t be gone
Won’t admit you’re wrong
Um, how’s this make us great again?

And if you see a normal human man
He’s hugging and he’s kissing
(A)nother human man
You say that’s a sin
Don’t want it to win
How’s this make us great again?

You think you’re totally adored
But the truth is that you’re really abhorred
You think you’re the one, but when all’s said and done
How’s this make us great again?

Think that Putin really is your friend
Don’t realise he only
Just serves his own ends
Shouldn’t help him out
Makes us all scream and shout
How’s this make us great again?

You think you’re totally adored
But the truth is that you’re really abhorred
You think you’re the one, but when all’s said and done
How’s this make us great again?

You’ve (the) wrong priorities
Think guns are never the problem
In our cities
So many lives are gone
And you just let it go on
Oh how’s this make us great again?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

You think you’re totally adored
But the truth is that you’re really abhorred
Although you think you’re the one, when all’s said and done
How’s this make us great again?

Oh, whoa

You think you’re totally adored
But the truth is that you’re really abhorred
You think you’re the one, but when all’s said and done
How’s this make us great again?

Oh, you thought you're the one, but after you’re gone
How’d this make us great again

From The Mind of Merc - RFK

Time for August's Mind of Merc post.

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today I was thinking about RFK.

I cannot get over this comment made by RFK at a recent hearing. He legitimately said:

“We, you know, people, we need to stop trusting the experts…And trusting the experts is not a feature of science. It’s not a feature of democracy. It’s a feature of religion and it’s a feature of totalitarianism. ”

Umm… WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK?!? This is the Head of US Health and Human Services telling us experts are bad and not a part of science. Aside from the undeniable fact of how wrong this is, could it possibly be because the experts are not agreeing with all the other bizarre and frankly ridiculous stuff he’s come out with?

Like:

-          Vaccines are bad and cause autism – WRONG
-          COV-ID targets certain ethnic groups – WRONG
-          COV-ID vaccines are linked to “thousands” of deaths – WRONG
-          Vitamins are better for treating measles than vaccinations – result: massive measles outbreak and several deaths

But, hey, as long as he supports Trump – that’s clearly the most important thing(!)

Ukraine, Ukraine - !!!NEW!!!

And the 2nd:

Denise Denise Ukraine Ukraine not by Blondie
Oh, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We all support you, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We all support you, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We all support you 

Ukraine, Ukraine
Flag of yellow and blue,
Ukraine, Ukraine
We will all support you,
Ukraine, Ukraine (it’s so true)
We will all support you

What Putin says, we know it’s all just lies
His evil ways, won’t win him his prize
Ukraine, Ukraine
We will all support you, oh

We know you’re the victim and on
That everyone does agree
By you (the) war was not begun
We are all behind you and behind Zelenskyy

Oh, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We will support you, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We will support you, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We will support you 

Ukraine, Ukraine
We know you’re in the right
Ukraine, Ukraine
We know you’ll win this fight
Ukraine, Ukraine
We will all support you, oh-oh

Oh, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We will support you, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We will support you, Ukraine, (it’s so true)
We will support you

Drag Queens Not Guns - !!!NEW!!!

Time for the first of August's posts.

An important message in the light of recent events.

Big Girls Don’t Cry Drag Queens Not Guns not by The Four Seasons
Drag queens not guns
Drag queens not guns

Drag queens not gun-un-uns (please not guns)
Drag queens not guns (who said they want guns?)
They said drag is bad-ad-ad (that’s so sad)
They said guns are rad (that is just mad)

(USA) They seem to think that guns are good
(USA) Want them in their neighbourhood
(USA) But my plan is much more fun
"Drag queens not guns"

Drag queens not gun-un-uns (please not guns)
Drag queens not guns (who said they want guns?)

How can drag be wor-or-orse (Can’t be worse)
Guns are such a curse (They’re such a curse)

(Tell me why) "Down with drag" is what they cried
(Tell me why) "Down with drag” won’t be denied
(Tell me why) "Down with drag” they’re full of lies
Drag queens not guns

Drag queens not gun-un-uns (please not guns)
Drag queens not guns (the way it should be done)
Drag queens not guns
Drag queens not guns
Drag queens not guns
Drag queens not guns
Drag queens not guns

From The Mind of Merc - Roe v Wade

And linking to the 2nd of 'July's posts, 'this month's Mind of Merc post.

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today I was thinking about Roe v Wade.

So here’s a fun fact in case you hadn’t picked up on it:
The birth rate in the US is declining and hit an all-time low in July of this year of 1.6 children per woman.

This is particularly of note since the overturn of Roe v Wade in 2022 could arguably be said to have been an attempt by men to control women and their reproductive capabilities. Guess that’s working out really well for them then! Guess if you try to control woman a) it ain’t gonna work and b) they’re gonna fight back. Who’d have guessed human beings would react that way!

Roe Roe Roe v Wade - !!!NEW!!!

And another relevant parody for July's 2nd post.

Row Row Row Your Boat Roe Roe Roe v Wade not by Elpihalet Oram Lyte
Roe, Roe, Roe v Wade,
Has been overturned,
Mis’rably, mis’rably, mis’rably, mis’rably
When will mankind learn? 

Roe, Roe, Roe v Wade,

Broke by Trump’s regime,

If you see the President,
Don’t forget to scream (Aaagh!) 

Alternate verses: 
Roe, Roe, Roe v Wade,
What are we to do,
Mis’rably, mis’rably, mis’rably, mis’rably
Gone in ‘22 

Roe, Roe, Roe v Wade,

Should never be touched,

But sadly the President,

Thought it was too much (Aaagh!)

Mind Your Business - !!!NEW!!!

Following on from June's Mind of Merc post, a revision of a questionable song to something more important for the first of July's posts.

Smack My Bitch Up Mind Your Business not by The Prodigy 
Get this
You don’t own this
Mind yo business
You don’t own this
Mind yo business
Get this

You don’t own this
Mind yo business
You don’t own this
Mind yo business
Get this

Get this

Get this

Mind yo business

Get this

Get this

Mind yo business

Get this

Get this

You don’t own this
Mind yo business
You don’t own this
Mind yo business
Get this

From The Mind of Merc - Adriana Smith

Time for June's Mind of Merc post.

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today I was thinking about Adriana Smith.

Apparently Handmaid’s Tale is no longer fiction. And, if you weren’t aware of this, here’s a brief rundown of the facts:
In February 2025, 30 year old Adriana Smith went to the hospital complaining of headaches.
She was given medication and sent home.
The following day, her boyfriend found her unable to breathe and called 911.
It was discovered she had blood clots on her brain and she was declared brain dead.
HOWEVER, at the time, Adriana was 9 weeks pregnant and because of her state’s anti-abortion law and the ‘detection of foetal cardiac activity’ Adriana was put on life support to allow the foetus to develop. This was against the wishes of her family.
In June 2025, Adriana’s baby was delivered (for which read removed from her body) at 6 months weighing 1 lb 13 oz.
And, as if that weren’t all terrible enough, here’s some additional facts to get your head around:

1)      The medical bills for keeping Adriana on ‘life support’ for all those months and delivering her baby? That went to the family – who had opposed it happening in the first place but been overruled.
2)      The reason the baby was delivered early? It wasn’t thriving INSIDE A CORPSE!!! Because that’s what Adriana’s body was at that stage – a corpse – and, guess what, a corpse can’t sustain a growing foetus – what a surprise!
3)      The baby, named Chance, is highly likely to “be blind, unable to walk or even struggle to survive because of the ‘complications’ of Adriana’s ‘health’”

We must be sick in the head as a society to think that is in anyway even vaguely acceptable.

From The Mind of Merc: An Idea

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. A short one for this month (as part of the catch-up)

A short but sweet idea:

Hush Little Aggador - !!!NEW!!!

And a little nursery rhyme. Perhaps as an alternative to a Venusian lullaby.

Hush, little Aggador, don't you get mad,
Doctor will stop those who are doing bad.

If he gets caught with his companion, Jo,
To the throne room is then where he will go.

If Hepesh says he must fight,
He might find that the man will aid his flight.

If he fails to tell the Prince of you,
He’ll battle for his freedom and win it too.

If Arcturus shoots to kill,
He’ll miss and the Doctor’ll reveal all ill.

If the delegates can’t call for help,
He’ll still find a way to destroy the whelp.

If Hepesh takes the prince away,
He’ll arrive just in time with you to save the day.

If all of that had been no go,
He’d reverse the polarity of the neutron flow.

I actually wrote 2 version of this. The first follows the plot of the Curse of Peladon. This 2nd one is a more generic one to cover the 3rd Doctor's tenure.

Hush, little Aggador, don't you get mad,
Doctor will stop those who are doing bad.

Travelling round with Jo,
He’s never sure where on earth he will go.

He has come from Gallifrey,
And you can be sure he will save the day.

Smart and skilled in aikido,
With a screwdriver that’s sonic, you know.

He’s battled Daleks, Autons too,
But if you’re good then he will not fight you.

He can call on his UNIT friends,
But he doesn’t need them to achieve his ends.

Does what is needed to save all,
And ensure it’s our enemies who fall.

If he’s stuck and it seems no go,
He'll reverse the polarity of the neutron flow 

If - !!!NEW!!!

Onto what would have been June's posts and continuing with the Whovian theme.
Upon discovering that there was effectively enough lines for each of the 15 Doctors to get their own 2 lines, I did my best to fit that pattern and denoted which tenure it referred to in brackets.

If not by Rudyard Kipling
(Hartnell) If you can keep your head when all about you
Are Daleks surrounding you and Susan;
(Troughton) If you can find when the Cybermen trap you,
You still find a way to ensure you’ve won:
(Pertwee) If you can meet and old friend and a rival,
And stop them from destroying everything,
(Baker) Or defeat the unwanted survival,
Of the leader of an alien ring

(Davison) If you can meet a dark cosmic entity;
And not let them interfere with your aim,
(Baker) If you can face the Valeyard and the Rani
And beat those two troublemakers just the same:
(McCoy) If you can bear to face off against Fenric
And still escape with your companion,
(McGann) Or defeat an old friend and a lunatic
Who tries to bring about oblivion;

(Eccleston) If you can give up on your new appearance
To help save the life of the one you love,
(Tennant) Lose them, and start again with perseverance
⁠And never speak (of) what you’re deprived of:
(Smith) If you can battle Angels, Silence and more
Not forgetting the Great Intelligence,
(Capaldi) If you can agree that you’ll guard a vault door
⁠Knowing the price (of) any negligence

(Whitaker) If you can learn the truth behind your origins,
And still defeat whatever threat comes through,
(Tennant) If not old foes who force out new beginnings,
Can stop you from what you then need to do:
(Gatwa) If you can keep Omega from this planet
After making sure Sutekh’s had his run,
You’ll save the Earth and everyone that's on it,
⁠As—which is more—you're a Timelord, my son!

We Didn't Start The Time War - !!!NEW!!!

And then another Whovian parody

We Didn’t Start The Fire We Didn't Start The Time War not by Billy Joel
TARDIS, Exterminate, UNIT, Regenerate
Unearthly Child, Castrovalva, Sarah Jane, K9
Logopolis, Androzani, Gallifrey, Bok, The Rani
Mondas, Morbius, Jo Grant, Key to Time

Jelly Baby, Romana, Yeti, Barbara
Harry, The Toymaker, and a Sonic Screwdriver
Brigadier, Liz Shaw, Look out there’s a dinosaur
Rassilon, Shada, Weng Chiang, Omega

I didn't start the Time War
But I saw it burning
(To) end it I was yearning
I didn't start the Time War
I didn’t begin it          
Sought a way to win it

Android, Drashig, Sontaran, Polly Wright, Ben Jackson
Space Museum, Enlightenment, Silurian
Sil, Kiv, Peladon, Lady Peinforte, Sabalom
Meglos, Ribos, Eldrad, The Black Guardian

Mondas, the Master heading for disaster
Dragonfire, Professor, Sensorites, Ice Warrior
War Chief, Davros, Gastropod, Telos
Full Circle, Survival, won’t go back to Atrios

I didn't start the Time War
But I saw it burning
(To) end it I was yearning
I didn't start the Time War
I didn’t begin it          
Sought a way to win it

Candyman, Fang Rock, Meddling Monk, Earthshock
Wirrn, Power of Kroll, here’s the Happiness Patrol
Bannermen, Mel and Ace, travelling in time and space
Sergeant John Benton, and here’s Ian Chesterton...

The Valeyard, Dodo, Cybermen, Yo-yo
Aztecs, Victoria, Kandyman, Leela
Pyramids, Turlough, Rutans, Marco Polo
Miniscope, Collector, Ramon Salamander

I didn't start the Time War
But I saw it burning
(To) end it I was yearning
I didn't start the Time War
I didn’t begin it          
Sought a way to win it

Metebelis, Sutekh, must defeat the Daleks
Traken, Adric, it’s the Curse of Fenric
Face the Horns of Nimon, don’t listen to Irongron
Theta Sigma, Hepesh, watch out for the Green Death

Movellan, Azal, Kaled, Image of the Fendahl
Susan Foreman, Nyssa and of course Tegan

I didn't start the Time War
But I saw it burning
(To) end it I was yearning
I didn't start the Time War
I didn’t begin it          
Sought a way to win it

Mindwarp, Zygons, Terror of the Autons
Minyos, Vervoids, Nestene, Scarf, Krynoids
Daemons, Kinda, Jamie Macrimmon and Zoe
Make a choice in Genesis, won’t escape Logopolis

Dominators, Inferno, Count Scarlioni, Skaro
Sea devils, Aggador, Sunmakers, Haemavores
Giant bugs called Zarbi, don’t forget the celery
Mandrel, Eden, Adastra, Kaled, Cheetah, Borusa

I didn't start the Time War
But I saw it burning
(To) end it I was yearning
I didn't start the Time War
I didn’t begin it          
Sought a way to win it
Did not begin it
Wanted to win it win it win it win it
win it win it win it win it ...

I didn't start the Time War
But I saw it burning
(To) end it I was yearning
I didn't start the Time War
I didn’t begin it          
Sought a way to win it

I didn't start the Time War
But I saw it burning
(To) end it I was yearning
I didn't start the Time War
I didn’t begin it          
Sought a way to win it

I didn't start the Time War
But I saw it burning
(To) end it I was yearning
I didn't start the Time War
I didn’t begin it          
Sought a way to win it

Jelly Baby - !!!NEW!!!

Realised I'd fallen massively behind with my blog so time to play catch-up.
Firstly, with the 2 songs I would have posted in May. Starting with...

Be My Baby Jelly Baby not by The Ronettes
I know we’ve just met but I need you to know
Though I have changed my face still everywhere I go
I want you to stay with me
To come and travel with me
But first things first and I really want to know

If you would like
(Jelly, jelly baby) Wanna jelly baby
(You want a jelly baby) Oh won’t you just tell me
(Jelly, jelly baby) Jelly baby yes?
Or-or-or-no

Where we go in the TARDIS, just you and me
You’ll be astounded by all the sights you see
And whoever that we meet
I’ll offer them a new treat
It is my favourite sweet and what’s more it’s free

So would you like
(Jelly, jelly baby) Wanna jelly baby
(You want a jelly baby) Oh won’t you just tell me
(Jelly, jelly baby) Jelly baby yes?
Or-or-or-no

So would you like
(Jelly, jelly baby) Wanna jelly baby
(You want a jelly baby) Oh won’t you just tell me
(Jelly, jelly baby) Jelly baby yes?
Or-or-or-no
 

(Jelly, jelly baby) Wanna jelly baby
(You want a jelly baby) Oh won’t you just tell me
(Jelly, jelly baby) Jelly baby yes?
Or-or-or-no

(Jelly, jelly baby) Wanna jelly baby
(You want a jelly baby) Oh won’t you just tell me
(Jelly, jelly baby) Jelly baby yes?
Or-or-or-no

From The Mind of Merc - Time

Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today(ish) I was thinking about time and how easy it is for it to slip away.

Douglas Adams said "Time is an illusion - lunchtime doubly so." And, although this appears to be nothing more than a throwaway line from one of his Hitchhiker's Guide characters, it's remarkably astute.

When you think about it, time is a ridiculously bizarre concept. Humans have attempted to make some sense of it by dividing into chunks and giving those chunks names like 'Seconds', 'Minutes', 'Hours', 'Days', etc. However, we are the only creatures on earth (that we're aware of) that have done this. (*Surreptitiously looks towards the dolphins*) There is no proof - nor is it potentially possible to prove - that we are correct in this. There is no evidence that time is constant and therefore the sensation of time moving faster and slower could theoretically be correct. 

In fact, it has been proven to be true that time dilation exists due to gravitational forces with atomic clocks at different altitudes being shown to eventually show different times.

Albert Einstein theorised that time is relative to the observer so maybe time is a purely individual experience for everyone.

At the end of the day, time could be said to be nothing more than something we created to make sense of what's around us. 
It could further be pointed out that we humans took the frankly ridiculous idea, not only of portioning out arbitrarily but punishing each other for not abiding by strict limits we set ourselves. As Dave Allen astutely pointed out: 
"You wake to the clock, you go to work to the clock, you clock-in to the clock, you clock out to the clock, you come home to the clock, you eat to the clock, you drink to the clock, you go to bed to the clock, you get up to the clock, you go back to work to the clock... You do that for forty years of your life and you retire — what do they fucking give you? A clock!"

They Did Not Start The War - !!!NEW!!!

I'm amazed satirists still have employment - you'd think the situation in the US is beyond anything any comedy writer could think to come up with. Like Trump's bizarre claim about who's responsible for the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. Can you imagine a press conference about that in... say... Chicago

They Both Reached For The Gun They Did Not Start The War not from Chicago
Announcer: Mr Donald Trump and the press conference sham
Notice his Nazi never shows
Almost
Press: Where's he come from?
Trump: Soviet Ukraine
Press: And his problem?
Trump: War with Russia
Press: Why’s he here now?
Trump: To get our help
And we will grant him one more chance
Vance: If he will dance to Putin’s dance!
Press: When did it start?
Trump: 2022
Press: 3 years ago?
Trump: If you say so
Press: Who’s his rival?
Trump: That’d be Putin
He just wants what he does lack
To get his entire empire back
Journalist: Oh, you dumb slob, I can't believe what you've up to
You really think that we will believe what
you tell us Donny
So who’s Putin?
Trump: Russia’s leader
Press: Why'd you like him?
Trump: He’s a genius
Press: Are you serious?
Trump: Absolutely
He is so smart, he’s so savvy
Vance: And he’ll trounce Zelenskyy’s army
Press: Why d’you want that?
Trump: It’s what’s for the best
Press: Best for who though?
Trump: Best for US
Press: Will you help him?
Trump: If he helps us
Vance: They signed a deal they knew the score
Trump: And yet Ukraine started the war
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes Ukraine
Oh yes Ukraine
Oh yes, Ukraine started
The war, the war, the war, the war
Oh yes, Ukraine started the war
Start the war
Press: Oh no, oh no, oh no Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine (did) not start
The war, the war, the war, the war
Oh no, Ukraine (did) not start the war
Start the war
Trump: Understandable, understandable
No, it's not at all understandable
Reprehensible, Reprehensible
Not a bit comprehensible
It's not defensible!
Press: What’re you doing?
Trump: What I’m told to
Press: Er.. I’m sorry?
Trump: Yeah you heard me
Press: What's your statement?
Trump: What I want is
Zelenskyy to do his bit
And make a new ceasefire a hit
Press: ‘Cause?
Trump: It’s best for him
Press: Why?
Trump: ‘Cause he can’t win
Press: Why?
Trump: We won’t let him
Press: What?
Trump: Not no more
Press: What? Why?
Trump: That's the thought that
Press: Yeah?
Trump: Came upon me
Press: When?
Trump: When Ukraine started the war!
Journalist: Understandable, understandable
No, it's not at all understandable
Reprehensible, Reprehensible
Not a bit comprehensible
It's not defensible!
Press: Oh no, oh no, oh no, Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine (did) not start
Trump: No – that’s not it!
Press: The war, the war, the war, the war
Oh no, Ukraine (did) not start the war
Start the war
Trump: You’re not listening!
Press: Oh no, oh no, oh no, Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine (did) not start (Oh no)
The war, the war, the war, the war
Oh no, Ukraine (did) not start the war
Start the war (Now you've got it!)
Oh no, oh no, oh no, Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine (did) not start
The war, the war, the war, the war
Oh no, Ukraine (did) not start the war
Start the war
Oh no, oh no, oh no, Ukraine
Oh no, Ukraine, oh no, Ukraine (did) no start
The war, the war, the war, the war
The war, the war, the war, the war
The war, the war, the war, the war
The war, the war, the war, the war
Trump: They started the
War
Press: (The war, the war, the war, the war)
(The war, the war, the war, the war)
(The war, the war, the war, the war)
(The war, the war, the war, the war)
(They didn’t start the war!)

I'm A Timelord - !!!NEW!!!

So I've been very busy meeting a certain 4th Doctor(!) so naturally another Whovian themed parody was required.

I'm Like A Bird I'm A Timelord not by Nelly Furtado
I’ve saved the earth so many times
And yet I never stayed
If I am asked I will decline
My welcome won’t be outstayed 

But I will always help
And I will always care

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But all that you need to know is

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But all that you need to know is

I’ll do my best to fight your fears (ah)
Defeat those who bring you tears, tears
But my time with you is soon gone
‘Cause my life continues/journey carries on

But I will always help
And I will always care

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But what it is all that you need to know is

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But all that you need to know is

It's not that I don’t want to stick ‘round, it's just that every time I’ve found
A human I fall in love with (oh, oh)
Each and every single time, I know I will have to eventually try
To say goodbye, yeah, yeah

But I will always help
And I will always care

And if you’re scared
Know we will get through
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But what it is all that you need to know is

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But what it is all that you need to know is

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But what it is all that you need to know is

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But what it is all that you need to know is

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But what it is all that you need to know is

I’m a Timelord, I upped and ran away
I still know where my home is (home is)
And I know what alone is
But what it is all that you need to know is

I’m a Timelord