Bernie Is Our King - !!!NEW!!!

Turning a transphobe's writings to good use - supporting the efforts of the should-have-been-President Bernie Sanders.

Weasley Bernie Is Our King not by J K Rowling
Bernie is our King, 
Bernie is our King, 
He won’t let the racists win. 
Bernie is our King.  

Bernie knows what’s occurring, 
He sees through Trump’s crazy spin, 
That's why sane people all sing, 
Bernie is our King!

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!)