Matt Ralston's Blog

Appointed likely lesbian and anti gay rights Republican Senator Martha McSally of Arizona has introduced a bill called the TRIP Act, which would give Americans a $4,000 tax credit if they take a vacation at least fifty miles from their homes within the United States. This would apply to travel costs, lodging, and entertainment – ...

When your day is long And the night The night is yours alone When you’re sure you’ve had enough Of this life Well hang on Don’t let yourself go ‘Cause everybody cries And everybody hurts sometimes These are the words of the immutably empathetic Michael Stipe. The song Everybody Hurts was written as a plea to ...

Over/Under will he be fifteen years of age? I’m taking action on any bets. Elon Musk, the buffoonish self styled Bruce Wayne/Tony Stark ripoff, who masquerades as a genius, named his son X Æ A-Xii. So interesting. Bro, you are so fucking interesting. He did this along with his girlfriend Grimes, who desperately wants to ...

I think it’s time to say what we’ve all been thinking – the UFC is becoming an organization full of fighters who are coddled, soft, and, honestly, not very tough. Pussies, really. The regimented nature of the competition has outlawed all of the most effective fighting moves, simply because the athletes can’t handle the punishment. ...

It’s difficult to believe in a conspiracy theory these days without feeling like you’re dignifying Trump’s rhetorical tactic in which any well documented fact that doesn’t support his conspiratorial narratives is “fake news.” In reality, if a mainstream media outlet, or per his routine accusations nearly all of them except Fox News, purposefully created fake ...

Mike Pence does not deserve respect from anyone. First of all, his milktoast bullshit name is Mike Pence, which means penny, and he is twelve years older than Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway. Realize that Mike Pence could have claimed that nickname and been calling himself Mike “Penny” Pence this entire time, except for the fact that ...

Large scale demonstrations against the COVID-19 lockdown measures have popped up recently in North Carolina, Missouri, and Alabama. I am conflicted on this. Like many, I am concerned that these restrictions could be abused and lead to the permanent restriction of civil liberties, including to delegitimize the upcoming elections. On the other hand, I recognize ...

I haven’t heard a single peep from the MAGA hat sporting, oxygen tank toting, Carl’s Jr breakfast sandwich addicted, diabetic, Paul Mall smoking, intellectually bankrupt, anti-socialism crowd complaining about a massive COVID-19 stimulus package that would give them all twelve hundred dollars. It seems just a month ago they were attending rallies where their orange ...