“Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.“

— Edward Abbey

Those of you who have neither been to Washington DC or worked in the South Bronx in the 1970’s, a State Psychiatric hospital or the Justice system in New York can be excused for realizing how bizarre the zeitgeist is right now. I’ve worked in all of them and what’s going on now is just stupid shit. Penny-ante fantasies created by schmucks who watched too many movies starring Bugs Bunny, co-starring Clarabell the clown. We were the Vietnam generation and none of my friends came back — with or without bone spurs.

Let’s face it, being kind to those in need has not exactly worked out. That’s the problem with liberalism. There’s a guy downstairs in my building, for example, sleeping on the steps where a Ukrainian Liquor store used to be and he sits there with a blanket over his head. He could be undercover ICE, for all I know. But, he’s not paying rent and I am — but being evicted because I’m a Christian and know that my landlord is running a criminal enterprise. He gave up sex-trafficking because his shill died and since he and his family stole the building, litigation against tenants is now his favorite pastime. The Real Estate Board and Trinity Real Estate have a poster of these criminals on their walls, for adulation.

But, that’s not my point. The point is, most of Washington has always been a shithole except for where the monuments and the money is. But does that qualify for sending blacked-out vans full of guys (Politico.com) who just did a casting call for Khandahar, picking up people, not answering questions, and taking them away to be interrogated by Stephen Miller or Witkoff, his downtown developer friend? Come on guys, bring Jared or Ivanka back — how about some style? Everybody downtown wears black — how about pink? Stephen Miller, Hegseth, Witkoff in pink? Now that scares me!

If you’re going to terrify everyone, even the Beastie Bois, just lay it out, man! Everybody, go home, watch Fox News, and shut the fuck up! None of this slow, creeping horseshit. You run everything, there’s only one political party — as it should be — and fuck the Democrats. They’re all useless anyway! They’re still telling each other that “All Politics is Local” bullshit while “All theft is local” is better — as special interests like the BIDS are stealing the sidewalks under their feet and the Community Board is sitting around calling each other “Honorable” and fucking the residents who don’t donate to useless politicians!

If you’re going to arrest them all, use the vacant tents for the immigrants that were sent up by Abbott and DeSantis still out in Floyd Bennet Field where they took out Sonny in the Godfather. And, guys, remember, Pacino wore great suits. Castellano got hit because Gotti knew how to dress right. Tell the Boss to start seeing the tailor on Baxter.

So, before you take over Manhattan, like Washington, clean up your act. The Bois downtown are used to this. If you send unmarked vans, blacked out windows, commandos dressed in black with Uzi’s, Sig Sauers, Tech 9’s and Glock 17’s — with masks and black burkas on — make sure you don’t say anything. They might think you’re dressed for a party in SoHo and sound like they’re a bunch of rubes from Toledo looking to impress. In fact, if you want them to get respect, tell them to shoot first, knife the immigrants, and bow to the Chinese on Canal Street if they want any decent food. The canolis aren’t as good as they used to be — you have to go to La Mela’s on Mulberry. And send guys from Brooklyn, they’ll get respect.

Stay Tuned.