by Travis Mateer

I’m tired of waiting for the people being targeted in this information war to realize THIS IS A FUCKING WAR.

Gomer knows this and acts accordingly. As does Jim Strauss. As do all the communication cogs who get paid to cover the asses of elected officials who use public/private partnerships to cover THEIR asses.

So WGM and Blue Line Development are salivating over Larchmont golf course? Good, let ’em have it. Maybe we can finally learn more about why Blue Line’s head honcho is so clandestine about his relationship to the Transitional Safe Outdoor Space.

Meanwhile, MCPS is setting the BULLSHIT metrics to lift the ridiculous mask mandate. I say ridiculous because the WHOLE THING is a fucking joke. Or maybe the Health Department just forgot to call me after my kid tested positive on September 1st and the Sara Alert system kept texted me until I told it to stop.

And elections. If you think they’re secure, it’s because you’re too scared to accept the evidence that shows otherwise.

I’m done pretending this information war isn’t what it so obviously is, to me. That’s my promise.

And here’s my song. For Gomer. And his deck towel.

Gomer Kidston traded
a deck towel for some ink
better not to fire if you
can tell 'em what to think

once the Gomer spoke
for Democratic cogs
lurking beneath the surface
like a water-sodden log

now he colors landscapes 
promoted at his site
helping Mayor Engen 
make it through the night 

can't learn this skill in J-School
approximating pens
while LARPing as reporter
for King Papa in depends 

stop the shitting, Gomer
the septic tanks are full
no one reads your bloodless words 
not knowing they are bull 

if you seek reflection 
for the harm you've done 
you'd admit you lost your shit 
and shut down Vets, who stung 

the suits you have deployed with
in this mountain town
condo-shitting and A-sym hitting
those who cross the crown

do it on your Twitter
if you have the guts
or stay up on the shitter
protecting Johnny's nuts