J Max Johnson

@poetrex.bsky.social

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Poet, songwriter. Curmudgeon about AI, navies, arms control. Barista at the GOMTO-accredited Memetic Operations Centre of Excellence in Newfoundland & Labrador. Canadian, nonbinary he/him except on full moons when I become a werewife.

Car Salesman slaps roof of Taiwan saying "this bad boy can canalize so many mobility corridors" to pensive PLA General

OK hear me out... Wallace Shawn in The Princess Bride (1987), wearing a richly embroidered tunic and tights, reclining against a rock on a grassy hill. He could be a good Bond! It's not inconceivable!

a map consisting of short descriptions of dream places situated among lakes, a forest, & a city

van Mierevelt's 1631 portrait of Hugo Grotius superimposed with Marlon Brando as the Godfather lamenting how they massacred his boy, Mare Liberum, shown below, deceased and partly covered by a blanket.

A smiling Xzibit says YO TSAR I HEARD YOU LIKE BAD BOYARS, SO WE PUT EPISTEMIC FEEDBACK IN YOUR EPISTEMIC CLOSURE SO YOU CAN REMAIN UNACCOUNTABLE WHILE FAILING TO ACCOUNT FOR ANYTHING

Lindsay asks Tobias from Arrested Development WELL, DID FORCING NARROW STRAITS TO LAND TROOPS IN CONSTRAINED POSITIONS AT THE MERCY OF ENEMY INTERIOR LINES WORK OUT FOR THOSE PEOPLE? To which Tobias, dressed as CENTCOM Commander, replies NO, IT NEVER DOES. I MEAN, WINSTON CHURCHILL & JACKIE FISHER SOMEHOW DELUDED THEMSELVES INTO THINKING IT MIGHT, BUT...
IT MIGHT WORK FOR US

A scene from The Simpsons episode 12, season 5, 'Bart Gets Famous'. "SAY THE LINE, SAL" implore classmates as, below, Sal Mercogliano says Bab-el-Mandeb, followed by the whole classroom saying CHEERS!

On the right, full colour Mr. Incredible looks serenely confident of weathering OIL SHOCK, while to his left, traumatized monochrome Mr. Incredible looks a little concerned about NITRATE FERTILIZER SHORTAGE

USDP Elbridge Colby is superimposed on the second panel of the viral Jake Clark cartoon superhero dabbing his sweaty forehead with a handkerchief. The two red buttons are not shown.

4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group flag superimposed on Bugs Bunny saying "Our nuclear weapons"

50s-era Maoist poster from https://chineseposters.net/posters/e15-302 "Create our eternal happiness!" by Chen Xinghua but it's U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging Americans to "Explore Opportunities in the MINING INDUSTRY"

Tintin meme but instead of Captain Haddock it's Vladimir Lenin saying, "What a decade, huh?" to which Leon Trotsky replies, "Lenin, it's Wednesday," in reference to a quote frequently misattributed to the Bolshevik leader: there are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where Tintin memes happen.

A still image from Khing Hnin Wai's viral aerobics video inadvertently recording police and military vehicles during Myanmar's February 2021 coup. United States Senator Cory Booker is superimposed, saying GO OUT AND CAUSE SOME GOOD TROUBLE / TO REDEEM THE SOUL OF OUR NATION

A scene from The Prisoner: Number Six says something reassuring to Nadia, who appears unconvinced as marble busts on statuary pillars rotate to look at her with glowing eyes.

A scene from episode 6 of The Prisoner. Peter Howell as 'the professor' stands before a computer console that is catching fire. There is a cartoon speech bubble above his head.

Patrick McGoohan in The Prisoner holding a cordless phone with a speech bubble above his head

Child Texting meme but it's Cyber Awareness Tina asking "IS YOUR CHILD ACCIDENTALLY TEXTING ME ITS WAR PLANS?" while Cyber Awareness Jeff Sarim Akhtar looks very disappointed in Michael Waltz sending a fist, US flag, and flame emojis to the group chat.

JD Vance but his eyes and mouth are replaced with those of American televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker

A Maoist propaganda poster featuring RFK Jr holding a pen and a MAGA hat. Text reads 'LET A HUNDRED PATHOGENS BLOOM / LICK DOORKNOBS'

A Maoist propaganda poster showing Lenin and Stalin flanked by Elon Musk, Russel Vought, and Donald Trump. Text reads 'SHORT LIVE VINCIBLE MUSKIST-VOUGHTIST DONALD TRUMP THOUGHT'

A 1939 British WW2 propaganda poster edited to read KEEP CALM AND REARM.

Francisco Goya's 'Saturn Devouring His Son' but it's Marshall McLuhan chewing on Jean Baudrillard, who is casually smoking a cigarette.

Terminator anime meme: Brock-1000 & the Tecumsehnator search for a terrified William Hull hiding under a desk labeled 'Fort Detroit, 16 August 1812'

A scene from Rick & Morty: Rick has been replaced with Benedict Arnold, who points to a portal bearing a fleur-de-lis, saying, "Let's go, in and out, 2 month adventure." In the second panel, Rick & Morty sit crying while Canadian militiamen & British soldiers repulse the American assault at Sault-au-Matelot.

Girlsplaining Meme replaced with Saint Anthony shouting into the ear of a bemused fish at a concert: "See, God will reward the simple faith of fishes for answering His call to feed the multitude, unlike JD Vanz von Papen & the heretic idolaters googling 'ordo amoris' instead of heeding the Gospel because they can't tell neighborly love from the hole in their heart"

Manny Jacinto's character Jason Mendoza from The Good Place leans against a poster of 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, saying, "Oh, Milley we're really in it now."

A 19th century advertisement illustration featuring a uniformed Ulysses S. Grant holding a cigar. Copy reads: "Tired of your domineering abolitionist dad? Hungry for devotion, but too shy to attend parties? Know an Army friend with younger sisters? TRY VISITING A PLANTATION WITH 13 to 30 SLAVES! 13 to 30 Slaves: An Easy Source of Wealth for your Father-in-Law! YOU WILL SURELY NOT REGRET MARRYING INTO A FAMILY OWNING 13 to 30 SLAVES"

Girlsplaining Meme replaced with Saint Anthony shouting into the ear of a bemused fish at a concert: "See, God will reward the simple faith of fishes for answering His call to feed the multitude, unlike JD Vanz von Papen & the heretic idolaters googling 'ordo amoris' instead of heeding the Gospel because they can't tell neighborly love from the hole in their heart"

Tintin meme where Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard takes the place of Captain Haddock saying, "What a week, huh?" to which Gul Madred replies, "Captain, it's Stardate 46360.8"

A cartoon penguin is answering the phone: "nine one one what is your emergency" is followed by "what do you mean Elon Musk is hacking OPM, GSA & Treasury IT systems to impound funds & steal secrets?" and "that's illegal oligarchs can't coup the government".

A scene from Star Trek: TNG. Commander Riker walks briskly though a corridor while, in the foreground, GTA: San Adreas' protagonist Carl Johnson is captioned saying "Ah shit, here we go again."

Mad Men elevator meme: young man wearing hat labelled 'rebel armies' potential countermoves' says "I feel bad for you," to which Ulysses S. Grant replies, "I don't think about you at all."

The car meme from Mean Girls: Benjamin Butler sits in the passenger seat, while driver Thaddeus Stevens says "GET IN LOSER WE'RE IMPEACHING ANDREW JOHNSON." Benjamin Wade sits in back, smiling.