9 Tax Prep Tips That Will Drive Your Seasonal Depression Into a Place Beyond Repair

Posted on by Violet Meeker

This year’s tax season is tapping you on the shoulder whilst you live through not just December, but also the detrimental impacts of global warming AND world war three. The devil calls that a triple threat! Since it looks like that depression is going to stick around anyway, you might as well fork over all your spending money to the government so they can keep working on their little projects. That being said, let’s rip off the band-aid and go over a few tax prep tips that will drive your seasonal depression into a place beyond repair: 

  1. Make sure to submit both your federal and state W-4 so that you can continue to be squeezed dry on every paycheck until you retire. Oh, wait, silly! Social Security is going to run out by 2032, so go ahead and prepare to work for the rest of your life.
  1. If you need to fill out a W-9, just remember that you’ll never benefit from taxes while under a fascist state. It’s simply not possible!
  2. Organize your receipts so you can see all the mistakes you made this year. Maybe even reflect on if that super sick chrome air fryer was worth it. You could always try hunting down everyone you bummed a smoke to in 2025 and see if they’ll write you receipts.
  3. Make a spending tracker for the following year — Or don’t! Your money isn’t really yours anyway. The government has been tracking you since you were born and they’re watching you spiral as we speak!
  4. To get a tax extension, contact the IRS at least 23-70 years before filing so that they can be ready by next tax season. Or maybe the one after that. Or the one after that one.
  5. Keep track of your loans. Doing so can help remind you that you entered this world free and you will die owing the government. Just as God intended.
  6. Research where your taxes are going — Not only will it piss you off, it’ll also make you sad! You’re killing kids in other countries, and you have no say in the matter. Yay futility and hopelessness! 
  7. Double-check your Social Security number. Around 1 billion people were victims of data breaches in 2025 alone. If you’re lucky, you could have a credit card you don’t even know about!
  8. Do your taxes early. If you’re already a cog in the machine, you may as well offer up your shekels in a timely manner.

Follow these tips, and you’ll be settled up with Uncle Sam in no time, no matter how deep into the sunken place you’ve fallen! And if you’re having thoughts of self-harm, remember, that’s never the answer. If you’re not around next year, whose going to pay your taxes?!

Five Underrated Death Metal Albums You Might as Well Discuss in This Job Interview Since They’re Clearly Not Going To Hire You

Posted on by Steve Packosky

Oh shit, this interview is not going well. As soon as this guy used the phrase “income statement”, you knew your decision to embellish your resume was coming back to bite you in the ass. In your defense, though, having watched the first season of “Industry” is kind of the same as having an economics degree from Northwestern, so you basically didn’t lie at all. Whatever. He’s clearly not going to make you an offer, so why not talk about these five underrated old-school death metal albums?

  1. Deteriorate – Rotting in Hell (1993)

These Philly maniacs deliver one hell of a gem filled with sick-ass Deicide worship, but your interviewer (what was his name? Oh yeah, Nathan) doesn’t seem like he’s heard it. Furthermore, he doesn’t seem the slightest bit interested. Even a little aggravated. Whoops.

  1. Necrosanct – Incarnate (1992)

What was this job title called, anyway? Financial Systems Analyst? That sounds right. What does that even mean? It probably has nothing to do with Necrosanct, which fucking sucks because this album sounds a lot like Bolt Thrower’s “Realm of Chaos”. Nathan is furrowing his brow as you’re talking about this. Better throw in an impressive-sounding finance word. Try “currency”. That’ll do it. You might get this job after all.

  1. Blackthorn – The Rotten Ways of Human Misery (1993)

This album should be much more well-known than it is. It’s like Mexico’s answer to Obituary. Nathan looks like he plays golf and listens to 3 Doors Down, though, so you might as well not even mention that. Actually, fuck it. Go ahead. Who even cares at this point?

  1. Mordicus – Dances From Left (1993)

Ugh, he just flat-out said he’s not going to hire you. Not only that, they’re going to stop working with the recruiter who set up this interview. Still, no real harm in mentioning that this Finnish LP sounds just like an early Entombed or Dismember album. Nathan might dig the cover, at least. Maybe he’s into freaky shit.

  1. Ceremony – Tyranny From Above (1993)

OK, he just called security on you. You might’ve been able to say that death metal’s strange but stellar quality is an allegory for you in this job consideration. Damnit, you really should’ve led with that. Oh well. Maybe save it for the interview you have next week for that aerospace engineering position.

MAGA Releases Anti-Woke Mad Libs With All Pronouns Replaced by Racial Slurs

Posted on by Jennifer Donovan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Local MAGA Republican Richard Goiter released a new conservative version of Mad Libs where all pronouns have been replaced by racial slurs, confirmed eye-rolling sources. 

“This is all an effort to own the Mad Libs,” an impassioned Goiter explained. “Every year another racial slur is lost to political correctness and I hate to see our language and our culture being erased. I want future generations to not only know these slurs, but know who to use them against. We are talking about words that came over on the Mayflower. Words that have been used throughout history by great American patriots from Christopher Columbus to Hulk Hogan. Do you know what happens after I inhale three cans of computer duster and scratch a big beautiful slur onto a bathroom stall? The next day, poof. It’s gone. Someone will paint over it. What happened to free speech?”

Insurrectionist Eric Graham was first in line to purchase seven copies of the game. 

“Hell yeah! Trump forever! I can’t wait to see those Mad Libs cry over this one! They want us to use pronouns? There’s no way we will ever do that. I won’t, she won’t, he won’t,” a riled up Graham stated. “What makes this game so fun is that it isn’t WOKE at all. It’s not for crybabies that are sensitive about everything. Fathers passing down racial slurs to their sons is a right of passage. We aren’t gonna let the liberal elite prevent hardworking Americans like me from doing that. That’s why I want to give a copy to my son Ryfle, but some liberal judge said I’m not allowed to have contact with him just because I punched his mom repeatedly in the head when she said Trump was a pedo.”

Local English teacher Meredith York took issue with the changes made by Goiter to what she felt was already a fun, educational game. 

“It’s just absurd to think pronouns are somehow ‘woke.’ Pronouns are essential parts of speech just like adjectives and verbs. I consider myself a moderate and as long as a state-appointed genitalia checker has confirmed that the pronouns match the goods, we should be free to use them. As for the racial slurs, I think it’s a bit crass to put them in a game like that. When I was young we said these words quietly and later denied it. That’s what we need to get back to, expressing our racism with plausible deniability.”

At the time of print, Goiter decided to donate his profits to Christians Against Literacy, an organization that strives to bring children back to church by limiting their education and closing all doors that don’t lead them to Jesus.

Prodigy Punk Toddler Can Already Count to 1, 2, 1 2 3 4

Posted on by Anna Walsh

SEATTLE — Local toddler Piper Huga brought pre-k class to a halt this week after counting to 2 then 4 with a very specific rhythm, sources regularly reported by the school for vagrancy confirmed.

“We’re shocked that Piper knew not only the numbers 1 through 4, but the rhythm in which to say them. We play a bunch of Bad Religion because we thought the big words would do a lot of the heavy lifting for us, so imagine our surprise when Ramones-style numbers came out of her mouth,” parent Cory Huga gushed while pouring apple juice into an empty beer can for his daughter’s afternoon snack. “We thought we’d have to homeschool due to the government’s full propagandization of the public education system, but at this point she knows more than we could ever teach. We’re just going to have to let her join a band and see where this crazy world takes her.” 

Mike Socci, school music teacher and bassist in local metal band Pentagrandma’s Ashes, downplayed the excitement around the toddler’s new vocalization.

“She has a long way to go to earn the type of cred I’ve built in the scene. Sure, I still can’t join right on the 4, and sometimes our drummer only counts to 3, but we’ve paid our dues. Everyone is praising natural born talent over the hard work of practicing a few hours a month and having really loud amps,” Socci complained through puffs of a Juicy Fruit-flavored vape while supervising recess. “I’m sure she thinks being young will give her an edge, but I still have to grease some palms to get into most of the venues around here, so it’s safe to assume they’re all ages 50 and up.” 

Fellow classmate Hunter Green seemed confused when asked about the prodigy. 

“She’s always yelling out these numbers even when we’re supposed to be quiet coyotes. She scares me more than Mayor Humdinger from PawPatrol,” Green explained through babbles. “And she only wears black, so we had to learn a whole new color that isn’t even on the rainbow. I’m just glad I can’t read whatever the patches on her leather jacket say.”

At the time of publication, the four-year-old prodigy was seen bashing through a wall of toy blocks screaming, “It’s time to kick out the jams!”

Ten Easiest Conservative Actors To Boycott Because They’re Already Out of Work

Posted on by Ben Friedman

Let’s be real, separating ‘art from artist’ is a mental cop out where you can ignore all the shitty things your favorite entertainers have said and done in exchange for not feeling guilty about consuming their work. But disowning your favorite movies and shows is easier said than done, even if one of the principal actors came out as a raging bigot or believed the people who stormed the Capitol on January 6th are heroes.

But if you need to feel less guilty about rewatching ‘Home Improvement’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’, we’ve compiled a list of the ten conservative actors you can easily boycott because they’re already terminally unemployed.

Rob Schneider

Once upon a time, he was effortlessly stealing scenes in our favorite Adam Sandler movies (and Surf Ninjas). Nowadays he’s… wait, what is he up to again? We stopped paying attention after he fully capitulated to Trump and made his entire stand-up act about “woke”. For his sake, those Deuce Bigelow residuals better still be trickling in.

Kevin Sorbo

Gun to your head, name one thing Kevin Sorbo’s done after “Hercules” that wasn’t “God’s Not Dead”. Whoops, now you’re dead! Unless you consider bitching about nobody hiring you because of views which amount to Christian nationalism as a job, it doesn’t look like his IMBD page is going to get any bigger.

Jon Voight

Angelina Jolie was ahead of the curve going no contact with her father. Despite Trump naming him part of a special envoy to Hollywood alongside the wildly more successful (but still douchey) Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson, the only thing he’s starred in recently was Francis Ford Coppola’s stunning trainwreck “Megalopolis”, which we’re pretty sure is more embarrassing than any of his actual political views.

Dean Cain

It’s easy to dunk on the one-off Superman, which is why he’s included on this list! Last time we saw old Deano, he was struggling through an ICE training obstacle course in what we assume was some kind of humiliation ritual. Perhaps if more low-budget, Christian nationalist funded films roll out in the next few years, he can star in and be ignored in at least two of them.

Kirk Cameron

What do you think is worse: being a former teen star watching the internet dunk on you for being an embarrassing culture warrior wannabe, or watching your former teen star sister spew the same alt-right bullshit but still land a 200-picture deal with Hallmark Channel? Kirk always had the smug sense of superiority about him, but unlike Hollywood A-listers, he never had the talent to back it up. Maybe he can make another movie about himself saving another Holiday, like Flag Day.

Scott Baio

Scott Baio’s downfall was predestined from the start when he had to play second banana to Henry Winkler and Ron Howard at the same time. The last role he played was “Trump Supporter” in “The Most Famous Person the Trump Campaign Could Get to Show Up at a Rally”. That alone is worth six of seven shark jumps.

Randy Quaid

Yes, the very star of “Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure”, but also the star of “Kingpin”, which is hands down one of the best comedies of all time, making this a painful addition to the list. But such is life when you’re the ugly Quaid brother whose movies go straight to DVD. We don’t make the rules.

Rosanne Barr

How badly do you have to fuck up to get killed off your own show that’s also named after you? Rosanne has never been a stranger to controversy, but she could’ve avoided making the list if she were actually funny. Making the same pronoun jokes might do well on the MAGA circuit, but those folks have very limited attention spans.

Victoria Jackson

Okay, what the hell was in the water at 30 Rock during SNL’s early 90’s run? Unlike many of her co-stars who went on to movie stardom, we don’t recognize a single movie she’s been in from the last 20 years and likely won’t for the next 20, unless Weird Al decides to make a sequel to “UHF”. Alas, we’ll always have her impersonation of Sally Struthers.

Zachary Levi

We have to hand it to Zach; rarely has there ever been an actor who torpedoed their own career as fantastically as he. He made a big stink about getting cancelled over his support for Trump, but maybe someone can explain to him that people are allowed to vote with their wallets, which is why no one was clamoring to see “Harold and the Purple Crayon”.

Study Shows 85% of Americans Would Drink Kerosene if the Word ‘Prebiotic’ Was on the Label

Posted on by Steve Packosky

STANFORD, Calif. — A psychological study at Stanford University found that 85% of participants would willingly drink kerosene if the word “prebiotic” was included on the label, sources report.

“These findings were both alarming and disconcerting,” head researcher Kayleigh Brumfeldt said. “Of the 20 individuals we tested, 17 willingly drank from kerosene bottles, that were thankfully filled with water, after we added a label claiming the product contained prebiotics. It should also be noted that we believe the other three only refrained from consuming the contents because they were illiterate. We were already aware that Americans don’t demonstrate the capacity to think when it comes to what they put in their bodies, but we did not know the extent to which they’re willing to defile themselves because of a label that contains a word they don’t know the definition of.”

Participant Ben Reifert reflected on his experience with the study.

“I’m pretty sure kerosene is something I shouldn’t drink,” Reifert admitted. “But aren’t prebiotics really good for you? Or is that probiotics? Or are both of them beneficial? Do I need to consume just one of them or both of them to be healthy? All I know is that I started drinking five cans of Poppi a day because they have prebiotics, but I don’t know if I should be doing more than that. I eat a lot of Takis. Do those have prebiotics in them? Maybe only the blue ones do, because I’m pretty sure blue is healthy for you. I should go back in there and drink some more of that kerosene just to be on the safe side.”

Nutritionist Farzana Mukherjee was not surprised by the study’s findings.

“American consumers have to be the most ill-informed people on the planet,” Mukherjee sighed. “In lieu of education, we’ve resorted to just assuming food products are healthy because the companies themselves proclaim them as such. How else would you explain the entire nation thinking Subway is healthy just because some pedophile claimed to have lost weight from eating their food? Or people believing that consuming Gatorade’s processed sugar water is somehow a necessary part of exercise? I’m seriously considering a career change, because it’s not like people are listening to my advice anyway.”

At press time, the same research team found that 90% of Americans would eat cat litter if the word “protein” was written on the label.

Guy Looking For Lost Keys Kind of Killing Orgy’s Vibe

Posted on by Patrick Crooks

SEDONA, Ariz. — Attendees of an orgy reported that the evening’s highly charged sexual atmosphere was being ruined by a participant looking for the keys he lost during the course of the fuck-a-thon, confirmed previously horned up sources.

“I was in a bukkake session when out of nowhere this guy with his phone’s flashlight appeared and asked if anybody had seen his keys,” reported one of the guests, who requested anonymity. “We all stopped while he looked around, but once we got going again the mood had completely shifted. The last thing I wanted to see were the doughy bodies and withered, mostly flaccid cocks that had been in my mouth just moments ago. To his credit, he was apologetic, and Lord knows I’d be freaking out too if I lost my keys, but there’s an etiquette involved at these parties  and this was in clear violation.”

The participant in question confirmed the version of events, but indicated that his hands were tied given the circumstances.

“I get that I was being a ‘boner-killer’ as one of my neighbors put it, but I couldn’t just leave without my keys,” the defensive guest stated. “My car, house, and office keys were on that ring, so how was I even going to get home and to work without them? It’s not as if I was tapping some couple mid-69 on the shoulder and asking if they had seen them! I was trying my best to be as non-intrusive as possible, but judging from the looks I was getting I guess I failed. Still, I don’t think it’s fair to say I ruined the whole orgy as that one woman kept screaming at me. I was only looking for a few minutes at most.”

Experts noted the risks involved with group sex, including drug use and exposure to STIs, but indicated that with careful planning, losing items is something that is easily avoidable.

“When attending an orgy, it’s crucial for the attendees to keep track of personal belongings in order to lose themselves in the depraved debauchery,” indicated columnist Dan Savage. “Even if one loses something like an article of clothing or, in this case keys, the polite thing to do is wait until the event is over and then look. If nothing else, he should’ve just tossed his keys in the bowl like most guests do.”

At press time, the man looking for his keys had given up and was spotted waiting in line to run a train on another guest.

Stephen Miller Admits He’s Just Building Aryan Nation Cred for His Inevitable Imprisonment

Posted on by Charles Bill

WASHINGTON — Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller admitted that he’s just building Aryan Nation credibility for his inevitable imprisonment, confirmed sources.

“When I started losing my hair the first time Elon Musk fucked my wife ten years ago or so, I realized that I was a perfect Aryan specimen,” expressed Miller as he rubbed baby oil on his perfectly shiny dome. “Since that day, I’ve dedicated my life to building credibility with the Aryan Brotherhood for if, sorry when, I go to prison for my heinous crimes. The racism, the dog whistles, the Christo-Fascism is all in hopes of getting protection by taller, balder, stronger white men than me. If they don’t have my back, the Latin Kings are going to shank me in the shower ‘cause I have it coming. Maybe I can trade Steve Bannon for a few ramen packets.”

Although Miller was confident in his assessment of esteem among the Aryans, the neo-Nazis themselves were not so sure.

“We don’t want that pencil-necked geek,” explained Aryan Nation captain Vern Schillinger. “We want strong, Aryan soldiers. Not some nerd who can read. He doesn’t even have a swastika tattooed on his forehead, even though he would definitely get away with it if he did. Don’t get me wrong, I’m appreciative of all of the racial hatred he’s spread across America. That’s all great. But we have standards. Plus, there’s just something about his face, he looks like such a fucking loser. Like someone just farted next to him, at all times. I don’t know. Maybe when he says the Fourteen Words on television we will claim him, but until then, I don’t think so.”

Prison experts are already theorizing about how Miller will fare in prison.

“Well everyone is going to beat the shit out of him, that’s for sure,” said penology and gang expert Dr. Wanda Goode. “I think MS-13 is going to get the first crack at him. They’re pretty mad that he calls every immigrant part of MS-13, it’s really watering down their brand. Next, I’d say the Black Guerilla Family will probably snap his twig legs and kick him in the stomach. Finally, the Aryans might finally Google him and realize that he’s Jewish, then they’ll really let him have it.”

At press time, Miller was watching “Let’s Go To Prison” on repeat before switching to the Rob Schneider classic “Big Stan.”

New Ayatollah From Chicago

Posted on by Shane Pauker

TEHRAN — Following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination in Operation Epic Fury, the Islamic Republic of Iran has appointed its first American-born Ayatollah.

“I, like my predecessors, intend to uphold traditions of Bears hegemony and dyeing the Caspian Sea green for Eid,” Ayatollah Bob Hosseini told his country in a press conference. “Only through the support of the hardworking operatives who installed me can this modern age of Islam, like the sauce in a properly-made pizza, end up on top. May my reign long be remembered as an era of peace and harmony with American oil interests!”

Iranian officials have long anticipated the potential political benefits of an American Ayatollah.

“We searched all over the country for a leader who might soften America’s drone strikes, or at least somebody who might let us start to build nuclear plants again,” explained Iranian leadership councilor Alireza Arafi. “It was a star search for who might finally garner American sympathies. We determined that anybody from New Jersey would fail to improve American opinions. We vetted mosques in Pennsylvania and, unfortunately, found that it was always Sunni in Philadelphia. So, sure, after the recent pope appointment, a midwestern leader seemed gauche, but the CIA has assured us that Ayatollah Bob really was the best choice.” 

Islamic scholars have expressed mixed opinions on Hosseini’s appointment.

“There’s nothing in the Quran, I guess, that says a Chicagoan can’t be Ayatollah,” UCLA Islamic studies professor Alam Sayeed theorized. “Technically speaking, his use of all-beef franks means it’s only a social abomination — not a religious one — that he’s been putting celery salt and a full salad on top of hot dogs. It is of some concern, though, that Bob’s beard appears to be pinned on and his spray tan keeps melting off.”

The new Ayatollah was last seen celebrating his appointment with a shot of non-alcoholic malört.

World War II Veteran Still Suffering From Hitler Derangement Syndrome

Posted on by Trevor Graham

CHICAGO — A veteran who fought in World War II still continues to have “Hitler Derangement Syndrome” to this day, even at the age of 99, sources who keep meaning to check out “Band of Brothers” confirmed.

“I don’t really understand it. As I recall, I fought in the war to protect my country and to help defeat the Nazis, but now I’m being told that I just have something called ‘Hitler Derangement Syndrome,’” said Major Tom Wilkinson. “It was such a long time ago. I guess I just don’t remember what we were even fighting for. Maybe something about invading Greenland or tariffs? I gave up my youth and my innocence for the war, and a lot of my friends gave the ultimate sacrifice to their country to stop fascism. Seeing how things are now in the world, I guess we shouldn’t have even bothered.”

Some of Wilkinson’s family members think that he was just too easily susceptible to outside influences, convincing him that everything Hitler did was wrong.

“My grandfather was only 18 when he went to fight, and his young mind was just ripe for the liberal media of the 1940s,” said Travis Wilkinson while preparing to record his political podcast. “Just another classic case of the left’s agenda to indoctrinate young men into believing there is something wrong with a strong alpha leader who just wants to make his country great. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think everything Hitler did was great. Like, he was a vegetarian and painted those fruity paintings. But that doesn’t make him crazy.”

Fox News contributor Jesse Watters wonders if WWII vets like Wilkinson even really deserve the praise that society gives them.

“I mean, look, do I respect the military? Sure. Do I thank them for their service? Obviously, if I’m on camera or in public. But are these old WWII vets really the ‘greatest generation’? If they’re so ‘great’ then how could they have been so easily duped by the lamestream media,” said Watters while sitting in the makeup chair. “Let’s not forget also that FDR was president at the time and was filling the heads of impressionable young men with ideas like social security and ‘providing for the commonwealth.’ All so he could try to get the country out of the great depression. Hey Franklin, it’s a free market, just let it do its thing!”

At press time, Wilkinson was informed by his grandson that he was actually a socialist for living off of his veteran’s retirement benefits for so long, and he should consider entering the job market again on his 100th birthday.