• I’d wager good (post-tax) money that Junior, Ewic and Ivanka have recently asked their legal and financial advisors (1) how long the statute of limitations lasts and (2) how far back can they revise their tax returns.  
• It’s easy to tell Tucker Carlson’s NSA claims are false:  if there was a modicum of evidence to support them, every single Fox News program would be featuring the story in the “A” block.  
• Joe Biden isn’t flashy.  His “No Malarky” tweet is about as close as you’ll get to him talkin’ trash.
• The Trump boys made a very poor argument with their “Everybody does it!” argument to defend the family company’s criminal indictment.  They’re essentially saying rich people shouldn’t be prosecuted because everybody breaks the law… which leads to the question: how many other people in the Trump Org also did the same things for which Weisselberg was indicted?

• GETTR will be GONR by the end of SEPTMBR.
• The western withdrawal from Afghanistan was always going to be messy.  It was always going to result in chaos in the country.  It was inevitable.  It was only a question of when.  
• If you’re one of the lenders who currently hold the nearly $600 million in debt owed by the Trump Organization, would you want to continue doing business with a group that is shown to have two sets of books?
• In the same way, people who own condos in Florida buildings 40 years old fear a huge property value drop (pun intended). 
• I would typically side with an athlete smoking a joint, but the IOC has drug tests for a reason.  Mostly for performance enhancing drugs, but also for safety/liability:  Would you want a downhill skier flying down a hill at 90 mph hungover or stoned?  (And yes, she smoked the joint AFTER she competed in her event, but the rule is that she cannot use drugs at all during the event, in case any event needs to be re-held.  That’s for the whole team for the whole meet.)  
• Kudos to Liz Cheney for stepping up and taking a seat on the special committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attack.  Republicans will never accept any findings, regardless of how much evidence supports it.  Republicans do not like evidence.
• I’m *so* happy to hear Kevin McCarthy put Devin Nunes in charge of the national security investigation to find if the NSA spied on Tucker Carlson, given that the only proof of such spying is Carlson’s claim.  There’s no one mooooooooooo-re competent in the GOP than Nunes.  That’s a fact.  It’s undeniable.  
• Bill Cosby admitted what he did to those women.  He admitted it in a deposition.  Anyone celebrating his release (like Phylicia Rashad) should be required to read that transcript before making any public comment.
• Favorite animated cartoon characters–non-superhero division (in order):  Bugs Bunny, Lisa Simpson, Scooby Doo, Woodstock and Max the Dog from the Grinch.  Get those Disney freaks away from me.  And Winnie the Pooh is a star of literature who dabbled in cartoons.  
• I try to be a Pooh, but if I’m honest with myself, I’m more of an Eyeore.  
• Enjoy your July 4th weekend.  Take the opportunity to gather with (vaccinated) friends and family.  
• And finally, Tucker Carlson gave us his playbook back in March:  “When you’re a victim, you’re inherently significant.  Martyrdom means you are forever the hero of the story, so you can see why narcissists love it, and there are an awful lot of those right now.”

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