- Lindsey Graham reportedly telling President Biden that he meant no harm by repeatedly flogging a debunked Hunter Biden story to cater to Trump supporters demonstrates how little personal integrity Republicans have. It’s not about supporting good people; it’s about catering to the foulest wingnuts in the Party.
- IHOP is adding alcohol to its menu. But at 3:00 a.m., when the bars are all closed, you need a place that doesn’t serve alcohol to stop the “Oh, I guess one more won’t hurt” urge.
- Red Hats: “I do not believe medical experts about vaccines.” Also Red Hats: “I’m going to take a horse dewormer because I read it works on coronavirus on the interwebs.”
- Today’s FBI report stating that January 6th insurrectionists didn’t coordinate their attacks on the Capitol doesn’t mean that the attack wasn’t pre-planned; it was. The domestic terrorists brought weapons and wore body armor for the attack. The report just means the various players, like Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, didn’t communicate with each other how they would attack. It’s tactics versus strategy.
- The cynic in me says DeSantis, Abbott, Paul and the other anti-vax Republicans probably own stock in pharma companies that make treatments for coronavirus. The realist in me thinks they’re just opportunistic idiots. The two are not mutually exclusive.
- The people complaining about Biden’s management of the Afghanistan withdrawal are the same ones who praised Trump for signing a peace agreement with the Taliban in February 2020–and then did nothing to prepare for the agreed-upon May 1st withdrawal date.
- I can listen to virtually all types of music except country, particularly 1980s/90s/2000s Billy Ray Cyrus/Toby Keith-style country. And I would be elated to never hear Lee Greenwood “sing” again.
- Americans who are now “trapped” in Afghanistan knew literally for months that the US was going to withdraw by the end of August. Biden has been talking about that since the week he took office. I’m not shocked that the last week was chaotic; it’s a war, after all. I’m shocked that there were still Americans voluntarily in Afghanistan.
- A self-declared “patriot” with a bomb isn’t a patriot; he’s a domestic terrorist.
- Four bombing attempts by Trump supporters since January 6th–not to mention the two bombs planted that day. When does a “pattern” become a “campaign of terrorism”?
- Haiti impacted by another earthquake and tropical storm while they are still recovering from an earthquake that happened ten years ago is a failure of humanity.
- Best classic diner food (non-breakfast edition): Patty melt, corned beef hash, chicken fried steak with sausage gravy, and a Reuben. Anything on the breakfast menu at a diner is a good option, as are milkshakes and whatever dessert they have under glass at the counter.
- The McMuffin revolutionized breakfast food, and ultimately, not for the better.
- Hurricane’s headed toward Florida, while it experiences a water shortage and record-high coronavirus rate. As someone once said, I don’t want to hear blip from DeSantis until he solves all the problems in his state.
