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- The US military lost more troops in 1983 during the invasion of Grenada (19) to rescue 233 students than were lost in Afghanistan (13) when evacuating 120,000 people. And the invasion of Grenada was obviously a diversion from Reagan’s neglectful loss of 241 Marines in the Beirut barracks bombing two days before.
- Sources say 124,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan. Also 124,000: the number of dead from coronavirus on June 18, 2020. The GOP had no interest in saving either.
- Where are all the conservatives who screamed (wrongly) about HIPAA when it came to asking about vaccinations now that the Texas government is rewarding people for telling the government about a woman’s personal medical choice?
- When will the QAnon Shaman’s horns be up for sale on Ebay? … ‘cause he’s never going to make money any other way.
- It’s heartening to see a steady parade of January 6th domestic terrorists being brought to justice. At least the criminal courts don’t seem to be corrupted by Republicans.
- Look for the results of the Cyber Ninja “audit” to drop late Friday or Saturday night, which is when you dump meaningless reports.
- There is nothing less (small-d) democratic than the California recall process. Newsom could get 49.999% of the vote, but a Republican who gets half that support could end up governor. It’s a worse system than the Electoral College. There’s a lot in the California Constitution that needs to be revised.
- The most beautiful piece of music ever composed by a human is Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. It’s transcendent.
- School administrators are being threatened for refusing to follow Republicans’ demands to put children at risk. When those children turn 18–many hundreds of thousands before the next midterm election–they’ll remember who was looking out for them.
- I welcome an early Trump announcement of a 2024 presidential run. It will further cleave the Republican Party. Trump cannot unite them with DeSantis biting at his abundant backside.
- Julia Roberts is overrated.
- Mrs. Jack and I are diving into an old little-known series called “BrainDead” which when it was made in 2016 was a sharp satire of partisanship. In 2021, it’s the new normal.
- With the start of football season, favorite foods at the stadium: A soft pretzel (with salt), a hot dog and a bag of peanuts. When *really* hungry, we’re lucky to have a stand from one of the city’s best delis right by our seats, so the corned beef sandwich is the choice, even over crab cakes.
- In college, friends and I would head to Memorial Stadium to work as vendors. It was a lot of fun, but physically taxing, especially if you were selling hot dogs. The tank of hot water was incredibly heavy marching through the stands. Beer vendors had the advantage of a lighter load the more you sold; notsomuch for hot dogs. So remember to always tip your vendors generously.
- I learned more from one episode of Captain Kangaroo when I was child than the cumulative knowledge all the listeners of Joe Rogan podcast have ever picked up from his show. And unlike Rogan, Captain gave intelligent medical advice, like to wash your hands and brush your teeth.
