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- Would Tucker Carlson feel better if Mars introduced an overtly-conservative M&M? They could do that, I’m sure, but the thing is, a conservative M&M would be bitter. Very, very bitter.
- Defying conservative panic-mongering, the US economy grew by 2.1% in 2022. The key to it was a very strong fourth quarter, coming in a hair under 3% growth and wiping out losses in the first two quarters of the year. But Republicans will continue to lie and harp on the fictitious “weak economy” in interviews because facts don’t matter on Fox and they will continue to portray the US economy as failing.
- Has anyone seen George Santos and George Papadopoulos in the same room? Is he going to peel back the mask and expose that he’s actually Marco Rubio?
- Kai Ryssdal deserves a larger platform, but unfortunately, economics reporting doesn’t attract a larger audience. NPR’s Marketplace is phenomenal programming.
- I think I can decode an in-game cricket scorecard now, at least enough to understand the status of the game on the screen. Always gaining eclectic skills. Noice.
- Republicans plan to introduce bills in the House establishing a 30% national sales tax instead of an income tax, raising the eligibility age for Social Security, raising prescription drug prices, and banning abortion nationally. They believe these are winning policies, and I’m not going to dissuade them of the idea.
- Ted Cruz tackled an important talking point by demanding the FBI search Hunter Biden’s house because classified documents something. He’d surely grapple with the idea if we said the same about the sons whose corporation was just convicted of fraud tied to a real documents scandal.
- McCarthy put no cap on how many times A DAY a vote to recall the Speaker could be called, nor how many times an individual member can call for a recall. Imagine if every Democrat called for a vote at every single session; at 15 minutes minimum per vote, 200+ Democrats could effectively filibuster the House for the entire term. Want to protest Swalwell and Schiff not being seated on Committees? Here ya go.
- Sometimes you need mirth. BBC’s Gadget Man, from about eight years ago, brings wonderfully mirthy content.
- I heard a random reference to a Lycos tool and was suddenly transported back to the age of AltaVista and Dogpile. Yikes. Those were hardscrabble days here on The Interwebs.
- I’m a hockey fan. I’m happy Hulu airs out-of-market games so I can follow my team. Somehow, however, when choosing between the two broadcasts–home and away–I always get the other team’s. I choose the first option–whether my team is home or away–and it’s always the opponent’s feed. If I choose the other feed first, it’s the opponent. It’s not alphabetical. It’s not where the game’s being played, or the conference of the visiting team (like NFL broadcasts). It’s just the opposite of what I’m looking for, apparently.
- Kevin McCarthy wants us to believe Ilhan Omar is anti-Semitic because she criticizes Israeli government policy, but he’s okay with seating Marjorie Taylor Greene on committees even though she believes and propagates Jewish stereotypes.
- George Santos needs to prove he is who he claims to be. TRANSLATOR: I wanna see the damn birth certificate.
- We’ve shifted our diet to include more plant-based foods, trying some of the faux “meat” products out there. The hamburger substitutes are mainly passable, but the chicken? Nah. We did manage to make a tasty stir fry with heavily-marinaded “chixen pieces” but that’s as far as I’m able to take it.
- Seriously, though, wouldn’t it be hilarious if a Republican politician got expelled from office for having a fake birth certificate. Y’know, after that whole Obama thing they fixated on for years. It would be just as rich if their Party leader went to jail for 10,000 violations of national security law after years of chanting “Lock her up!” about Hillary’s email server.
- How would you enter if introduced on a talk show? I’m the guy who walks, waves to the audience and nods to the band, maybe a lean-in hug with the host. I’m not the aggressive hugger, nor the dancer/cheerleader. And I’m not an aggressive overseller during the chat session, like some: “That’s right, I’m T.J. Juckland and I’m appearing in Branson over Easter. Come see me!”
- Hidey Ho, neighbors, it’s the weekend!
