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- With more than 30 million users signed up over two days, Thread is turning Twitter into Friendster. (Don’t forget to follow @nationalzerousa.)
- Marjorie Taylor learned that being a member of the Freedom Caucus isn’t free. But then, she doesn’t understand what freedom actually is. Apparently, you can claim 9/11 was a hoax and you can claim Jewish people start wildfires using space lasers, but calling a colleague a bitch is a step too far for people who claim to defend individual rights and free speech.
- DeSantis is term-limited out as Florida Governor, so he believes he can destroy the state in his culture war to win the White House. That gives Dems a real shot to make gains in 2024. Leverage the destruction of society he caused.
- There is one way to stop gun violence that has not been tried on a wide basis: teach conflict resolution in schools, starting around Grade 5. If schools can take multiple days each year to hold active shooter drills, they can take a couple of hours each month to learn how to avoid them entirely.
- How the hell did Mike Flynn stay out of jail in all of this? (Oh, right: Bill Barr.)
- Walt Nauta separated from the Navy in September 2021 when he hit 20 years in, after he was caught moving classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. If his status is “retired,” he could be recalled to the Navy and court-martialed, possibly losing his retirement and VA benefits. And he could end up in jail. Is Trump worth that?
- I’m ready for the Writers Guild strike to end now. Please. Late-night TV needs to return.
- Republicans claim, without evidence, that Joe Biden got $5 million from a business deal his son did. How much of the $2 billion Jared Kushner collected from the Saudis ended up in Donald’s bank account?
- Tastykake > Little Debbie > Hostess
- Marge is about to learn her power is nil: McCarthy will court the dozens of Freedom Caucus members because he needs their support more than Marge’s single vote. Marge is now superfluous to his quest to hold on to the Speakership.
- I do enjoy Don McLean’s “American Pie” but I’m averse to such a long commitment.
- A Trump rally on a Friday afternoon? I suppose he’s got to schedule around his followers’ need for their Blue Plate Specials and early bedtimes.
- Jimmy Carter may not have been the greatest president, but he was, in my opinion, the finest man to occupy the office. (My second: Eisenhower.) Congrats to Jimmy and Rosalynn on their 77th wedding anniversary.
- People don’t understand how difficult it is to throw out a recycling bin.
- Mark my words: Casey DeSantis will be found to be every bit the puppetmaster Republicans claimed Hillary Clinton was in 1992. She wants to be the next Nancy Reagan.
- As DeSantis proved, anything can be finger food, but the best food that can properly be eaten with one hand in public is a taco, hands down. Sushi is second–and yes, nigiri sushi was created to be eaten by Japanese workers on the way to their jobs.
- A slightly abbreviated RtF this week: I had about an inch of my right arm removed during surgery this morning, so I’ve got to get new shirts. (Question: do they make dress shirts with two different length sleeves?)
