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- Ron DeSantis is the Scott Walker of Jeb Bushes.
- Tommy Tuberville personified Republicanism: a bigoted ignorant old rich self-declared Christian white man, unqualified for his job, who thinks his beliefs dictate he rule over others, regardless of the law.
- Twitter should’ve prioritized an edit button, not platforming bigots.
- It says a lot that the people who want to ban books for racism are overwhelming (if not all) white. It’s like they want to wipe the existence of racism away. You know who’s not pushing for those books to be removed? Black people, because they know it’s real, they experience it, and they want to teach their kids.
- Republicans shout “socialism” when any government spending bill is considered, but they’re the first in line with the signage featuring their names when the bill gets passed. And the GOP wonders why voters dislike Congress.
- Don’t forget that Putin didn’t invade Ukraine during Trump’s term because Trump was going to pull the US out of NATO in his second term, making worldwide resistance to his aggression fragmented at best, and with no meaningful sanctions of Russia or support for Ukraine coming from Washington.
- Waiting for the moment Republicans blame Joe Biden for the heatwave ‘cause Trump’s Sharpie could change the weather.
- Not sure when the NATO summit in Lithuania was planned, but there’s no better way to demonstrate to Putin that you’re not scared of him than by having all your national leaders meeting at his doorstep.
- I’ve come to realize that a number of my generational peers who entered into military careers out of high school or college and have since retired after 20 or 25 years spent their most formative years in an insulated environment where, unlike civilian society, they did not have to deal with the cultural changes of the ‘80s through the ‘00s.
- Tuberville must be the focus of every Senate campaign: “Mr. Republican Senator, you’ve got an admitted white nationalist supporter in your ranks. Have you confronted him to tell him he’s wrong? No? So you support his view. Well, sir, I believe we should confront such racism in the US, not cower and hide from it like you do.”
- If we are to believe his own statements, Donald Trump admits he regularly appointed “corrupt” and “incompetent” individuals to positions of power in the federal government. If you believe him, Trump’s telling you exactly why he’s unfit to lead a book club, let alone a government.
- Former Alabama Senator Doug Jones had an interesting take on Tuberville, saying he doesn’t like women and family-oriented people in the military and wants to drive them out.
- The music influences the dish, and vice versa: Jazz for Italian. Blues for a good steak or grilled fish. When baking, I turn on classic alternative or old-school hip hop.
- Damn right, Ron. You put your foot down and tell those woke insurance companies acting to avoid losses because of climate change that they can’t do business in your state. That might actually save them.
- Funny how the people who want to “keep Christ in Christmas” aren’t boycotting Hallmark for its yearlong commercialization of the goddamn season they work so hard to preserve.
- “Star rise” is a wondrous time of day: that time as dusk fades when the first stars can be spotted in the sky. Dots of light popping on in a slate blue sky.
- I’m not a fan of Roy Epps. I dislike his politics and I think he should be jailed for trying to overthrow the Constitution. But I wish him luck in his lawsuit against Fox. They targeted him for a talking point resulting in death threats and his life in tatters. He is another victim of Trump, albeit an unsympathetic one.
- Favorite roadside stand treats in hot weather: The classic shaved ice snowball (for me, with watermelon or cherry syrup–and here in Maryland you put a dollop of marshmallow on it). A soft-serve ice cream cone (with jimmies), a cup of Italian ice, or if you want to go a bit down the road, a good custard. Stay cool, folks.
- Cocaine in the White House is nothing. It’s been there before; it’ll be there again. Wake me up when a press secretary gives a media briefing on acid. See if they “Dock Ellis” it.
