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Random thoughts Friday, Volume CCII

  • This is the weirdest of Fridays.  It’s like a Saturday because Thanksgiving feels something like a workday, but it’s also Sunday-ish because it’s the second consecutive day off from work.  But it is Friday and here we are.
  • These aren’t even MAGA C-listers.  The A-listers were the first appointed in the first term.  The B-listers replaced them when they inevitably left office.  The C-listers were the ones who initially defended him in his various legal cases, and then dropped out.  Now, these remaining remoras are getting government posts.
  • Enjoy the last White House holiday with any sophistication and class.  With Melania not moving to DC for a second term, Alina Habba will probably get the honor of decorating the nation’s most historic residence next year.
  • During a pre-Black Friday Black Friday sale, a tea company advertised itself as “100% plant-based,” which makes me wonder why they think that was important to declare.
  • The people telling you tariffs benefit the US economy are the same ones insisting Mexico paid for the Wall.
  • Joe and Mika need to be gone from MSNBC not because they went to Mar-a-Lago, but because it’s just not good programming.  They’re simply quasi-DC gossips.  They lend no journalistic skill.  If the network wants to go for a morning show, do it.  Don’t pretend it’s some high-brow political analysis.  
  • Before you coyly leave your browser open to that new thingy you want Santa to deliver, make sure you clear your browser history.  You want to stay on the “good” list, don’t you?
  • Elon Musk heading an effort to maximize government efficiency is, of course, laughable.  I recall the television profile featuring the time when Musk met with the early adopters who placed took pre-production orders for the car to tell them they had to pay more money or lose their downpayments because of his production cost overruns.  That’s the guy who’s championing efficiency.  
  • Streaming service Max debuted “Human vs. Hamster” and it’s right where I need to be.  It’s really dumb, but the contestants play it straight, like they’re really competing to determine the dominant species, so it has a self-aware campiness. For the record, I’m rooting for the hamsters. 
  • As Trump bellows about adding a 25% tariff to Canadian and Mexican goods, economists continue to warn that planned tariffs will cost consumers up to $7,800 per household annually.  
  • Nearly 80 million Americans–about one in four–will travel this Thanksgiving holiday, a new record ‘cause y’know the economy is bad and people are afraid of horrific crime, right?
  • The Friday after Thanksgiving was always the most dreaded edition for the paperboys and girls who did home delivery because of around five pounds of supplements per house.  You remember paperboys, right?  They delivered your newspapers.  You remember newspapers, right?
  • Nearly as important to my morning survival as my cuppa coffee is my glass of juice.  I need the caffeine to be civil, but I need the sugar to feel alive.  
  • Tesla owners are reportedly embarrassed about being publicly linked to Elon Musk.  Not Cybertruck owners, though; we already know they have no shame.
  • A favorite podcast of mine took a post-election sidetrack recently to pay tribute to the old Japanese cartoon “Star Blazers,” the Americanized version of a classic anime, on its 50th anniversary.  I had forgotten how impressive that series was, and I never realized how popular it was.  
  • Best use of leftover turkey:  Open-face turkey sandwich with fries (or mashed potatoes) smothered in gravy.  Then a classic turkey-bacon sandwich, and finally turkey pot pie.  If it gets that far, that is:  turkey’s a great snack for a midnight refrigerator raid.
  • My attempt to completely avoid Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” this season–my version of Whamageddon–ended abruptly this afternoon watching a hockey game, when they played it as a bumper song before a faceoff.  I didn’t even get into December.  Happy Holidays.

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