Not Something I'd Brag About, But...

 

Offering it for adoption wasn't considered, I guess. 

Have a good weekend. 

Alito: If Coup Attempts Are Outlawed...

 

...I guess, on the positive side, there's no doubt who they are -- they're telling you.

Legacy

Another indictment for America's, um, I mean, Elite Media's Mayor. 

Small justice is some justice, with the added bonus it's showing just who Ghouliani is -- a sniveling, whiny, cringing sleazebag, guilty of defamation. 

And possibly election interference.

He deserves all the headaches he gets. 

The Business Cycle

 

Profits go down...

Starting to think he might not be the administrative genius some assume he is.

Another Day, Another Tantrum

 

Maybe make that another day with multiple tantrums, but we'll focus on TFG's having a sad w/r/t the pathetic show of support outside the Criminal Court Building. 

Aww...

Terrible Twos Thirty-Four

 

Reports suggest TFG's acting like an actual toddler, which, I don't know, might finally push some otherwise unreachable voters to their limit. 

If he can't stay awake or control himself in public...

Have a good weekend.

He Would Like To Ask A Small Favor...

 

Almost would be funny since the only thing they'll get in return is -- maybe -- a kind word.

Who You Gonna Believe About The Economy?

So called experts, or the Redneck Special Forces?
 

Soup To Nuts

 

Maybe soup and nuts.

With toast. 

TFG Goes On Trial

 

Pretty much what you'd expect from a bratty toddler, an extended tantrum and a nap. 

On Groveling

 

The GOP grovels before TFG in much the same way he does to Vlad. 

Sure, small solace, but one day the truth will emerge and damn, it's going to be ugly. 

Have a good weekend. 

Travel

Home after the eclipse trip, and, a bit tired. For me that was a long drive. 

Back tomorrow. 

On The Rise

 

Not exactly good news. 

Apologies for not posting on Tuesday, and might have to skip tomorrow as well...

Eclipse Monday

Basically a day off here. The photo is only retouched a bit.

I traveled to Arkansas, and was in the path of totality. 

As was the case seven years ago, well worth the long-ish (for me) drive. 

Back tomorrow. 
 

One Can Hope

 

An uphill battle, and would be awesome if Allred could do it, but even if Cruz ekes out another win, he's still an asshole. 

Have a good weekend. 

Living Marge, A Soap Opera

 

Screens require content...and we're all worse off for it. 

Comrade TFG

 

Could be laundering, could be payment for services rendered (or, heaven forbid, future considerations)...

If You're Going To Change The Name

 

Be accurate -- and it's less work, just changing a few letters. 

Shit Sandwich Sold For $175 Million

 

Some people like being saps I guess. 

Eastman & Clark

Would be the law partnership from hell. 

Once again, imagine if any Democratic politician was associated with lawyers facing disbarment. 

Even if the charges were frivolous, there'd be sober discussions of the optics or like nonsense. 

Have a good weekend. 
 

"[White] America's Racial Id"

 

On Thursdays (actually, make that any day he publishes), I read Rick Perlstein.

Won't Have Lieberman To Kick Around

 

Like everyone I trust/respect, I found him to be really, really annoying. 

And that's all I'll say.

Back tomorrow. 

Wrapped In The Flag...

 

...and carrying the cross.

The Oracle Of 30 Rock

 

Maybe just the law of averages catching up, but Chuckles said something sensible...

Junior Partner

The RNC is stooping to Artie Fufkin levels. 

Have a good weekend. 
 

No Labels Isn't Riding A Popular Groundswell?

 

How can that be?

Treatment Plant

 

How to turn sludge into content.

Trying To Borrow On Inflated Assets

 

Shouldn't be too surprised TFG has defenders, though their degree of fervor/zeal speaks volumes, as does their refusal to be suckers, um, I mean lenders...

He Said What He Said

 

No one else would get the benefit of any doubt, besides, it's TFG being TFG. 

The election is about whether we want that to represent the nation.

The Biden Crime Family

Or Fani Willis, or whatever other shiny object the elite press notices.

Guessing this lasts about one news cycle, then poof. 

But if a Democratic public figure sneezes in a way that can be attacked, it'd be on an endless loop until something gave. 

And who complains about unfairness? The very people who get the biggest benefit of the doubt. 

Have a good weekend.

 

Babble On

Still amazed at how little pushback TFG gets for his combination of flat-out lies with a heaping side of incoherence. 

Is the elite media that lazy and that desperate for fresh content?

Twitlight Zone

 

When wanting to watch the world burn meets having ridiculous amounts of money to burn. 

Asset Allocation

 

Pretty sure someone who admits to being greedy would want to hang on to stuff that people might pay for. 

Added incentive -- two civil judgments. 

Do we really want to end democracy for that?

Party Favor

The RNC caves to the cult.

Piling On, But...

 

Who says there can't be consensus on something?

The pre-speech spin memo also gives us a glimpse at how the GOP/MAGA (at this point, basically the same) work the refs/the room. 

Anyway, have a good weekend, and for anyone not sure what the consensus was, Leonard Pinth Garnell explains.

When It Counts

 

Won't change any minds, but sounded fine to me.

We'll know if it really was good by how the elite media reacts, and by that I mean any flaw will be electron microscope magnified...and if they can't find anything, it'll get lost in the noise, which is what I think will happen. 

In a week, no one will remember. So it goes. 

And the other guy's still a demented freak. 

Bring It On

 

And don't be intimidated by wingnuttia and their elite media allies. 

No link today. 

Back tomorrow. 

The Purge

Kind of doubt this is any sort of 11-dimensional chess here, more an old classic staple of, I dunno, professional wrestling or reality television. 

Don't know if TFG has any real understanding, maybe he gets it a little, but his kneejerk/fallback -- say something, anything, for hype, clicks, or whatever, makes it easy for lazy, elite media types. 

Beats actually reporting on stuff. 

However, when, like TFG, thoughts rattle around your head like the little ball in a can of spray paint, playing for TV ratings could have a negative effect on...votes.

Or one can hope. 

SCOTUS: Light Treason No Impediment To Ballot Access

 

Technically a unanimous decision with concurrences, but the heavy lifting was done by the Sinister Six, including Justice Thomas, who didn't recuse. 

But hey, Hunter Biden, so, both sides. 

Fascism in America -- waving the flag, carrying the cross, and getting a thumbs up from the Supremes.

Their Savior

Definitely a lot of overlap, which says a lot about what they really think. 

Probably also explains stuff like velvet paintings of old, fat Elvis.

Have a good weekend. 
 

Is Leatherface Hedging?

 

Or maybe he's trying to salvage some credibility among the elites who will still socialize with him. 

Regardless...

Then He Retreated Back Into His Shell

 

Only leaving his leadership post for now, unfortunately. 

He won't be missed. 

Ice Cream, Mandrake, Children's Ice Cream

 

They'll find a reason to squawk about anything.

"Random Stream Of Consciousness"

 

Chesebro's defense of his sock puppet twitter account is a straight up dudebro excuse, and just as lame.

Oh, and he's no BadgerPundit.

Must Be Some Awfully Fancy Firearms

 

Not to mention the private jets, lavish hotel suites, extensive wardrobe...and a great big yacht for when Wayne decided he wasn't going to be the good guy with a gun...

Have a nice weekend. 

Ron Tells Us What He Really Thinks

 

I

Ixnay on the identityyay oliticspay. 

But hey, he's fine with communicable diseases that could be prevented by vaccines. 

Bring 'em on. 

Slightly Less Crazy Doesn't Mean Not Crazy

 

Eggs might be poultry but they aren't chicken, and frozen embryos aren't children. 

Like others far more important than me say, don't consider the odds, consider the stakes -- modern civil society versus regressive, backward theocracy -- and vote with that in mind. 

Russian Agents Spreading Disinformation...You Don't Say

 

It's one thing for partisan hacks like Comer to blather about whatever, and sure, Hunter Biden is, well, on par with TFG's kids, which, well...

But watching the elite press accept pretty much any wingnut accusation at face value, which in this case means a great big steaming Russian pile says so much, none of it good. 

If they investigated TFG with a tenth of the fervor they devoted to Hunter Biden, they'd probably find enough real shit to make your head spin. Oh, but wait -- that'd require actual work. 

It's so much easier to tweet, or retweet, and then go on television to discuss the optics. 

Fascism, brought to you by Ozempic.

On Brand

 

You can bet if it was a Democratic politician there would be a level of scrutiny that TFG simply doesn't get, and any potential negative (country where they're manufactured, cost of labor, etc.) would generate a shit storm. 

But TFG gets a pass -- on small stuff, on other stuff. 

Makes you wonder...

FAFO, Round Two

 

Add $355 or $364 (with interest, $450 or so) million to TFG's liabilities, depending on how you count it, along with a three year ban on doing business in New York. 

Doubtful it'll change any minds. 

Have a good weekend.