Is it Friday already?

 


I have no clue.

Can you run for Congress while in prison?  We may find out if Philip Sean Grillo is the Republican candidate to replace George Santos.  Grillo was convicted of various offenses connected to the January 6 coup attempt.  The self-proclaimed "Republican messiah" and former Queens district party leader said in his defense that he believed he was "authorized" to engage in the crimes he helpfully recorded, and that he had "no idea" Congress met in the Capitol.  He sounds perfect.

The Varner-Hogg sugar plantation near Houston shows visitors an instructional video describing how sixty-six slaves worked there in the nineteenth century, but saying nothing about the benevolent planters who taught them valuable skills.  This was too much for visitor Michelle Haas, who complained to Governor Abbott about the "shitshow" it is.  She was also appalled to find that an "activist" had stocked the gift shop with books by Ibram X. Kendi and Carol Anderson.  And now the Texas Historical Commission, which operates the museum, has removed them along with Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man and Alex Haley's Roots.  Presumably the video has been replaced by Jezebel, part of which takes place on a Louisiana plantation called Halcyon.  Close enough?

Megyn "Santa is a white man" Kelly warned on SiriusXM Radio that "the country will burn" if Trump goes to jail before election day.  She wasn't clear on whether this would result from a criminal conviction or from Judge Tanya Chutkan finally getting tired of his constantly flouting gag orders.  And sure enough, in Atlanta a woman was prevented by bystanders from setting fire to the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr., a federal landmark.  

Alex Jones was a guest on Tucker Carlson's Hostage Video Hour for some reason, and Tuckoo let him tell stories about how Joe Biden wanders around naked and attacked a dog.  So we must assume these are things Jones likes to do.

Ian Cramer, 42-year-old son of Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), has been charged with manslaughter after a crash that killed a sheriff's deputy.  He had two flat tires and was driving at a hundred miles an hour.  It's weirdly reminiscent of the 2020 incident when South Dakota attorney general Jason Ravnsborg killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run.  Just because hardly anyone lives in the Dakotas doesn't means you can drive just as you please.

Rick Scott (R-FL) is demanding that the College Football Playoff selection committee explain its decision to snub Florida State -- I'm sorry, I can't even pretend to care about minor league football.

Marjorie Tattletale Greene ran to Speaker Mike to accuse Rep. Richard McCormick (R-GA) of "aggressively" shaking her as they battled over who should get to censure Rashida Tlaib for not loving Israel.  This is for you, Marge.






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