Dog days

 

Gilbert was laid to rest yesterday with his people Melissa and Mark Hortman.  When the MAGA assassin came into their house shooting, Gilbert did not run away.  He died trying to protect them.  Be like Gilbert.

Don't be like Thom Tillis.  The North Carolina senator gave up his career rather than vote for the Big Bloated Billionaire's Bill but he still refuses to criticize the raging fool who drove him from office with threats.  The most he will say is "This bill will betray the promise Donald Trump made," as if Trump's "promises" ever mean anything.  Tillis blamed "amateurs" advising The Leader.  For this circumspection he was denounced as "worse than Rand 'Fauci' Paul," a reminder that Dr. Fauci is not safe as long as he remains in this country.  Neither is Tillis.

No one is safe.  There have already been more than 1,200 tornados this year and more than 60 deaths, and deep cuts to the forecasting system guarantee that it will only get worse.  This is how much Trump cares about those "idyllic small towns" he promises to restore, free of non-white people and immigrants.

What is the woman on the second floor sweeping?  What are the other people thinking as they watch her?  It's as if they can't take in what happened.  I hope they're not expecting help from FEMA.

Don't be like John Fetterman, the nominal Democrat who has some strange ideas about doing his job.  Yesterday he was complaining to anyone who would listen about all the votes on the Billionaire Bill that he's expected to take part in and how the legislative process is keeping him from his vacation.  "I'm gonna vote no.  There's no drama about how the votes are gonna go."  Fetterman voted against a resolution to restrict Trump's attacks on Iran, so sometimes there is drama.  He is an enthusiastic cheerleader for anything Israel chooses to do in Iran, Gaza and the West Bank.  But really, he just wants to get to the beach with his family.  He may be in the wrong line of work.

Be true to yourself.  Dance with them that brung you, as the expression goes.  Look at Ron DeSantis.  He's not pretending to be anything but the failed human who used to giggle while watching prisoners being waterboarded at Guantanamo, and now he has his own private hell hole.  He's even getting national attention because Trump dropped by for the grand opening of Alligator Auschwitz, his inspired choice for making the lives of people who only wanted to escape violence and poverty as unspeakable as possible.  If they really are people and not "illegals."  Trump is already excited and the prospect of more detainees dying in custody arouses him:  "We have to teach them how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison.  How to run away.  Don't run in a straight line.  Look, like this."  (He flaps his manicured little hands.) "Your chances go up about one percent."  Hearty laughter.  From the air, the place resembles a swastika.  I'm sure that's unintentional.

It's not just the new concentration camp with the promise of more to follow.  It's also launch day for his new smell.  I don't know or care what it's called but here's a link for those who do.  Only $199 for the men's cologne and $249 for the women's.  Surely hustling overpriced room freshener while standing in front of American flags is an impeachable offense.  Used to be.

Trump celebrated his new grift with a new designated enemy:  AT&T.  He wasn't able to connect to a conference call with religion industry leaders and it's all the phone company's fault, not his inability to operate a phone.  "I'm doing a major Conference Call with Faith Leaders from all over the Country, and AT&T is totally unable to make their equipment work properly...If the Boss of AT&T, whoever that may be, could get involved -- It would be good."  Something tells me the Boss, whose name is John Stankey, is not responsible for charging this idiot's phone, but don't be surprised if a generous contribution to the "Trump presidential library" is already on its way.   (Surely he isn't dumb enough to use one of those shoddy Trump phones.)

A group of hackers who call themselves Robert and are somehow involved with Iran are threatening to release emails from the accounts of Susie Wiles, Roger Stone, Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan and Stormy Daniels.  Given how careful the Trump crew is about online security I can't believe there is anything to worry about.  Is a hundred gigabytes a lot? 

In a new study, killer whales have been observed sharing food with humans in an apparent effort to build relationships.  I think they're wasting their time.

Happy Canada Day to those who celebrate.  Enjoy some Stan Rogers.