Former Trump supporter:
«It was actually a quote of Trump that I would carry and repeat. Trump said, ‘People talk about change. Nobody ever changes.’ And I believed that. And now I believe change is necessary for survival.»
(Of course, I don’t know what he supports now. Sanity, presumably.)
«“Within minutes, however, Boebert was storming back from the House floor into the restroom — reinforced by Rep. Nancy Mace in tow.”
“But alas, just seconds after this duo entered the bathroom, they come back out — and went back quietly to the floor,” House said.»
Clowns. Plain and simple.
«…people who change affinities are the same kinds of people who are attracted to the permanence of tattoos.»
– Rachel Kushner, *Creation Lake*
Zing! (I have to remember, protagonist not (necessarily) = author.)
«Bakersfield, California, saw a massive drop-off in the number of field workers showing up for work Tuesday while ICE agents in unmarked Chevy Suburbans rounded up and detained immigrants in the area, profiling individuals they believed to be field workers, reported CalMatters. The end result: acres of unpicked oranges roasting in the California sun at the height of the season.»
https://newrepublic.com/post/190555/donald-trump-immigration-deportations-farm-workers
Yeehaa.
Knock yourselves out, Kern County. Maybe you can get some unemployed Trump voters to pick those oranges.
This song comes up on my Pandora feed: https://www.pandora.com/artist/basshunter/lol-2008-yellow-bonus-version-no-videos-france/russia-privjet/TR4l5X76jg4trzc?part=ug-desktop&corr=11019613
I like it. It’s some sort of mostly-instrumental, clubby/rave-y thing from 2008. But it reminds me that our attitude toward Russia has changed quite a bit since 2008, and what the mentality *used* to be.
https://5calls.org/issue/pete-hegseth-dod-defense/
Just made two phone calls, left two voice mails. Easy peasy.
https://rollcall.com/2025/01/07/house-vulnerable-2026-midterm-elections/
Looking forward (but not skipping the present)….
Here, Read This 