Next Draft - Sweating Bullets
In an Oval Office address following a shooter's attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, PA, President Biden explained, "We can’t allow this violence to be normalized. I believe politics ought to be an arena for peaceful debate ... Our politics must never be a literal battlefield ... We resolve our differences at the ballot box -- not with bullets." He's right, of course. But as much as this is a story about political violence—which is thankfully rare—it's also a story about gun violence in America—which is anything but. The shooting in Butler was a uniquely awful moment in America. But it's also part of a never-ending story of lunatics with easy access to weapons of war and our refusal to address the issue. It's also the latest chapter in a political news cycle that has gone from nauseatingly overwhelming to dangerously all-encompassing. During the second half of last night's Copa America soccer final, a TV commentator said "we have a half hour of remaining normal time." What would we all give for that much political normal time? At one point over the weekend, I turned off my phone, closed my laptop, unplugged the WiFi, and put my head on a pillow ... And the stream kept going. You can’t tune it out or turn it off anymore. Some Americans are shooting bullets, but we're all sweating them. 2Veep a Creep, Document Case ShreddedThere have been many pronouncements about what the rally shooting will mean in terms of the election. It may very well have an enormous and irreversible impact. But like life, the stories come at you fast, so we don't know how even a massive one will resonate over a matter of months. Consider that just today, we got Trump's VP pick: JD Vance (former Trump critic and current election denier), locking up the angry white males who have nothing to be angry about vote. It is very notable that JD Vance was among the political leaders who blamed Biden and spread hate immediately after the Butler shooting. 3Bee All End All?"The 69-year-old Nyongesa recalled how he would plead unsuccessfully with loggers to spare the mangroves or cut only the mature ones while leaving the younger ones intact. 'But they would retort that the trees do not belong to anyone but God,' he said. So he has turned to deterring the loggers with bees." To protect mangroves, some Kenyans combat logging with hidden beehives. (I'm thinking of setting up one of these between me and my laptop.) 4Via Maya"That just reminded me, there was some bullshit—somebody asked me about being a nepo baby, and I was, like, Are you seriously coming for me? What planet do you have to be on to think that I’m not aware that I was raised in a show-business family? I would have to be brain-dead not to notice that. All the things our families do influence who we are. If my dad had been a lawyer, that would have influenced me. There’s this concept that nepo babies are people who got the job because their dad’s good at something. And I just think, Bitch, have you seen my work?" The New Yorker: Maya Rudolph Is Ready to Serve. 5Extra, ExtraPeople Gets Ready: "Other conservative groups have defined Republican Presidencies: the Heritage Foundation staffed the Administration of Ronald Reagan, the American Enterprise Institute that of George W. Bush. But C.P.I. is categorically different from its peers. It’s not a think tank—it’s an incubator and an activist hub that funds other organizations, coördinates with conservative members of the House and Senate, and works as a counterweight to G.O.P. leadership. The effort to contest the 2020 election results and the protests of January 6, 2021, were both plotted at C.P.I.’s headquarters, at 300 Independence Avenue." Let's circle back to what this election is really about and the people plotting for an entirely different and more impactful Trump presidency. Jonathan Blitzer in The New Yorker: Inside the Trump Plan for 2025. And from People (yes, this story is going fully mainstream): What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word 'Gender' to Public Education. 6Bottom of the News"An Italian-led team reported Monday that there’s evidence for a sizable cave accessible from the deepest known pit on the moon. It’s located at the Sea of Tranquility, just 250 miles from Apollo 11’s landing site. The pit, like the more than 200 others discovered up there, was created by the collapse of a lava tube." Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers. Please, send me... |
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Out Like a Light
Friday, July 12, 2024
AI's Powersuck, Biden's Presser, Weekend Whats ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Firing the Temp
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Life in 129, Biden's Age Old Problem ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Banana Stand
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Food of Champions, Pelosi's Loud Message ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
A Slap in the Face
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Turn the Other Cheek, Biden His Time ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Ceci N'est Pas Une Pipe Dream
Monday, July 8, 2024
French Election, Biden's Lawn ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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