State of the Disunion
I didn’t watch the entire State of the Union address. Even Trump can’t keep me glued to a 107-minute speech. But I heard (and later read) about enough of it to make me think, Trump still doesn’t get it. People don’t care about economic indicators or the Dow Jones average or tariffs or whatever. They care about how much they had to spend five or ten years ago, and how much they have now.
Inflation was largely Biden’s fault, not Trump’s. But people are justifiably angry and it makes them angrier to hear you talk about how “great” the economy is when they can no longer afford rent or fresh meat at the grocery store. It’s that simple.
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Erika Kirk really, really needs to stop with the handkerchief-to-her-eyes crying routine. I don’t think even her fans are buying it.
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Why isn’t Ilhan Omar already deported?
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Will any Big Shots in this country — whether because of the Epstein files, Minnesota fraud, or any number of other crimes — ever face justice?
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Yes, the controversy over the guy with Tourette syndrome at the BAFTA ceremony was unfortunate. But it was also hilarious. Also hilarious was this scene from a season 3 episode of Rescue Me, featuring another guy with Tourette syndrome.
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This is what I’ve been saying about Minnesota (I’m from there). “Minnesota Nice” is a misnomer; it’s actually “Minnesota Polite” covering some not-so-nice hostility.
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Note: I just heard about the Iran event an hour ago. I’ll have to ruminate before I have a strong opinion. My initial thought: “Oh, no. Here we go again.”
Let’s hope I’m wrong about that.
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