The Grouchy Editor

I try to separate art from artist in movies. This has always been an issue in Hollywood (see Woody Allen; see Fatty Arbuckle — look him up), but never so much as in 2026.

Usually, I can divorce my dislike of an actor’s politics from the character he (or she) plays … but not always. I have to restrain an involuntary gag whenever I see a picture of Mark Ruffalo, much less watch him in a movie.

And so, I am a fan of the website Is It Woke or Not. It documents, subjectively, just how “woke” a story is, or how woke the lead actors in it are.

If Hollywood doesn’t like this site, Hollywood can do what it’s been instructing half its audience to do for years: eat shit.

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Matt Walsh has been going after Social Security and Boomers who freak out when anyone suggests changing it or (gasp!) getting rid of it.

There’s no question something needs to be done. But it seems there should be some middle ground.

When Bill Gates qualifies for benefits, and when many Boomers own not just one, but multiple homes while collecting Social Security … yeah, means testing, while not ideal, ought to be looked at. Also, raising the cap on taxable earnings.

Seems better than two alternatives: seniors spending their “golden years” sleeping on park benches, or young people never owning a house. Just one house.

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Pet Peeve of the Week

People who say “sooner than later.”

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Some unsolicited advice for Trump: It’s time to do what the Dems have been doing for years — ignore (some) laws. Or at least ignore crackpot federal judges.

I think this began with sanctuary cities. The left decided that pot smokers and illegal immigrants should blow off federal laws meant for all of us, and then created sanctuary cities. And sanctuary states.

So Donald, just ignore whining “traditionalist” Republicans, ignore these rogue judges, and do your thing. That’s what the Dems do.

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Here in Minnesota, we have four women battling each other for governor (Amy Klobuchar vs. Lisa Demuth) and the U.S. Senate (Peggy Flanagan vs. Michele Tafoya). 

The TV commercials are interesting. Republicans Demuth and Tafoya attack their opponents for their (lack of) oversight during the fraud scandals. Democrats Klobuchar and Flanagan attack their opponents for … Donald Trump.

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This “Cornell 7” thing is annoying and depressing. It doesn’t seem like the sort of thing that should be the subject of national interest. But it is. Sex always sells. Especially kinky sex.

In other news, I keep getting emails from some girl asking me if I “want to play.” She sent me a picture. Anyone recognize her?

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