In Infamy
Justice Juan Merchan, who presided over the trial in Trump’s New York case, has sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge for all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree which means he got away with it again, but he won’t be able to escape the label, “convicted felon” and he can’t get the charges dropped. He won’t be able to enter some countries because he’s a felon either, most notably Mexico and Canada who he’s declared tariff wars with.
Trump says he plans to use “economic force” to make Canada a state.
The funeral for Jimmy Carter took place at the Washington National Cathedral. All living presidents and vice presidents were seated together along with their spouses. Obama was seated next to Trump and had the unenviable job of keeping the toddler quiet and entertained during the funeral. Hardly anyone spoke to Trump. Bush had to walk in front of him to get to his seat but didn’t say a word to Trump. Instead he gave Obama a bro fist bump in the chest. Kamala didn’t acknowledge him, either. Trump sat behind her and gave her his infamous Trump stink eye but it didn’t bother her one bit for he is a petulant little toddler. Mike Pence shook Trump’s hand but Pence’s wife refused. She snubbed him. Melania looked terrible. Her hair was a mess and she looked cold and pissed off the whole time, more so than usual. She didn’t acknowledge or speak to anyone. She did a replay of the infamous tasteless “I Don’t Care Do U?” jacket by wearing a coat by Valentino from 2019 which has a print of a Rodin statue of two naked people making out. What’s the political fashion statement she’s trying to make? I don’t really care about looking like a tacky skank at a president’s funeral, do you? In the end, just like other somber moments when powerful people have gathered to pay their respects, everybody put their hands on their hearts except for Trump. There is no heart where one should exist.
The Carter Center posted a photo of the presidents all sitting together to pay their respects to Jimmy Carter. They didn’t include Trump and Melania. They were seated behind a pillar so you couldn’t see them.
Los Angeles is on fire and MAGAs are delighting in it, blaming the gays for God’s wrath and celebrities for their own good fortunes. So far 10 are dead and 180,000 have had to evacuate. There are several fires burning all around L.A. The one in Pacific Palisades destroyed an entire community (23,000 people) — 10,000 homes, businesses, restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, a library, and schools. It looks like a war zone. There were 80–100 MPH hurricane type winds that spread the fires but conspiracy theories differ. Trump blamed the fires on Gavin Newsom’s water policies.
MAGA feels triumphant now that God has reigned terror upon the gays and celebrities. They say that God will not be mocked. No dumb fucks. Mother Nature won’t be mocked. You could be next.
This is not fire season in Southern California.
Trump is changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Donald Junior and Charlie Kirk were in Greenland surveying it for future colonization. Their tour guide was a convicted drug dealer. While there, they talked about making Greenland great again. Local Danish news is reporting that Junior and Charlie Kirk lured homeless people to pose as MAGAs by bribing them with fancy meals and giving them red hats to wear for propaganda photos when they were in Greenland promoting a US invasion.
We don’t want Greenland. We want healthcare.
Trump is threatening Denmark with high tariffs if they don’t give him Greenland. Denmark is part of the European Union. You tariff one you tariff all.
Trump lives on in infamy in Europe and pretty much the whole world.
On officially accepting his post, newly re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson recited a prayer he attributed to Thomas Jefferson, the least religious of all the founding fathers. Jefferson was so not Christian that he re-wrote the entire Bible to take out all the mystical stuff.
After some Costco shareholders asked the company to end its DEI policies, Costco told them no. “Our board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary.” This pissed MAGAs off and they all decided to boycott Costco. Didn’t work. Lines are long as usual.
Trump is looking forward to reinstalling his Diet Coke button in the Oval Office.
It’s grueling to be smart and empathetic in America right now.
