Clay Griffith

@claygriffith.bsky.social

Author and historian. I like monsters and comics and bears. And freedom. co-author of VAMPIRE EMPIRE, CROWN & KEY, and FLASH/ARROW crossover novels. Plus THE TICK, MAN-EATING COW, THE SIMPSONS, and other comics.

Tillis and Cornyn might be leaving the Senate but they still have life ahead full of the big easy money that comes with boards of directors and consulting fees. For that they need the MAGA Conservative eco-system. They're not going out standing on morality against Trump.

We have a president assessing foreign nations based on windmills. WINDMILLS! Maybe he can't help it if he's a demented ignoramus. But EVERY GOP official and voter should die of shame! How is this even real?!

Blanche's promise to rescind the "weaponization fund" is equal to recent Supreme Court nominees' answers of "Roe is the law of the land." The gavel will hardly fall on his nomination before he'll give Trump a newer, bigger slush fund for thugs.

Trump and his thugs were eager to prosecute & imprison someone they knew to be innocent to further the childish Reflecting Pool lies. That victim was an Olympic athlete which gave him some visibility. So imagine what they're willing & able to do to ICE captives who have no protection.

Hey GOP, remember the National Debt? It just hit $40 trillion. Nearly 30% belongs to the Trump years. Oh, you don't remember the National Debt. I'm sure it'll come back to you when a Democrat is next in the White House.

Iran has no interest in ending the war. It hurts Trump politically at home & abroad. It increases Iranian leverage in the region. Any major US assault would be incompetent & unsustainable. They trust US command to prevent a nuclear strike, and even the order would unravel US power.

Michael Whatley's senate ads show him in a flannel shirt driving a truck like a good ole boy who's never run for office before, unlike "politician" Roy Cooper. Whatley served the Bush admin. Eliz. Dole's chief of staff. Head of the NC GOP & Nat'l GOP. You lying fake flannel shirt career DC punk.

It's only been 2 years of Trump v.2 and we have -- Oligarchs in power Cronyism above skill Political militias Expulsion of undesirables Camps for the disappeared Public monuments to the leader Show trials Public wealth looted Loss of military effectiveness Foreign adventurism This is the USA now.

I don't want to come off as a "back in my day" old guy and I haven't bought new comics in many years, but are regular 24pg monthly issues really $5? No wonder publishers can survive selling a fraction of the copies they did a few decades ago. #comics

The GOP has decided what America needs now is to have a Congressional examination of the response to COVID, certainly something they had no interest in during COVID. After that, I assume they'll schedule hearings on how Truman lost China in 1949.

Sometimes with blockbuster flops, you can perceive remnants of a real script under all the the wink-wink jokes or forced subplots or over-the-top stakes. It's sad because at one point a writer had a story that worked as a movie, but didn't work as a product. #scriptsky

Trump doesn't care if Saudi Arabia signs on to the Abraham Accords. That'll one of his "two weeks" never happens. Meanwhile, Saudis get nuclear goods while Trump and his spawn get billions of dollars.

Maybe I missed it. Did DC Studios have any promotion for the next Superman? Even a sizzle reel? I really liked SUPERGIRL, but it didn't perform. I figured they'd want to remind people "Look who's back next year!" Maybe that looks like panic & they don't want to do that. #sdcc

White House scrambles for new gunman to interrupt tonight's Trump press event. The guy they wanted had already agreed to babysit his sister's kids because he thought the gun thing was on Saturday.

Trump agrees to give nuclear assets to the murderous regime in Saudi Arabia and then, after the deal is signed, claims the Saudis will befriend Israel. No doubt Trump & family are getting rich off this. C'mon Natural Causes.