Guess the McConnell story is dead. (Perhaps like him). Nothing anywhere. Capital One suspected trump of major money laundering crimes. Cancelled his accounts. Media seems uninterested. The corruption, crimes, lies of trump et al are bad. The media’s complicity is worse.

Is trump going to slap tariffs on Oregon and Wahington, et al, for exposing Americans to dangerous wildfire smoke?

Interesting but not surprising that on the day before the so-called deadline for a special election in Kentucky, to replace McConnell, neither NYT nor WAPO mention McConnell, much less have an article about the situation. Foolish me thought this was a huge issue with many ramifications

I think it’s great that the judge ruled in the case brought by KP that all unredacted Epstein files had to be turned over to the court. How do we know it is all of them?

I greatly admire Jamie Raskin, whose district abuts mine. In his last 3 general elections he received an average of 73% of the vote. Why am I receiving solicitations for $$$ disguised as just a show of support. Based on dozens of texts and emails weekly, I now view fundraising as Dems top policy.

Just read where the Maine senate race could end up costing $400 million. Obscene. Immoral . None of our elected officials is worth that much. We need to get that under control. It’s shocking, too, as so much is done through lower cost and free streaming and social media.

Is Chuck Schumer dead?

I think NATO should mobilize forces to aid the defense of France and Spain against wildfires. Immediately

WAPO refused to post my following comment . Can’t figure out why, except it WAPO. 2 parts: Odd headline. McConnell is probably brain dead or dead dead. I don’t think he is facing questions. His staff, his family, Republican leadership are facing questions, and probably committing crimes as they do.

The White House Correspondents Association dinner redux is tonight. Is the cowardice and lack of integrity of the WHCA reflective of the correspondents, or is it the reverse, the correspondents reflect the association. The result is the same. The way to change it is different.

My new motto is “just kill the fucker.” Ask just about any question, particularly political or civic, and it is an appropriate answer. I think it is the universal truth long sought by Einstein!

So, the whole Mitch McConnell fiasco seems to have passed. Dems are silent. Media are silent. Mitch is probably silent, either brain dead or dead dead. Has Schumer said anything about it, maybe even visiting his old friend at the nearby rehab center? It’s just another WTF moment!

Too much blather everywhere. Too many “influencers,” “independent journalists,” Substack “essayists.” Most just saying the same hackneyed crap. Too many $$ begging candidates. Echo chambers. Cowardly leaders. Unimaginative leaders. My new motto: just kill the fucker.

Wouldn’t it make sense for Chuck (we need proof of life for him, too) Schumer to make a big do about calling Elaine Chao - now - to say he needs and wants to visit his dear old friend Mitch in the rehab facility. Ready to go this afternoon. They could visit him together.

Looking forward to watching Sheldon Whitehouse question the evil todd blanche later today. Whitehouse is always is very effective, and entertaining. He would be a terrific AG.

I’m confused. Did McConnell only release a statement, or did he appear and speak in public? From what I’ve read, it seems the former, and that convinced everyone and all media that it was all a terrible misunderstanding?

We need proof of life of Sen Chuck Schumer!

Survivors of Iranian attack that killed 6 U.S. troops say generals ignored warnings Shocking story. Getty should be fired; Caine relieved of command. The top asshole should be impeached, or more

I know everyone wants to know if Sen McConnell is alive. I want to know if Sen Schumer is alive. With everything that’s going on - corruption, fascism, war, a mad king, a suffering and greatly endangered nation- I haven’t seen or heard Schumer in two weeks. Pathetic.

Why are Dems insistent on using “Democratic Socialism” when in fact most are social Democrats closely adhering to the tenets of Social Democracy. I guess it’s cool for them, hip, progressive. It’s also disingenuous, and much less effective. Lack of brains and leadership is bipartisan!

Dems have gone silent and cowardly. Dump Jeffries and Schumer. Time for the people to take over. One million protesting in DC everyday. The country is in the brink of a fascist takeover. Alarmist? Nope. Time to act to save the nation.

It makes me feel good to know Karma is a football fan.

White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/a... If I thought the NYT was still reputable and a “newspaper of record,” I’d be concerned about the lack of refutation of charges and the “fact-based” tenor of this article.

White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’

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Friend of ours is 25 year State Farm insurance guy. He and His father, now retired with dementia after 40 years there, have been stripped of their health insurance; salaries and commissions slashed. State Farm is going full AI. We are ending our 21 year association with State Farm this afternoon.

So far as I can tell, and according to several AI assisted searches, the great 4th of July movie Yankee Doodle Dandy is not available free on any service or station this year. Honestly, to me, that is shameful and reflects the very poor state of our culture and society. I’ll pay and watch and honor

The Dems would be wise to turn democratic socialist into social democrat, which actually also is far more accurate, even for Mamdani. Good article in TNR nw.

The team that fixed the Reflecting Pool and staged the Great (and empty) American State Fair, will be shooting off 850,000 fireworks instead of the typical 20,000 on July 4th. Wonder the odds of various museums and monuments being here on the 5th.

I still can’t decide if Peter Navarro truly Is a fucking lunatic who should be locked up for the safety of the citizenry, or if he is the consummate totally unprincipled con man who found a way to get rich.

Is anyone - Dem leader, columnist, journalist, anchor, non-moron- going to jump in and rip Trump to shreds for his absolutely idiotic, brainless, stupid, moronic, red scare with the Communism bugaboo? This more than anything shows he’s not just a criminal, but criminally stupid.