The fucked up thing is, there’s a very utilitarian reason for why they are hypocritical idiots... or at least for the dumb conspiracy theories that make no sense. Cults will often have weird, bullshit, irrational call and response rituals because it allows cult members and the brainwashers (or any human society, if…

Son of Tucker Carlson, you say? Hmm. Now that you mention it, I think I can see the resemblance:

Yeah, we’re all doing alright now, though I’m hoping any old timers in the region that still don’t have their power back have some place cool to get out of the heat wave.

Beat me to it. You can’t fall for something if you’d willingly accept the results once the truth is revealed. Name any (nominal) American or moral value you like and you’ll find they consider it secondary to protecting their cultural hegemony.

Well... that’s another ulcer forming for me.  At what point does the sabotage become obvious enough that they’re in violation of their legal obligations?  I don’t know, but if the House isn’t threatening to send the sergeant at arms to drag Louis DeJoy in for impeachment hearings if he can’t guarantee timely mail…

Ah hell, I spoke too soon. We’ve still got somewhere around 100K people that don’t have power and a heat wave is rolling in. If you’ve got people in eastern New York or western Connecticut, try and check in on them if you can. Heat stroke is no joke.

Ouch. I’m sorry to hear about that. I don’t suppose there’s any way to get compensation for any of it?

Certainly. I’m sure you’ll find something that looks a lot more like sabotage than tears for New England and California in Trumpland.

Ditto to all of that!

Yeah, I’ve never quite understood the fascination with the royals. I’m pretty sure we had an entire revolution just so we wouldn’t have to care what the British aristocracy thinks.

I’m glad it’s not just me thinking that. I keep wondering why, even through the relentless miasma of Trump news, every headline isn’t about the vultures that have descended on one of our last true public goods that touches everybody and is critical to the functioning of our democracy, especially this year.

The best part is, it’s completely counter-productive to their cause. Conservatives coming after fun things that normal people like can actually inspire a tiny bit of political awareness in young folks. I remember learning to despise Joe Lieberman well before he became known for fucking up the public option because he…

I was pretty surprised there wasn’t mention of the recent Friday Night Massacre, either. I know it’s hard to keep our eyes on any one thing in the Trump hellscape, but the post office is one of those rare universal goods that we should all be shouting from the rooftops about its impending destruction.

Yeah. I’m just glad we didn’t also have a heat wave. I genuinely would have worried about old timers and sick folks having heat strokes. It’s bad enough AC isn’t as universal up here as it is in the South.

Not to stoke your already reasonable concerns, but I’m guessing your fire season will resemble Connecticut’s response to hurricane Isaias, which was far from the worst natural disaster we’ve weathered. I was without power for four days last week and some people still don’t have any power because COVID is limiting how…

I posted this in an earlier article, but it’s a red alert kind of thing, so here it is again: The fuckery down at USPS is now targeted squarely at the election. We shouldn’t be surprised; this was always the reason destroying the post office went from reaganite wank material to the smash and grab we’re witnessing.

It’s the surge in mail-in ballots due to COVID. Dismantling USPS went from a self-destructive (rural, Republican areas are going to feel this fuckery the hardest), masturbatory, right-wing, “there is no such thing as society” fantasy to a top priority, since it presents a real opportunity to discard votes against…

Fuck me, there’s another shot at USPS. After the Friday Night Massacre, they’re gunning directly for the election.

Yeah. An opinion piece over on Salon I read this morning put some perspective into the changes in the Democratic Party. Voters want stability for the big, high profile offices, but there’s an surge of insurgent candidates who are done with the mealy-mouthed corporatist approach. Will it arrive soon enough and be able…

I think you’re right to be on high alert for foul play.  Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.