Once again, the military and Secret Service allow a traitor to break decorum and assault a military member with zero consequences.
All you have to do is stand up to this asshole. That’s it. Just do your jobs.
Peggy Flanagan is poised to become the country’s first female Native American governor
Sure, it is Politico, but still a nice article about our Lt. Guv, and hopefully next governor.
In Praise of the Hardest Job in Arlington National Cemetery
I have no idea why any veteran supports Trump given his foul words about their service, and never mind this week’s photo op at Arlington.
Here’s a take from a former member of the Old Guard honoring those who serve there to do the hard job of honoring our fallen.
The Sour Story Behind Gatorade’s Discontinued GatorGum
I miss GatorGum sometimes. I wonder why that was such a market miss that they had to pull it.

The Right Hates Kids. It’s Weird.
I mean, at some level they hate everyone. Even themselves. But, yeah, going after kids should be a deal breaker. But way too many Republicans are absolutely fine with this behavior.
Here is more of a breakdown of the worst voices from that side. One has already been taken off air. Which ain’t much but at least someone is having a bad day.
Conventional Wisdom IX
In which a discussion on freedom, and joy, and taking back what it means to be an American is discussed.
Tolkkinen: Minnesota has become a state with two flags
No…
We have one flag. There’s an old flag that hasn’t been replaced or is being held on to by racists and curmudgeons.
That’s it.
I see a lot of businesses that went hard into this, buying pristine new versions of the old flag and trying to make some kind of statement by it.
Only statement they made is that they don’t want my money. And that maybe they hate Native Americans and have a kink for slavery.
Just get used to this one. It is a better look all around.

What anxious parents of neurodivergent children can learn from Tim and Gwen Walz
Holy hell, a MSM news article about the Walz family that isn’t a hit job.
The One Sin White Evangelicals Couldn’t Forgive Barack Obama For
It was an instant classic when written and relevant since the Obamas took the big stage last night.
Racism, and the embrace of hatred, endorsed by nearly all Christian denominations in this country since the 1980s is why I don’t go to church anymore. Trump just doubled down on it and is successful in getting Christians to agree to the worst possible things.
The DNC roll call featured a musical salute to each state. Here’s what your state chose
Not bad, not bad at all.
They *did* wimp out on Iowa though.
