You know what MAGA cons hate? They hate it when some rich person tries to hide or eliminate data that might be used in a court of law from electronic devices. I know this to be true because of how upset they were when Hillary stood accused of deleting emails. They spent a LOT of time chanting, “Lock her up!” It must have been great fun for them. NOW they get another chance to revive their preferred chant, with only a slight variation.

Another rich person tried to hide data that might be used in a court of law from electronic devices . In THIS case, it’s the guy who initiated the chant in the first place, Donald Trump. This will be easy, even for a MAGA. All they have to do is change “her” to “him” and they’ve got their favorite chant back – AND for their favorite reason! “Lock him up!”

I wonder when we’ll start to hear it at the rallies…

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I heard 45 say he’s not going to let his indictments or trials or even possibly convictions turn him from his goal of becoming president again. He said there’s nothing in the Constitution that prevents it. He’s right, too. (One doesn’t get to say that very often.) There was even a guy, Eugene Debs, who ran for the office of President from a cell. (He lost…)

Well, there IS the 14th amendment. If he gets convicted of the January 6th insurrection he planned, organized, called out, and instigated, he could be barred from ever holding public office again. It prevents him from ever holding any military position, too, but we all know there has NEVER been any danger a trump might get anywhere near the military – except for the photo op.

Just as a reminder, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment says, “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

And so the race begins. Can the United States protect itself from a would-be, wanna-be dictator by prosecuting the offender before he gets sworn in? Or does a once-great nation suffer yet another insult from a criminal defendant who becomes President and throws the country into yet another Constitutional crisis by issuing a pardon for himself?

It’s pretty exciting, isn’t it? What’s it gonna be, a Constitutional Republic or an authoritarian dictatorship? I’ll tell you this: I’m actually quite surprised at the still-formidable number of once-loyal Americans now pushing for “authoritarian dictatorship…”

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Speaking of dumb people breaking things: X. Elon Musk’s destruction of Twitter seems nearly complete, now. Dumping the name everyone knew? Why, that’s a master stroke – if your goal is alienating yet more of the remaining users and advertisers. Replacing it with a letter? Awesome. Do you think he’ll be able to trademark the letter X? I don’t. Maybe he’ll spell it differently? No, he’s already gone for the single character. He’s even in trouble with the city of San Francisco for changing the signs without the proper permits.

I heard that his seemingly impulsive decision to just…change the name (BAM!), immediately cost the company billions (with a B) in name recognition and value. At $44 billion dollars, most people think he overpaid for Twitter as it is, but then to take every step you can think of to destroy the value that DID exist? I’m just going to say he’s not looking, to me, like the “genius” he purports himself to be. And his investors must be thrilled…

The truth is, I was never a twit and I won’t miss it. But I AM having fun watching this guy who believes a) he has the “Midas touch” and b) that’s a GOOD thing (read the actual story) turn a once-shiny platform into a wasteland of lost riches. Bye-bye, birdie…