There’s a small chain of restaurants in Texas, of course, called ‘Trump Burger.’ Okay, so, first, yech. Second, I know 47 is fat, but to think one could sustain an entire chain of burgers made out of him for any length of time seems overly hopeful. The guy who opened the restaurants, Roland Mehrez Beainy, 28, was quoted as saying, “I would love to have [Trump’s] blessing and have him come by. We’re hoping that he … sees the place.”

I guess SOMEONE saw the place. Beainy has been arrested by the ICEholes and is set to be deported for overstaying his visit to the US. He’s from Lebanon. No word on whether he’s a murderer, rapist, drug dealer, or all of the above. But since Donny promised he was only going after the worst of the worst, Beainy must be one bad dude. Great cover, though. He LOOKED like a guy running a business and adding value to the local economy. It’s a good thing they’re getting rid of him…

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When Republicans wanted to avoid a vote on whether they should try to force the release of the Epstein files 47 had promised to release anyway, they folded up shop and went walk-about. According to the GOP, that was just good politics.

When Texas Democrats wanted to avoid a vote on whether Texas should cheat even more aggressively in “elections,” they folded up shop and went walk-about. According to the GOP, THAT is an unforgivable crime, a dereliction of duty of the highest order, a betrayal that cannot be overlooked.

Texas cons have asked the state supreme court to vacate the Democrat’s seats. They’ve claimed the FBI is in on the search for the Democrats. The FBI has not confirmed. There’s some more of that Fraud, Waste, and Abuse they’re always pretending they care about. What Federal crime did the Texas Dems commit to warrant FBI involvement, eh?

Besides, isn’t the FBI busy redacting all of the mentions of the Drumpfster in the Epstein files? I hear it has taken thousands of agents working for months to find and eliminate all of them. That’s a LOT of mentions, wouldn’t you say?

NOW the GOP Texicans are trying to figure out a way to make a civil arrest warrant valid outside of Texas so they can arrest the Democrats who, after all, only did what the GOP did, but when the GOP did it, it was to protect their pedophile Precious, and when the Democrats did it, it was to protect democracy so, obviously, we ALL know who’s in the wrong, here, right?

Here’s a conflict. I hate gerrymandering. I think it’s cheating. I KNOW it corrupts democracy and should be outlawed from sea to shining sea. Yet, I WILL be supporting Newsom’s effort to gerrymander California in response to Texas’ evil deed and I hope other blue states join in.

We have lots of sayings to help guide us through deciding the best course. ‘If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.’ (That is, do what they do.) ‘Two wrongs don’t make a right.’ (So, DON’T do what they do.) Fight fire with fire. (Um, so, do what they do.) Lie down with dogs, stand up with fleas. (So, DON’T do what they do?) Pick a side, you can find a slogan.

I’m on team ‘Fight fire with fire.’ Since the GOP is dedicated to cheating, decent Americans have no choice but to do the same or we lose our Republic. It’s a kind of ‘Sophie’s Choice’ situation where one is forced to decide between two wrongs. One is left to try and choose the least harmful wrong and then hope for the best…

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It’s very strange, living here in the Upside Down. And really, it’s the Upside Down and Backwards. I used to wonder how the citizens of the Soviet Union felt while their government tried to gaslight them and convince them they were living the best possible life. I wondered if they knew better. I know they were enamored of things like American jeans (oh, God, he did NOT just mention jeans, did he?) which indicates a certain interest in things American and I suspect Soviet jeans weren’t as good as Levi’s.

Well, I’m sorry to say, now I know. And, really, we’re not even to the worst of it, yet. They’re just getting started. Americans still have it a little bit better off than the Soviets. We, at least, have the internet which CAN still bring us decent information from the real world. Having to rely on the internet for the best information, though, is like having to rely on GOP “integrity.” It could happen, but are you going to bet on it?

Speaking of which, I’m really getting sick of all of the click-bait headlines coming out on the left. Yes, the left. As often as they can manage, the headlines read something to the effect of “Trump crushed as courts hand down devastating loss.” (It turns out, Trump didn’t care, since he knew his corrupt appeals court would “fix” the ruling.) “Trump administration destroyed as truth comes out.” (The “truth” is something we all already know and it doesn’t even cause a flutter in, let alone “destroy,” the administration.)

This morning I saw, “Total HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump BLOWS UP STREETS.” It’s a hard-hitting review of the terrible things the ICEholes are doing. Yeah, it’s a crime against morality but I don’t see HELL BREAKING LOOSE, and I don’t see the streets BLOWING UP. Hell, I wish I did. Watching the US acquiesce to these… well, the acceptance has been difficult to take.

Is that what we have left? Outraged headlines? I think the left can do better and I really wish they would…