The world is upside down. By now we all know that Jimmy Kimmel was pulled from television because the White House pressured the network to pull him off of the air, right? When I write, ‘the White House,’ I mean the FCC (on behalf of the White House). See, despite Dim Leader’s claims that Kimmel was pulled because he wasn’t talented, we all know that Team Evil’s FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, got a broadcast executive on the phone and threatened to pull ABC’s broadcast license if they didn’t “do something” about Kimmel.

It turns out, not everything Kimmel says about Dim Leader is as nice as it can possibly be, from Dim Leader’s point of view. From the point of view of rational people, I think Kimmel IS as nice as a person could possibly be, in view of the qualities of the “person” in question. But that’s a different conversation for another time, since Kimmel’s talent was never the issue. Dim Leader’s snowflake sensibilities are the issue.

Look, dictators consolidating power and suppressing media is just kind of standard dictator stuff. The fact that we’re suffering “standard dictator stuff” here, in the United States of America is one measure of how the world has turned upside down. But another measure? I keep finding myself on the same side as people who have traditionally been political opponents. It’s very confusing.

For example, I’m aligned with MTG, Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace on releasing the Epstein Files and trying to do SOMETHING to right the wrongs done to the victims. Did I ever think I would be aligned with MTG, Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace on ANYTHING? HELL NO! But here are. More, those three didn’t accidentally speak their minds one day, only to walk back (and ultimately reverse) their positions later. They’re actually standing on principle on this one. I didn’t even know they HAD principles.

NOW I find myself in agreement with Ted Cruz, of all people. We all know Cruz has a spine of cooked spaghetti so I expect a full retraction, a public apology to Dim Leader, and a round on the talk circuit to “correct the record,” but for today – perhaps JUST for today – Cruz and I are on the same page regarding the strong-arm tactics of the FCC and the damage such tactics inflict.

Here’s what Ted said on his podcast. Yes, of course he has a podcast. Who the hell doesn’t have a podcast these days? Um… besides me, of course. Anyway, Ted said of Carr, “He threatens explicitly: ‘We’re going to cancel ABC’s license. We’re going to take him off the air so ABC cannot broadcast any more’ … He says: ‘We can do this the easy way, but we can do this the hard way.’ And I got to say, that’s right out of Goodfellas. That’s right out of a mafioso coming into a bar going, ‘Nice bar you have here. It’d be a shame if something happened to it,’” Cruz said.

“I hate what Jimmy Kimmel said. I am thrilled that he was fired,” Cruz also said. “But let me tell you: if the government gets in the business of saying, ‘We don’t like what you, the media, have said. We’re going to ban you from the airwaves if you don’t say what we like,’ that will end up bad for conservatives.”

Here’s a sentence I never thought I would write: Ted Cruz is right. Mostly right. You know, in a Ted Cruz kind of way. The FCC was/is absolutely wrong to threaten broadcast licenses for any political reason and that’s where Cruz and I agree. But Kimmel didn’t say anything wrong. He didn’t deserve to be fired. Punishing broadcasters for unpleasant speech isn’t just “bad for conservatives.” It’s bad for Americans, too.

But dictators gonna dic, right? Right and wrong, good and bad, none of these things are relevant in the US anymore. It’s all about pleasing Dim Leader. If you do? You get a reward, a treat, just like a dog. “Roll over, boy. Good boy…” If you don’t? Wrath, punishment and an upside down world…

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48. That’s how many of Donny’s nominees were confirmed in one shot on Thursday. We’ll all find out who was in the group together – even the cons in Congress. It was just a batch process. Advise and consent has devolved into acquiesce and consent.

Like everybody else, I’d like to call them spineless cowards but they’re not. They’re traitors. They know exactly what they’re doing – or not doing as the case may be – and their surrender isn’t defeat. It’s a voluntary “surrender,” the kind the means “complicit.” I’ve never really understood why so many people would work so hard to make or keep someone else dictator. I guess the crumbs from the king’s plate is better than no crumbs at all…

By the way, that’s the SAME position as the corporate broadcasters. People keep slamming them for “bending the knee” to the regime. Corporate television broadcasters aren’t being beaten by Team Evil. Corporate television broadcasters are full-fledged members of Team Evil. It’s still more proof that this has never been a culture war or a battle between left and right. It’s a class war and the money has just about consolidated their win…

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“Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” That’s Matthew, 12:34. Basically, it means that people say things – commonly in jokes – that reflect their true attitude, whether they mean to or not. It happens because it’s the way they truly feel, deep down.

I mention it because 47 cracked a “joke” with reporters on Air Force One when they were returning to the US from Great Britain. He said to the press pool, “Fly safely. You know why I say that? Because I’m on the flight. Otherwise I wouldn’t care.” Ha, ha! Jolly joke. But out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. And MAGA thinks he gives two figs about them…

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Donny says he’s going to declare Antifa a “major terrorist organization.” The only problem I can see, there, is that Antifa isn’t an organization, it’s an idea. It means “against fascism.” See, the ‘Anti’ part means against. The ‘fa’ part is short for fascism. ‘Antifa’ equals ‘Against fascism.’

If you oppose Antifa, as 47 does, then, by definition, you’re FOR fascism, see? And, hell, maybe you are. Maybe you think fascism is a great idea. You wouldn’t be the first. I preferred the Constitutional Republic of our founders, but that’s just me…