- This week’s note in Trumpian ‘Alternative Facts’ comes from The Hill where Glenn Altschuler takes a look at President Trump’s explanations for his new emergency and compares them with facts and figures published by President Trump’s own administration.
- At The Onion, the Trump base is in awe as my President bravely stands up to the Constitution
- Green Eagle takes on conservative, Trump supporting evangelical Christians by explaining Jesus to them. Well, somebody had to. Pastor John can’t do everything.
- Speaking of which: North Carolina pastor John Pavlovitz watches two sides: those who would build an expanding American table to welcome desperate people fleeing oppression, and others who would build a wall to keep them out. The table makers are winning. I dunno. We can hope he’s right.
- Andy Borowitz reports that a recently convicted drug cartel king is learning from my President as El Chapo insists he is a victim of a phony witch hunt. Yeah, yeah, I already know it’s satire.
- Frances Langum watches Stacey Abrams explain how she prepared for the best ever SOTU response and tell us the best way to avoid validating bad Presidential behavior.
- Yellow Dog at Blue in the Bluegrass rages at Republican plans to eliminate the meager pensions of Kentucky state employees, while expanding their own.
- So the owner of the National Inquirer tried to blackmail Jeff Bezos. Bezos turned the tables by publicizing the attempt. Some legal opinion holders think freedom of speech or the press is at stake. At The Moderate Voice Evan Sarzin examines those arguments and suggests blackmail is not one of our freedoms.
- At MadMikesAmerica Neil Bamforth considers Liam Neeson’s flirtation with racism 40 years back.
- John Scalzi at Whatever celebrated romantic love this week by posting step-by-step photos on how to put together the ideal Valentine burrito.
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Valentine Burrito.
First I was intrigued. Then a little concerned. The crumbled heart-shaped cake frightened me. Then back to intrigued. Then, yes, interest became piqued with the butter. Then I saw that there was a video of my dude Scalzi actually biting into the monstrosity and nearly being devoured himself by its near-sentient marshmallow fluff.
After seeing all that I said to myself, No. No, Trey. You will not attempt this. In fact, Trey, you will wipe your memory clear of this.
So I did.
What were we talking about again?