Just for Xeets and Giggles

Good morning and happy long weekend!

The Trump mugshot continued to play out online, with some MAGA stans convinced the gangsta Trump meme would lift him in the eyes of voters. That led to some pretty awkward moments. Community Notes FTW:

And the left continued to have fun with the idea that Trump thinks of himself like some kind of scary, genius supervillain now. I don’t know who did this, but it’s perf.

And you gotta love NYC for this. Click to watch:

With comparably fewer fireworks around Donald Trump this week, with his jailhouse booking now in the rearview mirror, it was the secondary players’ time to shine.

Co-conspirator 2, aka John Eastman, went on Fox to argue that he didn’t want to overturn the election, he just wanted to impede it on the day of the Electoral Count to buy more time. Which, you know, is also a crime. Click to watch.

It was so awkward, this just had to be said:

The Jack Smith parody account took note.

Trump aide Peter Navarro, who had claimed “executive privilege” justified him defying a Congressional subpoena but then couldn’t produce any actual evidence of having been so instructed by Trump, is heading to trial next week. It might be a short one.

And then Rudy Giuliani, not to be outdone, lost his defamation case brought by election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, which will now proceed to trial on damages. Again, Jack Smith lite with the 3-pointer:

And for those old enough to remember the cartoon…

Speaking of skinny, scary people, this was both funny and terrifying:

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) decided to make a damn fool of himself twice this week. The first time was when he bought this internet hoax without question:

And here comes the fact check:

Folks had thoughts on his brain on perpetual Cruz control:

But Cruz wasn’t done! He decided to try to make us forget about his stupidity by doing something even stupider. Click to watch and try not to cringe.

Sigh.

The Great Charlotte Clymer for the context for this nonsense, in a nutshell.

Aaron Rupar for the kill shot.

Oliver North poked his head up for a hot second, but it didn’t go well.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the Kenosha killer, tried it, too. With similar results.

Thankfully, there was not significant damage from Hurricane Idalia. But this did happen.

And in the spirit of unexpected things about guys who should just shut the hell up already, Alice Cooper decided he would weigh in on (checks notes) gender identity. Same Matt for the takedown.

If you don’t know about this next guy Tim Pool, you’re lucky. He’s one of the worst transphobes and “alpha” male Elon bootlickers on the hellsite these days. So I found this exchange and the notes around it amusing.

That made his fanboys mad.

I needed a cleanse from all this right-wing garbage, and I found one in this short clip by Chelsea Handler. She is my spirit lady. Click to watch, and enjoy.

Meanwhile, in Nebraska, police pulled over a car for having a watusi bull in the passenger seat. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) showed how to handle the internet correctly.

I guess that magnificent creature means we’re on to the animal section! I had some Close Encotters this week with these delightful finds. Click to watch this otter spa day moment.

Oooh! A dad joke, with an-otter pun!

Elephants know, you gotta take what you can, when you can. Click to watch:

And Canadian ducks, man. Click to watch them slide…

This good boy has the gift of song. Click to watch:

And this orangutan loves his… cats? Melting with cuteness overload here. Click to smile.

Humans seeking to mate don’t always fare well, given our peculiar proclivities.

But hey, our offspring give us hope, right?

Here’s an interesting economics conundrum for you:

Okay, enough with humans getting it wrong. Here’s a human getting it very right. Like, VERY. My eyes actually watered up at the end, and I have watched a TON of auditions. Click for the feels.

Okay, we need a funny chaser after that. This is just plain evil, but no one was harmed by it. At least, not in the footage I saw. Click to watch. And do not do this to your abuela at home.

Okay, its dad joke time! This, I fear, would be me:

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And a groaner to send you into the weekend:

I hope you have a marvelous long weekend! My look to the week ahead will happen on Monday instead of tomorrow, which I am taking off for some quality Jay time.

If any of the above brought a smile to your weekend, consider returning the favor and become a paid supporter of my work if you’ve been meaning to! I promise it will be worth your investment. — Jay