Good morning!
The news this week was dominated by rumors, begun by none other than Trump himself, that he was going to be arrested “Tuesday.” He technically didn’t say which Tuesday, but it wasn’t this week for sure. The news of his imminent arrest got some MAGA talking about forming a “Patriot moat” around Mar-a-Lago to prevent his arrest:
That launched some excellent commentary.
The prospect of Donald Trump’s arrest naturally got the left excited, too.
Author Stephen King couldn’t resist either.
And Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of the few Republicans who learned he still had a soul and principles after Jan. 6, reminded us of what came before all this:
The GOP-controlled House fell over itself trying to prove that it was on Trump’s side. Reps. Jim Jordan and James Comer even sent a stern letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who promptly told them to pound sand. This was my favorite moment though:
And folks had thoughts on their overall approach:
Trump’s lawyer in the Stormy Daniels case, Joe Tacopina, has a pretty interesting past take on the whole matter, which intrepid research by Jimmy Kimmel’s team unearthed.
The arch-conservative author, Bethany Mandel, who last week was dragged on social media because she couldn’t define what “woke” meant (even though she uses it all the time) came under additional scrutiny, and this was a gem of a find.
Say that back slowly and tell me again how you made your own success, yourself, without government assistance? Sorry, Bethany.
The New York Times Pitchbot managed to capture all of this news in a single tweet, which was very impressive.
In other news, Elon Musk proved he doesn’t understand even the most elementary humor, and it makes we worry a lot.
The U.S. TikTok CEO came in for harsh questioning before Congress, and the headline writers showed they have a lot of originality.
If you didn’t hear, Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued for plowing into a 76-year old optometrist while skiing on the bunny slopes, which is just so very white.
Speaking of people suing over things, this had me tied in knots. A thread:
On an entirely different note, I liked this popular scientist’s simple take on trans identity, so I’m sharing it here.
The U.S. Park Service continued its tradition of providing helpful advice to hikers.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also stepped up its Twitter game.
This launched a bird-swallowing war.
I called this Gull-iver’s Travels.
Uh oh. I found a good Dad Jokes account. It’s called Dad Jokes.
Speaking of food-related Dad jokes, someone sent me this.
I have new goals for my Corgi Hudson after watching this:
Look at that form!
And this doggo captured my weekend sleepies perfectly.
And I am apparently 12-years old and have watched too much of The Simpsons, because this made me cackle. (NSFW language, but the FL legislature deserved it, TBH.)
To close things out, there has been much worry about the rapid advances in AI, but the early testers are showing its limitations, too.
Here’s Bard, which is Google’s answer to ChatGPT:
Still working out the kinks.
ChatGPT is amazing, as we all have learned recently. It’s the “succession” to humanity in progress…
But it can’t always figure out what we want it to do.
Others gave it a shot:
That’s not a water bottle. Not even close.
Is it just mocking us now?
But with a little patience and explanation, voila!
Well, still not art.
Have a great weekend! And remember, if you’ve a smile on your face from this post, you can put one on mine by taking out a paid subscription! Only if you’re able, of course. : )
Jay
These posts make me want to be on Twitter. Just to follow the parks and wildlife service accounts. I laughed out loud.
Hilarious, as always. FL Legislature, though. LOL So easy to make fools out of fools.