Some of you know that it was Jon Stewart who inspired me to start this blog. I loved how Stewart combined politics with humor, and wondered why there wasn’t a blog that did the same thing. I also am an avid reader of Heather Cox Richardson’s blog. And so, I have to say that this video of Stewart talking with Richardson is the best thing I’ve seen in the aftermath of the presidential election.
Yes, I realize that it is an hour long. Yes, I also realize that this is supposed to be a humor blog and many people just want to ignore the election and forget about it. Give it a try, it starts off strong and (spoiler!), ends on a positive note. It got me out of my post-election funk, and it can help you too.
The November 8 blog entry by Richardson is also rather pithy and worth a read.
According to The Washington Post, women in the US are taking matters into their own hands. They are looking into a movement in South Korea called 4B.
“For some women in the United States, the election on Tuesday was a referendum on women’s rights, with reproductive freedoms hanging in the balance. So with Donald Trump — who has been found liable for sexual abuse and touted his role in overturning Roe v. Wade — winning the presidency, some women say they are turning to a radical Korean feminist movement that swears off men to reclaim a sense of agency.”
“The 4B movement, a fringe brand of Korean feminism, has caught the attention of young Americans on Instagram and TikTok in recent days, with users espousing the merits of its four “no’s” — no sex, no dating or marriage with men and no having children. On Google, searches related to 4B surged in the hours following the U.S. election results.”
If you are planning to spend election day just waiting for results, well, you will probably be waiting for a long time. But here is something that might just make you feel good about America, and ironically, it is from a gay man. It is just under an hour long, so it will stop you from spending the whole day (or more!) looking for results.
Pete Buttigieg was put in a room with 25 undecided voters from Michigan, who could ask him pretty much any questions they wanted. These were not low information voters, they asked him many hard questions. And Pete did an amazing job of answering their questions. And it was done calmly and with respect to the questioners, even ones who were leaning toward voting for Trump.
One of the things I am very good at is explaining difficult subjects so that anyone can understand them. But I have to say, Buttigieg totally leaves me in the dust and blows me away. I so hope that he gets to be president someday.
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I have a soft spot in my heart for Bernie Sanders, even though I often disagree with some of his desired policies. Here’s a video from today that I totally agree with, and also shows why he has a place in my heart.
Jimmy Kimmel has a special monologue for you to send to Trumpy Republicans you know. It is actually pretty sweet.
Kimmel says: “Tonight’s monologue is for Republicans. If you have someone in your life who is either planning to vote for Trump or thinking about it, please send this to them. Ask a Republican you love and respect to watch this. The whole thing. As a personal favor to you. We are a week away from the election so make sure to get out and vote on Tuesday, November 5th.”
You may be wondering why I am posting two videos by the Lincoln Project in a row. Well, there are a couple of reasons. First, this one made me laugh, it is cute and serious at the same time.
Second, I do not want the US to be a single party country. I believe in competition, and fair debate for our country. However, I do not want our democracy to be destroyed by a tin-pot dictator, nor do I have respect for any party that kowtows to such a dictator. I sincerely hope that either the Republican Party wakes up and returns to being the party of Lincoln, or – lacking that – is replaced by a new party.
It is interesting to click on the “Watch on Youtube” link, and read the comments. In addition, right now as I am writing this, there are no down-votes for this video. That gives me hope.
Which reminds me of a quote from Samuel Adams, one of our founders, “To have a villainous ruler imposed on you is a misfortune. To elect him yourself is a disgrace.”
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On October 14th, Donald Trump held a Town Hall in suburban Philadelphia, during which he “demanded his handlers play a series of his favorite tunes, including Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” the celestial “Ave Maria,” and the song that has become his bizarre signature: the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” Then, while his supporters started leaving, Trump “danced” for 40 minutes.
In return, we give you a song (complete with nuns dancing) that is a takeoff from The Sound of Music, titled “How do you solve a problem like a MAGA”. Enjoy!
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Dave Bautista points out that Trump is a crying baby. So why do male voters seem to love him. Maybe for the same reason that he loves the very gay song “YMCA”, especially the “macho man” line.
Apparently, Americans only remember the things they heard over social media, like in the last 24 hours.
Like, do you remember back when Donald Trump refused to release his tax returns, and blatantly lied, claiming that he couldn’t release them because he was being audited? Nobody (including media) mentions this anymore (well, I guess other than me).
Does anyone remember the movie Idiocracy where humans became stupid? Maybe it actually happened, but we forgot.
In fact, it did. “Harmful exposure to lead [specifically in leaded gas] during childhood has affected more than 170 million US-born adults as of 2015, leading to a population-wide drop in IQ, says a new study.” Here’s the study, from researchers at Princeton University.
But the story of how this happened is not well known anymore. In fact, oil companies suppressed it even though they knew it was killing people. Indeed, the man who invented leaded gas contracted lead poisoning.
In all, it is believed that lead has been responsible for the loss of over 825 Million IQ points in the US alone. In addition, the use of lead in gasoline between 1940 and 2015 correlates strongly with the rise in crime, and once we stopped using it, a decrease in crime in the US. However, lead is still used in fuel for aviation.
Donald Trump blames crime on immigrants, but he should be blaming the oil companies who put lead in gasoline instead.
