Morning Update: 07/10/24

Pain, pain, go away. Honestly, I think I dealt with the pain resulting from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl better than I often do. I didn’t stay in bed all day. We got out, went to breakfast with Kat and the kids, and did a fair bit of writing before giving up and going back to bed. Once I was there, though, I was largely useless. The back-and-forth of intermittent rain was worse than had it just rained consistently all day. Fortunately, I think it all clears out today and perhaps I’ll feel better by noon or so.

We also used the power of AI for good and created this for public distribution:

I have to say that I’m disgusted by all the alleged Democrats and media outlets who are trying to get President Biden to drop out of the race. What the fuck? The President isn’t the one sitting there with 34 felony convictions. President Biden wasn’t a frequent flyer on Epstein’s plane. President Biden hasn’t been invisible for the past 12 days. President Biden DID give a “forceful” speech to NATO yesterday. President Biden is not distracted by stupid little golf challenges. The Orange Felon is the one who needs to drop the fuck out of the race and more people need to be pushing for that to happen.

Also, a heads-up notice in case it slipped past you: In his effort to deny any connection to Project 2025, the Orange Felon has re-branded his platform as Agenda 47. No, that link doesn’t send you to the direct website, because I’m not encouraging anyone to visit any site promoting a convicted felon. But be aware that the language being used is intended to be confusing and misdirecting. It’s still the same liberty-limiting bullshit. We still have to go harder, yell louder, dissent stronger, and make our point more deliberately than we’ve ever had to before.

There’s an interesting and frightening paragraph in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale [the link is to the book]: “That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put your finger on.”

It is too easy to see this happening in real life under a Republican-controlled administration. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich mentioned on social media yesterday that the Felon has said he would overrule the 14th Amendment “on Day One.” This comes from comments the Felon made in May of last year. Does a President actually have the power to overrule any amendment or any part of the Constitution? No, they don’t, and neither does Congress nor the Supreme Court. However, they can work together to create “emergency” legislation that might, for example, address an alleged crisis. The Supreme Court has ruled based on hypothetical situations before. The stacked court is likely to do so in favor of a President they support.

By the way, the 14th Amendment is the one that bars participants in an insurrection such as January 6 from becoming President.

Not everything is so heavy, though. Yesterday, the Indianapolis transit system, IndyGo, posted the following picture yesterday with the attached explanation

Yes, that’s AI-produced but it’s still a fun distraction from all the serious things going on.

I think I have groceries being delivered this morning. I should probably go open the gate.

YOU should probably have a good and productive day fighting off the forces of evil. You’re a superhero.