Trump and Biden both won most of the Super Tuesday delegates, but with enough hiccups to give the media something to talk about. Trump lost Vermont to Nikki Haley and picked up only about 75% of the GOP votes cast, while Biden lost American Samoa to some nobody from Baltimore. As a barometer, Samoa leaves something to be desired. They went for Mike Bloomberg last time.
Trump might have found a solution to his money problems: He’s courting Elon Musk, demonstrating, with apologies to Flannery O’Connor and Ernest Hemingway, that the scum that also rises must converge.
Kyrsten Sinema announced that she won’t run for reelection, and there was much rejoicing.
AIPAC intends to spend $100 million this election cycle to primary Democrats who are insufficiently pro-Israel. I have no idea where people get the idea that Jews are some sinister global force bent on world domination.
North Carolina Republicans have nominated for governor a guy who, no shit, believes in lizard people, among a long list of bonkers conspiracy theories.
I have no idea where people get the idea that the GOP is composed of grifters and morons.
If you ever wonder who the GOP works for, this should be a hint: Defunding the IRS is a big priority. The IRS, for its part, announced last week that its sending notices to 25,000 million-dollar earners who haven’t filed tax returns, in many cases for years. And that’s not even counting the Russians.
Interesting news on the labor front. Starbucks has agreed to negotiate with unions, who withdrew their slate of board candidates in response. If there’s no quid pro quo there, the union people are dumber than I think. Meanwhile the Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize. It’s hopefully a first step toward getting higher education out of the minor league sports business.
The floor’s yours.