Trump’s lawyers whined that nobody will accept his real estate as collateral for the half-a-billion-dollar bond he has to post by Monday. Letitia James said Trump’s assets could be seized if he can’t pay, but it seems more likely that the state would go after his bank accounts than his real estate holdings.
Remember Paul Manafort, the Russian asset who ran Trump’s 2016 campaign? Trump pardoned the felon for his tax crimes and now intends to hire him again, I suppose so Russia doesn’t have to risk using someone else as a go-between.
Ketamine-addled genius boy Elon Musk once again revealed himself a thin-skinned racist in his interview with Don Lemon. Because Lemon challenged Musk’s racism, Musk pulled the plug on their deal after this one and only interview, offering the usual litany of Trumpian excuses and insults.
Bernie Sanders got a brief burst of publicity when he filed a bill to reduce the American work week to 32 hours. It stands no chance of passage.
The situation is out of control in Haiti, where armed gangs control most of the country. It’s not as bad as Gaza yet, but it’s on the same path of humanitarian disaster, and nobody seems to have any plan for dealing with it.
The floor’s yours.