I’m not going to bother with a Trump trial wrap-up, because if you consume news you can’t avoid the media’s information avalanche. I can’t tell who’s winning, but it’s pretty clear the loser is the American justice system: The judge fined Trump the maximum amount for nine violations of his gag order: $9,000, or $1,000 per infraction. I think even a fake billionaire can make that nut. Trump also demonstrated that even in the middle of your trial you don’t need a My Pillow to fall asleep.
Normal people debate whether the decline of the GOP into madness is Trump-related. Rachel Maddow points out that it’s loonballs and assholes all the way down. Try to act surprised.
Is it possible for a MAGAt to go too far? South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will never live down her puppy-killing brag, and there are signs that the House GOP caucus has about had it with Marjorie Taylor Green. So maybe there are limits after all.
A 46-year-old Laotian immigrant with cancer won $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot the other day. I’m surprised the anti-immigration crowd isn’t bitching about it.
The floor’s yours.