June 17, 2021
Headlines recently have said that the only people still getting Covid are those that are unvaccinated. Huh? Like there’s some sort of connection, who knew? Speaking of which, an eighth grade buddy of mine has been posting some right wing memes. I let that go, but then he posted a picture of Dr. Fauci with words that said something like “I should wear sunscreen so the person next to me doesn’t get sunburned.” That did it. I responded. I don’t know if my old classmate was trying to be funny or if he was poking fun at Fauci and the push to be vaccinated. But it’s that kind of subtle stuff that undermines us all.
One of the side effects from Covid can be a really fat tongue, like that of a cow or a gooey duck clam. I need to find the picture I saw and keep it with me just in case I run into a person who doesn’t believe in being vaccinated and ask them if they want to look like that.
Moving on.
Putin reportedly seems to enjoy pushing back on reporters who ask him tough questions. Here are a list of his answers: I’m not a killer. That is American propaganda.
I think Biden is smart, so is Trump.
Navalny was put in prison for failure to check in with authorities while overseas. (He was in a coma but so what?)
We here in the U.S. are continually reminded that Russia has the economy equal to Italy or Canada. Really? So why are they such a pain in the ass?
I like that Biden asked Putin how he would feel if the gasoline’s lines got shut down. Kind of Soprano Godfather style stuff. That’s something Mr. Putin understands.
I was hoping that Biden would say something like, “Well, as long as it is not your government that is doing the cyber attacks from your country you don’t mind if we help find these people?”
Ah me. Didn’t happen.
Meanwhile, the Republicans in Congress and Fox News are repeating Russian talking points. Really, authoritarian talking points.
We have a choice: democracy or a strong man.
Now there is something else, seems Mr. Trump and his Chief of Staff and others in his orbit did. They tried to bully their Department of Justice to get Georgia to overturn their election results. This was more than a casual thing. It went down the line and the chief Federal prosecutor for Georgia resigned. Not only is this stuff, un-American, anti-democratic, but also it’s a crime.
I keep waiting for the shoe (dime? Whatever) to drop.
I hope it’s not a question of if, but when.
Stay tuned.
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