Brutal Publicist

Succession and Ted Lasso are both set to have their series finales next week. There’s a lot of speculation as to how each of the shows will wrap things up. It actually makes the most sense for them to combine forces for a glorious grand finale, wherein: Roman Holiday Roman Roy attempts to buy AFC…

Florida Man Ron DeSantis is on the verge of declaring to Elon Musk his losing entry into the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, while still embroiled in another losing battle, with Mickey Mouse. DeSantis has threatened to build a prison on state property near Disney World, while Disney just announced plans to scuttle a…

Roger Stone has confirmed Madison Cawthorn’s revelations that Republicans in D.C. have indulged in wild orgies, which leads people to wonder “who exactly is doing what to whom?” The Russian Kompromat tapes have yet to be released, but a list of leadership positions has leaked. Officers in Charge of Compliance and Health Protocols: Lauren Boebert…

So what caused the Virginia election debacle? And it was a debacle with the loss by Democrats of the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, and most likely, the majority in the House of Delegates. The State Senate was not in play this year, but with a razor thin 21-19 margin for the…

As CNN had reported, Steve Bannon has decided not to cooperate with the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. His deadline for appearing before the Committee to testify has come and gone. An email from his lawyer apparently cited Disgraced Former President Donald Trump’s claim of Executive…

A recent survey by Bright Line Watch/YouGov revealed surprising results that a large percentage Americans would be fine with their state seceding from the Union. A majority of Republicans favored this, especially in the South (Surprise!) where 66% supported secession. Nothing says you’re a real American patriot than saying you want to split off from…

Since the Olympics are primarily about making billions of dollars for the International Olympic Committee (and, oh yeah, a little bit about athletes from around the world striving for human achievement on the global stage), it is somewhat surprising that the IOC has not yet implemented sponsorships for individual events or guest commentator spots for…

Florida Governor Ron DeathSentence is one of the foremost practitioners of the peculiar Republican strategy of trying to kill off their own base, by opposing mask mandates and vaccine passports. This week, he took exception to the widespread observation that those who are unvaccinated and refuse to wear masks are causing the recent upsurge in…

The CDC updated its mask guidance to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. It now recommends that even fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with “substantial” or “high” transmission of Covid-19, which includes large portions of the country, especially in the South and Missouri. Whether to impose mask mandates to…

As Palmer Report has pointed out, Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are the likely source of reports that the disingenuous couple is “distancing” themselves from Donald Trump, as he plunges further into his demented ravings that the 2020 election was stolen from him.  But even if their supposed “distancing” from Trump is true…

Donald Trump is in need of a new lawyer. The announcement that Rudy Giuliani’s law license has been suspended in N.Y. State just formalizes what has been the case for some time, ever since Trump treated Rudy like a contractor or construction worker and decided not to pay his bill. As others have pointed out,…

Do you have what it takes to be part of a morally bankrupt political party, with no policies except to cut taxes for the very wealthy? Can you concoct a campaign strategy centered around reflecting and feeding upon the grievances of poorly educated white men looking for a scapegoat for their sorry lot in life?…