Milk-Eyed Mender

"WON'T." The word is "won't." "Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. He is not a good man who, without a protest, allows wrong to be committed in his name, and with the means which he helps to supply, because he will not trouble himself to use his mind on the subject.” John Stuart Mills Take a gander at Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger who could and did. If your job requires you to act without conscience, without integrity, without ethics, you get a new job.

Can confirm, Governor, can confirm.

Right out of the Trump playbook: something is not a problem, Trump invents a problem, Trump solves the problem by returning that something to its pre-problem status, declares victory, maga eats it up. Lord, do I hate this timeline.

What the hell, Fetterman? I have trouble believing a stroke transforms a Democrat into a Republican, any more than Autism causes Sieg Heil motions when you're just trying to make a heart. Between this and the Noem support from Kaine, Kim, Slotkin and others, this is not the way one fights fascism.

Wait, what? They didn't helplessly fall into the abyss. They jumped. Willingly. Joyfully. And just before they jumped, they grabbed onto the ankles of the millions warning them to go that way, not this way, and dragged the rest of us into the abyss with them. They fucked around and now we all get to find out.

All Jan 6 rioters, including Proud Boy Leader Enrique Tarrio convicted of seditious conspiracy and serving 22 years, are once again free to walk among us. Enjoy those eggs, folks! https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/january-6-2021-capitol-riot-pardons-trump/index.html

Oh, come the fuck on, ADL, really?

You'd have better luck finding 10 righteous men in Sodom than a principled Republican in Congress.

Yes, it does. Was the writer Jeff Bezos, by chance? For those who haven't seen or heard, Washington Post editors killed Ann Telnaes' latest cartoon. She responded by resigning. Democracy Dies in Darkness, indeed, and Bezos' fingerprints are all over the light switch.

This is fair. I think it was a cheap shot on Dr. Will's part, most likely directed at Dan, his chief competition for Best BB Player Ever. But I have to admit Dan and Parvati played terribly here, like they were uncharacteristically awful and I'm still trying to understand why, when they were frequently brilliant on BB and Survivor. Different games, for sure, but I figured they'd bring something useful to the table and they just...didn’t.

As a BB/Survivor watcher, when the cast was revealed I knew I'd be happy with any outcome as long as Dan, Parvati and Janelle outlasted Sandra. Well, fuck me. I did not expect John would be the one to cut Parv's throat. Ouch! All else being equal, Kate for the win. The season deserves it. Or, barring that, Trishelle. The last time I saw her in anything she was a hard-core alcoholic mess (The Real and Surreal Worlds), so it's nice to see her sober and fighting for her game life. Waxen Dr. Will has some thoughts: https://ew.com/the-traitors-will-kirby-explains-big-brother-futility-on-the-show-8584001 "I don’t think it’s any secret that the four Big Brother contestants [Cody Califiore, Rachel Reilly, Janelle Pierzina, Dan Gheesling] on the first two seasons of The Traitors have done poorly, and I hope the fans don’t chastise me making that factual statement. See, I think some Big Brother players went on The Traitors to show that they “still got it” — only to realize that they actually “never had it.” It takes an extremely unique skill set to do well on these types of shows, and anyone can get lucky once, but it’s really hard to repeat that success, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t openly wonder if the Big Brother contestants who appeared have really hurt their reality television legacies because of their poor gameplay in this series. Kind of strange to consider, but it is possible that we never see any of them on our televisions ever again. The reunion show might end up serving as their wakes."

Dan looks and sounds so guilty! I really thought he had a chance to run the table here, but it seems that being set upon by a band of savage Housewives requires a very different skill set than corraling the likes of Renny, Keesha, Frank, and Britney. Sandra is part of the woodwork at this point, probably by design, but I too wonder why she isn't receiving the same scrutiny as Dan for the same offense. Parvati as Anne Boleyn strolling from room to room with the poisoned chalice gives me life. Aww, Deontay, of all people, with the tears! I just want to hug him.

Giving this season a chance after bailing last year one episode in. Apologies for the cliche, but I'd watch Parvati, Janelle, and Dan read a damned phone book. Sandra didn't score much screen time, but it was nice seeing her in the water, giving it her all, rather than on a bench watching everyone else give it their all. I loved Janelle just straight up declaring she didn't give a crap about anyone else and going for safety right out of the gate. Phaedra and Dan are polar opposites and yet somehow a perfect pairing. I'm hooked!

And on the flip side, if you're a man, non-stop name calling can propel you to the highest office in the land.

With respect to Suri's parentage, she is the spitting image of both Katie and Tom which doesn't resolve anything since Katie and Tom look like they could be related themselves, height and noses notwithstanding. (TomKat conspiracy theorists overcome the sterility rumors easily enough by chalking up Suri's Cruisish features to a turkey baster and a generous deposit from Cousin Bill Mapother). Who the hell knows, really? All I know for sure is that the Greatest Movie Star Evah is Suri's father in every way that matters and he is a coldhearted POS for choosing David Fucking Miscavige over his own daughter. Suri is better off without him. As for Katie's supposed intellect, it was nowhere to be found in the infamous 2005 W Magazine interview where she spoke and behaved like a love-struck blithering idiot: Do you worry that this might be a rebound romance for either of you? “I've never met anyone like Tom,” Holmes replies, her beautiful green eyes focused on nothing in particular. Do you ever wonder whether this is just a honeymoon phase? “Tom and I will always be in our honeymoon phase.” Did you learn anything in your previous relationship (five years with actor Chris Klein, which came to an end when they called off their engagement this past winter) that has been a benefit to this one? “Chris and I care about each other and we're still friends. Tom is the most incredible man in the world.” http://www.wmagazine.com/story/katie-holmes Embarrassing.