Zeitgeist blues

 "It is too early to understand what is going on, but it might indicate stress in a population that is endangered."

That's from an article in the Guardian about orcas attacking sailboats off the Iberian coast, but it could apply to any species, especially ours. 

As smoke from the Pacific coast wildfires drifted across swing states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, Trump decided to go see where it's coming from.  What he discovered is that "science doesn't know"  why tinder-dry forests should burn after prolonged drought, but it's certainly not his fault.  Probably antifa terrorists with Molotov cocktails clearing out the suburbs so Black Lives Matter can move in.  For reasons that are less clear, leftists are also destroying Antarctic glaciers, which could be very bad for Mar a Lago and other coastal Trump properties.  And Biden is killing songbirds in New Mexico because he thinks it will hurt god.  Trump alone can save the environment.  He's already rushing FEMA aid to Alabama in advance of Hurricane Sally.  Jay Inslee can go on begging.

The Make America So Great Again You Won't Believe It Again Committee is no longer running this dramatic ad to remind us how much Trump loves The Troops.  That's because some plane-spotter saw it and exclaimed, "Jesus Christ, those are Russian MiG-29s!"  And so they are.  I wish I could show you, but the new Blogger interface is pure puke.

Dawn Wooten is a nurse who worked for three years at the ICE detention center in Irwin County, Georgia, where she was alarmed by the hazardous and unsanitary conditions (it's run by a private corporation) and even more by the number of hysterectomies being performed on inmates.   It really is the ICEstapo.  I'm sure the people whose hobby is blocking Planned Parenthood clinics and screaming "Murderer!" at abortion rights activists will want to...hello?  Anyone know the way to Irwin County?  Sure is quiet in here.

We need a little Schadenfreude right this very minute.  South Dakota is making the news for all the wrong reasons -- the Trumpandemic viral event at Mount Rushmore, the plague-spreading jamboree in Sturgis, and now vehicular homicide.  Attorney general Jason Ravnsborg (R-Ofcourse) was driving home from an event where spiritous liquors were served when his Ford Taurus made contact with something.  He called the sheriff to report hitting a deer, apparently a protected species in South Dakota.  Oops!  Turned out to be Joseph Boever, whose body was found the next day.  The AG has several arrests for bad driving, so this could be his license.  Kristi Noem is no longer the worst official in the state. 

In conclusion, bugger Blogger.