The violence inherent in the system

 

Threats of violence.  Outrageous.  Call the police.  Call the FBI.  Help, help, I'm being repressed.  Etc.

I suppose this is in bad taste following the assassination attempt on America's Lawyer (suspended) Rudolph Giuliani.  It happened in a Staten Island supermarket.  Daniel Gill tapped him on the back and tried to open a conversation about the Supreme Court, employing the familiar New York expression "Hey, what's up, scumbag?"  And if the obese 78-year-old had not been in peak physical condition he probably would have died or else been rushed to the emergency room.  Neither happened.

"I got hit on the back as if a boulder hit me.  It knocked me forward a step or two.  It hurt tremendously."  "My back hurts but otherwise I'm able to walk and stuff like that.  He almost knocked me down," he insisted to the New York Times, which for some reason considered this fit to print.  If he weren't so strong "I would have hit the ground and probably cracked my skull."  He probably wishes he had, to bolster the inevitable whiplash lawsuit.  There's video, and a Staten Island jury just might buy it.  (Trump's First Law:  When you can't make money any other way, sue.)

Former Trump megaphone and future Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders foreshadowed gaffes to come when she told supporters, "We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom, the workplace, a nursing home."  She forgot supermarkets and outdoor concerts.  Also, what's a kid doing in a nursing home?  Also, there's no such thing as a kid in a womb -- those are called zygotes, embryos and fetuses.  Also -- look, it's Arkansas.  She doesn't need my help.  She can get up and say "Urble burble jesus hammada hammada" and they'll cheer.

Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is slated for demolition, but the massacre of nineteen children and two teachers will not fade away.  Despite the best efforts of Ken Paxton and others to conceal the official report, we have a timeline for the arrival of the police, the arrival of their shields and other equipment (including a halligan for breaking through a door which was probably unlocked) and their non-intervention for over an hour.  Just when you think it can't get worse, it does, this being Texas.  Angeli Rose Gomez was briefly handcuffed, then climbed a fence to rescue her two sons and several other students.  Now she is being harassed by Uvalde's Finest, who park near her house and flash their lights.  Gomez has been forced to send her sons away to spare them further anxiety.  Nevertheless she persists in lawsuits against the city and police department and in demanding the resignation of Chief Pete Arredondo.  (He didn't bring his radio to the school because it was uncomfortable to wear on his belt.)

"This was a very tragic situation that did not have to occur," said Deputy Chief Charles Hampton, Jr., of the Atlanta police.  He was referring to the shooting of two Subway employees, one fatally, by a customer who objected to the amount of mayonnaise on his sandwich.  (I love mayonnaise but I have observed that people who don't like it really don't like it.)  With respect, Deputy Chief, not only did it have to occur, it will occur more as carrying concealed weapons becomes as routine as slipping your phone into your pocket.  

Probably the last thing America needs is more caffeine, so Mike Lindell is diversifying.  Meet MyCoffee, "the best coffee you are ever gonna have in your life!"  Chock full of nuts, but you already knew that about Mike.

As Tayo Bero details in the Guardian, childbirth is already dangerous for African American women and will predictably get worse following the forced-birth ruling.  So when Mary Miller hailed "a historic victory for white life" she didn't mis-speak, or stammer, or whatever she claims today.  If Beyonce and Serena Williams were medically neglected, imagine what non-celebrities will face, already face.  

Undeterred by the millions he owes in FCC fines, Jacob Wohl (one half of the comedy team Burkman & Wohl) showed up at a protest outside the Supreme Court to assert that most of the protesters would never need abortions on account of being "ugly" and "morbidly obese."  He also believes women "belong in the kitchen."  I'll bet his mom regrets letting him use her phone for those robocalls.

It's summer, so One America News introduced its newest mouth Alison Steinberg.  She will be covering foreign affairs with commentary like "Supporting Ukraine is gay!"  Lest you think that's a compliment, she went home to Huntington Beach, California, to throw an ugly because the city had raised a Pride flag which in no way represents "hard-working American people."  But how does she know LGBTQ people all live off trust funds?  Documents, please.

Who's up for Mormon crickets?  They're three inches long, they're technically katydids, and they're scarfing up crops in the west where they love the heat and drought.  They were first encountered in the 19th century in Utah, hence the name.  A rancher called the outbreak "truly Biblical" but he may have meant "Book of Mormon-y."

The American Red Cross is facing a blood shortage caused by a shortage of workers; the long delays drive away potential donors.  By tomorrow it will be Joe Biden's fault.  The Mormon crickets, too, probably.  Did you know baby formula is six dollars a gallon? 

US Catholic bishops are still winded from their happy dance on Friday, but the home office says "Not so fast."  A Vatican spokesman reminded them that being "pro-life" also involves grappling with poverty and easy access to guns.  The response was either crickets or katydids.

Hearing alert!  Despite a previous announcement that it would re-convene after July 4, the House Select Committee is holding a special session tomorrow to "present recently obtained evidence."  I can't wait.