The crackpottery barn

 To begin with the acme of nutty and work our way down, let's meet Joe Donnell of the great state of South Dakota.  Joe's mission is no less than the redemption of Mt. Rushmore, which was created as a "Freemason shrine...to enshrine democracy or the Declaration of Independence."  The Lord revealed to Joe that Borglum's creation has "a direct ley line to Washington, D.C." which funnels demonic communism across the country.  Not to worry, because with Trump's help God will break that connection if we all pray our asses off.  Joe is a state representative, not some random schizophrenic off his meds, so you can believe him.  He was endorsed by Kristi Noem -- need I say more?  Freemasons, ley lines, demons, Trump, Noem, communism, what more do you need?  Chemtrails?  Joe looks like he can summon some up.

There's so much communism around that Rick Scott, an actual US Senator, had to issue a warning:  Socialists and communists "are not welcome in the Sunshine State," a good long ley line from South Dakota.  He was responding to travel advisories from the NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Human Rights Campaign and several others.  I'm sure Joe Donnell is welcome, though.  It's fine, Florida's not much of a tourist destination.

According to Chauncey DeVega at Salon, there's a rational explanation for why Trump now refers to the special prosecutor as "Smith."  He has decided Jack Smith is a secret J-E-W (you know how they change their names to fool people).  And all his Trump derangement falls into place.  Despite being the greatest friend to Israel in the whole history of the world, or at least since 1948, Trump is hated and feared by disloyal American Jews because he is the messiah they have rejected.  I guess.  Joe Donnell seems to be thinking along the same lines.

Who's getting away with it today?  (1) Down in communist-free Florida Bradley Hocevar failed to recognize his pool cleaner, Karl Polek, in the back yard.  Hocevar did what any retired Army colonel would, grabbed his AR-15 and fired off thirty rounds.  Polek survived, though cut by flying glass, and Hocevar will not be charged.  As the Pinellas County sheriff wittily put it, "This is one of those situations we call lawful but awful."  Sounds like standing your ground happens a lot.  (It's not known if the colonel is looking for a new pool cleaner.)

(2) Also in Florida, Susan Lorincz will not face a murder charge for shooting Ajike Owens through the door of her house but has been charged with manslaughter.  The state attorney couldn't find evidence of "hatred, spite, ill will or evil intent" despite Lorincz's history of yelling racist epithets at Owens and her children.  Who says Black lives matter?

Trump is sure the Fox News ratings are down because of the "horrible" pictures of him they insist on using.  I don't know, I think he looks the same.

How many people under state and federal indictment have the time or the interest to keep track of the Fox ratings?

Have you seen this man?  (It's not Trump without hair and makeup.)  General Sergei Surovikin of the Russian aerospace forces has been missing since the quasi-coup of last Saturday.  Surovikin was described by US intelligence as having close ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Fighting Wagners.  Prigozhin is holed up in Minsk, Belarus, and Surovikin may have fallen prey to treacherous Russian gravity.  Allegedly.

Trump is suing E. Jean Carroll for defamation -- stop laughing, this is serious legal news.  Coca-Cola should sue him for concluding the now-infamous "look at my classified secret documents" tape by ordering some Cokes.