January 17, 2025
Friday Musical Interlude - Hamster Wheel
Not to be overlooked
This likely won't amount to much but Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election over the L.A. wildfires. He is the worst in a prodigious string of horrible California governors and deserves to be recalled for countless issues. Even though it likely won't happen (successfully), it's worth noting how terrible he is, since he's likely planning a presidential run in 2028.
January 16, 2025
Pam Bondi, smooth as glass. Democrats, not so much
Pam Bondi comported herself well during her confirmation hearings for Attorney General, unlike some people in the room. You know who looked like idiots during Pam Bondi's senate confirmation hearings? Democrat senators.
Here's the entire hearing session, unfiltered for reference.
Cultural pulse check
Via Nerdrotic, a reasonable, well-thought out and entertaining assessment of Hollywood and the mainstream media:
January 15, 2025
Sam Harris, conspiracy theorist
Conspiracy theorist, conspiracy theorist, conspiracy theorist. And Sam Harris is supposedly part of the left's intellectual elite.
Trump nominee senate hearings: Pete Hegseth
President (and currently president-elect) Trump has made numerous nominations for roles within his administration. Yesterday the senate hearings for his nomination confirmations began. The first high profile hearing was for the Secretary of Defense position, with nominee Pete Hegseth. The Democrats thought they could torpedo his nomination with some half-baked gotcha style questioning.
Boy were they wrong: