Mike Johnson is currently second in line of presidential succession.

Let that rattle around your brain for a second.

Without comment.

It's been over 4 years. The science is - and has been - in.

I know too many people who have dealt with the initial & long term effects of Covid19. It didn't have to be this way.

The virus was politicized. Vaccines for all diseases were as well. In the 60's, I had to be vax'd for multiple communicable diseases just to go to school. Measles, mumps, smallpox, etc. These sicknesses were eradicated, for all intents and purposes.

But here we are in 2024.

2024.

2024.

I don't fear death. I do worry about living like a potted plant. I eat my vegetables and exercise. But time can be a nasty bitch. That sucks."

https://yahoo.com/lifestyle/older-people-holding-nothing-back-141602347.html

"I have friends and family who like to watch Fox News and get all jacked up. They don't see that they are giving away a huge part of their life to unnecessary bitterness. That sucks. I don't watch the news at all, except the weather. It's my life, and I'll spend whatever time I have being happy. If I can't fix it, then I'm not going to fret over it. Peace is a very valuable thing.

(cont'd)

"I cared for my wife when she was sick, and I was by her side when she died. Losing her sucked. Losing the good things about that life sucks. Watching the world get meaner sucks. An aging body hurts and can't do what the still young feeling mind would like to do. But it's not all bad. Learning to love deeper is fantastic. Embracing peace into your being is wonderful."

(cont'd)

We have to stop focusing on Trnmp. All Trnmp issues will resolve themselves.

We have to start focusing on the GQP itself. While the Republican party rots at the head, it's down ballot where the gold resides. I have more on this in the coming days. This is a bookmark for myself.

👇👇👇 I've been tellin' ya - the GOP white christian nationalist obsession with sex is NOT about sex. It's about:

1) making babies (they've run the numbers)

2) control over women's bodily autonomy

Abortion? Gone. IVF? Gone. (I don't get that one.) Contraception? Gone. Miscarriage? Punishable. (This one hits particularly close to home.) I could go on.

I swear to the gawds, they want a bed cam above your mattress. Missionary only.

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

... Wayne Gretzky

I've been telling you since #J6 +1 that neither Trnmp, nor his enablers in the House and Senate will be held to account. Ever.

Not going to happen. 2024 is going to be a 💩 show. And we don't have a political garrison that is willing (or able) to go to the mattresses to stop this. It's up to us, now, 'cause the calvary ain't comin'.

Y'all beautiful.

I mean that. This is a good SM space to be. Thank you!

🤗

For at least two years, #GQP leadership - in thrall to, and led by Trump - has been unequivocally saying that cutting Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid is exactly what they're gonna do, given the opportunity. I'm not sure why this would be a surprise to the hoi polloi.

Take them at their word. Vote accordingly, and let everyone you know who might be impacted what's on their agenda.

PSA - just a general head's up - if I don't contribute to your #GoFraudMe appeal, it's not because I don't believe in you or your cause, however worthy. I don't believe in the legitimacy of the platform.

Øracle sends.

Blink.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-senate-passes-spending-bill-averts-imminent-shutdown/ar-BB1jzYZ1

I trust the #women of America to save democracy in America. #InternationalWomensDay 👊👊👊

Much on my mental platter tonight.

I'm going to give it 15 minutes in quiet solitude, then it's lights out.

See you on the flip side. 🤗

This might be perfect for an "unscripted" response tomorrow night.

SCENE: Dark Brandon stares out at the GOP side of the aisle. The chamber is quiet. Puts on his aviators. Unfolds a piece of paper from his coat pocket. Then:

I'm stuck on Steve Garvey today. I don't understand why someone with his life creds needs the aggravation, at 75 years old, of participating in a losing campaign for a U.S. Senate seat. Can anyone make sense of it for me? $175K Senate salary is the interest he gets annually on his #MLB pension.

Yikes. A bot found CoSo. Report and block.