Not that SP and I over-indulged yesterday. Nosirree, we would never do anything like that. We’re too mature and classy, at least she is- and I have proof, it was on her report card last semester. In actuality, while drinking, we watched the DW Griffith version of “Abraham Lincoln,” mostly because it was DW Griffith’s first talkie and had Walter Huston in the title role. It needed more alcohol, but there were definitely a few fun spots, including some actors in blackface, and some scenes with Walter Huston made up to look like The Joker. Surprisingly, the screenplay was by Stephen Vincent Benet, one of my favorite authors, who demonstrated that hagiography was apparently his only weakness as a writer.

OK, what’s the news today? Of course, the Big Story is Team Blue demonstrating that they can lie just as effectively as Team Red, just at greater length. The idea that the people paying for all this shit ought to be able to actually see the court filings is crazy talk. The idea of secret courts and domestic spying being unconstitutional is even crazier talk. I mean, that sounds crazy enough to come from libertarians!

Fun fact: the constitution is unconstitutional. There are some ideas that are so stupid that it takes professors to believe them.

What’s Spanish for “kabuki”? Another story where I just hate everyone involved.

Fuck California. Seriously. I lived most of my adult life there and couldn’t imagine going back to that authoritarian shithole. I don’t often root for law enforcement to actually come to personal harm, but in this case (as with drug and vice cops), I wouldn’t shed any tears if it did happen.

Not satisfied with using taxpayer-funded land and receiving massive subsidies to produce dead animals parts for human consumption, the US Cattlemen’s Association (that name is problematic!!!!) is trying to get the government to play whup-ass on producers of meat imitations, rather than compete in a free market. Because millions of times a day, people mistake veggie burgers for ground up cow, and it’s all about protecting the people rather than rent-seeking. This is my shocked face.

More shocking news: ratings for the corrupt enterprise we laughingly call the Olympics are down. If this trend continues, how will the poor folks in the IOC get bribed by politicians? And how will the few remaining television viewers be able to experience the thrills of trash sports, 24/7?

Music Time! From Dead Kennedys covers to Sibelius in 24 hours. This is a brilliant composition, and the buildup from the start of the Intermezzo to a stunning march gives me chills every time I hear it.