Listening to the Stones, but mostly to Charlie Watts, and what a miracle he was -- never flashy, but immensely versatile, and best of all, he SWUNG!

Let’s be clear about something. Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death is really bad. But USING his death to call the other side “evil” or to declare “war on the left” is worse. Bcuz it’s dangerous. Bcuz it’s inciting more hate & more violence. Bcuz it’s a call for civil or holy war.

OK, I'll confess. My Dad was in antifa, and was actually proud of the fact, can you believe it? This would be in the period 1939-44...

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Our dog is like one of those sharks that can smell blood from twenty miles away, except with him, it's pizza.

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

In Shakespeare, the licensed fool was the one guy allowed to speak truth to power. We have officially entered the King Lear phase of government.

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Oh, if only.

Damn. Missed the Rapture again. Still, there'll be another one along in a minute.

Barry Gifford is one of my favorite writers that most people have never heard of. He wrote the novel WILD AT HEART and worked with David Lynch on the screenplay. He also worked with Lynch on LOST HIGHWAY. If you're a fan of wild fiction you need to check out his work.

Does MAGA know that Amelia Earhart was a champion of women's rights, and something of a gay icon?

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Watched 28 Years Later last night. Was a bit unsettled by the ninja zombie-killers at the end, partly because they all looked like Jimmy Saville. Now there's a real horror story.

BREAKING: Hero fighter pilot Amy McGrath goes viral with a BRUTAL takedown of Donald Trump and MAGA Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after their deranged speech to American generals. This is what a REAL soldier sounds like... "Pete Hegseth still has a lot to learn, I think,

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BREAKING: The Texas National Guard has just arrived at an Army Reserve center near Chicago ahead of their expected deployment. FACT: Beaumont, TEXAS' Homicide rate is 50% GREATER than Chicago's. Maybe Gov. Abbott should keep his National guard in his own state.

Chicago just finished a summer with the fewest murders since 1965.