SCANDAL—People are saying Trump’s defense was disastrous today. How could it not be? He may’ve found himself people willing to bend reality for him and/or work pro Bono (Lady Whistledown?). What’s alleged did happen. No amount of dramatics or whitewashing will change that.

UNBELIEVABLE? Word has it some Senators are doing everything in their power to tune-out House managers and the evidence. Texting, reading, napping, feet up. Unbelievable? Not really.

EMOTIONALLY DEVASTATING. Footage of Capitol police officers under attack by the Trump mob. You’ve got to be a cold-hearted psychopath not to want everyone involved in this punished.

TEAM TRUMP—And pound the table they did. “Fight” being the hook to a narrative designed to normalize their client’s incitement of violence at the Capitol. Works only if the people’s reps buy the argument: no difference bet. rhetoric & speech that provokes a mob to kill and maim.

🤔 It would appear that Mitch, the former President’s piñata, bowing to pressure he should shut this thing down today, rolled the dice and he lost.

MAYBE NOT RICH BUT SMART—Mark Cuban Says Understanding This Simple Concept Will Make You Rich in Today's World - Inc. buff.ly/2NlO0eK

BAIT & SWITCH MITCH won his bet after all. Dems fell for the old okie doke once again. The Trump GOP will seldom if ever play by rules you’re all sworn to uphold. Think about that the next time they come with an appeal wrapped in the flag and cloaked in bipartisanship.

SURVIVING TEXAS—Let's talk about what to do in Texas.... youtu.be/XtFwAR9182M via YouTube

THIS IS TEXAS NOW—While Cruz shelters in Cancun and Abbot—instead of his policies and the push to privatize—blames progressives, notably the #GreenNewDeal. (Video courtesy of mi music bredda C.M. Sankofa)

First pictures from NASA's Perseverance confirm its Mars landing - Mashable apple.news/AcQibH7uARJGzp…

Dave Chappelle has a powerful take on the Capitol riots youtu.be/ckM47o3ZnNI via YouTube

OH, YEAH, FLED CRUZ is “...a walking farce....”—Now Do the Side Chats, Heidi Cruz Group-Chat Leaker! - Vanity Fair apple.news/AOgbrESWCRw6W2…

THE ARTIFICE OF SUPERFICIALITY—Let's talk about Texas tough guys, Beto, and AOC.... youtu.be/7CGyBYDo48Q via YouTube

MIKE’S PILLOW HURT MY NECK—x.com/i/events/13638…

What is a microaggression? 14 offensive phrases to avoid saying - Business Insider apple.news/A_g6iz7N_SYac1…

Listening to Grassley in his opening statement equivocate on domestic terrorism and the attack on the Capitol, wondering if he will finally choke on his own tongue

R. I.P.—The low-key original Wailer, Neville “Bunny” Livingston has transitioned to the afterlife. If one were to assign a spiritual center to the group he founded with Bob and Peter, that role would go to Bunny in the midst of two outsized personalities. bbc.com/news/amp/enter…

DON’T LICK THE FLOOR— Let's talk about a message to Texas from Florida man.... youtu.be/qx9RUQpLHbo via YouTube

How about applying the same standard to past and present consumption of alcohol? nytimes.com/2021/03/19/us/…

Looking at bodycam video of the arrest of George Floyd and his execution by cops on the scene. Finding it hard to imagine Chauvin and the other cops couldn’t not have known their actions would lead to the man’s death—and all because he passed a fake $20 bill for a pack of smokes.