Lots of news this weekend, but other than the Artemis return none of it gets the heart pumping. Pretty sure the sad state of US culture and politics has numbed my brain. But here are a few things that stand out.

• Is there a single white male with political power who isn’t susceptible to being Me Too’d? I mean, I know most guys are Neanderthals, but geez. If the accusations are true (you can’t discount the power of the conservative lie/smear machine), then Eric Swalwell is a creep. Both he and the accusers might want to consider not getting blackout drunk.
• Lots of media talk about Kamala Harris considering running again. No, just no. I think she’d be a good President (the bar is *extremely* low), but (1) we’ve tried this once, and the stakes are WAY too high to risk failing again, and (2) she did show some poor judgement with her lack of work on the border and her pick for VP. So nope, let’s move on.
• JD Vance failed in his one-day “negotiations” with Iran. Shocker. So now we’re going to create a blockade on the Straits, making the economic damage from Convict Donny’s war much worse. Every time you think Trump’s team of fools can’t do worse, they do.
• Turns out that Kristi Noem’s $70M flying bordello won’t go to waste after all. It’s going to become Melania’s new ride. I *hate* that shit – government officials flying around the world on private jets like they are billionaires, rather than the evil grifters they are. All paid for by you and me. Crime really does pay.
• In yet another Melania sighting, she made a weird speech denying any real relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Despite troves of emails and pictures that indicate the opposite. Her timing is weird, her delivery was weird (as usual), and her motive…interesting. I think she’s getting ahead of some upcoming bad news about her pedophile hubby. One can only hope. And I loved The Onion’s take on this: Melania Trump Slams Baseless Reports Linking Her To Wrong Wealthy Pedophile.
• Inflation is ratcheting up, and I’m betting we’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg. With a blockade on top of all the other war damage, consumer prices are going through the roof. Probably time to do a lot of personal cost cutting.
• SCOTUS’s upcoming decision on mail-in ballots, a bad solution in search of a problem, is likely to make voting much tougher. Alaska is a prime example. What a fucking mess.
• After Rory kinda collapsed on Saturday, today’s final Masters round will be interesting. I’m thankful for a few hours of non-political entertainment. Bonus, Sergio Garcia’s little tantrum on the tee box yesterday just reinforced his reputation as an unlikable hothead.

Like I said, a lot happening. Most of it ranging from bad to horrific.