The last 10 years of living in the shadow of our worst President in history has been tough. Exhausting. This SNL fake ad from 2018, just before the midterm election after Trump’s first election, is great but so, so depressing. This ad is exactly what a lot of us are feeling eight long years later. Deja fucking vu.

Tuesday night is going to involve some bourbon, whether the Blue Wave shows up or not. A party or a wake.

This week I received an email from the Social Security Administration that was irritating, to say the least. It began: “Under President Donald J. Trump, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is transforming into a model of excellence…”. Ugh. It’s not bad enough that Rethuglicans are working hard at reducing benefits for citizens (after DOGE, ACA cuts, Medicare changes, and tax breaks for the top 1%), now they’re using government programs as propaganda platforms. This is the true evil genius of the second Trump administration – they’ve placed toadies loyalists in charge of every government office, every program. So the damage done by Convict Donnie isn’t just what he inflicts – it’s the sum of all those MAGA acolytes in charge of health, education, defense, DoJ, intelligence agencies, taxes…everything. The entire government is now corrupt. It’s gonna take a decade or more to root them out. I sure hope that work starts next month.

Turns out my betting strategy for yesterday’s Breeders’ Cup races was…not good. Re-evaluating.

Big week ahead, though. Back on the road airplane, headed for Louisville. The midterm elections. The first official game of the UK men’s hoops season. The Keeneland auction. A board meeting, done via Zoom. Looking forward to it all.