We’ll never have a president born in the Fifties, but now there’s an American Pope. Born in September, 1955, in Chicago? Hey, me too!
A few of the important questions for him include, was he a Beatles fan? Did he read comic books and have a crush on Angela Cartwright? And what about the influence of not only A Charlie Brown Christmas, but also It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
“It sort of represents something that’s both horrible and beautiful.” — Donald Trump talking about Alcatraz
Something that’s both horrible and beautiful? Yeah, I can see that.
Trump saying, “never say never” about the United States annexing Canada as the 51st state deserved the reply, “It certainly won’t happen in your lifetime.”
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-s1-5387239/trump-alcatraz-reopen
In a better future, this interview would be seen as a turning point for the MAGA faithful finally beginning to see their emperor has no clothes. But “they’re eating the dogs” didn’t do it, so what will?
If Terry Moran isn’t as tall as an NBA player, then Trump isn’t 6’3″. Seated pictures are good for comparison, because heels and lifts in shoes don’t help the wearer, and Zelenskyy is reportedly 5’7″.
Wait! Now there’s even more one-on-one fun!
Good thing I first heard about this on the BBC World Service, otherwise I would have thought it was a joke.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrg8zkz8d0o
Yet another new low for he who would be king, and now also pope. Isn’t a pope supposed to have some sympathy for people? He hasn’t said a word about the many weather-related tragedies in his devoted red states.
