Category: Politics, Religion & Money

America’s Decline Begins Again

Melania looked like she had just come from Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Goodnight, America.

And there’s this. How do the Evangelicals feel about it? If he doesn’t issue all of those “J6” pardons he promised, then we’ll know he’s signaling to his followers that he doesn’t need them anymore.

Update: Well, he did it. It wasn’t an insurrection to prevent the transfer of power. No, it wasn’t a riot, it was a love-in.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/january-6-2021-capitol-riot-pardons-trump/index.html

This is the country we must now live in. I place the blame on Mitch McConnell for making it possible.

Succeseverance

Two well-regarded TV series I didn’t watch were Succession, available on HBO Max (that I have) and Severance on Apple TV+ (that I don’t have). As happened years ago with Breaking Bad, my interest in Severance was piqued by Stephen Colbert’s praise for the series.

With season 2 of Severance about to premiere, season 1 is now available for free on the Roku Channel.

https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/e3ff336ee4705000a82fa68163cdb149/severance

I binge-watched all nine episodes over the weekend. I’m now considering the 90-day Apple TV+ trial to catch season 2. Succession has almost 40 episodes over four seasons. That’s a big commitment I’m not ready to make yet.