25 47

What, you think that’s a reference to the 25th Amendment being invoked to remove the 47th president? No, I’m referring to the only passage in the Bible that is chapter 25, verse 47.

Leviticus 25:47

47 “‘If a foreigner residing among you becomes rich and any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to the foreigner or to a member of the foreigner’s clan, 48 they retain the right of redemption after they have sold themselves. One of their relatives may redeem them:

As relevant today as it was in Old Testament times! Leviticus is also, of course, the book of the Bible that’s quoted by opponents of gay rights.

Leviticus 20:13

“‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

The “put to death” part seems to be contrary to the Sixth Commandment, but what ev’.

25 47

That’s the “sane-washed” summary of the interview. Here’s the complete recording, with Trump unraveling as it progresses.

Fact-checked:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-checking-trump-interview-meet-press-june-2026-rcna348518

In other news, I’m greatly relieved that Spencer Pratt is out of the running for Los Angeles mayor. I’m pleased to say I’d never even heard of that Pratt until this recent notoriety.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/nithya-raman-overtakes-spencer-pratt-021439778.html

Treating STEM Like DEI

Trump wrecks everything he touches. He isn’t a builder of anything. Donald is an agent of destruction.

Author Michael Lewis tarnished his reputation by failing to immediately see Sam Bankman Fried as a fraud. Before that misstep, Lewis wrote about the systematic efforts to undermine Science during Trump’s first term.

Now, eight years later, DJT continues his perhaps irreparable damage to scientific research and understanding.

This ‘n’ That

Before Denro and I attended last weekend’s Albany Comic Con, we caught a fun show with Peter Noone and Herman’s Hermits.

My ‘Last Show with Stephen Colbert’ t-shirt arrived today. I shall wear it proudly.

Shall I watch the 3-hour film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles? I’ll save it for later, after watching Thor and Hercules pummel each other, Kirby-style.