Another Restaurant Week reservation has led to a Late Night Substack - but get updates on the latest Epstein Files data, really bad MAGA news out of Texas, tons of news and tidbits, and a glorious thwacking of that damn Melania "movie." Like and subscribe and tip and spread the word and THANKS!

Missed yesterday because of Chicago Restaurant Week, so here's a big Update with the latest from Minnesota, the Trump White House backbenchers, the DUMBEST reason to be ready to fight (March 28), and the rest. Like and subscribe (free or not), recommend and tip, and THX to my newest subscribers!

Today, we keep track of Team Trump realizing their handling of the Alex Pretti murder was brUtally bad - and the damage is attempting to be controlled with typical results. Read, subscribe (free!), comment, leave a tip, pay for a subscription - later but no less snarky, so please read (and thanks)!

As many of us are, I continue to sort out the ongoing siege of Minneapolis, and today's Substack is all about it, albeit with some quick updates and stuff at the end. Give it a read and hope it helps. (But also like and subscribe and leave a tip and all that.) Stay safe and find some peace today ...

Well, at least Bondi is ripping a page from the Chuck Schumer playbook …

It sure seems like Miller and Bovino saw the protests and strike and joyous despite it all protest in Minneapolis yesterday and decided the only way they could respond was with an even more grotesque show of violence as quickly as they could …

Trump's Davos thingy was the centerpiece two days' worth of derp. All is summarized and snarked on, plus updates on Jack Smith's testimony, Pam Bondi's hijinks, ICE updates, and a brutal winter storm. Tuck in, read, like, subscribe, tip, pay for a subcription, and bring a friend or two! THANKS!

To mark the end of Trump 2.0 Year One, he showed once and for all that he is BONKERS. We'll go through it and how it is rippling across worlds from the ultra-wealthy to the online lefty streaming-verse in a jam-packed Update. Read, subscribe, tip, pay for a subcription, spread the word. THANKS!

… and considering how easy it was to get THIS letter, imagine who is watching whatever they’re planning for Greenland because of how utterly incompetent everyone there is … and THEN add the sociopathy …

It's a holiday weekend, which means our leader is bored - and I sorted through the gunk to summarize it for you - YOU'RE WELCOME! As a reward you get stanky-awesome gossip - again, YOU'RE WELCOME! Read, then subscribe/tip/spread - I have new subscribers this week, so let ME say to all ... thanks!

Jaylon Tyson, your table is ready!

... is anyone ... ANYONE ... the least bit surprised by this?

You will see a theme in today's update, and to find it, you should read it! I'll just leave it at that - that's called a "tease," and I hope it gets you to read and like and discuss and circulate and free subscribe and even pay for a subscription or leave a tip! Whatever you do, thanks for looking!

I'm guessing the sources are John Barron and V.J. Dance ...

Hey, champ? Talking about what you may have done by supporting an American Gestapo while wearing camo is kind of showing you really don't get it ...

When you lose Jack Daniels ...

ICE and Trump just ain't letting go of Minneapolis ... and in the end that may be a Big Mistake. Today's update is going to try to lay out the theory why, plus Jerome Powell taking it to DoJ, Iran, and more. Like, Subscribe, Spread, Leave a Tip or Pay for a Subscription - Thanks Again and Always!

TICK ... TOCK ... TICK ... TOCK ... and this was after a week and a half of mania ...

More on the aftermath of the ICE murder in Minneapolis - but there are cracks in the gloom, all in today's Update, to watch before, during, or after today's Wild Card games. Like, subscribe (free or not - your call!), leave a tip, SPREAD THE WORD and help me grow more and faster. As always, thanks!

Looking to assemble what did and did not happen with the Renee Nicole Good murder in one place. (At least as much as a lone Substacker can.) Let me know what you think, and continue with the things (won't list them today but most know). Be good to yourselves and persist ...

Minnesota Nice is being burned to the ground …

Continuing to sort out all the Venezuela stuff, because SOMEbody has to! Plus electoral and legislative news, because 2026 is one of those years - and the fun stuff! I picked up some new subscribers - WHY NOT YOU? Subscribe and like and comment and leave a tip and spread the word! Thanks, as always!

It's the first Substack of 2026, with everything that happened before and after the Maduro ... thingy ... and a bit of a refresh on my end. Lemme know what'cha think, then tell a friend or three about it, leave a tip, pay for a subscription, and gird your loins for what's next ... (also, thanks!)

On the bright side, Rubio is self-negating any Presidential hopes with this Bay of Pigs reboot he wants to try …

Watching Seahwks/Niners on the Manningcast, and Jameis Winston is killing it. Funny and insightful! Retire Collinsworh and pair Jameis up with Mike Tirico and let immortality happen

Trump said he was being moved by ship … another lie or/and inability to know what they’re doing …

For all of the precedents Trump has set, creating a foreign military conflict to divert attention from a failed domestic agenda is the closest thing to tradition he’s ever done …

It's the last Substack of 2025 - well, my last Substack of 2025. Some reflections, some news notes, some notable goings and comings, and the usual history trivia bits. Read and like and subscribe and leave a tip, thanks deeply for reading, and see you on Friday for the first Substack of 2026!

Anybody hearing anything about Russian TV playing "Swan Lake" on the stations in the last few hours? (In Soviet times that was a signal that there was a major government event readying for an official announcement, and other social medias are reporting it ...)

Back after a Christmas break to summarize what you missed - which includes typical yadda yadda from the President, a diplomatic meeting of note happening today, marble, and news from the social pages of this White House. Catch up, like, subscribe, tip, recommend - all the things. Thanks as always!

… Oh, they mean if WE film them. These a-holes bring crews to every damn raid they make. Because that and the bullying is their goal …

Today's Update includes new Epstein files to sort through, the Bari Weiss/60 MINUTES mess to laugh at, and the Turning Point USA/MAGA Civil War that will provide lots of snark and delight! Read, like, subscribe, leave a tip - and Merry Christmas to all who observe until Friday (or sooner?!)!

Today's Update lays out the state of play after the carnival of redactions and revisions that is the first release of the Epstein Files and what it all means for a cratering party and leader. As always, read and like, spread the word, free or pay subcribe or leave a tip. Always appreciated!

There are rumors FLYING on Threads about cameras being off and helicopters flying from the White House to Walter Reed … any buzz anyone hearing on this end of the social media-verse?

Not Just Trump is having No Good Very Bad Days - MAGA does, too! Luxuriate in it - from ACA to VF to WWE and last night's screech-fest - and think of it as a teaser for Epstein Files Day! While you're at it, like and subscribe/pay a subscription for this Substack - and TELL YOUR FRIENDS! (Thanks!!)

Threads is reporting Johnson called the vote on the ACA petition and cut the vote off when he got enough votes to kill it even though at least two dozen Democrats were literally entering their vote when he did it - but I am not seeing any news reports confirming it. What’s up?!

Today's update includes a tribute and pile-on in connection to the Rob Reiner tragedy, plus negotiations updates, some delicious tea being spilled, and MAGA relationship notes (ew!). Plus the usuals! Like, Subscribe (free or paid), Tip, Recommend, Spread the Word! And thanks, always!

Grab a warm beverage and give today's Update a read. This Substack features news on gun violence, teetering political parties, toddler Presidents, the latest on ACA subsides, Ukraine/Russia, and movies! Like, subscribe, leave a tip, pay for a subscription, tell your friends, and STAY WARM!

After a technical glitch on Tuesday, the Substack is back today with documentation of the latest batch of lunacy - but plenty of other fun stuff, including holiday musical cheer! Like and subscribe, tip and recommend, and help me grow my Substack! (And SAVE YOUR WORK EARLY AND OFTEN.)

A bit of a long weekend for me - but here's Today's update - including the ways our President is being treated in a Very Special Way (including drugs), Who Might Go, and more! Like, subscribe (free!), pay for a subscription or leave a tip, spread the word and thanks for reading as always!

We wrap up what the TN special election means in the short and longer term, along with MAGA women, dozing leaders, court stuff, and a hi-LAR-ious bit of petty! That and more can be yours - click, like, subscribe, leave a tip, pay for a subscription, and tell your friends! (Thx as always!)

We have an election in Tennessee, danger in the Caribbean, negotiations in and around Ukraine, the usual bonkers-ness from the President, and two Shout-Outs for today’s update! Give it all a read, then spread the word, subscribe, leave a tip, let your friends know! Thanks as always!!

The long holiday weekend is almost over - so the Substack is back, tracking a very cranky old man and his even more lunatic posts ... plus updates on fleeing MAGAts and Ukraine, and a tribute to a hero. Like, subscribe, pay for a sub or leave a tip, KEEP SPREADING THE WORD about my Substack! Thanks

"I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you might nudge the world a little or make a poem that children will speak for you when you are dead." Mission Accomplished, Mr. Stoppard. Godspeed, sir!

WHERE’S THAT LOUDMOUTH INCEL BRUISE-AND-PISS WEARING DOUCHE DAVE PORTNOY?! CAN YOU SAY “I AM RYAN DAY’S BEE-YOTCH?” BECAUSE YOU ARE! #OhioState

It's a grab-bag of an Update as the Trump machine starts springing bolts and screws all over the place. As many as can be accounted for are listed with snark - read, subscribe, recommend, tip, pay for a subscription, then gear up for Thanksgiving. Happy Day and THANKS to you for your audience!

HEY - a Substack update that's NOT all about Epstein! Three items on the docket: Marge Greene's exit, the PutinGPT-authored "peace proposal" to Ukraine, and a possible reboot of THE ODD COUPLE featuring a fascist and a socialist! Those hijinks and MORE! Read, like, spread, subscribe, tip - THANKS!

C'mon - BABY DON'T YOU WANNA GO I said c'mon - BABY DON'T YOU WANNA GO Back to that same old place - SING IT! ... SWEET HOME CHICAGO!

The Epstein Files saga enters a new phase - but how we got there includes an apology?! See it and catch up on other stuff in what you can now start calling the Lame Duck Presidency. Then spread the word and feed the algorithms and pay for a subscription or leave a tip. Always appreciated!