I know there are times when we feel the news cycle is pelting us with endless incidents, intimidations, and inanities. If I could make a suggestion to simplify the scenario - it can all be divided into two categories: 1. Epstein 2. Things that distract from Epstein

We've learned nothing today about what causes autism.

I'm feeling like a disproportionately large amount of energy is being expended by MAGA these days to cover for the fact that their leader is increasingly unpopular.

ABC (Disney) has announced that Jimmy Kimmel will return to the air tomorrow (Sept 23). I'm a big fan of his and glad he'll be back on the air, but part of me wishes he'd have told them to stick it.

I'm not an intellectual property attorney but I have to believe that Trump, RFK Jr, and their gang of lunatics and quacks are callous, foolish, and reckless by persistently isolating and impugning the brand name Tylenol instead of the generic chemical, which is acetaminophen.

(1/2) One component of Malignant Narcissism is Sadism. People don’t fathom how deeply Trump is driven by it. In normal people, those types of impulses are offset by caring emotion. Trump has none. He is a Black Hole. He enjoys chaos and actually takes glee from others' suffering.

ZERO foreign $ comes through tariffs. Inflation is UP. Prices are UP. Unemployment is UP. Jobs are DOWN. Windmills do NOT kill whales. NOBODY should capitulate. The world makes fun of Trump. He is unwell. He's compromised by Putin. He's ALL OVER the Epstein files. Sunday's "Reality Interlude."

Trump is compromised. On Epstein. And with Putin. Every person I know outside the US finds this obvious. Almost everything I've learned in behavioral psychology, supports this. HIS behavior CERTAINLY supports this, daily. Occam's Razor supports this. Trump IS compromised.

I read that Disney has lost nearly $4 billion in market cap since the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. What a shame.

One of the things I remember learning at an early age, was that it's not only permissible to criticize our elected leaders, but it's our obligation to do so. I also remember learning this was part of what made us great as a country.

Gavin Newsom says he's signing a bill, the first in the nation, which he's signing because he's had enough, which says: "To ICE: UNMASK. You wanna go out there? You’re gonna do enforcement? Then provide an ID. Tell us what agency you represent. What are you afraid of? UNMASK!"

THREAD - CHECK THAT - I MEAN RANT 1 - If you peel away the outrage, fear, and grift - you'll see - it's really not a battle between Left and Right. The average voter on the Right has more in common with the average voter on the Left than they don't. They're just made to see otherwise. Why?

The Founding Fathers always knew a king-like tyrant would one day try to rule as dictator and use powers of the presidency to live above the law. But they never foresaw an entire branch of government abdicating oath for partisan complicity, nor foresaw a citizenry so manipulated by obvious deceit.

Alex Acosta was evasive and non-credible today. Among the things he said or inferred was that he thought testimony from 40 minors wasn’t enough to prosecute Jeffrey Epstein and he still thinks that. Oof! Can you smell that!? Holy f*ck - that's the worst thing I've ever smelled!!

Alex Acosta is deposed today - closed-door deposition. Everyone wants to know why Acosta gave Epstein an outrageous plea deal, with an agreement not to pursue co-conspirators, and not notifying victims. I ALSO want to know is how the f*ck Acosta went on to become Trump’s Labor Secretary!?

Fox News' Brian Kilmeade just looked into the camera and spoke these words: "Kimmel's comments went way too far." My brain hurts.

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, I posted this photo of Barney AFTER he crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He's young again! As soon as he went out the door, he had sniffs, sunshine, and treats forever. But he tried to go through the wall to come back to me first. (Not allowed.) What a good boy he was; always will be.

Have you ever wondered if mental health professionals, privately among themselves, commiserate over the fact that such a giant percentage of our country has gone politically bananas? I will answer that for you. Yes. Yes, we do.

I'd like to see Lorne Michaels make a preemptive statement that SNL will continue to produce satire and parody in the fashion it always has and will not deviate its content from what fans and viewers have come to expect.

We still have South Park.

Kimmel made jokes, which were poignant and intelligent, in his monologue, on his comedy variety show, and got suspended. Brian Kilmeade seriously advocated for giving lethal injections to homeless people, on a news show, and he's going to work, business as usual.

Ro Khanna confirmed that Sept 23, when Adelita Grijalva is seated in AZ-07, the discharge petition WILL be entered in the record; 7 days later, there will be a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Trump rage-posted all night from the air. Outlandish conspiracies, hateful ramblings. Now you know why.

If we had a functional Republican party, the exchange that took place between Adam Schiff and Kash Patel, where Schiff asked about the Ghislaine Maxwell transfer to a minimum-security facility, and Patel melted down, would result in bipartisan discussion of Patel's impeachment.

Kash Patel delivered his opening statement to Congress - a litany of contrived statements and statistics extolling how much better the FBI has been under him versus its predecessors. Here's a statistic: 412% of the stats and claims by Patel were false. The lies never stop. Today they started early.

This might seem like the understatement of the century, but it's quite perturbing that the president is a pathological liar now more prone to amplifying the exact opposite of truth, than he is to speaking truth itself.

Is it true that the imaginary members of the fictional organization known as Antifa that the RW obsesses about ride around on unicorns and have kidnapped the tooth fairy?

It's important for us to remember that besides being a narcissist, sociopath, grifter, rapist, traitor, and serial criminal, he's also an idiot.

Kash Patel, chosen to lead the FBI for his fealty to a psychopath over the constitution, keeps going on TV inappropriately to steer a political narrative. It's part of the reality show we endure daily. Patel knows that this is what the psychopath he swears fealty to, would want.

Anytime a MAGA uses the phrase "and that's a fact," - it isn't.

Kirk's killer is from a GOP family in Utah. Russia invaded Ukraine; was the sole aggressor. Bolsonaro got 27 years for a coup; THEIR High Court wasn't captured. A Fox commentator called for killing homeless. Trump is in the Epstein files. This has been your morning dose of reality. Carry on.

They'll be doing Case Studies about Trump and MAGA in postgraduate Abnormal Psychology courses for centuries.

In theory, social media can be a societal good. But it's hard to attribute much goodness to it today.

Kirk's killer is a Mormon from Utah. Trump is compromised by Putin. Trump is all over the Epstein files. Bolsonaro got 27 years for a coup because their High Court wasn't captured. Trump's tariffs are taxes on Americans. Patel, Hegseth and RFK Jr are cartoonishly incompetent.

"Charlie Kirk was a recruiter - merging campus theatrics with authoritarianism. He taught young people to see politics as battle ... to believe victory justified intimidation ... (with his help) the culture war metastasized into a war on democracy ..." Excellent article, perfect perspective. ⬇️

Wow! What's this I hear about the Charlie Kirk killer being an avid follower of Laura Loomer, who - as you may know - was vociferously attacking Charlie Kirk recently, calling him a traitor to Trump? Is this a missing link to the story? A credible source says Loomer has deleted some recent tweets.

It's just so shocking that a young white male, raised and residing in Utah, from a Mormon family, who learned to shoot a gun at a young age, and was skilled enough to pierce a jugular from 150 yards out and then jump off a roof and evade capture, was not a lib.

(1/2) FBI Chief Patel, chosen to lead the agency for his fealty to a person over the constitution, knew that person would want him to take political credit on TV for the apprehension of Kirk's killer, as part of the reality show we endure daily. So, Patel gets up there and says: "We Got him!"

Kirk's killer is in custody. Bolsonaro gets 27 years for coup. Trump is on the Epstein list.

Even those who incessantly normalize his words and deeds can't possibly normalize his face.

I condemn political violence and feel for the family of Charlie Kirk. But I've read posts by RW influencers sanctifying Kirk for dedicating his life to fighting radical wokeism, blaming the Left for his death. That reckless language and empty tribalized blame is the reason Charlie Kirk is dead.

Charlie Kirk is dead.

Political tribalism doesn't start with hate. It starts with fear. Some have feared all their lives. The fear is amplified by partisans honing narratives, and when they do that, they steer fault and blame. The fault and blame becomes belief. That's what morphs into hate. It starts with fear.

WHERE we go? Do something, putz! You look like a fool, a compromised fool. Severe sanctions against Russia NOW!

Every foreign leader - ally, adversary or in-between - is light years smarter than Trump. They might not study psychology, but they know he has behavioral disorders. They know he badly craves attention, credit, and material goods. They know America's best interest is subordinate to Trump's.

As excuses go, "It's not his signature!" is quite weak, shaky, feeble, lame, wimpy, soft, impotent, and flaccid.

Trump aides and MAGA influencers have knives out this morning. You don't have to be a behaviorist to know they feel threatened. MAGA influencers worry about the grift. Trump aides worry about the presidency. Epstein will NOT go away. If Trump keeps behaving guilty, more Americans will surmise he is.

There has been a recent behavioral morphing of JD Vance. His rhetoric is edgier; he's preparing to inherit the MAGA mantle - before the end of this presidency, possibly just after the midterms. His tech bro master has probably engineered the morphing. There is ZERO genuineness in Vance.

*** Warning: Inappropriate Joke *** Trump met with his accountant, lawyer and doctor. Accountant: "Bad news. You still owe E Jean $83M." Lawyer: "Bad news. You're losing Epstein suit against WSJ." Doctor: "Good news! Your cognitive decline is advancing. So just forget about the rest."

President Trump became the first US President to use the personal signature of his first name as vaginal pubic hair in a secret gift he shared with a longtime pedophile on his birthday. Congratulations, sir!

(1/2) Put me down AGAIN as a BIG supporter of how Gavin Newsom has resisted. Many of us are entertained by his mockery and mimicry of Trump on X, but that's really just the packaging. Look beneath the packaging to the MESSAGING. It is SPOT ON, and it's CRUCIAL that it catches on further. (more)