Has the world turned completely upside down?

First I hear that Trump is viciously attacking Fox News.  Honey, he was so mad at them that he was about to fall out of his pants.

He went on a triple rant against Fox, comparing them to – gasp! – every other news.

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And then the next thing I read is that George Soros has teamed up with the Koch brothers to do something. I would be shocked that they could do anything, even order breakfast, together.

But, I would be wrong. They found common ground – ending endless wars.  They are founding a think tank to try to come together.

As my hero, Shiela Kennedy points out …

As the Slate article notes, Trump’s foreign policy approach (which the article labels “idiosyncratic” and I would define as incompetent-fascist) has appalled everyone: “neoconservatives, liberal internationalists, anti-war leftists, libertarians, and conservative realists.” As this uncommon example of common ground illustrates, Trump has been a wake-up call in all sorts of ways.

Let’s just hope enough Americans actually wake up, and  once Trump is gone, don’t just hit the snooze button.

Here’s a cheer for trying, even if it does mess with my head.

Thanks to Dennis for the heads up.

To get your Monday off to a roaring start, the NYTimes is reporting that the DOJ has replaced the entire legal team defending Trump’s outrageous attempt to circumvent the SCOTUS by insisting that the citizenship question go on to the census form in defiance of their ruling.  According to reporting, lawyers in the federal programs branch of the DOJ were defending the case and are known for being particularly non-political.  Anonymous sources in the DOJ are confirming that this team of lawyers was refusing to sign the arguments that Trump, through Barr were insisting on, because those arguments are obvious and provable lies.  Trump’s solution?  Fire the entire team and bring in other more compliant lawyers.

Your president at work.

The US Women’s Soccer team took the world cup today for a fourth time in Lyon, France.  They dominated the entire game and won 2-0 against the Netherlands.  Co-captain, Megan Rapinoe scored a penalty kick followed by Rose Lavelle with a goal.  Rapinoe won distinction last week earning a personal Twitter insult from Trump for daring to say she wouldn’t visit the White House if the team won the championship.  Actually she said, “There’s no fucking way we’ll be invited to the White House,” citing other circumstances where sports teams turned him down for a visit, Rapinoe said that he would just claim he hadn’t invited them in the first place.  Trump attacked her, even attempting to scold her for “disrespecting our country, the White House, or our flag…” completely missing the point that she’s not doing that, but defending those things by refusing to participate in the Trumpland Carnival complete with disgusting cold fast food.  Good for her.

The war of words spread, and burst onto national television today on none other than Fox Noise when one of their reporters attempted to interview US fans in a sports bar in Lyon.  They drowned him out with chants of “Fuck Trump! Fuck Trump!”  It’s actually pretty hilarious.  The video is embedded in a DeadSpin story right here:

https://deadspin.com/live-fox-news-report-about-world-cup-win-interrupted-by-1836167457?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR2j-oX3SwuIqDH890xeYM9Hye92I7Y_QBx945nYbIN9l5UnnlQxpIq-rv8&/setsession&jwsource=cl

It’s highly satisfying.  An congrats to the US Women’s Soccer Team!

I pretty certain that I don’t have to tell you who Jeffrey Epstein is.  He’s the guy who proved that some people are indeed above the law.

He was arrested yesterday.

Epstein’s arrest, first reported by The Daily Beast, comes amid renewed scrutiny of a once-secret plea deal that ended a federal investigation against him.

That deal, which is being challenged in Florida federal court, allowed Epstein, who is now 66, to plead guilty to lesser state charges of soliciting and procuring a person under age 18 for prostitution.

He was given, and I do mean given with a bow on top, 13 months in jail, most of which was spent in his New York office building, where he was allowed to go 6 days a week.

The prosecutor who swung the deal was Alexander Acosta, who now serves as Trump’s labor secretary.

Here’s the curious part:  The case is being handled by the Public Corruption Unit of the Southern District of New York, with assistance from the district’s human-trafficking officials and the FBI.

Hummmm … public corruption unit?

The Public Corruption Unit works, in close partnership with the FBI and other federal, state and city investigative agencies to maintain and protect the integrity of all levels of government. The unit oversees the investigation and prosecution of corruption crimes committed by elected and appointed officials, government employees, and individuals and companies doing business with the city, state, and federal government. Corruption crimes investigated by the unit include bribery, embezzlement, and frauds committed against local, state, and federal government agencies.

Sex crimes isn’t listed here.

And then the New York Times mentions …

Before the plea deal, Mr. Epstein, a former hedge-fund manager, had been friendly with Donald J. Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.

Oh crap.

Other names tied to the scandal, who are not public officials but very public persons, are Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, Epstein’s criminal defense attorneys.

Y’all, Ken Starr seems to be a sex scandal magnet.

Thanks to Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen for the heads up.

1. Coco Gauff, a 15 year-old tennis phenom from Delray Florida earned a slot in the first round of Wimbledon by winning in the qualification round.  That accomplishment was pretty darn good, but she burst onto the tennis scene by beating…wait for it…Venus Williams in her first round match.  AND, she beat Venus in straight sets.  In the second round she beat veteran Magdalena Rybarikova, also in straight sets.  Today, in the third round against Polona Hercog, fighting off two match points in the second set, coming back to win not only that set, but also the third  for the win.  Want to see the next generation of world class tennis players?  Watch for Coco.

Here’s the final point for the win today.

Now trending on Twitter: #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories is now trending.  It’s worth a visit.

Oh, and yours truly is playing.  My first tweet is here: