While the sun and moon were doing their dance across (white) America, there was some baseball being played.  And while it may have been unsafe or unwise to look directly at the eclipse, because not a single person ever looked directly at the sun until Trump did for a second the other day, I asked at least a dozen people who were directly in the path if they snuck a glance and every single one of them said yes. Oh well, social signalers gotta social signal.

Anyway, the sports ball! The Twins and the White Sox split a double-bill. The Orioles won. The Indians walked off the Red Sox on a little league play.  And that’s pretty much it.  The Browns improve to 2-0 in preseason games after beating the Giants.  OBJ left with an ankle sprain. And across the pond, Everton and Man Shitty played to a 1-1 draw. Oh, and the McGregor-Mayweather hype machine is kicking into high gear in anticipation of the fight of the century lopsided beatdown that’s inevitably coming.

Alright, lets talk some serious business. And the place to do that is…the links!

Trump announces recommitment to Afghan conflict “as long as we see determination and progress” from the Afghan government. No plans were released as to the number of troops, but Trump did say he will demand cooperation from the Afghans and other regional “allies” if we are to continue investing blood and treasure in the 16 year war.  Shit. I had hoped he’d just pull the plug, as he alluded to during the campaign.  Cue up the anti-war protests getting ready to find their principles again. (Except Cindy Sheehan. That lady has been doing her thing through both the last admins, so kudos to her for being genuine and sincere in her protests.)

This doesn’t look like a cyber crime

The US Navy is concerned about cyber threats in the wake of recent collisions. Hey, I’m no genius, but unless those standing watch are hooked to VR headsets, there ain’t anything “cyber” that would keep them from spotting a freaking supertanker that’s lit up like Christmas.

Unless you’ve been under a rock for 60 years, this will be no surprise to you.  Hell, I’m just happy there’s an Uber in this day and age to get party guests home alive. Its better than carpooling with one of the hosts.

Its pretty damn sad when newspapers have to write op-eds defending the position that a statue of Christopher Columbus be left up. Pretty damn sad indeed, in an age when people should be able to walk past an inanimate object that never caused them a moment’s distress, that we are being forced to have this conversation. Even worse is that we are being forced to do so because a group of national socialists and a group of international socialists can’t keep from being assholes.  Well, for that reason and because our retarded-ass media are covering aforementioned groups off assholes like they represent half of the country.

THE GOVERNMENT MUST DO SOMETHING OR WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE A SLOW, PAINLESS DEATH!!!!!  Well, that could be the alternate headline in a sane universe. But its not.  The article is full of hand-wringing at how previous environmental building regulations have led to urban sprawl, which is now leading to increased vehicular emissions. And the guys to solve that can be no other than the guys that caused it to begin with.  (Yeah, I know. These bootlickers just gotta appeal to authority because who better to manage their lives than unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats.)

A pair of idiots

The sharks are circling. And it won’t just be Debbie Wasserman-Schultz that gets caught up in the feeding frenzy. Every single person involved in their hiring and retention of the Awan brothers, even after it was known they “lost” quite a bit of equipment, is gonna face the music.  Most media outlets, namely those who are afraid democracy will die in darkness and a self-proclaimed “paper of record” seem unimpressed with the story. But I have confidence our tweeter-in-chief will make sure it doesn’t get overlooked elsewhere.

(Speaking of Democracy Dying In Darkness, I’m shocked they didn’t have a picture of Trump right under those words as the eclipse reached its local apex. That would have been a Pulitzer-worthy bit of virtue signaling. And they blew it. Although I have a feeling they may get their chance at the next eclipse in 2023.

And in local news, some crazy asshole tried to plant a bomb on a confederate monument a mile from where Banjos works. The whole area went apeshit over it but they ended up getting him arrested without setting anything off. And the proposed solution: give in to crazy people that would do this.  Gutless bunch of cowards.  The answer to an extortion threat is to quote Liam Neeson, not to succumb. These dickheads won’t stop until they’ve destroyed every institution they don’t like. And giving them an inch at the outset is the wrong signal to send.

I can still do this every day. I don’t need a solar event.

Make sure to tell somebody you love them today.  It’ll make both of you happy.