Evening Roundup, May 2
Featuring Meredith Blake and The Contrarian Protest Playlist; Megan Armstrong; Brian O'Neill; The Democracy Index; a May Day Protest video; Marissa Rothkopf; Ruben Bolling; and our Pet of the Week!
Where is the great anti-Trump protest song?
What makes a good protest song?
Plus, a Bonus Contrarian Protest playlist! Please let us know your favorite!
The Golden State Warriors offer comfort in chaos
By Megan Armstrong
We’re not ready to say “night night” to the core of the Warriors’ dynastic run, which has symbolized more societally than four championship rings.
Michael Waltz's removal isn’t just a scandal. It’s a national security alarm.
By Brian O’Neill
The national security adviser makes sense of chaos and competing claims. Now, it's just a loyalty post.
The Democracy Index
“You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor, and you will have war.” So said Winston Churchill 87 years ago about Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement, infamously secured in the Munich Agreement of 1938.
Strawberry Lemonade Cookie Bars
My gym plays Fox News on some of the many TVs that hang over the cardio area. I watch for as long as I can until my heart rate exceeds a healthy level. One recent morning, I looked up from toiling on the treadmill (please clap) to see the chyron on Fox News reading: “Kamala Harris tells odd story about elephant.”
May Day Protests Demand Change
Americans are not intimidated. May 1st, people gathered across the country at over 1000 events to protest the billionaires and defend workers.
Tom the Dancing Bug
Follow Ruben Bolling on Substack here; Join Tom the Dancing Bug’s Inner Hive here; and here is the Tom the Dancing Bug website, with information about the new book, “It’s the Great Storm, Tom the Dancing Bug!"
Rand Paul gave a rousing reminder to Congress. Worth watching on YouTube. Congress controls the purse. The President has no input on tariffs. Three branches of government.
Thanks for the post and the recipe. Btw the story about the elephants that Kamala recounted was quite inspiring. :)