366 posts categorized "KAMALA HARRIS"

Nov 06 2024
Boy Culture Turns 19, The USA Turns Fascist — Trump Wins BIG Comments (0)

IMG_6479I've been double-posting feverishly leading up to the election, which I really thought would go the other way, albeit narrowly. Now, I feel like, um, half-posting. Not posting?!

It hurts to have felt so much optimism this time (as opposed to 2016) rooted in knowing it COULD go the other way, but believing rationally it would not. In 2016, I just could not imagine Trump actually winning — that was a different let-down.

The polls were adjusted to account for Trump's mystique, and yet he still outperformed them. I will never comprehend why anyone thinks he is admirable, a bad-ass or even tolerable, and seeing a roaring economy, I can't make sense of people's apparent contempt for the successes of the Biden/Harris years.

I think there is almost nothing Harris could have done to avoid this. Run away from Biden? Yeah, right. The meager Dem votes she got would have evaporated, and nobody can convince me any Republican voters would have been impressed.

I don't fault her. I don't want to hear any BS like we heard with Hillary (who supposedly would have won had she visited Michigan more, etc.). This was baked in and — hindsight 20/20 — was always going to happen, and Harris, in spite of working like hell, was unwittingly the sacrificial lamb.

I'm not sure what comes next, other than a lot of crowing from a lot of very bad people, and — of course — outrageous changes and acts of vengeance by an all-but-dictator who will have a robust Senate and a bare House majority. He will do and get away with a lot of things, even broadly unpopular things, because there will be no checks. It's not like we can count on any Republicans in the Senate to do the right thing.

It's demoralizing to the core in a colder way that 2016. That was pure shock and felt like a fluke, but this feels malicious and intentional. Women don't care about abortion, Latinos don't care about deportation, nobody but Black people cares about civil rights or (don't say it too loudly) racism (NOTHING IS RACIST!) and disinformation is now reality: Putin isn't so bad, Ukraine (and whichever other countries come next in Europe) should give up, RIP Gaza, gay marriage is going to end, just drive out of state for an abortion (but don't get caught), porn is on the chopping block (you'll see) and contraception and the freedom to marry people of another race. All will end up going to the states, over time.

As much as I love celebrity culture and have fun with it, it feels like a huge portion of America is just proudly dumb and is deeply swayed by it. I was thinking about how in the hell Obama won — twice! — recently, and in spite of his intellectual heft and fine qualities, that, too, was celebrity at work, as McCain carped. I think the only reason Biden won was COVID, a fluke, and that was a very close race that wasn't supposed to be.

So going forward, it's going to be a daily battle, and Democrats will be in the wilderness. But we'll probably come back with Mark Cuban as our nominee. It's bonkers, but I just think social media — which most of us love as well as hate, and after all, what do you gain by boycotting it?— has won out over all.

P.S. And yes, as the post says, my rickety blog is 19. Today. Yay.

I'd appreciate getting some rare comments: How do you feel? How are you coping? (Assuming you're not happy.) What's next?

 
Nov 04 2024
James Van Der Beek Has Cancer + RIP Quincy Jones, 91 + Kamala Predicted To Win Nevada + Theo James In THE HOLE + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: When VP Harris wins tomorrow, the above will be a large part of the reason why. Lynda Carter agrees, and it's no Wonder why:

On the pro-woman Boy Culture tip, check out Melissa Manchester's GOTV anthem (not a fan of the AI-generated video, but the song's nice):

BELOW: Keep reading for James Van Der Beek's cancer diagnosis, RIP Quincy Jones, Kamala predicted to take Nevada, final Marist poll and more ...

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Carson Jones For Harris-Walz Comments (0)

 
Nov 03 2024
Normal Gay Guys For Harris + Anti-Gay Hate Crime In D.C.? + Chloë Grace Moretz Comes Out + Trump's Campaign Ends With Eugenics + MORE! — 6-PACK Comments (0)

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ABOVE: J.D. Vance's bizarre comment that he thinks he and Trump have the normal gay guy vote locked own continues to reverberate.

BELOW: Keep reading for a gay  hate crime in D.C., Trump brags about his good genes, Ms. Moretz comes out and more ...

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Kamala Harris Pops In On SNL: KEEP CALM-ALA & CARRY ON-ALA! Comments (0)
 
Nov 02 2024
Harrison Ford Urges Us To Vote For Harris-Walz + Burt Lancaster Fit To Be Tied + RIP Alan Rachins + THE MAN FROM PRETENTIA + MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: Oof, Burt Lancaster forEVER.

BELOW: Keep reading for excellent election news, the sad departure of an L.A. Law-yer and more...

 

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Nov 01 2024
Kamala's Got This + RFK Jr. Does Not Got This + Happy 44th, Unabridged Bookstore + Hawley Smoked + Trump, Lady Bunny, Jeff Miller & MORE! — 12-PACK Comments (0)

ABOVE: I'm not always fond of adapting buzzy language, but ... NGL, she ate.

BELOW: Keep reading for Kamala just saying NO, why she WILL win, a very happy anniversary and more ...

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Oct 31 2024
Halloween Costumes Of The Year: 2024 Comments (0)

Rob salernoRob Salerno as Anthony Ammirati, the well-hung French Olympian (Image via social media)

Ga2JycxXgAAEvnvHe did a good job on it, too. (Image via Instagram)

Screenshot 2024-11-01 at 3.48.48 PMThey're not still here. (Image via Twitter)

Time for my annual roundup of some of the best Halloween costumes I saw this year is here!

GbODPIbWYAAiDyZLittle Debbie ate. (Image via Facebook)

465289489_1163284861820415_7622550675597341299_nMark MacKillop at right, and you MAY recognize his pal in the middle ... (Image via Facebook)

As usual, it's a mix of hot, funny, clever, elaborate.

IMG_5922JFC, I love a deep cut — American Gigolo realness! (Image via Instagram)

I, as always, never dress up. Maybe someday ...

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