Friday, June 13, 2025

Solace

  It's small solace I take from the words of California's governor, Gavin Newsom. 

But in this particular wave of awful, I will take solace in even the tiniest bites. 

This past Sunday, Newsom responded to the unprecedented act of the twice-impeached convicted felon federalizing his state's National Guard and sending them into Los Angeles. “Donald Trump has created the conditions you see on your TV tonight. He’s exacerbated the conditions. He’s, you know, lit the proverbial match. He’s putting fuel on this fire, ever since he announced he was taking over the National Guard — an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.”

A nice start, but then it snowballed. Later in the same interview, Newsom was asked about border czar Tom Homan’s comments indicating he would not rule out arresting Newsom or Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass if they interfered in his efforts.“Come after me, arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy, you know? I don’t give a damn. But I care about my community. I care about this community." He ended with, “The hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up. They need to stop and we need to push back. And I’m sorry to be so clear, but that kind of bloviating is exhausting. So, Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.”

It is perhaps worth noting that California has in its recent history a movie star governor who made his living prior to his political career by making tough guy statements in Hollywood. He took this act on the road to Vienna last week where he told environmentalists to "stop whining" about climate change and do something about it. 

The protests in Los Angeles were deemed unlawful by the Trumpreich and dozens were arrested. By masked "police."

But not Gavin Newsom. 

Climate Change was deemed a hoax by the Trumpreich and its only a matter of time before the Project 2025 gang has those activists arrested. 

But not Arnold Schwarzenegger. 

This is the sliver of solace I will carry with me while things go from bad to worse to unrecognizable. 

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