Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

 I'm teaching a wine class tonight. A small crowd compared to my usual classes and it's exciting to have a more intimate environment. I sometimes miss some students or don't get to fully engage them when the classes get over 30 folks.  The chaos continues in America. It's everything we warned about. Yet somehow even dumber. DEI has now replaced the n-word, the c-word, and any other racist sht white folks yell. We need the Democratic Party to quit the sht and push back. Use plain language and get out in front of this administration. The time is here. Fascism is here. It ain't going anywhere.  Here are your highlights: Our Politics in Three Headlines Trump's unhinged response to the Potomac airplane tragedy You can't beat Republicans on their home turf . Zealots going after PBS and NPR again . Food recalls are going to be a big problem with this administration. From chips to chicken to eggs .  FDA approves non-opioid pain medication. 1st of its kind in 20 year...

 Yesterday was a great Lunar New Year. Took the kids to dim sum locally and it was delicious. The kids enjoy "some" of the dishes. Mostly shrimp dumplings and potstickers. Overall though so much love and tradition. It was nice to escape for a moment amongst the chaos. Here are your highlights: The recipient of a pig kidney is the longest-living recipient to date.  Hamas and Israel are releasing prisoners . This is good news for now. I have no hope that Kushner Properties won't soon move in after Israel ethnically cleanses Gaza. Bibi is a monster.  Trump and Co. are attacking Trans folks' rights daily . It's gross.  Kash Patel hearings . It's hard to believe, but I think he's worse than Heggy McDrinky.  I love how Techbros are panicked after the release of DeepSeek .  A measured post about not giving up on all Trump voters by WaterGirl . I have to think about this one. I'm still in rage mode. But it is worth consideration.  I am Frank Chow and I approv...

  Happy Lunar New Year!! It's a special one for me today. Every start of our New Year seems to be different, but our girls love dressing up and eating dumplings. Getting them involved in their culture is so important to me. Might even take them to H-Mart later. Enjoy!!  Here are your highlights:  Pictures of the Lunar New Year from around the world.  Nominating RFK Jr. is dangerous . I can't emphasize that enough.  The problem with Republicans governing is that they have no intention to govern. They don't understand how the government works. And they don't care about the pain they inflict. Example. Meals on Wheels. Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas . Just the beginning?  Up to 30 people died in Maha Kumbh Mela India festival .  I feel like this happens every year with no improvement.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

 I was out sick yesterday. Luckily, it gave me time to binge-watch Severance on Apple+, and wow. What can I say? It's an amazing show. The hype is real. I definitely recommend and Ben Stiller has become an amazing director. Looking forward to Season 2.  Here are your highlights: Republicans are  drowning the government in a bathtub without knowing what that government does.  Trump is firing lawyers who followed the law . He's a criminal and the media keeps reporting like it's totally normal.  We support our troops! Well, not trans troops. Fckin worst people.  BUT AI!!! DeepSeek throws a wrench in Silicon Valley's latest "shiny thing no one wants" cash grab. New Music from FKA Twigs.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

 Better late than never. I've had a rough week. And that's all I say about that. But silver linings are happening everywhere. Again, apologies, but this is a Commander's appreciation blog until Monday. Here are your highlights: Jayden Daniels is him. Dogs in hospitals helping out doctors and nurses Trump threatens to withhold fire aid . I'd like to see Newsom withhold all the funds CA sends to red states. A distant dead galaxy with radio bursts?  HOKA is releasing a dress shoe and it's funky Jobless claims up . Wonder if Trump will get heat in his first week, nah. I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

 The weekend is almost here which means...it's a Commanders weekend! Sunday they play to go to the Super Bowl and I haven't been this excited in decades. Forgive me, as I am a fanboy about sports balls.  Here are your highlights: Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde , is a certified badass.  Trump administration wants federal employees to nark .  OSCARS!!  I'm behind on these movies. Which should I watch first? Why some astronomers are excited about the search for alien life It seems to be clear, but Republicans want to bring back segregation .  Tengrain with the stupid.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

 I'm spent. It's Wednesday and I'm tired. I don't know what to say other than that. We have a long four years ahead. We move onward forward.  Here are your highlights: Hegseth is scum and any Senator that votes for him is scum.  Weather. It's crazy. Especially cuz of Climate Change .  Fear of deportations everywhere.  Rev. Mariann Budde made Trump mad. The truth hurts Donald .  Birthright citizenship is in trouble. And I think Steve has the right take . Nothing matters anymore. All norms are out the window. Republicans do not care about precedent. "Aliens"    Costco employees set to strike. I thought Costco was one of the good ones, but every company has a disdain for unions.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message. 

I slept in! Rarely happens, but I set my alarm to PM instead of AM and overslept today. After a great weekend in Chicago, the universe was telling me something. We're here. The Trump administration is back. Take care of yourselves, y'all.  Here are your highlights: Elon goes full Nazi The border is shut down and families will pay . The lack of empathy continues.  Traitors freed by Trump . Cuz freedom and insurrections don't matter.  I will continue to say this, AI is dumb . And those running AI companies have no idea what they're doing or what their purpose in society is. They're simply throwing things against the wall.  Cecile Richards RIP A positive read about what lies ahead. Trump is no king .  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

It's here. H-Mart in Urbana . This is a game-changer for our area. We have a couple smaller Asian markets, but nothing like an H-Mart. Plus there are food stalls! I've been reading Crying in H-Mart and it's been a great read. It taps into how much Asian culture connects with the food we make and eat. I'm headed to Chicago this weekend. Catch up with old friends and cheer on the Commanders. I hope this weekend is a nice escape for all.  Here are your highlights: The posthumous album of Mac Miller's "Balloonerism" has been released.  Oligarchs in bow ties . Our nation's rich know Trump is easily influenced by big money. They now are openly using him to their advantage. Fck them all.  New York State will close schools for the Lunar New Year.   Ceasefire closer for Israel/Gaza . Still unsure about this. Kushner Properties the West Bank is still highly likely.  Dems are living in the past . Until they realize this is a zero-sum game and Republicans have n...

It's here. The Orange Mussolini is about to implement a Real World/Road Rules challenge cabinet. I'm thinking of taking off to Chicago. I need to get out of rural America and see REAL Uhmmerikka. I need to move in with a bunch of 90s baddies and redo my image. Sounds like a solid answer to life's existential threats.  Here are your highlights:  Biden's lasting legacy . Warning: Oligarchs on the doorsteps.  Asians Misbehaving: Lindy Li is now raising money for Trump. There's only one Michelle Malkin. DAMS! To dam or not to dam that is the question. Salmon vs. Army Corp of Engineers.  I know the price of eggs was the biggest concern for voters. I KNOW.   Asian-American and Childhood Allergies   - I have all the allergies. Hay fever, dust mites, avocado, bananas, tree nuts. It's time to start drilling down in these studies.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

Okay. Can we talk about Skeleton Crew? No spoilers I promise. This show has been a delight in a world of impending doom. It hits on nostalgia, adventure, and childlike wonder in such a satisfying way, that I can't wait to watch every episode again. I look forward to watching it with my oldest. Cuddled up and explaining to her the Force, and what the star systems in the Star Wars universe entail. The post-Empire world and how the X-Wings are so friggin cool. Bravo to the team that built this universe and created a wonderfully fun show. You can tell by my fragmented ADHD brain I really enjoyed the show.  I've been pondering one thing as we lead up to inauguration: the fires that are consuming LA, and life; art finds a way. We must keep creating. We must keep telling our stories. We must continue to point the way forward through art. We can educate through it. We can inspire through it. We can hold authoritarians to account. Keep creating love, this is the way.  Here are your hig...

Meta will lay YOU off : That is unless you blow $50 billion on a failed project no one asked for: I know there's no accountability for guys like Zuck, but his LACK OF SELF-AWARENESS is on another level. Only Elon can rival it.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

Six more days until Orange Mussolini is inaugurated. I for one, will not be watching. Instead, I'll sip on some tea and watch Oppenheimer or some other long long long-ass movie. How is everyone feeling right now? I'm numb. My personal life is overwhelming all of my senses. Work is starting off the year chaotic. And my friends are fleeing a fire that seems unstoppable. I'm going to do my best to be positive during these times, but damn 2025 take a chill pill.  Here are your highlights:  Trump in a just world would be in jail. Jack Smith had him dead to rights.   Americans hate their jobs and CEOs don't care.   We lost my mother to brain cancer. My mother-in-law to Alzheimer's. Here are ways to reduce your risk of dementia. At this point, I think we should label Crypto-bros as "economic terrorists ".  Pete Hegseth, a woefully unqualified candidate for Secretary of Defense, begins his nomination process. The FBI did him a solid and didn't interview the wo...

COMMANDERS!!!! (I'm still not a fan of the name) Boy, what a game! First playoff win since 2006. I really can't believe how fun this season has been. How shocking and exciting it has been. I'm a die-hard fan, and seeing this team triumph with low expectations is wild. It's a silver lining to what looks to be a tough year ahead. How was everyone's weekend? Do anything fun? My big accomplishment was doing laundry while being snowed in. Today is 12 degrees, and it feels like 4. There is more inside time. Luckily more football tonight.  Here are your highlights:  Fact Check on the LA fire hydrants Dunkin out of donuts ...?! Is there a chance for a Gaza ceasefire ? The question is, what is left of Gaza?  LEAVE TRANS FOLKS ALONE , weirdos. MAGA is going to make these four years miserable. Lies, lies, and more absurd lies.  Biden leaves a stronger economy than the one he inherited. Trump will likely crash it as fast as possible. While Zuck and company grovel like the cuc...

  This past week has been one of the hardest of my life. So I thought vibes were important. I never really appreciated fully Mac Miller until this Tiny Desk. You can see the artistry and what he was growing to be before his life was cut too short. This Friday as LA burns, Trump gets closer to the presidency, and the right-wing of America takes reigns, I take solace that they can't take our music. Our artistry, our creativity. No matter how hard they try.  Here are your highlights:  Trump to be sentenced U of I wildlife director gives advice about protecting animals from bird flu Pizzagate Gunman killed  - the fact he was out, not in a mental health facility, and had access to a gun...oh boy Genocide continues in Gaza and no one seems to care anymore . Kushner Beach Front Properties coming soon.  Honda releases new electric vehicle models . And I don't want to get on a high horse here, but if just one car company invested in HIGH SPEED RAIL they'd change everyth...

   I've checked in on all my friends and they are okay for now. I lived in Santa Monica for three years, if I still lived there I'd have to evacuate. I can hardly fathom how quickly this fire wiped out entire neighborhoods, small businesses, and livelihoods. I experienced several fires while living in the Bay. The speed of this fire is nothing that I experienced. If you can donate, here are some places to do so .  Here are your highlights: Blinked says RSF has committed genocide Merrick Garland cowardly cowardly coward RIP Jimmy Carter Idaho is going after same-sex marriage - they won't stop there. These are the worst kind of people. Let people love who they love. Weirdos.  US Surgeon General goes after alcohol . As someone in the industry, I'm interested in how folks respond. This seems to be an almost Prohibition-era decree. Like cigarettes and vaping people have freedom to do what they want. To me, this is more of a cultural issue. Americans are the only folks wh...

(two rich stooges clutching their pearls at a UFC fight) I'm starting this year with an inability to focus on anything but Skeleton Crew on Disney+. It's a charming show that reminds me of Goonies and Firefly, an awesome mashup of Star Wars. I don't know why Jude Law is so good in everything. I hate him for it.  The media has learned nothing from Trump's last go around. They report every word, every senile decree like it's the truth or will happen. No, we're not taking Greenland and renaming the Gulf of Mexico . That's some Freedom Fries shit from back in the Bush years. Focus on what's happening in the background that will certainly be worse when Bannon and Miller are back in charge.  Here are your highlights:  Wildfires in the Palisades and Santa Monica - I used to right around here and worked off Wilshire near Bristol Farms. This is terrifying if you know the area well.  Finally! Medical debt removed from your credit report. Love this. Marshall makes...

 Holy moly. We're here. One day past the fourth anniversary of Jan. 6th. A day that should live in infamy but seems to have fizzled and been neutered by an incompetent press. I don't expect much more of a fight from Dems on this. Their message is that we've jailed many insurrectionists. Move on.  Donny seems to have other plans. I'm not looking forward to seeing the blob address the nation again. He's inheriting a ton of good from Biden, so he'll most likely try to wreck it all. Fun times!  Here are your highlights: Dry January - Best NA beer Biden sets conservation record The Militia and the Mole - a wild story of one man's infiltration into right-wing militias COVID is now like the flu...for now.  Fck Peter Baker I am Frank Chow and I approve this message