Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

 Baseball is here. Yes, I know the season has been going on since the Jurassic Period, but playoff baseball is something different. And the Cubbies are in it! It's been too long, and I will enjoy it as long as it lasts. If you see ICE at a game, give them hell. Boo them into embarrassment. Record them on your phones and tag their cowardice. Go Cubs and Fuck ICE!  Here are your highlights:  "Kavanaugh Stops" - Atrios with a good one Speaking of the playoffs, sports betting in America is out of hand and needs regulation .  Hegseth leads the Department of WTF . A truly unhinged, Starship Troopers-type speech.  The impending government shutdown is NOT a "partisan standoff." The Republicans control Congress. It is on them. Yet our media can't help but frame it this way. Mitt Romney is a piece of garbage . He wanted Biden to pardon Trump.  The Supreme Court is back. And Roberts and his band of zealots aim to deliver the final blow to democracy. Hold onto your...

 Happy Monday! Homecoming weekend turned out to be a weekend of chores and staying home for us. Sometimes the crowds can be overwhelming, especially with Fox here. There is so much happening in the outside world. Holy moly. Tough to keep up. Wonder if our Orange Prez will have anything to say about more white guy domestic terrorism? Just Chicago? That's what I thought.  Here are your highlights: Prosecuting "enemies," the GOP platform is full Fasc .  Mass shooting and church fire in Michigan. Four people have been reported killed so far .  Don't Escalator on Me .  Trump sent troops to Portland . This is not only ridiculous, but it is also like crime #1,000,450 by this administration.  Republicans own all three branches of the government. They can't run it. Make them shut it down .  Shooting in North Carolina. Suspect fired from a boat. ... suspect is another white domestic terrorist.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message.

 It's homecoming weekend. Typically, I'd be tailgating up and early. This year, I'm opting out. Why? It's expensive this year because we're ranked! Hopefully, it's a better game than last week. As for the world about us, it's becoming increasingly concerning that ICE is full of criminals. Despicable, deplorable, and immoral men. We can't let them escape the legal consequences of their actions.  Here are your highlights: Bibi Netanyahu officially declares the ethnic cleansing of Gaza . Major walkout.  Comey is being indicted by the rogue DOJ. I'd laugh, but this is something we must combat .  Possible tropical storm to hit the Carolinas .  The creepy Oklahoma Superintendent, Ryan Walters, is forced to resign . We love it when they eat their own.  Starbucks to close hundreds of stores. Self-inflicted or a sign of times to come?  Something to watch... Hegseth calls on top military leaders for a meeting.   I am Frank Chow and I approved this message....

 The zone continues to be flooded. So much misinformation, dumb dumbs running the country, and threats of burning the government down . It was the escalator's fault! No one could have predicted this, but as Kamala Harris continues her book tour, um, well, she did. Those who want to relitigate the election, I'm not here for it. She wasn't the only one. Same story in 2016. A lot of folks needed to listen to the woman.  Here are your highlights:  The autism community fights back about the outrageous claims of the MAHA movement. Tylenol is not the silver bullet.  Denmark shuts down airport over "mystery drones." Would you look at that! ICE and Republicans are now Pro-Mask .  The "Abundance" movement is shady to me . The Democratic Party needs to fight for those who have the least. If it means compromising their freedoms, I want no part of that.  Pre-Recession Watch is back . Housing gives us a red flag. You know what would fix that? Firing more government e...

 I'm not sure what to say other than the Democrats continue to have a branding problem. Which party is better on healthcare? Dems. Which party is better on the economy? Dems. Which party is better on civil rights? Dems. Which party hasn't caused two recessions in the last 20 years? Dems. So on and so forth. But in a factless world, how do you combat that? Certainly not with consultants , but by listening to the people who get you elected. That might be a good start. We want a fight. Fight.  Here are your highlights: Even escalators hate Donald Trump . Typhoon hits China and Taiwan. Nearly 2 million relocated.   I live in rural America. I have little to no empathy for American farmers who voted for Trump .  Grijalva wins special election in Arizona . One vote closer to the Epstein files.  3 people shot at an ICE detention center.   As a photographer, these photos are unreal. The Most Breathtaking Ocean Photos of the Year .  I am Frank Chow and I approve...

 I got bitten by a spider. And I broke out so much I turned purple. Now, I'm on an antibiotic and a steroid...fun times. I think part of Project 2025 was to make my year the most difficult one yet.  Here are your highlights: ICE will refuse to unmask . The Gestapo is a bunch of cowards.  Trump is calling ANTIFA a terrorist organization .  The Justice Department has become Trump's personal law firm . NASA launches a mission to protect the world from the Sun .  Arizona special election might determine the release of the Epstein files .  The Supreme Court is lawless . Roberts is to blame.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message. 

 I got back late from Chicago last night. I'm tired to say the least, but it was worth the trip...despite the embarrassing loss to Indiana. We will live to fight another day, and with homecoming this weekend, well, we have no choice. I L L. One thing that was lovely about this weekend was family. I'm a lucky guy in that my family is big, caring, and liberal. We see the world, and we want to make a positive change. Even the eldest in our family is up for the fight. That gives me hope.  Here are your highlights:  Charlie Kirk was no martyr . His memorial was weird, creepy, and ominous. MAGA is truly a disturbed group of cultists.  Austism has been a talking point for RFK Jr. for some time. The answer is less Tylenol.   TikTok takeover . Gonna be interesting to see how this goes.  Israel continues its goal of committing the most war crimes in 2025. Great job, Trump administration! So much peace!  Look, I want AOC in the Senate or a higher leadership posi...

 This week seemed like a year. The amount of gashlighting about Kirk, the War in Gaza, and Trump's cognitive decline was amped up to 11. People everywhere are mourning an irrational asshole. Look, I'm a former Catholic, and Charlie Kirk was no Christian. So gaslight away, you cons. I'm done with this week.  Here are your highlights: Trump administration is too uncomfortable with America's slavery past.   DHS and ICE are thug organizations. 11 NY officials arrested. Fat Bear Week .  No Peace in Ukraine. Great job, everyone! Trump definitely deserves the Nobel Peace Prize .  AI Stock Bubble . I have had the feeling for a while now that AI is reminiscent of the dot-com bubble. I hope I'm wrong.  Trump has odd obsessions, mainly over optics; Afghanistan is his latest.   I am Frank Chow and I approve this message. 

 Let's talk about the "Abundance" fellows for a second. Fuck them. That's it. I have no empathy for folks who are willing to debate away fundamental rights for the less fortunate. Bad-faith arguments from the Right are bad-faith arguments. There's no convincing them otherwise. That's why Charlie Kirk was so abhorrent. It wasn't enough to debate him; he wasn't ever going to change his mind until he eliminated those he hated. So, Ezra Klein is moving the Overton Window and believing we have to find middle ground with folks who want the entire LGBTQ population smothered with a pillow, non-white immigrants blown up on boats, and women in shackles producing babies in a factory. Nope. Not having it. We have to stand for something. And the Right is wrong. Even their precious white Jesus would say so. STFU Ezra. Here are your highlights: Trumpflation is eating your paycheck. A Black student was found hanged at Delta State University in Mississippi .  The A...

 Kash Patel is unfit for his job. We knew that, but man, is it clearer than day when he's in front of Congress. A mumbling, ignorant, fascist. I'm not sure we can trust anything coming out of his bureau, especially in relation to the Kirk murder. TRANS! TRANS BULLETS! TRANS TRAINS! TRANS GUNS! It reads like a hysterical 4-Chan poster. A disgrace to law enforcement everywhere.  Here are your highlights:  David Neiwert would like a word . Drifty points out what I've been saying as well. Right-wing extremism has been monitored and reported by us lowly bloggers for decades. No one listened.  Trump's withholding of FEMA funds is illegal . AGAIN.  RFK Jr.'s attacks on mental health care are unhinged . Vegetables and swimming in toxic rivers won't fix my anxiety and depression.  Lower rates? I say, 'Okay, roll the dice!'  Death toll in Gaza reportedly over 65,000 . My guess is it's more like 100,000. Bibi must face consequences.  The British certainly kn...

 I know some of you weren't around during the 90s, but recent political events, political violence, and economic uncertainty remind me a little bit of the 90s, albeit with the added influence of social media. Which is way worse! The amount of lies that sprang up after the murder of Charlie Kirk. The amount of misinformation from the FBI. The amount of violent foaming at the mouth shit from the Right. It's all familiar. This time, the internet makes it move a million times faster to the dumbest people in the world. My worry is that the escalation will be worse than Oklahoma City.  Here are your highlights:  Donald Trump sues the NYT . I'm laughing, it's dangerous, HOWEVER, the NYT has done so much to carry water for Trump, and now look. You played yourself.  Charter schools are bad. Texas charter schools are awful and a scam.   JD Vance went on the Charlie Kirk podcast and fomented more violence . Totally normal thing for a sitting Vice President to do.  We ...

 It's great that in America, you can be kidnapped off the street cuz you look or talk a certain way. It's almost as if we're no longer bound by laws. Isn't there a court or system that can enforce laws? Ah, heck, forget about that! Let Trump and the Santa Monica fascist do as they please. Checks and balances are for cucks. Happy Monday!  Here are your highlights: Evil walks amongst us .  Russia is playing war games with Belarus. Totally normal stuff by Putin .  The way the media is lionizing Charlie Kirk, you'd think he was a good guy. Even better, JD Vance, local water boy, will be hosting Kirk's podcas t. I know it's funny to joke that the VP has nothing better to do than tweet maliciously, but um, dude, get a life.  Wall St. is humming. Tesla is booming . No data matters. It's a vibes economy.  The key to beating Trump is to punch back .  History was made this weekend. I know not everyone is a fan of boxing, but what Terrence Crawford accomplished t...

 First whole week of work post-op. I'm feeling okay. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself because this week was rather exhausting. I regressed in my progress, but that's to be expected when you push too hard for 14 days. This weekend we're tailgating for the Illini. Excited to be back around the stadium atmosphere.  Here are your highlights:  The  Winklevoss twins are some of the biggest Bitcoin grifters.   CBS is done . Cooked. Never to be trusted again.  Let's get this straight. Charlie Kirk was not doing "politics the right way ." What the Americans should've done. Brazil's former president, who was found guilty of attempting a coup, is headed to jail. Chuck, you awake?! What's up with Trump's droopy face?  Another high school shooting . Kids dying is less important than a right-wing zealot dying. Thinking of the families in Denver.  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message.

 Charlie Kirk is dead. He was assassinated. It's a tragedy for his family and a reminder that political violence in this country is reaching a fever pitch. But I will not mourn a Nazi. I will not mourn an abhorrent, disgusting, anti-American man. He told us who he was, so we should remember him for who he was, a hatemonger. A scurge who rose to fame post-Limbaugh. No one, aside from his immediate family, should weep for him. He was a product of the worst parts of our political discourse and a right-wing nut. A pathological liar and a pedophile protector. Sadly, a new version of him will pop up, and my only hope is that the bad-faith actors on the Right learn something from this...I don't have hope they will.  Here are your highlights:  Elizabeth Warren, thank you .  The calls to fight tyranny.   A small domino falls. U.K. Ambassador to Washington fired for ties to Epstein .  Inflation climbed . If this were Biden's presidency, imagine the headlines.  O...

 I'm not on World War III watch...yet, but there are plenty of moves that have me worried. Putin and Bibi both laugh, taunt, and spit on all international law. Europe seems timid. Donald "No-bell Peace Prize" Trump is incompetent. And the rest of the world, well, that's bad too. I know, I know, Hillary was a hawk! Kamala is just like Biden! Things would've been handled much better. Call it a hunch.  Here are your highlights:  Some good news - Democrat Walkinshaw wins special electio n, making Mike Johnson's job even harder.  Answers to getting the COVID vaccine this fall .  Russia "accidentally" sends drones to Poland .  Disgusting monsters. The 50th birthday cards to Epstein are vomit-inducing .  School shooter, 13 years old, caught before a mass shooting attempt . I will say it until the day I die. Get the guns.  A dead body was found in the trunk of a Tesla, a car owned by singer D4vd . I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

 I would like to announce that anyone still listening to James Carville -- go kick rocks. Democrats are in desperate need of new voices and new strategists. People want leadership. People want a better economy. People hate Trump's policies. Start beating the drum. This is not normal.  Here are your highlights: School shootings are now an "industry." Or we could stop being a sick society and get actual gun control.  SCOTUS run amok. According to the Right Wing Justices , racial profiling is totally cool when it's brown folks.  Job losses . Donny has some explaining to do.  The creepy letter from Trump to Epstein is real and worse than I thought.  Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar.  Gotta do wonders for negotiations.  Florida is where t he zombie apocalypse begins . I am Frank Chow and I approve this message

 I'm back. I'm not 100%, but my surgery was successful...for now. I'm three weeks into my recovery, and I feel way better than before. I'm trying not to get too excited, but aside from not being able to drive, I don't have excruciating pain. It's a significant relief. Onward. Forward.  Here are your highlights: No Kings, Oct. 18th - mark your calendars. Trump must go.  ICE raids a Hyundai plant. South Korea brings 300 employees home . I can't tell you how bad this is, but it's very fuckin bad.  Nazi propaganda .  The housing market is showing signs of "we can't afford anything." Trump vs. Chicago.   France is in disarray .  I am Frank Chow and I approve this message