Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

 We got snow! Yet, the school is still open. So I traversed country roads, followed a few snow plows, and almost slid to my death when I got too comfortable. Luckily, the kids were already dropped off, and no one was harmed. My SUV hates snow. We purchased it in California after all. As the holiday season approaches, I'll be posting sparingly over the last two weeks of the year. I have some significant changes coming in my life over the next couple of months and need to prepare both mentally and physically. In the meantime... Here are your highlights:  Indiana Republicans tell Trump to suck it. Vote down the new gerrymandered maps .  Historic floods hit Washington . "The American Dream wiped out in a day." Justice for Kilmar-Abrego? Judge blocks government from re-detaining him .  RFK Jr. is comparing COVID-19 vaccines to opioids . Truly deranged.  Dems release more Epstein photos . Nothing incriminating, but Trump is in them, and um, he can't run from them....

 As we creep toward war with Venezuela, I still have to ask why? I can't recall a single campaign promise that mentioned any of this. Not sure what this has to do with "making America great." I've seen explanations, yet none of them play out. It is one of Trump's odd obsessions turned into conflict. Kind of like when he suggested we all start drinking bleach. Only this is different because it's escalated, and we know the "peace" president won't stop. War crimes have almost certainly already been committed. What comes next after hijacking an oil tanker? A Tom Friedman "suck on this" article. Here are your highlights:  Republicans are scrambling to come up with a health care plan . All these years, and they still have nothing better than Obamacare.  FIFA corruption. The way Infantino likes to suck up to dictators is truly embarrassing .  Denmark next to axe social media for kids? Let's hope so.  When all of this is over, I really hop...

 As we slide into more authoritarianism, it's important to know not everything is bad and terrible and awful and shitty and miserable. I could go on. Trump is getting older every day . He falls asleep during meetings. And even the feckless NYT is pushing back a bit. I know everyone is worried about a third term, but I'm not so sure he makes it.  Here are your highlights:  Democrat wins Miami mayor , first time in 30 years.  Climate Change: Ancient lake reemerges in Death Valley.   Illinois passes law protecting immigrants near hospitals, courthouses, and colleges .  Let's make this a movement. Millions of Australian kids lose social media .  Handing China the AI wars .  Hundreds of thousands at risk in Gaza as Storm Byron looms.  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 I was listening to Offline on the commute home last night. On it, Noah Smith made a compelling case that we, as a society, will survive the AI Boom and AI takeover. I'll admit, I'm rather negative on AI. I haven't seen it do what every evangelist claims it'll do; however, Noah has me rethinking my disdain. AI is happening, it's here, and it's not going away. So, how do we as a society frame it to our benefit? How do we use it and then utilise it? Will the robotpocalypse come?! For now, I remain a Skeptic, mainly because those in charge of the AI are the same folks who destroyed the internet.  Here are your highlights: 7 killed in Thailand-Cambodia crisis.  Thousands displaced. Trump creates a problem for farmers. Trump bails out farmers . Farmers are welfare queens.  Years of underfunding threaten our ability to protect fishermen , cargo ships, and wildlife.  Judge allows Ghislaine Maxwell's case materials to be released .  Mark Zuckerberg has no idea wh...

It's too cold to think. I admit I wish I had more to say. Being in the Midwest is a marathon. We wake up, check the weather, and have to decide whether to get out of bed and face this nonsense. I did it today. So that's a win. In other news, killing people on boats is apparently patriotic. It's what America was meant to do all those years ago. If you disagree, you must be a traitor.  Here are your highlights:  China is kicking our butts on Climate Change . I'm not sure we ever recover.  Stephen Miller, as Rep. Ilhan Omar says, is a Nazi .  It's the economy, stupid.  The "new" Democratic strategy.  The Trump administration has gone full Kremlin .  SCOTUS takes up birthright citizenship. The fact that they're taking it up is proof that they want to take it down .  Drone strikes on a kindergarten . Sudan is our most urgent humanitarian crisis.  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 Another week, and still no Epstein files. I believe there's a whole lotta bad in there. Worse than we think. It's the only thing that makes sense now. I want every dirtbag in those files to rot. Amazingly, they all voted, Trumped signed the bill, and then poof, they thought it would magically disappear. I guess we have to go to war with Venezuela.  Here are your highlights: Libraries and museums get money back .  The Roberts Court does it again. Rigging elections .  Satellite boom a threat to NASA telescopes .  World Cup Draw is this afternoon . Can you believe we're going to have a World Cup? It feels doomed.  Mike Johnson's power is floundering. Republicans are starting to get nervous .  200.000 children will die because of cuts to AIDS funding . Elon should pay for this.  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message.