Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

 A win in the bank. At first, it looked like a long night, but the Fighting Illini pulled away with offensive power. I'm sure early nerves and excruciating heat played a part in the first half, but the fellas got it done. I'm not sure how people tailgated yesterday. It was so hot. Yet the loyal Illini fanbase was out in full force. It might be record temps, but football is here. My favorite time of year (Fall) can't come soon enough.  Here are your highlights:   Dear GOP, please run on Trump's record . I like our chances if you're pushing the image of the least popular president ever.  Epstein Class - Leon Black refuses to testify . Lock him up!  Speaker Johnson likes a vacation more than any Congressman in recorded history.  A video game to capture immigrants at the border , on the official White House website. Just the worst fuckin people ever.  Missouri candidate tried to plant cocaine on primary opponent . Ummmmmmmmmmmm. Nepal search team rescues...

 We interrupt your regularly scheduled politico blogging with the following message: I L L!!! It's the home opener, and I'm bummed I can't attend. Doesn't make sense to go to a game post-op. The idea of walking up and down that many stairs sounds awful. So, I will yell and scream from my couch like a true armchair fan. I have no idea how this season will go for the Fighting Illini. We're not pre-ranked, so some of the pressure should be off. I'm interested to see how the new QB looks. Can't wait to tailgate again! Let's go! Here are your highlights: Starving children to own the Libs . For a party that claims to care about families and children, they love starving kids.  More AI shenanigans. Nvidia buys Hugging Face .  Cruel ICE kills people with ankle monitors .  Minnesota Mass Shooting . Guns are the problem. Get the guns.  The Boat Murders alone are reason enough to send Hegseth and Trump to jail. There must be consequences for such egregious crimes . ...

 Another day, another endless war. Another day, another racist directive by Hegseth. Another day, another war crime committed. I ask you, what is Congress? What are we doing?! I'm not sure an "Apology Tour" will save us this time. There will be a new normal. I don't envy this next administration's task of committing to an overhaul of our foreign policy.  Here are your highlights:   Israel keeps on adding to their reputation. Bars U.S. citizens and other foreign travelers from entry . Texas playing fair. Democrats cry foul as Texas polling sites slashed . Chevron to expand in Venezuela .  GET VACCINATED . If there's ever been an own goal... Ford's inability to adapt its fleet to electric vehicles will be seen as one of the biggest own goals in automotive history .  China presses ICE after a man dies hours after being held in custody . ICE is a criminal organization and must be defunded immediately.  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 This weekend was quite the scare. I woke up around 2 am in excruciating pain in my abdomen. I began throwing up. It was all clear liquids. I couldn't sleep. No pain medication worked. I was miserable. I finally gave up around 6 am and went to the ER. I'm glad I did. I listened to my body, and it told me "GO GET HELP!" After several tests and a lot of drugs, I started to calm down. Turns out I had appendicitis. Just my luck, not a single local hospital had a bed available, so EMS took me about an hour away to St. John's in Springfield. I was transferred from ER to ER and later that night had my appendix removed. I'm lucky to have health insurance. I'm lucky I was able to advocate for myself. And I was lucky to have a nursing and surgical team that listened to my concerns. I'm still in pain, but much more manageable now. Six weeks of recovery. Glad to be alive. But damn, that was scary; I had no idea what was going on. Take care of yourselves, y'all...

I had to take the day off yesterday. Had an MRI; it turned out okay, so that was a relief. My doctor prescribed me stronger meds, which are working. Take your health seriously.  Here are your highlights:   NASA is about to launch a new telescope into space .  The police want to spy on you daily. They're spending funds on more Flock cameras .  "Illegal and baseless." Judge calls out the Pentagon for their attacks on Anthropic.  Climate change affects those with less. Gary, Indiana its latest victim .  The Natalie Harp stuff gets worse. This election cycle should be fairly simple for Dems. Gas prices up! While Trump destroys the White House. Food prices up! While Trump says he's renaming Lake Ontario . Rinse repeat. We've got serious issues, and we've got serious solutions. Trump and Republicans would rather slap his name on the Kennedy Center than help you. I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

  We lost a legend yesterday. One of the good ones is gone. Dolly Parton will be missed by so many; even the Orange Menace said we should fly flags at half-mast. Someone said, "She had the opportunity to be a billionaire and instead chose kindness." I like that. I think that's the best way to remember her. If you'd like to pay your respects, you can donate to her Imagination Library . RIP to our angel on earth.  Here are your highlights :  Where's the beef? Beef farmers have beef with the Trump administration .  Target recalls racist costume . I have no clue what's going on at Target HQ, but they're either really ignorant or hella racist.  Kennedy Center could be demolished . Big baby energy.  Flash flood in Nepal. Terrible news as more than 30 have been reported dead .  Meta to pay $18 billion in mental health trial .  22nd mass killing this year. Montana man killed 8, including four children . This world is cruel. And we're not doing enough to s...