Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

 It's marathon weekend here. To those participating, we salute you. It's something I'll never do, so yeah, kudos. My marathon would be playing Tetris for 24 hours straight or something like that. I was never a runner. This weekend I'm planning on hiking locally. It's been quite a week, and I need to touch grass. Something about a hike is relaxing. Enjoy your weekend, folks!  Here are your highlights:   The Lebanese State is done with Hezbollah .  Welp, that didn't take long. Special Forces soldier busted for betting on Maduro's capture .  Solar backlash . I see this all the time in our local Facebook forum. Rural folks hate solar for no good reason.  Paramount takeover and a huge threat in Hollywood . Fuckin' rich people.  The Federal job cuts hurt black women the most .  China stages naval drills near the Philippines .  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 It's time for Democrats to be more partisan. Enough of this "friends across the aisle" crap. "Both sides." Just state it clearly: the Republican Party is terrible for our economy, for our safety, and for our civil rights. They want to return to segregation and continue to take your hard-earned money and give it to the 1%. Elected Republicans aren't your friends, guys. No real friend shakes your hand and then passes anti-trans bills. No real friends shakes your hand and cuts SNAP. No real friends shakes your hand and eliminates US AID, leaving thousands to die. Be partisan.  Here are your highlights:  Virginia Republican activist judge blocks new redistricting .  Our healthcare system is a joke. Patients are struggling to get obesity coverage .  Senate Republicans move to fund ICE . NoT YOur FrIEnDs.  Wildfires hit Georgia as the state faces a drought .  The corruption is the point.  Eric Trump needs to be in jail.  Kash Patel is a bumbling i...

 I've been on a reading kick of late. Mostly science fiction and fantasy. I am currently reading Project Hail Mary, Shadow and Bone, and Mistborn. I don't think I've ever engaged in one book at a time, but this year I'm all over the place, so it suits me. If you have any recommendations, comment below. I will be done with these books soon and would like to keep the momentum going.  Here are your highlights:  Virginia, my home state, does the right thing . Redistricting!  Kash Patel is such a loser. But he's "never been intoxicated on the job." Separation of Church and State . Not a thing apparently... Justice Clarence Thomas hates progressivism, and he hates you, you stupid anti-American scum . He's also terrible at giving speeches and is historically ignorant.  CPAC and Hungary. Time to investigate.  The very American death of Prince. Prince could only have died in America . We miss his genius. 10 years later, and it still hurts.  I am Frank Chow, an...

When all of this is said and done, Trump will be the most unpopular president ever . He will likely be remembered as the worst president ever. The Iran War his lasting legacy of arrogance, incompetence, and ignorance. But we're not done yet, and that's the scary part. I have no clue what will come next. None of us do, as he drives deeper into madness; we're all in danger. Fun times. Someone should do a study post-Trump era about how we all have collective PTSD. I will volunteer as tribute.  Here are your highlights:   SCANDAL. Trump fires Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer . Sounds like a frat party office.  Cuba confirms meeting with the Trump administration.  It'd be nice to have folks in Cuba not suffer.  The aftermath of the deadly fire in Hong Kong .  Purdue Pharma finally has to pay .  RFK Jr. hates mRNA vaccines. Cool that mRNA vaccines can help pancreatic cancer patients .  Climate Change continues its terror . Northeast farmers deal with...

 Happy 4/20 y'all! Smoke em' if you got em'. I will not be participating. Hopefully, I'll be sleeping though. We had a run of storms on Friday, and something like 10 tornadoes touched down in Illinois. The closest to us was too close for comfort. So, I didn't sleep well all weekend. I do think about how silly our marijuana policies are in America. Federalize it already; we know both parties are profiting off the business. Let's research it with an eye on what the product does and how it can help throughout our society. It has long lost its bogeyman reputation.  Here are your highlights:  Can't have peace if you're blowing up Iranian cargo ships .  More of this! Mamdani and Obama visit preschoolers and read to them .  Tragedy in Louisiana . 8 children dead, more wounded. Guns, get the guns. Prayers for this family.  Chief Justice John Roberts - a traitorous activist judge .  Palantir is an evil company, and it needs to be stopped .  Book bans and a...

 The AI music debate is heating up. Diplo caused a stir, telling producers and musicians alike to accept that AI is here and it's not going away. He said it more crassly because he's a prick. I think he's right and he's really wrong. As someone who has produced several records (long, long ago), I did so when ProTools was talked about similarly to AI. The critics said it sounded different; they could tell the difference, and it took away the need for engineers. Well, two of those turned out to be true. You still need engineers. To this day, both Analog and ProTools still exist and co-exist. There are benefits to both depending on the sound you want. Some compare the use of AI to sampling, and while I empathize with that, I don't think that's right. Sampling was inspirational, showcased creativity, style, and sparked a revolutionary musical movement. AI music is being sold as "SEE ANYONE CAN WRITE SONGS, SINGERS AREN'T NEEDED, I DON'T NEED MUSICIANS....