Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

 Chaos. The world is in chaos. I'm in chaos. But we move forward through it. It looks to be a good weather day this weekend. At least we have that to look forward to.  Here are your highlights: Hillary Clinton sat with the House Oversight Committee for six hours regarding Epstein . Republicans will do anything to protect Trump.  Zuck is the worst. Meta cracked down on abortion information .  It's not quite there, but we're nearing a Recession . It's funny how none of the major outlets give Trump the same BIDEN IS RUINING THE ECONOMY headlines. Wonder why that is? Israel Embassy "non-essential" personnel can leave the country . War in Iran is dumb.  Good for Anthropic , standing up to Pete Hegseth.  The Oligarchs be oligarching. Netflix walks away from WB deal . Troubling to say the least.  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 Life comes at you fast. My day job yesterday was pure chaos. And then I had technical issues. If any of you work in media, nothing drives me crazier. Nothing was working, but my camera. That was it. Today seems more of the same. I'm going to scream.  Here are your highlights:  Anyone in the Health Department who won't denounce anti-vax rhetoric should be disqualified.  The missing Epstein files... Farmers only have themselves to blame. A year later, where is the FDA farm bailout?  Russia is losing 1,000 troops for each mile .  The war on Minnesota continues. The Trump administration is to withhold $259 million in Medicaid .  Bizarre. 4 killed in Cuban speedboat incident . Not clear yet what happened here. We do know that the current administration's policy is to starve the Cuban people. I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 Still exhausted. Moving is exhausting. Alas, I'm at the new home and content. There are plenty of things to unpack, but sleeping at the new place is a welcome comfort. This rural voter will continue to buck the system and tell ICE to go fuck itself. None of that changes. Just tired for the time being. I need a lot of caffeine and a lot of rest.  Here are your highlights:  DOJ removed references to Trump from Epstein files .  Texas Rep. Gonzales has some explaining to do. Tragic and horrific behavior .  AI Data Centers stalled . We want lower energy prices, not more AI slop.  Post State of the Union response by Gov. Spanberger .  Photo Essay: Ukraine   What is going on in Mexico? 23 Prisoners escape .  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 I'm spent. Moving is exhausting. Hopefully, I'll get it finalized tonight. I need some rest.  Here are your highlights: Mexico fears more violence after the army kills the cartel leader .  Mike Huckabee says the quiet part out loud. Zionist gonna Zion .  38 killed in Nigeria .  More moves? State Department pulls essential personnel from Beirut.   Bitcoin continues to fall .  The Supreme Court smacked down Trump's tariffs. Dems want a refund.   I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 I have tomorrow off. I'm moving. After last year, this feels like a new beginning. A chance to start fresh and establish roots. I'm starting to find more like-minded folks here. Don't get me wrong, it's like combing a dessert with a toothpick. But the few I've friended have helped get me through the mud. Not sure I'll have time to post. Have a lovely weekend, y'all.  Here are your highlights:   Wildfires break out in Kansas and Oklahoma .  Another US carrier heads to the Middle East . More Wag the Dog? Or escalation to support Israel?  The latest threat to higher education. Accreditation .  As a sneakerhead, this isn't a surprise. Why New Balance is beating Nike .  ICE deported a sick 2-month-old baby .  USE AI OR LOSE YOUR PROMOTION . The corporate world is sick. What a toxic world we're currently living in.  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 A successful New Year was had by all! I'm full and so tired, but we had a lovely time. I watched Mulan (live action) with the girls and ended up going to bed early. This never happens! I'd love to visit China one day, but I doubt I'd be welcomed, given my continued views on Taiwan and Hong Kong. One day. Until then, I'll watch YouTube walking tours.  Here are your highlights:  Mental exercises may cut dementia by decades .  The RFK Jr. Way - Raw camel milk, Chlorine Dioxide, Chelating Agents to cure Autism! Crank stuff.  Zuckerberg to take the stand in social media case .  AOC and others in Munich . This is something to watch, as foreign policy is the next step up in AOC's career.  Every country but the US is going after the Epstein Class. France is the latest .  Rubio is a fuckin' clown .  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

  Happy New Year! I'm rockin' my new Adidas x Clot shoes at work and making dumplings. China celebrated with Kung Fu robots . It's the year of the horse, and it's a Fire Horse. So get ready for some energy, fast-paced action!  Here are your highlights:  RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson . I think others have said this, but there's no Barack Obama without Jesse Jackson. I wasn't old enough to remember him running for president, but I knew he was a trailblazer.  Trump is ruining our transition from gas to EV vehicles . And it's so stupid.  Shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink .  CBS continues its shameful demise. Stephen Colbert was told to shut down an interview .  Impeach Noem .  One bright spot about the ICE warehouses is that local communities are fighting back .  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

 We might have a weekend of decent weather. Time to touch grass! To the people of Minnesota, we see you. We know ICE is still harassing folks. They're relentless. If you can, donate through  Stand with Minnesota .  Here are your highlights: Four people lift off to the International Space Station .  Mexico might lose its measles elimination status .  Russell Vought stole US AID funds to use for security . What an asshole.  Our taxpayer dollars are funding private prisons that sexually assault immigrants .  Another aircraft carrier has been sent to the Middle East .  Epstein's connection to higher ed, Columbia under fire again .  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

The passing of James Van Der Beek has me a bit heartbroken. I grew up on Dawson's Creek. Our friends would skip the cafeteria and watch VHS episodes in our drama class. The show was like a soap opera to us. We'd quote it. We'd laugh about it. And we'd anticipate each new episode. Dawson, like me, was a filmmaker, wide-eyed and naive. Later in his career, James explored his comedic chops, and it was delightful. The guy had a knack for comedic timing. On social media, he shared his journey in Texas and his growing family. It was always with a philosophical hint. The guy loved his family and loved life. RIP, you'll be missed, Dawson.  Here are your highlights:   Some good news? Tom Homan says ICE in Minnesota is coming to an end . I'll believe it when I see it.  Pam Bondi is a vile human being .  I'm starting to think our Navy is made up of idiots .  This Winter Olympics will be tainted. Disqualifying a Ukranian athelete for his helmet .  Gallup will no longe...

 I have a gut feeling Trump is going to try to wag the dog again. After kidnapping, Maduro didn't work; he's gonna try something else. He's the "peace" president after all. The Epstein files aren't going away, ICE is unpopular, the economy isn't doing great, and his DOJ is failing left and right. Unless they really shield him from any bad news, he's gonna lose it and then attack someone or something. He can't help himself.  Here are your highlights:  Speaking of wag the dog. Are we going to invade Mexico? The Fulton County raid was based on long-debunked conspiracies .  Russia is still attacking Ukraine and killing families .  Massie and Khanna are an odd pair. But they have released six names of men who very well could be co-conspirators with Epstein .  Nine people were killed in a school shooting in Canada . Tragic. Sending love to our Canadian friends.  ICE is still in Minnesota . It's good that Olympic athletes are speaking up.  I am Frank ...

 Another day, another day, the Trump administration covers for the Epstein files. It's become apparent we're dealing with the greatest and dumbest cover-up in our nation's history. Nixon would blush. Rep. Raskin confirmed as much yesterday. The administration is trying to protect Trump; his name is in the files more than Jesus in the Bible, and other power players. I really don't care who's in the files, just release it and then let the fuckers burn. But the more they delay, the wilder theories become. The latest is that Roseanne was right; they were eating babies. Have fun with that rabbit hole.  Here are your highlights :  It's not about crime. Fewer than 14% of those arrested by ICE have criminal records .  Illinois celebrates Route 66 .  High winds cause thousands to lose power in Hawaii .  How does Howard Lutnuts have a job?  Retail sales were flat  in December. This is Trump's economy, and it's not great.  Ring is going to spy. Ri...

 The Super Bowl happened. I fell asleep. I didn't have a team to root for, but I'm glad the Seahawks won, so Kraft can suffer. Bad Bunny peformed and the audience didn't catch on fire and go to hell. It seems Trump and MAGA are flailing. Trump is losing it . I'm not sure what another three years brings us, but the more that man suffers, the better off we are. Let's hope for more Bad Bunny and less Trump.  Here are your highlights:  Landslide in Japan . Conservative agenda comes next.  Iran has launched a campaign to arrest dissenters .  Big Tech and Epstein .  Dr. Oz tells folks to take the measles vaccine . We're living in the dumbest timeline.  Elon Musk has figured it out? Going to Mars and starting a colony was never a viable option .  Killing public education for kids . The Trump legacy.  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message. 

I'd like to say something about the Epstein files that conservatives seem to be missing: WE DON'T CARE. Whoever is in the files, take them down. We don't care if they're Democrats, Presidents, CEOs, or Big Bird. Put them on trial, send them to the Hague, let them rot. As the Right continues to do mental gymnastics around the Great Orange Menace's involvement with Epstein, it's become clear they're close to waving away the magnitude of the crimes. Soon, we'll hear them say it was consensual. That the girls asked for it. That they were complicit. There is no low bar for these folks. Happy Friday!  Here are your highlights:  I've long said that the biggest mistake Democrats made after Obama left office was not naming everything after him. Welp, Trump wants Penn Station and Dulles named after him in exchange for funding .  US v. China - Panama Canal edition .  I thought we were impeaching Noem. She's now going after the family of a 5-year-old .  Shut...

 ICE has gone too far . That's what the American public is saying. Even Republicans are wary of what they've been seeing in the streets. Although 28% think ICE hasn't gone far enough. I'm sure we know which depraved, brainwashed losers from high school make up that demographic. What does this mean? Dems need to lean into the message. Pull funding from ICE, get them off our streets, and tell Trump to back off. Dems have long been playing catch-up on immigration, and sounding sensible should be fairly easy for most voters. That is, if you can break through the media.  Here are your highlights:  Why Regulators have failed to stop abuse on farms .  Ukraine and Russia arrange to exchange POWs. The AI kiddos are fighting. Claude vs. ChatGPT .  Measles! Something we had figured out . It is now spreading in South Carolina and causing brain swelling in kids. RFK JR and his ilk are the worst of the worst.  The latest release of the Epstein files is taking down royalt...

  It looks like some ICE agents will be leaving Minnesota . Is it over? No, but this feels like a drawdown, which is appalling even to think about. Trump has occupied cities he hates across America. Whose next? Which city will catch his ire? We're living with privately funded concentration camps. ICE is snatching innocent men, women, and children. I'd say I hate this administration more than anything, but that'd be an understatement.  Here are your highlights:   Bezos continues to destroy the Washington Post . I assume that was his intention all along.  Thanks, Bernie! Georgia Democrats ask, WTF was Gabbard doing in Georgia?   Tragic. The family of a disabled U.S. citizen says ICE stopped the father from attending his son's funeral .  Online Sports betting is bad .  Bill Gates won't be able to escape the Epstein files .  Every time I read the economy is doing okay... we get a jobs report that's bleak .  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this mes...

 Rural voter here. Because so often we're painted with an Americana brush. The real Americans who have the heart and soul of the country in mind. It's not true. It's a myth. Having been a rural voter for five years, it's absolute bullshit. Most rural voters vote against their best interests. From my experience, most people here don't follow the news, and if they do, it's Fox. Currently, our Facebook forum is full of anti-windmill lunacy and posts about a wandering dog. Which is daily nonsense. I'd love to dispel the myth of the rural voter. Some paper, please call me.  Here are your highlights:  Overthinking the ethnicity of Alex Pretti's killers . I said this yesterday. In some cases, as the polls show, a lot of Latino men think they're white...until they're not.  A win, for now! Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protection for Haitians .  Election watch . Trump floats nationalizing elections. Scary thought.  Musk is in trouble again...

  Ochoa and Guiterrez , the two officers identified in the murder of Alex Pretti. Ochoa and Guiterrez. I'd say I'm surprised, but I'm not. After seeing multiple videos of men with accents telling other folks they didn't like their accents. I'm sadly not surprised. Mass deportations for you, not for me. Citizenship for me, not for thee. Dark times.  Here are your highlights:  Hundreds of University of Illinois and high school students protest ICE .  Heartless. Millions to lose SNAP benefits .  Donald's fee fees are hurt. Kennedy Center to close for two years "for renovations." Ruh-roh. NVIDIA and OpenAI's deal might be in trouble . I've long been a skeptic of these deals. It appears to be companies passing money back and forth, Nvidia's CEO calling OpenAI's business model into question is hilarious if not telling.  Democrats flip a State Senate seat in Texas!  More Epstein Files, and they're awful. One thing that's apparent, ric...