Love is Blind + Luigi's Website + Free Wendy + Jay-Z vs. Tony + The People vs. Eric Adams + Imperialism, Revived! + Trump Fires Fed Employees + Superbowl Notes + SNL 50

Currently watching what I prematurely thought was the most cringe-free season of Love is Blind to date. I think I was blinded by the Midwestern accents and just how slowwww the engagements dragged on.

My ears perked up, though, when the topic of politics popped up around episode 3. What a treat. Two centrists too scared to admit they’re casual racists who don’t care about anyone but themselves ping-ponging back and forth about how awkward it is to even bring up politics while dating. The male half of this duo [Dave] gripes about how even dating apps ask! What gives, Hinge! Don’t you know in White Utopia people can disagree on political views and still love each other! Because, I guess, Red vs Blue politics is only about, um, tax rates and abortions!

NO <3

An explanation for those whose soft spots are finally fusing shut: If you steal from your friend, you’re a bad friend. If you punch your friend, you’re a bad friend. If you vote on policy/candidates that promise to hurt your friend, you’re a bad friend. You can’t manipulate yourself into being the victim when your harmful politics make you unsafe to strangers (and society) and make people avoid entering relationships with you.

Also, the “conservative college athlete bro” to “medical something sales bro” to “man who gets engaged/married in loafers without fucking socks on” pipeline must be studied! Sockless grooms in 2025! I had to pause the show and make sure I wasn’t accidentally watching an episode from 2016.

Spoiler alert: Yes he gets engaged, sockless. No, the red headed pick-me who nodded along to everything he said did not get picked. lololol.

Anyway…

Luigi Mangione, the innocent man kid being framed for murder, now has a legal defense website. Follow for case updates (next hearing this Friday!), donation links, court docs, and more: https://www.luigimangioneinfo.com

#FreeMyLilBoo

Wendy Williams, who insists she’s not cognitively impaired (and honestly sounds like she’s right), has been forced to live in an elderly assisted living facility while under a questionable conservatorship that has frozen her assets, limited her contact with media, and barred her from going outside. A “draconian” existence detailed in a new documentary, Saving Wendy.

#FreeWendy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Glamour)

Wait, Free Onijah (Fmr. Prime Ministeress of Pakistan) Too?!! (NY IG)

It’s True! I Worked There! (TikTok)

Bezos’ Washington Post Won’t Run a ”Fire Elon” Ad (TheHill)

Damn, Kofi Siriboe Might Not’ve Been Actually Acting In Harlem (BET)

Solidarity With Alamo Draft House Organizers! (TikTok)

The Race To Save Altadena’s Historic Fireplace Tiles! (LA-ist)

“Beyond Depraved:” Minnesota Trans Man Tortured to Death (CNN)

Tony Buzzbee’s Final Card Should Be Repping Jay-Z’s Illegitimate “Son” (People)

Google Calendar Drops Black History Month; Google Maps Drops Gulf of Mexico (AP)

“… I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.” - Hagan Scotten

This is a job for Orkin at this point.

This week, Hagan Scotten, the former assistant US attorney for the Southern District of New York, became the SEVENTH FUCKING PERSON to resign after refusing to participate in what I can only describe as a scheme to keep a prolific political roach, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in office. Refusing to cave to Trump-ish pressure to dismiss the corruption charges against Adams, Scotten threw up a peace sign and dipped.

Elsewhere…

Trump says Israel is going to hand over Gaza to the US

Why, oh, why Israel be willing to give up any crumb of soil of their precious ethnically indigenous promised land, a land so important it’s worth bombing doctors and babies for?

…but, but, but y’all heifers love imperialists!¹

What’s the math: 13 kids, 6 baby mommas, working for a man with 5 kids, 3 baby mommas, including one who’s buried under a golf course? Ghetto!!!!!

Robert Garcia said what he said!

America’s trying to give Ukraine the Africa treatment

Border Patrol to stop wearing body cams; Cameras haven’t stopped them from terrorizing men, women and children anyway

Trump Admin deletes “transgender” from Stonewall Monument site

RFK Jr. is coming for anti-depressants, should literally worry about his own kids instead

LAUSD, where did that $80M for arts education go???????

Reuters is also pissed that AP was banned from Air Force One

Millionaire, retired old man Steve Soboroff bullied into helping L.A. fire victims for FREE!!

Also, if we’re keeping track… "Words cannot adequately express how financially screwed I am," the former NIH scientist said:

• 720 at the Small Business Administration (SBA)

• 1,000 at the National Parks Service (NPS)

• 50-300 (TBD) Nuclear staff at the Deptartment of Energy (DOE)

• 250 at Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

• 100 at General Services Administration (GSA)

• 13-50% (TBC) staff at Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• 1,800 others at the Department of Energy

• 2,400 at the National Forest Service

• 1,700 at the Environmental Protection Agency

• 1,000 Veterans Affairs employees

• 5,000 at various federal health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, National Institute of Health, and Health & Human Services

• 400 employees at the Department of Homeland Security

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“It’s almost as if the entire team has been jinxed. I wonder what happened…”- Dionne Warwick

Do you think Taylor Swift sang along with Kendrick… “Tryna strike a cord and it’s probably A Minorrrrr” ... I’m sure the memories flooded in.

Anyway, my only ask for the last year is that you do not forget what you’re witnessing.