James Comey must have an ineffective or non-existent "inner monologue."

Q: "Gee, at the press conference, if I exonerate Senator Clinton of any wrongdoing, but admonish her anyway for having the collateral intelligence on her personal laptop, what could possibly happen?"

A: _______________

Q: "Gosh, if I post this '8647' seashell arrangement on social media, a one-in-a-trillion occurrence in the natural universe, what might the possible fallout be?"

A: _______________

#15: Hi AU: That's rich. The no smoking prohibitions had unintended consequences. The SES-level boss of one agency I worked for at the Pentagon smoked. At 0530, I'd bump into him in one of the exterior cubby holes between rings. After the initial greetings of the day, we "evened out" as smokers and I picked up tidbits from him over the year (and vice versa). There was no benefit towards my OER, but I knew if I was ever jammed up, at the next smoke break he would have said, "What, Major??!!" Problem solved.

#8: Too funny! I haven't see that clip in decades. We were lucky in the US whenever any of the former Monty Python crew hosted SNL in the 1970s, and of course having PBS run the shows. Thanks for posting.

Hi American Unity: Perchance was it Laura Brannigan you performed with in Sun City? Baie dankie. 'C'

Having been to South Africa many times, apartheid and post-apartheid era, I can see that the US has imported the bottom of South Africa's barrel. The majority of Afrikaners are staying put because they adjusted to black majority rule, these "Fedayeen Saddam" of white supremacy did not. I posted the figures in previous OPs.

Also note, when talking to the educated Afrikaners (with their delightful and distinct accent which I practiced there), they can be quite engaging and full of bonhomie.

The brilliant former head of South Africa's NIS passed a few months ago, Afrikaner Dr. Neil Barnard, the man behind ushering in Nelson Mandela and averting a civil war.

And the only man to sign BOTH the Treaty of Versailles (formally concluding the First World War) and the UN Charter was an Afrikaner named Jan Smuts. The airport in Johannesburg was named after him.

Links:

I guess the FBI took down James Comey's portrait at the J. Edgar Hoover Building PDQ.

D/Kash Patel is loudly clamoring to investigate this "Nothing-burger" which Joe Rogaine or Bill Maher will blather about to distract Americans from Pam Bondi conducting insider trading in the White House, Jeffrey Epstein files remaining unreleased, Trumpf's "Bribe Force One" headache, ongoing ethnic cleansing in Gaza, or zero progress in Ukraine peace talks (but a nice trip for Marco Rubella, Steve Witless, and Gen Kellogg to a first class hotel in Istanbul).

When examined across 71 key metrics in eight categories, including crime, education, health care, and infrastructure, Alabama doesn't fare well, ranking as the nation's 7th worst state to live in.

In an average year, 1,149 people die and 3,065 are wounded by guns in Alabama, which has the 4th-highest rate of gun violence in the US.

Sources:

Wow. President Carter's last dying wish was to vote for a black woman to become president. This homicidal maniac's last dying wish was to encourage Dotard Trumpf.

"Mr. President, Carl Kolchak, Independent News Service! Just one question if I may, Sir. What do you think of a depraved serial killer wishing you continued success just before he had been executed?"

On top of the EPA allowing these poisons in our water, following RFK Jr's advice Florida joined Utah in banning fluoride from public water.

DHS Requests 20,000 National Guard Troops to Help With Mass Deportations

What role National Guard soldiers would take in the immigration crackdown in unknown: a) Rounding up and arresting people for deportation; b) Prisoner transport; c) or Facility security. Also unclear is whether state governors would have to approve the plan or if Dotard Trumpf would move to federalize the National Guard to take control of its troops. The last time the US government did so was in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots, sparked by the brutal racist police beating of Rodney King.

#9: My wife and and I saw Duran Duran a few years back. Before the band began playing "A View to a Kill," the lead singer introduced the song thus: "Bond. Simon Le Bond."

#35: Enjoy the food and good luck with CBP when you arrive home.

Florida Bans Fluoride in Public Water

"Florida has become the second state to officially ban fluoride in public water." (Utah was the first with this lunacy).

Gov. Ron DeSantis called the fluoridation of water "forced medication," saying it violates "informed consent."

"The move to block fluoride has been decried by major health organizations, who warn that it would negatively affect residents' health."

Nota Bene: The governor of the Sunshine State is an Ivy League graduate like JD Vance.

#32: Welcome back, TFD Nihilist. Weren't you in Colombia recently?