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Happy Friday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. The Sine Qua Non Sequitur is exploring garlic liniment oil options in Guatemala this weekend.
Did you hear? The leftists are mad. The angry kind, not the Fruit Loops kind, although they are that too.
Oooooh, scary.
The Democrats are so riddled with Stage 4 Trump Derangement Syndrome that screeching in torment is the only response they have been able to come up with in the almost six months since Kamala Harris was sent fleeing for her box of chardonnay early on election night. They're not good at much anymore, but they can still be loud.
Because the fetid funk of failure has made them toxically stupid, the Dems truly believe that they are the vanguard of an anti-Trump backlash that is going to spill into the streets of this great land and carry them back to power. It would seem that they may have been literally banging their heads against a wall for this past half-year.
Currently, lefties are swooning over David Brooks calling for a "comprehensive national civic uprising," which Rick wrote about and my Twitchy colleague Sam J. covered here. Yes, that would be the same David Brooks who once fetishized the crease in Barack Obama's slacks. More on him in a moment.
Over at RedState, my colleague Nick Arama writes about Florida congresswoman and perpetual fashion cry for help Frederica Wilson exhorting people to "threaten" members of Congress. And because the Left is a hive mind that can't breathe without common talking points, Wilson also calls for an uprising.
As of this writing, there is no evidence that Wilson and David Brooks are in a relationship of any kind.
David Brooks is the soyest of the soy boys, the kind of guy who puts vegan mayonnaise on a taco and inwardly weeps when someone else in the room gets Final Jeopardy before he does. Frederica Wilson is the woman who Jasmine Crockett points to after saying, "Hey, if you think I'm crazy..."
These two winners are this week's leaders of the Great Democratic Party Uprising of 2025.
I have no doubt that the Democrats are seething and would like to do some mostly peaceful rioting and looting. These tantrums are what they do. As I wrote in my short, but brilliant, tome, "Don't Let the Hippies Shower" (two plugs in two days!): "Progressivism is the toddler mindset manifested in adulthood."
Here's the thing, though: Democrats don't have the you-know-whats to revolt in any places where they aren't surrounded by slightly richer versions of themselves, as well as friendly politicians and law enforcement. Their uprising fever is especially tempered in parts of the country where the Second Amendment is still recognized as a God-given right.
Being persistent public nuisances in cities where no one was voting Republican anyway isn't really a plan that is rife with revolutionary possibilities.
But it's the only plan they have.
The Mailbag of Magnificence
First, I would like to thank Richard for generating an image of Judge James Boasberg as the evil Grand Moff Tarkin. For legal reasons, I can't share it, but I did get an lol out of it.
We will begin with an excerpt from a great email from Tea Party-era veteran Deb. Here is the first paragraph and first line of the the third paragraph:
Stephen,
The Trump family/brand getting even more deeply into communications assures that even after Trump's last term, the message will still be given voice and amplified. We know the left's propaganda media will do their utmost to ignore him and his message on all things current through all the changes to come just as soon as they can. They do now even as POTUS using only the portions they can twist.
MAGA is Tea Party II.
Thank you for your thoughts on this, Deb. I enjoyed the whole thing but wanted to give you a digital high-five for the MAGA/Tea Party comparison. I've been saying that for a while. In case you missed it, here's a column I wrote a month ago: The Seeds of the Trump 47 Administration Were Sown by the Tea Party Movement in 2009.
Let me know what you think of it!
John writes:
You caught me on a good day with your previous email. Had I been having an off one when I read it, I may have opted for an uptick in the number of cat videos. I get that way sometimes. And you're right, that one with the kid living the life was golden.
Let's finish with this touching note from Randall:
Stephen,
The Morning Brief is my one true must-reads each day. Today's Brief did not disappoint (they never do!), but the highlight for me today was the Kabana Comedy/Tunes clip. My wife and I had always loved the show "Coupling"---in fact somewhere in the house is the complete series DVD collection. We couldn't hear the word "inferno" without giggling a little bit (IYKYK). My wife passed away last fall after over 30 years together, but all of the memories live on. Seeing that clip today gave me a bit of chuckle, and perhaps a tear or two as well, as it brought up more shared times my wife and I had. An unexpected bonus from the Morning Brief. Thanks so much.
Randall — thank you so much for sharing this. "Coupling" is one of the somewhat hidden (forgotten?) sitcom gems of the early 21st century. I'm sorry for your loss, but grateful that you were able to enjoy the memories that the clip evoked. I will endeavor to find a clip from the "Inferno" episode that I can post here, but I fear that might not be possible. I will, of course, rewatch the entire thing sometime this weekend. The absence of cellphones and talk of VCRs will feel like time travel.
It means a lot that you took the time to write about something so personal, thank you again.
Until next week, my friends.
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